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My keel Jorge Guerra at 1:23am 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4589 I have an 81 MacGregor 25 that I am trying to restore it didn't come with the kill so I am trying to
Rudder Bearing Replacement cam at 11:29pm 12.02.15 Catalina 310 10/2845 High All, I own a 2005 c310 Hull 314 and during a recent hawlout noticed movement in my rudder post
Hunter 430 Forward Waste Tank Drawing (1) hearing guy at 8:57pm 12.02.15 Big Boats 19/3778 Looking for the technical drawing for the forward holding tank on a 1995 H430. The original tank on
C&C36 rudder bearing replacement, osmosis?, front hatch etc goco at 6:30pm 12.02.15 C&C 0/906 Dear ... Forum Before i point my questions, a short introduction to Sailboatowners.com and its user
Replacing Edson Helm Chain/Cable mytime at 6:27pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 17/8726 When I was at the boat show an Edson rep told me that the chain/cable connecting the helm to rudder
Sail Drive Lifted Thur Hull (1) KamaHeleKai at 6:17pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 2/601 During the Great Lakes autumn ritual of hoisting out to dry dock, my '79 S2 8.0B with an Johnson-Evi
Holes in topsides near stern of Oceanis 430 (1) royd43 at 3:31pm 12.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1964 There are holes on each side of our Oceanis 430 that don't seem to be attached to anything. Any ide
New electrical panel Lodi47 at 3:05pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 6/854 Are there any suggestions for videos explaining how to wire a boat, specifically, I need to add anot
Proper Line Handling (1) cb32863 at 12:14pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 31/1854 We all know that when handling our sheets and halyards that we are supposed to pull with an over-han
Packing gland on H466 and oil change jack silver at 10:34am 12.02.15 Big Boats 4/1087 i have a 2004 Hunter 466; is there any easy way to get to the packing gland to service? and while
Another Keel Failure Rick D at 10:25am 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1485 This article in another forum concerning a keel failure on a pretty new boat is interesting if still
Cooling System Universal M3-20 mcclendon at 9:37am 12.02.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/661 The overflow line off the coolant tank has melted in the engine compartment of my C 28.5, so the ove
How do Avon inflatible oarlocks work?????? (1) Vegas at 6:13am 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1603 I bought this used Avon inflatable, and no book came with it. I forgot to ask the seller how the oar
1977 O'Day 25 Window Replacement lostintime at 5:26am 12.02.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2413 Hi all, Happy Holidays! Sadly I live in Michigan so "Happy Holidays" means the boat is out of the w
Cabin Deflection rich26nc at 10:12pm 12.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/972 Had some well meaning friends help tune my rigging. Now the cabin top is deflected at the mast step.
Early Christmas getting a new rig Fred Villiard at 6:04pm 12.01.15 SSB and Ham Operators 10/1765 I've made up my mind to retire the old TS-440 rather than fixing it. Trying to make up my mind what
Yanmar 2gm cylinder head; can it be fixed? Doons60 at 5:38pm 12.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/2537 I pulled the head on my Yanmar 2GM as I believed I had issues with an exhaust valve. I took it to th
Refrigerator kerry a berg at 1:40pm 12.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/701 Refrigerator keeps freezing/icing over. This seems to indicate that the compressor is still working
Possible to clean under V-berth? 51RD55 at 12:28pm 12.01.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1552 Awhile back, at the very same time this site had undergone its upgrade, and I believe I was one of
rigging ShapeShifter at 9:41am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 8/744 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We ar

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Second anchor question Richard19068 at 10:53am 03.05.23 I don't have any additional information on your setup but I would like to know where you got a new R
Second anchor question jssailem at 10:35am 03.05.23 :plus: with @flightlead404 on a two anchor two rode system. I would suggest you rig the new Rocna i
Boom Vang jssailem at 10:23am 03.05.23 There is no boom vang. Is this correct for this year and model? Don't get hung up on OEM build sta
RC Marine deck fill cap/hardware = where to find parts? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:22am 03.05.23 I lost the cap to my own pumpout fitting that was so old that it had a different thread count than
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:05am 03.05.23 Most boat builders are the worst sanitation plumbers on the planet because a) they never bother to l
Raymarine Axiom Davidasailor26 at 10:01am 03.05.23
Chainplates Siamese at 9:56am 03.05.23 Then bend doesn't spook me too much. If it was mine, I'd take a good look at the entire chainplate
MPPT controller location Tin Kicker at 9:56am 03.05.23 ...I mounted two flexible 100W solar panel to the Bimini. Wires ran down the Bimini tube, port sid
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on JoeWhite at 9:03am 03.05.23 Do you have the wiring diagram for your boat? It will help tracking down the problem. On my engine t
Bene First 42 open sea? Hollyberry at 8:07am 03.05.23 As a reference, these folks did the globe in a First 38 (granted she wasn't 40 yrs old at the time)
Boom Vang Hollyberry at 8:02am 03.05.23 Add one... it's a safety device when downwind in a breeze.
Raymarine Axiom flightlead404 at 7:37am 03.05.23 Or you can go the more DIY way and attach sensors to get some data directly from the engine and log
Boom Vang Joe at 7:32am 03.05.23 If you want a vang, just install one. I personally can't imagine NOT having one. It is possible th
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 7:32am 03.05.23 I checked it but I checked a lot and can not remember. I will check when back at boat tomorrow. Tha
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 7:26am 03.05.23 If I read you correctly, you had the switch in your hand and used a long needle to press against th
Second anchor question flightlead404 at 7:21am 03.05.23 You need to be able to deploy your secondary completely independently from your primary. That means
DIY leather steering wheel cover project (1) thinwater at 7:14am 03.05.23 @Caboteur how much cord did it take to cover a given distance of the wheel.. Say 1 meter. What kno
Second anchor question Davidasailor26 at 7:04am 03.05.23
Second anchor question Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04am 03.05.23 Not a fan of linking anchors. If something breaks, you lost everything including the boat possibly b
Engine oil drain hose adapter Ward H at 7:02am 03.05.23 The washers I used cost $0.61 each. Nice! How was the access to change the washers? Just reache

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