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Best way to get under a low bridge rajhnsn at 2:47am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 32/10271 On my recent trip down to the Chesapeake Bay from my home town north of Philadelphia, I had to go un
ruders fernando bontempi at 2:45am 05.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/628 Hi please some advice with ruders on the 26m. They are not precise actually they have a lot of lose
Steaming light wiring Cainsoccer at 1:34am 05.13.16 Catalina 22 15/3725 The electrical panel on my 81 C22 doesn't show a "steaming light" circuit. Does this mean when I use
Through Hull Position on a Perkins Engine Scott2 at 11:31pm 05.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/2140 Hi Everyone, I will now show my embarrassing ignorance. When I operate a Perkins Perama 103-06 on th
Yanmar 3YM30 Oil plug jmkinsfbay at 9:57pm 05.12.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4277 This came up on another forum, but the guy never got an answer. On the bottom right side of the oil
triple breaker (1) gettinthere at 8:44pm 05.12.16 Musings With Maine Sail 30/3110 The main breaker on one of my 110v feeds has been tripping. Would like to replace it. It is triple w
Yanmar 2GM20F Engine will not go back to idle Gardnera at 7:15pm 05.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1417 I own a 1999 Hunter 310 with a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel. Last night after the Wednesday evening club ra
Adjusting bolt on alternator - nutless ? H36 (1) PKFK at 7:00pm 05.12.16 Big Boats 8/973 Hi - As part of spring commissioning I was checking the belt and noticed that the adjusting bolt fo
Raymarine i60 installation in a deck stepped mast choroj at 6:51pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2450 I purchased a Raymarine i60 wind system to be installed on a 35 ft sailboat with a deck stepped mast
Mirage 35 Owners Forum choroj at 6:43pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/500 Anyone interested in participating in a Mirage 35 owner's forum?
F$@&!! Gasket (3) Skipper at 6:21pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1329 When we bought the boat in 2011, one of the first things I did was replace the leaking Sherwood raw
CD replacement lights chrisings at 5:44pm 05.12.16 Catalina 30 2/763 Has anyone used these and if you have what are your thoughts. Looks a fairly inexpensive solution to
Bring on the wind (3) Richie50 at 4:53pm 05.12.16 Catalina 22 8/831 So very excited. The lovely Admiral made my day and picked up my new 110 Jib and Full Batten Main fr
Javelin -centerboard spindle and main sheet swivel cleat John Stevens at 4:47pm 05.12.16 Day Sailers 2/1249 I've been putting the Javelin back together after a restoration and have a few questions. First q
Centerboard Halyard Lockjr at 4:30pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/369 We have a 1982 Irwin 40 MK II with the centerboard intact. We last had the boat in the water 2 seaso
Hydraulic leak at Helm (1) Gino at 3:07pm 05.12.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/730 Beneteau First 32S5, of the season after a seemingly temperate winter. There is hydraulic fluid lea
Which cleaners/solvents are safe for gelcoat timangiel at 2:55pm 05.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/30420 we just splashed last week, but when my boat was on the hard it was situated near a tree, which shed
Rebedding Project (5) SawyerCurt at 2:32pm 05.12.16 Catalina 310 8/3429 I'm going to share a project I did, because I don't think of myself as the most handy guy but I mang
Installing new seacocks. How to bolt? Tripaddle at 2:02pm 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 23/6097 The boat yard says they don't drill thru the hull. Almost everything I read shows that except one ar
28.5 Stern Tube Diameter leahcime at 12:49pm 05.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/659 Hello - I'm getting ready to either replace the bellows on my PSS shaft seal or just replace the wh

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Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:27pm 04.02.24
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Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 9:35pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, tha
Stuffing box question. High Current at 9:21pm 04.02.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per seco
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? newranger at 8:52pm 04.02.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm s
Rode for Desolation Sound leo310 at 8:29pm 04.02.24 Been to Sturt bay many times never had problems with anchoring. Where did you have the problem?
Mooring setup cost.... TimFromLI at 7:44pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, that
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain dLj at 7:43pm 04.02.24 Swivel shackles are nice, but I'm told that they are the most frequent failure point in local groun
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 7:25pm 04.02.24 Agree with foam replacement. But, you could clean the covers (if they are still usable) by taking t
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 7:24pm 04.02.24 a. The corrosion is because the rope stays wet. Something is weird; I've never seen the corrosion th
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks ggrizzard at 7:17pm 04.02.24 Yanmar chooses specific distributors to service a given geographic area. The distributors sometimes
Water-ballast funny story massnspace at 6:22pm 04.02.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain Terry Cox at 5:47pm 04.02.24 All good points thus far. Our horizontal windlass has a gypsy for the chain and a drum for the rope.
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 5:40pm 04.02.24 If anyone should know would be me but you have me stumped unless marine putty was used in sealing th
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 5:27pm 04.02.24
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Georgedoyle at 5:23pm 04.02.24 The in mast reefing can be a problem if you have an old Dacron sail. There are several posts from pe
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 5:23pm 04.02.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Davidasailor26 at 5:22pm 04.02.24 All very helpful! Thanks! No favorite parts retailer? I just go to my marina chandler since the ma
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 5:10pm 04.02.24 All very helpful! Thanks! No favorite parts retailer?
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 04.02.24 thanks can you show me where the starter motor is? The starter motor is low down on the port side

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