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Reefing Lines Michael G at 4:36pm 04.27.16 Big Boats 2/640 Has anyone on a 40.5 used 3/8 line for reefing instead of the recommended 7/16 line. Any thoughts
O'day 22 Water Tank Question (1) Capri at 4:23pm 04.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/655 Hi everyone. The previous owner of my O'day 22 had removed the water tank. Does anyone know what the
Raymarine Windvane on Hunter 29.5 Elie at 12:07pm 04.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1313 Hi Guys, I'm thinking about adding a Raymarine windvane on top of the mast to interface with my Raym
Can I use Stainless Bolt on a Yanmar 3GM PGIJon at 5:52am 04.27.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1953 One of the bolts that held the Elbow Exhaust on the engine block fell into a black hole this morning
Hunter 29.5 sanitary hoses timangiel at 5:31am 04.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/737 my 1994 29.5 is starting to stink and I want to try changing the hose from the head to the holding t
Lubrication for Beneteau First285 rudder post? Drift Wood at 7:09pm 04.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/589 I recently purchased a First285 (1988) and had to remove the rudder in order to get the boat on a tr
Swinging bridge on Apalachicola River ICW SFS at 6:58pm 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 2/487 I'm looking at charts for the ICW between Apalachicola FL and Port St. Joe FL. On a stretch of the A
Fine adjustment of trans shifter lever (1) Canonshooternb at 6:45pm 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3650 I have recently bought a Pearson 28-2 with a Yanmar YGM20 engine. It has had both the shifter and t
Making your boat homy! Karyon at 4:28pm 04.26.16 Smaller Boats 36/5288 Been working on the boat quite a bit this spring, now the admiral wants to put up some curtains in t
Catalina 22 Used Parts? - Chesapeake Bay region econnors at 3:08pm 04.26.16 Catalina 22 9/1771 Hello.....my boat got beat up at dock during a couple of bad winter storms. I am in need of a bow p
Marine head conversion H-26 nosnebjim at 2:02pm 04.26.16 Smaller Boats 23/3584 I have decided to install a marine head on my 95 H-26. I have the factory install instructions that
O'day 28 traveller car soulpoet at 12:50pm 04.26.16 Bigger Boats 8/1945 I purchased a 1983 28 and the main sheet traveler car is broken. I am 900 miles away from the boat
Line Management on Mast/Boom from Halyard Plate Blocks CloudDiver at 12:23pm 04.26.16 Catalina 22 8/3551 A post from another member about the stand up blocks at his mast base reminded be of a big question
Windy on Lake Superior yesterday (1) Jackdaw at 11:58am 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1975 50+ knots of NE breeze. Makes for some serious waves on the lee shore. That cliff is over 100 feet h
B&G autopilot installed? George Da Porge at 10:34am 04.26.16 Catalina 30 2/5995 Anyone installed a B'G autopilot (with ram attached to steering quadrant) (or any other brand attach
Whisker stays for bow sprit George Da Porge at 10:25am 04.26.16 Catalina 30 3/2098 On the Catalina 30 TR, is the bow sprit long enough that whisker stays would add any benefit? Thx!
Catalina 30 TR bobstay tension George Da Porge at 10:21am 04.26.16 Catalina 30 0/1218 Any guidance regarding what the tension on the bobstay should be? With an adjustable backstage tbe
Long-distance boat shipping - how find return leg availability? RichW9603 at 9:58am 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1250 Hi everyone, I am in process of buying a 33' sailboat. I am looking at a couple different boats, b
Anchor chain size for 356 wyctoronto at 9:15am 04.26.16 Big Boats 5/1110 I have a 2003 H356 with the original Simpson Lawrence windlass. Does anyone know the chain size for
Yanmar exhaust hose BwWhisper at 8:50am 04.26.16 Engines and Propulsion 9/3417 I am trying to replace the 1 7/8" exhaust hose on my 2gm20F but cannot seem to get it over the exhau

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Clean Out Oil Pan garymalmgren at 11:49pm 03.02.24 Removing the oil pan in situ on most marine engines is bad enough. Replacing one with the gasket lin
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dkinzer at 7:21pm 03.02.24 A 5mm I.D. is 0.197 whereas 3/16" is 0.1875. So a 3/16" I.D. hose will fit tightly on a 5mm barb. Co
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 7:04pm 03.02.24 The relevant standard for USCG fuel hose is SAE J1527DEC85, Class 1 or (UL) Standard 1114 per 33CFR
Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? Davidasailor26 at 6:48pm 03.02.24 Samson Ropes has a pretty good guide including control line sizes at https://www.samsonrope.com/docs
Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 6:23pm 03.02.24 I have estimated that 48' will be more than meets my needs. I'm less certain about the nature of th
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 Project_Mayhem at 6:09pm 03.02.24 I'd skip cutting of the heads of screws and all that and spend $10 on a mount that includes all the
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line jssailem at 5:54pm 03.02.24 Napa... https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SME188052 Gates..https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-power/eng
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 5:44pm 03.02.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 4:23pm 03.02.24 On my Universal 5416 I have a drain plug. After running the engine, then sucking out 90%, I remove
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 4:08pm 03.02.24 I'll be interested in seeing what you end up with. Those windows are on my list (but a ways down at
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 03.02.24 Shipping from D&R is very high. I am also thinking to get rounded ends. Not the original look. I've
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 2:30pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:22pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'd
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 2:10pm 03.02.24 You have probably seen these but if not I thought I would point them out. I don't know how much the
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Tally Ho at 12:52pm 03.02.24
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:45pm 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 12:45pm 03.02.24 I went down this road a couple of years ago. The hoses on the Yanmar are metric, not SAE. That means
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 12:42pm 03.02.24 I assume you have frameless ports. Plexiglass, generically Acrylic, is a better choice than Lexan,
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to kee
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Sounds like you'll miss them, and vice-versa. Hope for you that the watch would have been more usef

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