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Wild Ride, now I need a new part. Bad Obsession at 3:56pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1426 Saga is in her slip and all of her work was done...for a short time anyway. I decided, with all my
Ship's Communications Center is DONE! (1) Brian D at 1:21pm 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1121 If you followed my thread before you saw the stages of me building the 'Comm Center". I finished it
YouTube slide show of our first trip! T_Cat at 12:57pm 04.22.16 Catalina 22 15/2239 ZyAaQNmlEw0
Bent turn buckles (4) Karyon at 12:12pm 04.22.16 Smaller Boats 26/5619 How do you prevent the bending of the turn buckles? Seems like it happens when I step the mast and w
Story (2) Oliver at 8:52am 04.22.16 Sails Call Lounge 24/1989 This Navy guy and his wife on a boat 3 days ago and the anchor stuck on an old wreck just like mine
Let's predict whats keeping my centerboard out of it's keel slot! rs8684 at 7:23am 04.22.16 Day Sailers 12/1664 Hello Prognosticators! I have an 1979 O'day 23' that was a BEAR to put on the trailer last fall. F
Race week on the bay woodster at 6:17am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 8/705 last week in April every year there is a race on the bay ...billed as the longest Point to Point rac
prop nuts njlarry at 5:44am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 3/537 Anyone know the correct torque for prop nuts? I have a one inch stainless shaft, the thicker nut is
Interesting Article About Missing (Now Dead) Gulf Coast Sailor Stan Breaux at 5:43am 04.22.16 Sails Call Lounge 18/2325 http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2016/04/body_found_on_pensacola_beach.html#incart_river_inde
oday 20 ward12 at 2:38am 04.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/258 Oday 20 survey Is anyone available to survey an oday 20 in the Philadelphia Pa area ?
Tuning the Rig IAMCCF at 7:58pm 04.21.16 Bigger Boats 13/1801 So I am scheduled to have the mast stepped and the boat launched in a few weeks. I have hired a rigg
Painting total boat polarbrer at 7:57pm 04.21.16 Catalina 22 11/2413 I want to repaint my '76 Catalina 22. Deck, cabin, sides, bottom , cockpit. Have catalog from Jamest
Stern tube too small... druid at 7:15pm 04.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 13/1623 Oh, the Joys of working on an OLD boat... I measured the stern tube on my Ontario 32 with calipers
79 Hunter 30 exhaust exit location Robert1224 at 7:10pm 04.21.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1101 Ahoy, I am re-powering my 79 Hunter 30 and plan on leaving the exhaust outlet in its current positi
boom cap end RayG at 4:42pm 04.21.16 Ask All Sailors 5/708 I have a Cape Dory 25' with a broken upright on the boom cap end tack holder. Not having much luck f
Princess Louisa Inlet Terry Cox at 12:39pm 04.21.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 17/2515 At the moment AMEE flotilla has Princess Louisa Inlet at the bottom of Jervis Inlet on the cruising
1981 33' Hunter Jib Roller Furler removal Sea Painter at 12:18pm 04.21.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1129 I currently have a 165% Jib on my boat and need to remove it to put on a 185%. My 165 is in need of
Need to identify a sail logo (1) FranM at 12:12pm 04.21.16 Trailer Sailors 6/1338 122230 It's been quite a while since I've been here. Sold my Pepper and was out of boats for almost
Newmar DC UPS: StartGuard marchem at 11:38am 04.21.16 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1008 Any thoughts on the Newmar DC UPS: StartGuard to eliminate the voltage drop to my instruments that I
aft rake on my venture 224s mast? sjstewart at 10:39am 04.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1207 hi there I was wondering how much rake should there be on the mast of my venture 224 ive been doing

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can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Tally Ho at 3:59pm 03.01.24 they are immediately behind the engine. Perhaps that is a exhaust and there is a blower somewhere a
Clean Out Oil Pan Tally Ho at 3:55pm 03.01.24 If you really want to pull the oil pan it is an easy task. Easy providing there is clearance to rem
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? kappykaplan at 3:08pm 03.01.24 I don't think it is worth the time, effort, or money you'd have to put into it when you can buy one
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? capta at 2:51pm 03.01.24 I don't think it is worth the time, effort, or money you'd have to put into it when you can buy one
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 03.01.24 An FF 4 by CDI as currently the FF2 is not in production at this time. Go thru the forum store.
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? Rick Webb at 1:56pm 03.01.24 Looks like a lot of work for a three- or four-thousand-dollar boat. If doing the work would be "fun
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. bonkle at 1:33pm 03.01.24 That's a pretty expensive and extensive rebuild. :yikes: Did you ask about a new one? It might run
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. dlochner at 1:19pm 03.01.24 Well golly gee. I found a mechanic to get the trans out, shipped to the service center, and got an
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. bonkle at 1:14pm 03.01.24 Well golly gee. I found a mechanic to get the trans out, shipped to the service center, and got an i
Clean Out Oil Pan Rick Webb at 1:00pm 03.01.24 There likely maybe some gunk or sludge in the bottom of the oil pan. If it is sitting there stuck on
Clean Out Oil Pan Richard19068 at 11:50am 03.01.24 I wouldn't pull my oil pan unless there was some indication of a problem. I might put some Sea Foam
Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 11:32am 03.01.24 I've been seriously contemplating going even further; Having the pan tapped and a drain valve instal
Water Leaks laitm001 at 11:24am 03.01.24 Use a test strip in fresh water then another in Salt water Sample that your boat is in. Compare th
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 (2) laitm001 at 11:08am 03.01.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Snow falling on Cedars (1) jssailem at 10:17am 03.01.24 For our NE brethren, there are a 2 High Pressure cells in the Atlantic that are going to try and tea
Clean Out Oil Pan Rich Stidger at 10:11am 03.01.24 I agree with @jssailem up to a point. I would not attempt a job like this without compelling eviden
Clean Out Oil Pan jssailem at 9:47am 03.01.24 As Mike Rowe the host of Dirty Jobs might say... You have no idea until you explore it for yourself.
Grand Soleil 50 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 03.01.24 The only GS 50 with which I am familiar has a 7.5 ft keel draft. It itself, that severely limits whe
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 7:44am 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 22
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 7:17am 03.01.24 Thank you for your response. I was wandering what the cost of replacing that might be and have oft

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