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Replacement portals for 1988 Hunter 26.5 LiveAboard60 at 6:42am 04.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1665 Please excuse if this has been posted before, but I am thinking about replacing the salon portholes
Kiwi Prop Feathering Propellor Scott NIelsen at 6:08am 04.21.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2306 Does anyone have experience with the Kiwi Prop Feathering Propeller? I am looking to change from th
shaft Vern at 4:18am 04.21.16 Pearson 4/1065 Is the shaft on the Pearson 34-2, offset? Does this help or hinder backing. My shaft is offset but
Rudder Mac 24 sailnewbie at 2:09am 04.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/986 I built a great rudder blade from poplar, however when I put the boat in the water its super boyent.
Fittings for OEM traveller 1981 C27 PSR at 9:54pm 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/608 Does anyone know whether there are new traveller cars that fit the original arched travelers install
proper etiquite for flag flying Biobob Catalina 27 at 9:52pm 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4525 I finally got the flag halyard strung on my starboard spreader, but want to follow proper etiquite.
Transducer sonar for MacGregor 26x Doug Read at 8:43pm 04.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1610 Has anyone installed an inside the hull transducer or GPS and depth sounder? If so where did you lo
Raymarine Rotary Rudder Sensor Installation Question BigEasy at 7:59pm 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/465 Finally have a rudder sensor installation underway. Will probably wrap it up this weekend. I have a
Potential New owner of a 30 MkII serpa4 at 7:44pm 04.20.16 C&C 15/8584 Good day all. I'm about to purchase (offer submitted) an 88 30 MkII shoal keel. It seems to be in
Works been CRAZY... (1) Jackdaw at 6:13pm 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 54/5078 My startup company's product is ready for prime time, and in the last month my life has gotten CRAZY
Hull Identification Number bobbelize at 2:54pm 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1545 I want to register my 27' 1984 Catalina in Massachusetts. They require an imprint of the HIN and I
Replacing Portlights on 11.0A- Need Info Sailor JD at 2:43pm 04.20.16 S2 3/1091 Hi folks, been awhile since I posted but I can sure use some good advice. I need to replace the sid
Hunter 34 aft cabin PThomas at 10:40am 04.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1536 Hello if anyone with a Hunter 34 could take some pictures of how the aft cabin is put together I wou
Today is "Bridge Day" in Chicago dlandersson at 8:52am 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1582 Heard on the radio, today is "Bridge Day" in Chicago, when the bridges will open every hour for 15
New top peice for furling drum? Alexander38 at 8:42am 04.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 Hey everybody, about three months ago, I bought a 1990 Macgregor 26s, and the furler drum needs a ne
Finally Got her out for a day. (3) ShotgunSlim at 8:12am 04.20.16 Catalina 22 6/1044 The last 2 years of spring/summer sailing for me have been marred with tow vehicle trouble: In 2014
Bomar and Lewmar Hatches on my C320 chefjekyll at 7:10am 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3415 I want to replace both the forward (Bomar) v-berth hatch (trapezoid shape) and the overhead cabin (L
Raymarine EV100 autopilot installation ChrisCall at 7:08am 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 1/310 Has anyone installed a raymarine ev100 autopilot their boat? Where did you put the components? I hav
Raymarine EV100 autopilot installation ChrisCall at 7:08am 04.20.16 Catalina 30 22/7264 Has anyone installed a raymarine ev100 autopilot in their boat? Where did you put the components? I
Raymarine EV100 autopilot installation ChrisCall at 7:07am 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3023 Has anyone installed a raymarine ev100 autopilot in their boat? Where did you put the components? I

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Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? JoeWhite at 6:39pm 04.06.24 Looking at the exploded diagram, there is a washer ( number 3) that must be in the indented circular
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 6:12pm 04.06.24 Outside. Otherwise tacking gets complicated. I'm an idiot. I should have said inside. I really h
Genoa sheets mashmaster at 5:44pm 04.06.24 Totally fair. No need to be quiet. I have so much to do on the boat and a lot of stupid questions
Topping lift shemandr at 5:34pm 04.06.24 Uhm, I'll say again that the topping lift should be slack to allow the mail sail acquire its design
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 5:24pm 04.06.24 can you say "Hernia Operation"? Can you post a picture ?
Yanmar 3JH2-TBE with apparently a 4JH heat exchanger core. kloudie1 at 5:12pm 04.06.24 I have no experience with that heat exchanger but I think you may be on to something. The 3JH drawin
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dLj at 3:57pm 04.06.24 The inboard end of the boom has two tabs, one goes on either side of the gooseneck piece shown in t
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 3:54pm 04.06.24 I had my high pressure pump and injectors serviced at. https://www.seattleinjector.com
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? shemandr at 3:27pm 04.06.24 I think OP is way ahead of me on this (And maybe a lot of other topics) but I don't know if a little
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? (1) dkinzer at 3:25pm 04.06.24 Question, how does the boom attach The inboard end of the boom has two tabs, one goes on either sid
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dkinzer at 3:17pm 04.06.24 Could the previous owner replaced the pin with one the wrong size? I don't think so. The pin fits
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dLj at 3:08pm 04.06.24 Question, how does the boom attach On one side only or does it have two tabs where that pin goes thr
working on my yanmar 2gm Don S/V ILLusion at 3:08pm 04.06.24 i had a diver in the water today inspecting my prop.. he tells me that it is very corroded, and nee
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 2:55pm 04.06.24 Mmmmmmm.......can you say "Hernia Operation"?
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 04.06.24 As I have winterized the engine, I won't know until the spring, if this is actually the case. So if
MORC Will Gilmore at 12:19pm 04.06.24 MORC Racing Note that the Web site is copyrighted from 2010. As the VP for Communications of the Ma
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Rich Stidger at 11:58am 04.06.24 If it's easy to access and disconnect the glow plug wire, do so and then measure the resistance of e
Topping lift justsomeguy at 11:34am 04.06.24 But what is the tension I should have? Hoist the mainsail and soften the topping lift to a few inc
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 11:17am 04.06.24 I can see the voltage drop when the glow plugs go through their cycle so I know they are drawing cur
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions (2) Trixster at 11:14am 04.06.24 Hello Sailors, My 1986 Catalina 30 rudder has a slight water leak. Any suggestions. Thank you Tr

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