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strut & cutlass bearing y knot at 2:39pm 02.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/569 Looking for a strut and bearing for an 1986 Oday272. The one that I am looking for has a plate with
Need fixed ports Pearson 34-2 Jam at 2:03pm 02.14.16 Parts Search 1/811 Need to replace panes on fixed ports on 1989 Pearson 34-2 sailboat. All panes (fixed and opening) ar
Universal Kubota Engine KenHann1 at 11:21am 02.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/4335 Looking at a Pearson 33 w/25 hp Universal Kubota D950. Appreciate hearing thoughts comments on both
Headsail alone vs. Main YVRguy at 10:58am 02.14.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 79/19782 I need to move my boat this week and that will involve a 5 hour stretch across open water. Based on
Voltage Spikes in Marine Electrical Systems Maine Sail at 10:49am 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 9/6277 A Look at Voltage Transients In a Marine Battery System I had been meaning to put this together for
pro and cons of 16.5 over 22ft catalina 19jib39 at 10:11am 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 22/14185 pro and con of 16.5 or 18ft precision over 22ft catalina I sold my 22ft cat as I am 77 years old an
311 deep lazarette storage solutions stevemitchell at 8:48am 02.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3685 My 311 has a fantastically huge lazarette on the starboard side that is super useful for storing lar
Tips for mounting jacklines Beneteau Oceanis 323 (2006) Jasperdh at 7:59am 02.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1179 Hi everyone, I would like to mount jacklines on my Beneteau Oceanis 323, year built 2006. Does anyo
Hunter 28.5 mast thickness Sailor_Jeff at 7:48am 02.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/774 Hi, Sitting home today filling out the order sheet for new sails. The just realized a need for the d
Training day turns race day Jackdaw at 6:30am 02.14.16 Racing 5/1108 As there was only three of us on the boat, it was going to be a training day. But we decided to ente
Deck core damage ncsailor634 at 6:05am 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1048 I am in the process of repairing the deck of my boat around the mast base. I have a Columbia 26T wh
Kermits custom 59 Chevy? (1) RussC at 7:48pm 02.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 10/1637 Who knew. :waycool: http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1543635/23921616/412188749.jpg
venture 224 modifications sailnewbie at 5:55pm 02.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3567 just purchased a venture 224 and the interior was trashed so I ripped everything out except the kitc
Rearming automatic PFD's IH82BL8 at 4:48pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8100 We bought our PFD's in 2012. Do they need to be periodically rearmed? How often? Thanks.
Difficulty getting into forward gear Tom23300 at 4:22pm 02.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/770 I have a 2005 Hunter 27 and am recently having a hard time getting the forward gear to engage. I ha
Commissioning tasks and ongoing improvements of a 83 Cat 22 from trailer to saltwatercamper (1) Jacktar at 3:24pm 02.13.16 Catalina 22 311/63500 I thought it might be helpful to new owners of old Catalina 22s if i posted some of the 100 odd thin
Hunter 28.5 Shoal Draft Keel help wanted ddrewry at 2:02pm 02.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/982 I need a shoal draft keel for a 1989 Hunter 28.5, anyone know of a derelict boat or scrap yard somew
Waterproofing canvas. Gene S at 1:14pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 7/935 When it rains, I notice moisture and dripping on the underside of the dodger and Bimini. Is there a
Thinking of dealing with a Thru Hull Transducer Bad Obsession at 12:14pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 20/5197 I have an old thru hull depth transducer that no longer works. The Previous Owner cut the cables o
In Reach ifmdalvey at 11:40am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/809 Delorme, a company local to myself and a few other contributors has just been bought up by Garmin. D

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Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Scott T-Bird at 2:04pm 02.05.24 Our boats are similar in size so my application may be relatable to yours. Our older Dometic 12K BT
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JRT at 2:03pm 02.05.24 Any ideas about Gulf Shores or Orange Beach AL area?
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? rsementi at 1:36pm 02.05.24 I'm out of ideas then! Sorry. Thank you!!
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 1:19pm 02.05.24 I'm out of ideas then! Sorry.
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move WayneH at 11:58am 02.05.24 Oh, Yeah. Prices will go up. My slip in Pensacola is north of $500. We are tucked away in Bayou Chi
Strange phenomena seen while boating? Siamese at 10:48am 02.05.24 On our last sail south to the Caribbean from Bermuda, I was looking at a star in the NE sky when it
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? rsementi at 10:40am 02.05.24 You may be able to contact another owner via the Macgregor resources on this site: https://macgrego
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? rsementi at 10:40am 02.05.24 Found a brochure here: mac65brochure.pdf (macgregorsailors.com) Thank you, I have that too.
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose jamesrbrown999 at 10:35am 02.05.24 Successfully completed replacing all the sanitation hoses on our Hunter 41 DS with Trident 102 (whit
So, you're thinking of going Electric... LloydB at 10:25am 02.05.24 He's a YouTuber. It worked at least he got me to watch it and I think that was mostly his intent wit
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:17am 02.05.24 Do you have a place for that on your toolbelt? tUklzP8CEkY You need to make sure your toolbelt has t
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 8:39am 02.05.24 When you need a little more oomph from your drill: (article)MSN
Rudder Post Grease Fitting? twodzusfittings at 8:25am 02.05.24 Hey Bob_S, why does yours look like it's pregnant? Careful, you might end up with twin rudders!!!!!!
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:02am 02.05.24 If you follow these directions and use Raritan SaniFlex (10 year warranty against odor permeation an
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Gripper at 7:40am 02.05.24 David, your pressurization idea sounds perfect. Right now in Southern California. We are getting inu
Windshield H430 Leaking Gripper at 7:32am 02.05.24 I just went through having to replace the original windshield which had developed a crack. I also ha
Removing Furlex for forestay inspection chp at 6:39am 02.05.24 Fortunately the mast is down for the winter so no climbing around. I have the manual which looks lik
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 02.05.24 @patbratton @twalker H260 is correct. It was designed to replace the guide wires on the 23.5, 19 a
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? twodzusfittings at 5:30am 02.05.24 OTOH, I know a man who separated from his wife at 70 and went travelling. She wanted to stay home a
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 4:58am 02.05.24 I did Compression Test on both cylinders. It average about 250psig. Not much different from what I g

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