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Furling line replacement BigEasy at 5:57pm 10.04.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2404 Time to replace the furling line for my jib on a profurl drum furler. The specs call for 8mm or 5/1
Up grades and retro grades to my 29.5 Twille at 5:47pm 10.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/473 I am getting ready to do some work on my 94 29.5. Has any one put an ac I unit in. Where, what kind
Sail repair - plymouth ma mrudman850 at 5:00pm 10.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/361 The weather plus my travel schedule meant I had to leave my Buccaneer 180 on its mooring in Plymouth
Keel locking bolt mrudman850 at 4:55pm 10.04.15 Catalina 22 12/1707 Hi Starting rooting around inside my 1977 C-22 that we bought last week and cannot find a keel locki
H23.5 trailer brakes? Karyon at 4:26pm 10.04.15 Smaller Boats 5/674 Just bought my hunter 23.5 this past August, I towed the boat over 500 miles, I was a little surpriz
Hull number cstonedent at 4:26pm 10.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1479 where in the bey hull identification number is the actual hull number? Thanks
Rudder post packing gland ???? woodster at 3:59pm 10.04.15 Ask All Sailors 19/3512 ok i am close to a launch after being on the hard for 7 years and a total refit....i have r an r the
Replacement cabin lights Richard19084 at 3:03pm 10.04.15 Catalina 310 29/4747 Has anybody upgraded their cabin light bulbs with LEDs? I was recently shown around a new arrival a
Looking for a swing keel from a c-22 CaptDon01 at 2:09pm 10.04.15 Parts Search 0/431 Looking for a decent swing keel for a Catalina-22. I have a nice C-22, but the previous owner forgo
H26 trailer rebuild Doug J at 1:53pm 10.04.15 Smaller Boats 24/2236 I'm in the process of restoring my 1994 H26 trailer. One of the things I want to do is replace the
Changing engine controls SKS06810 at 1:30pm 10.04.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/970 I have a Catalina 25 with the old style two lever Morse controls. One lever is the transmission, for
Relocating fuel tank on 1994 hunter 35.5 legend drkmcdaniel at 1:19pm 10.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1181 Previous owner removed original fuel tank, was between stern lazarette's under swim step. It appears
"the other tru hull"-my transducers njlarry at 12:37pm 10.04.15 Ask All Sailors 5/821 The recent sad thread about a sinking has made me think about my 30+ year old "factory original" spe
M25-xpb kabota parts? njlarry at 12:29pm 10.04.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/1153 I have read posts here that the universal m-25 is Kabota based. The m25-xpb is of course an entirely
Latest el faro news not good Rick D at 11:55am 10.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/692 It didn't sound good before and the news seems to be getting worse... http://www.foxnews.com/weather
Changing antifreeze (hunter 33, yanmar 3ym30) Tomek at 11:36am 10.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1912 I am planning to change antifreeze in the cooling system of my Yanmar 3YM30 (the closed circulation,
New forum layout Meriachee at 11:19am 10.04.15 Ask All Sailors 29/916 Thanks to the powers that be for the hard work put into creating this new layout. Get some sleep now
Sorry guys. i made one bad mistake... Phil Herring at 10:26am 10.04.15 Ask All Sailors 11/746 There's a setting called "follow moderation rules" and I set it to no thinking it would moderate pos
Well, that was a truly unpleasant experience capta at 8:59am 10.04.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 20/1280 It took me nearly half an hour to log into this forum today. Not being very computer literate, my sa
How hard to upgrade to pressurized water system Windtherapy at 8:54am 10.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/649 Just starting to replace all my water lines and a foot pump was brought up and then I thought of jus

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Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rafael8008 at 3:42am 09.01.23 Yanmar follow-up I am pleased to report that there have NOT been any untoward oil leaks since launch
Harken Furler Halyard broke jssailem at 2:44am 09.01.23 Not a good idea. The jib halyard comes from the mast to the furler at a set angle. This is specifie
Winterization? Davidasailor26 at 2:30am 09.01.23 Don't run antifreeze through your hot water heater or your water will stink for a long time. I just
Winterization? danstanford at 2:16am 09.01.23 Don't run antifreeze through your hot water heater or your water will stink for a long time. I just
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Ajay73 at 1:56am 09.01.23 Take a look at this youtube video. "How to make a tiller lock". By the Boat Rambler. I'm going to tr
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 9:26pm 08.31.23 There is alway room for jello, I mean another way to skin the cat. You may think this whole thing
Stowing Winch Handles thinwater at 8:41pm 08.31.23 I was recommending Dual Lock, in lieu of drilling screw holes, to securely mount vinyl winch handle
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake smokey73 at 7:50pm 08.31.23 Looking forward to the post once you get around to trying the fix @Ralph Johnstone has suggested. T
New to the forum Anomymous 163294 at 7:02pm 08.31.23 thats quite the list there Will, thank you. i shall be going over the whole boat when it gets here.
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 6:27pm 08.31.23 Just out of curiosity, any chance you could supply a closeup photo of the ferrule on the tube ? En
Raritan PHII long term review Hayden Watson at 6:18pm 08.31.23 ... Pump housing. Cracked and leaking. Complete base, broken off at one mount, and cracked further
Weathermax for genoa jssailem at 6:05pm 08.31.23 I like the Captain Navy color of the Weathermax. I hve it on the sail and on the main sail cover. It
Raritan PHII long term review Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 08.31.23 (see my "joker valve 101" treatise" for the reason) Hi @Peggie Hall HeadMistress, Could you plea
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 5:14pm 08.31.23 I'm looking for an educated opinion. Being a graduate of "The School of Hard Knocks", I is the ma
New to the forum Will Gilmore at 4:46pm 08.31.23 @1974odaymariner20, Welcome to the best sailing forum to be found anywhere. We all want to hear you
SANTANA 23? NUBOAT?? at 4:27pm 08.31.23 Don't know about tanks but it looks like a fun little rocket ship! The Santana line is known for g
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 garymalmgren at 4:10pm 08.31.23 $351 plus the hassle of fitting it. Save money Have it welded and file it back to shape, then refit
New to the forum Anomymous 163294 at 4:09pm 08.31.23 Congrats & Welcome. The first thing to do is to rig it up in your driveway (Or other suitable area)
New to the forum Anomymous 163294 at 4:08pm 08.31.23 My first thought was that it is a bit late to check things in your driveway, after you've brought i
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 4:05pm 08.31.23 Painting is usually a decision that is one way... Once painted always painted. It is suggested tha

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