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Furler change Mackaroni at 8:18am 09.14.15 Bigger Boats 3/1092 Been gone for a while and am finally getting back to my boat. I have intended to change out the Is
Bird Protection Monterey385 at 8:00am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3472 Plastic Spikes on Spreader, Stainless Steel Spikes on Spreader, Repeller 360 on Boom, Bird Spider on
Catalina 22 vs Starwind 223 vs Laguna Windrose 22 mrudman850 at 6:51am 09.14.15 Trailer Sailors 34/21784 Have gotten approval to upgrade from a 18' Buccaneer to a 22' boat on my mooring in Plymouth MA. Lo
Inspected my first Catalina 22 (11) thetailwind at 6:22am 09.14.15 Catalina 22 29/7120 Hello, this is my first post, please go easy. I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 22 with t
Using a Rocna Richandhelen at 5:41am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 34/6792 A neighbor has a 33 kilo Rocna on his 42' boat and says he loves it BUT... He says that it holds so
2008 Hunter head compartment question Craig Cook at 5:08am 09.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/728 2008 Hunter 27 head compartment question On our new-to-us 2008 Hunter 27, the head compartment look
Removing Datamarine instruments indimini at 4:41am 09.14.15 S2 7/3102 I am planning on removing my old Datamarine instruments in favor of a newer multi-function display (
Australian Registration Akapeterc at 12:30am 09.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1096 I am in the process of trying to take out Australian Registration of my 2003 Hunter 44DS, They have
Tach "gauge"? problem Clydo at 10:26pm 09.13.15 Catalina 310 10/2200 Anyone had this problem? My boat 2003 year. Happened once before (several weeks ago) and now once
Is this block the one to use? (1) Richandhelen at 8:46pm 09.13.15 Big Boats 12/1725 It was stormy, windy and tricky on Biscayne Bay today. With winds gusting to 20 knots I decided to a
Happe Cat bugsboat at 7:19pm 09.13.15 Catalina 22 6/966 I am the proud owner of a 1990 Catalina 22. I worked on this little gem for several years and I have
Larger head for B 343? hardwareman at 7:10pm 09.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/654 I'd like to replace the compact Jabsco head with something a little larger. I've considered the sta
Engine starve of fuel (2) Ken13559 at 6:58pm 09.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1536 Last weekend, while warming up the engine for an oil change, the engine stalled on what seems like l
Jabsco and Garhauer on top bugsboat at 6:43pm 09.13.15 Big Boats 3/1098 I purchased an electric head conversion kit from Defender on May 27, 2015. My daughter and finance s
Engine room fan/ hot air exhaust donvanv at 5:25pm 09.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5710 Does anyone know when exhaust fan is suppose to come on? Temp activated? Previous owner said it shou
sail questions jmczzz at 5:15pm 09.13.15 Catalina 22 4/796 Our 1972 C-22 had a puzzeling set up main sail when we purchased. Now I am thinking it was a loose f
heat exchanger servicing / Yanmar 4JH2TE eianm at 4:53pm 09.13.15 Big Boats 9/5269 I thought I would do this post in the hope that it may save someone else the trouble I have just had
Brown Bilge Blues Ilanortho at 4:25pm 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1966 A new Jabsco head pump was placed 3 weeks ago with new waste pipe to the holding tank A week ago
Genoa Track Removal Zoom767 at 1:16pm 09.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1759 Good Day Everyone, I own a 1990 Hunter 35.5 Legend and I am experiencing a leak in my head behind
Raymarine auto on a 23.5 SFKjeld at 8:31am 09.13.15 Smaller Boats 3/694 Raymarine auto tiller on a 23.5 Found a thread from a few years back about this upgrade. Evidently,

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Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 2:53pm 08.28.23
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 (2) jon hansen at 2:17pm 08.28.23 Apache 37 eat review. same era as aeolus. carry lots of jibs, lots of crew and hold on tight. i ha
Replace section of G4 anchor chain shemandr at 1:50pm 08.28.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated f
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 Scott T-Bird at 1:50pm 08.28.23 The info says she is a Sparkman & Stephens design, which means there are many similar boat models th
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Roland5048 at 1:37pm 08.28.23 I'm with @Rick486 on this one. Cheap insurance. Penny wise and dollar foolish isn't worth the los
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rick486 at 1:31pm 08.28.23 This seems to me like a common sense thing. You have 100 ft of chain of unknown age. 60 ft is bad. S
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? kloudie1 at 1:07pm 08.28.23 The fat o-rings that seal the tube bundle to the housing and end caps are a likely suspect.. It woul
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? captcoho at 12:47pm 08.28.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank si
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? captcoho at 12:40pm 08.28.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank si
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 12:34pm 08.28.23 should I paint the deck? there is a lot of non skid. what about painting the Interior fiberglass? I
Impact driver on window screws? captcoho at 12:28pm 08.28.23 Thanks for these replies. Greg, I should clarify that I meant a manual rather than power impact dri
Impact driver on window screws? captcoho at 12:25pm 08.28.23 We need to reseal our windows and some of the screws don't want to come out. My go-to solution is t
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement GeorgeC at 11:59am 08.28.23 Dan3121.....Check out this discussion on the Sailboat Owners Forum. (2) Replacing a rudder in the Wa
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Hayden Watson at 11:54am 08.28.23 When I installed my Rudder Craft rudder, I cut off the extra length and drill the hole myself. To c
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? dmdiehl64 at 11:35am 08.28.23 Is there a thin mist of AF on the engine or below the coolant water pump? Age of engine and coolant
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? JRacer at 11:27am 08.28.23 Don't think so. See the video. Boat in the video does not have the cutouts on the sides of the seats
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Richard19068 at 11:09am 08.28.23 Dan3121 What symptoms did you have before the rudder "sheared off"? Did it just go all of a sudden
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? RitSim at 10:52am 08.28.23 I have found it helpful to add a short piece of clear PVC tubing right before the feed to the inject
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement GeorgeC at 10:46am 08.28.23 Dans3121....It sounds strange that your local boat yards do not want to do the replacement for you o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't LeslieTroyer at 10:38am 08.28.23 Great to meat Jason. He makes a mean G&T. Steak and baked potato dinner with live music and great

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