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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,
centreboard up haul line! Karyon at 8:06am 09.13.15 Smaller Boats 11/1255 I ordered all new Halyards and a new centreboard up haul line, I'm trying to look it up on how to re
Sailboat Cushions? ToppDogg at 7:20am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/601 Hello, I'm looking at a 77 Catalina 27 that needs all new cushions in the interior, the current o
Rear stay question gitpicker2007 at 7:11am 09.13.15 Catalina 22 27/2789 A possibly ignorant question: On the rear stay ( I hope I have that right- the steel cable from the
prop spins even when engine is off and in gear JensJaunt at 5:14am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/9468 I have a CS36 sailboat with a Yanmar 3Jh4E with Campbell a sailor prop. Yesterday the lazy sheet
Boat was broken into yesterday... kito at 4:16am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2639 Get this.....it's my H30 project boat that's sitting in my backyard. It was locked with just the sta
Spinnaker lines go where fgraham at 9:59pm 09.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/4424 My spinnaker has two lines attached at the clew, Looks like the 2 sheets on the clew of my jib. Th
Miscellaneous Water Leaks - Hunter 356 Knotallthere at 8:18pm 09.12.15 Big Boats 7/2143 Hi, I'm new to this forum and just bought a 2002 Hunter 356 in need of TLC. The previous owner le
Installation of Electroscan MSD u0958901 at 7:20pm 09.12.15 Catalina 310 1/1130 Has anyone installed an Electro scan MSD on their 310? If so, please provide details.
Strange stuffing box behaviour.. Kopite at 7:04pm 09.12.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1928 Hi, My boat is new to me, but I do know the box was re packed with normal flax 3 years ago. T
What happens to red dye in marine diesel? cbourne200 at 6:33pm 09.12.15 Engines and Propulsion 19/5907 Just curious... Bought 5 gal of marine diesel in Spring. Had it in diesel Jerry can (yellow). Pou
272LE shift cable replacement Mickstr6 at 5:31pm 09.12.15 Bigger Boats 9/1598 I have to replace my shifter cable. Any advice? I've searched the archives and haven't found anythin
Big Mac (MacGregor 65) drawings wanted mac_kamchatka at 2:29pm 09.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/815 Hi! Looking for Big Mac owners or anyone who knows. Drawings for our recently bought Mac 65 with mea
Yanmar 3GMF - Removing The Transmission Joe Mullee at 2:17pm 09.12.15 Big Boats 8/5858 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GMF engine. I've done everything anyone has suggested to stop
Oh what a Snipe hunt! waterpirate at 2:01pm 09.12.15 Trailer Sailors 75/15148 I introduced myself last week and have been scouring the web and burning up the cell phone. I have
Foiled by antifouling paint. capta at 1:38pm 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 3/940 It seems that every day the list grows longer of boats down here in the Caribbean that have been dup
Dickinson Newport stove CYQK at 10:57am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 1/562 Looking at their solid fuel heater DMF-00-NEWSF Can you install one of these bad boys in your boat
How can I get my boat home? SenecaDaze at 10:28am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2381 How can I get my sailboat home? Fixed keel 25 foot rests on cradle at marina every winter. I want t
Shake and Break Part 13 - August 6 2015 Skip Gundlach at 8:21am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 0/484 Shake and Break Part 13 - August 6 2015 We left you as we reconnected to the same mooring we'd le
GPS and compass read differently davidmhull at 8:07am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 46/9513 Good morning. I went sailing yesterday and one of the things I wanted to do is check out my new dept

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Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? LeslieTroyer at 10:35am 08.28.23 Two things. 1). If you are getting bubbles from injector to block(and not fuel/bubbles dripping fr
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:14am 08.28.23 ... Do you think the curvature of the old lenses would present a problem? (I haven't worked with ac
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:12am 08.28.23 The big difference between our boats is what the whole in the fiberglass looks like on the inside.
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:51am 08.28.23 that's great news! my bad lol
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Sunbird22358 at 9:50am 08.28.23 Too old to have a manufacturers Hull ID number, boat looks like 1960s vintage. https://sailboatdata.
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Sunbird22358 at 9:46am 08.28.23
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Deparlocean at 9:46am 08.28.23 Can you read the serial number that should be imprinted in the rear of the boat near one of the side
DIY Electronics? jviss at 9:34am 08.28.23
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 08.28.23 after looking at it again I think they are the original keel bolts that are bent into a J at the en
Sourcing window lenses Calif. Ted at 9:29am 08.28.23 Did you try "cruising concepts" I believe they have replacements for the aluminum framed windows. ht
Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:20am 08.28.23 Here is a link to a post I created when I replaced the lenses on my 88. Going frameless on your Mk
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 9:14am 08.28.23 Here is a link to a post I created when I replaced the lenses on my 88. Going frameless on your Mk1
Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:13am 08.28.23 Does your 85 has tempered glass lens? If so, they can be repolished if they are not broken. If th
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:09am 08.28.23 after looking at it again I think they are the original keel bolts that are bent into a J at the end
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 9:09am 08.28.23 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 and I would like to replace the window lenses on the 8 fixed windows. Cat
Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:07am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordi
Sourcing window lenses jonelli at 9:05am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordin
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 08.28.23 I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. As I always say, start simple and work you
Impact driver on window screws? Hayden Watson at 8:57am 08.28.23 I have found that an impact driver will do less damage to the screws than will a hand screw driver o
Impact driver on window screws? kappykaplan at 8:53am 08.28.23 And I have a new tool! What could be better? :plus:

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