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Motor mount bushing rebuild kit ? Leeward Rail at 5:26am 08.10.15 Catalina 22 2/916 I remember seeing a DIY thread or blog post or something, about a rebuild kit for the outboard motor
What do they say about no dumb questions,.. (1) scottmellloyditude at 4:36am 08.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/1817 So.. I'm new to all this but I just want to make sure I am assuming correctly. In this photos I'm l
Installing new port gaskets popman at 8:11pm 08.09.15 Smaller Boats 2/734 Hi I have Gray Enterprise port windows and need to install new gaskets. Where do I find the installa
Fridge with Solar Power Ernest Skublics at 7:19pm 08.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1569 I have a puzzle to solve on my O'Day 28 in a very hot climate -- on the Okanagan. I'd like an electr
Main Sail rigging (traveller) mod advice sashaproctor at 6:36pm 08.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/625 I've seen a few photos of 27' cats with the main sail traveller moved to a custom bracket / bridge o
curved helmsman seat (386) vollEngineer at 6:35pm 08.09.15 Big Boats 8/1357 DH would like a captain's chair, but the chairs that sit on cockpit benches are for flat seats. Our
Snaking wires from Batteries to Charger rpwillia at 6:10pm 08.09.15 Catalina 310 6/1536 I have my new battery charger (ProNautic 1220) installed and it has an optional connection that goes
Hunter 31 Compression post fix (11) John3145 at 5:56pm 08.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/3466 Posting some pictures of my Hunter 31 rotting compression post fix. I fabricated two butt plates fr
Yanmar parts source Ilanortho at 5:17pm 08.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1380 Can anyone please recommend a source for replacement Yanmar diesel parts for my Hunter 34? Thank yo
Water In My Hunter 260 Cheryl Babic at 4:15pm 08.09.15 Smaller Boats 11/1712 I just bought a 200 Hunter 260 and I'm getting water from somewhere. The previous owner said he had
At what point is buying a bosun's chair a good investment IH82BL8 at 3:38pm 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 21/3209 I'm planning to go aloft for the first time next weekend. As I do all of my own work, should I go a
Garhauer Rigid Vang Install stevec22206 at 3:30pm 08.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2835 Wanting to install a Garhauer rigid vang on our 87' C27. Test fitting the vang places the vang boom
Most common entry points for water in a 26S KyMacSailor at 1:41pm 08.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1824 What are the most common entry points for water in a Macgregor 26S? We put ours in a slip about a m
Other Trailer Sailor Forums? Texsinbad at 1:33pm 08.09.15 Trailer Sailors 6/1943 As some might have seen from my other post "Daysailer: Mostly Dry", I am in the market for a daysail
Help needed.. 3GM30F Overheated; It's not the seawater pump PGIJon at 11:11am 08.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1651 OK.. With no wind to speak of, the admiral and I went out to recalibrate the autopilot after I added
Half a battery bank (1) capta at 11:02am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 23/2966 I've been messing about with 'electrickery' for a number of years, but this one leaves me wondering.
Nice Sunday Read in Today's NYT YVRguy at 10:28am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 1/813 Some thoughts on Joseph Conrad and the loss of sailing as the primary driver of transportation and c
Seasonal Maintenance - Learning jonelli at 10:20am 08.09.15 Catalina 30 5/1524 Hey all, meant to do this in spring, but better later then too late, this was my first seasonal mai
Selden main furling continuous loop Jerry21707 at 10:13am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1484 2007 Hunter 31 with in mast Selden furling system. My continuous loop slipped off the furling winch
raymarine st 4000 stiggy456 at 9:36am 08.09.15 S2 2/1025 I am having problems with my raymarine st 4000 tiller pilot. It keeps saying low battery and then so

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Hunter 23 Keel shemandr at 4:03am 08.21.23 I couldn't tell from the original post that the centerboard is housed in a wing keel (At least that'
Wema tank level sender jssailem at 3:52am 08.21.23 I installed one of these sensors in my diesel tank. If I was going to cut the donut off I would try
Hunter 23 Keel caverun at 3:49am 08.21.23 While we wait for Crazy Dave to chime in, check out this previous thread- apparently an early versio
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 1:05am 08.21.23
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Drinky Crow at 12:21am 08.21.23 . If the spread is too much, groups of boats can see a very different race -wind, tide and shifts.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 10:30pm 08.20.23 So can leave the helm to go to the mast to hoist; heave-to sustains the boat relative to the wind;
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 10:26pm 08.20.23 Why would one want to go heave-to to raise the main? So you can leave the helm to go to the mast t
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (5) mikeracca at 10:19pm 08.20.23 Things are starting to look much better. I spent several hours with a bottle of Simple Green and som
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 10:13pm 08.20.23 to hoist the main, Why would one want to go heave-to to raise the main?
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience jssailem at 10:11pm 08.20.23 It did not smell foul when you showed me the system. I would keep doing what you are doing. It appea
Fabric for boom tent? gulfcoastsailor at 9:27pm 08.20.23 I have been doing much the same thing. TEMU.com these are the Chinese guys killing competition on l
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 8:58pm 08.20.23 What caught my eye : ter cooled engines have their problems and the 25A alternator will cut down o
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 8:56pm 08.20.23 What caught my eye : ter cooled engines have their problems and the 25A alternator will cut down o
H49/50 battery replacement artboas at 8:45pm 08.20.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Crusty Ol Salt at 8:35pm 08.20.23 I always wear an auto inflating life jacket when I am solo sailing, even in calm weather. I don't
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 08.20.23 That's a pretty cool program it appears that you make these graphic designs with. What program are
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (10) Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 08.20.23 219090 Raw water cooled engines have their problems and the 25A alternator will cut down on your lu
Stowing Winch Handles Dalliance at 8:12pm 08.20.23 The telescoping winch handle for the cabintop winches just stays locked in the mainsheet winch excep
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 7:44pm 08.20.23 Well, first leg of a solo cruise a big success. Admittedly it was a short leg - my home port of We
Thoughts on chart tables? Dalliance at 7:43pm 08.20.23

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