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Interesting.. Alansails at 2:15pm 08.15.15 Catalina 310 5/1155 We had a slow non sailing day at the boat so we investigated the type and age of our batteries that
New Jabsco Parmax Plus stopped sailcapt340 at 1:40pm 08.15.15 Big Boats 1/599 My new (June 2014) Jabsco Par Max Plus 4gpm fresh water pump, just replaced last year stopped workin
Sailing on Flathead Lake MT nedw at 12:03pm 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/513 We are looking for someone interested in day chartering their sailboat on Flathead Lake MT August 27
Condensation Water in Oil or More??? SailMaster at 10:07am 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/930 Hi Guys, Our Volvo MD2B had not been turned over in 10 months. We finally started getting her ready
Winter Storage: Mast Up or Down? catalanc at 9:22am 08.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4865 I'm considering a boat cover vs. shrink wrap for the long winter sleep (I know, I know ... way too e
St. Clair/Detroit River Piratenorm at 6:58am 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2762 Any Great Lakes sailor familiar with the St. Clair and Detroit River, Lake St. Clair area with some
Masthead Sheaves Piratenorm at 6:52am 08.15.15 Catalina 30 2/4182 Has anyone fitting a double masthead sheave/halyard assembly to an older 30 rig to allow the use of
Rudder head repair on oday 27 1983-1984 (3) One arm sailor at 6:24am 08.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/926 HiI everyone! I foolishly left my tiller swinging in the waves and both the rudder head and tiller h
Gas gauge does not work Jmccoy at 5:45am 08.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1134 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I have 3 gauges on the same panel. Temperature/Fuel level/Batter
Rigging the M26 Tykeflawless at 3:11am 08.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1414 Dear all, I have recently acquired a macgregor 26 s ( I am a bit confused as to whether it is the
Windvane Dubai at 3:00am 08.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1109 Out in a bit of a blow recently on my Hunter 326 and my mast top mounted wind vane has been destroye
Hunter 380 Arch - Standard or Factory Option sandiegosailor99 at 10:15pm 08.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1811 I just wrote a contract on a 1999 Hunter 380. The boat has the traditional rigging of the traveler
3 cyl yanmar loosing coolant FB111A at 5:25pm 08.14.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2012 After sitting on the hard for 6 weeks we splashed today and after running the diesel for 10 minutes
Sealing the mast base Sylvaintu at 4:50pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 1/724 Hi, does anyone knows how I can acces the base of the mast fo seal the inner post without removing t
Cutless bearing replacement CYQK at 4:13pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2424 Hello Replaced the 30mm cutless bearing on my boat Came off and went on for the most part as adverti
Ahhhh Comfort sartorst at 3:16pm 08.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/876 Just finished removing lower cushions for a wash and air out foam, well I was thinking about the foa
Hunter Legend 45 -- Boom Height Tomol at 3:12pm 08.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/936 We bought our 1986 Hunter Legend 45 last November and have been mostly very happy, even with all of
Hunter 30 jomallett at 2:29pm 08.14.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1023 We are looking at a 1989 Hunter 30. It is through a broker and the price is $31,000. It is in exc
Thru hull depth sounder burnswelds at 2:03pm 08.14.15 Catalina 30 5/1266 Has anyone replaced a thru hull transducer in the water ? I just wonder if I'm out of my mind :)
Genoa sizing readerbill at 9:22am 08.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1385 Hey Guys and Gals, I am looking at purchasing a new genoa for a '79 Hunter Cherubini and am not s

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My solution for winch override. Yours? Scott T-Bird at 9:55am 10.05.23 I like it! I think it is an elegant application and I'm a little surprised the sailing hardware mak
what is the standing headroom? JBP-PA at 9:20am 10.05.23 The only 22 foot boat that I have heard of with standing headroom is a Flicka 20 https://sailboatd
Cockpit Speaker Locations Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 10.05.23 No , the bridgedeck is where the traveler is mounted . You step on it to get into the cabin . Perha
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:21am 10.05.23 Thanks for the comments and again to all who nudged me gently to address the downside to the former
Cockpit Speaker Locations (1) dlochner at 8:17am 10.05.23 The bridge deck is a raised section of deck between the companionway and cockpit. Its purpose is to
Cockpit Speaker Locations Timm R Oday25 at 8:07am 10.05.23 No , the bridgedeck is where the traveler is mounted . You step on it to get into the cabin . Perhap
Starter switch sporadically engages starter sailcapt340 at 7:35am 10.05.23
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 7:27am 10.05.23 Progress! I would play with the height of the poles and the location of the camcleat before commiti
Universal M-18 not starting (2) Better_Angel at 7:26am 10.05.23 UPDATE: Yesterday I closed everything up. I supplied clean, new (automobile) diesel into the Racor
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake dmax at 6:56am 10.05.23 and ball bearings:
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:24am 10.05.23 @rgranger Good morning. Never heard back on the hunter 19 On the bolts you suggested have threa
Electrical connector for 2007 Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:57am 10.05.23 @2007Hunter33 Joe Kerr who use to work for Hunter, now works for SBO. He designed your electric
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 5:22am 10.05.23 A good pun is about the funniest thing there is. Can't wait for the day I hear one. -Will Have M
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 9:14pm 10.04.23 Now if I could just find the source of my small antifreeze leak I would be totally happy. "Rubber
Starter switch sporadically engages starter Benny17441 at 8:54pm 10.04.23 Beside running a parallel wire for the start button, I wired a separate starting circuit (shorter w
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition JamesG161 at 8:21pm 10.04.23 right wing militia camp in the swamps of SC I want you to know my relative was part of that. He w
Kevlar skid plates? sesmith at 7:58pm 10.04.23 I'd skip the hull protection and pay more attention to the Navionics charts :biggrin:. That said, G
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 7:07pm 10.04.23 .. Now if I could just find the source of my small antifreeze leak I would be totally happy. Nah,
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 6:50pm 10.04.23 Update after 5 days. No more seepage or leaks. I've run the engine about 4 hours and checked each d
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Dalliance at 6:23pm 10.04.23

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