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Cameo appearance IH82BL8 at 5:27am 08.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1016 My wife and I love to watch B movies because the plots, acting and effects are so cheesy. A couple
B-24 stern... Member 131497 at 11:35pm 08.01.15 Bristol 0/1048 Hi guys... im actually on the quest for a stern rail... any help would be appreciated
Volvo penta 2002 cold start shyamh at 9:26pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 7/11060 Hello, The volvo penta 2002 motor (2 cylinder diesel, 18HP, no glow plugs) on my 1984 beneteau firs
"Northers" in the eastern Gulf of Mexico Gene Neill at 8:04pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3128 The wife and I are planning a trip from Marco Island to the Keys this Christmas. I keep hearing "nor
prop wash H41 dakno at 7:28pm 08.01.15 Big Boats 2/860 I get a very strong pull to starboard under power. I am guessing this is do to prop wash? Under sail
272 Steering Conversion Kit agprice22 at 7:13pm 08.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1189 I just purchased a 272 Steering Conversion Kit from a long-retired Oday dealer who used to sell a co
binnacle access from aft cabin 41 dakno at 7:00pm 08.01.15 Big Boats 1/663 Help. I need to access the under side of binnacle to check a connection. There is a large panel on c
Securing turnbuckles higgs at 6:46pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 14/8760 I have use cotter pins and split rins to make sure my turnbuckles don't turn once the rig is turned.
Move the electrical panel (2) PSR at 2:40pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 10/5063 The DC panel on my C27 needs attention. Here's the current :D situation: https://lh3.googleusercont
My Life With A 1984 Catalina 36, M-25 AND OIL LEAK NICK1951 at 2:25pm 08.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/5130 Living The Dream On A Cat 36, Help With Bimini And Oil Leak Hello All, I purchased my 1984 Catal
salon window leaking knotaclew at 12:17pm 08.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2041 My 2006 beneteau 423 main salon window is leaking do they make a replacement gasket or is there a fi
Identify These Thru-hull Transducers? (4) intensity at 9:46am 08.01.15 Parts Search 4/1041 I need to find replacement retaining rings for these two plastic through-hull transducers. The threa
Princess Stove Parts Kathryn2 at 7:42am 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 9/10119 We own a 2005 44AC Hunter. We have a 3 burner stove with oven. We are trying to find replacement k
Disappointed new owner... Marijo at 4:51am 08.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1653
Starter Mystery nveater at 2:54pm 07.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1432 So like many yanmar owners, I installed a solenoid relay switch to help with starting and it has wor
Raymarine wheel drive motor tube Ken Honeycutt at 2:35pm 07.31.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1516 I know this may be hopeless but my wheel drive st4000 mk2 wheel drive motor tube just went south. Is
Replacing your engine on a Y30 NickHawley at 12:18pm 07.31.15 Yamaha 7/2113 My 34 year old Yanmar is on its last legs - leaking through injector seal and head gasket issues. So
Pearson 39-2 2nd head inprin at 11:55am 07.31.15 Pearson 0/1287 Are there any 39-2 owners out there that have removed the 2nd head in the forward cabin? I am talki
Yanmar 2GM Fuel Bleed Post Fuel Feed Pump Replacement brentbergan at 11:13am 07.31.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/5278 I have a yanmar 2GM20F engine. The fuel feed pump went bad and was leaking diesel while running. I r
PSS Shaft Seal for 41DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:10am 07.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/820 Hi All, Anyone know the correct PSS Shaft Seal part number for a 2007 41DS? Thanks, Andy

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Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Tally Ho at 1:37pm 10.07.23
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 10.07.23 @Perry Welch I am having a difficult time what you have. Can you remove that rudder and take a fu
unknown sailboat PAC3142 at 12:51pm 10.07.23 Maybe this? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ford-20
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Rich Stidger at 12:37pm 10.07.23
Broken Rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 12:34pm 10.07.23 Repairing at that critical point is next to impossible at the rudderhead. @chuckwayne and @rgrang
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 12:30pm 10.07.23
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 12:23pm 10.07.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 12:20pm 10.07.23 Thank you! The practical season is coming to an end here, due to the weather and the marina closing
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 12:08pm 10.07.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 12:06pm 10.07.23 This turned into 6 hours of shop labor as two of the 4 pump bolts sheared and also the Adjuster bolt
Pedestal cup holders BL_Sailor at 11:57am 10.07.23 There are 2 on each side of the compass which is blocking the other 2. There are also 1 each in the
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location (3) jssailem at 11:48am 10.07.23 Hello Yak,. I do not have an Islander. If you can help with a picture we may be able to help. Look
Anchor/Rode (2) capta at 11:37am 10.07.23 By fluke, do you mean a Danforth knockoff? As a very general rule-of-thumb, you want 1 pound of an
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration jssailem at 11:35am 10.07.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? dlochner at 11:34am 10.07.23 1) How easy is it to capsize Catalina 18 (Capri) with a winged keel? (Full keel, not a centerboard)
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 10.07.23 As wind speed builds the boat becomes overpowered and all of the extra wind is just drag pulling the
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top DArcy at 10:43am 10.07.23 I'm in Canada so I get tarps from Princess Auto which is the Canadian equivalent to Harbor Freight.
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top capta at 10:39am 10.07.23 If I felt uncomfortable of going aloft on the main halyard in a proper bosun's chair, then I'd just
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 10:20am 10.07.23 Where can you buy a heavy duty tarp? Yes, we'll be storing it on the boat. We did something wrong la
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top DArcy at 9:39am 10.07.23 All great ideas! I think I'll sail with the main tomorrow, then take it all down for the season. An

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