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Companionway sliding cover Ilanortho at 5:37pm 07.25.15 Big Boats 10/1713 Hi all; Have a sliding plexiglass top sliding cover that makes the most blood curdling screech I ha
Yanmar 3QM30H cooling, just a small lesson learned DougMai at 4:38pm 07.25.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/785 Just want to share something I saw this week. I replaced the thermostats and noticed that one of th
What bored sailors do: (1) ShotgunSlim at 3:42pm 07.25.15 Catalina 22 45/5468 This is what a trailer sailor locked into 12 hour night shifts, no tow vehicle and no decent weather
Tabernacle install o'day 22 repawn at 3:31pm 07.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2055 Hi all, I have removed all hardware from the boat and I am busily getting ready to re-bed everythin
Spinnaker/Whisker Poles Diablito at 3:20pm 07.25.15 Big Boats 4/1323 Hi all. I own Mer-Sea Beaucoup, a great 376. She came without either a spinnaker nor gear. I
Companionway door spring broken:How to replace? Viktor Eysselein at 12:59pm 07.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1440 Hi All: The spring of the companionway door on my Hunter 45CC broke. I got the spring from HunterO
Shroud length with 10 hole stay adjuster hobie9809 at 8:13am 07.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/787 I would like to change my shroud from turn buckle to 10 hole stay does anyone know what length to ma
CDI Rolling Furling pelicanj45 at 8:10am 07.25.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2162 I own a Hunter 36 Cherubini model. I've owned it around 25 years. This year the roller furling is
Auto Helm compass PM in TO at 7:47am 07.25.15 Catalina 310 14/1932 Have a 2005 310 does anyone know where they mounted the compass? I have looked everywhere? Thanks P
Home is the Sailor (1) Roger Long at 5:09am 07.25.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2250 I was just a few boat lengths away from a brief "pier head jump" crew drop off at City Island, New
Catalina 309 windless issue Nellie the sailor at 4:38am 07.25.15 Ask All Sailors 1/585 Dear all, we dropped anchor a few times this year and my maxwell 500 in our anchor locker started ac
Irwin 25 without centerboard keel Bwilliams0621 at 4:29am 07.25.15 Irwin 4/5137 Hello all new to the ownership of a new to me 25' irwin 10 / 4 without the centerboard keel. It was
Replacing a backstay turnbuckle njlarry at 4:12am 07.25.15 Ask All Sailors 7/3104 Yesterday I first noticed a faint crack in the backstay turnbuckle. I would like to replace it toda
Rumbling/throbbing sound when carrying Genoa 180 in 7kts+ Piotr at 9:21pm 07.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3179 Recently, I became a bit adventerous and started carrying more sail in more wind. That's when the Ad
VIN # atrometer at 6:41pm 07.24.15 Catalina 22 13/1321 Can someone interpret this for me "22CTYH555975"
New portlight in Oday 272 (2) MaritimeTees at 6:10pm 07.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1353 Today I installed a new Bomar portlight in the aft cabin. Wow the difference. Air and light. Best ne
Yamaha 30 Strut Johnthesailor at 5:12pm 07.24.15 Yamaha 0/1829 I have just noticed that the strut on our 1981 30 is showing signs of corrosion. A surveyor has conf
ODay 25 forward deck recore (8) 4father at 3:00pm 07.24.15 Day Sailers 1/2347 It all started out with a plan to replace a vent over the anchor locker. Upon removal of the offendi
Wheel control lines (1) drdanj at 2:50pm 07.24.15 Big Boats 2/1228 A recent email from Catalina Direct warned about the "cross wire idler" mechanism under the Edson pe
Runing Wire down Mast Beneteau 321 at 1:26pm 07.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2271 Planing on installing a wind speed /direction on mast head,on our 1997 Beneteau 321 any helpful hint

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FAREWELL Skippers Tom J at 12:01pm 11.12.23 Wishing you all the best in your future adventures! I'm sure the new owners are happy. The C310 is
Tiller rise C27? (1) Indysailor at 11:57am 11.12.23 Yeah, I said it was original (including the tiller head), based on prior research. It's the exact on
Lets talk cooking Rasselas36 at 11:44am 11.12.23
Replacing/Upgrading the Manual head to Electric. Ward H at 11:38am 11.12.23 I installed the Raritan Sea Era QC with fresh water flush back in 2018. very pleased with the instal
Replacing/Upgrading the Manual head to Electric. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:09am 11.12.23 Which Raritan models have you looked at? --Peggie
Odd Yanmar issue dave_and_dd at 10:52am 11.12.23 Please clarify, you say it "will not stay running". Do you mean you only detect sound of the starter
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:24am 11.12.23 Stu and Alan. Both are solid points of query. The diesel engine surge behavior is not a new thing t
Does anyone know about any manuals maintenance or otherwise for the 1967 Ericson 35 1967? Stu Jackson at 10:04am 11.12.23 There is an entire Ericson website. You should be able to find it via Google.
Adding a pod the Helm (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 11.12.23 I've looked at this and measured it up on my '99 H-310 for years on end but never bothered with it.
Pearson electra? dLj at 9:42am 11.12.23 I agree. Similar, but not right. I love the transom shape. I left a note on it. Hopefully I he
Watches LaDonaMina at 8:57am 11.12.23 For our 25th anniversary we were in Austria and stopped into a Rolex jewelry store and my wife gifte
Interior Wood morbidfollower at 8:51am 11.12.23 This is Cetol "marine" (which is a color, not a characteristic). e additional counter space is muc
Adding a pod the Helm FOLLOWING SEAS at 8:50am 11.12.23 I uploaded them in the original message
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 8:19am 11.12.23 I've had air in the lines before and it caused the engine to surge momentarily, right before it sto
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:16am 11.12.23 John, if it's air in the lines, that will make it STOP, not surge. I've had air in the lines befor
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 8:13am 11.12.23 Yes. My Hindsight is 20/20.:biggrin: Mine is only 40/30 and I have to throw in a day & a half dela
Tiller rise C27? (2) Joe at 8:08am 11.12.23 Can you post a picture? Since you don't know if it's factory........ that's the first thing to dete
How to create a brand-specific forum Stu Jackson at 8:06am 11.12.23 The problem with that format is that there's no history to look back on, and the same questions get
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 Stu Jackson at 7:56am 11.12.23 Have you noodled around on Torrenson.com? You could use your various model #s and they often have
How to create a brand-specific forum Joe at 7:43am 11.12.23 I understand your reasoning, and it's a good idea for keeping your groups posts separate from the ma

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