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centerboard cable broke!! nickarish at 2:26pm 07.09.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1023 I have an 1967 oday 2. the cable attached to the spindle for raising the centerboard up and down sna
Prop Size Question geoffreykwright at 12:52pm 07.09.15 Big Boats 3/1786 Hi. I have a Catalina 34 MK II (Year 2000 - Hull 1494). The previous owner put on an after-market
Macgregor 25 1986 Trailer Weight? tj15830 at 11:18am 07.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3287 I am trying to get a license plate on my trailer. Prior owner never did. This requires getting just
Boat for sale T_Cat at 11:12am 07.09.15 Catalina 22 2/680 A good looking '86 just popped up on eBay out of Florida if anyone is looking!
Head not flushing LakeHuronSailor at 10:06am 07.09.15 Catalina 30 11/1529 1985 Cat 30TR, we are new owners. Can't get the thing to flush. It worked last year. Any suggestion
Yanmar fuel cut off solenoid Shaggydog at 9:33am 07.09.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/4331 I have a 'stop' and 'off' switch to cut off the fuel in a Yanmar 2GM diesel. The 'stop' switch has f
Oday 26 Block and Line on front of Mast (2) mlindberg1 at 9:14am 07.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/776 Can anyone tell me what this might be used for? It is a line that goes up the front of the mast to a
Bedding hardware (1) repawn at 7:30am 07.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/988 Hi all, Bedding most hardware is easy - what would you do with this: l tape - but clearly I would
replace 380 water heater peaceofmind at 6:57am 07.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/819 I have water seeping from under my water heater. I am assuming it is the original based on condition
Tohatsu 3.5 help Delezynski at 6:08am 07.09.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2252 Hi all, I have a 2004, 2 stroke Tohatsu outboard I bought new. I just got a few replacement parts
Shelving ideas for 23.5 SFKjeld at 1:48am 07.09.15 Smaller Boats 6/795 Looking to install shelving inside the cabin on the starboard side, between the sitting area and the
Hard to find stainless machine screws higgs at 9:09pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1721 I need some #10 machine screws 4.5 inches long. I also need #8 machine screws 5 inches long This s
music to my ears allainhenry at 7:30pm 07.08.15 Sirius 21/22 2/1715 Hi all, I have a question about music while sailing. During one of my outings, doing about 4.5 kts i
HELP! Mrlee at 6:30pm 07.08.15 Irwin 0/1121 Does anyone out there own an Irwin 30 centerboard? I need some questions answered to fix a leak...al
So Cool pateco at 5:35pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 19/1896 I wonder how much this would cost for my H31? https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t
Tach problem on 2008 Beneteau 40 Captpete12 at 5:12pm 07.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/890 My tach is pegged all the way clockwise, beyond max. I seem to recall threads about this problem in
Transmission Issue? Solstice at 4:28pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/820 This weekend we were finishing our sail home and when we were entering the harbor we fired up the en
Water leak bugsboat at 3:35pm 07.08.15 Big Boats 12/2776 I need your thinking caps! Our 1995 Hunter 37.5 has a wet locker in the V-berth on the starboard sid
Tidal current online resource CapnGrumpyBreeches at 2:01pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 21/3411 I'm Looking for an online reference that shows not only tidal charts for a given area but also tidal
rudder gasket material periwink 12345 at 1:08pm 07.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/1292 Can anyone tell me the name of the red gasket type material that is glued to the insides of the alum

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Universal 25xp. No start. Stu Jackson at 9:13pm 09.30.23 Finally got my starter and put it in however, my picture of wiring it is not clear. Does anyone hav
Frankenboat rgranger at 9:11pm 09.30.23
Universal 25xp. No start. jssailem at 8:48pm 09.30.23 The details you seek and more. https://www.samarins.com/glossary/starter.html It says car. The star
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 8:44pm 09.30.23 I wasn't too worried about the -451 mv because the anode was several feet from the prop. I did think
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! jssailem at 8:33pm 09.30.23 Nice to have your own weather diviner.
Boat beards jssailem at 8:18pm 09.30.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Ward H at 8:14pm 09.30.23 220374
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 7:43pm 09.30.23 Only because I just did the same test on my boat. Off the top of my head I had -.450 on the engine
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer ricksoth at 7:35pm 09.30.23 I also have a Windex on the mast. Looking up there frequently is inconvenient, which is why having
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 5:23pm 09.30.23 I new somebody would catch that. It was -0.933 volt. Only because I just did the same test on my
Frankenboat (1) Calif. Ted at 4:58pm 09.30.23 When I saw this one I was baffled, turns out it's a "roughwater" and they made 6-7 of them with a ma
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 4:48pm 09.30.23 Is the 933mv or -933mv? If is really is 933 mv you have a big issue. I new somebody would catch th
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 4:47pm 09.30.23 I think.a 3-cylinder 27HP or so is what my friends boats have.
1987 c & c MKIII Vang info needed (2) Tally Ho at 4:45pm 09.30.23
Newbie Intro jviss at 3:55pm 09.30.23 Used to belong many years ago when we lived there. What rig did you choose? I confess a lot of the
Newbie Intro Don S/V ILLusion at 3:51pm 09.30.23 An amateur radio club, specifically, the Southeastern Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association, "SEM
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 3:43pm 09.30.23 Today I tested the hull potential and got a surprise, 933mv. That's a lot higher than I've ever see
Yanmar SD50 recurring seal issue Joe A at 3:30pm 09.30.23 might be a pinhole in the casting Thanks kloudie1 I hadn't thought to look for that.. I'm not sure
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue SailMaster at 3:24pm 09.30.23 Hi Guys, So I have pulled the thermostat after much struggle. This motor had the original t stat it
Blocked fuel pickup Captain Larry-DH at 3:24pm 09.30.23 There still may be sludge on the tank bottom. Yes, i checked for that. Looks good. Also, my tanks

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