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anchor chock, / Hanger mmsailor at 1:49pm 06.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/814 Looking for an anchor hanger for our 23.5 . I saw one in the store here designated for a 260 . Not s
Cranking battery ground cable replacement for 1gm jfschena at 1:34pm 06.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1146 IM having intermittent starting issues. From all I can gather it's a bad ground. I'm sure the cable
reattaching hatch board retainers ClintonLakeSailor at 1:03pm 06.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1024 Hi all, I'm a new O'Day 23 owner. The boat is in good condition, but there are a few things I ha
Soldering PL-259 Connectors Brian D at 10:39am 06.14.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/3507 A recent thread called Radio Check pitted a sailor with the issue of RF cables and PL-259 (UHF) conn
Jabsco backfilling Jerry21707 at 8:38am 06.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/5975 I know this topic has been covered a bazillion times in this Forum. My factory installed Jabsco man
Easiest way to access stuffing box for maintenance? Nmartin33 at 6:24am 06.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1364 I need to service my stuffing box on a 81 H30 Cherubini. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what
furling rollers sailermarko at 5:52am 06.14.15 Big Boats 3/757 I have 3 small rollers that lead rope to furling. where can I find these? thanks
Replacing Outhaul Line on a 1990 Hunter 33.5 navigator97 at 4:21am 06.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/951 Does any one have info on replacing the Outhaul line on a 1990 Hunter 33.5. I believe that the one
water in the hull markjg54 at 2:30am 06.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1621 I've got a Macgregor 25 with rain water in the hull. What is the best way to pump it out and where.
trailer tire size. sailingdave at 12:27am 06.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4622 Hello all. I purchased a 2005 26M last May and had a great time with it last summer. The PO had re
Yanmar YM30 Oil level WhiteNow at 11:37pm 06.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1205 filled with 3L of oil per manual. The Manual also says to fill to upper mark on dipstick though the
how much does a hunter weigh jleblanc31 at 10:04pm 06.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/6750 So Sailboat data says the ballast is 4100 lbs displacement is 9700 lbs is the displacement the the
Dinette mattress onboard a hunter 456? janiceandcraig at 7:36pm 06.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/629 The 456 dinette mattress (folding style) IS bulky. Is there a suggested storage location on-board?
Workmanship (1) paulj at 7:03pm 06.13.15 Catalina 310 10/1824 See any thing unusual in photo after mechanic replace all fuel line and the engine started an
replace rope for furling jib sailermarko at 6:25pm 06.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1515 need to replace rope for rolling jib furling for a1998 340
380 aft cabin matteress peaceofmind at 6:11pm 06.13.15 Big Boats 3/2626 We are closing on a new to us 1999 Catalina 380 this week. Wife wants to know if the aft cabin mattr
310 round up paulj at 5:28pm 06.13.15 Catalina 310 0/742 Ferst reedy round up.....on June 16, 17 and 18th 2015. http://marinas.com/view/marina/12757_P
Self tending? BobM at 5:01pm 06.13.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3795 Continue to struggle with chronic tennis elbow. My efforts to strengthen my arms have helped but an
Replacing Teak trim Aginbill at 4:23pm 06.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1388 Just got a 1985 Hunter 23 that needs a lot of wood restoration. What are you using to replace hand r
3GM 30F power loss Beneteau 321 at 4:06pm 06.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1875 Background 1997 Beneteau 321 3GM30F Just got back from a sail ,on return to moring we were power

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Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 11:41am 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in th
Universal M-18 not starting kloudie1 at 11:33am 09.22.23 The engine stop will stop the high pressure pump from pumping to the injectors.. Your injector pump
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? dlochner at 11:21am 09.22.23 Those are gelcoat cracks which are cosmetic and not structural. The cure is clean out the crack and
Sewing Cushions and Bimini (3) Ward H at 11:12am 09.22.23 I'm interested in speed control, a better foot pedal, and so forth for mine. I am seriously conside
Universal M-18 not starting Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.22.23 Is this correct @Stu Jackson ? Works on a Yanmar. Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack a
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:05am 09.22.23 Did the little green feller say how thick the putty was when the transducer was pressed into the pu
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:04am 09.22.23
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway gkeiser at 10:47am 09.22.23 Hi all. An update here. My exhaust hose has a loop and mufler was not backed up with water. I foun
Just a bit too much heel and helm capta at 10:45am 09.22.23 I'm not sure what edge you are talking about, but you certainly make a lot more leeway when sailing
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 10:31am 09.22.23 Old Singers are great machines! My mom's 1951 model is very strong. I currently have the walking f
23.5 unsinkable??? CrispyCringle at 10:29am 09.22.23 Im not sure what the fixation is on an unsinkable sailboat. But everyone has their own list of perso
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks (2) patbratton at 10:06am 09.22.23 We sailed with the spinnaker using the Precision Turtle bag for the first time. Jessie liked how it
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 10:01am 09.22.23 Yes, this is the plan at this point. I had a fuel problem in 2020 when because of COVID the marina
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 9:38am 09.22.23 FYI - For the Volvo Dripless Seal I noticed many of the Beneteu have a cooling port directly into t
Universal M-18 not starting Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 09.22.23 It would appear that the engine fuel pump is dead. Is there any way to have someone crank the eng
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 9:26am 09.22.23 I was going to tell friends it's for DIY colonoscopies, That's gross :yikes: ! Got any more like
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Justin_NSA at 9:13am 09.22.23 This has been pretty well covered already. In a nutshell, forced water is needed for powerboats to p
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 9:08am 09.22.23 Yeah, I just bought an endoscope/borescope on Amazon for $30. It has a wireless connection to my And
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Davidasailor26 at 8:59am 09.22.23 Yep, The Volvo Penta Shaft Seal almost looks too good to be true! No cooling water necessary. I t
In hull transducer Johann at 8:45am 09.22.23 Then a moment of silence for those poor unfortunate souls, because if they wanted to mount a throug

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