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Tuning shrouds on a 1978 Bristol 24' Corsair sailoat Captain Mark at 3:14am 05.28.15 Bristol 1/1793 Hey guys and gals! Any suggestions when tensioning the shrouds on a 1978 Bristol 24' Corsair sail
Katadyn 80E drive pump Slipin Away at 2:58am 05.28.15 Big Boats 0/600 Does anyone have the manual for rebuilding the drive pump unit on this model. Katadyn tells me it i
Bilge Pump markjg54 at 2:15am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/629 I have an 1985 25 ft. MacGregor and need to put a bilge pump in. I can only see water under the seat
just wonderin? blkscratch at 11:31pm 05.27.15 Columbia 4/2372 howdy all, new to this sight and to sailing so if this sounds funny or i'm a little off or if my rig
Tell tails and reefing lines Macboy at 10:07pm 05.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2265 Our poor bagged out main is void of any tell tails. I've got adhesive ones from our Hobie cat but do
rigging screw oil FlimFlamII at 8:43pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4405 Any suggestions for a substitute for rigging screw oil?
Rudder options for O'Day 22 Norsehammer at 8:42pm 05.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4452 Are there any options for the rudder, swing up is what I'm thinking about.
Need New Windows in Seattle (2) Sailin Dog at 8:36pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1956 I'm the New proud owner of a 1984 Newport 33 (aft cabin model). She slices like a knife thru a breez
Cockpit rigging (1) Norsehammer at 8:32pm 05.27.15 Day Sailers 4/1385 I'd like to know what the original cockpit rigging configuration was for an early 70's O'Day 22 was,
Freshwater Thru Hull Drain catalanc at 7:54pm 05.27.15 Catalina 22 5/1275 Hi All, I have had power boats for 7 years but am new to sailing. I recently purchased a Catalina 22
L.O. Filter light is on 473Clipper at 7:42pm 05.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1477 Does anyone know what that light means? I have a B Panel 4JH HTE
Installing.a Raymarine I40 Bidata.....need Seatalk help. Doug4bass at 7:05pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1580 Hey der from the U.P. Gonna use an I40 Bidata for a repeater down below at the nav station. There
H31 - Hot Water tank installation Reacher at 6:13pm 05.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/623 Our 1984 H31, new to us, has a leak in the hot water tank. It is an Isotherm tank. It is mounted wit
replacing ALL lines keelson at 6:12pm 05.27.15 Catalina 30 12/2086 Hello all, I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 30. Found one that will certainly need all new l
jib/main halyard w4swk at 5:43pm 05.27.15 Catalina 22 9/1051 Hi all Sharlene and I were cleaning some more on the boat today(a never ending process) and I notic
contacting an oday owner Ron10215 at 5:28pm 05.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/640 Would like to contact a current Oday 37 owner regarding current success with his windlass installati
Shroud Tension Corwin Coward at 3:40pm 05.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1048 Can anyone give me some guidelines on setting the tension on the shrouds on my Beneteau Oceanis CC40
Storing Shrouds TDudley at 3:25pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/839 I need to store my shrouds while I am painting my mast and did not want to leave them laying about i
Am i crazy lanceadams at 2:33pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2082 Me and my wife have decided to leave lake Huron and sail through the Erie canal and the intercoastal
H31 Transmission Cable Replacement Shadownav at 2:25pm 05.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/938 The cable from the steering pedestal to the transmission snapped and must be replaced. Also, while

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310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 8:34am 09.17.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? jssailem at 8:21am 09.17.23 I am with Tedd and Ralph on this issue. Outside air directly to Alternator would be far better than
Roll your own! stickinthemud57 at 7:50am 09.17.23 Once you have rolled your own, you will need a cover, right? I can't seem to find anyone who makes t
Trailer plans needed Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 09.17.23 I have been out of the industry since 2012 as a sailboat dealer but I have some recommendations.
Where are these blocks used shemandr at 6:33am 09.17.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Terry Cox at 5:46am 09.17.23 Good morning, Dan. Our boat came with a 1/2" double braid topping lift halyard. Originally, the work
New to me genoa kappykaplan at 5:36am 09.17.23 Looks great, SailingLoto! :beer:
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 12:14am 09.17.23
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 10:27pm 09.16.23 Interesting--thanks everyone for the input.
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 09.16.23 I want to thank you again for being willing to listen and trying to help. Let me tell you, it was
310 questions from a potential buyer leo310 at 9:48pm 09.16.23 Mine is a 2000 hull #44 with a 3GM30. I think that Catalina put in engines that they had on hand at
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 9:26pm 09.16.23 .in the meantime, I put a little pigtail of paracord on the backstay with a Klemheist knot. I put
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 9:11pm 09.16.23 @Terry Cox thanks for the insight. My main halyard works fine. I was able to easily fully drop the
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Terry Cox at 9:03pm 09.16.23 It is stuck and will not go up or down Different model boat, but that happened to me a few years a
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 8:53pm 09.16.23 First off I want to thank you again for being willing to listen and trying to help. I'm not the mos
Roll your own! (1) DArcy at 8:02pm 09.16.23 I like the pool noodle rollers, great idea. I made a sail tube out of PVC pipe to transport my daug
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (3) Hayden Watson at 7:14pm 09.16.23 It would likely be easier to keep my cool if I had not done such a good job with my insulation but n
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:06pm 09.16.23 Mis-spent some of my career designing cooling systems for industrial electronics. I think @Ralph Jo
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:51pm 09.16.23 It seems to me that I read somewhere that the bulk of the heat generated in the alternator was from
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 09.16.23 The biggest problem is the temperature inside your engine compartment. Technically speaking, I'd sa

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