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H240 centerboard bracket. Need help Crazy Dave Condon at 8:12am 05.24.15 Smaller Boats 2/812 On the centerboard bracket, there are two holes in the lower part of the bracket which to attach the
wheels for car / traveller on Missen Boom (3) batami at 7:28am 05.24.15 Parts Search 18/2697 I may have some terms wrong, so please excuse me - bit of a newbie. i acquired a Tahiti Ketch (se
Bottom paint dragonfly2 at 5:35am 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/912 I am keeping my P21 in the water this year and had it bottom painted with ablative anti fouling pain
Location of dagger board wire / line? Braavos at 5:11am 05.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/585 Hi all. We are new 2002 26x owners who bought the boat last summer and are now fixing it up to be re
Raymarine ST60 Depth Instrument Errors ssbowen at 4:40am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/903 I have recently purchased a Hunter 36 and have found that the ST60 depth unit only works when in dep
Are these the Access Hole Plugs? (2) Macboy at 9:04pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1521 We've got quite a few spares on board and in effort to help a fellow sailor we were going to offer u
Should Spreaders Clamp In Upper Shrouds Tightly? (5) DinoKanuck at 7:16pm 05.23.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/17172 Question on standing rigging. Should the end caps of the spreaders capture the upper shroud and h
Line diamensions Yellowjeepman at 4:15pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/794 Can anyone steer me to information on sail handling line replacement sizes and lengths ? I have had
Oh no Leatherneck at 4:02pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3636 My mast fell when I was trying to lower it. Now it's bent. Is there such a thing as mast repair?
Brown Water Leak Under Cockpit Rich6705 at 3:18pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/921 Hello all. I have a 1981 O'Day 25 that has been leaking brown water into the bilge since I bought i
Broadside docking protection Ted at 1:24pm 05.23.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3067 My new docking arrangement this season has me docking my boat broadside to a fixed dock. I don't par
4JH3E Transmission Compatibility DivinaVitae at 12:15pm 05.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 9/7235 I have a Yanmar 4JH3E (European) that needs a marine transmission. In my quest to find and procure t
Yanmar parts GThorne at 9:36am 05.23.15 Big Boats 5/1759 Any suggestions on parts suppliers for an old Yanmar 4JHE engine? I am looking for a lubricating oil
Videos of O'day 26 hard to reach areas mlindberg1 at 8:19am 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/657 Please do not get seasick watching these videos. Armed with my old ass and an Iphone I crawled aroun
alternator for H 54 worldfest at 7:46am 05.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1038 Howdy from Houston! Our 1982 H54 is still sailing, but the alternator went out. The Universal dealer
Plexiglass Windows Sailor_Jeff at 7:23am 05.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/1871 As anyone here actually used headlight polish to clear up an old plexiglas window on a hunter sailbo
dirty main piedpiperIII at 7:19pm 05.22.15 Catalina 22 7/1092 I have been looking around on this computer for ways to clean my dirty main sail. The jib looks very
Help with mast rigging (6) mlindberg1 at 7:18pm 05.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1443 I am new to sailing and have a few questions regarding rigging on Oday 26. Looking at the mast head
shaft size jotruk at 6:25pm 05.22.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/804 I have a 1979 hunter 27 and need to know what the shaft size is. also need the size of the prop that
No water in exhaust! Txlawdog at 6:14pm 05.22.15 Catalina 30 10/3587 I have a 1985 Catalina 30, with a Universal M 25 which was just rebuilt. I installed the rebuilt eng

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leak in aft berth stern corners colin59 at 7:57pm 10.28.23 thanks all, leaving it for a week with cushions off to see what turns up. In the Toronto area of Lak
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. (1) Calif. Ted at 7:42pm 10.28.23 The breaker switch on main panel at nav desk must be on, then waterproof switch on sink is used to d
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 6:50pm 10.28.23 odd, I have no switch around head sink. Shower pump( so labeled by factory) under port settee drai
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Calif. Ted at 6:32pm 10.28.23 There's a breaker labeled "shower pump" on electric panel above nav desk and a switch on the front o
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:20pm 10.28.23 221040
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing jssailem at 5:28pm 10.28.23 It makes total sense. I looked and could not find a routing in any of the manuals for the 42. We all
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 5:25pm 10.28.23 hP00VmKx_No but why would you?
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 5:22pm 10.28.23 interesting , but is there a float switch in the shower sump to turn the pump on? the only float sw
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Calif. Ted at 5:19pm 10.28.23 On my '02 boat the pump drains either icebox or shower sump in the head and is controlled by a wye v
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? pgandw at 4:29pm 10.28.23 Unless you are seeking full hull speed, displacement matters little in how fast a displacement boat
Marine AC Unit JamesG161 at 4:15pm 10.28.23 I have 2 Dometic that work great. Jim...
macerator doesn't have enough oumph JamesG161 at 4:13pm 10.28.23 What is the model number and age of your macerator pump? and Let's have the exact number of the
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? twalker H260 at 2:35pm 10.28.23 That is before the water ballast is filled and owner, family and supplies are added! Ballast is 20
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 2:30pm 10.28.23 Sailgunner - I've been thru the nav station and no sign of the coax. It does make sense that it wou
leak in aft berth stern corners Stu Jackson at 2:08pm 10.28.23 Colin, I think siamese got it. From your two photos, there seems to be no evidence of a leak from a
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA twodzusfittings at 1:49pm 10.28.23 Bad experience with their customer service when I went for some other parts. Don't want to be belitt
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 1:31pm 10.28.23 displacement of 3000 pounds Is that the weight before or after the owner has got his stuff on boar
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 10.28.23 I googled what looked like mine and reported that as the model number. Let's have the exact numbe
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 12:21pm 10.28.23 Re 24 volt macerator: Since I am not at my boat to look at the actual model number I googled what lo
Marine AC Unit capta at 11:48am 10.28.23 I'm guessing that the rarely used system has growth in the seawater cooling system, and is not getti

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