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Yamaha 4 Stroke 9.9 Question (1) Ward H at 6:40am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 22/13115 I saw something on my 2013 Yamaha 4 Stroke T9.9 I hadn't noticed before. About 1/3rd down on the sh
Keel fixing - is soft filler normal hjohnp at 6:05am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 Hi friends. Our Hunter Legend 36, made in England, 2003, has soft infill at the leading and trailing
Heads (toilet) in 1970's Catalina 22 Gillingham at 5:55am 05.16.15 Catalina 22 11/6445 Hi Catalina sailors... We have a Catalina 22 (called a Jaguar 22 here in the UK) from the late 1970
Weld on galv/black iron exhaust riser scherzoja at 5:26am 05.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1528 I'm replacing my steel pipe exhaust riser with another one and want to know if there is any problem
Frozen seacock KenzieToo at 5:02am 05.16.15 Pearson 5/1881 I'm restoring a 1972 P30 and all of the sea cocks are frozen. Before I replace them as they are ver
Towing a oday 222 peterbud at 4:17am 05.16.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/801 I am looking at a Nissan Frontier av with the 6cyl and 4x4. I was wondering if anyone had any exper
Buyers broker recommendation in San Diego Celtic_Wind at 3:05am 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/991 My wife and I are retired and moving to San Diego and are interested in using a buyers broker to hel
daysailing in the southeast donjudy at 1:58am 05.16.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2982 I am a novice and have usually sailed on local lakes but I am looking for some suggestions as to the
water and holding tank "gauge" rdavis6507 at 8:10pm 05.15.15 Big Boats 3/1447 Does anyone know where to find the "gauge" for water and holding tanks for 2002 Hunter 410? The pus
1985 26' O'Day bilge pump Windtherapy at 6:09pm 05.15.15 Day Sailers 7/2025 Has anybody installed an electric bilge pump on a 1985 26" O'Day?
Luff tension Mark Maulden at 4:35pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3008 Do you relieve luff tension on a furled headsail?
Catalina 27 '84 std - tack block for ASpin Kopite at 4:17pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1283 Hi, my boat came with an ASpin, but there is no block for the tack. I have a Harken furler. Any rec
Handrails for Macgregor 22 (1981)? pajcrowley at 2:55pm 05.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1239 Hi, Wondering if someone could help point me to the best place to get replacement handrails for m
Is it Just Me ............. Ralph Johnstone at 2:33pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 29/3972 .................. or has anyone else noticed a decline in boating interest in their area? This ca
Bottom Painting case: is barrier coat necessary? (2) Michal at 2:11pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1151 Hi, The previous owner did not clean / paint the boat for several years. The original plan was to
Main Haylard catealley at 1:03pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1360 I have a Catalina 27 and need to purchase a new main halyard. My specs tell me 78', 5/16". My ques
Trouble starting M3-20 Bob Mc at 12:37pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/618 Sorry. Didn't mean to repost
Need Help Fishing a Wire on a H356 SA1LOR32 at 11:51am 05.15.15 Big Boats 11/1323 I'm trying to run a GPS antenna cable and satellite antenna cable from the electrical panel area to
bilge float switch cstonedent at 10:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3250 On our B311 there is a very swallow bilge. What is the best type of float switch for these boats? An
Stern arch Prime Time at 10:43am 05.15.15 Bristol 0/1451 Anyone out there buy, make, steal a stern arch for a Bristol 41.1 or 43.3?

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Convert partial battens to full battens Ward H at 2:02am 11.17.23 Last winter we had a new main sail built. Our sailmaker/rigger spent several hours on the phone with
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ward H at 12:03am 11.17.23 Good to hear John
2gm20f water heater circuit Ken13559 at 11:48pm 11.16.23 Where I sail, you won't want to shower with hot/warm water.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ralph Johnstone at 9:59pm 11.16.23 Budgie smuggler Budgie ? I dunno. Looks more like a large pigeon to me. Either that, or somewh
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48pm 11.16.23 Does anyone know if I can take the wiring going to the warning light and switch it over to a gauge?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:27pm 11.16.23 Well it was a chilly day on the boat. We fired up the heater and made a pot of coffee. Once the ice
st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd Tally Ho at 7:30pm 11.16.23 You can buy just the depth transducer (will require putting a hole in the boat), and a display. it
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 7:00pm 11.16.23 Please be careful what you wish for ......................................
Sail loft Annapolis jaysweet at 6:29pm 11.16.23 North Sails.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 6:23pm 11.16.23 Please be careful what you wish for ...................................... It was unkind of you t
Hunter 290 bimini colin59 at 5:37pm 11.16.23 Thanks , was having issues with the bimini not staying up. found an attatchment welt to the arch tha
Emergency Tiller SwanSong at 5:36pm 11.16.23 If you ever need it $265 will seem VERY cheap. Ask me how I know....
Odd Yanmar issue Tally Ho at 4:42pm 11.16.23 Probably added by a PO. Can you determine the brand? Maybe a model #. That would allow you to co
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Hayden Watson at 4:12pm 11.16.23 I thought a fully charged battery was good to about -70F. ( Helping Your Boat Battery Survive Winte
Suddenly needing some brake work Gene Neill at 4:01pm 11.16.23 It looks like it HAS been eighteen years. :(
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 3:44pm 11.16.23 I agree. The full battens can cover a lot of sins. But they also extend the life of a sail. The v
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? JoeWhite at 2:39pm 11.16.23 Yes you can as long as you have a grounding point on the instrument panel.
Remove Prop fstbttms at 2:29pm 11.16.23 bup: I do have a Martec folding prop that I may try... If you do, do NOT install it without using
Remove Prop (1) SirMichael at 2:25pm 11.16.23 I finally got my prop off. I went up there with a mapp gas torch and got the prop up to 250 degrees
Teak Inlays Syversens at 2:21pm 11.16.23 We did that on our previous Bene, a 361 in fact. This was 10 years ago but we found it in parts, ord

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