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Cajun Ropes (1) Tally Ho at 3:51pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 1/619
Engine Alignment Dan Anthony at 3:41pm 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3615 I'm a first time poster. If this is in the wrong place please set me straight. I am the 2nd Owner o
ST60 wind machine cable seadaddler at 1:03pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 1/289 Anybody have any wind machine cable for ST60 wind machine available that they can spare
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump (1) davidjpio at 12:44pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/829 Hello. I'm trying to troubleshoot my inherited system. I have a Watch Witch Sensor, Water Witch Ala
RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 (1) SiriusCanada at 10:32am 05.19.23 Sirius 21/22 5/1692 Hi all! Just getting ready to put the mast up and not sure how to rig the topping lift on a Sirius.
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:05am 05.19.23 Day Sailers 1/34 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:04am 05.19.23 Parts Search 0/1 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:04am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 8:58am 05.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/713 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 (1) spencersea at 8:12am 05.19.23 Smaller Boats 9/1319 I am looking at purchasing a 1995 hunter 26. Upon inspection I see two sizeable indents in the hull
1977 Fuel Tank Top Gauge (2) cebruns at 7:45am 05.19.23 Catalina 30 3/962 Hi - My 1977 Catalina 30 still has the original Tempo 18G Aluminum tank installed but the top gauge
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? rpell1@msn.com at 7:31am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1485 Hi all, I have a 1997 Cat30 with a Universal M25XPA 3 cyl. diesel. I periodically check my primary
2008 B43 Traveller Issue Dave9854 at 6:22am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/492 I noticed the starboard side of my traveler on my 2008 B43 is pulling up and is loose. Has anyone ha
07 Hunter 36 light seadaddler at 4:51am 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/629 Looking for a saloon light that are up on ceiling for my 07 H-36 I damaged mine and maybe some one
Winch upside down? jodyjuli at 4:15am 05.19.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1236 I was loading my boat the other day and someone said my wench was mounted upside down and below the
Reefing lines jamming RobAL at 3:23am 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1104 My reefing lines keep getting stuck, in particular in the narrow clearance around the pulleys at the
Boats in Portland and boatwork begins (9) Traveler7 at 3:46pm 05.18.23 C&C 3/739 Hi all...visited the boat last week and outfitted the Galley with a Galanz 4 in 1 Microwave, Convect
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round jimmcgee at 2:09pm 05.18.23 Catalina 22 6/923 I started out on a 1994 C22 wing keel on the Delaware River many years ago, before going to a 1995 C
Soldering advice sought Timm R Oday25 at 11:10am 05.18.23 Ask All Sailors 6/588 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was easy
Love to Hear the Story Behind This (1) Rick Webb at 8:21am 05.18.23 Ask All Sailors 9/672 215787

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Runaway diesel dlochner at 7:21am 01.31.25 That I will do Ralph! Cherrs!
Runaway diesel (1) Tally Ho at 7:20am 01.31.25 Hmph ! At least have a Mai Tai for each and every one of us while you're down there. That I will d
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING dlochner at 7:08am 01.31.25 First, the use of masthead tri-colors are not without controversy. Perhaps the biggest issue is the
Oday 22 Sliding Hatch Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 01.31.25 I'm leaning towards no but I could be wrong. Call Rudy at D&R marine. He would know for sure
Runaway diesel (1) MikeHoncho at 7:04am 01.31.25 I can't remember ever hearing of a well maintained sailboat's engine exploding or even having a run
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 7:02am 01.31.25 If you recall the example I gave where my friend went through 3 - 360 degree rolls, you might begin
Runaway diesel MikeHoncho at 7:01am 01.31.25 Unless your engine has a turbocharger, you shouldn't have to worry about it. The turbocharger is b
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING Urban Hermit at 6:44am 01.31.25 Good thoughts, Cap'n, especially about night vision. As I would be able to use the forward 225 degr
Handcrank starting a small engine. dLj at 6:42am 01.31.25 This will continue through the ages. There just isn't stopping some people, nor reasoning with the
Handcrank starting a small engine. dLj at 6:36am 01.31.25 Yes, a catamaran with two engines. The spare engine quip was a joke because we rarely run both eng
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING Captain Larry-DH at 6:33am 01.31.25
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 5:58am 01.31.25 Shemander raises some good points, especially mentioning spare cotter and clevis pins. As to ligh
Reverse diagonal shroud disconnect for winter cover? marcham at 5:54am 01.31.25 Excellent, best to keep the lower diamond connected and accurately tensioned, it's essential for th
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. marcham at 5:45am 01.31.25 Also used basketball and a manual air pump, change one at a time.
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks colemj at 5:29am 01.31.25 I mentioned earlier that I use sealant on the threads, but didn't mention which type. coincidently,
Raymarine Auto Pilot colemj at 4:58am 01.31.25 When you replaced the transducer, did you home-run the cable from it straight to the AP, or is there
Runaway diesel colemj at 4:51am 01.31.25 The odd thing is, I've never even removed the cap to see what's under it How does the cap come o
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 4:41am 01.31.25 The story of the hurricane is indeed old, 1970's. However, that was not the reason for that specifi
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 4:26am 01.31.25 Going sideways in this thread a bit, what problems do people have with starting their engines? I ca
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 4:16am 01.31.25 There are self-rescue systems that integrate with the self-steering and the radio. They detect when

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