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New Engine?? Uno Mast at 3:40pm 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2258 My Beneteau First 285 has a Volvo Penta 18hp inboard diesel that has given me nothing but problems.
Cutlass Bearing Removal Tool Steverhnm at 3:29pm 03.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2331 Anybody have one they may want to loan to me? I will pay a deposit and a reasonable fee for rent.
Clevis Pins Stuck in Masthead CloudDiver at 1:00pm 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/3535 I remove the masthead for my C-22 to clean things up an have a closer inspection of standing rigging
O'Day 34 Dodger Yellowjeepman at 12:25pm 03.30.15 Parts Search 0/950 Looking for a frame or complete dodger. O'Day 34, New is way over budget Thanks Frank
Bilge covers G Day at 11:38am 03.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/795 Need to replace teak and holly bilge covers and would like buy ASAP
Water Maker Options (1) pchrisler at 11:11am 03.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1281 We are planning on doing the Ha Ha in October and want to add water maker. No plans for a generator
Water pump Sediment (1) WhiteNow at 10:54am 03.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1059 Have two tanks on vessel the tank 1 operates fine. Tank #2 sputters at sink and water pump doesn't s
Windlass Installation JMReilly at 10:45am 03.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2257 Just purchased a Lewmar pro 1000 Windlass to install on my 87 Hunter Legend 35. It will involve cut
Feathering Propeller Jpgerlach at 10:38am 03.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3441 Am looking at a variprofile feathering propeller for my Beneteau 331. Maxprop seems to be the other
Anchor bow roller awerman at 10:29am 03.30.15 Smaller Boats 2/1307 For ease of use I'm thinking of installing a anchor roller for the bow of my 1984 C-24 fixed keel.
Jib rail angles mm2347 at 10:04am 03.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/577 Just ran across some notes Ive used to install jib sheet rails. Maybe they can help some older ques
Adjustable backstay setting Cowpokee at 10:00am 03.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3119 The next time I have my boat out of the water I will replace the original backstay with a 4:1 adjust
Quick H27 question braol at 9:39am 03.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/607 I can't get to the boat this week (otherwise I'd measure myself): What is the height from the base
what problem areas Vision 32 when buying v18744 at 8:48am 03.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4034 am first time buyer a 1990 vision 32 has caught my eye but need feedback on past problems in determ
Trailer Question (1) Greengas at 8:10am 03.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/2629 Hi I am attaching a photo of my Mac 25 on its trailer. As you can see, the bottom roller does no
Muddy->Dry Mooring Issue SeanH at 7:58am 03.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/724 Appealing to the knowledge of this group to see if any owners have moored swing keel boats on moorin
Finally giving it up rivettw at 7:42am 03.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2535 To all the 37C owners on this forum. After many years of owning my '79 cutter and many years of res
Rudder bushings burnswelds at 6:59am 03.30.15 Catalina 30 10/2384 Hello all, Last season my rudder developed about a 1/4" of lateral movement, after haul out I disc
What does this switch do? (1) Greengas at 6:26am 03.30.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3392 Hi I'm brand new to sailing. I just purchased a Macgregor 25. I'm attaching a picture of two sw
Boat ramp newby! keljohnso at 6:00am 03.30.15 Catalina 22 38/5428 Ok, so if the weather holds, this weekend will be our maiden voyage! This will be our first time EVE

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Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? LeslieTroyer at 10:35am 08.28.23 Two things. 1). If you are getting bubbles from injector to block(and not fuel/bubbles dripping fr
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:14am 08.28.23 ... Do you think the curvature of the old lenses would present a problem? (I haven't worked with ac
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:12am 08.28.23 The big difference between our boats is what the whole in the fiberglass looks like on the inside.
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:51am 08.28.23 that's great news! my bad lol
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Sunbird22358 at 9:50am 08.28.23 Too old to have a manufacturers Hull ID number, boat looks like 1960s vintage. https://sailboatdata.
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Sunbird22358 at 9:46am 08.28.23
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Deparlocean at 9:46am 08.28.23 Can you read the serial number that should be imprinted in the rear of the boat near one of the side
DIY Electronics? jviss at 9:34am 08.28.23
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 08.28.23 after looking at it again I think they are the original keel bolts that are bent into a J at the en
Sourcing window lenses Calif. Ted at 9:29am 08.28.23 Did you try "cruising concepts" I believe they have replacements for the aluminum framed windows. ht
Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:20am 08.28.23 Here is a link to a post I created when I replaced the lenses on my 88. Going frameless on your Mk
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 9:14am 08.28.23 Here is a link to a post I created when I replaced the lenses on my 88. Going frameless on your Mk1
Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:13am 08.28.23 Does your 85 has tempered glass lens? If so, they can be repolished if they are not broken. If th
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:09am 08.28.23 after looking at it again I think they are the original keel bolts that are bent into a J at the end
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 9:09am 08.28.23 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 and I would like to replace the window lenses on the 8 fixed windows. Cat
Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:07am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordi
Sourcing window lenses jonelli at 9:05am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordin
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 08.28.23 I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. As I always say, start simple and work you
Impact driver on window screws? Hayden Watson at 8:57am 08.28.23 I have found that an impact driver will do less damage to the screws than will a hand screw driver o
Impact driver on window screws? kappykaplan at 8:53am 08.28.23 And I have a new tool! What could be better? :plus:

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