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Larger Crank Case Pulley rajhnsn at 3:18am 04.14.15 Bigger Boats 3/922 I needed to replace my crankcase pulley on my M25 21 horse power Universal Diesel motor. When the t
Hunter 40.5 displacment/weight. Hunter legend collabsa at 3:17am 04.14.15 Big Boats 2/1010 Hi, Going to have my 40.5 launched soon, first time since I bought it and first time in 15 years fo
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity, Jig. Roger Long at 2:10am 04.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/1617 This old piggy in his little trawler yacht disguised as a sailboat is feeling pretty good. C ' D C
Steering quadrant access on H36 sailboss at 1:03am 04.14.15 Big Boats 6/2174 I'm in the process of buying a 2004 H36. The surveyor wanted to take pictures of the rudder head, s
New Lancer 25 owner here who needs rigging help. jk651 at 11:47pm 04.13.15 Lancer 4/2969 I bought a 1984 Lancer 25 on April 4th. The boat hasn't been in the water in 14 years (maybe more).
HIN Number Location? Fantasia MkI (1) Ron Inglis at 9:35pm 04.13.15 Fantasia 35 4/4145 Hi there... I'm the new owner of what I believe is Fantasia 35 hull #45. This is a Mk I version.
adventure CCrane2299 at 8:33pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 46/5722 Just finishing up my 51st birthday. Been puny feeling all year. Its been cold all winter. While I en
Decking Tommy T at 8:18pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1786 I am going to build new covers for the bilges. I am thinking about using exterior grade plywood. I
Fav ipad app for sailing Canonshooternb at 6:48pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2538 I just bought a new to me 28-2 Pearson and looking some electronics. For this summer I think i wil
Prepping iron keel Canonshooternb at 6:30pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2192 This past season has cause some water to penetrate the surface of the iron keel on my boat. The r
Progress on recoring project. (1) jguyer at 5:46pm 04.13.15 S2 8/1752 I spent the winter cutting off the bottom skin on the coach house and side decks, removing rotted co
fuel usage / hr hunter 28.5 hunter healer at 5:26pm 04.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/3296 Anyone know the diesel fuel usage / hr for the 1985 hunter 28.8 with a 2gm diesel motor, thank you
H260 windows Big Mike at 5:16pm 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/730 I have a hunter 260 and need to replace the front and side acrylic glass. Im not sure what I need
Smoke House Bay seadaddler at 4:53pm 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/532 We are in Smoke House Bay Marco Fl. If in the area stop on by and say hello. Nick
Bow Thrusters Hunter 41 BretonBreeze at 4:47pm 04.13.15 Big Boats 19/6295 I have a 2004 Hunter 41 and am looking to install a Bow Thruster. I have the instructions from Hunte
Java Trip 2014-15 Jim Seamans at 4:11pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1091 This is a preliminary report on fuel usage for our 3GM30F Hunter356. We left Cobb Island, MD on Nov
Coll Hersee solenoid not working barnstormer at 3:48pm 04.13.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3201 Help! I have a M25 in a 1987 Catalina and I was upgrading the glow plug circuit with the recommended
1981 Hunter 27 Wiring Diagram mkrokidas at 3:29pm 04.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2283 I've searched the web with no luck. I just bought a 27 that sat for 4 years with 16" of water in it
How to remove windows in O'Day 272LE without breaking? RugbyGuy at 3:21pm 04.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2061 I would like to replace the windows in my O'Day 272LE without breaking to use as a template for new
Beneteau 331 lifting keel diagrams mmw at 2:02pm 04.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4720 I have a 2003 Beneteau 331 with a lifting keel. "Somehow", while the boat was in on-land storage the

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Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 11:28pm 10.20.23 Grazing the Antilles. razy Ivan" near Bermuda. Dammit Jim...
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup jssailem at 8:46pm 10.20.23 Servicing the injectors, if it has been a long time since last service is reasonable. You are correc
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 8:38pm 10.20.23 It is a Kabota so first start of a trip always gets 12 seconds of glow, and then it is an instant s
Engineering Help Needed (3) jssailem at 8:09pm 10.20.23
Spinnaker Blocks (1) jon hansen at 7:37pm 10.20.23 paul Elvstrom was a superstar sailor from denmark. a 4 time gold medal winner in the olympics. he wo
Halyard mast clutch question Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 10.20.23 I have a clutch for the jib halyard on the mast. The halyard routes from there through blocks to a w
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar duck21 at 5:27pm 10.20.23 We have a Raymarine radar which connects to our Raymarine chart plotter via wifi. So far it has work
Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 5:08pm 10.20.23 I'll bet the one dollar boat you posted, rgranger, never saw a swiffer pad, much less, a box of them
Spinnaker Blocks twalker H260 at 4:24pm 10.20.23
Newbie Intro jviss at 3:00pm 10.20.23 Got my license. Sat for all three tests, passed them all, so licensed Anateur Extra. Not on the ai
Engineering Help Needed (2) Tater at 2:46pm 10.20.23 :worthless: Here you go! The wind was too high today for testing. All should remember that aesthe
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 2:46pm 10.20.23 Yeah, the expenses would be going up somewhere between geometrically and exponentially. But I think
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 2:43pm 10.20.23 @jssailem Oh good call will do that now... it can sit all night and then haul out is at 2 tomorrow a
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:40pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine. I be
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:35pm 10.20.23 How long is the cranking to start the engine when cold ? Do you know what the voltage at the start
keel bolts Dave at 2:25pm 10.20.23 My only question is: why was this posted on the Catalina 275 forum? I had an answer unique to C275s
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday jssailem at 2:25pm 10.20.23 Looks good. Might put some Krill oil or PBBlaster on the nuts. Let it soak. Might help to ease their
Halyard mast clutch question RitSim at 2:19pm 10.20.23 All good points. I suppose I could mount these clutches in the cockpit. If the halyards are cleat
Halyard mast clutch question dlochner at 2:15pm 10.20.23 Somewhere I read that long-term use of a rope clutch in the same rope location damages the rope cor
Key issues with C275. Codybear at 2:04pm 10.20.23 I'm very late to the party, but for future googlers, VC17 is very easy to remove. It dissolves with

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