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turnbuckle and toggle/swage pin diameter Charles Oday 240 at 10:47am 03.15.15 Day Sailers 0/552 I'd like to replace the turnbuckle and toggle/swage on my 1988 O'day 240, what is the pin diameter?
Jib bag slowdog at 10:41am 03.15.15 Parts Search 0/1965 I am looking for a used jib bag , it will only be out about two weeks at a time so one that needs so
Pulling a Hunter 380 out this June planoron at 9:10am 03.15.15 Ask All Sailors 2/778 Well we will be in Greece sailing the islands for 3 weeks and I am having our 380 pulled out while w
2gm/km2a steveinusa at 8:04am 03.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1244 KM2A transmission isn't engaging in forward unless I raise RPM's up quite a bit (Tach Not working).
Small anchor roller wheels? Anybody know what these are? (1) jonelli at 8:00am 03.15.15 Catalina 30 5/1352 Want to replace the roller wheels, but can't seem to find anything similar anywhere. I don't know t
How does one USE a waterline? Richandhelen at 6:38am 03.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2440 Is this one of those "Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it." situation
Dog Catcher Ken_Smith343 at 5:55am 03.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1836 It's got a new puppy that's going to be around 15-20 lbs when full grown. We have a life jacket for
On the Bottom Rummur at 5:49am 03.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/946 I have a Beneteau 39 Oceanis that has been on the bottom in 3 feet of water for 14 days. The keel i
Plexiglass hatches Dan DeNeal at 5:07am 03.15.15 S2 15/4972 My 7.3 hatches are in need of replacement, the one on the fore deck is severely crazed and the curve
Exhaust Muffler Jtacqua at 8:40pm 03.14.15 Catalina 310 7/1477 Hello all, Starting the spring clean up and servicing for 2015. The service technician at the mari
Battery setup on a 23.5 SFKjeld at 8:28pm 03.14.15 Smaller Boats 7/1193 Got my first real look at my new to me 23.5. Batteries were my first concern. A marine battery for t
Spinaker for Catalina 22 ? polarbear at 6:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 5/989 Wondering if Catalina 22 can use a spinaker. Tried to check search but found nothing for the 22.
14133 Clean up! (4) T_Cat at 5:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 56/5649 Ok I actually got to spend a couple of hours cleaning up my girl. First a light pressure wash to get
Truedesign through hulls and seacocks MWybo at 5:01pm 03.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2096 Hi. Does anyone have experience with the Truedesign through hulls and seacocks from New Zealand?.
Pox (2) FlimFlamII at 4:51pm 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6969 My boat has a serious issue with pox. It was pulled three years ago and the pox dealt with at that
PVC board used on the head walls on my Catalina 30 MKIII (12) pmirenda at 4:36pm 03.14.15 Catalina 30 21/7405 PVC used on the walls in the head on my Catalina 30 MKIII Due to some deck leaks I had to cover the
M 25 Decal for main sail raycraft99 at 4:19pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/960 Hi there, I have a 1985 and the main sail is faded to white, you can see the decals were there at
Removing bottom paint from boat (1) ris at 3:56pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1870 Testing different ways to remove bottom paint on 26x. Tried sanding, it is very dusty and really nee
Hunter 290 -Table modifications?? SteveH290 at 2:26pm 03.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/968 I have a Hunter 290. The main cabin table is very awkward and takes up a huge amount of space. We re
Pointing ability of H40 shoal draft v Deep draft (1) kenackerman at 2:16pm 03.14.15 Big Boats 16/2531 I've searched and read previous posts on this forum but haven't found any direct comparisons of poin

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Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Ralph Johnstone at 1:46pm 09.17.23 Firstly, welcome to the site. This sounds like a partial short in your temperature switch (alarm) c
Push Button Starter Testing sailcapt340 at 1:45pm 09.17.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Rick D at 1:43pm 09.17.23 FWIW, about 15 years ago, I put on a Garhauer rigid vang. It's wonderful, and comparatively econo
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Terry Cox at 1:42pm 09.17.23 Why are there two. Hi Dan. You're welcome. The lower one is a fiddle turning block that attaches t
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Rick D at 1:42pm 09.17.23 Hunter 40.5 1994 Went for an afternoon day sail today and now it appears that my topping lift has
Macerator "stalling out" Rick D at 1:37pm 09.17.23 I don't use the macerator much since I do not often get greater than 3 miles offshore. When I last
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:37pm 09.17.23 @Hayden Watson , this picture may clarify my question a little better than the previous example. So
Macerator "stalling out" Rich Stidger at 1:28pm 09.17.23 @Rich Stidger what kind of hose did you use? It is just 1" ID vinyl hose from the hardware store
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 1:28pm 09.17.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:21pm 09.17.23 Crazy epilogue event, can't believe your boat almost sunk after all that. Yes. I have decided she
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (4) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 09.17.23 Thanks for your write up (it goes into my collection) as your fixed port mountings are 100% identica
23.5 unsinkable??? CrispyCringle at 12:33pm 09.17.23 The last thing Id worry about is a 23.5 sinking. But if I was in salt water I wouldn't take it far a
Universal 25xp. No start. jviss at 11:58am 09.17.23
23.5 unsinkable??? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:57am 09.17.23 It has been 35 years ago when that was done with weight added to include the sales rep and myself.
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 11:44am 09.17.23 I ordered the Chemcast dark smoke 1/4" x 37" x 32" for $123.33 plus shipping and cut all four fixed
310 questions from a potential buyer Calif. Ted at 11:41am 09.17.23 Mostly 310 "trivia" but might be helpful. The first 100 & something (123-125??) were built at the Ca
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 11:41am 09.17.23 I was concerned that the tape would not be strong enough to hold the new lenses on the curve of the
Universal 25xp. No start. Ralph Johnstone at 11:37am 09.17.23 Think this the problem? I wish I could say that will polish right out but I don't think that's th
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) Daze at 11:26am 09.17.23 I did the opposite sort of ... I put the forward one on hinges so I could get it out of the way by
Masthead sheave replacement M7e at 11:13am 09.17.23

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