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Looking for Motor Mount Bushings for my 41 O/I Eddiefuego at 12:55pm 01.17.15 Morgan 2/1748 Howdy, I'm putting a new (used) Perkins 4-108 into my Morgan O/I. The original engine was a West
shower sump pump Boxie at 12:24pm 01.17.15 Catalina 30 5/1695 We have a 1986 Catalina 30 MKII. When i turn on the shower sump pump it blows out the bow port sid
Yanmar 2GM20F mixing elbow issue (1) bugbitten at 11:02am 01.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 11/7529 I've had the cooling system on my 2GM20F torn down, initially just to open ports to the FWP for a ne
Compression post removal? Hydro Therapy at 9:11am 01.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/726 My O240 has a table that slides on the compression post. I'm considering making a nice wooden table
Additional water tanks? ibDoug at 8:19am 01.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/696 Hello all, I am new to hunter sailboats and have not yet bought my first although I have shopped qu
Oversteering rowallis at 7:35am 01.17.15 Ask All Sailors 18/3849 My MKII, "Finally," tends to over steer when coming about sometimes by an extra 90 degrees or more.
Can you please ID this ketch? (1) justsomeguy at 6:41am 01.17.15 Ask All Sailors 34/10948 I have a feeler out to the seller, but before I can get a chance to survey her, I'd like to do a lot
How do you remove the headliner? bobscaggs at 9:25pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 3/1100 I have a 2003 426 and I need to lower the headliner in the forward cabin. Any idea what magic is ho
Hunter 34 wiring diagram peacheykeen at 8:41pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 4/5541 I have recently taken possession of a 1983 Hunter 34, working name "30 years of neglect. The previo
Water pump woes jmkinsfbay at 8:29pm 01.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1029 Re: 2006 Beneteau 343; two questions/problems. 1) My water pump is leaking at the joint where I p
Beneteau First 310 standard propeller SnrSlr at 7:55pm 01.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1126 Does anyone know what the standard propeller specs are for the First 310?
Catalina 22 trailer CCrane2299 at 6:28pm 01.16.15 Catalina 22 10/2770 I don't know if it's ok to post links, so, craigslist Carbondale Illinois. Trailer for catalina 22 $
Anyone have a "Promo Code" for "Practical Sailor"? pupluv at 6:07pm 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 2/5698 Anyone have a current "Promo Code" for "Practical Sailor"? I thought I would bite the bullet and
Sprucing up mast dings...how? rockingham at 4:36pm 01.16.15 Trailer Sailors 11/3650 The mast on my boat has a lot of chatter marks. Probably from a previous owner tying the standing ri
Add swim platform DaveandNan at 3:09pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 15/6977 Has anyone added a swim platform to their sailboat with a reverse transom? We have a 1984 Hunter 34
E-Maax Controller hdhr289 at 2:49pm 01.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2711 Does anyone have experience with electromaax E-Maax Controller? Is it comparable to combination of B
Replacing thru hul gate valves Jdaniel343 at 2:42pm 01.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1617 I plan on replacing all original gate valves on my 1977 Catalina 27. What are your thoughts on repla
New companion way doors (2) woodster at 2:20pm 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 28/4935 ...ok first dry day we have had here in Ga...so i just mounted the doors i have been working on for
Interior Varnish (1) Coyote at 1:47pm 01.16.15 Bigger Boats 33/5724 I was bored finishing up my weekly work reports, so I ventured onto Craig's List to see what fine ve
standing rigging Larrycr at 1:12pm 01.16.15 Smaller Boats 4/952 I have retired and am living in Costa Rica. It is nearly impossible to find parts for sailboats down

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New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion (4) Sunbird22358 at 10:56pm 06.08.23 Are you sure the boat still has a mast jack?? You description sounds like the mast jack (if there or
Hatch For Daysailer2 (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:48pm 06.08.23 O'DAY used to offer an optional cowl vent that was located on the foredeck, that plus the slits in t
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 10:24pm 06.08.23 I'm almost sure the second application will finish sealing the hole. It's amazing how the mixed resi
Help Identifying model (4) Sunbird22358 at 10:03pm 06.08.23 Just got back....The boat measures 23' stem to stern. The transom is plumb, but has an outward ar
Help Identifying model Sunbird22358 at 10:00pm 06.08.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower artboas at 9:56pm 06.08.23
Help Identifying model (5) Sunbird22358 at 9:56pm 06.08.23 That would be a 1972 O'DAY 23 (aka: 23-1). XDYL03861172 XDY = O'DAY L = ?? There is no Model design
Hunter 29.5 Table Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 06.08.23 I've heard of the weights being rusted in place inside the compression post. Can't even imagine how
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (4) reefsider at 8:20pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos
Making curtains dlochner at 8:01pm 06.08.23 Take a look at Sailrite.com for curtain suggestions.
Making curtains zinahewitt at 7:49pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy cur
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 7:33pm 06.08.23 I had heard the same regarding SS Rod bedding but have not seen ours. I did inspect the cylinder nut
Newbie George Braun at 7:31pm 06.08.23 and when you pull out of your slip forgetting to unplug the shore power there are more than enough p
Making curtains rgranger at 7:31pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy curt
3D printing fun dLj at 7:30pm 06.08.23
Newbie rgranger at 7:26pm 06.08.23
Newbie George Braun at 7:20pm 06.08.23 The point about forces involved is really the whole point. In a small boat you can manage the force
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (3) reefsider at 7:03pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 6:39pm 06.08.23 I see a two printer family in the not distant future... ;) What program do you use to interface wi
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 6:20pm 06.08.23

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