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small vessel reporting system blues emergpa1 at 6:56am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3604 The red tape is giving me the blues, i can't figure this out: I am trying to get all my ships paper
R.I.P. Bonzai LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 6:39am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1026 Friends I was saddened to notice today on facebook that one of our members here, Bob Akins has passe
Reinstalling exterior teak handrails down_shift at 6:17am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/5576 While the C36 MK I is wrapped this winter, I removed the exterior teak handrails to sand down and re
1994 H-26 Spreader Dfisher at 6:04am 03.04.15 Smaller Boats 5/905 Hello all. I'm looking for a new starboard spreader for my Isomat Mast. I have been trying to get
What size sheave? Scott19770 at 10:20pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/859 I have a '91 Hunter 30, and one of my masthead sheaves broke and siezed while the main was up. Long
Mystery on the boat. Roadking Larry at 9:29pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5443 Last summer I bought 4 swim noodles to keep on the boat. One day while out sailing I rescued one ou
Breaker Panel Drop In Replacement for Fuse Panel? Snowbird One at 8:07pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1290 Is there a drop in BREAKER panel that can replace each of these fuse panels? I am loathe to cut a
Holes in Cockpit Bulkhead, Butchered for Depthfinder? Snowbird One at 8:04pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3190 The previous owner made the holes as shown in the images. The one on the starboard side was obvio
Catalina 27 - anchor storage & deployment brrader at 6:43pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/5739 Hi all, I am a new Catalina 27 owner with a conundrum. I have owned little boats (including a coup
Hunter 31 electric panel placement Lee C - H31 at 6:32pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/834 I purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 in the spring and have several things that I need to, and want to do or
Heat Exchanger questions pullark at 5:15pm 03.03.15 Catalina 30 2/1103 Hi All, I have an 89 Mk 11 fitted with M25XP. Recently I decided to replace engine mounts and exhaus
B&G 3G radar/MF display packages RobG at 3:48pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1428 B'G has put together some pretty affordable (comparatively) radar/multi-function display packages li
Cleaning/Refinishing companionway steps Richandhelen at 2:16pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 14/4651 How do you clean/refinish your companionway steps?
O'day 26 Anchor Procedure BelladonnaII at 2:15pm 03.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1736 So I've done quite a few searches but have not come up with anything I'm looking for. I've obviou
holding tank syrena at 1:36pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 19/3871 I need to replace the aluminum holding tank. Does anyone have a drawing or has a supplier who can bu
Main Sail questions Mac 25 (3) Wakulla212 at 1:01pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1973 The PO of my 85 MacGregor 25, raised the boom mount by putting in a new hole for the gooseneck bolt
Yanmar Service Manuals Paul and Judy at 12:46pm 03.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1706 http://boatinfo.no/lib/yanmar/manuals/1gm10.html#/0 The above link will take you to the Yanmar Serv
instrument panel tootalltony at 12:25pm 03.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 i'm looking for an instrument panel for my Hunter sailboat The instrument panel only has idiot li
Wireless Music System CloudDiver at 11:00am 03.03.15 Catalina 22 7/1097 I was looking at wireless/rechargeable Bluetooth type speakers like the Beats Pill 2.0 which costs a
Water intrusion into rudder Ed Robeau at 9:50am 03.03.15 C&C 3/1850 I have a 1982 C'C 27 with some rudder seawater intrusion, discovered after recent purchase and haulo

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'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube RBilly at 3:33am 10.19.23 Thanks for reply. Haul out time here. Will tackle that next Spring.
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 2:42am 10.19.23 was thinking about cam cleats with fairleads, that's another option
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Tom J at 9:38pm 10.18.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel (which was a total btch to open with the wheel/autopilot sti*
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 8:08pm 10.18.23 The solenoid pulls the wire that is attached to the high pressure pump lever. You said that much b
Man the Boats... jssailem at 8:07pm 10.18.23 Good question. Last Saturday I had planned to head to the boat. Unfortunately the rain storm we had
Diesel shut off pull jssailem at 8:01pm 10.18.23 On my 4.107 Perkins, I have a solenoid that I push a kill button on the cockpit engine panel. The so
Put-In-Bay? David in Sandusky at 7:47pm 10.18.23 Put-in-Bay is the Harbor with big restaurants and night-time entertainment in bars. They have a big
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube Mickstr at 7:19pm 10.18.23 On my 272 and 322, it's a small maybe 3/4" diameter plastic tube that is connected to the fitting fe
Diesel shut off pull Richard19068 at 6:57pm 10.18.23 I see. The OP has a Yanmar. The thread has become a bit confusing when a question is asked about a
Misc repairs and changes Ward H at 6:31pm 10.18.23 I can't think of a reason not to use 5/16" thru out the boat. You could use cam cleats on the 1/4" l
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22pm 10.18.23 Your description of the gin pole is correct but what made it difficult to identify was the photo was
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 6:20pm 10.18.23
Misc repairs and changes (1) Ward H at 6:13pm 10.18.23 I had an O'day 25 for 6 years. Here's the list of lines I used on my O'day. The last column is qty
Saildrive MH40 Yanmar SeaDrive at 5:49pm 10.18.23 I also own a MH40-2013 and have had the main window leak problem. I removed them and resealed, them
Man the Boats... Michael Davis at 5:19pm 10.18.23
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 5:13pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Tally Ho at 4:26pm 10.18.23 Thanks Stu, my setup with forward spring and stern all is good. It is two lines, sure, but it work
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (2) Davenport at 3:27pm 10.18.23 The round hole into mast was the gin pole hole, showing no rope or wires are in first foot of mast.
Diesel shut off pull Davidasailor26 at 2:44pm 10.18.23 Yanmar's do not have a solenoid for shut down, the fuel system is entirely mechanical, at least for
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 2:31pm 10.18.23 The Perkins also uses a cable pull in some boats. I just thought it would be easy to put a stop swit

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