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balanced performance splax at 9:17pm 01.17.15 Big Boats 4/988 Hello. I have read that using the aft water tank, or having it with a significant amount of wate
roller furler lubricant stx203 at 5:05pm 01.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1031 My 77 ODay25 has a Plastimo furler (608-T). Over time the top swivel seems to be not furling as free
O'day 23 keel width? Ziradog at 4:47pm 01.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1724 Working on my boat trailer, and realized I don't know how wide my keel is at the bottom (where it si
Spinnaker on a Capri 16.5? CaptnEddie at 4:41pm 01.17.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2453 Has anyone rigged a spinnaker on a Capri 16.5? My 2002 Capri is a fractional rig with no back stay.
H34 rudder (2) Ch0pp3r at 4:05pm 01.17.15 Big Boats 17/2578 Can somebody with expertise tell me if this rudder is seaworthy or needs to be pulled given the foll
Froward Head Passage 42 hunter43sail at 3:44pm 01.17.15 Big Boats 7/1547 I am in the process of changing out the forward head from a salt water to fresh water. We have not u
Pearson 26 rudder repair calderp at 2:21pm 01.17.15 Pearson 0/1022 Have a rudder w/ sheared post. I'm about to cut it open to replace the post. Can anyone point me to
Looking for Motor Mount Bushings for my 41 O/I Eddiefuego at 12:55pm 01.17.15 Morgan 2/1878 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 5/1844 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 11/7936 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 0/794 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 2/744 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 18/4200 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 34/11556 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 3/1210 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 4/5928 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 2/1101 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 1/1196 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 10/2850 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 2/5794 Anyone have a current "Promo Code" for "Practical Sailor"? I thought I would bite the bullet and

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Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking kloudie1 at 9:56am 10.06.23 I think "cheap" is the word. A simple bimetallic disk which pulls its points open at a set temperat
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 10.06.23 Yup, that breaker is usually attached to the top of the compressor case .. These are set for some p
Starter switch sporadically engages starter JoeWhite at 9:06am 10.06.23 The Yanmar solenoid is not a simple contact switch, it also drives a lever to engage the pinion gea
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 jssailem at 8:36am 10.06.23 Hello... Backstay adjusters are not usually original equipment on most large boats. That is not to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing Davidasailor26 at 7:58am 10.06.23 Rule 22 tells us a boat is capsized when the masthead is in the water. In theory, once you begin to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing DArcy at 7:51am 10.06.23 BTW, you can get the Racing Rules of Sailing here: https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/WSRRS2021
Damage to Keel jssailem at 7:45am 10.06.23 :plus: with Fast Olsen Like a car door ding. You can talk to the marina, but it may be an empty sol
Racing Rule Question on capsizing DArcy at 7:43am 10.06.23 Rule 22 tells us a boat is capsized when the masthead is in the water. In theory, once you begin to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 7:37am 10.06.23 From a practical standpoint, the "in control" condition would be subjective and a decision by a comm
Damage to Keel FastOlson at 7:36am 10.06.23 The keel is lead. and the suggestion to reshape the ding should work fine. Finish with some epoxy fi
Water in the bilge (1) rgranger at 7:33am 10.06.23 Hunters have a headliner. So water can get in from above and then travel along the headliner and lea
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking (1) kloudie1 at 7:18am 10.06.23 Yup, that breaker is usually attached to the top of the compressor case .. These are set for some pr
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:16am 10.06.23 220447
Racing Rule Question on capsizing LakeShark at 7:15am 10.06.23 @DArcy , @jssailem , @Davidasailor26 Thank you for the input. I did not know about Rule 22 and that
Damage to Keel ggrizzard at 7:04am 10.06.23 I'm not sure the keel is lead. Many Mfg's changed to steel around the early 80's.
Water in the bilge ggrizzard at 7:00am 10.06.23 Well, we are trying to help find the source of the leak. If you can isolate where the water initial
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jssailem at 6:58am 10.06.23 Could you also identify it as a "Fuel Line Bleed Screw"?
what is the standing headroom? JBP-PA at 6:54am 10.06.23 Isn't 23 > 22?;) New math! Jeeze!
Water in the bilge JBP-PA at 6:52am 10.06.23 Our you could try something like this water indicator paper. https://www.amazon.com/Qualitative-Fin
Water in the bilge JBP-PA at 6:48am 10.06.23 Driving rain in a big storm can get into places that otherwise don't leak. It can get blown in under

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