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Should I drill more holes in the mast? (3) Ziggler at 12:58pm 07.11.14 Ask All Sailors 7/4629 I'm upgrading spreader brackets for mast (not optional, the old system was deadly). As you can see i
mast light bulb Justin_NSA at 12:04pm 07.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/797 Couldn't find it in the Search. BWY database doesn't work. Does anyone know the bulb type for the ma
motor on stern pulpit BLACKBIRD at 11:50am 07.11.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2035 OK ..I have a 9.9 four stroke Yamaha, outboard for our dingy, it weighs around 85 lbs im overly anal
Water Tank for 26S? Sock Puppet at 10:09am 07.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1572 Gents, my 26S didn't come with any water tank for the little hand pump at the sink. Which water tan
83-87 H31 Cutlass Bearing Replacement - Again wufibugs at 9:14am 07.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2033 Read all the posts from a search on this unattractive task. From what I gather, there are two possi
2014 Sippy Cup Race (1) THECUSCUS at 8:37am 07.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1162 Only 3 weeks away.
Holding Tank & Gobius sensor triumph250 at 7:57am 07.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3394 Am looking for an external tank level monitor for 37 Beneteau. Is anyone familiar with "Gobius 4 Le
40.5 Companionway hatch captron at 7:53am 07.11.14 Big Boats 3/740 I have a problem with the overhead sliding companionway hatch in that it now only slides about 2/3 o
Light Wind: Foresail or Mainsail? McIntoshUSA at 5:29am 07.11.14 Newport 13/3746 In light wind, If you sail with only one sail which sail do you like to use (Foresail or Mainsail)?
Changing 110v electrics to 220v CaptainMacBudgie at 4:44am 07.11.14 Big Boats 9/5429 I considering changing my boat's 110v electrics to 220v. Anyone have any opinions or experience?
Summer on the hard Hugh Straub at 4:32am 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 5/689 While I trust our friends in northern climes are enjoying a glorious summer of sailing after a bruta
Replacement of Hunter Legend 45 keel bolts (1) CaptainMacBudgie at 4:12am 07.11.14 Big Boats 7/4096 The Legend 45 I am looking at buying has a 6 inch stain/mark in the anti foul right around the keel
Sailboatowners.com burgee (1) RAD at 4:09am 07.11.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1909 I'm staying at a Marina in New London Ct. called Crockers Boat Yard and this morning I look out the
Impeller Gasket for MD17C on 11.0 Spike033 at 1:09am 07.11.14 S2 6/1115 Problem solved
Antifreeze and water heater problems Travis at 9:21pm 07.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1669 Has anyone disconnected their water heater in a Hunter 29.5 or similar size Hunter with a 2GM20F eng
tapatalk jbinbi at 8:57pm 07.10.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/9101 I read most of my forums on my phone using tapatalk. I can't find this forum via it, nor when i sear
Possibly coming back CCrane2299 at 8:37pm 07.10.14 Catalina 22 17/1155 Going on a long drive to buy a 89 22 wing keel. Really looking forward to having no holes in the bot
CDI Jib Fuller Problem dkyvars at 7:52pm 07.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/1967 We just had a new CDI FULLER installed with new sail...it unfurl the jib with ease, but reeling it i
Replacement Stanchion mbaker at 7:07pm 07.10.14 Big Boats 6/1340 I,m looking for a replacement stanchion for my 1993 Passage 42CC. Its the port forward gate stanchi
Westerbeke 30 injector pump RAD at 6:04pm 07.10.14 Engines and Propulsion 0/980 I was traveling off shore today and the engine started surging, it wood run normal then rev up then

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ODay 34 refrigeratiom AndreNJ11 at 10:59am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? BigEasy at 10:55am 10.27.22 Why must the halyards have eye splices? None of the halyards on my previous boats, nor any replacem
40 ft O Day winterizing water system AndreNJ11 at 10:50am 10.27.22 Don't forget: Shower sump pan to overboard drain through the pump (a pint or two should do). Shower
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long dlochner at 10:43am 10.27.22 Interesting. So the water goes past the rings into the crankcase? I'll have to check that out. The
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Richard19068 at 10:12am 10.27.22 His alternative tips when there are no decompression levers were interesting. First he suggested t
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.27.22 Rope is a commodity. There are many outlets in the US or Canada. Spec Dacron 3/8 diameter line and
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:47am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 9:43am 10.27.22 Defender
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 10.27.22 Agreed. I would think if Prestone flush will handle an automotive engine safely, it will handle a s
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Brian D at 8:28am 10.27.22 All of my running rigging has been purchased from here. I never went to West Marine or Defender. SBO
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:27am 10.27.22 It is 27th of October... I had mentioned this was a planned day to haul the boat. Not happening. He
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 joker460 at 8:06am 10.27.22 What I was trying to explain is, if you physically disconnect the inverter output (Carefully) do you
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jdrutten at 7:59am 10.27.22 This is an interesting thread and the hydrolock boogeyman sometimes finds me during a cold start or
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:49am 10.27.22 Thanks for your reply. Yes the outlets work without the inverter on shore power. I believe the bypas
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Justin_NSA at 7:46am 10.27.22 And no extra cost. I like it !!
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:43am 10.27.22 Thank you for your reply, if you can , would you expand on the neutral ground possibility? Thank you
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 (1) joker460 at 7:42am 10.27.22 The way I read the manual is, the shore power goes directly to the inverter input connection. The ou
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:41am 10.27.22
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? (1) jssailem at 7:35am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Outboard for Sirius 21? Project_Mayhem at 7:12am 10.27.22 I had a 4hp on a 1300lbs boat. I was constantly running it at WOT which resulted in a noisy, vibrati

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