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Rl24 Mk Iv... DannySonja at 6:32am 10.27.14 Trailer Sailors 7/5364 I have purchased an RL24 and have some questions. Does anyone know these boats? This will be our f
My first post. Will work for parts?!? Tumororlater at 6:13am 10.27.14 Big Boats 7/1040 Have a 1994 40.5 and the stbd spring line chalk broke. At first I thought I would have to replace th
Bearing Buddy master cylinder system kit . sailersteve at 5:44am 10.27.14 Trailer Sailors 13/1812 I have a Bearing Buddy Axle W / Drum brakes on my sailboat trailer . I have a 24ft Windrose by Lagun
Winter covering for H26 Fred at 5:38am 10.27.14 Smaller Boats 17/1609 This will be the first winter that I will be preparing my H26 for outside storage. I am located in a
Wayfarer Mark I GRP Questions DHaranSailor at 9:00pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 28/7955 Hello! I have been searching for some information on the Wayfarer Mark I GRP model of boat. I
Anchor Windlass for a C&C29 mk 2 sycalabar at 8:59pm 10.26.14 C&C 14/4132 Just downsizing from a Bristol 41 to a CC29 Mk. 2 . We are in search of an Anchor Windlass for the l
1994 40.5 Pedestal cableway leak charris at 8:43pm 10.26.14 Big Boats 7/964 Hello all, when it rains hard, my Bimini will leak. Then water drips down onto my pedestal/table uni
How to clean my aluminum mast and sails ELLIOT at 8:32pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3053 I BECAME THE PROUD OWNER OF A MID 1980's JY 14 , I HAVE RESTORED THE HULL , AND NOW AM GOING TO TACK
Wear & Tear Hunter 49 done hrs & miles Screen Saver at 7:49pm 10.26.14 Big Boats 2/1006 I am looking for any Hunter 49 Owners who has used there yacht considerably. By this I mean in the o
Raw Water Strainers Deleted member 117556 at 7:42pm 10.26.14 Catalina 310 6/1806 Hello All, I am having trouble locating where the raw water strainer is for my engine. It is a fres
23 anchor locker drain hole sealant rogjack2 at 6:50pm 10.26.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2026 Does anyone know exactly what flexible "sealant" was used to "seal" the anchor locker drain hose a
sails CCrane2299 at 6:37pm 10.26.14 Catalina 22 62/5853 I need an education. My main is baggy enough to store things in while sailing. It is a factory sail
Heading South Tim R. at 6:11pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2616 We have completed our summer cruise of Nova Scotia and Maine. On Saturday we left Potland to start
Lock bolt (1) slowdog at 6:09pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1059 81530.vB can't get to the back side of the lock bolt time for the hole saw ?
Our hot water is too hot !?! SVEnchantress at 5:17pm 10.26.14 Pearson 7/2085 Sailed our new to us 303 up from Melbourne to Titusville this past weekend. Due to the winds, it was
Oceanis fridge tube Davidasailor26 at 5:12pm 10.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/713 Our Oceanis 37 refrigerator has a small tube (maybe 1/4" diameter) from a pan under the freezer to o
loose steering linkage + rudders Macgregor 26M 2006 JMConnery at 4:59pm 10.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1990 My 2006 Macgregor 26M has a loose steering linkage which has way too much play. Also the rudders ar
available: early model oday 22 sliding companionway hatch MikeInMaine at 4:45pm 10.26.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/6799 had to dispose of my old oday 22 and the companionway hatch is solid. Anyone want it? MikeInMain
Wanderer 30 swing keel, locking?? SailorTom at 4:23pm 10.26.14 Pearson 4/2584 I'm interested in getting a swing keel boat about 30ft LOA and the Pearson Wanderer 30 is very inter
Battened headsail cstonedent at 4:13pm 10.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1918 My wife and I have a 02 B311 with original sails so getting ready to replace. Since our 116% headsai

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Sourcing window lenses Berkeley 30 at 9:07am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordi
Sourcing window lenses jonelli at 9:05am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordin
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 08.28.23 I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. As I always say, start simple and work you
Impact driver on window screws? Hayden Watson at 8:57am 08.28.23 I have found that an impact driver will do less damage to the screws than will a hand screw driver o
Impact driver on window screws? kappykaplan at 8:53am 08.28.23 And I have a new tool! What could be better? :plus:
Impact driver on window screws? Berkeley 30 at 8:47am 08.28.23 The power impact driver took the screws out like a knife going through butter. And I have a new tool
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 8:37am 08.28.23 My biggest worry now is the keel and the keel bolts. def going to get a haul out and have the keel
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 8:30am 08.28.23 I wonder about the "volt signal" terminal. Does that mean one can only monitor one battery's voltag
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? jssailem at 8:22am 08.28.23 starting up the engine saw a glassy film on the water which is highly likely the missing antifreez
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? capta at 8:11am 08.28.23 First thing I'd do is check the oil. If it isn't milky, then move on to tasting whether the water th
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? dmdiehl64 at 8:11am 08.28.23 It's a Yanmar 3GM30F. I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. The one recommended in
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 jssailem at 8:07am 08.28.23 :plus: with @rgranger on the specs. You want to be smooth in chop you need a boat that will be bigg
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 7:46am 08.28.23 WHAT IS THE ENGINE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Try a pressure test before tearing into pulling the HE as you coul
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 dLj at 7:32am 08.28.23 Any idea why your engine has two alternators ? Redundancy or just better to have two smaller alts
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 garymalmgren at 7:24am 08.28.23 In a few years I'll take a loan and buy a nicer boat when I know more about what makes a good sailbo
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Scott T-Bird at 7:03am 08.28.23 Speaking directly about the Catalina 30, I think it would be very difficult to find a better boat in
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Ralph Johnstone at 7:00am 08.28.23 my engine alternators (I have two). Any idea why your engine has two alternators ? Redundancy or
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 (1) rgranger at 6:51am 08.28.23 If you scroll down on the "sailboatdata.com" page for the boat you are looking for to the "Sailboat
Groko K backfills somewhat and handle moves CrispyCringle at 6:41am 08.28.23 Thanks all. Great suggestions. Peggie, thanks for all of your info. I dont think the unit is very
DIY Electronics? jviss at 6:36am 08.28.23 ^^^ @Davidasailor26

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