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Soft Replacement for Lazarette Hasp? Ward H at 8:07pm 06.06.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4910 My O'day has the usual (I think) hinged padlock hasp on the cockpit lockers so they can be locked.
Numbering system boblufkin at 7:51pm 06.06.14 Catalina 22 1/709 Anyone know why the factory dropped the 1 for hull numbers greater than 10,000?
Installing 1 1/2" hose to hose barb RAD88 at 7:48pm 06.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1956 So - I have to replace the 1 1/2" galley sink drain hose. I have had no luck being able to fit the n
Voltage fluctuations when using ST4000+ arf145 at 7:42pm 06.06.14 Musings With Maine Sail 10/3115 Our Garmin echoMap 50s chartplotter was occasionally shutting down, and when I finally noticed that
Smart Plug installed dparilla at 7:15pm 06.06.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1025 Wow, that was easy. I installed the new smart plug cord and boatside plug onboard today. Ran into
okay, some proper questions dfrancis23 at 7:14pm 06.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 17/1562 So I'm gettinga lot more confidant with the 23, had it on the lake today and pushed it a little hard
Advice and feedback for this summer's work (5) shipwreck at 7:03pm 06.06.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/3042 Hello! This is my second year owning a 1979 Catalina 27. The boat needed some work when I bought it,
It's 2014-Do you know where your keel bolts are-torque wise? njlarry at 6:44pm 06.06.14 Bigger Boats 5/849 On my very new to me '84 I recently checked the torque on my keel bolts just 'cause the surveyor sai
Auto Helm Installation njlarry at 6:31pm 06.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1878 I have to replace an old ancient non-working Raymarine auto helm with their new Evolution 100 Wheel
Using old main sheet as a vang. Doc_holiday at 6:08pm 06.06.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/955 Hints have been dropped that ''OHANA may be getting a new main sheet set up. While that doesn't incl
Roanoke Is. to Hattaras - Who? rgranger at 2:23pm 06.06.14 Destinations 3/2139 Hey All I'm looking for some info. I'm taking a long-ish trip just messing about the inner side of
In hull transducer persuer at 1:13pm 06.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1152 Im trying to replace the old depth finder in my Hunter 31 and am looking for advice as to where to p
1984 Bene DC Switch Question gbgreen59 at 12:39pm 06.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/905 There is a DC switch that has what looks like a snowflake on it. I have not been able to find what
Fuel Level Failure Catalina 350 2007 rk6johnson at 12:22pm 06.06.14 Big Boats 0/946 We have a WEMA fuel Sensor. Gauge reads past full always. I disconnect and gauge goes to 0. Touch le
Lewmar Port Replacements Jacques C at 12:20pm 06.06.14 Big Boats 13/2001 It is time to replace my original Gray ports. The Admiral wants Lewmar. Before I spend a lot of mo
Broken Screws in Catalina 350 Sole rk6johnson at 12:17pm 06.06.14 Big Boats 1/945 WE had some Saltwater flood the sole due to "dripless seal" problem 2-3 years ago. I noticed some of
what pins are you using on the stays? gitpicker2007 at 10:54am 06.06.14 Catalina 22 9/2988 I've been getting more and more familiar with the 22 since purchasing it a few months ago and have h
How much does your outboard engine vibrate? Regular Guy at 9:26am 06.06.14 Smaller Boats 21/14790 I would like to hear what your experience is regarding vibration from your outboard engine. I have
Sailnet? Mark48 at 9:05am 06.06.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2198 I am finding that I can no longer access Sailnet. I keep getting directed to the page to register a
stay sail and standing rigging frankies56 at 8:16am 06.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1263 Hello any one out there know were I can find a stay sail rig for my cutter it seems that po. removed

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Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:53pm 10.16.22
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain jssailem at 9:53pm 10.16.22 No experience with Italian chain. Bought mine that was hot dipped galvanixed and specified as meetin
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:48pm 10.16.22 Beautiful. Tongue and grove or glued to battens Ralph Great job I did the exact ash batons in my a
Passage 456 saloon upgrades jssailem at 9:45pm 10.16.22 Beautiful. Tongue and grove or glued to battens
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 9:39pm 10.16.22 Ralph I have the Mk2 version. I have had it apart in pieces. Complete rebuild. I have had a Mk1, the
Passage 456 saloon upgrades Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 10.16.22 Beautiful ! Care to share how you attached the battens to the hull ? Tnx.
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? (2) Hayden Watson at 8:20pm 10.16.22 I agree with @jssailem that LFR's are best for redirecting line and when there is not a lot of trave
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? JohnShannon at 8:10pm 10.16.22 I have trouble believing that LFR are lower in friction than a suitably chosen block with bearings a
Diesel tank gauge not working WayneH at 7:27pm 10.16.22 I created a spreadsheet to track the engine hours because the hour meter on my tachometer wasn't wor
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 7:10pm 10.16.22 I am not sure where you read to use WD40 to insert the seals it was in the sail la vie link provi
engine: belt too much slack and water drop JoeWhite at 7:03pm 10.16.22 I am not sure where you read to use WD40 to insert the seals. I use lanocoat instead to lubricate, a
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy shemandr at 6:43pm 10.16.22 Do you have a pic of you and the dog on the paddle board?
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 6:22pm 10.16.22 The engine manual is conveniently available as a download on this website. Thx! If you look at
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak (4) Orbweaver at 6:22pm 10.16.22
Emergency engine shut off? Richard19068 at 6:13pm 10.16.22
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. (1) David Matthews at 6:06pm 10.16.22 I'm facing that dilemma as well, wondering if the lower nut can be reached from underneath, but it l
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 6:00pm 10.16.22 My Diesel engine is a Perkins 4.107. Built in 1973. 49 years old. The engine has an electric soleno
Loading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 5:47pm 10.16.22 Is the ramp level? Does this happen at different ramps? If you have a foam pad you can place it on
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 5:42pm 10.16.22 Please refer to post #11 by @Richard19068. It is possible the parts have aged and now need replacem
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 5:41pm 10.16.22 Yeah, sounds like the backwards throttle and inability to stop are related. Check those cables and

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