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Hatchboard bag Canvasback at 11:38am 08.15.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/2745 Hey skippers, curious to know how you stow your hatchboards. All comments much appreciated!
Macgregor Venture 22 Mast needed njbaker at 9:57am 08.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3052 Hello all. I just purchased a 1983 Venture in great shape but...I do not have a mast! Can anyone
battery relocation bryan crites at 9:54am 08.15.14 Big Boats 7/1739 Any ideas on a better battery location for a hunter 1984 34. I am cosidering moving them to a much e
Mast tuning specs AZTom at 9:42am 08.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/844 I recently purchased a 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 321 with in-mast furling. Can anyone help me find the
Raymarine Auto Tiller Pilot Remote twodzusfittings at 9:03am 08.15.14 Smaller Boats 1/856 Has anyone installed a RF remote to their Raymarine St1000 or ST2000. If so are you experiencing any
Wheel Nut wflowe2 at 8:53am 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2091 Friend Lost the steering wheel nut on his 1989 Hunter 30. The shaft is 1" SS and the nut was not met
New to me 272 on Seneca Lake (1) agprice22 at 8:40am 08.15.14 Bigger Boats 1/889 We have had a few wonderful days with our 272 refurb project! We have redone most of the boat, and w
Adding ball bearing upgrade to a cdi furler dkyvars at 7:53am 08.15.14 Catalina 22 5/2038 I have a cdi jib furler on my Catalina 22. Can I add ball bearing upgrade to it?
Toe Rail Help (1) repawn at 6:48am 08.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3190 I am repairing the leaks on my boat and have to remove the toe rails on my Oday 22 - there are 5 scr
340 Refridgerator slr295 at 6:07am 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/975 My Adler Barbour original gets cold but freezer not cold enuff to make ice Had tech look it over mo
Twin wheel helms Peoplevalue at 5:32am 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2033 Hi All Sailors I have just purchased a second-hand Dufour 425 with twin wheels at the helm (the fi
Orientation of chain plates MaryEllaRose at 5:24am 08.15.14 Catalina 22 8/2161 I'm in the process of re-bedding my chain plates and need information on how to orient them in relat
shaft tube Tom Fisher at 5:21am 08.15.14 S2 4/987 I've got a leak in the shaft tube of my S2 11 meter sloop. Water leaks from the shaft tube aft of th
leaking chain plates Tom Fisher at 5:15am 08.15.14 S2 7/2214 I've got a 1985 S2 11 meter aft cockpit sloop. I've had occasional leaks at the chain plates. The de
Venture Educated Guess When Catalina 36 #1700 Was Built? rardiH36 at 7:50pm 08.14.14 Ask All Sailors 10/3399 Per the title subject line, anybody know how to find out when Catalina 36 Hull#1700 was built? I am
How to stop a new 4 stroke engine. rs8684 at 7:25pm 08.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1434 Having had a 2 stroke engine my entire sailing life, I have always stopped the engine, when done for
Snaking wire from port side to starboard jonelli at 6:56pm 08.14.14 Catalina 30 6/1451 I need to get a couple of wires from the port cabin cabinet to the starboard cabinet for speakers an
Rigging a 19 Matt G at 6:08pm 08.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/5806 Just purchased an 84 O'Day 19 and having trouble rigging the main sail/boom and stays correctly. 1-
Golf of Mexico video cruising reports Delezynski at 5:44pm 08.14.14 Destinations 3/1914 Gulf of Mexico video cruising reports Hi all, WAY BACK WHEN, before there was such a thing as a "b
94 Johnson 9.9 outboard question sailboat738 at 4:26pm 08.14.14 Smaller Boats 13/6757 Hi guys , I have a johnson 9.9 on my hunter 23.5 it starts up and runs fine but when im in gear

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Raritan PHII long term review (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 08.30.23 There's your problem right there : he RH side, rather than the LH side like mine : 219399 Just pl
Drifter block positioning? (1) jssailem at 11:19am 08.30.23 You want to locate the blocks at the stern. You are going to fly the drifter high and out in front o
Problems with cdi furling jib (1) jssailem at 11:13am 08.30.23 I know this is a bit of a crazy concept, but I like to check out the manual to understand how things
Reefing (3) jssailem at 11:05am 08.30.23 Slab Slab or jiffy reefing allows for the quick establishment of a new tack and clew, while the haly
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake jibes138 at 10:47am 08.30.23 They make tape to stop leaks in radiator hoses available at auto stores. If it can handle hot antifr
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Mike G. at 10:42am 08.30.23 Life got in the way. -- Finally got to work on the breaker issue. It ended up being an old and ti
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems jibes138 at 10:39am 08.30.23 Check the connections at the switch, and the starter. Corrosion in either place can be cleaned up wi
Raritan PHII long term review (3) Skipper at 10:36am 08.30.23 Hard to believe that the PHII would still be the top rated manual toilet pump ever since Raritan in
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake jibes138 at 10:25am 08.30.23 Can you just get a new ferrule?
Refilling Compass - where's the port? Dalliance at 10:25am 08.30.23 Refilling is only half the problem. Unless you find and fix the cause, refilling is a futile action
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 10:13am 08.30.23 One other possibility is to anneal the current ferrule so that it is soft again. The ferrules start
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 10:07am 08.30.23 Lot of Damage done. Storm Surge was high in key spots. One picture I found about houses built on "
2001 HUNTER 320 kappykaplan at 9:55am 08.30.23 I have a Raymarine type 1 linear drive - love it!
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 08.30.23 I think what is far more interesting with the rope/chain splice is its strength after, let's say 20
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 9:47am 08.30.23 See if you can find someone scraping out an old engine. That is how I got replacement steel high pr
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake jssailem at 9:39am 08.30.23 See if you can find someone scraping out an old engine. That is how I got replacement steel high pre
Square top main on water ballast? (1) SkookumZac at 9:36am 08.30.23 219386 I have one on order :cool: I discussed square top vs roachy main with my sailmaker. He sug
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 9:30am 08.30.23 I have always heard that Volvo was REALLY proud of their parts but $200 for a small return line?!?!?
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 9:28am 08.30.23 This stuff. 3M Dual Lock tape. https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Reclosable-Fastener-SJ3560-Clear/dp/B07
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? jssailem at 9:23am 08.30.23 I had wrap on my exhaust system when I disassembled my engine. It took a sharp knife that ended up d

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