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Proper outboard HP for Irwin 28 eugenesdream24 at 12:21pm 08.03.14 Ask All Sailors 5/994 Hey everyone, I have a dumb question. I'm having problems with my Atomic 4 and have literally been r
New Member/Daysailer question dnv at 12:17pm 08.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1407 I am a new member to the group. I have owned several small sailboats including the Oday Javelin whic
Irwin 28 Outboard? eugenesdream24 at 12:08pm 08.03.14 Irwin 11/6128 Hey everyone, I have a dumb question. I'm having problems with my Atomic 4 and have literally been r
My new Mainsheet Setup (1) agprice22 at 10:59am 08.03.14 Bigger Boats 11/3179 Here is a picture of my new mainsheet setup. It runs more freely and is easier to get to than the or
Need cradle drawings/dimensions Gregchris at 9:55am 08.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1081 Does anyone have cradle dimensions/measurements for a Beneteau 393 or something close? I've tried th
bonding and lightning walt at 8:44am 08.03.14 Musings With Maine Sail 31/9887 Mainesail, I hope I am not saying something incorrect here.. but I believe I have seen you post r
sink water? av8erdunn at 8:35am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 8/1237 I just bought a hunter 260 and was curious as to where the water from the sinks go. Does it go to th
Configuring battery charge temp. John_F at 8:15am 08.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/956 I will be installing a new house battery using an AGM battery. I have a Xantrex TrueCharge2 batte
Dripless packing bearing dripping crosswind at 8:11am 08.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1169 Happy Sunday to all... I purchased a 79 H30 a cpl years ago making me the 3rd owner. When purchas
352 water tanks gregrosine at 8:10am 08.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1420 We have a 1999 352. It has two freshwater tanks. One under the forward vee berth and another betwee
Gooseneck hooks Larry D Calander at 7:26am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 12/1291 Are the hooks on the front of gooseneck used for anything but hanging lines.?
H-26 Porta-Potty Anchor Screws-Aluminum Plate? BrianW at 6:44am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 5/1150 Quick question: Is there an embedded aluminum plate in the sole for the Porta-Potty anchor screws? M
Folex cleaner, great stuff Hydro Therapy at 6:43am 08.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1051 I recently purchased an O 240. The cabin area has a full fabric headliner. A few sections had brown
Dirty Fuel Or What ? Scallywagger at 6:22am 08.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/780 Hello everyone This article will help Legend owners I am sure but, other boat/yacht owners as wel
Sabre 28 mid-boom sheet up grade (1) capn moli at 5:33am 08.03.14 Sabre Sailboats 3/5720 Hello I am trying to find a companionway hatch cover (or garage as some call it) for a Sabre 28 Mark
Bunk board carpet DAVA390 at 4:39am 08.03.14 Trailer Sailors 10/2462 This year the winter project is going to be new boards on the trailer. I have a bunk board on each s
S2 11.0A engine shutoff switch. Spike033 at 11:05pm 08.02.14 S2 9/686 For the last 5 years that I have owned the boat my engine shutoff switch has needed 2 hands to lift
Boat wouldn't start Team118 at 6:20pm 08.02.14 Catalina 30 1/945 I've put up a few posts over the past few years concerning my boat's refusal to start properly. T
Repowering Cal 2-29 Brentpd at 3:35pm 08.02.14 Cal 0/1548 Hi all. I need to replace the 12 hp farymann that is currently in my 29 foot Cal. I would like to ge
What Are These Bolts For? (1) BrianW at 3:18pm 08.02.14 Smaller Boats 5/1017 On an H-26, compression post lower plate, there are two #10 Phillips head bolts forward of the compr

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Difficulty raising the main Ward H at 6:46pm 08.16.23 The ideas to lubricate the track and replacing the halyard are good but first back to the basics. 1.
Bimini for Newport 28mk II Davidasailor26 at 6:22pm 08.16.23 Backstays in the way of a Bimini is pretty common. Often the Bimini is cut with small reinforced hol
New holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:03pm 08.16.23 The current blackwater plumbing is this: Toilet line to Y valve (a) Y valve lines to b) top of tan
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Sail22Capri22 at 5:51pm 08.16.23 I have a Capri 22 that is new to me this summer. I have raced it a bunch in our local beer can Thurs
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:48pm 08.16.23 218897 I take Lee Marvin's approach to politics NTymtAbaG08 I'd rather go sailing. -Will
Difficulty raising the main CurtisC at 5:36pm 08.16.23 Gary, First thought is replace the old oversized halyard with the correct size. An oversized halyar
Difficulty raising the main shemandr at 4:59pm 08.16.23 You need lube the track with some version of dry lube (PTFE). OK the mast is already up so ... you
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? shemandr at 4:25pm 08.16.23 That's what ratings are for. The Capri 22 is light with a fin keel (Well some are wings). In ligh
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 4:06pm 08.16.23
Cutter 37 Refit Jim Legere at 4:06pm 08.16.23 The best place to post something like this is under this link "Hunter 37-cutter Modifications and Up
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Ralph Johnstone at 4:01pm 08.16.23 So you are the guy I saw snooping around my back yard?!?!?!? Keepin' my ear to the ground for any
Need source for winch parts (3) Rich Stidger at 3:59pm 08.16.23 UPDATE: I finally got together with my machinist friend and completed the machining on a bronze bush
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 3:51pm 08.16.23 My favorite exclamation. And a damn sight better than what the neighbours usually see, if I do s
Tide Clock Davidasailor26 at 3:49pm 08.16.23 Very nice clocks. Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a ti
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 3:31pm 08.16.23 I went to the typical News Cycle to see an Update on TS Hilary.:laugh: If it wasn't so Political, I
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 3:29pm 08.16.23 218891
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? (1) curtdo at 3:27pm 08.16.23 Attached is how I will try out the YDWG-02R. All I think I will need to do is plug it in
pros and cons of adjusting valves... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:26pm 08.16.23 Oh, the Humanity! :yikes: My favorite exclamation. I even had to wear my sandals WITHOUT SOCK!
Catalina Stickers pclarksurf at 3:19pm 08.16.23 Does anyone know what or if there were stickers or ? on the 1973 models? Have a relatively stock '
Galley foot pump leaking (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:18pm 08.16.23 The gusher of course is beneath the galley sink, port. But this the exact opposite of what the in

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