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Catalina 22 flat-sided masthead $tingy Sailor at 9:17pm 07.24.14 Parts Search 0/863 Send a PM with pics and asking price.
Knot Meter working? MrBruce at 8:35pm 07.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/2020 I have a Catalina 27 1982 with the original Knot Meter built in the bulkhead which currently doesn't
water leaks in aft lazarette maddoglumper at 8:16pm 07.24.14 Big Boats 3/1280 I need Help. I have a 1991 Hunter legend 35.5. Here's the problem. The back two lazarettes where the
Replacing Standing Rig & Mast TriSwiss at 7:30pm 07.24.14 Big Boats 2/748 I'm interested in purchasing a 1998 Hunter 376 - The biggest issue is that it will need complete rig
Cracked timing case mavourneen at 6:25pm 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1327 I have a westerbeke 10 -2 diesel.the timing case cracked where the alternator attaches. I am not sur
Need a New Main Sail Big Fish at 5:44pm 07.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1148 I own a 1978 Hunter 27 and need a new main sail. I am seeking advice on material, where to buy, and
Fuel Pump for Universal M-18? compoundca at 5:32pm 07.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1136 Can someone recommend a good electric fuel pump for a Universal M-18 (14 hp.) motor? One that isn't
mystery cut-outs flasailor at 5:12pm 07.24.14 Big Boats 8/1061 After having the Glacier Bay refrigerant unit replaced in my 86 H34, ( the compressor was mounted af
roller furling jib sheets mmsailor at 3:40pm 07.24.14 Smaller Boats 6/2118 I just picked up our new rf jib for our 23.5 with cdi furler . The person described the jib as a 101
88' 30mkII grantm at 2:54pm 07.24.14 C&C 1/1305 any INFO on using Spartite?
Just purchased a 74 cat 22 # 3706 (1) Hang tight at 1:37pm 07.24.14 Catalina 22 6/931 Just purchased a 74 cat 22 # 3706 . I have been working on Hang Tight for 6 months and am just about
Hard Dinghy (2) All U Get at 1:31pm 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1322 Hi all, What are these hard dinghies worth? This one is 9 foot long and 4 foot wide and made of
Beneteau First 285 boom height tmjb at 12:30pm 07.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3667 I am considering buying one of these boats but the height of the boom above the cockpit floor with t
Sailing with new sailers markb_nc at 12:19pm 07.24.14 Catalina 22 5/1080 I had several home projects to take care of over the weekend. However, the temperatures were cooler
New Dodger, Ruffled Sunbrella (2) robfmcc at 10:37am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2475 I had a new dodger made and it looks a little loose. I was told that the Sunbrella will shrink a bi
272 demasted (1) randykhunter at 9:54am 07.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2238 Sailing my 1988 Oday 272 close hauled in 8 knots of wind, the port side lower stay let loose. Befor
Motor Help drhbrody at 9:50am 07.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/994 I cannot plane with my beat up Mercury 50 HP. What size and model can you recommend? I want to put a
DSC, GPS and protocol conversion Meriachee at 9:17am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1615 The Raymarine guys are suggesting the use of an Actisense protocol converter when wiring a NMEA0183
Update for July Jim Seamans at 8:43am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1032 About time for an update: Just finishing my 5th session of chemo and things are going well. A fe
O'Day 22 V-berth cushions djohnmccarthy at 8:40am 07.24.14 Day Sailers 2/1851 I bought an O'Day 22, but the V-berth cushions were missing. I was quoted $600.00 for new replacemen

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Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 6:42am 08.01.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servic
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? Rich Stidger at 6:27am 08.01.23 I can't recall, @Rich Stidger , was it a broken gear in the old one? Badly worn. I'm consulting wi
Hunter smile / keel movement duck21 at 6:24am 08.01.23 Here's the manuals link on the current Marlow Hunter website: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-cont
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 08.01.23 Using STW is the "proper" way for measuring TWS from a performance perspective. STW accounts for cu
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 5:26am 08.01.23 What "most folks" on google claim is less important to me than the fact that Yanmar's engineers set
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 4:41am 08.01.23 See my edit above. So, no. O.K., but still - if you google diesel engine oil pressure you're see t
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 4:35am 08.01.23 See my edit above. So, no.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 4:27am 08.01.23 When the engine is hot the oil pressure is about 10 psi at 1,000 rpm and the alarm sounds. Does th
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 4:23am 08.01.23 I recently installed an oil pressure gauge in place of the original low pressure switch on my Yanmar
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising RoyS at 4:04am 08.01.23 It may not apply here, but when you change your oil and filter your filter is empty until you run th
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? jviss at 3:58am 08.01.23 I can't recall, @Rich Stidger , was it a broken gear in the old one?
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos jviss at 3:54am 08.01.23 Wow, very nice!
J/24 anchor roller? dlochner at 3:53am 08.01.23 There are number of different styles of aftermarket anchor rollers. They will through bolt through t
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:42am 08.01.23 Required STW doesn't make sense because if you were adrift in a 4 knot current your speed through w
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos Davidasailor26 at 2:51am 08.01.23 Very nice. PETG might also work, especially for the fuel fill as it does have good chemical resistan
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 8:42pm 07.31.23
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Alan Gomes at 8:14pm 07.31.23
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? rgranger at 8:05pm 07.31.23 I did a Google search on anodized aluminum services and about a dozen places popped up. If the winch
Lazy jack rigging question Hollyberry at 8:01pm 07.31.23
Shore powered vent fan? rgranger at 8:01pm 07.31.23

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