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Electric head conversion Perfect Excuse at 12:05pm 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/697 Does anyone have experience with converting a Jabsco manual pump head to to electric flush by using
engine quits gettinthere at 11:59am 06.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 13/1994 After a long day of motoring, when we're at idle speed getting ready to drop anchor, sometimes the m
Primed Rudder from the factory PaxiMoon at 11:42am 06.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/799 Does anyine know if the factory primed the rudder on the early 2011 e33/new 33's? Cheers in advance
rigging MCQMGA at 10:39am 06.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/964 Hi Guys - - I am new to sailing. Just purchased 16.9 ft 1968 daysailer I - Needs new shrouds - A
How to clean carb while on outboard Chief RA at 10:02am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/3081 As I have mentioned, i have raced and tuned off road motorcycles for many years. I double checked h
1983 cal 35 aluminum toe rail stancion bases john nightwind at 9:09am 06.27.14 Cal 1/1627 hey older cal 35 boat owners.thats older cal boats ,not owners,...i have a '83 35' that has 2 alum.s
Boat boarding CCrane2299 at 8:47am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1588 I have a 1979 O'Day 25. It is currently in a slip with side access. It is easy to board, but the sli
Catalina 22 Mods some apply to all small boats (1) dgreen1991 at 8:40am 06.27.14 Smaller Boats 0/1142 Just thought I would share some of the mods I have done to my Catalina 22 with other small boat owne
Navpod for my Catalina 30 (1) Jeunesse27 at 8:37am 06.27.14 Catalina 30 12/2809 I started building a Navpod a couple of months ago and I'm almost done, it's been a really fun littl
motoring above 10mph jaycrawford97 at 8:33am 06.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/795 New Macgregor owner. Wondering is it better to lift keel/rudders and dump ballast when motoring?
Catalina 22 Mods dgreen1991 at 8:18am 06.27.14 Catalina 22 3/1957 I have added a bunch of pictures of all the many mods I have accomplished on my C22. Many I have pos
Lower keel on an 86 Thomasjbrothersjr at 6:47am 06.27.14 Catalina 22 8/1229 How many turns of the crank does it take to lower YOUR keel? I counted 29 full rotations before I h
O'Day 25 Reefing cb32863 at 6:23am 06.27.14 Day Sailers 1/1349 I bought a brand new shiny main sail last fall and have yet to set up reefing as I just got her spla
Wood floor for Sea Eagle tender Genkigary at 6:16am 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1057 I was wondering it there would be any downside to making a wood floor for our Sea Eagle PVC tender.
New sailor meets the omc saildrive bwons at 5:30am 06.27.14 Day Sailers 5/1390 I am new to sailing and just bought a 1980 25 foot oday with an OMC sale drive. It took three days o
Boom attachment (2) txblackjack at 5:10am 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/879 Hello, I am in need of information on a Hunter 28 circa 1990: During a recent sail, had a jibe, an
What constitutes a dinghy? How big a furling drum? Jerry Shenkman at 4:47am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/891 I have gotten lots of good info ' support re my O'Day 192 jib/furler problem. My question now is ho
Spare prop (1) Bob 04 H260 at 4:25am 06.27.14 Big Boats 7/1002 Our boat came with an Autoprop feathering propeller. It has worked very well but felt I needed a spa
Remote shift/throttle agprice22 at 4:10am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1516 Hi All; I am looking for opinions on switching my shift and throttle controls from the tiller of my
Another can someone tell me what I have thread... (4) finding41 at 9:28pm 06.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/2463 I purchases what I thought is a Elgin 2Hp. And it says Elgin 2 on the side... The guy that sold it t

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Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 07.23.23 Test run underway tomorrow Here's wishing you luck. Scream if any further problems.
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars zinahewitt at 7:35pm 07.23.23 I have a short inside track that the prev owner installed. I have found rigging a barber hauler i
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars zinahewitt at 7:34pm 07.23.23 The photo and illustrations that you show appear to show 2 tracks and both are shown on the outer r
rolex fastnet race is on, too jon hansen at 6:57pm 07.23.23 7hR40fzTN_w 35 knots on the nose is tough
rolex fastnet race is on, too jon hansen at 6:51pm 07.23.23 86 have already retired in harsh conditions
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 5:58pm 07.23.23 the largest thunder storms in the world are on the great plains of N. America
New requirements coming in 2024 for Americans traveling to Europe \| GMA Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57pm 07.23.23 its not hard to fill out the form. Bermuda had a similar application and higher fee during Covid But
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 5:57pm 07.23.23 Good points, Will. I will try to respond (or not respond, perhaps) with more patience and tact in th
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 5:57pm 07.23.23 the weather i get from 'my radar' app
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 5:56pm 07.23.23 post #3, tally ho posted the tracking page. or just go to the CYC mac race page
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 5:31pm 07.23.23 Model #: Danfoss 102N3030 Currently working on the possibility of voltage being too high. Put the s
Have you tested your PFD? Jim Legere at 5:25pm 07.23.23 Others may differ, but I don't feel the need to test my Mustang PFDs in the water. Every spring I in
Have you tested your PFD? Johnb at 5:07pm 07.23.23 What does that mean? Holy cow, how can you forbid anything? You look really stern and say "Don't
Have you tested your PFD? jviss at 4:48pm 07.23.23 I totally forbid the use of life jackets in chlorinated water. What does that mean? Holy cow, how
Have you tested your PFD? jviss at 4:45pm 07.23.23 Decades ago when I was constantly buying sailing magazines, I noticed a big difference between the
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger (1) Hollyberry at 4:30pm 07.23.23 Well, as happens at my age I had a couple of things backwards. I did have a fixed bracket version bu
Have you tested your PFD? Johnb at 4:27pm 07.23.23 I totally forbid the use of life jackets in chlorinated water.
CHI-MAC today shemandr at 3:30pm 07.23.23 Jon, where are you following this? I might have added to your list of conditions - wicked thunder
Faulty Fuel Gauge Robert J Miller at 3:21pm 07.23.23 Anybody know where and how to access the fuel tank on a 1999 Beneteau 311?
Jacklines and Tethers Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 07.23.23 Dynema is a blend of high density polyethylene and polyester. Dynema line can be purchased with a p

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