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Older Honda Outboard shanester at 10:19pm 07.01.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1203 I found a 10 HP Honda BF100 long shaft for sale near me. It has a serial #160xxxx and will only fire
Wiring Color Code Key For Legend 43 Battery Charger sawimp at 8:24pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 1/942 Hi, I'm changing my batteries over to AGM so I need to replace my old SHIPWRIGHT battery charger wi
cherub78 cherub78 at 6:42pm 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/683 Its strange that the oil I drained was black and the new oil was grey after 5 minutes of checking it
need help cherub78 at 6:12pm 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 1/511 Hi I need quick help for my 78 cherubini yanmar sb8. Sailing season is so short here in the north ea
Does upward pressure on a retracted keel do any harm? Gene Neill at 5:31pm 07.01.14 Catalina 22 8/999 I'm wondering if my trailer might be a little out of spec. There is no room to lower the keel at al
Whisker pole (1) Doc_holiday at 4:39pm 07.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1296 My dear friend gave me a spare whisker pole it's a 3 part telescoping. The one end locks on the pad
Any experiences at sea ? J105deliveryguy at 3:30pm 07.01.14 S2 1/883 Hi all, more curious than anything about experiences on a 9.2 at sea. My intended 9.2c is most lik
Bushings For Pintels And Gudgeons (1) twodzusfittings at 2:57pm 07.01.14 Smaller Boats 6/1003 So my anti vibration solution works really well, but as always I am seeking improvements on my solut
Oday 22 cabin curtains ami342 at 2:55pm 07.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1030 Do any 22 owners know how many curtains were on each side of the cabin and where they split? My orig
hull to deck seal donelanc at 1:03pm 07.01.14 Bigger Boats 4/1368 Hi I got a 272 le in oct. I noticed the hull liner stained on port and starboard in salon and a
dodger/cockpit enclosure for H44ac Dad21fjggh at 12:29pm 07.01.14 Big Boats 9/1575 We are in the process of acquiring a H44ac, and it does not have a dodger/full cockpit enclosure, it
Fill & Fair? (2) Jfelkins at 11:40am 07.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2624 Below is a pic of a repair I made on my boat. You can see that it's not smooth and it doesn't match
Need info on YS shift and throttle control lastlap at 9:07am 07.01.14 Big Boats 17/2071 I'm new to the forum and have read many comments on where to get a replacement YS shift and throttle
Teak slats in cockpit of Beneteau 311 amayers at 9:02am 07.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5586 I recently bought a 2000 Beneteau 311. The teak slatted pieces on the swim platform and in some part
Sailing from Oxnard to Marina del Rey, CA bll30148 at 9:02am 07.01.14 Destinations 6/9141 I just bought a Columbia 26 at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. I am preparing it to sail down to
Windlass for Hunter 33.5 1992 upwinddan at 7:35am 07.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/830 Hello there, What's the best way to go for a windlass for a 1992 33.5? Thanks!
Bedding snaps Meriachee at 7:25am 07.01.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1463 What would you use to bed the screws for the snaps used for a dodger?
Two boats - am I nuts? (1) holdech at 5:58am 07.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1156 I know Marty is building a "fleet" but that's mostly business - not sure what my excuse is :) Worki
Raymarine e7 chartplotter issues cramina at 5:23am 07.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1988 Good day All, I just got my new Raymairine e7 chartplotter and I can not get the heads up display
h26 need to replace a part can anyone help with sizing (1) vweedon at 5:09am 07.01.14 Smaller Boats 4/885 Hi all. we have a 1996 h26 and we needed a part made cause ours came off somehow. Anyway i have at

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 12:52pm 08.24.23 Wow, that's a clean installation! I picked up the cushion and an access panel and the top of my ta
Anchors ...3TacksontheWater at 12:51pm 08.24.23 Snip.... I started a couple threads about this at the time, but Photobucket ate all the pics. :mad:
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Scott T-Bird at 12:48pm 08.24.23 Why all the links to Cruisers Forum? What was the point of this post?
Impact driver on window screws? (3) Tally Ho at 12:45pm 08.24.23 Then all bets are off :yikes: Greg
Deception Pass. shemandr at 12:44pm 08.24.23 A good topic even though I don't think I've ever been within 600 miles (Sun Valley) of that pass!
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help Canception at 12:28pm 08.24.23 The topping lift is the short cable hanging from the backstay and attached to the boom. The primar
Impact driver on window screws? jviss at 12:24pm 08.24.23 Windows? What's a window?
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:23pm 08.24.23 You can also order direct from KUS. https://kus-usa.com/product/sss-ssl-sender One thing I did was
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:22pm 08.24.23 You can also order direct from KUS. https://kus-usa.com/product/sss-ssl-sender One thing I did was
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:21pm 08.24.23 So you have reserve capacity analogous to a scuba tank (I may be dating myself here). "J" valve. :
Just a little bit more... Every year! Project_Mayhem at 12:12pm 08.24.23 Thanks for the bump @shemandr. I'm wondering if there's a way to do a vacuum test on the crank cases
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help jssailem at 12:07pm 08.24.23 Bold is to get a good wind and sail through the passage. I would have the engine running as a back u
Just a little bit more... Every year! shemandr at 12:04pm 08.24.23 Compression? Fairly easily tested with a compression meter. I don't know much about engines but yo
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help dlochner at 12:03pm 08.24.23 Having the topping lift rigged like the pig tail attached to the boom while sailing can be dangerou
Impact driver on window screws? (1) jssailem at 12:02pm 08.24.23 Any thoughts on whether the impact driver will do damage? If so, any thoughts on how to get the scr
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Johann at 12:01pm 08.24.23 I installed this type of sensor, and it works very well. My problem was that the sensor is located
Advice for a Solo Sailor? shemandr at 11:58am 08.24.23 ... My problem was that the sensor is located about 9" from the low point.. So you have reserve ca
Deception Pass. Hayden Watson at 11:57am 08.24.23 Deception Passage is one of the many tidal passages that control the waters of the Salish Sea. Goo
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help shemandr at 11:53am 08.24.23 Having the topping lift rigged like the pig tail attached to the boom while sailing can be dangerous
Deception Pass. jssailem at 11:50am 08.24.23 Deception Passage is one of the many tidal passages that control the waters of the Salish Sea. Good

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