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How to clean carb while on outboard Chief RA at 10:02am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/3182 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 1/1642 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 10/1629 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 0/1165 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 12/4272 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 2/811 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 3/1982 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 8/1241 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 1/1378 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 4/1073 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 5/1428 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 3/885 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 3/897 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 7/1025 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 3/1530 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 7/2488 I purchases what I thought is a Elgin 2Hp. And it says Elgin 2 on the side... The guy that sold it t
Manual bildge pump replacement njlarry at 9:26pm 06.26.14 Bigger Boats 2/889 Anyone ever replace their manual bildge pump? What brands/models fit or don't fit? Hate to drill m
bow cleat Hunter 23 teacher63 at 9:19pm 06.26.14 Smaller Boats 7/2309 I am looking to a put a bow cleat directly behind the anchor locker. I was looking at a disappearin
Circuit Breaker Sofocles Arquimides at 7:55pm 06.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/730 I own a MacGregor 26M sailboat. While docking I connected the boat to a 120V power source to get lig
No Raw-Water Flow for Yanmar 3HM - HELP!!! Capn Greybeard at 7:48pm 06.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 33/9977 I have a Yanmar 3HM that is repowering the original Atomic 4 aboard a 1969 Chris-Craft Cherokee 32 (

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Latest on NMEA to WiFi? Davidasailor26 at 10:46am 08.16.23 I have the Vesper 8000 AIS with its own WiFi, a B&G MFD with WiFi, and a Simrad GoFree WiFi access
Funny Friday!!! (2) Will Gilmore at 10:35am 08.16.23 When Not Treasure Hunting, Pirates Practiced Democracy
Garmin GPSMAP 498 upgrade card Rich Stidger at 10:25am 08.16.23 I know this thread is several years old but I also have a Garmin 492 with old software. Any chance
Tide Clock (1) rgranger at 10:18am 08.16.23 I live in Charleston and I am lucky enough to be able to drive my stink-pot to work on days when the
Garmin GPSMAP 498 upgrade card Capt_Andy at 10:14am 08.16.23 I know this thread is several years old but I also have a Garmin 492 with old software. Any chance s
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup jviss at 10:02am 08.16.23 Could be loose valve guides and seals, allowing engine oil to drip into the cylinders when its sitti
Traveler Replacement on 37C PhilaSailor at 9:59am 08.16.23 I'll be on the boat tomorrow and will post some pictures. The Garhauer is the same price at the maj
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Latest on NMEA to WiFi? JBP-PA at 9:23am 08.16.23 Thank you all for the advice. It looks like the Comar is 50% higher price than the YDWG, for what a
Traveler Replacement on 37C kappykaplan at 9:22am 08.16.23 Any photos to share of your upgrade?
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 9:08am 08.16.23 Also try just lifting the aft part of the cover just an inch to break it free
Cutter 37 Refit (1) PhilaSailor at 9:06am 08.16.23 The refit extended into the cabin. The Corian galley came out great. It is amazing how much storag
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? jviss at 9:05am 08.16.23 Thank you all for the advice. It looks like the Comar is 50% higher price than the YDWG, for what a
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 Irek at 9:04am 08.16.23 1983? the post on the 1993 (the first production year of the 40.5) I had was metal, presumably stee
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? curtdo at 8:55am 08.16.23 Thank you all for the advice. It looks like the Comar is 50% higher price than the YDWG, for what ap
Cutter 37 Refit PhilaSailor at 8:53am 08.16.23 Sorry for the tease guys. I'll post a load of pics with notes when I'm at the boat tomorrow in Newp
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup degas at 8:50am 08.16.23 Congrats on the rebuild. What brought it on? How long did it take you? My guess is that you need mo
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:48am 08.16.23 "Democracy is the only legitamate form of government, until the politicians figure out they can take
Cutter 37 Refit Ralph Johnstone at 8:45am 08.16.23 I've just completed a refit of an '83 Cutter 37. There was endless research and trials to find the

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