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Raymarine rudder poition sensor installation for 83 oday 28 (1) Euphoria2011 at 12:03pm 05.12.14 Bigger Boats 0/980 Anybody have a Raymarine Rudder position sensor installed on their Oday 28? I have found out that t
Air Intake Element Joe Mullee at 11:43am 05.12.14 Big Boats 21/3345 My engine is a1983 Yanmar 3GMF. The spongy air filter element was removed from the air intake silenc
Bimini logistics Gene Neill at 11:38am 05.12.14 Catalina 22 14/3263 My boat came with a Bimini top, which has no mounts installed at this time. The wife and I finally d
Tensioning the Jumper Struts BEFORE Stepping up the Mast jmason at 11:32am 05.12.14 Cal 1/2319 I'd like to properly tension the jumpers on my 1971 CAL-21 BEFORE I step up the mast. A sailor with
Catalina 27 rigging Details Maynestay at 10:36am 05.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/758 We have acquired a very fine vintage Catalina 27 -- 1979 that has some rigging challenges. Can
rudder for Catalina 22 explorer at 10:29am 05.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/797 Hi Guys I have had my Cataline 22 since 1992 - sailing on an inland lake in the Cape of Storms (Wes
I finally figured it out:) (3) gitpicker2007 at 9:57am 05.12.14 Catalina 22 6/1341 While working on the cockpit drain valve, I kept looking at a large green hose lying in that area of
Propeller selection cclxxxz at 9:07am 05.12.14 Pearson 1/1200 Hello, Please forgive me if this topic has been discussed before, but I'm looking for help selectin
Halyard color coding ami342 at 8:24am 05.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/8716 I need to replace my halyards on my Oday 22 and was wondering is there a standard color used for the
squeak at low RPM's dlewis812 at 8:00am 05.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 15/2141 launched the boat last week. about to leave the marina heard a noticeable squeaking from the engine
Transmission Control Fastener Issue Ad Libitum at 7:53am 05.12.14 Catalina 310 2/931 While docking yesterday I was astonished when the screw attaching the transmission control lever (wi
Replacement water pump for 27' Hunter Bolander at 7:01am 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1135 I have a 1979 Cherubini Hunter with an RC8D Renault engine. The water pump is frozen/rusted. So I to
Removing mast winch on a 192 Brian S at 6:56am 05.12.14 Day Sailers 0/767 Since I have stopped using the wire luff Schaefer furler on my 192 and gone to a hank on jib, I have
Dorade cutout size '87 H-34 Genkigary at 6:23am 05.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/834 Anyone know the cutout size of the OEM dorades. Looking through defender catalog for replacements.
Floor tgrass462 at 6:15am 05.12.14 Smaller Boats 6/839 I need help! Launched our boat Saturday - everything looks great except the floor of our 1999 Hunte
Installed my portable ac unit yesterday kito at 6:11am 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1117 Well I got my H30 project boat pretty much sealed up with no water being found on the floor anymore.
Removing the top of the mast plane4uegg at 6:10am 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2751 Good morning, does anyone know the easiest way(or what tool to use) to remove the top piece of the m
How is your season coming along? BobM at 3:54am 05.12.14 S2 13/1917 Am ahead of schedule...though admittedly i am lucky if i splash in June. Bottom painted and engine
Salisbury SBM20 water-lift muffler replacement Jumpstart at 9:58pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1207 Mine blew out on motor from launch yard to my Club on Saturday. Anybody replace this specific model
Windows SailorRob at 9:26pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 23/3340 Hi all I want to know what boat you have and how your windows (ports or whatever you want to call t

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:17am 05.12.23 So, the tether is meant to keep you on the boat, but if you go overboard the idea or preparation is
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:16am 05.12.23 Just looking at your avitar now, I see (if I'm correct) your home port of Deltaville, Virginia. Loo
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 8:06am 05.12.23 Nice document.idea That said, a better solution is to not watch Netflix or use video when using yo
Mainsheet is in the way on Hunter 33 JBP-PA at 7:41am 05.12.23 Many people move the whole traveler to an arch over the companionway, but you don't want to do that.
Anchor Point for a Helmsman's Tether - H41AC JBP-PA at 7:33am 05.12.23 I have a large padeye low on the bridgedeck bulkhead, just below the companionway. With my long teth
Mast Electric Connector LakeShark at 7:26am 05.12.23 Dang. I was hoping this was a thread about the best connector to use. :biggrin: Oh we would not
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Rich McD at 7:19am 05.12.23 Thanks Dave! This is helpful.
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Crazy Dave Condon at 6:27am 05.12.23 There are no trailer specs for a 28.5. Suggest the following be included: 1. Tandem or twin axle
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 6:25am 05.12.23 There must have been a ton of Merit 22s for sale last year as my husband and I purchased one at the
C320 - Perkins M30 diesel parts jssailem at 6:15am 05.12.23 Welcome Don and congratulations on the new to you boat. No spare parts to help? Bummer. Not unusual.
C320 - Perkins M30 diesel parts dmax at 6:09am 05.12.23 Found this: Perkins M30 shop manual here, but it is 80 pages long and probably the one you already h
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 6:00am 05.12.23 We replace the impeller annually because when we have not (say two years) we are missing a blade or
i60 Wind Instrument Troubleshooting StephenD at 5:45am 05.12.23 Their way of saying we don't want to support our products?
Hauturier equivalent in USA? dlochner at 5:44am 05.12.23
Anchor Point for a Helmsman's Tether - H41AC (1) jviss at 5:20am 05.12.23 My boat has a rather substantial pad eye bolted to the cockpit sole, just behind the pedestal. Lik
Anchor Point for a Helmsman's Tether - H41AC (1) jssailem at 5:11am 05.12.23 Much depends on your boat and how you sail it. Assuming solo sailing, you will need the tether to re
Hauturier equivalent in USA? Davidasailor26 at 5:11am 05.12.23 For the second, if you are doing it for free, as friends, and there's no exchange of anything of va
Dinghy Power Plymouth Sailor at 5:09am 05.12.23 Based on the capacity plate you can have a max 4hp motor on that dinghy. Sometimes easier to manag
Sleeping on 22 new design Sailm8 at 4:57am 05.12.23 We slepted in the cockpit. I had a large piece of netting madw that went over the bimini and reache
Hauturier equivalent in USA? jviss at 4:57am 05.12.23 thx!!!! Please, though, I'm not an expert, this is just based on my accumulated experience and rec

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