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Pearson 303 rudder removal Albertson01 at 10:47am 04.29.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2839 1983 Pearson 303 owner Need info related to rudder removal, repair or replacement. ...
Mast Crane agprice22 at 9:54am 04.29.14 Ask All Sailors 38/8430 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Electrical Breakers Gbetsch at 9:37am 04.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1667 I have a 2003 Beneteau 393. This spring I discovered that the my AM/FM radio and Auto Bildge had bot
Help installing an Autohelm 800 Chief RA at 8:35am 04.29.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2149 My Catalina 250 had an uninstalled Autohelm 800 in it when I bought the boat. My problem with the b
G26 Centerboard JasonMills1972 at 8:11am 04.29.14 Grampian 1/4017 Hey, Past owners have totally neglected the CB. I have no data on the cable or the centerboa
Water under engine jwieneck at 5:14am 04.29.14 Big Boats 16/1876 I came in from a day sail Sunday and found about 5 sponge full of water (salt) under my engine. Whi
Fluxgate Compass Wisp at 4:59am 04.29.14 Big Boats 31/3447 Long time listener, first time caller,... This past weekend, I sailed my Hunter 49 (Wisp) on a thr
Headliner Replacement? Kper at 4:24am 04.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3193 I'm in the process of trying to work a deal on a 222 that has been unused for a couple years and see
Horn Installation hdhr289 at 12:05am 04.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/663 Does anyone have an electric horn mounted on your mast or spreaders with a button to activate at hel
Water tanks Alctel at 10:52pm 04.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/780 How do you clean the water tanks on the Hunter 36? It looks like it has screws on the top - if I
Loose Pedestal Guard RHB at 10:03pm 04.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1171 2007 Hunter 38. Anyone having issues with a loose pedestal guard? The base is snug (at the deck) w
Mast Halyard Question atpjim at 8:01pm 04.28.14 Catalina 30 5/1341 Dumb question of the day. What does the winch and attached halyard the on the side of the mast do?
Mystery Wiring (3) Alctel at 7:40pm 04.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/905 So I'm starting to rewire the boat, and I've found some mystery wiring. The first lot is in the h
Cooler and food storage ariasca at 7:33pm 04.28.14 Big Boats 3/1187 Hi I am curious about how different boat owners use and maximize cold storage of food. i.e. what do
Sticking on Schaefer 2100 Furler Top Part rpwillia at 7:20pm 04.28.14 Catalina 310 6/1118 The top part of my furler seems to be sticking. It seems to be on a certain spot. Anyone had this pr
New S2 owner jguyer at 7:03pm 04.28.14 S2 7/1403 Just closed on Orinoco an 8.5 S 2. Now I just need to get it ready to get ready to sail it to Milwa
272 stern railing needed jsmo66 at 6:42pm 04.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/458 Captains- please keep your eyes open for a stern starboard railing for a 272. Rudy from D'R got me
New Anchors? duncanhoo at 6:24pm 04.28.14 Bavaria 4/7276 I have a 2003 B44. The anchor on it - a CQR i think - has been too unreliable for us in the chesapea
Finally finished (4) Pcalvin1966 at 6:20pm 04.28.14 Cal 5/1857 Finished our Cal 21
head sail question timothy_c at 6:14pm 04.28.14 Smaller Boats 4/810 I have doyle headsail with adjustable leach and foot ropes. Ive sailed the boat for 7 years and pla

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Jib Line Overlaps Hollyberry at 7:15am 05.18.23 Looks like you have self tailing winches.. you needn't use the cam cleat at all. The aft block seems
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung Gene Neill at 6:55am 05.18.23 Ah! That was good of Ruddercraft to drill the extra holes in the crutch. Mine came with only one hol
Spinnaker (2) patbratton at 6:38am 05.18.23 Jessie and I dropped the mast yesterday. We then pulled a light nylon line through the spinnaker ha
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:32am 05.18.23 And beer doesn't constitute "drinking", IMO. 4E9ydw_aDMg
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) kloudie1 at 6:29am 05.18.23 Helped a friend with his several years ago.. He opted for a new muffler but a repair to the inlet li
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? Justin_NSA at 6:15am 05.18.23 +1 for unstepping the mast. You'll be spending more time than you think fishing the cable through pr
Its funny Friday! justsomeguy at 6:12am 05.18.23 Don't trivialize the growing of the beard, either. That's a fake beard. And beer doesn't constitut
Spinnaker justsomeguy at 6:10am 05.18.23 This is ZOLTAN and me. I am wearing the flag shirt.
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? dlochner at 5:43am 05.18.23 Without seeing photos of the masthead, it is difficult to offer opinions. It might be a simple job,
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? shemandr at 5:41am 05.18.23 As I've posted before, I would not go up a mast for any reason. I would do the work while the mast
2004 Raymarine C80 Display Sailgunner at 5:41am 05.18.23 You can send in to Raymarine for repair. But you really should consider upgrandiing and replacing wi
Jib Line Overlaps dlochner at 5:31am 05.18.23 It is a bit difficult to see in the photo, however it appears the tail is crossing over the sheet, t
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch jviss at 5:25am 05.18.23 above the waterline plastic through hull fittings Is this correct, or did you mean below the water
Keel Bolt Cleaning dLj at 5:19am 05.18.23 I want to clean and re-coat my rusty keel bolts and nuts. The SS backing plates are like new! What
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jviss at 4:55am 05.18.23 ter inch around the base and did a couple layers of glass around and the base. I let it harden, smo
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 12:35am 05.18.23 Should have been much cheaper and faster than replacement.
Urgent warning to genset owners (1) Screen Saver at 12:13am 05.18.23 Good read and Info.So I have H49 with same FP 12 setup. Yep that skin fitting is very hard to get at
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 11:35pm 05.17.23 215775 i ground down the tube and about a quarter inch around the base and did a couple layers of gl
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jonelli at 11:32pm 05.17.23
Jib Line Overlaps (2) Joe at 11:09pm 05.17.23 David's comments should help you quite a bit. But your biggest problem, of course, is lack of exper

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