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Foredeck light on tall rig Padrone at 5:34pm 05.06.14 Catalina 30 2/1023 I am about to instal a set of lazy jacks on my 1983 tall rig, at the same time I would like to repla
Deck wash streaks luv2sail67 at 5:27pm 05.06.14 Big Boats 12/1418 Hi, hoping someone can help me. Last year we had deck wash run down the side of our hull, and it cr
Universal 5411 diesel sailinggreg at 5:21pm 05.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1870 Hi All, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 30. One I'm looking at has a Universal 5411 inboard dies
Preparing to launch Daddio at 5:09pm 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1405 Last fall we purchased a Hunter 29.5 with a 20hp yanmar inboard. It was winterized prior to shipping
A few questions...for now krantala at 4:53pm 05.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/769 I just purchased a 1976 O'day 25 and have a question or two: First, I noted a 1/8" cable that paral
Yamaha 33 MK II Strut for Cutlass Bearing rgsamuels at 3:07pm 05.06.14 Yamaha 3/4049 My cutlass bearing strut is cracked and does not appear to be repairable. Does anybody have a source
Adapting A Trailer To Another Boat Kper at 2:15pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2279 What needs to be considered when using a trailer with adjustable pedestals for a boat other than the
Water tank leaks on Beneteau First 35S7 JanuaryFirst at 1:39pm 05.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2503 Hi, I bought my First 35s7 a couple of years ago. Brilliant boat but no history to her as the pre
PYI Flex Shaft Coupler rfrye1 at 1:34pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1307 Has/is anyone using this flexible Prop Shaft Coupler form PYI? I dont even know if its available for
need help with 8.0 furler and mast setup (2) jlillie at 1:27pm 05.06.14 S2 4/973 I'm just about completely in the dark here. When i got the boat, the mast was already down so i neve
19-1 anyone? pfw at 1:11pm 05.06.14 Smaller Boats 0/624 I just bought a 1981 19-1 in very good condition. First sailboat, I'm a rookie. I figure this boat
Paint the bilge ... or not? FredV at 1:03pm 05.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3038 Hi, Can anyone tell me what the real benefits to painting the bilge are besides making it look ni
Topping lift - what size? FredV at 12:45pm 05.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/6933 Hi, I'm replacing all the running rigging on my 37-C and was wondering what size line to use for
Engine Cooling system leak evgencafuta at 12:31pm 05.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1371 Hello From Slovenia... I have beneteau First 47.7, engine Yanmar JH4 series... 78HP....Engine has
Are these batteries serviceable? (2) iSailor at 11:48am 05.06.14 Catalina 310 1/854 I beleive these are the original batteries from 2001 (I bought the boat about 3 years ago). I was go
Long shaft outboard for Oday 25 dwdooher at 11:18am 05.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1601 Replacing the outboard for an Oday 25, 1983. I am looking at a Nissan 8 hp 4-stroke. They list a
Trans fluid hummingbirdbassist at 10:48am 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/907 What kind of transmission fluid and how much 1980 hunter 30
another lost sailor dlewis812 at 10:44am 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1882 http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2014/05/54001/police-body-recovered-in-long-island-sound
Roosevelt Roads Naval Base rsotomayor at 10:36am 05.06.14 Destinations 8/4199 Has anyone sailed recently in the area of the naval base?
Swing Keel Pin and Bolts Problem (1) chileflora at 10:33am 05.06.14 Catalina 22 3/811 I have just taken down the keel from my Catalina. In the process I broke two bolts out of four. I

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Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (1) matts997 at 7:32pm 08.02.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop Blitz at 7:32pm 08.02.23 Enjoy the new prop, I've had mine for over 12 years. I like how it performs in regards to low drag
New Campbell Sailer Prop jssailem at 7:24pm 08.02.23 Enjoy your new prop.
Selden - Furling Main dkinzer at 7:18pm 08.02.23 Question...did you get the Continuous Main Furling Line? Because the main furling line passes arou
Shore powered vent fan? Tally Ho at 7:14pm 08.02.23
VHF Handheld (1) jssailem at 6:39pm 08.02.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 5:39pm 08.02.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 08.02.23 Updating my post on an Arduino adapter for this. The 0.1 mile pulse is going to result in a very s
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 4:52pm 08.02.23
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jon hansen at 4:37pm 08.02.23 the ensign is the prettiest girl at the dance. best dancer too. now what are you going to pick? m
Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 4:16pm 08.02.23 attached is the document for a similar controller from Danfoss where is discusses the resistor for
Alder Barbour Refrigeration jviss at 3:56pm 08.02.23 The best system is one that runs as slow as possible while still maintaining the desired temperatur
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:51pm 08.02.23 The latch dog snapped at the red line. There is a roll pin that goes through the hole (green arrow
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:50pm 08.02.23 FYI- the lazy jib sheet lodged under the hatch and the jib filled with air before I could tighten t
Bomar hatch dog BTC1984 at 3:46pm 08.02.23 FYI- the lazy jib sheet lodged under the hatch and the jib filled with air before I could tighten th
Bomar hatch dog (1) BTC1984 at 3:41pm 08.02.23 The latch dog snapped at the red line. There is a roll pin that goes through the hole (green arrow)
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:40pm 08.02.23 I had a cheap Uniden (Atlantis 250) Handheld for years (maybe ten). It worked well enough but the r
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:35pm 08.02.23
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure kloudie1 at 3:28pm 08.02.23 Probably comes from some metallurgical distress that the weld causes.. Gene's fix with no welds and
Bomar hatch dog kappykaplan at 3:14pm 08.02.23 Please provide photos of the sides of the broken dog.

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