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323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2120 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t
what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/962 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
Idling too fast carlager at 2:50am 04.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/3840 The idling on our Yanmar 3gm30f has suddenly increased to 1.600rpm when starting the engine with the
water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1347 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
Fuel tank removeal (3) woodster at 7:24pm 04.25.14 S2 8/2009 OK i know i have been saying for some time now that you can remove the factory fuel tank by coming t
DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1359 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3935 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/576 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/968 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5676 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1516 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?
Shorepower and running engine kasishunter30 at 1:37pm 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4420 Hi! I am new to this site and a new Hunter Owner :). I have a quick question.... when I am plugged
mercury 5 hp 4 stroke sailorsteve1 at 1:13pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/5428 does anyone have experience with the mercury 5 hp 4 stroke outboard motor? ive read some scathing re
Installing adjustable backstay on a 192/222 Brian S at 12:19pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/830 Guys, my 192 has the typical backstay with about an 18" strop from chainplate to triangle bracket, a
Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2072 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2904 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1770 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2189 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3253 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3598 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h

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16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? rgranger at 11:22am 08.07.23 The best suggestion would be to see what the length of the shrouds tells you. :plus: Get a 12 pa
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 David in Sandusky at 11:16am 08.07.23 We blew a head gasket on our SB8 when it was about 30 years old. It lasted another couple of years a
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Chris Blubaugh01 at 10:58am 08.07.23 Hi this is my first post on sailboat owners and after taking my skimmar seagull out in the water I
Best Way To Find C&C 30 MK2 For Sale? jviss at 10:48am 08.07.23 Facebook Marketplace. I wouldn't have thought there. Thank you! I just setup a Yacht World notific
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? shemandr at 10:46am 08.07.23 Nice job on the scarf! And the other wood work. In image_6968 the mast shows mildly sweptback spr
Best Way To Find C&C 30 MK2 For Sale? RitSim at 10:46am 08.07.23 I've had good results on sailboatlistings.com. Easy ability to search and narrow search https://ww
Best Way To Find C&C 30 MK2 For Sale? coventgardenmartin at 10:43am 08.07.23 Welcome to the forum! Yachtworld and facebook marketplace. Also, ask some local brokers. Faceboo
Best Way To Find C&C 30 MK2 For Sale? jviss at 10:30am 08.07.23 Welcome to the forum! Yachtworld and facebook marketplace. Also, ask some local brokers.
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (5) christophermoorkelly at 10:20am 08.07.23 Odd duck rig indeed! The forestay is indeed there, it attaches right near the upper spreaders. Both
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? shemandr at 8:51am 08.07.23 Is the configuration of the mast and shrouds shown on the driveway the way the boat came to you? I
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 8:43am 08.07.23 All beautiful places to sail! Enjoy! dk Thank you!
Well, it's been two years.... dLj at 8:35am 08.07.23 Thanks. I'm going to keep it local. An overnight shakedown to Cuttyhunk and back. Then maybe up
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 8:33am 08.07.23 So where will you cruise? It's lovely feeling the wind in your sails and hearing the water flow ove
Well, it's been two years.... dLj at 8:26am 08.07.23 Just got the sails on today and took a short sail. Wow, what a feeling! It's been two years - div
Looking at a c22 need advise ambler at 8:23am 08.07.23 The keel is rusted, but it can be ground down to fresh metal, coated with epoxy and faired to the co
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? kloudie1 at 8:02am 08.07.23 I can see that a topping lift and mainsheet/traveler probably need to be rigged to help support the
Looking at a c22 need advise Chris Blubaugh01 at 7:55am 08.07.23
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 7:52am 08.07.23 Safe travels! Thank you.
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 7:52am 08.07.23 Wonderful! Enjoy the whistling wind in your sails and the swish of water under the hull. Thank you
Well, it's been two years.... Rich Stidger at 7:33am 08.07.23 Wonderful! Enjoy the whistling wind in your sails and the swish of water under the hull.

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