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Old Yanmar ysb-12, pull transmission help. Captain Action at 8:20pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1948 I am attempting to pull a good transmission, (reversing gear) from a trashed YSB-12 Yanmar I am s
Replacement Sails and Genoa size Ben Albritton at 8:15pm 02.24.14 Catalina 30 15/4205 Would most people just go with Catailina direct or look at some other brands of sails? i have a 30 f
Unidentified small boat BillSan at 8:13pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1438 About 50 years ago while working on the sailing ship Typhoon at Lantana Marine, just south of West
Old Yanmar ysb-12, pull transmission help. Captain Action at 7:24pm 02.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/709 I am attempting to pull a good transmission, (reversing gear) from a trashed YSB-12 Yanmar I am s
Replacing holding tank hoses...? ArkadiyS at 6:41pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3976 After reading a few stories on the web and forum, i think that after close to 30 years of service, t
List of moderately priced vhf radios with built in gps? pupluv at 5:28pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1380 Prior thread discussed one: Standard Horizon GX1700W Standard Explorer GPS VHF Marine Radio Are t
handle for my manual bilge pump Edreder at 5:18pm 02.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/997 My handle for my bilge pump was stolen. Can anyone direct me to a place where I can purchase a new o
O'day 192 (or 222) rudder headstock strengthening Brian S at 5:14pm 02.24.14 Day Sailers 0/1426 Hey, all, I have documented my rudder headstock strengthening project here: http://forum.trailers
Does O'Day 19 Float When Capsized weh5748 at 3:40pm 02.24.14 Day Sailers 13/12231 Post title says it all. I'm still new to my 1979 O'Day 19. A friend told me he sailed same boat many
Water Leak kildevil at 3:07pm 02.24.14 Catalina 30 3/893 Newbie here. A friend asked me to help on her Catalina 30. I noticed a water leak while the engine
getting engine data from old engines to new MFD's? eianm at 2:59pm 02.24.14 Big Boats 4/6178 I have a 1991 H 42 with a Yanmar 4JH2TE- great engine , running perfectly! I was wondering if anyone
adding house battery B373 2004 Newport Bob at 2:27pm 02.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1427 I currently have 1 house battery (4D) on the shelf under the aft berth. would like to add a 2nd 4D.
Legend 37 exhaust hose zip tied coxwaine1 at 2:20pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 3/999 Hello all, I have a Legend 37 and I think the exhaust is similar to the Legend 37.5. I am looki
inspection and retofit rudder C270 aero16 at 1:14pm 02.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/752 How Can I Install A Rudder Collar On 1972 C270 Need To Inspect And Maybe Replace Wire Holing Rud
Vesper AIS and Garmin interface Jim Seamans at 12:54pm 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1786 in the wonderful land of NMEA interfaces. Trying to interface a Vesper XB-8000 to my Garmin network
Cabin light bulbs for the Hunter 40.5 Legend Waypointone at 12:43pm 02.24.14 Big Boats 3/1162 I am having a heck of a time finding a replacement 12vdc bulbs for my brass cabin lights in my 1995
Chain Lost Parent at 10:07am 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1963 Is 100ft of 1/4 inch high test G4 chain good enough for a Catalina 30
Epoxy Or Polyester? Jongleur at 9:36am 02.24.14 Catalina 30 7/1178 I have a crushed and frayed edge of my boat. It's about 6 inches long. At the bow, the PO probab
Shroud Tensioning 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:45am 02.24.14 Catalina 310 6/1195 SHROUD TENSIONING? For the first time I'm in a position of setting tension on all SHROUDS, BackSt
Navman 3100 G-Pilot kingsailor at 8:07am 02.24.14 Big Boats 0/659 I am looking for a display head for my Navman 1500 G-Pilot. Any suggestions?

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Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:19am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the rema
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:58am 03.31.23 BTW, the active ingreedient in Citrus Strip contains chlorinated hydrocarbons (nasty stuff) so wear
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:56am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the remai
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:36am 03.31.23 Okay, edit: lots of money. ?? I have a boat but it has an engine. I will either fix and sell it or p
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand justsomeguy at 7:29am 03.31.23 we're talking work and money. Hopefully it'll be a quick fix on the engine, but I hate to break t
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 03.31.23 Beautiful boat and hoping for a good survey s ;)
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (5) Justin_NSA at 7:18am 03.31.23 I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on how to remove bottom paint easily and without sandi
Second anchor question flightlead404 at 7:10am 03.31.23 Himmm Some typo above, or I'm losing it " siminer" I'm assuming snubber of course in, but in any
I'm a newbie fresh and green! (2) dlochner at 7:08am 03.31.23 Not so fast! I got a good look at the bottom side of this boat today and I'm crushed right now just
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 03.31.23 On the surface the boat appears to be in average condition for its age. You really need to dive into
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 6:37am 03.31.23 This is way more work than I was anticipating. I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on ho
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 6:32am 03.31.23 Great info, many thanks. I'm still waiting for my gooseneck in the mail before i move foward with c
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER PaulK at 6:28am 03.31.23 Not sure what your pictures are trying to show. Are you trying to remove/reduce the gap between the
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 03.31.23 Using this velcroed cotter pin avoids the problem:Johnson Velcro Wrap Cotter Pins If you find them
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals JamesG161 at 6:14am 03.31.23 This link might help Troubleshooting Compressors - Cruisers & Sailing Forums But what is your issue
Is rigging tape evil? PaulK at 6:11am 03.31.23 Using this velcroed cotter pin avoids the problem:Johnson Velcro Wrap Cotter Pins If you find them t
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 03.31.23 I found a cotter ring that was ready to fall out during my annual mast inspection. Knowing how riggi
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 5:32am 03.31.23 I did more sanding yesterday. So far just to the last layer. It was windy, so it kept whatever wasn
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals (2) fero at 4:49am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite a
Evaluating a South Coast 26 SailingLoto at 4:19am 03.31.23 As a previous southcoast owner, I had a 22. Build quality was lackluster. Check decks and cockpit

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