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St3000 or ST4000+ Lost Parent at 6:44am 03.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/959 Well after three months of looking for a used autopilot I ended up with two at the same time . Anyb
New to trailering Time2go at 6:41am 03.26.14 Day Sailers 10/1603 Hi friends I'm the new owner of a well cared for 1973 Mariner 2+2 I plan to keep this boat at a ne
Need Catalina 22 trailer rmanley7117 at 6:05am 03.26.14 Catalina 22 9/7655 I have an old Catalina 22 trailer with no trailer. I am in Ocean Springs, MS, on the Gulf Coast. D
Electrical Panel Photo alfaguy at 5:53am 03.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/982 I have a 1990 27 ft model that has not been out in four years. I am working on making is seaworthy
Lets see your wiring (3) Alctel at 9:51pm 03.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1452 So my Hunter 36 has handsdown an awful wiring job. The back of the panel opens out under the starboa
H260 vberth Willemvan at 9:48pm 03.25.14 Smaller Boats 14/2049 Ow big a person will the H260 vberth accommodate ? Thx
Shaft alignment Soaring eagle at 9:32pm 03.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1496 Hi all Had my 320 out of the water did the bottom, replaced the shaft and the cutlas . My questio
leak in veeberth seadaddler at 6:43pm 03.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/861 I have a leak some place in the over head part and need to take apart the plastic molded ceiling a
1978 Mcgregor Venture 21 repair BIOMED BOB at 6:14pm 03.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1519 I have a 1978 McGregor Venture 21 that I am starting to rehab. It has interior water damage. I am
Volvo saildrive - drive leg cooling inlets mjfin at 5:43pm 03.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/5256 I am installing a new 55 HP Volvo 130S sail drive in my boat. Engine cooling water goes through dink
Fresh water leak Bob 04 H260 at 4:27pm 03.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1976 I have a pretty good drip from the cold water pipe where it enters my hot water tank. It appears to
hillbillywanderer send me a message allen-deckard at 3:33pm 03.25.14 Catalina 22 0/520 hey cant seem to get messages to work to you for some reason. Anyway shoot me private message whe
Spreader ends (1) upslims at 3:03pm 03.25.14 Catalina 22 19/3323 The previous owner had the spreader ends wrapped in duct and electrical tape. I pulled it all off t
stuff under valve cover gettinthere at 2:32pm 03.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/1930 Had valve clearances checked. They were OK. Mechanic put valve cover back on with new gasket. Now it
To Insulate or Not wufibugs at 2:09pm 03.25.14 Ask All Sailors 7/994 A recent threat got me thinking. The exhaust components on my boat are pretty close to some wiring
Installing Maststeps on 35.5 Steverhnm at 1:14pm 03.25.14 Big Boats 5/1090 I am seriously considering adding maststeps to my 35.5. I had just purchased the boat and found the
Replacing Pearson 303 cabin molding Mitchgb1 at 1:11pm 03.25.14 Pearson 1/1730 I need to replace the molding between the cabin roof and the bulkheads. We had a leak in the roof pl
autopilot Lost Parent at 10:52am 03.25.14 Ask All Sailors 3/900 Will the control head from a ST3000 work on a ST4000+
Autopilot replacement Nsdnh31 at 10:34am 03.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3793 We're purchasing an '85 H31 that is in need of an autopilot replacement. We're new sailboat owners s
Towing with motor mounted HillbillyWanderer at 9:39am 03.25.14 Catalina 22 25/2821 I hate to ask this question, i know they are threads on this subject all ready. I have read about th

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Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose dlochner at 5:58am 06.17.23 Removing the transducer through hull should not be difficult unless the prior owner used 5200. Just
Leaving the dock dlochner at 5:49am 06.17.23 At slow speeds, the boat will want to feather with bow pointing downwind and down current. Until the
Fuel Pipe ID jaysweet at 5:40am 06.17.23 More than just a bit of a coincidence here. I spent the last winter working in this area when I re
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:34am 06.17.23 I just make a large loop under the lower shrouds. As soon as the mast is up and forestay connected t
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 5:24am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock danstanford at 5:14am 06.17.23 If I didn't feel like I could swing safely I would back out the fairway till I had room to turn.
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49am 06.17.23 @jdrutten look at the entire thread particularly @kappykaplan earlier response about pressuring th
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? smokey73 at 4:48am 06.17.23 What does the shaft look like? Is the shaft straight and was the binding only when you first starte
Leaving the dock kappykaplan at 4:47am 06.17.23 Nothing like the pride you feel when you overcome all of the above to land perfectly on the dock wi
Fuel Pipe ID jaysweet at 4:45am 06.17.23 It's got a banjo fitting on it. It also says in that manual that it is a fuel line. I'd get a wire
Leaving the dock sailme88 at 4:44am 06.17.23 I owned an O'28 for 19 yrs. With the OEM prop there is significant prop walk astern. Recognized ea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 4:41am 06.17.23 that is great news.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 4:14am 06.17.23 That is fantastic John!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:52am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock Joe at 1:40am 06.17.23 Any photos or drawings of the setup? It's on his YouTube channel mentioned in his post.
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. jssailem at 1:34am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock Joe at 1:33am 06.17.23 Here's link to a well know series on docking techniques. I think you should take the time to go thr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:06am 06.17.23 The big hurdle was bested. Still the rest of the race to run. The transmission was rebuilt last Dec
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 12:24am 06.17.23 Well hit the water yesterday 1st time. New keel winch works great but no locking pin hole in keel he
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 12:11am 06.17.23 Yesterday was 1st splash! Win or fail you decide. After custom cut of 8mm main sheet and connecting

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