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Electrical gremlins on board JonnyQuest at 9:28pm 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2315 So for a couple of weeks the Quest sailboat has been experiencing electrical problems and I have com
H356 macerator pump replacement Bob 04 H260 at 8:27pm 10.19.13 Big Boats 18/3800 On our 356 the macerator pump is connected to the holding tank and then to the discharge thru-hull.
old boat sails joyride at 6:20pm 10.19.13 Catalina 22 7/1114 Bought an old 1974 Cat 22 to learn with. So far so good, making repairs and upgrades as I go. Howeve
considering a Cat 30 woodyt26 at 4:39pm 10.19.13 Catalina 30 10/1631 We currently sail a Tanzer 26 and find that this light displacement cruiser/racer leaves us feeling
Stuffing Box (1) thaeni at 4:30pm 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1222 I decided to check my stuffing box for the condition of the flax. I was surprised to find there was
Performance of partial vertical batten vs no batten mainsail Viktor Eysselein at 3:30pm 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3628 My mainsail is stretched out (Doyle sail, 4 years old) making furling very difficult. The rigger to
Raymarine Radar - No Scanner Nodak7 at 2:28pm 10.19.13 Big Boats 3/3365 I just restepped my mast and decided that I would reconnect the radar that I have not used since I p
Mast raising gcallender at 10:46am 10.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1782 Does anyone know where to purchase a mast raising system. I have not had much luck on the internet.
Hammering at mid range RPM's DStegs49 at 9:31am 10.19.13 Big Boats 3/1092 We purchased our Legend 37 Aug of 12. Motored from Manitowoc to Muskegon. Hammering sound most of th
Chicago bridge lifts for sailboats Doug in Lakeview at 9:21am 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2603 Hi all, On Wednesday we made the journey from Belmont Harbor to Canal Street Marina on the south
Lectra san removal gregstokes at 8:47am 10.19.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4259 I am preparing to remove the Lectra san unit from my 1968 Pearson 35 and install a Jabsco manual hea
Ocean Springs Harbor, MS BigEasy at 7:41am 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 3/919 Would appreciate any info regarding Ocean Springs Harbor on the Mississippi coast; Marina contact, s
Cleaning the fuzzy interior hull covering Hugh Straub at 6:37am 10.19.13 Smaller Boats 5/1439 Now that the Summer in New Orleans has finally broken, I've put my 20 year old 23.5 back in the wate
Porta Poti Peeves Spence at 5:44am 10.19.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4900 I think sometimes some sensitive issues need to be said. The porta poti and myself in confined qu
1980 Hunter 30 Don Greenglass at 5:09am 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1271 Am looking at a 1980 Hunter 30. In pretty good shape but has been dry for the last 2 years or more d
Rebuilding an RC8D...looking forprt sources Bolander at 4:33am 10.19.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1853 HI Everyone, I'm new here. I just bought a Cherubini 27 with an RC8D 1cylinder diesel engine. Its
1980 Pearson 30 Don Greenglass at 4:26am 10.19.13 Pearson 0/1370 A
Universal 5411 water pump leak dickauge at 3:17am 10.19.13 Engines and Propulsion 1/1577 My water pump has a leak where the 2 bolts hold the pump in to the engine. The cost of the new pump
Universal 5411 water pump leak dickauge at 3:13am 10.19.13 Catalina 30 2/1414 I have a water leak after the impeller and it is where the 2 bolts hold the pump into the engine. C
S2 11.O A Harken Main traveller rail joul at 12:36am 10.19.13 S2 2/1261 Does anyone could give me the diameter of the harken rail for the mainsheet traveller on the S2 11.O

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Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 08.23.22 How do you catch a 20 pound striper(fish) without using bait and tackl, boats, spears, nets, human c
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 5:15pm 08.23.22
New to MacGregor Tedd at 5:05pm 08.23.22 Off topic but, does the trailer have a VIN plate? I just went through quite a hassle trying to regis
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? Tedd at 5:02pm 08.23.22 I'm glad I'm not you because, for me, seeing a boat like that is like seeing a puppy at the humane s
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw Passage Maker at 4:56pm 08.23.22 For future reference when you're all trying to source parts for the start and run of a compressor,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:42pm 08.23.22 Jon, that is what I thought. My 107 is from 1973. The indication now is that the 107 has a centrifug
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw DeniseO30 at 4:39pm 08.23.22 For future reference when you're all trying to source parts for the start and run of a compressor, r
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 4:26pm 08.23.22 the last time my perkins was rebuilt was the spring of 92'. kept the block, the crank, and the heads
1975 Oday 20 centerboard (3) Sunbird22358 at 4:05pm 08.23.22 The setup of the pivot pin on the O'DAY 20 Centerboard changed a couple of times over the 1973-78 pr
Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator High AC Current Draw (1) JamesG161 at 3:59pm 08.23.22 I had mine redone completely with new Compressor. Works great.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 3:37pm 08.23.22 the 107 has no sleeves. the 108 does have sleeves. at least in my era of engine. i too have a 107, f
Beneteau Oceanic 350 Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 08.23.22 Not sure if you have a Selden mast; probably not; but this is still a helpful guide - https://suppor
Beneteau Oceanic 350 John_Tasmania at 3:26pm 08.23.22 Thanks. I will start with 10% and go up from there.
Beneteau Oceanic 350 Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 08.23.22 If anyone has specifics or a tuning guide for that boat go with that. In general a starting point is
Seawater pump for A/C DeniseO30 at 3:17pm 08.23.22 Update ... so i backwashed the seawater intake from outside, installed a 8.5 GPM saltwater pump and
Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 3:15pm 08.23.22
Seawater pump for A/C DeniseO30 at 3:14pm 08.23.22 Do take some pictures! something about these pumps that everybody is calling pumps... they are actua
Replacing the Coolmatic Waeco Fridge (65L) on 2005 Hunter '33 DeniseO30 at 2:57pm 08.23.22 I may be able to help you if you could give a description of what is failing or what it's not doing.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing Brian D at 2:54pm 08.23.22 Can you send a picture from the other side? That looks like it might work on my setup. Not going t
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 08.23.22

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