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79 L25 Bow Sprit Anchor Roller Combination Steve22116 at 6:58pm 01.13.14 Lancer 0/1326 Good evening all. With the anchor locker lid being so close to the bow has anyone thought about/eng
79 L25 Mast: Spreader Corrosion (1) Steve22116 at 6:16pm 01.13.14 Lancer 2/2381 Good evening all. Had problems removing the bolt that held my lower shroud chain plates at the sprea
MacGregor 26 - Shroud Tension CarlosIsaza at 6:11pm 01.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/12410 I bough my first boat (a 1997 Macgregor 26X) last summer, and I started by checking and setting the
Stern Tube Flange to Hull Gap Filler? cas206 at 6:10pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1668 I pulled the bronze stern tube from my hull in order to make replacing the cutlass bearing easier.
H30 replacing skeg with spade rudder keelboatguy at 6:05pm 01.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/8079 Hello, I have taken my '81 H30 skeg apart due to delamination. I have previously read about a gentle
Seasickness SailAwayGirl at 5:45pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 44/5250 I just recently heard that mass doses of Vitamin C can keep one from getting seasick. Does anyone ha
Traveler or not? H26 trapoc at 4:07pm 01.13.14 Smaller Boats 2/1026 Hi everyone Has anyone on this forum added a traveler to their Hunter H26 with tiller steering. I
1983 Oday 25 Genny: 135 or 150 ddooher at 4:07pm 01.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1072 I am replacing the Genny on a 1983 Oday 25. It may be the original. I cannot tell if it is 135, 140
BVI Internet rfrye1 at 3:43pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1492 Afternoon Folks. We are headed back to the BVI's early June for 10 great days. Sunsail has a "Wi-Fi"
Correct sealant for large port (2) smokey73 at 2:33pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1697 1994 Hunter 40.5 Below are some pictures of an area I need to reseal. The first picture is of the
H 34 Outhaul Fast Ed at 1:54pm 01.13.14 Big Boats 2/947 Has anyone attempted to replace the line that operates the outhaul? I have Kenyon spars, and don't
Lights and speakers on the arch Gatch30 at 12:58pm 01.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/799 One of my spring projects is to replace the cockpit stereo system as well as the arch light. I plan
Cockpit Drain Plumbing Morgan OI 30 mckinstpete at 9:36am 01.13.14 Morgan 3/4808 Morgan OI 30 has two drains in at the aft end of the cockpit. My starboard drain does not flow, alth
Eu2000i / Eu3000i CYQK at 7:59am 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2708 Making a decesion on a generator and was wondering if it is of benefit to upgrade to a eu3000 unit.
Cushion Covers (2) ShotgunSlim at 7:47am 01.13.14 Catalina 22 6/1526 I finally finished up the last of the V berth cushion covers I've been working on for the last coupl
sail measurement strattm at 7:24am 01.13.14 Smaller Boats 1/1149 I'm trying to find out what kind of foresail my Catalina 250 has. I measured the foot at 9' and the
Interesting Book Hydro Therapy at 6:44am 01.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/656 My wife handed me a book the other day. I thought it would be dull but was wrong. The book is tit
Hunter 34 curtains Buoysmom at 6:06am 01.13.14 Big Boats 7/3600 WE have just purchased a 34' 1984 hunter and I am having a hard time figuring how to cover the ports
323 Bimini/Dodger transition. DougM at 5:32am 01.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2666 I have had my B323 since '05 and never before had a Bimini or Dodger. Now the war department has r
Diesel Compression Tester Ken13559 at 5:07am 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2882 I've bought a diesel compression tester for car. I've a spare Injector for my Yanmar 2GM20F. I want

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Some KIB well spent kloudie1 at 8:21am 06.22.23 Ooooooo Fancy (as the gum commercial says) .. Nnice looking
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? (1) Marmalade at 8:20am 06.22.23 As a side note, the threaded portion at the bottom of my toggle/gooseneck pin broke last year. In f
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 8:16am 06.22.23 Hi Scott, My intuition is that your analysis of a tank without a bladder is wrong. When it's fill
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? Marmalade at 8:15am 06.22.23 Oops.. "Reefing"! darn auto-correct!
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 8:06am 06.22.23 Hello, There is a good Jeanneau forum site here https://jeanneau.proboards.com Both power and sail
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 8:06am 06.22.23 I agree with Peggy. In the short term, I would see about why the system isn't pumping. First, I'd
Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 8:04am 06.22.23 Gray water tanks are a lot harder to maintain than black water tanks because the only thing that go
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Hollyberry at 8:02am 06.22.23 Pretty sure a '75 C&C 33 will be a solid glass hull, in that size range I believe the 34 was the fir
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? jviss at 8:01am 06.22.23 Think about it this way ... The offline tube is going to be installed into the system filled with t
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages MikeHoncho at 7:48am 06.22.23
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 7:34am 06.22.23 Wow, I can't even figure out what that means! Why would there be air in that tank? What does it m
Beneteau Grey Water system BarryL at 7:28am 06.22.23 Hello, There is a good Jeanneau forum site here https://jeanneau.proboards.com Both power and sail
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 7:26am 06.22.23 My claustrophobia meter pegged when a previous sightseer mentioned that even if they were able to s
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 7:15am 06.22.23
Engine vibration universal m3-20 kloudie1 at 7:09am 06.22.23 That high idle may cause gearbox problems because of the shock of going into gear (initial shift ) T
Oceangate Titan kloudie1 at 6:59am 06.22.23 Pressure vessel Injun-Ear types will know how touchy/tricky external pressure design is.. some art,
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 6:51am 06.22.23 The idle seems high but the vibration does not seem all that bad. It sounds like a 3 cylinder diesel
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 6:46am 06.22.23
Engine vibration universal m3-20 elcojo2 at 6:44am 06.22.23 Ralph, Thanks for the reply. I don't want to touch change anything that is working correctly, the p
Oday 25 Swing Keel Rigging Project_Mayhem at 6:29am 06.22.23 The one thing you'll learn about D and R is that the prices are good enough that after you've shoppe

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