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Battery Mr Mac at 1:50pm 10.08.13 Smaller Boats 1/757 My boat doesn't have a battery installed and we will be picking one up when we get back from Annapol
Another "What kind of boat is this" post.. Chris Patterson at 1:21pm 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 20/2651 Yeah. So, I posted this one other time to a place where IF I had got a response would have got me. A
Rubrails falling out often on Catalina? sdirkes at 1:14pm 10.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2096 Anyone have a great idea on how to secure the rubber rub rail on older Catalina models (older than 2
Removing the compression post, Hunter 336 neilmcc at 12:59pm 10.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5511 I have a couple of jobs to do which it looks like will require the un-stepping of the mast and the r
M25XP Elbow Boatalec at 12:58pm 10.08.13 Catalina 30 2/987 I am in process of removing a seized M25XP. The elbow from the exhaust manifold to the muffler is wr
Have you had a model of your boat made? Les at 12:13pm 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1675 While there are a number of companies or persons that make model of boats on the web, has anyone on
Asymmetrical spinnaker on H260 Kermit at 12:02pm 10.08.13 Smaller Boats 10/1603 Does anyone here use an a-spin on their H260? There is no good way to run the tack line that I can t
Signet SL 80 BoonMcGee at 11:15am 10.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1373 Does anyone have experience with replacing or rebuilding a Signet SL 80 instrument head. The factory
Starbrite waterproofing - caution Guan at 11:11am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/11250 Hi: just to caution those 'who would be using this product. I waterproofed my dodger sunbrella top
Replacement of square grill seaworthy speakers? Bowedtoothdoc at 10:55am 10.08.13 Big Boats 3/1291 Has anyone replaced the original square grill Seaworthy speakers which came stock with the 2000 era
Outboard Motor Oil Rick Webb at 10:44am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2069 Looking for some advice on motor oil for our junior sailing program's three four stroke Yamaha outbo
Line drivewhisker poles Bill1565 at 10:34am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 2/844 Looking for help converting my newly acquired 12 to17 foot whisker pole to 2:1 leverage to extend.
A Couple of Neat Galley Items Hello Below at 9:39am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1198 Every once in a while you come across an item on the internet or on someone else's boat that you say
Flojet or Jabsco or Shurflo?? Old Sailor 2 at 9:32am 10.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/8586 I will be replacing my existing fresh water pump with a variable speed drive pump and there seem to
Standing rigging tension kegendron at 9:29am 10.08.13 S2 3/1414 Hi: I just installed new standing rigging and was wondering what the tensioning specs were on a 1
Catalina 275 - this could work (2) Jackdaw at 9:21am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 0/3959 Catalina is rolling out a new model at the Naptown Boat Show, the 275. Its a sort-of sportboat. Not
BVIs second time around. rfrye1 at 9:06am 10.08.13 Ask All Sailors 3/981 I've booked a Cat with Sunsail next yr out of Tortola for 10 days. My first and only time down there
Just bought a 2002 356 Hunter star302 at 9:04am 10.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2311 Hi, We are new to sailing and have just purchased a hunter 2002 356. We are really excited to get
Nexus Boomvang at 7:33am 10.08.13 Big Boats 0/609 Anyone out there have a Classic Nexus depth finder amp? 200Hrz
Legend 37 deck fill geek_guy at 6:59am 10.08.13 Big Boats 0/733 I have a 87 Legend 37. The deck fills need new seals. I did the forward water yesterday. All fine

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Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID Jumanji at 1:22pm 04.06.23 What's the issue with the furler? I ordered new sails for the boat. When taking measurements I tho
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Brad Gregg at 1:12pm 04.06.23 Sent a PM to Richard in case he doesn't see this, but also wanted to post here to ask what the event
Long distance boat ownership Scott T-Bird at 1:07pm 04.06.23 It's a really interesting question. My impression is that the challenges will be predictable and ba
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID dlochner at 1:07pm 04.06.23 What's the issue with the furler?
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 04.06.23 You're off to the races at 127 pulses/rev. I don't think you need to worry about losing any memory
Long distance boat ownership Hollyberry at 12:33pm 04.06.23 Good friends live in Calgary AB and keep a boat on the BC coast (afloat)... they make it down 3-4 ti
buzzer alarm upgrade dmax at 12:14pm 04.06.23 @dmax Is the Cole Hersee Dual Alarm a two tone alarm or alarm and LED? From the description it sou
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 12:12pm 04.06.23 Wow, thanks @Rich Stidger and @dlochner. I'll get that manual. 127 teeth it is.
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 12:08pm 04.06.23
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID shemandr at 12:04pm 04.06.23 Pics of the crack?
Tachometer needle broken - help dlochner at 11:55am 04.06.23 Most Yanmar's have a tach sensor on the fly wheel housing. Here's a link to the shop manual which c
Lee cloths FastOlson at 11:52am 04.06.23 Our boat came with "phifertex" mesh fabric for both settee lee cloth's. Wonderful stuff, and the mes
Tachometer needle broken - help Rich Stidger at 11:49am 04.06.23 Dan, Here is a link to your Yanmar Service manual. On page 2-28 it states that the ring gear has 12
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) smokey73 at 11:26am 04.06.23 @Ralph Johnstone Here is a link to a copy of the installation instructions. It is directly from th
Potential first boat for me? Hollyberry at 11:00am 04.06.23 A traveler forward of the helmsperson, while often a cockpit obstruction, is much more ergonomic tha
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 Michael Davis at 10:51am 04.06.23 I had a similar problem with a Perkins 4-108. Turned out to be fuel from the injector pump making it
buzzer alarm upgrade JoeWhite at 10:44am 04.06.23 In most cases a 12 volt relay can be used that is energize by the temp or pressure switch, and it's
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:36am 04.06.23 It also looks like the sliding galley is missing from the starboard Lazerette. I suppose it had to
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:34am 04.06.23 Is the backstay a questionable mod? Or something closer to the newer design? (Catalina revised it
Long distance boat ownership Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 04.06.23

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