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shaft coulpling set screws Rock-n-Roll at 5:40pm 10.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1038 I have undertaken a project to replace the cutlass bearing. I have found lots of good information o
Oil change mistake 2gm20f jmce1587 at 5:25pm 10.27.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1990 When changing oil today in my 2gm20f I placed a piece of blue marker tape on the oil suction tube I
Hunter 40.5 on the hard. Tips? Dennisail at 5:19pm 10.27.13 Big Boats 5/1726 Hey guys. I am finally lifting my boat out for some long needed treatment after dealing with an ins
ECU lost comms with CCU Nicolas235 at 2:44pm 10.27.13 Bavaria 0/10164 I am getting that error message on my brand new GHP 12 that was factory installed by Bavaria. I have
stove problem JOLISAILOR at 10:56am 10.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1253 Hi sailorfriends, I cannot use my oven in my Catalina 28MKII 2004 while the knob of the oven , the t
Royal Victoria YC Junior Sailing Program John Nantz at 10:32am 10.27.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3774 While we were visiting the Royal Victoria Yacht Club (RVYC) in Victoria, BC, this summer we got a ch
Beneteau 361 Engine Replacements Heel Yeah at 9:42am 10.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1097 I am looking for my first Beneteau, and the 351 and 361 models are appealing to my needs. One thing
Catalina 30 davits (1) Lost Parent at 9:02am 10.27.13 Ask All Sailors 15/4674 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 and found a set of davits that may work for me What do you thinkhttps://wm
hard dodger jorge zlatar at 8:47am 10.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1117 Hi All Does any one knows where can I fabricate a hard dodger for a benneteau 40 cc. My boat is in
asimetric spinnaker jorge zlatar at 8:43am 10.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1670 Hi All Does any one has the measurements of an asymetrical spinnaker for a Benneteau 40 cc 1996?, I
Another reason to love a trailer boat (1) DAVA390 at 8:16am 10.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1461 Any Questions ?:D
Access to stuffing box gabrielw at 8:04am 10.27.13 Big Boats 2/1572 I have a Catalina 390 and have a hard time gaining access to the stuffing box to change or tighten t
Sandpiper 565 Aussie piper 565 at 6:10am 10.27.13 Other Sailboats 2/11274 i know piper 565 isnt a big production boat ,but if any one out there has one i would like to hear f
82 H25 Portholes Mr Mac at 5:48am 10.27.13 Smaller Boats 1/746 Yesterday, while cleaning the boat, my wife asked me something I had no answer for. Can we simply c
O'Day 31 (2) Clintsurfs at 5:10am 10.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2958 Hello folks, I recently purchased my first sailboat - a 1984 Silver Anniversary O'Day 31. She's a be
Another Anemometer question DougM at 4:58am 10.27.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1919 When the yard guys steeped my mast last spring they accidentally bent the anemometer shaft about 30
Rigging a Daysailor2 jpuglio at 4:27am 10.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2345 My son and I just picked up a 1973 daysailor we were looking for so e diagrams for rigging it Thank
Just some sites for the new and old timebandit at 10:52pm 10.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1210 I was cleaning out my favorites, you know the ones that do not exist any more and ran across this on
Trailer loftyideas at 10:01pm 10.26.13 Columbia 0/1345 I live in Kansas and may be acquiring a 24' Challenger in San Diego but it has no trailer. Does the
Any Ideas for Securing Companionway? BWagner at 9:09pm 10.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2296 We are in the process of getting ready to head to the Bahamas and then south from there to the Carib

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Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Scott T-Bird at 8:08am 06.06.23 O'day daysailer 3 with 3'- 9" ft draft Specs suggest 23'-4" mast. I have not measured it myself ye
Check my wiring diagram? dlochner at 8:03am 06.06.23 The AC ground and DC negative should be tied together at a single point. The AC neutral should not
Anchor light..... RitSim at 7:57am 06.06.23 Error above B15 not B5
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing rschuss at 7:52am 06.06.23 I have a friend who does that, jib sail. Seems to me to put extra strain on the unbalanced rig. On a
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? (1) John T1594 at 7:51am 06.06.23 I had a 1980 H30 with the fold down table. Here is a photo
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 7:44am 06.06.23 Ahhh, Story time. If you look up Old Point Comfort Marina, Fort Monroe on a NAV map you will that w
Newbie dlochner at 7:39am 06.06.23 Hi @muzik311 As @dlochner already said, smaller boats are better for learning. You can FEEL the
1976 Santana 21ft (6) rgranger at 7:26am 06.06.23 We pulled the tub rail off. I believe it is called the run rail. I am trying to find a replacement
Anchor light..... Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 06.06.23 I installed the Marinebeam Smart LED tri-function light on 2 boats and it is my recommendation. It'
Newbie jssailem at 7:19am 06.06.23 First boat. 8 ft ElToro Learned the meaning of balance during all points of sail. Punishment was swi
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 7:17am 06.06.23 216536
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 7:14am 06.06.23
Newbie rgranger at 7:11am 06.06.23 .... and get towing insurance from Boat US.
Newbie rgranger at 7:10am 06.06.23 On insurance... if you get a smaller boat that you can afford out of pocket, then you only need to g
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing rswift at 7:09am 06.06.23 We've done that in light winds. We call that a cocktail cruise. If it's only a light wind, we don't
Newbie rgranger at 7:09am 06.06.23 Hi @muzik311 As @dlochner already said, smaller boats are better for learning. You can FEEL the
Check my wiring diagram? Scott T-Bird at 7:08am 06.06.23 The AC ground and DC negative should be tied together at a single point. The AC neutral should not
Check my wiring diagram? Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 06.06.23 Beth, you put together an excellent diagram. With Dave's comments and the reading that John recomme
Newbie muzik311 at 7:01am 06.06.23 Thank you everyone for such great advice !!! I appreciate all of it.
Newbie George Braun at 6:48am 06.06.23 As a newbie sailor, the best thing you can do for yourself is spend time on a boat small enough to g

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