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In Need of Emergency Tiller - O'Day 30' astaser at 10:55am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1201 I recently purchased a 1982 O'Day 30' but it does not have an emergency tiller on board. I am looki
Rigging a Preventer (4) rpwillia at 10:45am 10.07.13 Catalina 310 12/4822 I recently had a serious encounter with my boom during an accidental gybe. It turned out OK, but got
Engine stop cable danfeld at 9:47am 10.07.13 Big Boats 2/1121 I need to replace my engine stop cable. Anyone know what length - model?
Ebay ad shenanigans zjtr10 at 9:27am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1699 I ran across this ad on Ebay for a Mac 26M and the price is only 5.1 Million USD. There have been
Fuel Tank Replacement BobM at 9:05am 10.07.13 S2 20/3125 Well...I am all packed up and off to the boat to replace the fuel tank. Of course what was supposed
Hunter 23' Folding Ladder carboman at 8:44am 10.07.13 Smaller Boats 6/1801 Looking to see what others have done for folding ladders that mount on the transom. I was using one
Diesel engine kesniffen at 8:38am 10.07.13 Catalina 30 8/1640 Hi, this is my first posting. I recently acquired a Catalina 30 and had an issue with shifting into
Compac16 motor bracket dnkohler at 8:13am 10.07.13 Trailer Sailors 2/1627 Am currently using a short shaft motor on my compac16. The problem is that in the down position of t
Air Heater jeanharvey at 8:01am 10.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1343 I would like to put a heater in my 32 foot sail boat. I'm thinking to put an Espar heater. It burn D
AC Outlets don't work bobjames at 7:45am 10.07.13 Catalina 310 3/1960 I've been married (to the same Admiral) for 36 years and still don't understand her some of the time
Buying boat from a charity auction Picflight at 7:37am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3979 Is a charity auction a reliable place to purchase a boat that has been donated to charities? Any pe
Replacing Oday 25 transom plate (4) Ritdog at 7:29am 10.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1481 One more time: I swore I'd never do it again, but I am- just got a 1979 Oday 25, and like my previou
Ronca DIY clone? jviss at 7:29am 10.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1800 Rocna DIY clone? Has anyone else toyed with the idea of adding a "roll bar" to a claw, plow, or del
Mild Steel Limits? Spence at 6:39am 10.07.13 Musings With Maine Sail 28/9097 Can anyone tell me the dead load limits of 3" by 3/16" box mild steel?
Legend 43 Shortened Rig 4arch at 4:08am 10.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/796 This weekend we looked at a Legend 43 that appears to be in excellent condition, is priced well, and
Dangerous Marina Electrical Problem? jimmcgee at 3:37am 10.07.13 Musings With Maine Sail 11/5002
Dual axle aluminum trailer Picflight at 9:33pm 10.06.13 Trailer Sailors 7/2647 How easy or difficult is it to modify a dual axle aluminum trailer for a 17' power boat? Is this som
bottom painting aluminum?? captron at 7:38pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1467 Just bought a new AB ultra light Aluminum Rib dinghy, now wondering if I need or should bottom paint
boat weight? sandsailor at 6:47pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2943 Does displacement weight include the keel or is that factored in differently
Topping lift mangolatitudes at 6:44pm 10.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1352 Hi gang. I am replacing decayed running rigging on my jag 27, and heck my topping lift(what was lef

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Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 justsomeguy at 12:18pm 06.03.23 Was wondering if I should also clamp down the hose from the side furthest from the boat. Not sure h
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 11:41am 06.03.23 How does one go about repairing a rotted core. It has taken me time to figure my deck has a core in
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 11:32am 06.03.23 or the older simpler 614 series How about the 612?
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 11:28am 06.03.23 Your Link 2000 R was the regulator controller, and we have no way to know why you had that separate
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 10:46am 06.03.23 Crew shifts are a bitch... I limited my nap to 2 hours. Felt I might be in the way of your aggressiv
New Alternator Regulator? Stu Jackson at 10:42am 06.03.23 ..................... I may just have to abandon the Freedom system. No you don't. Your Link 20
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump (1) jssailem at 10:40am 06.03.23 I have a Perkins not a Yanmar diesel. I have observed the same issue, you describe, happen on my ma
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 10:38am 06.03.23 Thank you all for your guidance. Im on the fence about this purchase now. Am I ready to take on thi
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 10:35am 06.03.23
Jabsco volume per stroke Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:25am 06.03.23 Does anyone know the volume per stroke on a Jabsco manual head? Trying to figure out how many to cle
Recommendations for a new head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:07am 06.03.23 Afraal, Raritan toilets, manual and electric, are top rated because they're they best quality and th
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 10:02am 06.03.23 Was it only 3? All that I know is that I checked out the Gedney Is shore line... A LOT! I think I
Jabsco volume per stroke Ralph Johnstone at 10:00am 06.03.23 Excellent particulars to ponder while sitting on the head. I spent many years dealing with leaks on
alternator and wiring DaveJ at 9:52am 06.03.23 One way to tell if your alternator is charging the batteries, take a voltage reading before you star
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? JamesG161 at 9:51am 06.03.23 lower UHMW bearing is not in place good find. I would only make the lower bearing. The inside prec
Catalina 320 Diesel deck port jssailem at 9:47am 06.03.23 From Catalina Direct These black caps have not been made for decades. The thread pitch of the cap is
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 WesternTraveler at 9:36am 06.03.23 Thanks for your suggestion on the pipe. If I add the pipe , would it be ok to connect to that if I w
alternator and wiring jcrews63 at 8:29am 06.03.23 Jeff, as a fellow Canadian... FYI, you being new here, I have been around for a long time and have
Advice before I buy C30 kappykaplan at 8:02am 06.03.23 Is that a concern where they embed into the cast metal of the keel? No.
Advice before I buy C30 G4rs at 7:55am 06.03.23 Thank you all for your guidance. Im on the fence about this purchase now. Am I ready to take on this

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