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Is Sailing In The USA Dead..? (2) Maine Sail at 4:36am 09.26.13 Ask All Sailors 54/7596 Yesterday after watching perhaps the most epic comeback in ALL OF SPORTS HISTORY in the America's Cu
Cal 33-2 not sailing to its rating Moonraker687 at 4:28am 09.26.13 Racing 2/10109 I have recently acquired a 1987 Cal 33-2 SD. The boat is scratch boat in the fleet giving the others
how big is your bank? willsnow at 12:05am 09.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/940 battery bank, that is... electrical system upgrade/completion is on my docket for this winter. im l
What's wrong with my fuel gauge theory? wufibugs at 10:32pm 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2912 I'd like to add a fuel gauge to my H31, but am on a shoestring budget. My experience with auto fuel
Fastening blocks to the deck. flyalot at 9:18pm 09.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/4644 I bought new sails for a Mac 26 c and have a very hard time fully extending the main sail to get the
Jib Sheets, Winches and Cleats (1) Ward H at 8:10pm 09.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 13/4670 I chose the 135 genoa for my head sail for my first full season of sailing my O'day 25. We have had
new sails dziedzicmj at 8:04pm 09.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1959 Hi, I am about to order new sails. I have a Catalina 270 (1994). There is no local loft where i li
Trailering to Sausalito Ca. sfr at 7:29pm 09.25.13 Trailer Sailors 9/2678 I would like to tow my Hunter 260 to Sausalito,rent a slip and explore the bay for a couple of weeks
Viking life raft repair and repacking companies crewCarolyn at 7:05pm 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1108 Does anyone know of a repair/repacking business in the Great Lakes area that would service a Viking
Cabin Sole Replacement H45DS at 7:02pm 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 11/7252 Okay, here we go... we had a leak from a hydronic heat exchanger that goes to our water heater. It w
Little black box - what is it?! (1) fastback at 6:18pm 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 25/6296 I am trying to sort out my electrics on my '99 Hunter 340. The previous owner has done some questio
Stock/Best Battery Location on a Mac 22? Sock Puppet at 4:10pm 09.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1550 I'm about to re-wire my '84 Mac 22' and install a few things, and would like to re-locate the batter
Sounding concerns Bad Cat at 2:41pm 09.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/876 I have a surveyor looking at a 1989 Frist Beneteau and he is getting a strange sounding in the area
Refrigeration System Water Pumps Stargazer3 at 1:36pm 09.25.13 Big Boats 5/3607 Has anybody out there replaced their refrigeration system water pump? What did you buy? My dealer re
Mystery electronic box - help! (1) fastback at 1:17pm 09.25.13 Big Boats 1/1063 I am trying to sort out my electrics on my '99 Hunter 340. The previous owner has done some question
where to buy o ring gaskets for water tank tmreiners at 11:59am 09.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1552 I need to replace my o ring gasket on my water tank. Can anyone tell where to purchase one.
Repair to Cracks in Corian Counter? 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:02am 09.25.13 Catalina 310 2/1394 I have just bought a 310 and the counter has fine cracks :eek: radiating from the hinges of the uppe
Wing Keel Measurements 2 OLD PIRATES at 10:54am 09.25.13 Catalina 310 7/1722 Hello Again; I'm about to build a cradle which rides on a rail system for my 310. I need to know w
Making a purchase rufus1138 at 9:38am 09.25.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1248 Hi all, ive been lurking around for a while, been living on a 1980 27t for almost two years now with
need a replacement tachometer Charlie D at 9:15am 09.25.13 Bigger Boats 7/1734 Has any one attempted to replace there Oday motorola tachometer. I have a 1987 tach that reads incor

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Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 1:55pm 06.12.23 The collar cleaned up nicely.!
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Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 1:53pm 06.12.23 I had to cut the steering arm because the pin was completely frozen. Now I need to find that tie rod
RAM mic cable rewire? unleadedblues at 1:44pm 06.12.23 There's a tech company in Newton, Mass which can replace the cord. TechRescue (617) 779-7377
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Stu Jackson at 1:42pm 06.12.23 if you have an M25 series: Engine Coolant Pump Hose 101 - Toyota Part instead of Universal Pricing
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. JamesG161 at 1:32pm 06.12.23 Why not add a Y adaptor at the bottom of tank and connect the pumpout hose to it. No Y needed.
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator (1) jviss at 1:21pm 06.12.23 As far as I know an alternator with an internal registration will not have a sense wire. Well, now
Sprindrift DS 17 Sunbird22358 at 1:18pm 06.12.23 Yes, and no. YES, the Spindrift built Day Sailer is the same, Class-Legal boat as the O'DAY built Da
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. artboas at 1:16pm 06.12.23 @dchipley this the hold tank for the H376, but should be close to yours. Note the only large exi
Transducer troubles dlochner at 1:08pm 06.12.23 It doesn't seem to make a difference and my source at Defender said as much, too. The D/S/T 810 was
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator jviss at 1:08pm 06.12.23 I have all those same wires so I assumed that orange/red is a sense wire. I think that's a good as
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 1:06pm 06.12.23 I think you've got it backwards. At that price the obsolete boat anchor you're trying to restore sh
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator V&J at 1:05pm 06.12.23 I will defer to @Maine Sail on this topic, but, yes, the alternator is grounded via the engine bloc
In mast furling main working much better now artboas at 12:57pm 06.12.23 It never ceases to amaze me, the crap that floats around out there on the docks. Firstly, I am
New Alternator Regulator? mermike at 12:51pm 06.12.23 I think you've got it backwards. At that price the obsolete boat anchor you're trying to restore sho
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. JoeWhite at 12:37pm 06.12.23 Why not add a Y adaptor at the bottom of tank and connect the pumpout hose to it.
Transducer troubles Scott T-Bird at 12:30pm 06.12.23 Since the transducer is on a drop cable and not a terminator, when it failed it simply didn't show
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Hayden Watson at 12:10pm 06.12.23 For any curved molded hose I take it with me to the auto parts store and look for a hose that has th
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator Hayden Watson at 12:07pm 06.12.23 "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire" Excites what? It excites the magnets in the stat
In mast furling main working much better now (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 06.12.23 It never ceases to amaze me, the crap that floats around out there on the docks. n as it was not

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