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Concordia All U Get at 3:25am 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2287 I see the Concordia is upright, nice piece of work. Anybody got the details? All U Get
Replacing an A4 with Yanmar 8HP Diesel Muscongus at 3:05am 09.17.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1937 I have a '77 Cat 27 that came with a noon functioning A4. It had pulled in some sea eater and was le
Touching Brian D at 10:31pm 09.16.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/5942 Even if there were no subtitles, I think the message is very clear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Raise my jib foot? saltysailor at 10:01pm 09.16.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/11648 I have a 12' day sailer that I'm considering raising the foot of my jib. I've decided to make the po
Hillerange sticking control knob obsailor at 9:37pm 09.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1157 I have a 1992 Hillerange propane two burner with oven stove. Starting last week the left burner con
Hunter 23.5 Stanchion (1) Gardnera at 8:06pm 09.16.13 Smaller Boats 4/1680 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and my port stanchion is bent (the one forward that is an "h
Composting heads Kestle at 7:24pm 09.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1349 Has anyone had any experience with these - on a Mac 25 ideally? Our Porta Potti needs replacing, an
Coranado 15 Owner's Manual bavanyo at 7:12pm 09.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1051 Does anyone have a copy of the Coronado 15's owner manual? I'd love to borrow it for a short period.
Could someone please tell me what this is? (1) BWagner at 6:05pm 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1573 Hi, I posted this under the "Engines and Propulsion" topic and received no response so I thought
Leaky Windows on a 82 Catalina 27 mtitus at 5:53pm 09.16.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/5515 Hello everyone, I am a noob to this boat owning thing and I am hoping to tap into your collective ex
1987 , Hunter 34 Height on trailer DaveMcL at 5:19pm 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1036 Hi, I'm researching a move for the subject boat. I've found all the specs except height from keel t
Cockpit drain hoses (7) newage1461 at 5:01pm 09.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1057 I developed a leak somewhere this summer that when the harder the wind blew the more water in the bi
Sailboat Parts,Equipment, and more Boater123 at 5:01pm 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 0/94 Boatingaround.com connects boaters with other boaters. You can login, check tides,messages, boatin
Replacing blocks for jib sheets on 1983 Oday 25 ddooher at 4:49pm 09.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1867 The sheaves in the blocks on the deck to lead the sheets back to the winch are shot, both port and s
running NMEA cable from MFD to VHF on Beneteau 40 Captpete12 at 4:48pm 09.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2052 I have a Raymarine E80 MFDon my center table in the cockpit (common location) and want to run an NME
Can anyone identify this? (1) newage1461 at 4:32pm 09.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 18/3030 Stuck a camera in rear of 1981 H-30 to get pic's for another post about the drain hoses. The black h
Sea dog 422110 panel switches Db421 at 3:32pm 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4774 I have an old Sea dog 422110 fuse panel that I am re wiring. The panel seems to work fine but i can
Smart Chart AIS shemandr at 2:15pm 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1958 I have put his app on my droid and while some features work others don't. I do get my phone's posit
Wauquiez Amphitrite 43 Bkrisko1 at 1:59pm 09.16.13 Other Sailboats 1/3612 Just bought one of these, and I was hoping to find another owner, to share some of the problems with
No alarm on start up Sailm8 at 1:53pm 09.16.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/2881 Yanmar 2gm20F has always buzzed when the key is turned. Since the boat was hauled out, bottom paint

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I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:06am 05.29.23 The original backing plate for the bow eye was a block of wood but later a flat ss steel rectangular
Jib furler basics and maint JamesG161 at 10:03am 05.29.23 Will the bearing balls fall out everywhere? No. All of the swivel bearings are sealed. Normally,
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e capta at 10:01am 05.29.23 From your description, I'd lean towards your prop. Your mechanic has covered what I would have sugge
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size Crazy Dave Condon at 9:57am 05.29.23 If anyone has a 23.5 Hunter, would you measure the anchor locker and post the dimensions how big the
Jib furler basics and maint (1) JamesG161 at 9:56am 05.29.23 I had my Spinnaker Halyard loop over the Jib Halyard and foul it. This picture may help clarify.
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 9:46am 05.29.23 I think the starting point is to make sure the spar is centered port to starboard by hoisting a tape
Jib furler basics and maint (1) bonkle at 9:18am 05.29.23 Any idea what will happen if I remove this retaining rig? Will the bearing balls fall out everywhere
alternator and wiring Hello Below at 9:15am 05.29.23 I think Im going to swap out the alternator to a Balmar 80, get the Balmar regulator and research a
What is at the top of my mast. rlongfield at 9:01am 05.29.23 @Joe Thank you, VHF antenna wasn't even a thought. wonder where the radio was located in the cabin
What is at the top of my mast. rlongfield at 8:59am 05.29.23 If you decide to add a VHF, these instructions are about the best on how to make a new cable. http
Weeping keel (1) eherlihy at 8:48am 05.29.23 The original design of the 34 used a cast iron (7.874g/cc) keel. When O'day switched to lead (11.34g
Sail drive raw water intakes Mark Maulden at 8:30am 05.29.23
alternator and wiring Johnb at 8:28am 05.29.23 Jeff, your repeatedly state that your engine would not start so you are going to change the alternat
Electrical upgrades Ralph Johnstone at 8:25am 05.29.23 Did you mean to say it would consume 120Ah? 5A continuously for 24hrs? Oh crap, I can't even do b
What is at the top of my mast. rlongfield at 8:23am 05.29.23 I think Joe is right about the device. For the iOS issue- just go straight to the website. It works
Window Replacement Installation Advice cdn_bacon at 8:23am 05.29.23 You've got to wonder about someone in Florida in mid July who has previously used VHB on a complete
O'day 28 Needs a New Transducer (Airmar P79?) Clutch Cargo at 8:23am 05.29.23 On our 85 the OEM transducers were under the forward part of the starboard settee. That was a pretty
alternator and wiring Ralph Johnstone at 8:17am 05.29.23 Take it slow, think this out on paper, and you'll get through this alive. Nothing is more frustrati
Furling Head Stay Tension Mclovin at 8:16am 05.29.23 Thanks for this info. I have the manual but it seems general (no real starting points). Your sugg
Furling Head Stay Tension Mclovin at 8:11am 05.29.23 Selden has a tuning guide for the B&R rig. Somewhere on one of my computers I have it. I will sea

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