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Can you identify this? (2) John R at 11:59am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1732 I found this item on the deck of my boat after taking the boat out the other day. It's about two inc
Complete REFIT - Who to use in New Orleans, LA pearsoncommander251 at 11:59am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1223 I'm interested in a refit of my 1967 Pearson Commander. Who should I use? Who's the best? deck an
Mainsheet rigging diagrams for a Rhodes 19 or Mariner? JoeLena at 11:36am 04.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/8817 So I am finally about ready to get the boat in the water after a ton of work. While I've sailed wi
Reparing fiberglass damage from Edson steering (2) gregorybross at 11:28am 04.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/813 I just repaired fiberglass damage caused by the stop on an Edson steering wheel mounted on the rudde
One Year Later: an open letter from Bryan Chong LuzSD at 10:51am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 37/4305 Bryan Chong who survived the horrific wreck of the Sydney 38 Low Speed Chase shares his reflections
Spring Cleaning my sailing urls kpgraci at 10:37am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1184 I keep weather related sailing links on my desktop, they come and go and I'd forgottom about some.
yanmar pencil zincs gabiverdon at 10:03am 04.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/869 We have a Yanmar 4JH2E and i cannot find the pencil zincs either in the literature or physically on
stainless steel... Jack at 9:22am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1673 Two things... The first may sound a bit silly but i have to ask... Does anyone use a 'wax' or some
Need pics of hunter 27 77-84 gor0120 at 8:09am 04.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1216 HELP!!! I own and h27 that has been modified a few times - particularly the interior. I am trying
So I got a harken furler for my 19... oliversdad at 7:57am 04.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/669 And no unfortunately, it hasn't got a foil.It's an older version of the 436 model.The drum looks Ide
Glow plug troubleshooting pullark at 6:47am 04.18.13 Catalina 30 2/1300 Hi All, May I firstly offer my commiserations to our good friends in the US after the terrible even
Chicago Canvas (Bimini) Shop Recomendation? (1) CABixler at 6:37am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1179 Greetings, I have 9 year old Bimini that came with our Beneteau. It is really well made but I think
H356 Selden mast sailmaster39 at 5:56am 04.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1503 Anybody know what selden furling mast model identification is used.The selden web site list 3 or 4 f
H34 - Shortening the mast Guillaume C. at 5:09am 04.18.13 Big Boats 12/3881 Has anyone shortened their long stick on a Hunter 34? I am planning to do some offshore passage a
Suggestion for flooring instead of carpeting catealley at 4:15am 04.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/3762 I have a 1983 catalina 27. boat came with carpet down below that I want to replace. any suggestions
broken steering rod. Hunter 310 peterb2 at 1:38am 04.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1916 The connection rod between my edson steering column and the rudder is broken. I checked all edson ca
Cat22 swing keel question gmattiello at 10:39pm 04.17.13 Catalina 22 5/1196 I just purchased a 1974 Catalina.... Not sure whether or not it's a Capri or not. The keel is in the
Pop Top Questions stobbeco at 10:36pm 04.17.13 Smaller Boats 1/1586 I have a Catalina 25 and need a pop top. I have been contacted by someone who has a Pop Top for a Ca
Good Marine Surveyor--Wickford, RI MollyMaguire at 9:31pm 04.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4418 Can anyone recommend a good marine surveyor near Wickford, RI (Newport area)? Found what I think is
Any C320s to Barkley Sound? Ladybug at 9:19pm 04.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/874 I've sailed inland waterways from Olympia to the Broughton for past 10 years. This year I hope to g

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Another solar panel install question Juice6576 at 3:59am 07.08.22 Sounds sensible. How is it working? I am left to assume that the wires are capable of handling a 40a
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild jaysweet at 3:55am 07.08.22 sailcapt340: I really wouldn't bother with buying a new pump. This is a really easy repair. I read K
Shackle at base of retractable main jviss at 3:52am 07.08.22 Don't use Fram - they are garbage. Use a filter made by Wix, like NAPA Gold, if you don't use the Y
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild sailcapt340 at 3:52am 07.08.22
Help! Will Gilmore at 3:02am 07.08.22 Pictures of the damage would be helpful. -Will
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild (1) Ken13559 at 1:49am 07.08.22 I wrote this work instruction to keep the knowledge. Not getting any younger and at times forgetful.
Help! Ken13559 at 1:44am 07.08.22 Perhaps this article may give you some idea to fix your bent mast. https://www.pbo.co.uk/all-latest-
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information SoSound at 10:51pm 07.07.22 I've seen four packs and eight packs and six packs. Where can I find a five pack?:):):) Utah. Ma
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information SoSound at 10:49pm 07.07.22 I went into the DOL and applied for a Enhanced License. When doing so I saw on the website that it
The one armed electrician... nightowle at 10:48pm 07.07.22 Outstanding project. I'm impressed you did it single-handed.
C310 Wheel removal to service the engine control box? Clydo at 10:46pm 07.07.22 Couple of related things... I can't tell if my buzzer, engine sensors or wiring is at fault, but wh
Garmin Wireless wind vs. Raymarine microtalk gateway? Marmalade at 9:25pm 07.07.22 @Tally Ho really happy to hear it worked-out! Those little NMEA0183 wires are filled with black mag
Another solar panel install question jssailem at 8:59pm 07.07.22 Sounds sensible. How is it working? I am left to assume that the wires are capable of handling a 40a
GPS antenna location on Hunter 45 DS (1) jssailem at 8:57pm 07.07.22 If you cannot follow the cable from the MFD to the antenna, (what I would do). If no antenna cable c
Help! jssailem at 8:52pm 07.07.22 Which one did you destroy? Hobi Tandem Islander, a West Wight Potter 19, and a Helsen HMS 23 Dwy
C310 Wheel removal to service the engine control box? Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 07.07.22 Can someone confirm what it should do on our boats? The alarm must sound for low oil pressure bef
Help! Tally Ho at 7:59pm 07.07.22 I've bent my mast and live in the middle of Indiana. What do I do? First We need to hear the stor
Another solar panel install question Juice6576 at 7:53pm 07.07.22 So I decided to run just the charging current to the house battery as my boat already has a combiner
Sailing with a depth finder JamesG161 at 7:49pm 07.07.22 Mark Twain or 2 fathoms of depth or Rope with a brick. Jim...
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild jaysweet at 7:25pm 07.07.22 It's a pretty easy fix. See this posting, which contains other links as well. Depco pumps (or better

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