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110s saildrive & Volvo diesel removal mangolatitudes at 11:18am 06.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/2205 Hi Gang, I'm wanting to remove the circa 1980 diesel from the 110s saildrive while she's dockside in
hot water heater, Cat 30 rgarrison@gmail.com at 11:11am 06.10.13 Catalina 30 5/1462 I have a '78 Cat 30 with plumbing for a hot water system. Does any one know the location of the heat
Kubota 25 rbcoast at 10:30am 06.10.13 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/9476 I have a Ranger 33 and am looking to re-power. I have heard good things about the Kubota engines.
Ample Power monitor II Bazzer at 10:11am 06.10.13 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1663 Is there anyone out there using the Ample Power Monitor Ii? I'm am curious as to what parameters yo
Seasonal fuel Line Check RBone at 9:28am 06.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/633 I just replaced the bulb and hose ends on my OB fuel line. I went down to the boat last week to stra
Vang vs. twist - the depowering conundrum Brian S at 9:17am 06.10.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/11953 Ok, so from my small dinghy days, I learned that with boats equipped with a powerful vang, or kicker
Oceanis 41 transom zoya at 8:32am 06.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5250 I am curious to know how the transom stops are adjusted on fellow B41 owners. When fully deployed,
Just had to share... (1) windchime22 at 8:14am 06.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1033 65307.vB
26S ballast access pool mod walt at 8:06am 06.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/3371 Recently there was a picture posted of a 26D involved in an accident. I have close to the same boat
Boat pole accessories... Doug/Karen at 8:01am 06.10.13 Big Boats 2/862 After something around twenty years, I have made an interesting discovery. While using my boat pole
Lewmar Hatches (2) Jeff Jellick at 8:01am 06.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/816 I am looking for some information on how to re-attach the opening/locking handle to the under side o
Selden Rodkicker Gas Spring Replacement GKuffner at 7:35am 06.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/6100 This spring I noticed that the Selden Rodkicker would no longer support the weight of my boom. The
Electric two speed winch Fred7825 at 7:29am 06.10.13 Big Boats 5/1133 My Lewmar two speed winch is making some strange noises under load. It doesn't sound like it was whe
Winch overrides on H22 newsailor130 at 7:28am 06.10.13 Smaller Boats 0/726 The winches (jib and halyard) on my 1981 H22 seem to override (get riding turns) constantly. Putting
Lesson Learned & Clevis Pin for Lower Mast Sheave (1) PGIJon at 7:16am 06.10.13 Big Boats 11/1792 The Problem: I've been updating all the electronics ' lights on my h34. I pulled the mast in order
Any H356 have bowthruster sailmaster39 at 7:05am 06.10.13 Big Boats 22/4889 Looking for info from any H-356 owner that have a bowthruster.Is there enough room etc,etc.suggestio
Flippin barnacles (2) Doc_holiday at 6:39am 06.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2393 Ok. Don't let them grow in the first place. I know...now Last year I cleaned and put a decent ablat
Auto Pilot fore sail 1 at 5:56am 06.10.13 Big Boats 0/769 I'm looking for a good used (or unneeded new unit) Auto Pilot for my 40.5 Legend. I'd prefer to use
Size Does Matter! tod.allen at 5:50am 06.10.13 Catalina 22 12/1367 I am buying a 22 foot Catalina that does not have a trailer. I need a trailer to relocate my boat.
Water Cap catealley at 4:34am 06.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1320 I have a 1984 Catalina 27...deck water cap went overboard. Tried to get one at our local marine sto

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Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Timm R Oday25 at 1:55pm 01.21.23 I'm thinking you are going to need a high pressure pump to geta semi liquid very far. Perhaps a grea
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 1:51pm 01.21.23 This sounds like a crazy idea but since I have the mast step torn apart this would be a good opportu
Gennaker shemandr at 1:50pm 01.21.23 Sorry, I missed the gennaker and read spinnaker. Tried to post during my lunch 1/2 hour.
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable thinwater at 1:40pm 01.21.23 I found the light(s) I referred to earlier: https://store.marinebeam.com/navisafe-portable-360-mob-
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 1:40pm 01.21.23 The new nozzle is adjustable. Got Bearing Buddies installed and greased. Able to get the gun loose w
Mast stepping sailme88 at 1:27pm 01.21.23 Lots of variables here.. making assumptions is never good. so a few questions to set the stage: Is
Mast stepping The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:00pm 01.21.23 Hi Rick. A big question, do you plan to hire it out or DIY? I've watched our yard do our 60 foot pl
Mast stepping The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:56pm 01.21.23 My position at our club is Chair of the hoist committee.. I am responsible for the stepping and uns
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable ggrizzard at 12:46pm 01.21.23 I found the light(s) I referred to earlier: https://store.marinebeam.com/navisafe-portable-360-mob-l
Dock and Go Override How-to Hello Below at 12:39pm 01.21.23 Interesting.... You wouldn't still have those techs contact info by any chance, would you? Thank yo
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:37pm 01.21.23 I have done many Gulf Stream crossings from Florida to various parts of the Bahamas. I have done i
What did he mean when he said this? BigEasy at 11:56am 01.21.23 Like all boats out on the water, if they preform to your desired expectations be happy. If not trad
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:55am 01.21.23 Where and for how long? crossing from FLL to Nassau is a one full day trip requiring no special pr
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:50am 01.21.23 Jacklines, tethers and harnesses. AIS Transceiver Autopilot Charts, electronic or paper. Explore
Gennaker The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:44am 01.21.23 Hi There would be no pole used since I'm planning g to use an ATN tacker ck it out on Google
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? eherlihy at 11:02am 01.21.23
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 10:47am 01.21.23 Congratulations! Have you tried Fred Warner Marine? I found them to be very responsive and helpful
Mattress Underlayment (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 01.21.23 After looking at @patbratton I would think 10 yards would be enough for a whole boatload of mattres
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 10:33am 01.21.23 I understand the sour taste it leaves with you when you have a need for assistance and it is not to
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Ted at 10:32am 01.21.23 While it's out of the way when stored on the mast, please know that it is a poor place to store it

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