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Bilge pump line Sailor 3269 at 7:21pm 05.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1774 Hello everyone again: One of my last questions was, I had a bilge pump that every time I turned on t
please help identify this boat (1) athollis at 6:23pm 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3978 Hi all, I am new to boat ownership. I recently bought a project boat for something to do in my off
One Last Question on Windlasses .......... Ralph Johnstone at 5:28pm 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1650 .................. and then I lay down my money, so help me :cussing:. Actually two questions (I
Raymarine P70 Installation Problems jrezab at 5:06pm 05.17.13 Pearson 0/1521 I have recently installed a Raymarine Smart Pilot X5 Wheel autopilot on the 1986 Pearson 303. I ha
How to repai non skid gel coat cracks (2) Ken Honeycutt at 4:31pm 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1241 Has anyone repaiired these types of gel coat cracks on non skid? Not sure if I should grind these ou
Jib question for O'Day 20 Flashy at 2:58pm 05.17.13 Day Sailers 4/1148 Just brought an O'Day 20 and have a lot to learn. The main sail is newer and the jib is not. Frien
Flexofold for H376 Brian147 at 2:06pm 05.17.13 Big Boats 9/1816 I am about to purchase a 2 blade Flexofold for my 99' H376/380. One dealer tells me I need a 17"x15
Main halyard size? DStegs49 at 1:49pm 05.17.13 Big Boats 10/3005 We just adopted an 87 Legend 37. Along with the adoption is a bad habit that we have to correct. Our
interesting first sail (1) dlewis812 at 10:55am 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/854 went out yesterday for the first sail of the season. was a perfect day/night, sunny, warm, good bre
O'Day 222 Worn Rudder Pivot (2) daleyellin at 10:23am 05.17.13 Day Sailers 2/1018 In preparation for putting the boat in the water, I looking at the rudder and found a good bit of we
New P15 owner! Karcher20 at 9:42am 05.17.13 Precision 2/14055 I just bought a 2001 Precision 15. I am very excited. My wife and I are also new sailors despite hav
Water lock (muffler) in/out connections H31 rafip at 9:06am 05.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1605 Hi. Can anyone check his H31 boat (mine is H31 1985) and tell me which one is the input or output co
Where can I find these line organizers? (hook with bungee) (1) krazzz at 8:58am 05.17.13 Catalina 22 5/3939 I've been searching everywhere for these line organizers to try and tidy up the cockpit. I an lookin
Renaming Ceremony pkabel66 at 7:43am 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1907 I will be launching my Hunter 34 (1984) in July. I am having it delivered by truck from where I pur
O'day 34 headroom? kito at 6:46am 05.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3600 There is an O'day 34 I want to look at but can't find much info on them. The seller says the headroo
S2 5.5 Opinions? rwilliams125 at 5:07am 05.17.13 S2 1/1219 Hi everyone, Has anyone here ever sailed an S2 5.5? I learned to sail on an S2 9.1 and like the
bleeding diesel enginel ISIS at 4:13am 05.17.13 Big Boats 5/1748 I Have heard that bleeding is assisted if a in line electrict fuel pump is installed before the prim
What is this?? (1) Roadking Larry at 7:54pm 05.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1332 Looking around in the boat I found this under the V berth Any ideas? The rope was glassed in and the
Hunter 260 Genoa Blocks in Wrong Place ??? jimfrankelly at 7:40pm 05.16.13 Smaller Boats 2/1139 I had a 170% Genoa on my 2002 Hunter 270 (treat as a 260 model). I have just replaced it with a new
Hit submerged object agprice22 at 7:21pm 05.16.13 Catalina 22 8/1498 Sailing on Cayuga Lake off Ithaca yesterday, we hit two submerged objects just off the white marker

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Fortress anchor Screen Saver at 2:26pm 05.02.23 Nothing wrong with a good debate, good for ones education sometimes, Over 100,000 nm, 15 years, Llyo
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 jssailem at 1:59pm 05.02.23 Based on your query, you should probably read this article. https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-ma
Reefing system sheaves (1) rgranger at 1:56pm 05.02.23
Honter 33 2006 keel repair rgranger at 1:53pm 05.02.23 :worthless:
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration rgranger at 1:50pm 05.02.23 (snip)...Undaunted, I nursed it home. (snip) :laugh: That might be the funniest thing I've read o
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Timm R Oday25 at 1:26pm 05.02.23 That's a gorgeous lake ,no matter what time of year .
Need Recommendations capta at 1:07pm 05.02.23 If that is a hydraulic tranny, running it w/o oil, the clutch plates are probably trashed. If it is
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 12:59pm 05.02.23 @dlochner - Thanks for the insights. One question - We plan to step the mast before departing in Ro
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:58pm 05.02.23 Why would you need a grease gun to lube the pump??? Just stick the nozzle on the tube of grease up
Sailing Movies? capta at 12:57pm 05.02.23 I'm too lazy! Ha, ha. Plus, since my move, I'm not even sure where the DVD player is. So, it's a
Need Recommendations dlochner at 12:16pm 05.02.23 I have used Fred Warner Marine and Outdoors. Bought my last transmission from them. If there is not
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install dlochner at 11:57am 05.02.23 A large open end wrench or adjustable wrench will probably work, however, the HW outlet will need to
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? JoeWhite at 11:56am 05.02.23 I read a while ago about somehow filling the coil in the water heater with coolant before connectin
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? JRT at 11:44am 05.02.23 The original is how all 3 310s in our Marina are setup. I've never smelled anything, maybe because w
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? JRT at 11:34am 05.02.23 No idea about reconnecting, but there is a air bleeder valve on the top of the engine where the cool
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 shank at 11:33am 05.02.23 Thanks for the great info, Joe. The diagram is especially helpful. Both my main and jib halyards a
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration (2) Secondwind2008 at 11:26am 05.02.23 Speaking of Crazy, Here's what my lake looks like from about a week ago to today and why I would ne
3 Blade Prop Swap? dlochner at 11:22am 05.02.23 We will set out from Rochester up to Oswego, which we hope to complete in 1 day... If all goes well
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? Stu Jackson at 11:12am 05.02.23 Wow, that doesn't look like the M25 I remember in my 1984 Catalina 36! Mine had an intake manifold
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Secondwind2008 at 11:09am 05.02.23 Thanks Crazy Don, It was a lot of work but in a way I made that boat uniquely mine.

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