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Tiller Pilot for Hunter 23.5 tallswede at 3:39pm 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 20/6055 I would like to know if any of you have used a tiller pilot on your 23.5 and how you mounted it. I'm
Cheoy Lee 44 window needed. Kilolani at 1:39pm 04.19.13 Parts Search 2/3504 The Starboard window on the side of the aft cabin broke. Anyone know how to get a new one?
Need help for my Cygnus 20 eddy62 at 1:04pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 6/3224 Just purchased a Cygnus 20. I have tried everywhere online and found very little on it except for a
Looking for Flojet Parts (1) Bad Obsession at 12:38pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1803 So I was working on my fresh water system today. I took the filter off and I ended up breaking the
More proposed boat fees RECESS at 11:31am 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 49/5914 Like this is not expensive enough.
anybody know what's with D&R Marine? Mr. J.B. at 10:40am 04.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1246 when I go to the web sight I geta box that says I need a user name and password?
Anchor roller design questions holdech at 9:14am 04.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/9865 I have a commercial roller that's about 2 inches wide and 15 inches long. I realize it needs to ove
Compression Post ChiTownSail at 9:03am 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 1/829 Anyone with a small hunter ever remove their compression post? I am wondering the construction and
Fuel Polishing system MWybo at 7:51am 04.19.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4498 Hi Roger, Sorry to intrude on your forum but I would be interested in hearing how your fuel polishin
How to clean these gaskets (2) Brezzin at 7:10am 04.19.13 Big Boats 9/1825 The boat is a H49 which has two hatches in the transom. The gaskets which I believe are silicone ha
Reasonable Canvas Guy in Jacksonville / Amelia Island Area SailMaster at 6:19am 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1058 Taking notes from the thread about Annapolis I am seeking the same thing in Jacksonville. We have tw
Should I replace spreader bases, and why? holdech at 5:48am 04.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/8848 I plan to order new spreader ends (metal) from Blue Water yachts. They also sell "rigid" spreader ba
San Diego "Big Bay Weekend" CaptDon01 at 11:06pm 04.18.13 Catalina 22 2/779 2013 San Diego Big Bay Weekend April 26-27 :dance: Just a week away! :eek: Are you ready for
Edson steering damage to fiberglass (1) gregorybross at 8:40pm 04.18.13 Catalina 30 0/987 I have fiberglass damage under the rudder post wheel where the wheel stop hits. I have repaired it
Goiot Hatch and Port Screens ulinanuk at 8:00pm 04.18.13 Parts Search 1/3754 We are looking for screens for port and hatch for a 1990 Beneteau Oceanics 350.
Sitex DL-2 depth sounder SailMaster at 7:51pm 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1546 Hi there, Does anyone have a manual for this little unit? It was working normally till recently.
Tall rig wing keel Cat sailer at 7:18pm 04.18.13 Catalina 30 1/1221 Would like some feedback from experienced Catalina 30 owners mid 90's model. Looking at a tall rig w
Need a VIN islandskip at 5:43pm 04.18.13 Pearson 2/1578 Ahoy, I'm trying to find out the history of a 30' Pearson Coaster built in 1969 but I can't find the
Broken Boom trawler at 5:03pm 04.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1146 HI There,just managed to break my boom(dont ask) and need a new one for my F375 urgently.Currently i
Davits Kato vs Ocean sailaway78 at 4:41pm 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2639 A friend of mine is wanting to install dinghy davits on a 2004 H36. Choice seems to be between Kat

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Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jssailem at 7:41am 04.29.23 Alternator belt tension maintenance can be a challenge. I've learned that just tightening what I fou
Looking for a strut (1) Avi at 7:37am 04.29.23 Thanks for the reply. The strut was compromised by electrolysis. To me it looks as only the front pa
Mast raising ideas... Leeward Rail at 7:31am 04.29.23 portable crane and three men. That's overkill for the Catalina 22 Like I say, some poeple just pu
What jib is best for very light winds dlochner at 7:29am 04.29.23 There are two races. Maybe I use the 3Di in the first race, the 105 dacron in the second, if the ra
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28am 04.29.23 the vibration from the engine loosens again after a few weeks. This may add to the friction betwe
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 7:24am 04.29.23 So is it a seawater cooled engine so only the Oberdorfer? You should get much less belt dust with 1
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 7:20am 04.29.23 The water pump is just to the left of the pulley highlighted. I swapped it out last year. A whole d
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 7:17am 04.29.23 I wonder if anyone has ever "hacked" a CPT pilot to add features, like steering to a wind angle, or
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (1) shank at 7:17am 04.29.23 The water pump is just to the left of the pulley highlighted. I swapped it out last year. A whole di
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot BobH57 at 7:16am 04.29.23 Interesting! Do you think that perhaps the shear pins were rated too conservatively? I mean, peo
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 7:07am 04.29.23 I am not familiar with the 5411 and see that you only have two pullies and was wondering where your
What jib is best for very light winds cousineddy at 7:04am 04.29.23 Im short on crew, either I am single handed, or have one helper. So, no spinnaker. But, the course i
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot BigEasy at 6:58am 04.29.23 Main detractor for me was open drive belt & antiquated looking control module. Not saying that it i
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot dlochner at 6:36am 04.29.23 If the plan is to sail Lake Ontario, the CPT may well be overkill. The CPT has a well deserved reput
What jib is best for very light winds dlochner at 6:29am 04.29.23 Its redneck racing here. The race committee are also the racers. We do timed Bermuda starts which i
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot Tally Ho at 6:16am 04.29.23 Is this for your H28? I have only used RaymRine wheel pilots, so no experience with CPT. Take that
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 6:15am 04.29.23 One weakness is the two shear pins in the clutch, which I've had break in heavy following seas on t
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 6:10am 04.29.23 > tensioning strut Another great idea. I think ultimately something like this is what I'll need t
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot BobH57 at 6:09am 04.29.23 I installed a CPT autopilot on my Hunter 410 in 2018 and have been pretty happy with it. The EV100 w
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 6:08am 04.29.23 A couple of discussions on this very comparison: Best Wheel Autopilot for C30 New Autopilot - CPT vs

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