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Wing sail - new and revolutionary, or is it? Bosman at 10:49am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1936 For those of you who watch America's Cup, you most likely remember how the BMW Oracle trimaran used
Main Sail for O'day 25 alangroskopf at 10:48am 02.15.13 Parts Search 1/3953 I am looking for a used Main Sail for an O'day 25' center board boat until I can come up with the ca
Automatic Bilge Pump Cycling? druid at 10:38am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 16/6877 I just bought a Rule Automatic bilge pump, and I'm a bit concerned about the way it works. Apparentl
Lazarette latches (1) paulj at 10:06am 02.15.13 Catalina 310 5/4059 Replaced all leg shagging exterior lazarette latches with this ss flush mount pull ring. Looking
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on... Skip Gundlach at 7:36am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2617 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on... Any boat, if it's been modified greatly, and/or if it's sat up
Sea Water Pump not pumping! Kenny C at 7:14am 02.15.13 Engines and Propulsion 11/6640 This is for a 1982 Universal M-30 with a Oberdorfer Raw Water Pump. Last weekend started the engi
Wind machine seadaddler at 5:37am 02.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1148 My wind machine has been acting up for about a year now and was stopping and than would start workin
hard starting John R at 4:56am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1949 A few months ago I posted about having found some algae in my (diesel) fuel. I got rid of the fuel a
Remotron gas driven space heater john Gerard at 3:52am 02.15.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/6084 Doing up a Broom 30 which I recently purchased and it has a Remotron heater which previous owner d
Miami Strictly Sail Show CYQK at 3:07am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1371 Hello from Miami Well, this sure as heck beats -35 degrees!!!!!! FLL Bill thanks for the recomen
Trailer Tires & Wheels sumrvl at 7:52pm 02.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1541 My MacG 1981 trailer has tires sized L78 15. I am thinking these are maybe the origimal tires, but s
$1 boat. jfrench at 7:41pm 02.14.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/10816 http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/boa/3616882373.html 1981 Cat 22 broken keel cable, no trai
20006 Hunter 25 mast struts acwku at 6:27pm 02.14.13 Smaller Boats 6/1804 I went to check on my boat today which is covered for the winter with the mast up. I discovered that
H450 outboard motor lift Captain Brian at 6:09pm 02.14.13 Big Boats 1/875 Hey guys. I looked at a St Croix outboard motor crane/lift. Has anyone out there installed one on
SSB Receiver bobtigar at 5:27pm 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3899 A friend gave me a SI-TEX Receiver Model #HF3/HF3M. I have no manual or instruction sheets with the
replacing mainsail halyard tallpall51 at 4:43pm 02.14.13 Smaller Boats 4/1211 hi guys, i need help replacing mainsail halyard on a 25.5 hunter. thx, paul
replacing mainsail halyard help tallpall51 at 4:41pm 02.14.13 Smaller Boats 5/1449 hi guys, help me please. i have a idea but it may not be correct. best/easiest way to replace mainsa
French vessel registration numbers Ed Caldwell at 3:42pm 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1545 The USCG is being obstinate about needing a registration number on the Sea Service form used to docu
how to step mast capitolamike at 1:16pm 02.14.13 Day Sailers 9/2863 A friend of mine just was given an 79 O'Day 22 that has always been in the water. He wants to bring
Heading to Greece for a week. Suggestions? Jackdaw at 12:33pm 02.14.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2774 We're off. The Admiral and I are off for a week in Greece, sailing a Pogo 12.50. It will be cool wea

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Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 Davidasailor26 at 7:32pm 03.03.23 Do you mean the roller itself or the stemhead fitting? Beneteau Spare Parts usually carries items li
Longitudinal prop crack Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 03.03.23 The prop nut has, at some time, had the beejesus torqued out of it with enough force to split the hu
MPPT controller location Davidasailor26 at 7:08pm 03.03.23 Couldn't be more mistaken. Moisture and a lack of O2 and you've got a recipe for SS crevice corros
In search of the driest bilge possible Ralph Johnstone at 7:06pm 03.03.23 It irrtitates me to no end to see even the smallest amount amount of water in our bilge . What ar
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? Jim_H42 at 7:06pm 03.03.23 Just too follow up on this. I was able to remove the upper spreader with the mast in place. I me
Longitudinal prop crack garymalmgren at 6:45pm 03.03.23 Remove prop and take it to a prop repair facility If you can't drop in at least contact them with yo
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 rgranger at 6:26pm 03.03.23 Also, we would request that English be used on the forums. Although we are fortunate to have some p
Longitudinal prop crack Timm R Oday25 at 6:25pm 03.03.23 Ouch . That can be ground out and brazed . It's not the end of the world and is certainly cheaper th
MPPT controller location (1) buddybear at 6:10pm 03.03.23 Hello, tomorrow I'm tackling the installation of two 100W flex panels. I've looked around and cann
Regulateur d'allure sur hunter 33 dkinzer at 6:08pm 03.03.23 KappyKaplan: Thanks for your translation. I had gotten almost all of it but I'm still learning.
MPPT controller location Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 03.03.23 but installing under the bimini should reduce it significantly. Couldn't be more mistaken. Moist
Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:28pm 03.03.23 Not an easy task. The original roller had no identification on it so : that was close to the origi
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas Michael Davis at 5:23pm 03.03.23
DIY leather steering wheel cover project stickinthemud57 at 5:13pm 03.03.23 Noice. Toit. Smort. Seriously, excellent work. My grandfather did a lot of really nice leatherwor
I just completed full refit of my 41S5 Tally Ho at 3:50pm 03.03.23 Dear Sailing Group It took 2 years part time . Every possible known weakness was address. Direc
Regulateur d'allure sur hunter 33 kappykaplan at 3:48pm 03.03.23 Wind speed regulator on hunter 33 Hello, I would like to know if anyone has already installed a spe
Hunter 240 cover Woodyvv at 3:20pm 03.03.23 Check out Sailors Taylor boat covers as I believe they have one to cover the 240 Rats, they have a
MPPT controller location dmax at 2:10pm 03.03.23 did you mount it on the "sloped side" Different boat, I built a custom cabinet to house my batteri
MPPT controller location (1) Grichelli at 2:05pm 03.03.23 I ended up putting my Victron controller in the same compartment as the batteries, just not directl
MPPT controller location dmax at 1:55pm 03.03.23 I ended up putting my Victron controller in the same compartment as the batteries, just not directly

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