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vinyl letters (1) ShotgunSlim at 6:15am 09.27.12 Catalina 22 7/1572 It's official now and nice to be getting compliments while she's on the trailer in the back yard. G
Arghhh... Maine Sail at 5:53am 09.27.12 Ask All Sailors 22/4295 It's no wonder some yards and people who work on boats get a bad rap..... Two weeks ago I got a cal
Anchor weight ? design c bowers at 5:50am 09.27.12 Sirius 21/22 8/3862 Hi fellow sirius 21 owners I find that my anchors (Danfort ? as well as a folding type) will not
boat upgrade ODay 27 avoisine at 10:45pm 09.26.12 Bigger Boats 0/1011 has any of you readers ever done an upgrade on an oday 27? I need new counters and would like to i
Hull/Deck joint re-sealing vizwhiz at 9:10pm 09.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/12930 Okay, here's an idea I've seen comments on, and wondering if anyone can give some real-life experien
Yanmar 3gm30 sprocket jluke at 6:39pm 09.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/5696 There is a chain sprocket on the front of the Yanmar 3gm30 in my 1979 Irwin Citation 39.5 which rot
Rudder damage 33' Hunter kaseplace at 6:35pm 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2466 My 1978 Hunter 33 bottomed out in a storm and has bent the rudder just enough it won't cross the "pr
Hull-Keel crack Willyboy at 6:19pm 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 15/6238 Was looking at a 33 Hunter Cherubini that was in water. Later the owner sent some hi-res photos tha
I found a mast in MD caguy at 6:04pm 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1726 The problem is shipping it from St. Leonard MD to Burbank Ca. Does any one know of a shipper who c
S2 6.7 to part or sell ryan.young at 5:36pm 09.26.12 S2 0/22 Hello, I have a 1981 S2 6.7. I am considering selling or parting it out depending on interest. Has
25' Catalina. How tall is the mast? Chris Patterson at 4:55pm 09.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/2033 Sorry to be so lazy, but I don't have the time to go through a thousand posts, and am too internet s
Moving traveler to companionway on a C25 Stan Linado at 4:47pm 09.26.12 Smaller Boats 3/1561 Has anyone moved the traveler on a C25 from the transom to the companionway? I am thinking of moving
Free California Anchorages SayGudday at 3:50pm 09.26.12 Destinations 0/5 Gudday and Ahoy! When I sailed my Pearson Triton down from San Francisco to San Diego I created an o
windancer 2 windancer 2 at 3:49pm 09.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/970 I am a new 222 Oday owner and have been looking for a used main sail. I have not found one as of tod
Non silicone lubricant needed DAVA390 at 3:01pm 09.26.12 Sails Call Lounge 6/12907 Ok, all enginners,chemists and Bill Roosa, gather round. I have a tale and some questions. My Faithf
Topping lift quick disconnect. T_well at 2:40pm 09.26.12 Trailer Sailors 13/4956 I got my '85 H23 home yesterday. As seen in other threads, I'm planning on trailer sailing it, bu th
Back stay mounting help with a venture 25 David M at 2:34pm 09.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2785 I am finishing rigging my 1976 Venture 25 and I wanted to see if anyone has ideas, suggestions and/o
Winterizing Universal 5411 primetime at 2:29pm 09.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/1453 Hi all- This will be my first year winterizing a fresh water cooled Universal 5411. The engine has
any suggestions would be appreciated!!!! jeffreymckenna at 1:51pm 09.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/1792 I recently picked up an 82 h30. this is my first boat so im in need of suggestions. the boat was d
Line hangers... a little help needed (2) Phil Herring at 12:07pm 09.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/7420 We just had a batch of those great line hangers made; you know the ones I'm talking about. They wer

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Air conditioner water pump not working NYSail at 6:28am 05.24.22 As mentioned above... I vote for air lock.
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 6:22am 05.24.22 What type of boat is it? It's a Hunter 27 with a low hour Yanmar 18.
Air conditioner water pump not working kloudie1 at 6:22am 05.24.22 As Dave says, the March pump is not self priming. If you loosen the hose on the suction side of the
Air conditioner water pump not working Monterey385 at 6:19am 05.24.22
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 05.24.22 You are right AC black is hot. Still the wire coding for DC black was changed to yellow. I have s
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 6:08am 05.24.22 We were in similar situation in 2020, we bought a Legend 37 in Door County/Sturgeon Bay, WI and bro
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 6:05am 05.24.22 Yes La Conner is a fun stop. Has Shelter Bay corrected the issue of shoaling in the past year or so?
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 5:21am 05.24.22 Or you could dinghy across the channel to town.
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 5:14am 05.24.22 AC positive is black as well. Whoops! There's no such thing as "AC positive," it's AC "hot," the
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (3) RoyS at 5:13am 05.24.22 Stephen, my preventer photos are below. Presently the connection at the boom is on the old vang loop
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Crazy Dave Condon at 5:12am 05.24.22 @Plymouth Sailor it would help to know the year, mfg and model of your boat when posting an issue t
Dirty Fuel jssailem at 5:09am 05.24.22 These discussions about filters and old fuel are good at this time. With the cost of diesel rising,
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 4:55am 05.24.22 The display is a Raymarine p70s which was part of the autopilot kit I installed. It is definitely c
Air conditioner water pump not working dlochner at 4:41am 05.24.22 You may have an airlock in the discharge line that is preventing the motor from priming. This someti
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ward H at 2:40am 05.24.22 Jim, Are you sure the DST800 is compatible with your display instrument? What display are you usin
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training SFS at 2:29am 05.24.22 Contact the Coast Guard facility in that area and ask them. They send a lot of their boat coxswains
Dirty Fuel Davidasailor26 at 2:27am 05.24.22 Maine Sail posted and article a few years back which demonstrates that filling your tank to avoid c
question Captain Grey Beard at 2:24am 05.24.22 Where is it....:cool:
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. (1) Screen Saver at 10:58pm 05.23.22 THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. Most people told me basically 9 out of 10 fuel related or starvation problems
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:07pm 05.23.22 So the Wilson alternator I found was an exact match, and it was also brand new. Wilson said it was r

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