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Engine not shutting off Zman18 at 11:45am 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/4540 I have a yanmar 2gm20f which has a push button on the control panel to turn off the engine. Recentl
bearings on 705 LD hood furler MORNING LIGHT at 11:29am 01.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1045 Hi I have an old Hood 705 LD furler wich the bearings need to be changed and i woulk like to know if
Whit Lock Rotary Drive for Autohelm mjbusher at 11:09am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1003 I have a Hunter 420 with a Whit Lock Steering System. The drive for the Autohelm is a Model DU 145 W
Whitlock Autohelm Rotary Drive mjbusher at 10:33am 01.10.13 Big Boats 2/2795 I have a failed Whitlock Model DU 145 rotary drive for the Autohelm system on my 1999 Hunter 420. I
holding tank, plastic or flexible? Monty VM at 10:03am 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1405 I am replacing the corroded aluminum holding tank mid ship on my 430. Ronco makes a plastic one that
Looking to rent/borrow a fixed keel trailer! (2) rejjr7 at 7:47am 01.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1078 Hi All, I just purchased a fixed keel C22 in Baltimore and I need to move it to my backyard lift
New lifelines dj2210 at 6:25am 01.10.13 Catalina 30 9/2562 Time for new lifelines on my C30. Has anyone used the Catalina Direct double deluxe kit? I priced ou
Chartplotter with or without a sounder Beartrap at 4:56am 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1200 Gang, Any thoughts or preferences on whether to use a combined chartplotter/depthsounder or keep t
Nigal Calder Miami Seminar CYQK at 3:49am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1256 Hey Nigal Calder is set to put on an electrical seminar at strictly sail in Miami in a few weeks.
campbell sailor prop / H356 sailmaster39 at 8:19pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 6/2452 I`m sure this has been addessed before but I would like feedback regarding the campbell sailor prop.
Window covering ideas (3) BrokeNotBroken at 7:57pm 01.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1483 I tried to make some window coverings for my Mac and thought I had a pretty good idea. However, the
New (old) H27 owner...and a REALLY dumb question... puddlejockey at 6:48pm 01.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 15/2406 Hi all, My wife and i are (probably) picking up an '82 Cherubini H27 that we found in pretty good
Centerboard Pin replacement O'dat 25 danlisa0529 at 6:19pm 01.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4270 What is the usual time frame for having to change out a centerboard pin, wedges, and plates on an O'
sea water pump Jacques C at 6:08pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 25/3683 I recently replaced the impeller in the seawater pump and its v belt. (1983 Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gm30f
Sirius 21 Cockpit Decking (3) rspeers at 5:12pm 01.09.13 Sirius 21/22 0/5039 Check out this custom Sirius 21 Cockpit Deck. It fits like a glove, and is one Sirius improvement.
new headsail for the Morgan 28 Jim 5757 at 5:04pm 01.09.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3689 Well folks, it's high time to replace the headsail on our Morgan 28 OI. The original 135% Morgan sa
Did Water Colors sell? Kermit at 4:32pm 01.09.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2344 There was a boat listed for sale in NY State named Water Colors. Do y'all know if it sold? Dang th
Reattaching Forward Reverse Cable to transmission BillCat30 at 3:23pm 01.09.13 Catalina 30 0/1138 The cable that runs from the binicle to the transmission came loose where it was attached to the tra
Vee Berth Delamination Help david_deland at 1:44pm 01.09.13 Catalina 22 16/3241 I Recently purchased a 1972 Catalina 22, and after restoring the inside about 50% I'm ready to tackl
40.5 anchor locker Marco Garcia at 1:19pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 9/1570 Hello All, Happy new year... Hope all your projects come true!! My 93 40.5 (40513) does not hav

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Life Lines tailboom at 5:54am 03.15.23 Thanks for the replies. I'll be content without and teach the grandkids to swim faster.
Outboard for a Widgeon? Rick Webb at 5:23am 03.15.23 I sailed Widgeons in Hawaii for years. Wind dying out altogether was an extremely rare occurrence.
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Rick Webb at 5:10am 03.15.23 I've done it but it is not worth the hassle when you go back to raise the mast again. I put snap ho
Thomas Crown Affair; Best movie Sailing Scene. Rick Webb at 5:06am 03.15.23 I do not remember anything of the movie other than Rene Russo and being thankful they did not play t
Life Lines Gene Neill at 4:28am 03.15.23 Pre-1986 boats weren't made to have lifelines. Thus if they are added, the stanchion posts must be m
Halyards and Such Will Gilmore at 3:29am 03.15.23 Joe's response sounds like perfect advise. I was just thinking, on the Mariner 19, there are some sa
Halyards and Such Joe at 2:34am 03.15.23 Hey Team, I finally got my new to me Catalina 275 from the boatyard. Overall I love the boat, but
Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter? matts997 at 11:00pm 03.14.23 Well I probably wrong about pulling the hose up through the deck plate fitting...just found this obs
Major post coming... justsomeguy at 10:58pm 03.14.23
Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter? matts997 at 10:47pm 03.14.23
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Dalliance at 9:41pm 03.14.23
Life Lines AaronD at 9:04pm 03.14.23 My $.02 worth (with details on our jackline setup). If our C-22 had come with lifelines, I doubt I'd
Thomas Crown Affair; Best movie Sailing Scene. JRacer at 8:19pm 03.14.23 A couple of weeks ago, I viewed the 1999 remake of the Thomas Crown Affair on DVD. The sailing sce
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 7:35pm 03.14.23 Looks like these hatches are made of an outer shell and inner shell that are bonded together with so
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 6:59pm 03.14.23 Thanks CrispyCringle. I am a believer in listening to experience. I think our lazy jack rig will a
Life Raft Storage jssailem at 5:52pm 03.14.23 This is good to consider... From the WM article. In many of these documented survival stories, crew
CG vessel renewal (2) jssailem at 5:45pm 03.14.23 USCG/National Vessel Documentation Center 792 T J Jackson Drive Falling Waters, WV 25419 Phone N
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? twalker H260 at 5:26pm 03.14.23 Interesting pic. Is that a H260 layup? Yes - that is the top of the ballast tank being installed
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? CrispyCringle at 5:15pm 03.14.23 As I recall with my 23.5, if you take the mast down with the boom attached, it will be one more thin
Thomas Crown Affair; Best movie Sailing Scene. JamesG161 at 4:28pm 03.14.23 Does anyone know if this was the last major motion picture where the actual towers were seen? No!

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