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O'day 39, need some help. vytkis at 10:37am 08.07.12 Bigger Boats 25/3351 Hi, I have a project O'day 39. The thing is, one of the part I'm stuck on is stemhead plate. Mine is
H28 Yanmar overheating at 3000 RPM eliems at 10:31am 08.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1762 2GM20F and the alarm goes off after an hour at 3000 RPM, is this normal? Sea strainer is clear, c
Race on Lake Erie bhstech at 10:05am 08.07.12 Catalina 22 2/1049 I have a 1977 C-22 with a newer main and 150% genny. My club started a series of Saturday races. The
Mac 21 swing keel mr.buck at 9:49am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/916 Can anyone give me measurments on a MacGregor 21 foot swing keel? or pictures, I live in North Mis.
Starting battery NYSail at 9:20am 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2238 Hello all..... Just a simple question for some of you smart guys out there. I have a Yanmar 3HM35
Raymarine vhf 215e second station msade at 9:06am 08.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1024 Hello I have the above vhf and its second station The main vhf unit is working The second station u
Charging with Shore Power Traylor67 at 8:52am 08.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1384 Perhaps this question is overly basic, but I'll ask it anyways. By way of background, I have a 1978
See over the top sherbo at 8:05am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/824
Swing Keel Slamming sherbo at 8:02am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1257 On a recent trip to Catalina I was kept up all night by the swing keel slamming in the housing. I tr
Another Awsome Weekend... Squidd at 7:28am 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1286 Had a great time this weekend.. After the July 0 to 5 mph doldrums the wind is picking up in the Apo
H27-2 - Correct Mast Slide/Slug? Charles94 at 7:22am 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1197 1989 H27-2 Raising the main has been very difficult since we purchased the boat last year. Assumed
Catalina warning Sanfelice at 7:14am 08.07.12 Catalina 30 6/1723 Did a Google search for Catalina Yachts and there was a warning about the site being unsafe. Also co
Forestay about to snap--please help! SaltySails at 7:11am 08.07.12 Day Sailers 6/1673 Hi, my ODay daysailer forestay is hanging on by two wire threads! The others snapped at the bottom
Painting swing keel on MacGregor 21 mikewestz at 7:01am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1459 I am thinking about mooring my boat in a harbor (ocean) for the summer, next summer. Does anyone ha
LED lamp replacements for festoon bulbs canyon at 6:27am 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1649 Does anyone have suggestions for LED replacements of the small interior cabin lights in an H310. I w
Let there be light! (1) r.oril at 6:18am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2606 I want to pull my boat through LA traffic and not get hit. The wife is not happy with the current li
Sprint Atlantic "A" /Siimp/Law Windless lilypad at 4:55am 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2376 2003 Hunter 356, windless needs the plastic fleming which goes around the chain / rope gypsy. The wi
Itinerary: Puget Sound to Desolation Sound TN at 8:27pm 08.06.12 Destinations 2/4153 We've been cruising the PNW the last 7 years and have managed to get as far north as Pender Harbour
Bedding Teak rails w/ Butyl Tape and Screws? Ward H at 8:12pm 08.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 0/2885 Removed some teak grab rails and toe rails and planning on the reinstall. Read MaineSails thread on
SailBoats and bass fishing (5) Bob McL at 7:57pm 08.06.12 Trailer Sailors 11/4619 So in the first picture (where we spent the night), the reason we spent the night is while trolling

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Shroud and stay tension - H240 jviss at 12:45pm 05.09.22 In my experience shrouds and stays don't just suddenly get longer unless there's a failure involved
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 12:42pm 05.09.22 You should repair that inspection port. If water can get out insects or contaminants can get in.
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced jviss at 12:38pm 05.09.22 The Voltsafe thing has merit. Remember the. Apple Magsafe connector? I really liked it. Voltsafe
Replacement compass for 1998 Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 12:37pm 05.09.22 Welcome to the forum!! What do you have now? Might consider having it rebuilt to new by OR purchas
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert CABixler at 12:32pm 05.09.22 edges, and then heavy monofiliament fishing line, sawing the adhesive between the teak piece and th
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 12:32pm 05.09.22 But @sunlover now suspects his entire boat to be broken Is he now doomed to do an entire boat i
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Groundhog246 at 12:27pm 05.09.22 Good that it wasn't diesel! One of our water tanks is long and low. If we fill from the fill cap t
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location dlochner at 12:25pm 05.09.22 1970s boats typically had the fuel tank either in the bilge or below the cockpit sole. The fuel tank
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) pclarksurf at 12:23pm 05.09.22 Glad you abandoned the original hacksaw path: never a fan of ruining the threads-- you will want th
ODay 35 keel bolt dmax at 12:08pm 05.09.22 I have been using 110 ft/lb - it was hard to find a defintive answer but that was pretty common and
Has anyone purchased from Boatersland.com? ggrizzard at 12:08pm 05.09.22 Peggy to the rescue again!
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced ggrizzard at 12:05pm 05.09.22 And, What happens to the plug connection when the Earth's magnetic poles swap North to South? :huh:
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert DougM at 11:45am 05.09.22 I did a repair of that piece on my 323. I managed to separate the teak insert from the fiberglass u
Keel joint seperation AKA Catalina smile krizzz at 11:38am 05.09.22 Great repair! I'm about to do the same thing on my Catalina 36. Did you use any filler for the epoxy
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 11:35am 05.09.22 It's mostly converted, but still had an old inverter and 230V to 12V converter. There have been m
ODay 35 keel bolt Arrgh at 11:17am 05.09.22 do you guys know the torque?
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 05.09.22 I just ripped out the 230V 50Hz systems last night. I take it this is not an American production
how to take down mast for trailering David in Sandusky at 11:10am 05.09.22 PJL : So you say you can install a hinged mast step instead of the fixed inserted step that is orig
What Brand Mast/Boom do I have? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:59am 05.09.22 The mast is a replacement mast. That article confirms what I thought. The poster or @MySong need
Block size for 84' 31 - Mainsheet (1) ShawneH at 10:49am 05.09.22 Thanks, I will give you a call at some point. I have the mast down right now and am looking to rep

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