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Wireing Quagmire doctorsail at 6:27pm 07.15.12 Catalina 310 4/1861 In the process of installing new batteries on Still Crazy this weekend, I encountered several curiou
Leaking keel cc 32 1975 . Having trouble finding it Wdmcp at 6:24pm 07.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1990 Having trouble finding slow leak in keel
Macgregor river boat darrell4wd at 6:11pm 07.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2162 Don't shoot me but I have a question. I'm going to be running the lakes and rivers in my area withou
Yanmar 2 Gm not reaching 3800 rpm Mark Nooney at 5:45pm 07.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 17/6026 Hi I have a 1984 Yanmar 2 gm, The top RPM should be 3800 rpm. At full throttle I get 2205 rpm. Als
GFO Packing Problem chiefwarren at 5:41pm 07.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2173 Replaced everything aft of the transmission this past spring. I purchased a new Stuffing Box from Ca
Access port in Mast (Col 34) Shrek at 4:15pm 07.15.12 Columbia 2/2194 Anyone have an electrical access port in the base of their mast? Thinking about doing this to my 7
Bilge Blower Size? rogerlwhite at 4:06pm 07.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1435 Can anyone tell me the size of the bilge blower on a Capri 26 with the Universal M2-12 Diesel? It's
H326 Holding Tank tthomas at 3:57pm 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1628 Hi Guys, I recently replaced the holding tank on my 2003 Hunter 326. It has come time to wire up t
Soon to be new 146 owner 2thdr at 3:31pm 07.15.12 Day Sailers 26/5627 Hello all, Just about to purchase a 2008 Hunter 146 that looks to be in good condition. I have a c
Prop Shaft Support sktnshri719 at 3:05pm 07.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/971 Recently had an ugly encounter between a rope and our prop shaft. Unfortunately the rope won. Bent p
Lifting Keel hose ROMAR at 1:52pm 07.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1177 Have a Benny 311/321 with a lifting keel which leaves a keel housing/box amidship under the table. T
Exhaust leak in 1966 Bristol 32 bristol 32 in Havre de Gr at 12:03pm 07.15.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1989 I have a 1966 Bristol 32 footer with the original 4 cylinder engine. Started it up this spring and
Yanmar 2qm15 starts hard mike diehlman at 11:00am 07.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 16/9581 Yanmar 2QM15 starts hard Engine turns over nicely and has spark, but acts like it may be getting to
Yanmar 2QM15 starts hard mike diehlman at 10:44am 07.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 36/16350 Engine turns over nicely and has spark, but acts like it may be getting too much fuel. Some black so
Transmission - Vission 36 Yanmar 3HM35F lorisjohnson at 10:14am 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1340 I have a sloppy bearing on my transmission where the transmission connects to the shaft. It has allo
Hunter 27 new alternator CoteCC at 10:14am 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1011 Have replaced my original alternator on my Yanmar YSE8 with a model that has a built in voltage regu
Alternator output fuse #4 AWG dugout at 10:02am 07.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3127 What are the options for an "in-line" fuse with #4 wire within 7" of the alternator? I'm stumped :co
Stern anchoring line Lost Parent at 9:39am 07.15.12 Ask All Sailors 7/4772 I ahve a Catalina 30 and will be heading to desolation sound in august and was wondering what is the
Removing Old Ablative Paint ? David S at 9:31am 07.15.12 Trailer Sailors 23/22712 My fiber glass O'day 22 has 4 year old Interlux ACT and I am planning on repainting the bottom with
New Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Association website Ken Palmer at 8:58am 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1169 As many Lake Ontario Hunter owners know, the Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Association (LOHSA) was wit

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Why??? Scott B at 5:47am 02.13.23 So am I to understand, we opened our border to a homeless Canadian, who traveled in some fashion 30
Rear pulpit modification (1) MBroderick at 5:46am 02.13.23 This is what I use on my 33.5. Two Gemini split connectors and a length od ss tubing. I like this be
Lewmar folding wheel problem (1) Scott B at 5:37am 02.13.23 If you zoom in on the wheel you can see the elastic and balls.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't RoyS at 5:35am 02.13.23 If you have space I suggest that you raise the engine exhaust port as high as possible. Ideally you
Lewmar folding wheel problem Scott B at 5:34am 02.13.23 Thanks I did see this loop/bungee in the discussions however these are apparently long gone from my
Halyard Diameters 1979 H37C Dave Groshong at 5:06am 02.13.23 I would use 11mm=7/16 for all, unless you want to splurge a little on Dyneema, I would go down to
Sirius 21 owners manual Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55am 02.13.23
Lewmar folding wheel problem H30sailor at 4:45am 02.13.23 The post is 3 years old. Looking at the image of the balls in his hand, it looks like he was using
Lewmar folding wheel problem (1) jssailem at 3:38am 02.13.23 The post is 3 years old. Looking at the image of the balls in his hand, it looks like he was using a
Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 jssailem at 3:25am 02.13.23 really don't want more running rigging complicating things if really not needed I read your commen
another winter movie jssailem at 3:14am 02.13.23 Interesting story about a sailor with a dream and the focus to achieve it. No money and a sketchy pa
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Kings Gambit at 3:00am 02.13.23 If there is any reluctance to post the details of a voyage that didn't achieve its stated goals, I
Meet your new Forum Administrator DAVA390 at 2:52am 02.13.23 Congrats and good luck. I had the pleasure of meeting Phil several years ago in Annapolis. Although
Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 Windpilot at 10:10pm 02.12.23 I added the staysail on my H410. Nothing in the factory manual which includes a page on the option s
New autopilot jssailem at 8:38pm 02.12.23 Be careful about what you are cutting. The old carpenter motto was: Measured twice cut once. The dis
Low oil indicator fading in and out stevenhagberg at 8:33pm 02.12.23 So far, I've tried replacing the oil pressure switch with a new one. No change. Went on a long mot
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 02.12.23 Ralph, Are you saying to put the thru hull in place and use the nut to squeeze out the excess epoxy
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer mforum at 6:57pm 02.12.23
New autopilot chuckwayne at 6:54pm 02.12.23 Got the evo 100 and have a problem in trying to get the sea talk wire with the ends down thru the s
Lewmar folding wheel problem H30sailor at 6:50pm 02.12.23 The tension balls the hold the wheel together when folded have lost their elasticity and I don't se

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