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reverse air ticking sound Timo at 12:09pm 05.29.12 Big Boats 8/1572 Hi everybody,my reverse air system has started making an intermitting ticking sound. The sound goes
On the importance of good advice Indysailor at 11:25am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1298 I've been sailing now for just three years, mostly self taught with the exception of a pretty rushed
new outboard mount (2) TENACITY CS36T at 11:17am 05.29.12 Bigger Boats 4/1741 mount finally, put as low as possible to provide maximum prop lowering if and when required. Can til
adding awindlass to a pearson 33 dzimb at 11:08am 05.29.12 Pearson 0/983 I would to add a windlass to a 1988 Pearson 33. I would like to know how to do it if it can be don a
Spinnaker for Hunter 23.5 rmoore01 at 11:05am 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3899 Hi, Recently purchased a 1996 H 23.5. I would like to rig it for a spinnaker and need some directi
1979 O' Day 23 Main Sail Jclark29 at 10:26am 05.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2195 Anyone know the price of a new main sail or where I can get one? Thanks, J
Window Seal Replacement? RonRock at 9:18am 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1237 I need to replace my windows in my V25. I am sure that I have read threads here that suggest Butyl a
Interior Cushions Catch the Sun at 8:32am 05.29.12 Parts Search 1/2708 Add a reply if you know if a manufacturer of custom interior cushions. Leave a review if you have d
Cruising RPM for universal M25-XP Brad on Vashon at 8:21am 05.29.12 Catalina 30 20/14265 first long cruise exposed some new issues-- like that I can barely make 5+ kts in slack water or les
Beautiful day on the Bay (2) CCHer at 7:29am 05.29.12 Catalina 310 4/1542 Taken by a friend this Memorial Day weekend; we were somewhere off the Great Wicomico, Chesapeake Ba
Yanmar fuel line needed sdadams at 6:36am 05.29.12 Big Boats 5/1113 I have a leaky fuel line off of a Yanmar 3QM30 that has been discontinued and I can't seem to locate
Throttle Creep (no, not the guy on the boat next to yours) JimLor at 6:30am 05.29.12 Pearson 4/1983 Looking for some suggestions on stopping throttle creep. Our boat, Tyde What May, apparently likes t
Leak on Hunter 36 at the mast/compression post deacm at 6:15am 05.29.12 Big Boats 12/3959 Since we've had our 2006 Hunter 36, water drizzles down the compression post onto the teak table whe
Solent Track Paul Chung at 5:31am 05.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1207 Please tell me how to use the pair of Solent Tracks on the roof of cabin!!!:confused:
Stanchion base for Bristol 45.5 (2) charlesspe at 5:08am 05.29.12 Bristol 0/2002 Need to replace some stanchion bases. Does anybody know the brand / type ...see picture. the plate i
1979 O'Day 23 Bilge Leaking Ross S at 5:05am 05.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1954 I'm posting this on behalf of a fellow sailor at my marina. He launched his O'Day 23 on Sunday afte
Water heater preasure released.... NYSail at 4:56am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1919 Hello all.... So this weekend was the first on the boat. Took the boat out for a great sail on Mo
PGSC Memorial Day weekend seadaddler at 4:47am 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/754 We are having a great weekend out at Pelican Bay with about 55 PG sailing club memebers and every da
Leaking window in V berth marxtj at 4:41am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/1957 Hello, We are new owners of our first sailing vessel. Very excited to learn from the members at our
electrical panel on 96 23.5 sailboat738 at 4:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/1205 hi guys i have the main panel up on the cabin ceiling with all the switches but when i was crawli

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Gooseneck Vision 32 rgranger at 5:18pm 09.25.22 You might be able to buy a new endcap for the boom and gooseneck assembly and attach that to your bo
Gray Enterprises Portlight lens replacement H33C heritage at 5:17pm 09.25.22 A note on the pins.. Be extremely cautious removing and reinstalling the hinge pins. The little pos
Integral Fuel Tank leak rgranger at 5:15pm 09.25.22 Is it possible to put a bladder inside the existing tank?
Structural Foam jaysweet at 4:55pm 09.25.22 Nice job! It's your own personal Watergate, eh? :clap:
Boom kicker or topping lift? mermike at 4:55pm 09.25.22 I like my Boomkicker. Just don't try to swing from the end of the boom. It will go badly.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries mermike at 4:50pm 09.25.22 I'm a follow the manual kind of guy. I never, ever assume that the "highly trained technicians" at t
Modified Traveler 23' Hunter (3) Harley215 at 4:42pm 09.25.22 209585209586209587
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed SoSound at 4:27pm 09.25.22 Well, the short term solution was pretty simple, I unplugged the temperature sensor and the charging
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 4:22pm 09.25.22 Wow. Read thru some of the threads and articles........ Looks like a lot bigger project than I antic
Invest 98L jssailem at 4:15pm 09.25.22 The only thing missing are the goggly eyes
Structural Foam (8) teacherspet at 4:01pm 09.25.22 What tank did you replace with aluminum or poly. Im doing a refit on a vision 32 and po did not lav
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 2:33pm 09.25.22 Through precise calculations and applying Science to maximum, John and I created our own model.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 2:26pm 09.25.22 As far as fore/aft vs. port/starboard differentiation in motor mounts: all I can say is that Hunter
Gray Enterprises Portlight lens replacement H33C kloudie1 at 2:12pm 09.25.22 A note on the pins.. Be extremely cautious removing and reinstalling the hinge pins. The little post
Hurricane prep in mast furling capta at 2:08pm 09.25.22 It would depend on the strength of the storm, but as a rule, I'd remove that weight from aloft. Ther
Hurricane prep in mast furling Davidasailor26 at 1:44pm 09.25.22 We pull ours IMF main in as far as it will go, then we disconnect the outhaul, wrap the clew around
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 1:22pm 09.25.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries dLj at 1:21pm 09.25.22 @Tally Ho - I would certainly want a way to measure the need to change a mount. Looking back at all
Two Holder/Hobie 12s AaronD at 1:17pm 09.25.22 @HenryHester : Could you say a little more about the painting process? What did you use, and how is
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Tally Ho at 12:51pm 09.25.22 Just sayin', every 4 years to change engine mounts seems mighty frequent to me. I'd be looking to h

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