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Captainron1 at 6:33pm 05.02.12
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I am about to install my rebuilt Yanmar 16HP into my 30' O'Day. I appreciate any tips to align the m
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Me and my family planing the short 3 day trip to Door county. Could anybody from the area give us an
thetone at 5:46pm 05.02.12
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Does anyony have detailed instructions on repacking a nylon stuffing box on a 28.5?
Steve Dion at 5:31pm 05.02.12
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For those of you who have had issues changing the impeller on a Yanmar JH engine, I have a solution
twodzusfittings at 5:06pm 05.02.12
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In my quest to get everything ready for the season,I separated the chute from the spinnaker sail. No
Ron Costabile at 4:56pm 05.02.12
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I now proudly own a C-36. This special sailboat is spinnaker equipped and the pole is rigged to be j
Costy at 4:26pm 05.02.12
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For my 21 Venture when I called to order new line I was told that I need 55' for the main sail, 55'
davenlynn at 4:19pm 05.02.12
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I need to buy a new outboard motor for our Mac 25, as the old one is too heavy for me to lift on and
Chaz3536 at 4:11pm 05.02.12
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Gents, Any one replaced a light fixture in the forward v berth? I was trying to replac
Bad Obsession at 3:31pm 05.02.12
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Checked out the bottom of the boat today. This is the WORST slime growth I have ever dealt with. T
shadowthecat at 3:21pm 05.02.12
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I need some sail repair work and I'm looking for some referals. The boat is a 27 hunter which is on
Winkfish at 3:09pm 05.02.12
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Maine Sail, I had asked about connecting two dual purpose batteries on my fishing boat. One battery
2 OLD PIRATES at 2:24pm 05.02.12
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I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
paulj at 2:03pm 05.02.12
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2 OLD PIRATES at 1:43pm 05.02.12
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I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
Rising Sun at 1:23pm 05.02.12
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Does anyone have a Y-37 aft cabin arrangment or pictures? I'd like to consider changing the aft cab
DeniseO30 at 1:18pm 05.02.12
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Over the weekend I had to crawl into the back area with a grease gun; had to grease the rudder post.
RWSlater at 1:04pm 05.02.12
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Is there anyone in the Stuart FL area that has experience in the operation of SSB radio? I recently
caguy at 1:00pm 05.02.12
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I was prompted to dig into the plans from my Luger 30 project. The Luger has a 34' mast and uses a
bustedrudder at 12:16pm 05.02.12
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When we acquired leilani the surveyor had found an area of core saturation just below the galley fix

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flightlead404 at 1:43pm 10.28.22
I wouldn't spend a lot of time searching for it as you are in sea water (salt water). The paddles
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pipedream at 1:24pm 10.28.22
Did you check sailboat wrecking yard in Lynden?
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HMT2 at 1:22pm 10.28.22
Here is an old post that might help with the difference between Seatalkng and N2K https://forums.sai
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jssailem at 1:16pm 10.28.22
Is this a slip on cover? You hoist the cover to the tope of the sail with a halyard? Zipper down the
Furling genoa cover seems too small?
sail sfbay at 1:11pm 10.28.22
Your guess is as good as mine...........made for a smaller sail, missed measurements (need at least
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Richard19068 at 12:17pm 10.28.22
Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
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jssailem at 12:09pm 10.28.22
Good question. @4Winds . When I reach these conundrums, I always break down and search for a manual.
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Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.28.22
I know I'm late into this fracas but this is the worst idea I have ever seen for solving a cooling w
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jssailem at 12:03pm 10.28.22
Spade suggests the following on their chart. https://www.spadeanchorusa.com/anchor-sizing-charts.php
Fisher Panda 12 mini   (3)
Laid-back at 11:51am 10.28.22
I replaced the elbow on our 12 mini as seen in the photos. You need a wobble socket adapter to be a
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priopel at 10:52am 10.28.22
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Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil
4Winds at 10:44am 10.28.22
Service manual indicates 3L https://j109.org/docs/yanmar_3ym-2ym-service-manual.pdf Thank you!
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil
Don S/V ILLusion at 10:41am 10.28.22
Service manual indicates 3L https://j109.org/docs/yanmar_3ym-2ym-service-manual.pdf
Outboard for Sirius 21?
SiriusCanada at 10:18am 10.28.22
:)
Outboard for Sirius 21?
jssailem at 10:16am 10.28.22
Lucky... or shrewd :biggrin:
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase
jssailem at 10:16am 10.28.22
I reviewed a thread about buying a boat on Cruisers Forum. A link to a Surveyor's opinion provided a
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Leeward Rail at 9:06am 10.28.22
I wonder why the Labor shortage. Likely the same reason everyone else is having staff shortages an
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Justin_NSA at 8:40am 10.28.22
I used Blue Devil radiator flush back in '20. I think I will drain it again next spring and see what
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JamesG161 at 8:37am 10.28.22
You would think picking up Catalina Parts, moving new warehouse to Florida, dodging Hurricane Ian mi

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