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How do I select a motor for my sailboat? Ward H at 2:59pm 04.11.12 Trailer Sailors 20/9401 First time sailboat owner here. I have a 1976 Newport 17 with a drop down motor mount. I need to buy
Steping my mast!!! O Day 25 Swee Pea 1976 at 2:43pm 04.11.12 Day Sailers 13/7728 Have to say that anyone who does this on a 25 more than once a year is crazy!!! Two of us raised it
Tri Lux 33 prop spray does not work! jrowan at 2:36pm 04.11.12 Catalina 30 11/1867 Just an FYI, I finally set out on our first sail of the season this Easter weekend, and our prop w
Night sailing kpgraci at 2:11pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 37/7083 I went out for my first on-purpose night sail last Sunday. I'd been out after dark several times in
hatch replacement oneeyedcoach at 1:59pm 04.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/986 I just purchased a H33 Cherubini and I want to know if it is possible to order replacement hatches f
outboard propeller alfred gamil at 1:44pm 04.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/964 I have to change the propeller and need to confirm that a Solas , 4 blade, 10inch diameter , 7 pitch
Chrysler 22 Tiller Marcoclt99 at 12:27pm 04.11.12 Catalina 22 3/2416 Good afternoon, I just had my very first sailboat couple of weeks ago and I cannot wait to put her
Question about Transducers(?) rgranger at 11:35am 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2189 Hey All I'm hoping someone here can answer this question (and I'm sure there is :D ) I see A LOT
Installing a Garmin 4210 journeyman at 9:40am 04.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/935 I have a 1999 Hunter 340 and want to know the best way to install a Garmin 4210 in the cockpit.
VAtoN - Good idea? Tim R. at 9:28am 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/843 Panbo has reported on a new use for AIS which is a Virtual Aid to Navigation. This technology can b
20" Shaft Vs 25" Shaft Tohatsu Motor Crystal Beach Fl at 8:43am 04.11.12 Catalina 22 9/2572 I have a Catalina 22..........Could some please tell me which shaft would be the best? I sail in pro
Tohatsu 20"shaft vs 25" Shaft Crystal Beach Fl at 8:42am 04.11.12 Smaller Boats 4/1761 I have a Catalina 22..........Could some please tell me which shaft would be the best? I sail in pro
C27 interior wood navigateur at 7:16am 04.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1811 I am designing a radio panel to flush-mount my electronics and would like to match the interior wood
H25 Sailing Character KennyH at 7:13am 04.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1724 I have owned my H25 1981 model for 5 years. It is my first fin/short keel boat having previously ow
I let the smoke out of my Genasun :( tommays at 7:09am 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2465 It is MY fault BUT as a person who installs a LOT of instruments and sensors when it says something
Diesel Tank jorgefife at 6:43am 04.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3027 Previous owner, I suspect, never maintained my boat: I was reading on Sail magazine how someone ( wi
What is jib sheet diameter on Passage 42? BBC30 at 6:00am 04.11.12 Big Boats 2/904 I am not able to get to my owner's manual today and I need to order some rope. Could anyone who has
240 in Georgia leak at transom Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 04.11.12 Smaller Boats 5/1283 I have been in touch with a couple of folks re: 240 leaks not found. After some discussion, they f
How Much Is A Cutlas Bearing? Joe Mullee at 5:52am 04.11.12 Big Boats 6/1093 I hauled to do the bottom and work on my hull. The shaft has some wiggle to it as it passes thru the
Coolest thing Roger Long at 5:03am 04.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5382 This is the coolest thing I've seen on my computer in a while: http://hint.fm/wind When viewed in

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260 roller jib removal kappykaplan at 2:30am 09.06.22 Any recommendation on dry lube spray? McLube SailKote
chartplotter kappykaplan at 2:14am 09.06.22 sorry meant to ask what model is that Looks like a Garmin GPS map X5. :beer:
McLube........ McLeak? NYSail at 11:33pm 09.05.22 The wd40 silicone spray is not the same as regular wd40 that we are mostly familiar with
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement artboas at 10:27pm 09.05.22 I figured as much on the backing plates. I think I read it somewhere on here previously. I though
chartplotter knackers at 10:25pm 09.05.22 sorry meant to ask what model is that
chartplotter knackers at 10:19pm 09.05.22 wow that looks just the ticket, thank you
260 roller jib removal mikedholm at 9:09pm 09.05.22 Cool. Any recommendation on dry lube spray? Using it on the feed of the bead (bolt rope?) into th
Mainsheet morbidfollower at 8:47pm 09.05.22 Thank you that is how mine is as well. Its odd that you have to do an up motion with the cleat as I
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 09.05.22 I agree, not sure why it was placed there. Sounds like a previous owner's stunt. Catalina is not
33.5 fuel tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 8:27pm 09.05.22 am I wasting my time and money by not knowing how bad the rest of the tank bottom is? Sorry to sa
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Crusty Ol Salt at 8:19pm 09.05.22 Excessive RPMs at startup Best guess, a stuck fuel injector.
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse SycloneDriver at 8:15pm 09.05.22 Stuck at full throttle, wow. That must be exciting to start, like a slot machine! Do you open the
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Crusty Ol Salt at 8:14pm 09.05.22 For now.... Pick up a new fuse holder and a replacement fuse. If it was a glass fuse the fuse size
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Crusty Ol Salt at 8:07pm 09.05.22 Yes, on my boat they were. It was zero effort for Hunter to glass in the plates, and at that point
Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel artboas at 8:03pm 09.05.22
Replacement of engine artboas at 7:58pm 09.05.22 I have figured out process for changing the impeller relatively quickly as is. It takes about 30 mi
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 7:57pm 09.05.22 Does this motor have one compression release lever per cylinder? If it does, make sure all 3 are re
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Leeward Rail at 7:51pm 09.05.22 Yours must be a modification by the irascible Previous Owner @SV Fiasco.. Above is why a question
Hood Furler - 40.5 artboas at 7:49pm 09.05.22 Sad to hear you sailing season has come to an end for the season. Binnacle Marine appears to have
A/C duct locations artboas at 7:46pm 09.05.22 Would like to chime in on something related. On most boats, they just let the airco pan drain to the

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