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replacement of water separator on Cape Dory 31 cdsailor at 8:47am 01.02.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3565 I have a fram water separator fuel filter next to attached to the fuel line, near that fuel tank on
Need new canvas Jim Seamans at 8:44am 01.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1579 Greetings and Happy New Year Well, after 9 years it is time to replace my dodger and bimini canvas.
h40 compass & binacle (1) Carl sv WINDROSE at 7:25am 01.02.12 Big Boats 3/1379 Need info on two related problems for 1987 Hunter 40. 1. Compass has air bubble. How do I replac
H33 Aft Cabin Leak smoothsailing at 7:08am 01.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/865 Mike, When you find or think you have found the source of the leak, try this product. Capt'n
H33 Aft Cabin Leak Mike Oatsvall at 6:42am 01.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1406 The H31 leak reminded me that I wanted to post this. My leak is on the starboard side. Water is co
Shaft Packing Long Story at 6:40am 01.02.12 Catalina 310 9/2269 Today is a crisp -8 degree morning, with snow covered ground. I sit here thinking of my spring proj
Are you a dual sport rider. Joel H. at 6:38am 01.02.12 Sailing Motorcyclists 1/100926 Any sailors here also ride a DRZ-400? Any other dual sport models? If so, sound off! Joel H.
raiseable cowling william johndrow at 6:03am 01.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2037 hello ,i have a v-22 with a raiseable cowling for extra headroom but it is very heavy...does anyone
USCG Raises Assumed Average Weight per Person: Soundbounder at 4:53am 01.02.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3390 In this season of expanding waistlines, even the Coast Guard has been forced to monitor midsections:
Catalina 27. cockpit tables. Kootenay pirate.. at 12:39am 01.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/5061 Anyone have a cockpit table to recommend.. Plans for. Design. Or available cheap. ..temporary one or
Catalina 27. manuals. books. Kootenay pirate.. at 12:31am 01.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2454 Ahoy.... Anyone have pdf copies of anything Catalina 27. manuals. old reviews. Ads. Hand book. Etc
H31 Best Genoa? sail902 at 10:22pm 01.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1434 Just got a new 135% Genoa for my '84 H31 from The Sail Warehouse. Very good quality sail, off shore
H31 Aft Cabin Leak sail902 at 10:07pm 01.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/2644 1984 Hunter 31 has a leak that is dripping from the ridge that hangs down along the genoa track in t
Hunter 23.5 Hull Construction charlieyacht at 8:15pm 01.01.12 Smaller Boats 11/5845 Keep hearing about balsa core. Just recently removed two hull transducers that were located under t
Simrad BB radar with raymarine display Russf at 8:02pm 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1551 Would appreciate some advice as to whether a Simrad broadband radar would work with another display/
Help using search. doehunter at 7:51pm 01.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1215 I got a "ships log" for Christmas. I want to log events that happened when I first bought my Mac, an
Arkansas sailing! (1) Jackdaw at 7:43pm 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1774 Sometimes you never know where adventures will lead. We replaced our 'small' boat in our fleet, movi
Hull protection when trailering seamansg at 7:42pm 01.01.12 Catalina 22 5/1240 Hi, if one is trailering a great distance would one want to put some wrapping plastic around the hul
Replacement piece on back corner of rub rail stevenorkathy at 7:15pm 01.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1248 I'm looking for the white corner plastic or fiberglass corner piece that goes on the end of the rub
Autopilot purchase shanker at 6:22pm 01.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1267 I haven't even put my new toys into service yet and I'm already thiniking about my next big purchase

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Starwind 19 project boat kappykaplan at 2:48am 03.09.22 Very nice @SailingLoto ! :beer:
removing fuel tank SJN at 10:36pm 03.08.22 Update. The comments above were very helpful, providing the path to remove the port propane tank lo
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop (1) Rabe at 9:35pm 03.08.22 And it also says this pin stop version is the replacement. https://www.rigrite.com/Travellers/NF_
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (1) Hayden Watson at 9:27pm 03.08.22 On the Mk IV you can rotate the drum guard as needed so that the line will not hit the guard either
Best anchor and chain sail sfbay at 9:25pm 03.08.22 You will get lots of opinions on this forum. Suggest reading this: Selecting an Anchor Rode \| West
Fresh water leaking in to Jabsco Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:17pm 03.08.22 Any vented loop that's in a lazarette is way too low to be of benefit. It needs to be at least 6-8"
Fuel tank/sender Benny17441 at 8:42pm 03.08.22 If the tank isn't leaking, I do not see a reason to replace. Most fuel gauges are useless even whe
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. DArcy at 8:37pm 03.08.22 Anyone have an easy way to tell which are active and which can be removed? Try wrapping one at a t
26S keel cable connection stickinthemud57 at 8:35pm 03.08.22 I snapped my keel cable sailing in Lake Travis last year. Made the mistake of trying to use the kick
Fresh water leaking in to Jabsco Shorinsean at 8:31pm 03.08.22 Peggie, Thanks for the speedy and detailed answer! There is a vented loop in the lazarette, but next
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included mikeracca at 8:06pm 03.08.22 The 7102 series alternators were an oddball in the GM lineup. They were used in 71/72 and were a sto
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 7:56pm 03.08.22 How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank? In my case the Victron relay switches a batte
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included mikeracca at 7:56pm 03.08.22 So this depends on how you look at an alternator. The name alone says it creates alternating current
Foresail pennant AaronD at 7:45pm 03.08.22 Can I use dyneema or spectra for the pennant? Sure. I have a Dyneema pennant on our heavy-weather
Foresail pennant kclancy at 7:34pm 03.08.22 Can I use dyneema or spectra for the pennant?
H30 cutlass O.D Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 03.08.22 Always enjoy your videos. Very well done.
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 7:15pm 03.08.22 I hate abandoned wires and my boat has quite a bit of them. I'm slowly working through removing the
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 6:38pm 03.08.22 This stator should give el. I am testing it out to use with a very small generator. 7102k Alternator
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 6:12pm 03.08.22 A better question is who did you purchase it from?
Starwind 19 project boat (1) SailingLoto at 6:11pm 03.08.22 Bottom painted and rubrail installed

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