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C&C 35 III Hatches and portholes jaronson at 8:20am 10.11.11 C&C 2/2870 Does anyone know who made the hatches and the porthole in the head? I need a new gasket for the por
Upgrading the rigging on a O'Day 23-2 Technodad at 8:05am 10.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/5114 I am going to install a new Furlex 55-10 furler, it comes with a new forestay so I am going to upsiz
Oil changes sailaway78 at 7:52am 10.11.11 Engines and Propulsion 10/3977 Does anyone have any good tricks for changing oil without having to pump and bend down, and making a
How big is your sailing area? Benny17441 at 7:50am 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3202 Squidd's post of "How often, how far" brought back a topic I have been thinking about for a while.
invertor charger Bryce22345 at 7:42am 10.11.11 Big Boats 2/1150 need to replace my Freedom 458/30 inverter charger and Link 1000 on my H410. I have a 460 AH wet cel
Hunter 30 Strut attachment duncanew at 7:36am 10.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1987 I hauled out my 1980 30' Hunter for a bottom job yesterday and found that my prop strut was a bit lo
Opinion Needed - Wood Options for Cabin Roof Replacement arswann77 at 7:35am 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2877 Hello all, This is a follow up to a post I did last month "A Little Off the Top" - I have a 1972 O
Hampton to Norfolk Buck420 at 6:36am 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1288 :)
after market rudder peconicbay at 5:52am 10.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1917 Hi, I was considering replacing my stock rudder on my catalina 27 tall rig for the performance rudd
Installing metal port trim at large fixed ports patrscoe at 5:35am 10.11.11 S2 10/2769 I just recently purchased a S2 11.0A sailboat. Very happy with it but I'm starting to create a list
What do I do with the old main? Endurance2010 at 11:53pm 10.10.11 Big Boats 7/1622 I recently replaced my main and now I have a very old and beaten up main, missing 3 of the 4 partial
non boating humor - COWS rfrye1 at 10:06pm 10.10.11 Sails Call Lounge 2/6706 I couldnt pass this up. Made me laugh, gotta love cows. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/embed/NA-ST8
need a trailer tbeaau2u at 9:25pm 10.10.11 Catalina 22 4/1415 Hello, Folks. This is my first post to this forum as am a new prospective owner of a Catalina 22,
Bilge pump location hose routing thruhull location? txtowman at 9:17pm 10.10.11 Catalina 22 3/1607 Where is yours and why is it there? Do you have two? check valve or not? Got pics? Thanks in adv
asymmetric spinnaker gear for b40 Samaral at 9:00pm 10.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/7759 Hi, I am thinking on buying a asymmetric Spinnaker for the next season. Unfortunately I didn't buy
inspecting Chainplates/Ubolts Mike 1 at 8:04pm 10.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/4811 My 1982 H27 uses the typical U-bolts many of us have. My question is, what is the best way to check
Supporting a Holding Tank cs27ravat at 7:32pm 10.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4908 Hello, I'm finishing up a 2 year refit, and last on my list is re-commissioning the head. I have
Dodger chassey at 7:20pm 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3571 Can anyone recommend where to get a dodger made for my Beneteau 393? I need the whole thing. Thank
Crimping tool for stays littlescoop at 7:18pm 10.10.11 Catalina 22 4/2116 I want to redue my plastic covers on my front and rear stays and to do that I need to undo the crimp
Repairing C27 Wet Keel Stub Ajay73 at 6:31pm 10.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 12/4798 I'm going to start cutting the top layer of fiberglass tomorrow to get at the wet wood in the keel.

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Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 6:32am 10.29.22
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit shemandr at 6:30am 10.29.22 I had something like #2 on my Ranger 29, which had no anchor locker, windless or bow roller. It was
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil (1) RoyS at 6:21am 10.29.22 :plus: You have to suck it out so you never get all of it. I'm looking into replacing the plug with
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Sailgunner at 4:11am 10.29.22 At least 25kg. I have the 55# Rocna on my 41 with all 3/8" G 43 chain. Of course the chaiin needs to
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil Secret sail at 3:01am 10.29.22 even with a great drain plug you cant get all the oil out of the different recesses inside the head
Knot Transducer kappykaplan at 2:54am 10.29.22 Yeah, I think it's best practice to put the blank in when the boat is idle. :plus:
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 2:28am 10.29.22 Oops Senior moments. They come and they go.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking rgranger at 10:34pm 10.28.22 Oops Brain fart
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 10.28.22 I could be wrong but I think that is the inside of the thermostat housing. Until I see otherwise,
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 8:12pm 10.28.22 Thanks @SycloneDriver , for that info. It appears that there is some attempt to measure the pump o
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 10.28.22 Undaunted, I removed the thermostat housing, connected a clear poly tube to the water supply line w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 8:01pm 10.28.22 Some pumps have a removable / replaceable cams. He should make that the cam is in place. A photo
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 7:54pm 10.28.22 I think he measured it directly at the output of the pump. That's what it looks like in the pictur
Al Fooks SycloneDriver at 7:45pm 10.28.22 More or less. Or an excuse for under staffing. Most the staff do good to very good customer servi
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil SycloneDriver at 7:39pm 10.28.22 This brings up an interesting point, the lack of a drain plug on the 3YM series. I swear that I saw
Al Fooks shemandr at 7:35pm 10.28.22 More or less. Or an excuse for under staffing. Most the staff do good to very good customer servi
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 7:30pm 10.28.22 Please describe the exact location in the sea water circuit where you measured the flow rate of 1 G
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 7:25pm 10.28.22 Also I will more than likely make a updated form with photos on it progress so you all can know how
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 7:18pm 10.28.22
Al Fooks SycloneDriver at 7:13pm 10.28.22 For example I'm retired from my career. But I work part time. My part time employer cut all of th

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