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Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer odaydokay at 8:34am 07.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 9/1386 Four years ago I replaced by Sherwood Raw Water Pump with the better Oberdorfer M202-15 unit. Has b
Boom Mishap newmyesh at 7:38am 07.11.22 Catalina 30 3/1024 Was mid sail when boom disconnected from mast. Pin/bolt remained attached to mast. Pin/bolt can be
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 4:55pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 23/3223 When using a whisker pole on the foresail, the proscribed method appears to be attaching one end of
EV1 autopilot display indicating low voltage at 13.2 battery voltage. Hayden Watson at 3:49pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 2/15 I am getting a low battery voltage on my p70 display even though my battery voltage is the 13.2. Sho
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot Hayden Watson at 2:15pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1198 Today my ev1 started giving a "low battery" warning and then disconnecting the Autopilot Drive. The
Forward gear engaging only when RPM's revved?? ChinaCat at 2:00pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 3/375 I just purchased a '89 Sabre 36 powered by the original Westerbeke with 1800 hours... not sure of tr
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too (2) SailingLoto at 1:12pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1190 She's almost ready to go back to the water. Still have some projects to wrap up when she's off the
Bottom paint done c25 (3) SailingLoto at 1:09pm 07.10.22 Smaller Boats 2/1434 After a few months of working on it as time and weather permitted, she buffed, sanded, barrier coa
solution for rigid solar panels installation Udi at 12:49pm 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/834 Hi! I am looking for solution to install 2 rigid solar panels above/behind the Bimini on hunter 45 D
Hunter tank monitor wyctoronto at 12:49pm 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/731
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 Udi at 12:47pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1794 Hi! I am looking for solution to install 2 rigid solar panels above/behind the Bimini on hunter 45
Identification Help (3) mulaasigirl at 12:12pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 11/750 207143
Mainsail "slug" keeper jsd6410 at 11:56am 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/907 Hey guys, My Hunter 26 recently lost the thumb screw that attaches to the sliding slug in the mainsa
Port flange screws loose odaydokay at 10:55am 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 5/485 As I was brushing my teeth at the head sink this morning, I happened to look out of the port above a
Raritan PH Tiny Drip odaydokay at 10:45am 07.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/529 If I were not a perfectionist on stuff like this, I would not bother. When I pump this head a bunch
Re-constituting 3M 4200 Tedd at 10:43am 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1320 I didn't find anything about this in the archives. I have a nearly full tube of 3M 4200 that has sta
I did a bad thing. Dipstick tube help. (2) svAtargatis at 9:55am 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1115 I was attempting my first oil change on my 93 Hunter 40.5 which has a yanmar 4jh2e the pump I was us
37C: Winter haulout or bubbler? Brazil at 9:43am 07.10.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/627 This question mainly regards assessing risk of water intake at engine exhaust. I have a 1980 Hunter
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! smokey73 at 7:12pm 07.09.22 Ask All Sailors 10/875 I discovered something very strange that leads me to believe I have something wrong connected. It is
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging (1) lsavocchi at 5:16pm 07.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1487 Hi All-Quick question on rigging the mainsail on my Catalina 25. is the line at the end of the boom

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Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor (3) Foswick at 9:36pm 04.18.25 How big of plates are you planning to put in? They will need to be pretty large to be useful I thi
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! max_sailing at 9:11pm 04.18.25
Catalina 310 market value sailboat sabbatical at 7:29pm 04.18.25 Sounds Like No matter what you have gotten value from your Boat/trip ,somethings cannot have plus/m
Last night, greatest experience David in Sandusky at 7:18pm 04.18.25 If you reef to the wind conditions, your Mac 25 should do fine.
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor Tally Ho at 7:11pm 04.18.25 How big of plates are you planning to put in? They will need to be pretty large to be useful I thin
Instrument Shuffle (1) Tally Ho at 7:03pm 04.18.25
O'Day 322 chainplates (1) Tally Ho at 6:50pm 04.18.25
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor jssailem at 6:39pm 04.18.25 Back in 2015, I followed a Louisiana couple rebuilding their Western 30. They put in a new Westerbne
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 6:12pm 04.18.25 Sure. Most bolts are straight, and the nut or end is in alignment. That one looks to be bent. It cou
Last night, greatest experience jssailem at 6:08pm 04.18.25 Sailing in heavy wind involves two elements: Wind and Water. You can reduce the effect of the water
O'Day 322 chainplates jssailem at 5:58pm 04.18.25 That looks like water is getting under the bulkhead tabbing. I am not an O'Day owner. I do not see c
Leak source found in removable deck panel jssailem at 5:55pm 04.18.25 Back out the screws, Wrap with bed-it butyl tape. Screw it into place. Your project will be fixed un
Outhaul modifications jssailem at 5:51pm 04.18.25 I have tried the Samson Rope splicing kit. It was so difficult. I replaced it with the Selma FID -
Instrument Shuffle Foswick at 5:07pm 04.18.25 My only concern would be the extending the wiring to the new location(s) and the robustness of the s
Outhaul modifications kappykaplan at 4:32pm 04.18.25 there seems to be a major lump that I cannot get to go through Got a photo?
Instrument Shuffle kappykaplan at 4:31pm 04.18.25 From your photo, it looks doable. My only concern would be the extending the wiring to the new loca
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 4:30pm 04.18.25 Ok, so I did try my baling wire, it does work a lot better than the fid, had to modify it a bit as i
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 3:51pm 04.18.25 That is pretty much what I do as well, I usually buy long metal fishing leaders, fold them in half,
Leak source found in removable deck panel sailcapt340 at 3:19pm 04.18.25
Outhaul modifications dLj at 2:48pm 04.18.25 I actually made my own fid for 1/4" dynema. I used a spool of wire I carry and bent it into a long U

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