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electric plan omissions and alterations? (1) njl at 8:29am 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 55/10440 The wiring on my recently acquired boat is a little crazy, so I'm in the beginning stages of mapping
Cat22 to cat27 bhstech at 8:14am 07.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1999 I have a 77 Cat 22 which I sail on Lake Erie. As you can imagine, or know first hand, sometimes you
C22 Halyard length seaker236 at 7:01am 07.27.11 Catalina 22 2/1904 Does anyone know the corect length for C22 jib and main external halyard's led aft to cockpit via ma
Owner's Manual for Oday 28 sem2811 at 6:51am 07.27.11 Bigger Boats 1/1817 I recently bought a 1985 Oday 28 and am in need of an owner's manual. I haven't been able to find on
Lights meaning g5665 at 6:22am 07.27.11 Yamaha 2/2022 The instrument panel have 3 red lights in the Y25MKii... which should go off after the engine starts
Leak in the Cabin (Tempest ) stobbeco at 5:47am 07.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2051 I have a leak that has appeared this sailing season in my Tempest Oday. So far we have checked the k
MD11c with MS2 reverse gear problem Branko at 5:28am 07.27.11 Engines and Propulsion 9/11410 Hi all.Desperately need help with gearbox.Here is the problem.After a long trip during which all ran
Why We Still Carry Paper.... (4) Maine Sail at 5:00am 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4063 Over the years, been using chart plotters since 1997, I have come across many errors and omitted pie
Looking at two C30s This Weekend! (1) veprjack at 3:49am 07.27.11 Catalina 30 17/3312 Hi, I KNOW it's next to impossible to judge or recommend just based on a few pics and/or stats, bu
Schaefer Roller Furling 2100 (1) paulj at 10:09pm 07.26.11 Catalina 310 7/5460 "Foresail furling tube Riveted Assembly Reliable riveted assembly requires no drilling, glue, or
how much butyl tape to order to rebed my deck hardware? (1) JonnyQuest at 9:27pm 07.26.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/6184 I have never used butyl tape, and for that matter have never rebedded my deck hardware--but its time
Gale Force Winds Faris at 9:13pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3453 OK, speaking to the "Macgregors are death traps" discussion in another thread, here's my story: The
Opening port gasket scott_r at 9:03pm 07.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1282 Does anyone know the brand name of the opening ports in the head of a 1979 O'day 25. I need to repla
Customs higgs at 8:37pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1762 I sail to Canada at least a half a dozen times each summer so I deal with customs in the US a lot.
How The Heck Did This Happen...? Maine Sail at 8:18pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4989 Having sailed by this island many times I am at a loss to understand how this boat got there. If any
Sliding Hatch Lock Query ChockFullOnuts222 at 8:17pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3510 Has anyone out there installed a lock of any kind other than the conventional pad lock for locking t
Project: 1983 Hunter 20 Restoration (3) SamK at 7:59pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 1/2084 Hello everyone, my name is Sam and I'm a new member. I'm always interested in following people's res
Mainsail Preventer Bobbaynton at 7:45pm 07.26.11 Bavaria 15/7408 Any suggestions as to how to rig up a mainsail preventer for use when running wing on wing? Thanks!
CD Player/Speakers placement O'day 25/26 John Stevens at 7:43pm 07.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1248 I'm trying to decide where to place my new stereo and speakers. The speakers are waterproof but I
Hunter 260 VS Hunter 25? wetsocks at 7:37pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 2/2428 Just wondering if anyone can give me their thoughts about a Hunter 25 (2006) VS a Hunter 260. I've s

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 5:06pm 08.14.22 Then I could observe the rust on the side of the cylinder. What, if anything, did you conclude on
RayMarine Autohelm on Hunter 33 1981 jssailem at 5:04pm 08.14.22 The wheel based pilot will function to handle your boat based on size and displacement in Medium s
Ignition switch wiring jssailem at 4:54pm 08.14.22 When confronted with such a mature boat the technique I use is to take a photo of the existing switc
H34 plug to panel jssailem at 4:46pm 08.14.22 While you are in the middle of this project, it would be a good idea to install a galvanic isolator,
H34 plug to panel DeniseO30 at 4:46pm 08.14.22 Thank you everyone! I couldn't quite make it out the size, because it's so well hidden, there isn't
Weather is killing me Don Guillette at 4:40pm 08.14.22 . Of course it's been beautiful during the week the last few weeks. When I'm stuck at work. Wh
Cherubini Hunter 33 Topping lift Johnb at 4:20pm 08.14.22 Yes - a fixed length but a little short with a sheave on the end. A line runs from the end of the bo
H34 plug to panel heritage at 4:16pm 08.14.22 I would disconnect the ac cable from the ac circuit breaker panel. Then remove the four screws that
H34 plug to panel Johnb at 4:14pm 08.14.22 Inlet to panel and panel to water heater 10/3 Distribution panel to outlets 12/3
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Orbweaver at 3:56pm 08.14.22 I went sailing on Serenade yesterday (great winds by the way!). This morning I decided to start rain
Life raft holder chaves188 at 3:46pm 08.14.22 hard or soft case? Hard case.
how to remove these light fixtures? 4Winds at 3:24pm 08.14.22 Check for a set screw securing the light housing to the plate attached to the ceiilng........at lea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 2:39pm 08.14.22 Looking at the image, pistons are numbered from top to bottom of image 1,2,3,4 front to back of engi
Ignition switch wiring fred1diver at 2:37pm 08.14.22 1972 Pearson 30, atomic 4 engine
Last ride smokey73 at 2:36pm 08.14.22 My mistake...the actual title of that book was "Outwitting Squirrels." --Peggie Outwit - probab
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) JamesG161 at 2:25pm 08.14.22 you promised me to add? Funny that one piston did NOT drain.:huh: Jim...
Life raft holder jon hansen at 2:20pm 08.14.22 hard or soft case?
Life raft holder kappykaplan at 1:59pm 08.14.22 install the live craft. Don't you just hate auto correct? :beer:
how to remove these light fixtures? sail sfbay at 1:58pm 08.14.22 Check for a set screw securing the light housing to the plate attached to the ceiilng........at leas
RayMarine Autohelm on Hunter 33 1981 sail sfbay at 1:52pm 08.14.22 Below deck system also fail...........and they are very expensive to replace. I had a clutch fail on

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