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T-track pin stop stuck solosail at 6:01am 08.15.11 Smaller Boats 4/1247 any ideas on how to release the pin stop for the main sail? i cant pull up the knob to release it. t
Electrical Q's: Charging, motor, batteries sPk at 5:54am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2052 I have an O'Day 25. I currently have a 15w solar charger with charge regulator ' two deep cycle batt
Slug confirmation??? Falconer at 11:42pm 08.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1320 I am about to purchase slugs and clips for my bolt rope sail on a mac25. I have read of people using
Mast wiring/radios harryjak at 10:41pm 08.14.11 Yamaha 6/2519 Another Yamaha 25 question, what are people doing about radios. Masthead is the best location, but h
Yanmar Starting Issues FL-AV8R at 10:05pm 08.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1647 I have a 1980 - 30' Hunter wuith replacement Yanmar Engine (low hours). The engine has been sitting
Sucia Island paulj at 8:11pm 08.14.11 Catalina 310 2/1616 I don't think summer is over yet. Just came back from 6 days at Sucia Island, Wa. https://pi
$380 Stack Pack & Lazy Jacks jimfrankelly at 8:10pm 08.14.11 Smaller Boats 4/4443 We recently finished sewing a mainsail Stack Pack from a Sail Rite kit ' are now using our mainsail
Solution to a Broken Mast?--MacGregor 25 wandertom at 8:05pm 08.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/7709 Hi folks, Hope y'all will be patient with someone relatively new to sailing. I have a 1985 MacGreg
H34 Water Tanks Joe Mullee at 7:48pm 08.14.11 Big Boats 13/2885 I know the total volume of the two tanks is 65 gallons. Can someone give me the breakdown? How many
price check on a C30 frankiedogs at 7:37pm 08.14.11 Catalina 30 11/2470 The sailboat next to mine is a neglected C30 with transmission issues along with numerous other issu
Usa 76 (1) sfgary at 7:31pm 08.14.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2706 I hope everbody had a good day on the water. I had a very intresting day as USA 76 the boat Larry El
Help with cast keel allen-deckard at 6:55pm 08.14.11 Catalina 22 6/1670 I reciently bought a catalina 22 with a cast swing keel. The boat is in great condition atm I'm go
sail "shapes"? (2) Phaedrus at 6:45pm 08.14.11 Catalina 22 1/1285 I've got several headsails and I don't know what's what. Can someone help? Both measure the same fro
Masthead/ foredeck light simpsoned at 6:43pm 08.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3225 Looking to replace my rather inadequate masthead light with a combo light...any recommendations or e
Florida charter or bareboat foolproof at 6:14pm 08.14.11 Destinations 8/8322 Hello all: I am looking for information about either renting or chartering a boat in or around Flor
Mac 26D Honda 7.5 Fuel Consumption r.oril at 5:43pm 08.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2085 After searching the posts, reading the manual:confused: (270 g/ps-h (0.60 lb/hp-h).....:confused: Wh
Seaward Hillerange unusual request (1) RosaMaria at 5:31pm 08.14.11 Catalina 30 0/2589 Greetings, My recently purchased 1991 C30 MKII has a Seaward Hillerange two-burner LPG stove and ov
westerbeke 30B hose xsiddr at 5:20pm 08.14.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1036 Regards All, I discovered a leak where the two output and return hoses to the water heater connect t
Steering assembly inspection... Doug/Karen at 4:54pm 08.14.11 Big Boats 3/1210 It is (past) time to do a PM check of my steering assembly, quadrants, cable, blocks, sheaves, etc.
Navman 3150 Wind bgreen at 4:39pm 08.14.11 Big Boats 0/1091 I havea hunter 35.5 and the navman 3150 has condensation/craked lens, anyone know where i get a repl

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Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar seadaddler at 7:38am 10.28.22 I know friends who used Preston auto flush and happy.
Looking at an s2 7.9 FastOlson at 7:35am 10.28.22 We used to cruise in company with a couple that cruised their 7.9 a lot. It's a minimalist interior,
Al Fooks Phil Herring at 7:33am 10.28.22 Hi Andy, Al is not really reachable right now. We're having our own mini labor shortage and he's cov
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 seadaddler at 7:31am 10.28.22 I would move it where the fiberglass is in good shape maybe little to the side. I have not had any p
Al Fooks seadaddler at 7:27am 10.28.22 I think you can get in Ocala Fl. at the store here
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 7:05am 10.28.22 I've been waiting on some deck penetration fittings that I want. Are these for your instrument set
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 (1) AndyL at 6:46am 10.28.22 Sorry. As soon as I posted I thought "why didn't I take a picture!" but unfortunately I didn't thin
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts (4) THECUSCUS at 5:14am 10.28.22 I got rid of the factory from chain plate and made my own stem fitting. A piece of ss flat bar, ben
Looking at an s2 7.9 jssailem at 4:19am 10.28.22
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 kappykaplan at 3:49am 10.28.22 @AndyL , any photos of the damaged area?
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase dLj at 8:30pm 10.27.22 Look I quite like the O'Days. But the OP is looking to sail on Lake Wallenpaupack and other inland l
Outboard for Sirius 21? (1) Joe at 8:10pm 10.27.22 Hi all! I just picked up a Sirius 21 and will need to get an outboard....any suggestions about what
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Joe at 7:57pm 10.27.22 Awesome! I'll have to grab my friend and take him down to take a look (he'll be like a kid in a can
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 SycloneDriver at 7:50pm 10.27.22 I read through the manual a little. On page 2 under Transfer Switch, it explains that the transfer
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 7:38pm 10.27.22 Best wishes, John. Boat projects can be a real bear. It's a fine sense of relief and accomplishment
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 SycloneDriver at 7:27pm 10.27.22 Thank you for your reply, if you can , would you expand on the neutral ground possibility? Thank yo
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Joe at 7:25pm 10.27.22 Eye splices give a cleaner look than a typical bowline. Looks nautier. You would not use a bowline
Seldon In Mast Furling - Halyard Swivel - it it right ? chuckwayne at 7:16pm 10.27.22 Yes - I think you're missing the lock - pin?ball? that goes in the hole you can see in your movie th
430 1995 Roller Furling jssailem at 6:46pm 10.27.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 6:25pm 10.27.22 We're all rooting for you, John. Hopefully, this will all come to pass and the result will be a quie

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