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Alden Challenger: current and previous owners SV Gutsy Lady at 1:17pm 07.13.25 Alden General Chat 0/498 Hello, I am deciding about becoming the next steward of an Alden Challenger that has been with the
For mast crutch h260, easy to use from Lowes 1 1/4 x 72 inch galvanized pipe and t-head joints. $70 and hour. Still tinkering. PICS. (10) Davenport at 12:31pm 07.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/476 For mast crutch h260, easy to use from Lowes 1 1/4 x 72 inch galvanize pipe and t-head joints. $70.
How we step our mast on the MAC25 (1) SteveHughessails at 9:50am 07.13.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/413 I thought I would post a picture of what we use to step our mast. It works so slick. Michelle cranks
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can sailcapt340 at 8:01am 07.13.25 Ask All Sailors 8/779
Mastgate brad minda at 1:24am 07.13.25 Catalina 30 9/723 Info on mastgate please
yanmar 3gmf troubles bob45 at 6:24pm 07.12.25 Ask All Sailors 4/479 Hi all, I'm having a little trouble with my yanmar 3gmf and am hoping someone here may be able to h
Installing Keel cable clamps (1) newsailor72 at 3:30pm 07.12.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/338 Replacing my Mac 22 keel cable, I'm using cable clamps, anyone know how to tell it's tight enough? I
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? (1) testingthewaters91 at 2:35pm 07.12.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1052
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. (3) bartpkelly at 2:30pm 07.12.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1144 I have a Yanmar 3HM, and the tachometer reads off the flywheel. The manual says about 700-900 rpm. I
Head filling with water while I'm away (6) travelinreid at 11:04am 07.12.25 Catalina 30 13/1179 Maybe someone here can offer some troubleshooting advice? Late last summer, I arrived at the boat i
Yanmar Post General Info from Practical Sailor kloudie1 at 8:43am 07.12.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/761 A quick note : Everything You Need to Know About Yanmar Sailboat Diesel Engines
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) testingthewaters91 at 8:04am 07.12.25 Ask All Sailors 30/2365
Seaward 32 rig measurements ldd at 5:48pm 07.11.25 Seaward 0/1473 Looking for I J P E and any others u might have. thanks
Hood Seafurl 810 LD jammed psycho sailor at 8:31am 07.11.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/429 Hello, I have a Hood Seafurl 810 LD that is jammed. It will not furl and unfurl. Read the posts an
Installing a Lewmar D1 Rope Clutch ...3TacksontheWater at 8:17am 07.11.25 Catalina 22 4/857 On the old to do list is installing Lewmar's D1 clutches on the cabin top. My handrail is a four (4)
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement NomadCC77 at 6:10am 07.11.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1020 I am wanting to replace the throttle lever on my Morgan OI. Does anyone have a suggestion on where I
Help identify this track stop please (1) WhatThe at 6:02am 07.11.25 Parts Search 1/510 Hi, I'm new here, and to sailing, and I have just acquired a 1975 Jim Young Mandrake 33, a New Zeala
Catalina 18 deck cover majorkong1 at 3:55am 07.11.25 Trailer Sailors 3/869
Hunter 410 Windlass Replacement stackwalker at 6:26pm 07.10.25 Big Boats 7/771 Working my way through the list of broken crap on my new to me 410. Just got it back after new stan
Emergency Tiller Configuration: Hunter 376 (1) duck21 at 2:02pm 07.10.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/891 Hi all, It was a bit of a slow day at work today, so I was thinking about emergency tillers (as one

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Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics dmax at 10:28am 11.10.25 Nice job - is there a back-story to how you came about rebuilding a pirate ship? Very cool.
Electric Outboard motors pgandw at 10:15am 11.10.25 When I first went from my Honda 5hp outboard with 3 gal external tank to the Epropulsion Spirit, my
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument (1) brazenarticle at 10:01am 11.10.25 The StNG converter gets power from the N2k backbone. It comes with a power connector that can plug i
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? jssailem at 9:47am 11.10.25 Be careful about affecting the CG in your boat. Certainly repowering with a BETA makes sense in the
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics jssailem at 9:42am 11.10.25 Great pictures. Nice Boat.
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? jssailem at 9:38am 11.10.25 I had a pop up rudder. Not sure why you would want the added complexity of a hydraulic system. I had
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics DArcy at 9:38am 11.10.25 That's an impressive build!
Electric Outboard motors dlochner at 9:37am 11.10.25 Just remember what happens when your battery dies! l batteries generally have instruments that dis
Electric Outboard motors pgandw at 9:28am 11.10.25 Just remember what happens when your battery dies! f gas, or more likely, the gas outboard won't s
Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps! jssailem at 9:24am 11.10.25 Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance to the Music. Happy Birthday!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::beer:
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 9:19am 11.10.25 Thanks Joe. We will try this.
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises JoeWhite at 9:18am 11.10.25 It sound like there is a corroded terminal somewhere. You can locate this connection by moving large
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 9:18am 11.10.25 Hi David, thank you so much for replying. We are newbies to this - just bought the boat and our firs
Electric Outboard motors (1) WayneH at 9:17am 11.10.25 Just remember what happens when your battery dies! . LOL
Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps! WayneH at 9:14am 11.10.25 I already told my stepson "Happy Birthday!" this morning.
Companion way doors for a 1983 JoeWhite at 9:12am 11.10.25 I used 3/4" marine plywood. I made them in 2 pieces, upper and lower sections. The two sections fit
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? gouldx at 8:52am 11.10.25 Hello! I've done a Beta 20 re-power and install on my Yamaha 30 sailboat, replacing the YSM12 vber
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics kappykaplan at 8:49am 11.10.25 Nice lookin' boat! Welcome to the forum!! :beer:
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? Paceship.org at 8:16am 11.10.25 Ask your questions. While some of us may not have that rudder, from the photo it's pretty clear (at
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (3) Lothar4550 at 8:10am 11.10.25

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