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Oday Swift Rigging Jeffrey J Grillo at 5:08am 07.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4448 I recently purchased an O'Day Swift at a church yard sale. Seems to be in good shape and workign ord
Wiring Guidance wufibugs at 11:39pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3124 Rather than track down a replacement for my broken 2 pole yanmar ignition switch that allows removal
Outboard help needed. mklein@iowatelecom.net at 10:41pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4583 My most recent aquizition is nearly ready to set sail? I just mounted the motor that came with the b
Stern light blocked by dinghy.... rfrye1 at 9:20pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2666 We now have davits on our H376. When we have the dink hauled up it mostly blocks our stern light. It
Spinlocks shanker at 9:17pm 07.19.11 Smaller Boats 6/2062 Because I will do my share of single handed sailing, I have started reading about how the experts do
Concerned about 1623 hrs on 1991 m25xp deisel Blue Streak at 6:05pm 07.19.11 Catalina 30 4/2283 Looking at a 30 Cat but 1623 hrs on engine. Should I be concerned? What does a rebuild run? Thanks
28 HP Beta marine engine Help Florida sail at 5:50pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2396 I'm looking at a boat that recently had the Westerbeke 27 replaced with a 28HP Beta Marine. I would
Port replacement lens flyella10 at 5:44pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1198 I have a 28.5 1986 Hunter and need to replace the Grey port lenses. New ones are available at Sailb
New North sails hi1cotton at 5:37pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1410 Has anyone received a recent quote on North racing mailsail. I have a Hunter 23. The quotes I've rec
windlass wiring thoughts rochesterdriver at 5:01pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2365 So the windlass draws up to 200a at 12v. I'm thinking there are two ways to go here. 1. Put s 12
Hunter 34 Kitchen stevestk at 4:32pm 07.19.11 Big Boats 13/2708 In all the pictures I've seen online of Hunter 34's, there are cutouts for wine glasses etc. in the
Raymarine A50D/Chart Plotter/Fishfinder Becka Anne at 4:14pm 07.19.11 Catalina 30 2/1594 I'm a proud new owner of a 1985 Catalina 30. Recently, I purchased a Raymarine A50D which comes with
GPS/depth gauge advice svscott at 3:53pm 07.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/7108 Hello all, first post on the forum... I have an 87 Macgregor 26d that my dad used to race in Long B
checking the keel bolt old guys sail at 3:48pm 07.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1274 I have a question. I have a 93 26s and have the 2 access doors. What good are they? I want to check
Sailrite, Annapils MD Ron20324 at 3:02pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2245 Sailrite, Annapolis MD I just had a call from Matt Grant, who tells me the store is closed, packed
need help finding a trailer sailks at 2:43pm 07.19.11 Catalina 30 2/1536 I'm hoping someone may have a suggestion for finding a trailer for a 94 catalina 30 wing keel new or
A prop-walk issue Christian Sailing at 2:10pm 07.19.11 Irwin 1/3747 Vessel: 1974 Irwin Mark VI LOA: 28.5 Summary: I have a Yamaha 9.9 mounted on the starboard side of t
'88 Mac 26D Rudder Upgrade? Brad1968 at 1:59pm 07.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/7705 Looking to replace my stock rudder with a used IdaSailor or Ruddercraft, but don't really want to sp
Winch for mast raising shanker at 1:29pm 07.19.11 Smaller Boats 48/12592 Does anyone know what size of winch would be required to raise the mast of a 260? I'm looking at a 2
first fatality in 103 years...how sad.... Valentina at 1:25pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2107 Hats off to the 10+ boat crews who abandoned a race to rescue a crew of a capsized 35 footer last Mo

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Emergency engine shut off? (1) Richard19068 at 2:52pm 10.16.22
engine: belt too much slack and water drop (1) JoeWhite at 2:43pm 10.16.22
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? thinwater at 1:51pm 10.16.22 I am in process of rigging a new outhaul. C&C30mkII. I searched this forum, and googles but found
J 24 winter storage papa_goat at 1:39pm 10.16.22 Thanks for your insight. I have a1984 J24. No delamination apparent. I believe the water is coming f
Emergency engine shut off? Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 10.16.22
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy dlochner at 1:23pm 10.16.22 We also have a Torqeedo. For distances under a mile it will have plenty of pep. Over a mile and the
Winter Cover Dalliance at 1:06pm 10.16.22
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 12:53pm 10.16.22 Dunno why not. You've been given two excellent links with photos showing How To Do It. As I menti
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 10.16.22 There's a fella in our marina who sails one. Cute little boat. We used to own a Catalina 22, so we
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 12:30pm 10.16.22 There is no way I can do that. Dunno why not. You've been given two excellent links with photos s
Emergency engine shut off? Stu Jackson at 12:27pm 10.16.22 You should get to know the info here: http://toadmarinesupply.com When I first bought my boat 25 ye
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 12:24pm 10.16.22 And here is how you can safely replace the seals http://mei1970.org/saillavie/c36Album/index.php?al
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 12:21pm 10.16.22 i would consider a complete rebuild= carbon bearings, seals and shaft how much are we talking?$10
Diesel tank gauge not working xavpil at 12:17pm 10.16.22
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 12:16pm 10.16.22
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy sail sfbay at 12:15pm 10.16.22 Torqeedo 1103CS Electric Outboard with direct drive - Travel 1103 C - Torqeedo. Lightweight, no gas
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 12:13pm 10.16.22 The red lever probably activates the fuel shut off valve but the cable may need adjustment to prop
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine Benny17441 at 12:12pm 10.16.22 As a last resort, if you need to get oil into the engine now, just get a funnel and drop it slowly d
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 12:12pm 10.16.22 I am not familiar with the Atomic 5411, but I believe it is a diesel Engine. There are 3 things th
H34 chainplate revisited. pete c at 12:09pm 10.16.22 I am the new owner of a 1988 Legend 35. Looks like this repair is in my future. On the advice from s

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