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Outboard upgrade plan review sPk at 9:16am 07.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1947 1980 O'Day 25 c/b Currently has original 1980 Johnson 7.5hp, 2 cycle on original wedge ' mount. I
Mainsail configuration on mast cl8on at 8:20am 07.06.11 Catalina 22 10/3451 Hello All. I'm a Catalina 22 newbie and having problems when lowering the mainsail. When the sail is
extra halyard on our 33.5 TracyMyers at 7:42am 07.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1462 Hello forum viewers! Our 1989 33.5 has an 'extra' (meaning we don't know what it is for) halyard. W
DC aux. power jphillips48 at 6:45am 07.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1683 Has anyone tried to use a gulf cart motor as aux. power on a sailboat? Will they work? what are the
Catalina 30 Nicro Fico Traveler TomCatalina at 6:35am 07.06.11 Catalina 30 6/6395 Hi All, I have a 1986 Catalina 30. The traveler car broke after I forgot to tighten the main sheet a
Fresh Water pvc connectors Mike Oatsvall at 6:27am 07.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1718 Does anybody know where I can acquire a couple of the connectors, elbows and tees for the fresh wate
thinking about scrapping/parting out H37C???? STXCUTTTER at 6:08am 07.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5683 I picked up this boat in the VI for $500. It was full of water and laying on its side in Salt river
MSD help needed round the bend at 5:32am 07.06.11 Bigger Boats 2/1478 I have a 1976 Gurney designed O'day 27. The holding tank looks like iit is a replacement as it disp
Sea Trial - Whew! Roger Long at 4:58am 07.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3545 I was at the boat for an early morning sea trial, before breakfast even, since I couldn't wait to se
What's in a name Smithy at 9:45pm 07.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2733 Yeah, I know the traditions about renaming. This isn't about that. It's the name itself. When I
Pulling my new 1982 27' Hunter (1) Moonstruckmantis at 7:19pm 07.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1681 I just purchased this boat, I do not know how to sail, do not know very much about boats in general.
How to remove/install gimballed range Stephen Trapani at 7:04pm 07.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/8263 I bought a gimballed Hillerange propane range off Craigslist (for $150) and want to trade out for th
Video 37 CC Herg� R�gis at 7:01pm 07.05.11 Bigger Boats 2/1683 Amateur video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCSM2-gRdJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSSUIrfD
Air Conditioner Fan Motor Nick16968 at 6:12pm 07.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1697 Where can I purchase a replacement fan motor for the 16 BTU Cruise Air unit on our 2006 423? THe Cru
bristol corinthian motor well captainwhodat at 5:45pm 07.05.11 Bristol 3/3710 Im restoring a bristol corinthian, Im not sure how to open the motor well, it has been painted shut,
prop strut on e-27 jfree at 5:38pm 07.05.11 Ericson 0/3284 can someone tell me exactly how the prop shaft strut is attached to the hull of the E-27?
Ethanol free alternatives? Fly_H23 at 4:30pm 07.05.11 Engines and Propulsion 11/5606 I considering using ethanol free 100 octane aviation fuel for my outboard. All local sources sell 87
Attachment points for boom brake... (1) sj01 at 3:47pm 07.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3609 I just got my Wichard Gyb' Easy today. Been looking at the instructions and installation and think I
M5411 Thermostat sean0965 at 3:45pm 07.05.11 Catalina 30 16/4495 Hi alll, My M5411 Runs like a top...I'm pretty satisfied with the engine even though most folks s
The best made plans... Brian D at 3:32pm 07.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3361 For the last six months I have been waiting for this day. The day that I get to work on my outboard

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Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 7:58pm 09.24.22 I wrote earlier in the thread the boat had a Professional Survey completed just before it was put on
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Captain Larry-DH at 7:56pm 09.24.22
vagabond/holder/hobie one 14 mast step rph3 at 7:55pm 09.24.22 thanks! While not described as a mast step I found this part (which looks what hobie has in its cata
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? (2) Scuppers at 7:31pm 09.24.22 Long overdue update ... but progress has been slow LOL. I finally got my boat in the water today.
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? capta at 7:25pm 09.24.22 Yes, have patience. Given that the province is currently in the middle of a hurricane and that boat
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:24pm 09.24.22 209552 ave you bled the air out of the lines? You didn't mention bleeding at the injector. Som
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean capta at 7:19pm 09.24.22 You need a good, recently swung compass, a good set of binoculars (stabilized are best) some charts,
Help Me Choose A Boat !! higgs at 6:04pm 09.24.22 The answer to your question is found in post #8 on page 1. Thank you. I say find another Cal 34.
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean jssailem at 5:41pm 09.24.22 Hi again... Things I could do to my 1985 Pearson 303 to make it safer for Bahamas/Caribbean journey
vagabond/holder/hobie one 14 mast step (1) jssailem at 5:38pm 09.24.22 Not sure what your mast step looks like. On my 15 foot boat I bought a mast step from Dwyer. ty Sa
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean dlochner at 5:36pm 09.24.22 Define caribbean? Its a big ocean The Caribbean is the Caribbean Sea, pretty well defined by char
HELP Jamesiv1 at 5:34pm 09.24.22 I just went out to check on the repair and it is nice and dry :)
HELP Jamesiv1 at 5:33pm 09.24.22 Maybe he is confusing the hull with the deck. The deck would have wood coring but not the hull. Th
Help Me Choose A Boat !! jssailem at 5:31pm 09.24.22 I see that you presently own a Cal 34. What is wrong with the boat you have? The Cal is built c
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions (4) acudavid at 5:30pm 09.24.22 Hi I am fairly new and have only had my questions answered. Hope I can help out with the measuremen
Help Me Choose A Boat !! higgs at 5:15pm 09.24.22
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? Tedd at 5:07pm 09.24.22 What Tedd is referring to as the inspection port is what I was calling the vent port. Potato potato
HELP Siamese at 3:54pm 09.24.22
HELP Alan Gomes at 3:52pm 09.24.22 Hi Alan. Well.... He sounded like he knew what he was talking about LOL He has cut apart 3 C22's f
HELP Rick Webb at 3:48pm 09.24.22 Your 5200 will be a good temporary repair until you get around to doing the complicated repair in 20

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