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Jib tracks GarEi at 6:05am 06.12.11 Pearson 2/1839 Anyone with a Pearson 303 ever rebed your jib tracks? We have started and what a bear of a job. You
2GMF instrument panel replacement John Kirkland at 5:34am 06.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1435 Does anyone know if the engine shut off cable needs to be removed when replacing the instrument pane
Rubber modification Scubagirl62 at 5:30am 06.12.11 Smaller Boats 7/1651 Had our maiden voyage and pulling up the rudder is a pain. What modifications has anyone done to ma
Boom Beneteau 321 at 3:50am 06.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1508 Looking for a print or description on replacing double reef lines + outhaul line (internal riged boo
Instruments Beneteau 321 at 3:46am 06.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2271 We have just purchased a 1997 Ben 321 with B'G Quad Depth and speed . The depth display is operation
main sheet Richter M at 9:10pm 06.11.11 Day Sailers 3/3395 I have a 1984 Javelin which has the main sheet run through blocks on the port and starboard aft part
Old H 27 Hull Speed Twister Sister at 8:37pm 06.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3779 We just launched our 1976 Hunter 27 after a year of fix up.. Looking for a manual and also looking f
Mystery glow! jfrench at 6:44pm 06.11.11 Catalina 22 2/1300 After replacing the mast wiring and installing a new Perko deck connector, I tried out my boat light
Need help with CDI furler (1) bowlinguy800 at 6:02pm 06.11.11 Catalina 22 5/1872 Hello all, I bought my first sailboat and asked earlier about setting up the rigging. I received a l
Old Hunter Pulling Hard to Port spadaforaj at 5:42pm 06.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2933 Have a 1981 Hunter - contantly pulling hard to port on the wheel - very uncomfortable - does this un
Interesting person I know. Roger Long at 5:28pm 06.11.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3721 Note that, in the first video, there is no trickery. She really is underwater and for the length of
Always keep some tools handy Lubberdink at 4:25pm 06.11.11 Day Sailers 1/1252 Well we got out for our second time this year and I'm being more and more convinced that we need to
Replacement sail Bill Jones at 4:23pm 06.11.11 Smaller Boats 0/1045 I may need to replace my mainsail on my 1996 H23.5. I'm sure others have already done so, ergo, whe
Running Rigging for 7.3 Ajay73 at 3:37pm 06.11.11 S2 1/1641 I'm going to replace the halyards on my 7.3. This boat has internal halyards. I have never replace
What model? (1) Buffalo at 2:56pm 06.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1464 I just bought this boat and it's eleven and a half feet long and has a o'day placard on it
Another thing to check! (2) RBone at 1:41pm 06.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2027 While out sailing earlier this week I happened to look at the bulb on the fuel hose to the OB. http
engine zincs fiestaMojo at 12:26pm 06.11.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2679 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F in my boat - are there zincs I need to change? if so, where are they located?
split backstay adjuster AADIVER at 12:04pm 06.11.11 Catalina 30 8/3916 The 3/16" Split Backstay Adjuster on page 948 of West Marine's 2011 catalogue is listed for $59.99.
Ericson 26 Daysailor mangosnrum at 11:48am 06.11.11 Other Sailboats 0/1672 I recently purchased a 1969 Ericson 26 Daysailor, rigid keel and manual swing rudder. The hull is in
Need a Volvo hour meter Celtic Princess at 10:48am 06.11.11 Big Boats 2/1578 I have a 1997 Hunter 40.5 that is equipped with a Volvo MD22 50hp Diesel. the hour meter, which is b

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Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 10:05am 09.14.22 Here is an interesting article about engine mounts in the magazine Ocean Navigator. https://oceannav
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 kloudie1 at 10:00am 09.14.22 Could be a leak from the transmission front seal also.. Both can be canged without major disassembly
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 9:59am 09.14.22 With my engine being rebuilt, I am planning to buy new mounts for my Perkins. 3 look to be in ok sha
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 9:53am 09.14.22 Very true on not needing to remove the end caps. I removed mine because I needed to cut the holes f
New Mailsale jssailem at 9:47am 09.14.22 Keep the faith.
New Mailsale flightlead404 at 9:43am 09.14.22 I just did this for the first time and, given that I won't be owning this boat more than 2-3 more ye
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries kloudie1 at 9:41am 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The col
Anchor Chain flightlead404 at 9:41am 09.14.22 Most vintage Hunters came with 5/16" (diameter of the wire, not the length of the link or width of
Help needed to identify a furler system SYNOAH at 9:14am 09.14.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are off to a good start.......
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 9:12am 09.14.22
Clevis Pin Forestay dlochner at 9:02am 09.14.22 I'm the only one that finds that scary and very poorly designed? The cotter on the starboard sided
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Davidasailor26 at 9:02am 09.14.22 Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 years or 1,000 hours. I'm searching for the spe
Help needed to identify a furler system sail sfbay at 8:48am 09.14.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are off to a good start attempt
Creaking companion way steps on Oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 8:41am 09.14.22 Is the creak coming from the treads themselves or could it be coming from the engine hatch where it
Clevis Pin Forestay thinwater at 8:38am 09.14.22 I'm the only one that finds that scary and very poorly designed? The cotter on the starboard sided
Reef line separated in boom Parsons at 8:28am 09.14.22 This is much simpler than you think, and you may not have to remove the end-cap of the boom at all.
Going back to sailing 60 years later (1) jssailem at 8:25am 09.14.22 @Siamese It was not a boat name it was a brand name. Wood-Pussy is a 4.1 m monohull sailboat desig
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 8:22am 09.14.22 If you are just trying to get by, then the shaft/transmission couplings are all you need. Looking
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Sailgunner at 7:54am 09.14.22 You can find repalcement couplings at general propeller. You will need the shaft size and bolt hole
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 7:52am 09.14.22 When I converted my boom to single line reefing, I needed to remove both end caps to do the work ins

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