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Just finished our new interior cabin cushions! (5) jrowan at 4:50pm 05.25.11 Catalina 30 14/12362 Our refit of the interior 1980 C-30 is really coming along. We finally installed the new interior m
Look what I found (1) John Sluder at 4:04pm 05.25.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2748 While sailing a few weeks ago I recover a large harmful object from the ICW between Eau Gallie and M
One door opens, another closes: auto tiller! kpgraci at 1:46pm 05.25.11 Ask All Sailors 18/7250
12ft Widgeon serial number zaneroni at 1:27pm 05.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6349 Hi I just bought an O'Day Widgeon for $100 for a restoration project, this is my first sail boat. I
Maxwell Winches! sailorkoop at 1:22pm 05.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4622 Hi there, I have a 1986 Hunter 25.5 and have an old MAXWELL winch on the starboard side that does
New mainsail Elissatoo at 1:08pm 05.25.11 Smaller Boats 4/1336 Blew out the 25 year old mainsail on my Hunter 26.5. Any suggestions or recommendations for replace
Hunter 216 Single Point Hoist Paul Wash at 12:09pm 05.25.11 Smaller Boats 1/1331 Hi folks - I am moving our 2004 216 to a location that has a single point hoist. I've spoken with hu
H-41 water distribution manifold VelaFella at 11:28am 05.25.11 Big Boats 7/2302 I have very low water pressure for the various water spigots/faucets. Water won't even flow from th
Stuffing box drip quantity? richard965 at 10:50am 05.25.11 S2 1/1768 how many drops per minute should I expect from my 2GM20 Yanmar? It drips about one drop every two s
1976 Hunter 27 Ima90sJezus at 10:48am 05.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/5679 Getting ready to look at a 1976 Hunter 27. I researched a little, but would like the opinions of th
Cutlass Bearing S2 9.2c engdude62 at 10:44am 05.25.11 S2 15/4208 Does anyone have some knowledge to pass on in replacing the cutlass bearing on my 9.2c? I am gettin
Connecting GPS to DSC VHF - Options Mike G. at 10:40am 05.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2363 There is another thread similar to this, but I don't want to hijack it with my question: While acti
Shaft packing nut keeps backing off Juice6576 at 10:31am 05.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2182 OK, so we are having our first little glitch. The packing gland nut keeps backing off. I reset it ag
upgrading holding tank on 9.2A? bugbitten at 9:11am 05.25.11 S2 17/4956 Folks, I bought an '80 9.2A last month and am slowly working it over in anticipation of its move of
Mac 25 cheap vwjon Mac25 at 7:58am 05.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/6435 Not my boat or my ad. Just looks like a deal for someone. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/bo
Long-lasting exterior caulk? kenn at 7:22am 05.25.11 Ask All Sailors 13/7878 I tried to stuff this question into another sealant thread, but there were no takers. ;) Our boat h
Kicker replacement NEK Sailor at 5:01am 05.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1844 I have a Mac 25. My 4 stroke 9.9 Yamaha has been declared Dead. I loved the quiet 4 stroke, but i
Headliner homeaway at 10:49pm 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1809 Project #2 replacing the headliner padding and re-attaching. Has anyone done this job yet? Are th
Bedding deck plates homeaway at 10:47pm 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1192 I was wondering how 'in depth' the project of re-bedding my deck plates is? I am trying to prepare
Sail cleanin' and hull patchin' (3) heath18703 at 10:18pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2221 I'm not happy about this, at all. My brand new head sail was dripped on during its winter storage,

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Trailer Tongue Question (1) Skipper J at 9:35pm 09.12.22 Thanks for your suggestions. I am driven a little nuts by it. It's like a door opening to a brick wa
Identify 6M O'DAY? Will Gilmore at 9:28pm 09.12.22 Hello Mike, it is good to welcome you to our forums. These guys are the best, and you just also fou
37.5 1991 mast base plate PAC3142 at 9:09pm 09.12.22 Hans, The chances are you have an Isomat mast and base, like I do. The turning blocks screw into a
How to raise a one-piece mast? markwbird at 8:43pm 09.12.22 One piece mast?
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 8:41pm 09.12.22
Traveling alongside Crusty Ol Salt at 8:23pm 09.12.22 This would be exacrly my response as well .Coming from a blue collar background myself ,the driver
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Crusty Ol Salt at 8:01pm 09.12.22 What kind of shaft seal is he working with. If it is an old school packing gland, they will sing whe
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? dlochner at 7:57pm 09.12.22 He was unsure. Knows it is a 3 bladed fixed prop. The fixed blade prop will spin when in neutral.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? sail sfbay at 7:57pm 09.12.22 3 bladed fixed propeller on the Hunter 46.....no big deal to sail in neutral.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:53pm 09.12.22 He was unsure. Knows it is a 3 bladed fixed prop.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:47pm 09.12.22 Yes David. I thought is a little strange. I wondered if there might be a shaft issue or the cutlass
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? dlochner at 7:46pm 09.12.22 What kind of prop is installed? A fixed blade prop will spin the shaft in neutral. A folding or fe
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Davidasailor26 at 7:43pm 09.12.22 A noise described as singing reminds me of a thread that I think involved the edges of the blade bei
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer jssailem at 7:41pm 09.12.22 I found the advice from John Harries regarding both Jacklines and preventers to be sound and practic
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? (1) sail sfbay at 7:29pm 09.12.22 Neutral.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:11pm 09.12.22 if the rebuild is done right, Yes. My adventure into the unknown.
Traveling alongside Timm R Oday25 at 7:11pm 09.12.22 When my boat was transported from Charleston to a yard in New Orleans, the trucker called me from
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer sail sfbay at 7:10pm 09.12.22 What's a good material? high-strength, low-stretch webbing Jackline Materials Evaluation - Practical
Long range rescue DArcy at 7:10pm 09.12.22 When things go wrong in a survival situation it tends to lead to a snowballing series of problems.
2022 Golden Globe Around the World Race berner73 at 6:46pm 09.12.22 Very cool and thanks for sharing. Nice to see the race in action again. Interesting fleet, surpris

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