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Single Line Mainsail Reef line twist smitski2001 at 12:02pm 05.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/4132 Hey All, We have a '97 C320 with the single line Mainsail reefing system. I run into an issue with
Online Manuals merlinuxo at 11:32am 05.20.11 Morgan 2/3555 One of the Yahoo Groups Morgan Owners members passed on the following links for all sorts of manuals
Holy LED Batman! Roger Long at 11:13am 05.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/5154 I've seen the numbers but they didn't really sink in until I got the battery monitor going. I've co
Yacht Specialists Pedestal dborko1 at 10:31am 05.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1892 I am looking for part of pedestal that goes above throttle / Transmission body and the compass mount
Prop question, again The chief at 9:00am 05.20.11 Catalina 30 2/1682 I have decided to change out my Two Blade to a Three. I was advised by some on the forum to go with
Another Fresh water flush option for SeaEra Electric head? Solstice at 8:33am 05.20.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2765 Hi Peggie, Just purchased a new boat that comes with a Raritan SeaEra electric head. Unfortunately i
What size vented loop? DannyS at 8:27am 05.20.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3435 I'm ordering all of my parts and pieces for my full head, tank, hose replacement project and I need
generator hopes Ken H at 8:25am 05.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2230 Would it be possible to install a generator in a Hunter 320? If so, who might I contact about findin
Black bottom coating to reduce algae growth Warren Wagner at 8:02am 05.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2979 Just bout a 25' '85 O'day and it has a black bottom coating that comes off on your hand and I was to
reefing line TerryGufshoz at 7:39am 05.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1489 Can anyone help me with sizing the outhaul for my 29.5? The line has been spliced with a knot by th
Sad Derelect (1) kloudie1 at 7:30am 05.20.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2823 We were messing around Bayou Lacombe on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain and this old beauty of
Friday Morning Humor Tim R. at 5:25am 05.20.11 Ask All Sailors 44/9572 Sorry, but this is kinda funny. Just proves that anyone can charter a boat. No reason for all you
test post (1) Tim R. at 5:15am 05.20.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/2 http://tkronaboat.com/t/tr/tre/trei/treil/treilley/albums/Album21/Cordelia.jpg
Looking to buy a Venture 222 GreenNCSailor at 5:07am 05.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/25590 HELP!!! I can't make my mind up. I'm lookiing at 71 Venture 222. Price is $1,500. Here are the pros
Hoyt Jib boom curlew at 11:39pm 05.19.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2739 Has anyone considered fitting a Hoyt Jib boom to a catalina. I realise that the hatch probably inter
Birds Imbbeamer at 9:16pm 05.19.11 Catalina 310 22/5174 The marina has a huge bird population and they love to sit on the life lines, jib sheets and just ab
Does someone is going to Bahamas on Memorial weekend 2011? Padinj1 at 8:08pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1631 Hi we are a couple decided to cross the Florida Gulf stream from Miami to the Bahamas for the first
windvane mounting advice needed Lynnie at 7:59pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2571 Hi folks, I'm putting a windvane on my hunter 23.5 mast for the first time and I need advice about
looking for a floatilla griffinrv6 at 7:54pm 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1429 We are looking for a group that would like to sail from Galvaston, through the canal, up to Nicaragu
overheating and leaking heat exchanger Steph at 6:47pm 05.19.11 Musings With Maine Sail 7/5195 After process of elimination to find the cause of my overheating engine, Westerbeke 13, (210 - 225 d

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Arch on bigger hunters chowdan at 1:35pm 09.17.22 You're definitely on the right track (as shown in your drawing) but I would strongly suggest you cr
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? MikeHoncho at 1:13pm 09.17.22
Arch on bigger hunters Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 09.17.22 You're definitely on the right track (as shown in your drawing) but I would strongly suggest you cra
Reef line separated in boom Ward H at 12:39pm 09.17.22 Glad you got it working well. I hadn't heard back from you after you finished your setup. Sorry I
Strange Belt Wear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 09.17.22 I've seen this industrially in my working life several times on belt drives. I took a couple of pho
What to do when the boat is not running... Will Gilmore at 11:32am 09.17.22 That sounds like a great experience, but John... Isn't it time to quit your wining and run those sai
Reef line separated in boom Jwhy at 10:37am 09.17.22
Strange Belt Wear Hayden Watson at 10:21am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Stuffing box repack (1) Deleted member 117556 at 9:54am 09.17.22 Got this from Emarine for $10 plus $3 shipping. West Marine wanted $30...
Strange Belt Wear SabreToothedEngineer at 9:49am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Davidasailor26 at 9:13am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no rec
Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 9:11am 09.17.22 I think the alternator cover is the culprit, what I can't explain is why the wear is localized. La
Strange Belt Wear jssailem at 9:06am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Strange Belt Wear (7) SabreToothedEngineer at 8:48am 09.17.22 First, housekeeping: no rodents are involved. The OD has been cleanly scraped, and the ID is simply
What to do when the boat is not running... (5) jssailem at 8:40am 09.17.22 Picking grapes is kind of a euphemism. You really cut the bunch of the vine. I watched a couple of p
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 8:39am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins C
New mast came with wrong base RitSim at 8:18am 09.17.22 Suggest you go to USSpars.com. Not sure of the age of your boat but I guessed Pre-2000. Look in th
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:41am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no reco
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? jssailem at 7:33am 09.17.22 Rick, Like a conscientious skipper, when you returned from sailing or cruising you always gave the b
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Benny17441 at 7:20am 09.17.22 Don't go by looks, in these motor mounts, looks are very deceiving. You can get a pry bar and star

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