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1988 MacGregor Trailer Buddy Bearings? r.oril at 4:25pm 01.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1440 What size are the Buddy Bearings? I know that I can beat one off and then match it but figured I wo
Owner's manual and more Otia at 3:45pm 01.15.11 Bavaria 7/11986 Looking for an owner's manual for a Bavaria 38 Cruiser year 2004 and all other technical documentati
Crane or travel lift in Charleston, SC ? JVB at 3:35pm 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2534 Does anyone have experience using the travel lift at Pierside Boatworks at the Old Naval Base in the
Unknown forler on older 30 MKII (2) simpsoned at 3:27pm 01.15.11 Newport 4/2963 Unknown furler on older 30 MKII I have a 1978 Newport 30MKII and need assistance trying to figure o
Need Boom for MacGregor 25 ChockFullOnuts222 at 1:51pm 01.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1302 I need a boom for my '83 MacGregor 25. If anyone knows of one that is for sale within 4 hours of Ut
Sloop again Bill1565 at 1:32pm 01.15.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1827 Well, It's almost done. Took the staysail , boom, sheet off today, Chain plate and pad eye tomorrow
Help-- somebody smarter than me Bill1565 at 1:18pm 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1803 I put in 4 new T-105's wired up into two pair. Read in the Ample Power primer that you need to run
Batteries Cooking seadaddler at 1:04pm 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2033 I have 2-4D's and a 20 freedom inverter charger and when I get to the boat a smell cooking battery a
Is this a repair? 1990 (2) BillyK at 12:25pm 01.15.11 Catalina 30 23/6423 Hi all... i'm looking at a 1990 Catalina 30 for purchase.. the only thing i'm seeing on her on insp
original price of 1981 h33 ChuckThomas at 11:31am 01.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1451 Anyone have an idea of what the original price of a 1981 Hunter 33 was? Any info on addons, feature
O'Day 272 - Air Conditioner/Heat bria46 at 10:51am 01.15.11 Bigger Boats 8/3296 Hi fellow O'Day Owners, I just finished my installation of a Flagship Marine 9000 BTU Air Conditione
Cal 2-27 Half-hull Model bria46 at 9:12am 01.15.11 Cal 1/3525 Hi all Cal 2-27 owners. Having once owned a Cal 2-27 I just found my half hull model. It is 21" long
Shore Power Distribution Panel Peppercorn at 8:37am 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5869 The previous owner of my vintage Irwin installed a metal breaker box with two 20 amp home type break
good place for stereo and speakers? Right On! at 6:54am 01.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3509 I have been wanting a stereo for our boat for a while now but was holding off because there are more
Compact/Inflatable - Man Overboard Pole Ducati at 3:56am 01.15.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3056 Happy 2011 Anyone heard of or know who makes a compact - inflatable man overboard pole? Thanks
Finding room for batteries on 411 prroots at 2:58am 01.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2052 We are purchasing a Beneteau 411 and would like to install four 6 Volt golf cart batteries in lieu
Anyone own a Beneteau Oceanis 58? Sbarclayjust at 10:39pm 01.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1839 I am curious to know about the sailing characteristics of the Beneteau Oceanis 58.
Looking to Buy an O'Day 25 Cabby at 9:18pm 01.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2704 I am driving about 200 miles to go check out what appears to be a pretty clean 1977 O'Day 25. It com
Looking to Buy an O'Day 25 Cabby at 9:17pm 01.14.11 Day Sailers 5/2008 Duplicate post...sorry
Our Fall/Winter 2010 Florida Trip.... Sumner at 7:22pm 01.14.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3349 I just wanted to post Part I of our Florida trip that we took a couple months ago. http://purplesa

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Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 12:13pm 05.07.22 yep. I am not sure where it was coming in but I was wet from my left wrist to my left knee. My rig
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 11:36am 05.07.22 Thanks, Stu. I replaced my racor last year so the check valve ball should be good. Next I'm bleeding
Mysterious washer, Yanmar 2GM20F matts997 at 11:21am 05.07.22 Nope, no fuel shooting anywhere to my knowledge. (: It is indeed an injector crush washer, which w
Tacoma Narrows MikeHoncho at 11:14am 05.07.22 You tend not to know when to retire them until you really know because your wet
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine mikeracca at 10:32am 05.07.22 So there are many ways of doing this and a few have been suggested above. Here is my take on it. And
Check your axles...... Don't be like me pclarksurf at 10:19am 05.07.22 so tempted next time I get some boat bucks accrued to order a new drop axle and springs from Champi
Universal M-25XPBC stalling Stu Jackson at 10:11am 05.07.22 Good advice, and there's this, too: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvati
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine BarryL at 10:02am 05.07.22 Hey, Sorry to hear of your broken bolt. I would suggest spray some liquid wrench type stuff. Hit th
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box BigEasy at 9:42am 05.07.22 does anyone know how to source the laminate used on the floor and sheet goods (bulkheads)? As o
Hunter 34 battery access Renn Nelson at 9:33am 05.07.22
trailer for Capr Dory 25 sailboat smquick at 9:25am 05.07.22 Not sure I understand your question. We no longer need the trailer. Thought you did for yours. If
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Hayden Watson at 9:11am 05.07.22 You said that you removed the hydronic heater and plugged the hoses. The cabin and water heaters ne
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments rajhnsn at 8:55am 05.07.22 I like the Raymarine Axiom 7. Works well with EV100 autopilot and Raymarine AIS. I also have a dow
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? joelm100 at 8:37am 05.07.22 Thank you all for your skepticism--it encouraged me to dig a deeper. I traced each line fully and f
Sailing the Heel cb32863 at 8:35am 05.07.22 Flat is fast, ease and trim for conditions. 20 plus degrees of heel is just "bragging rights". Sound
Universal M-25XPBC stalling Hayden Watson at 8:19am 05.07.22 The changing revs with no change in throttle position is indicative of air in the fuel line. I woul
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 8:13am 05.07.22 It was a delivery with a need to git-r-done, so we motored all the way except for a bit done admiral
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box Calif. Ted at 8:11am 05.07.22 Beneteau makes a pretty big deal about every piece coming from their wood workshop, with generationa
Universal M-25XPBC stalling Don S/V ILLusion at 8:09am 05.07.22 the first guess/explanation would be a clogged tank pick-up screen. Next guess - assuming fuel is ge
Sailing the Heel Apex at 8:00am 05.07.22 15deg is a good starting point, the comments on leeway are spot on, as the boat heels more it natura

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