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RIB tear repair. Help!! (2) flopster12000 at 7:13am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 22/5884 Hello everyone, I have a problem with my AB Dinghy that I am frustrated with. Since buying my boat
Water cooling Davidylas at 7:04am 06.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/965 I have an Oday 28' with an OMC Zephyr Sail drive. The cooling system is internal and is pumping the
wester centaur power jryan39@gmail.com at 6:20am 06.20.10 Smaller Boats 1/2047 repower Westerly Centaur w/10HP OB - Eastern Caribbean - pros and cons
tuning a 1981 27' tall rig hunter dciprios at 5:41am 06.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1786 Can anyone furnish me tuning specifications for a 1981 hunter tall rig?
1979 L25 Interior (12) Steve22116 at 5:39am 06.20.10 Lancer 12/3017 Good morning all. Here's a summary of what's taken place over the past three months. Removed he
Longitudinal Stringer repair Vision36 at 5:32am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4233 I have a Hunter 36 Vision that was neglected by the PO. When I bought it I knew I had a problem wit
the bounty bad_com_pany at 5:01am 06.20.10 Smaller Boats 0/864 we have the "bounty" here this weekend and made port just down the road from us , to far to sail upw
jib sheet routing - roller furler-O'Day 25 revir92 at 11:15pm 06.19.10 Day Sailers 13/7388 I recently installed a roller CDI F-4 Roller Furler on my O'day 25 (fixed keel). I am interested in
Installing roller furling for jib on my 25.5 longshot at 9:26pm 06.19.10 Smaller Boats 3/6509 I need a roller furling system on my Hunter 25.5. Is this difficult to install or could even I do i
refinish teak or go plastic???? piedpiperIII at 8:15pm 06.19.10 Catalina 22 3/1758 Has anyone changed teak to the plastic that CD offers???? And why ? It is time to refinish my teak
What Model is this? (1) Jfelkins at 7:18pm 06.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1163 This boat hasn't moved in a fwe years. I don't have the money to by a boat but thought I'd approach
Surprising Leak source H27 '84 amcmahon at 6:25pm 06.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1370 Ever since I purchased my 1984 h27 six years ago I have experienced more water accumulating in the b
Outboard mount on transom josegatos at 6:00pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 12/7205 When installing a motor mount on the transom, does it have to be mounted on the beam which goes acro
Bilge pump alarms Ross at 5:43pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1864 Automatic sprinkler systems in commercial buildings have alarms that are driven by the water flow fo
Thru hull fittings James Eastwood at 2:47pm 06.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2415 My 2005 Hunter 33 has seacock fittings with the inside wall of the thru-hull section reduced to the
Close One Roger Long at 2:44pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1424 Close one today. I decided not to run down the sound after raising sails because my son wanted to s
'80 vs '84 m-25 jhnblngr at 2:14pm 06.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1341 i got two m-25's. trying to decide which one to keep and which to sell. is there anything about the
Lifeline sizing Nereussailor at 2:13pm 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2220 When buying coated lifelines, If it's advertised as 1/4", is the cable itself 1/4" or is the cable a
Bad Day In Blakrock or in OKC Mick at 2:08pm 06.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1146 Friday I was finished stripping the old 26C . The insurance company had settled with me . Now the on
Lines on the Main and Genoa Leech tomgrigsby at 1:42pm 06.19.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3356 My sails have a thin little lines on the leeches that can be tensioned or eased. What are they for?

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Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B ifmdalvey at 12:09pm 10.03.21 I have what i consider an easier way of feeding in fresh water while on the hard, every fall when i
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 11:53am 10.03.21 I appreciate all the helpful responses. It's gives me things to think about. Many thanks
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 11:51am 10.03.21 As for the rest of your questions, I'm not sure yet. There are a few more stanchions with stress c
Leaking Boat Stanchions Bluenose at 11:46am 10.03.21 OK, you were lucky. When I removed the base, the threads were shot - maybe because of the heat gener
Leaking Boat Stanchions (1) sunlover at 11:43am 10.03.21 toe rail, thank you, I didn't know what it was called. I was planning to take it off but when I s
Leaking Boat Stanchions BigEasy at 11:41am 10.03.21 First layer of fiberglass. Is that an end grain balsa cored deck or plywood? Strange design
Electronic enclosure box for Beneteau Davidasailor26 at 11:36am 10.03.21 I own a Beneteau Oceanis 37 and can't find the electronics enclosure box. Does anyone know where it
Leaking Boat Stanchions BigEasy at 11:23am 10.03.21 I just noticed that the stanchion didn't have a gasket and only a small lip to prevent leakage.
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 11:23am 10.03.21 Will this fit - used on eBay The dimensions of the mounting holes indicate it will fit. Thank you
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 11:20am 10.03.21 polished stainless. Casting not an option
Leaking Boat Stanchions (2) sunlover at 10:43am 10.03.21 198952First layer of fiberglass. 198953. I just noticed that the stanchion didn't have a gasket a
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Tedd at 10:26am 10.03.21 Given the general level of quality of Seawards, it wouldn't surprise me if there's an aluminum or st
Tiller "slop" thoughts kloudie1 at 10:12am 10.03.21 A couple of flat shims about 1/16" thick, one on each side . make them as long as the clevis. It has
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair kloudie1 at 10:07am 10.03.21 An option: use a piece of flat 1/4" plate (steel or aluminum or stainless) same width as the mount's
Leaking Boat Stanchions (3) sunlover at 10:00am 10.03.21 I was able to get the nuts off. I removed the medicine cabinet in the head and that provided me
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 Stu Jackson at 9:56am 10.03.21 A cam cleat makes much better sense. Not necessarily. Cam cleats are good for lines that need to
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Marmalade at 9:44am 10.03.21 Will this fit - used on eBay
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 9:39am 10.03.21 Yes,the stainless bolts going into the fibreglass. They may be lag bolts. Will know later this week
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 9:27am 10.03.21 A cam cleat positioned so you could employ an existing sheet winch would be simpler, as SFbay sugge
Looking for a drawer from a 78 Catalina 25 Stu Jackson at 9:07am 10.03.21 Try here, too: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3

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