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(Help) Irwin 34 Compression Post Specifications victormarsh at 5:57am 06.14.10 Big Boats 0/1749 Hello All, I'm the proud new owner of an Irwin 34 Citation. Love the lines. The previous owner deci
Big Problems HukilauMike at 5:51am 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 20/3883 This was the year that I thought I would be splashed and sailing early. I got a friend to help me p
Isomat mast steps Alice A. at 5:40am 06.14.10 Big Boats 2/1637 Yesterday the casting broke on one of our mast steps and we need to replace it. It is a folding cast
Garmin GPS76 PC/Interface HELP AXEL at 4:30am 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 19/5136 I have the Garmin GPS76. It comes with a PC Interface cable that I believe plugs into a serial port
Beneteau 373 owners manual oceanbird at 1:35am 06.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/6358 Hello, I would dearly love to obtain a copy of a Beneteau 373 manual. I have purchased a 2005 Oc
Converting Ice box to fridge waltdrechsler at 8:00pm 06.13.10 Morgan 2/3155 I have a 1984 Morgan 323. I am doing some reasearch in considering a unit to convert the ice box to
35 Legend Differences shavdog at 7:44pm 06.13.10 Big Boats 13/3019 I'm interested in a 35 legend...I might be wrong but were they made 1987-1995?...also were there cha
battery charging on the road gdanza at 7:26pm 06.13.10 Catalina 22 8/1622 I am rewiring my old Cat 22, and looking to spend smart money (for a change). I have heard rumors t
Stymied by diesel engine overheating & hull vibration algoodman1 at 7:20pm 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3120 I recently changed the raw water pump impeller on the Yanmar 2GM20FW diesel on my 2000 Hunter 320. A
YSM12 filter recommendations and priming advice Robert1224 at 7:15pm 06.13.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1556 Ahoy, I am changing the primary and secondary fuel filters on my YSM12 this week. Any recommendat
ipad vs chartplotter dlewis812 at 6:44pm 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 42/14006 no gps on boat i bought recently. planning to buy new gps/chartplotter however in meantime have bee
Zarcor companionway doors (1) gwhite at 6:42pm 06.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5463 I am thinking of making my own set of doors, I like the doors that Zarcor has on thier website, but
Hove Too thaeni at 6:29pm 06.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3548 Is there a secret on how to Hove too?. I tried with no success. First I pulled the main sail in and
keel stepped vs. compression post aswas22 at 6:25pm 06.13.10 Ericson 0/2593 I have a 1972 Ericson `35... Deck mount for mast is cracked. Should I repair it ? Or should I add an
wiring problem rmdakine at 6:06pm 06.13.10 Bigger Boats 1/1479 I have an O'Day 30 with a Yanmar 2QM15 eng. I recently repaired a wire that was removed by the previ
Mac 22 rigging? puflinger at 6:06pm 06.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2452 I have recently gotten a 1983 22' Macgregor. I have been trying to find a diagram, or a clear pictu
1988 to 1990 Pearson 37 matthewspoint at 5:35pm 06.13.10 Pearson 0/1273 Am very interested in this boat, but would like to have wife get on one to see it before driving fif
Picture of a O'Day 222 mainsail reefed? estopa at 5:31pm 06.13.10 Day Sailers 14/10794 I still have the original main sail on my O'day 222. I see that it has the eye holes on the sail an
Links are not showing SVWindchill at 5:16pm 06.13.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/2355 Good Evening, I have read through pages and pages of the trailer sailer forum and many times posters
MacGregor and Scuba scubanos at 4:57pm 06.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1824 My wife and I are considering for our next boat purchase a new 26M for scuba diving and sailing. We

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Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 2:41am 10.01.21 I did have spray nozzle (for a hosepipe) confiscated coz it was a bit gun shaped. My fault as I shou
Tempest International jssailem at 12:58am 10.01.21 Samson 1/4" dyneema I intend to use for standing and much of the running rigging. Nice work BigDre
Inner forestay on H42 Rick D at 9:47pm 09.30.21 Yes, as far as I can tell, the screws go into an embedded aluminum plate as the rest of the gear is
Inner forestay on H42 Windpilot at 9:39pm 09.30.21 Close, my spot doesn't seem as wide. Thanks for the response! Do you think the backing plate is abou
Inner forestay on H42 (2) Rick D at 9:09pm 09.30.21 Here is one for a 40.5. Not sure how relevant it is for a 410.
Bottom Paint in Northern Stu Jackson at 8:49pm 09.30.21 Charles, Maine & Chicago are vastly different, mainly fresh vs. salt. Two different bottom paints.
Bottom Paint in Northern sesmith at 8:34pm 09.30.21 +1. VC17 up on the Great Lakes.
Adding kayak to sailboat jssailem at 8:13pm 09.30.21 Yes. Those Alaskan Low pressure storms are nasty. I flew in on a quick meet and greet business trip
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR WindS at 7:51pm 09.30.21 Thanks Mike, John: I appreciate the welcome. I think, for me, sailing around Olympia is a good
Bottom Paint in Northern Tally Ho at 7:28pm 09.30.21 I (and many others on the Great Lakes) use VC17. Very thin, fast drying, works reasonably well in fr
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? chuckwayne at 7:22pm 09.30.21 Thanks Mikesea! I plan to do the same thing with my st4000. I'm running the same B&G system as you e
Furling Main Winter Storage Dan_Y at 7:12pm 09.30.21 One issue to point out. Our '08 h36 was 7 years old when we bought it. During the sailing survey the
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 7:06pm 09.30.21 As an owner of a very similar Oday 25 , I can tell you straight out that dropping the mast is very
170 Under Main Only stickinthemud57 at 6:44pm 09.30.21 Increased weather helm and will not point. This is a terse but accurate take. Would only add that
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? Justin_NSA at 6:19pm 09.30.21 It's like a water hose. If no water is coming out, you have to trace back to find the kink or hole i
Exhaust Steam WayneH at 6:17pm 09.30.21 White smoke can also be from an improperly timed injection pump. I had my injection pump overhauled
Tempest International PaulK at 6:12pm 09.30.21 Don't think you'll find any pictures of 4-trap Tempests. Do the Class Rules allow it? On 505's the
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? aescobar100 at 6:12pm 09.30.21 I vaguely remember that the 14AWG is feed through a PVC conduit located high up on the starboard si
E33 Sol� TV berner73 at 5:52pm 09.30.21
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 5:48pm 09.30.21 Yup the climate here at the southern tip of Mount Desert Island is actually pretty mild in the winte

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