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galvanized standing rigging teddybear at 4:52pm 08.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3341 Lots of Mac Gregor sailor think out the box. That's good and the results show. I read somewhere that
Replacing Rudder line on H26 troutsmustang at 4:17pm 08.10.10 Smaller Boats 1/1211 Just got the boat and I hope to take out this weekend. I line to the rudder is in rough shape. I w
Throttle and Transmission Cables DSELR at 3:52pm 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2614 I am looking for some help on my transmission and throttle cables. Attached to a Merriman pedestal,
Newish boat...essential sailing upgrades? bulboushead at 3:08pm 08.10.10 Catalina 22 13/3531 Howdy all! First off, this is a great forum and I've lurked for quite a while. A little back story
Shower Curtian Help Tom Potter at 3:03pm 08.10.10 Bigger Boats 0/1409 I'm brain storming some ideas on how to install a shower curtain on my 28 to keep the wood bulkheads
Run new wire for wind instrument up mast windchime1 at 1:53pm 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1794 I have a 1991 33.5 Hunter that I am trying to replace the wire for a Raymarine ST60 wind transducer
Calling all B57 Owners RobInAnnapols at 1:52pm 08.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1148 All- I'm looking at a few Beneteau 57s as my next boat. Current boat is a Morgan 44 Center Cockpit
SeaGloss Pro for Non-Skid Eras at 1:52pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3081 Has anyone used SeaGloss Pro? (West Marine brand non-skid) Also, I've read many posts about the
sea crown sailboat pupluv at 1:45pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 4/9151 Anyone know anything or have literature for Sea Crown sailboats? Apparently these were made in Ceres
Adding an Automatic Bilge Pump kpgraci at 1:44pm 08.10.10 Day Sailers 7/2190 Hey All, Got an '73 ODay 22, now in a marina (!) so I want (need) to install an automatic bilge pu
Scuppers and bilge questions radioguy at 12:59pm 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3907 This is a two part question :) 1. I've yet to put my boat in the water. I can see when I wash the
Small Coolant Leak Marc14857 at 12:42pm 08.10.10 Big Boats 8/2307 I have a very small coolant leak on the Yanmar 4JH4E ever since I took possesion of the boat. After
Mainsheet Article Deadline September 10th bobjames at 12:29pm 08.10.10 Catalina 310 0/1272 Hi Captains and Admirals: How is your spring launch going? My launch on Lake Erie is scheduled for M
Moving to DC from SF with Catalina 30 pkremser at 12:17pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4317 HI all: We just found out we might be moving from the San Francisco Bay Area to Washington DC with
Hunter 37 Owners Manual? mtownson at 12:09pm 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4350 I just bought a 1987 Hunter Legend 37 and have looked everywhere for an owners manual. Does anyone k
Sad sight (2) PotomacDaysailer at 11:41am 08.10.10 Trailer Sailors 16/5818 Passed by the Washington (DC) Sailing Marina on a bike ride and saw this boat, looks like it has bee
Has anyone improved jib sheet "cleating"? Clark at 11:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/1761 We have a 1996 280 and there are some jam (V) cleats for the sheets to be used until the wind streng
Zincs for hunter 33 yanmar 29hp engine??? paul1938 at 10:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1609 I just purchased 2 months ago, a 2005 H33 with the yanmar 3 cl. engine, that's the one with 29 hp. I
Fuel tank repair caguy at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2586
Wanted-Raymarine St4000 autopilot control head (2) joe-fran at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 8/6182 My Ericson-28 was hit by lightning earlier this summer. All electronics were fried. Have replaced th

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1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location pclarksurf at 3:36pm 06.27.22 Your photos appear spot on -- sadly I've never seen a schematic, but that doesn't mean it doesn't ex
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 dmax at 3:34pm 06.27.22 I'd say that's a pretty full refit :) Congrats, time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Spinaker sock berner73 at 3:33pm 06.27.22 Congrats on the new boat - and that's quite a windfall to find it came with a sail the PO didn't kno
Invest 94L (2) JamesG161 at 3:19pm 06.27.22 NOAA just flew their exploratory mission into... Potential Tropical Cyclone Two206707 It is moving
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) jviss at 3:15pm 06.27.22 Does the outside look like it is missing a piece? Not to me. Note the through hull is "open."
Hunter 26 taking on water American Girl at 3:13pm 06.27.22 Thank you for all of the suggestions. It has come to our attention that there may be a crack in the
W21 NO POWER Boatkeep at 3:05pm 06.27.22 Hello, For anyone reading this is the future here is an article I wrote with a few simple diagnost
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission Boatkeep at 3:04pm 06.27.22 Hello, For anyone reading this is the future here is an article I wrote with a few simple diagnost
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:37pm 06.27.22 ...which you can get from the compass. :) My TWD shows true wind relative to my heading. B&G diff
Spinaker sock Belgian Chris at 2:31pm 06.27.22 Good afternoon, I just bought a 1984 Beneteau First 29. To my surprise the boat came with a spinna
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331 GTM at 2:29pm 06.27.22 I found that I had a hair line crack in the screen filter covers that was allowing air in the line.
Spinaker sock mdibella at 2:25pm 06.27.22 I am satisfied with this: ATN Spinnaker Sleeve
Not sailing but I thought interesting with Independence Day approaching Siamese at 2:21pm 06.27.22 Great story. A couple years ago, my neighbor died. Old guy, lived alone. I never met him. After
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 DMendels at 2:19pm 06.27.22 Thanks very much and indeed, the atomic 4 is petrol driven. Thanks for the lengthy suggestions, but
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 JimP at 2:18pm 06.27.22 15 month update, I've done a pretty full refit on my 2003 H386, and was out overnight for the first
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 dtrask at 2:15pm 06.27.22 Thanks Jim! Did you replace the raw water intake hose going to the head as well or did you tap into
Do you use checklists? Siamese at 2:13pm 06.27.22 Sure do. I have checklists for various things. Prep for a boat trip. Prep for a trip to our condo
Do you use checklists? Terry Cox at 2:07pm 06.27.22 I am curious if a lot of others do this No paper list. Mental, yes. Now where did I leave that pap
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 JimP at 2:02pm 06.27.22 Hi Jim, not sure if you'll see this but I'm about to do the same with my 2003 386. How long of a h
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 twodzusfittings at 2:02pm 06.27.22 IMHO it sounds like a fuel starvation as you say it will idle but stalls under load. I would check f

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