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Mast cover/pad John at 5:21pm 08.08.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1640 Pad that covered keel-stepped mast below deck on a Catalina 36 with roller furling main. I'll give i
Question for the Ham Radio guys..? Maine Sail at 4:24pm 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 17/2892 I am thinking about adding a cell phone amplifier to our boat as many areas have a weak signal that
Anyone going to be in the San Juans this month? truckman at 4:02pm 08.08.10 Catalina 310 5/2230 Going up to the San Juans, Gulf Islands for a couple of weeks anyone heading up. It would be fun to
Sail Repair Question Ducati at 2:08pm 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 15/9786 My hi-tech mylar laminate sails (Quantum) are starting to show their age. There are a few holes +
HILLERANGE Alcohol Stove Question Scotian at 1:49pm 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 1/5443 My new to me 1980 CS 27 sailboat has a HILLERANGE Alcohol Stove. When it is operational, and the whe
Hunter 380 anchor cradle LLSeeger at 1:43pm 08.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2082 A neighboring boat hit my bow anchor cradle and bent it badly. Refab cost is extremely high. Does an
fuel gage garyc at 12:53pm 08.08.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1609 My fuel gage has never worked. Bought boat 5 yr ago po replaced fuel tank but hooked up gage. Wires
Plumbing Access wufibugs at 12:50pm 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1663 There is about 10" square door beneath the V berth that accesses the holding tank and most of the pl
Fixed port wufibugs at 12:38pm 08.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1797 I notice that a neighbors 86 Hunter 31 has a fixed port on the starboard side. They say it allows l
87 Hunter 31 Mast tuning mswatsonmd at 12:31pm 08.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1572 looking for any information on tuning the mast/rigging of 1987 Hunter 31 (ISOMAT)
Need a little Help texastom at 10:31am 08.08.10 Big Boats 1/1480 I need a little help from someone that may be in the Long Island area with a short wave radio. My br
Newport30: Halyards, Sewage tank and Hand pump ukrsindicat at 10:12am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1612 Hello, Gents(and ladies) I am new owner N30MKI. She is a nice boat and for the money that I have
To swim or not to swim, that's the ??????? mccauley13 at 10:10am 08.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4160 I know that this isn't the most pressing of questions, given mast fallings, keel drops and sea monst
Rogue Fender ruins video RECESS at 8:41am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1940 Went on a calm day and just messed around while some friends filmed us. Got back to shore, looked at
Converting a sailboat into a power boat. MoonSailer at 7:34am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 50/64928 Thinking about an efficent trawler that sips diesel a sailboat cames to mind. Remove the mast and c
Resin shine at 7:17am 08.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1688 I am replacing the plywood flooring on my boat. I am thinking about coating the plywood with fibergl
Table base replacement bellnier at 7:09am 08.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1860 The floor mounting base for my pedestal table broke yesterday. The cast aluminum had gotten corroded
1980 Catalina Bow Nav Lights (2) Uwe Abels at 7:09am 08.08.10 Catalina 30 3/4370 Just purchased a 1980 Catalina 30. The bow nav lights are resssed in the hull on this model. The len
Engine coolant stop cock Catalina 28 jansan1 at 3:18am 08.08.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2645 Has anyone got a cross-sectional diagram of the inlet stop cock for the engine coolant system for a
yanmar 2gm20 John Howitt at 10:49pm 08.07.10 Ask All Sailors 17/9620 My engine starts and runs beautifully. I run it against the dock in gear. It will run for about an h

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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:51am 06.16.22 You photo shows two well defined "oyster lines" and is a textbook case of cyclic failure due to tens
Should I install a main sheet traveller on b323 ? arf145 at 11:41am 06.16.22 Garhauer Marine sells travellers made to fit, I believe. This is just one of them: Traveler MT-UB-3
Helm seat on 280 chp at 11:39am 06.16.22 We leave ours in place the vast majority of the time but ours has cutouts that allows it to hang se
daysailer1 boom needed Bob mchugh at 11:33am 06.16.22 Thank you all for your input. I was fortunate to find a boom in a neighboring state.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (2) flightlead404 at 11:18am 06.16.22 One looks sheared, one looks like it backed out, the other two are in place - did not check torque.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 smokey73 at 11:08am 06.16.22 It's really hard for me imagine a "shear" of this bolt if others are not also sheared. If this one
delay relay for when bilge pump on Justin_NSA at 11:04am 06.16.22 I installed the Aqualarm Smart Bilge Pump switch. It has an alarm and a delay Aqualarm
delay relay for when bilge pump on Dalliance at 10:49am 06.16.22
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 06.16.22 would the load change to more of a shearing load as each cylinder fires and twists the drive shaft?
Legend 40.5 Chainplates ben solomon at 10:33am 06.16.22 I'll ask on cruisers forum to see if anyone knows, there.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes dlochner at 10:16am 06.16.22 It is most probably cycling because of water back flowing through the hose. It should be easy to che
Bilging Every 3 Minutes PaulK at 10:13am 06.16.22 We found our bilge pump recycling a lot too, but not enough leaks to account for it. Until... we de
Mystery wheel Hollyberry at 9:51am 06.16.22 Same idea as today's twin wheeled cockpits... get the driver outboard for visibility.
Replacing engine instrument panel Hollyberry at 9:47am 06.16.22 I imagine the washers/spacers were there to allow the wheel pilot drive ring to clear the panel.. no
Should I install a main sheet traveller on b323 ? robsant at 9:37am 06.16.22 I am struggling to get the original Lewmar one. Do anyone know the make / model of a complete travel
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Hollyberry at 9:37am 06.16.22 How long does it pump each time? If very brief (and you don't see much water exiting the discharge)
1987 Cat 22 Companionway and Hatch Screens AaronD at 9:31am 06.16.22 Our quick solution was a bed net draped over the boat. ~$15, and works with the pop-top up or down.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Plymouth Sailor at 9:27am 06.16.22 Every 3 minutes would definitely concern me. Routine causes of nuisance bilge water include keel st
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 9:26am 06.16.22 Close but no cigar :biggrin:. The loads on the bolts are pulsing tensile loads. With angular misal
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 06.16.22 Hey Scott, Maybe time for a home built solution? I'm thinking something that puts the gauges on bo

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