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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 7/4159 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 4/1939 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 50/64903 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 4/1856 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 3/4369 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 3/2644 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
Excessive fan noise Xantrex Freedom HF1000 uptownsteve at 10:33pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 0/1430 I am in the process of installing a Xantrex Feeedon HF1000 Inverter Charger. We got the charger port
swing keel info needed ASquarius 25 marine.spec.sc@gmail.com at 8:23pm 08.07.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1783 Help!! I am in the process of restoring an Aquarius 25 - this boat lost its swing keel in 150 feet o
mainsail stack height ajsail1 at 7:52pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 5/2068 I thought there was a forum on this a couple years ago but I can't find it so Im bringing it up agai
Just purchaes a 1980 Catalina 30 Uwe Abels at 4:21pm 08.07.10 Catalina 30 11/13077 Just purchased 1980 Catalina 30. I have a 11Hp Atomic 4 Diesel amd would like to upgrade/increase en
Does the stick stand up or lay down when sailing? Tried both Thursday! Paul Brinkley at 4:15pm 08.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2039 My wife and I were taking our daughter :) and her family sailing on the Albemarle Sound (NC), and th
H26 Mast electrical (2) SHADS at 3:12pm 08.07.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1331 Here are two pictures that the previous owner had done. There are to separate wires running down the
Oceanis 393 & 411 & 423' s Owner Comments Please GNWFast at 2:56pm 08.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/7987 Hey Y'all, We are Dave ' Anne and we are Midwesterners. Gathering as much info as possible so we won
Running Rigging Roy10289 at 2:54pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 1/1467 I would like to replace the lines on my mainsheet,traveler,and and boom vang. I ordered a new main h
Reverse polarity test switch Gregg F at 1:26pm 08.07.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1691 Where can I find a replacement for my reverse polarity test switch? This is the switch in the electr
Cat 22 rigging help (9) radioguy at 12:52pm 08.07.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2392 Hey guys, I'm the new owner of a 1979 C-22. I have a few (haha) questions about the rigging. I've

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Scary thought for all solo sailors! Will Gilmore at 4:09pm 06.15.22 Rogue wave????? Random Swell???? PWC wake...:cuss: It was weird, because our dock was the only o
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation AaronD at 3:50pm 06.15.22 15ft Buccaneer would be called a Mutineer...Wouldn't it? I went about this the other way...I learne
Legend 40.5 Chainplates baycloud at 3:24pm 06.15.22 Does no one know?? :huh: Someone must....does anyone know anyone that might know?
Replacing engine instrument panel Calif. Ted at 3:22pm 06.15.22 Your instrument pod was discontinued in 1999 when the one in the link on my prior post was introduce
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 JamesG161 at 3:09pm 06.15.22 Knowing a bit about Yanmar, my guess is Military spec Stainless Steel. You can change later if corr
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 3:08pm 06.15.22 I am guessing you sorted this? No! :) You may be able to access it by removing the hatch at the
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation (1) StDilbert at 3:00pm 06.15.22 15ft Buccaneer would be called a Mutineer...Wouldn't it? I went about this the other way...I learned
Trouble removing prop shaft kloudie1 at 2:44pm 06.15.22 Ya probably have a giant burr on the shaft where the set screw point was pushing. That is keeping th
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon dLj at 2:42pm 06.15.22 You must go up mast measure to be sure for sure Well, if you have a halyard at the top of the mast
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 2:37pm 06.15.22 You can go all digital. Raymarine (and others) instruments can be hooked up to the engine to displ
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator kloudie1 at 2:36pm 06.15.22 Book shows a 36 inch long "A" (A36) I think it crosses to a Gates 9370. Another page of the parts b
New jib sail ? ingramsail at 2:28pm 06.15.22 Thanks I will look for a 110 for the roller furling.
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jmcdowel at 2:23pm 06.15.22 Thanks Hollyberry, the keel bolts are number one on the repair list before it go in the water. Waiti
Said goodbye to an old friend Hollyberry at 2:22pm 06.15.22 Best wishes in your new endeavours and for continued recovery! Nothing wrong with more family time!
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft Hollyberry at 2:18pm 06.15.22 As I said earlier, the iron keel is an issue - esp if there seems to be questionable factors - such
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jmcdowel at 2:18pm 06.15.22 Boat motor does turn on. That wasnt done by the surveyor. Walking around with the surveyor, the hull
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator Suri at 2:11pm 06.15.22 You could try a search for Yanmar 25132-003700, but as far as I know, that's an A37 belt. Do you st
daysailer1 boom needed (1) Sunbird22358 at 2:07pm 06.15.22 Same boom was used for all Day Sailer models, the block locations/configurations changed, but basic
Wire Size mikeracca at 2:07pm 06.15.22 I had done some research myself before posting and everything points to bigger has less drop, less
Said goodbye to an old friend David in Sandusky at 2:03pm 06.15.22 So good to hear this fine report, Maine Sail! Fair winds and following seas to our new land-lubber.

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