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Islander 28 engine retrofit Heatwave at 2:22pm 05.05.10 Islander 1/3272 Hi Everyone, I'm thinking of acquiring a 76 I-28. Unfortunately, she has an ancient Volvo Penta MD-
Rudder repair??? james turner at 2:15pm 05.05.10 Bigger Boats 1/2225 My rudder has some rust colored fluid leaking from it in the fall. I am thinking about removing the
What oil do you use in your diesel? canavap at 1:34pm 05.05.10 Catalina 30 5/1693 I changed my oil in the fall as I was supposed to do but now I am perplexed by my choice of oil. My
Reefing the Main atwhite2 at 12:38pm 05.05.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2114 Good Day Ladies and Gentlemen... After some basic searching, there is a lot of information on this
Sailing on anchor Bill Roosa at 11:27am 05.05.10 Big Boats 17/5049 I was reading "Storm Tactics" and got the wild idea that I could stop Bardi Sea from sailing on her
Carpet me New boat owner at 10:54am 05.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1492 I have a 84' M 25. I need carpet for walkway and under table. Where can I look?
Out Island 41 Steering Pump IrwinDude at 10:25am 05.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1925 Currently have a HyNautic H-31 pump at the helm that leeks really bad. Anybidy know where I can find
Pulpit Stanchions Removable??? (1) RonRelyea at 8:50am 05.05.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2643 I'm pondering a mod to my boat to add a more substantial deck plate at the bow in order to also add
Moving batteries from bank to bank sailcapt340 at 8:09am 05.05.10 Big Boats 3/1177 I have 3 AGM batteries for the house bank and 1 AGM for the start bank. All are the same age (bough
Fawcett's in Annapolis Jack4865 at 8:00am 05.05.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2216 What happened to Fawcett's in Annapolis? I was there a month or so ago and they've moved. They are
inflatable bottom paint BruceK at 7:32am 05.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1509 Have an "older" inflatable and I want to put on that really expensive bottom paint $69.qt@ WM for th
Anyone know what this is? (1) kirbyc1goo at 7:12am 05.05.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1833 Hey everyone, I frequent a scrap yard to pick up stainless steel bits for the boat. I came across t
Interior Wood Touch Ups / Repairs Ducati at 3:25am 05.05.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1421 We love the look of the wood inside but it gets marked very easily. Do Beneteau sell touch up kit
Mast tuning Fire Escape at 10:33pm 05.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2908 I have had my 29.5 hunter only a few years. The club I belong to requires that all masts be un-stepp
Shaft Size markc1976 at 8:53pm 05.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1243 I have 1979 Hunter 30. Does anyone know the shaft size or size coupling that I need to fit a Yanmar
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sheets stephen Penny at 8:15pm 05.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2328 Plan to fly the new spinnaker as soon as I purchase new sheets. What diameter sheets (I am thinking
found a 1967 Cal 30 RNC725 at 7:31pm 05.04.10 Cal 1/2334 have only sailed Macgregor 26 for the last 15 years. How tough is the transition going to be to pil
A leaky Chrysler Sandpiper jheston at 6:37pm 05.04.10 Chrysler 1/4863 I have a Chrysler Sandpiper 22'. It takes on water when sailing and even when laid up for the winter
H37 manual Dragon at 5:28pm 05.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/977 I am in the process of rig tuning my newly acquired 1988 H37. Do you have the manual for this boat t
Volvo Saildrive split zinc? njsail at 5:21pm 05.04.10 Bavaria 1/2334 When I replaced the zinc on my volvo saildrive this season I had to pull the prop to bolt a single p

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ground wire in mast DArcy at 6:36pm 09.21.21 Is your mast deck stepped or keel stepped? Mine is keel stepped and I use ring terminals on a termin
Seventeen Years and Out! Ralph Johnstone at 6:30pm 09.21.21 My name is Drew, and I don't have a boat ... Hi Drew ...............................
Keel Mast Plate Replacement sail sfbay at 6:03pm 09.21.21 If you want a spar made suggest RigRite.
Keel Mast Plate Replacement (5) BigDream at 5:53pm 09.21.21 Hey thanks for the welcome and the reply... I have a book called "sandbag" which has a bunch of good
Seventeen Years and Out! heritage at 5:01pm 09.21.21 Don't go cold turkey, just go small. https://images.app.goo.gl/zBAidf2mHNPiQika8
Tachometer suddenly stops....... NYSail at 4:52pm 09.21.21 Full batteries is what I have been told before including Rod, but why now this year only...... could
ground wire in mast Off2day at 4:50pm 09.21.21 in side the mast
ground wire in mast dlochner at 4:45pm 09.21.21 looking to see what kind of connectors you actually use to connect the mast wiring to The boat wiri
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:23pm 09.21.21 I bought a "replacement" Dometic unit for the main cabin a/c on my now sold Hunter 41DS. It was far
Filler material for teak dlochner at 4:21pm 09.21.21 If you have a piece of scrap teak, take sand paper to it and make a lot of teak dust. At the end of
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Tally Ho at 4:12pm 09.21.21
H240 hatch board storage? (3) caverun at 4:11pm 09.21.21 On my previous 240 I made a set of slotted brackets to hold the 3 boards vertical in the aft fuel lo
ground wire in mast Off2day at 4:09pm 09.21.21 looking to see what kind of connectors you actually use to connect the mast wiring to The boat wirin
ground wire in mast dlochner at 4:01pm 09.21.21 what kind of wire connectors are you using to connect the mask to the boat Use insulated heat shr
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle Two Sails at 3:55pm 09.21.21 This is a good fit for you. I did the full replacement with this one. Dometic ECD Newest refriger
Seventeen Years and Out! DAVA390 at 3:30pm 09.21.21 Try model railroading. :) It's fun, time consuming, opens new vistas (in your mind), has nice onli
H240 hatch board storage? shemandr at 3:05pm 09.21.21 Our 356 had a fabric holder in lazaretto. OEM I think.
Does anyone have this top plastic piece for a Jabsco manual pump? Apex at 2:54pm 09.21.21 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress gorilla pumping? BRILLIANT DESCRIPTIO haha ...Perhaps the PO had diffic
Seventeen Years and Out! shemandr at 2:52pm 09.21.21 I guess I'm on step 2: Boats are a problem in my life (Financially at least).
Seventeen Years and Out! Stu Jackson at 2:51pm 09.21.21 Can I get one of those Railway Engineer hats too?:biggrin: Only if you bring the train whistle!

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