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Removing centerboard? Ingram at 4:27pm 12.11.21 Smaller Boats 15/1798 New owner 26h need know the best way to rise the boat off the trailer. Would like to remove centerbo
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch (1) MikeK2B at 2:16pm 12.11.21 Ask All Sailors 55/7516 My winter/spring project this year started with simply rewiring the mast and adding a foredeck light
Chart Plotter Location Souellette at 1:38pm 12.11.21 Catalina 275 20/5150 I'm adding a chart plotter to my wish list. Curious to know if anyone has installed one and where it
Just Say'n (1) Pagan Baby at 12:45pm 12.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/733 200881
Bilge blower hose replacement Closing Time at 11:27am 12.11.21 Catalina 310 38/5405 My bilge hoses are shot. Catalina installed the bilge blower at the far back of the boat. I got it l
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install MikeHoncho at 10:16am 12.11.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1112 I wanted to replace my elderly wind indicator so after doing some research I decided on the followin
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. GFS at 8:43am 12.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1661 The first is to replace the 18 x 12 fixed three blade propeller. The boat currently cannot achieve t
Walking on water (1) Brian D at 8:04am 12.11.21 Sails Call Lounge 3/822 200868
Go Navy! (1) Brian D at 5:23am 12.11.21 Sails Call Lounge 10/969 200862
Two dipsticks on my diesel? (1) acudavid at 7:32pm 12.10.21 Engines and Propulsion 11/2273 I am new to diesels and have a 1977 Lancer with what I believe to be the original Yanmar motor. I a
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 11:53am 12.10.21 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2248 Hello, I am a new 1985 O'day 28 boat owner and new to sailing as well. Someone decided to abandon h
Bow berth remove fabric ceilings & install wood battens (10) william24424 at 10:19am 12.10.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1114 1- Ash battens, (Boulters lumber MA) 2- Epoxy stringers to hull 3- Followed line of shelves (nothing
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Puesta del sol at 8:52pm 12.09.21 Big Boats 19/1952 Looking at my emergency tiller and just not figuring how I could possibly use it. The backstay prev
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location CptCasper at 5:54pm 12.09.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1179 Hi All, I recently tried to start my Catalina 400 in Seattle today, however it wouldn't start after
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 5:42pm 12.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1505 Catalina 27 1987 with M18 Universal engine starts and sounds normal. Pulled out of Harbour and ran
Interesting Boat Project cb32863 at 11:28am 12.09.21 Ask All Sailors 4/698 Found this via Sailing Anarchy. Guy is a professional shipwright, short episodes, not polished or sl
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" (1) Tedd at 9:18am 12.09.21 Sails Call Lounge 17/1614 I got sidetracked by Google Ngram this morning and made the following discovery. ed to the ratio of
Passage 42 bilge question eianm at 2:29pm 12.08.21 Big Boats 9/1155 i am still chasing a diesel small leak into the bilge. I have cleaned and dried the engine around in
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle gjward63 at 9:50am 12.08.21 Ask All Sailors 13/3382 When motoring my 33 Pearson the throttle lever tend to slowly go back toward idle speed (if I let it
Looking for the wiring diagram of control panel for 1992 42 Hunter Passage? Pmack240 at 7:26am 12.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1581 Anyone who has access to the diagram/schematic of a 1992 Hunter 42 Passage, in particular the contro

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H280 Dog house hinge Occasional Heeler at 9:02am 11.03.24 Yeah -- holes in the top above the hinge plate recess would the best solution so I can use wood back
Is this a DC current leak? BAD ORCA at 8:48am 11.03.24 Use an analog voltmeter to introduce a small load into the circuit. with the intention of the smal
Is this a DC current leak? BAD ORCA at 8:45am 11.03.24 What types of devices are connected to the fuse block? My guess is one or more of them have some ca
Is this a DC current leak? Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 11.03.24 Use an analog voltmeter to introduce a small load into the circuit.
Sheet to steering Joe at 7:38am 11.03.24 This vid explains how it works. bDdbgu80YfA I did a search asking for DIY sailboat self steering s
H-31 Compression Post and Bulkhead Replacement jssailem at 7:29am 11.03.24 This information is still being requested That is to be expected. Boats continue to age. New owner
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 jssailem at 7:23am 11.03.24 Considering the forces on the standing rigging, can this damage cause a catastrophic failure in its
H280 Dog house hinge chp at 6:01am 11.03.24 Mine are backed and screwed into wood blocks. I have two large openings in the top corners in order
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 5:51am 11.03.24 If Rigging Only sells Hayn turnbuckles, they can probably special order a metric one. Too little de
Sheet to steering jssailem at 5:26am 11.03.24
Winterising (2) sailcapt340 at 5:22am 11.03.24 Keep in mind the fact that a trivial amount of water left will have enough room to expand when it f
Oday28 jssailem at 5:09am 11.03.24 This guys video (at the start) shares an easy way he identifies how to locate the best place to posi
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? senang at 3:47am 11.03.24 Go to a parasail paramotor diving shop. They have V shaped tools to cut parachute or other lines. Yo
Winterising Jim Legere at 3:43am 11.03.24 My diesel is winterized at the time of haul out. After I motor over to travelift slip, I leave the e
How to repair small chip in cabin sole senang at 3:39am 11.03.24 I found this on Utube. If you have all his wax for different colors I still doubt it took him 5 min.
Is this a DC current leak? Davidasailor26 at 1:08am 11.03.24 What types of devices are connected to the fuse block? My guess is one or more of them have some cap
Turnbuckle lubricant? justsomeguy at 9:01pm 11.02.24 One drop of light oil, top and bottom.
Winterising Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:46pm 11.02.24 Not quite how I recommend winterizing the sanitation system (toilet and holding tank.) If you go to
H280 Dog house hinge Calif. Ted at 5:43pm 11.02.24 Looks like someone already tried those plastic anchors for drywall, previous owner fix no doubt. Cle
Hole for gin pole in the mast CrispyCringle at 5:24pm 11.02.24 Thanks for your response. We do intend to use and store the boat at a local lake. I talked to Dave

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