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Mast step help (1) kbapark at 7:00am 05.29.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1378
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon kgray9 at 4:08am 05.29.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2075 Hello all! I bought a widgeon this spring, and have used it several times. The centerboard gets ja
A different 37.5 windlass install Mika1 at 7:39pm 05.28.22 Big Boats 5/1002 A write-up of how I mounted the windlass on my 37.5 has been humbly submitted to the owner mods for
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 (2) SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2016 Today I stated the process of installing a Balmar 60 series 100 amp alternator onto my Yanmar 3ym20.
Packing gland nut getting hot. Mistyseas1991 at 5:23pm 05.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3330 I notice the packing gland nut was getting hot to the touch so I replaced the teflon packing 3/16 it
Barient winch 21-33 Mistyseas1991 at 5:08pm 05.28.22 Parts Search 5/1418 The STRIPPER RING is not doing its job it goes under the line lifter allowing the jib sheet to do t
Planing in a O'Day Widgeon? (3) kgray9 at 2:38pm 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 15/3243 Hello all! I bought a O'Day Widgeon this spring, and have used it roughly 7 times now on three diff
Bavaria saildrive Mattcia123 at 12:02pm 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2798
Foot Pump - $_8(&$ (1) sunlover at 11:15am 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 4/685 Just replaced this foot pump and managed to pump about 2 gallons before it more or less stopped work
Coos Bay Oregon azsailing at 6:28am 05.28.22 Destinations 7/3604 I am thinking to trailer a mac 26 to Coos bay. Can anyone tell me how is the recreational sailing?
Hunter 34 Mast Mainsail Track Stop Size Ilanortho at 6:24am 05.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/820 Hi; Lost the track stop (actually boatyard did) I am away from the boat. Does anyone know the width
Isotemp hot water backing into system (1) NYSail at 2:55am 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 4/902 Hello all, So just finished installing a new Isotemp water heater. Real nice unit and love the insta
Shroud i bolts source allen lofland at 5:27pm 05.27.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1440 I recently lost a u bolt at the deck holding a lower aft shroud on my oday 35. looking for a source
Universal 5411/Kubota Z500 fuel pump mikeracca at 4:26pm 05.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/1666 So I believe my issue in my little engine is starvation. I have no clue how old my fuel pump is, I d
fuel tank replacement chefmango at 10:55am 05.27.22 Ask All Sailors 4/941 I would like to replace the fuel tank on my Beneteau First 345 however I have run into a couple of i
Irwin 28 New-to-Me Maiden Voyage Plymouth Sailor at 10:22am 05.27.22 Irwin 2/1286
Two-Part Epoxy Plymouth Sailor at 10:00am 05.27.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1213 Dear Sailors, need your wisdom. I have successfully added a product by the name Penetrol to my one
Best Boat Transporter? AlastairLC at 9:39am 05.27.22 Ask All Sailors 3/483
Best Marina in San Diego? AlastairLC at 6:37am 05.27.22 Ask All Sailors 26/7928 Does anyone have a recommendation for marinas in San Diego? Thanks.
Catalina 350 Upgrade Electronics Pauljg at 5:38pm 05.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2230 Hi I am a new owner of a 2003 Catalina 350. The boat currently has a Raymarine RC 435 Chartplotter

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Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 07.31.25 OUCH ................. there's your glue : on product could accumulate within a SS hub and outsid
1983 C&C Spreader Wobble (1) thetone at 8:05pm 07.31.25 Video
Heartwarming scene today! Davidasailor26 at 7:55pm 07.31.25 That is great to hear, especially as I just got home from helping out with a fundraiser for our loca
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance kloudie1 at 7:54pm 07.31.25 The wheel hub may be galled to the shaft. It may take a good bit of force to get it loose. A puller,
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises (3) Foswick at 7:28pm 07.31.25 Back at the dock and got out this afternoon to do a second row. ng up. As a bonus, I did a little
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance DaveJ at 7:25pm 07.31.25 Corrosion, holding the wheel on the shaft? Yes to the gear puller.
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance Tally Ho at 6:20pm 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance jssailem at 6:18pm 07.31.25
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge jssailem at 6:14pm 07.31.25 That pink color on the nut suggest there has been some galvanic corrosion occurring. Brass has high
Teak upkeep Scott T-Bird at 5:57pm 07.31.25 Cape Dorys in our area seem to get special attention from their owners. I notice quite a few that h
Air in fuel feed dehler25 at 5:52pm 07.31.25 Either this has never happened to any one or no one is aware, that is the magic of transparent fuel
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge dlochner at 5:48pm 07.31.25 After replacing with new nuts, rub lanoline on the shaft thread so can remove it easily. No, don't
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (2) testingthewaters91 at 5:46pm 07.31.25 No tricks here. But I cannot understand what is holding the wheel on the shaft. No nut? Obvious fro
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance DaveJ at 5:35pm 07.31.25 No tricks here. But I cannot understand what is holding the wheel on the shaft. No nut? Obvious from
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance testingthewaters91 at 5:15pm 07.31.25
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge (1) testingthewaters91 at 5:12pm 07.31.25 Here is a close up of the suspect metal.
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge testingthewaters91 at 5:10pm 07.31.25 Good! Now clean up the scarred nuts & coat the shaft with Lanocote grease prior to installing the
Oil filter number for Atomic 4 fred1diver at 5:01pm 07.31.25
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge jssailem at 4:34pm 07.31.25 Not brass. Bronze. Similar color. Grossly different properties. I suspected you were going to remove
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge BigEasy at 4:33pm 07.31.25 Hey folks, just wanted to share an update and a little lesson learned while pulling the prop nuts o

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