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Rudder Bearings- Pearson 34-2 rognvald at 8:05am 06.28.10 Pearson 0/1724 Has anyone replaced their rudder bearings on a 33-2,34-2 or a 36-2? Are they dedicated, replaceable
Catalina 34 Engine Throttle, Tachometer & Alarm Buzzer Issues ljohn at 7:58am 06.28.10 Big Boats 2/4401 Boat: 1986 Catalina 34 Engine: Westerbeke The Throttle does not bring the engine RPMs over around
Bottom Paint and Oil Spill sailaway78 at 7:52am 06.28.10 Sails Call Lounge 6/3709 For those of you who may be effected. I pulled my boat a few days ago, and was very unhappy with the
Bottom Paint and Oil Spill sailaway78 at 7:46am 06.28.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2903 When I pulled the boat to do the rudder work, I was very disappointed in the bottom paint. There wer
Lancer 25 owners manual Rakahrd at 7:35am 06.28.10 Lancer 1/4815 Hello I recently bought a lancer 25 . it was in fair to poor condition and am seeking an owners
Masthead Electrics Drew13440 at 7:19am 06.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1606 So, I've got a two way switch on the breaker box that controls anchor and steaming lights at the mas
Proper proceedure for checking prop shaft drip rate amcmahon at 6:43am 06.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3341 Could someone please tell me the proper way to check prop shaft packing drip rate. I have a 1984 h2
replace wind vane and antenae newboatowner at 6:06am 06.28.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1751 My boat experienced minor damage in a micro burst that took place in Great Neck, NY last week. I l
O Day 25 question Coty137 at 5:14am 06.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1873 Good day fellow sailors, I hope summer has been treating you well so far? I have a quick question
Why it's so hard to run a diesel properly. Roger Long at 4:38am 06.28.10 Ask All Sailors 53/9000 It is pretty well understood, at least around here I believe, that operating a diesel at too low a p
Need outboard advice for Hunter 26.5 jerseywaters at 4:27am 06.28.10 Smaller Boats 3/1319 After spending too much money on maintaining our Nissan 9.9 we are ready to dump it in the channel (
Bimini top/solar panels Francis at 3:43am 06.28.10 Big Boats 2/1677 Hello, My H 40 is currently in Marion, Mass. but I am in the Annapolis, MD area for the next 3 week
replacement alternator Francis at 3:30am 06.28.10 Big Boats 15/4056 All, I now have the original 55 amp alternator on my Yanmar 4 JHE. I would like to replace it with
Why is it the way it is? Dinghys (1) Hermit Scott at 12:25am 06.28.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4391 Hard dinghys are great because you never worry about puncturing a tube, sun damage or inflating them
cleat/rope clutch location for furling line on O'day 25 wnance at 10:10pm 06.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2171 Hi there, Another question about roller furling installs- we've got our new CDI FF4 installed on
Slug Gate.... (3) Sumner at 9:40pm 06.27.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2058 I posted this on the Mac Forum, but thought it might be of some use to someone here also........ h
S2 9.2C Repower capcass at 7:53pm 06.27.10 S2 0/1657 I am in the process of re-powering my 1982 9.2c. The original engine is a Yanmar 2Gm with an afterma
Bimini Top for Mac 26S trachsela at 7:50pm 06.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3110 I am a new Mac owner (26S) and would like to instal a bimini top. If you've installed one on your b
9.2C Repower capcass at 6:45pm 06.27.10 S2 15/3612 I am in the process of re-powering my 1982 9.2c. The original engine is a Yanmar 2Gm with an afterma
northwind 405 ketch danoinsc at 6:40pm 06.27.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2356 Hello all, looking for any info on the northwind 405. We just bought her a few months ago and love t

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Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 2:25pm 05.04.22 I don't know how sat/nav computers do it. They are certainly capable of using true North, but that
Mariner 2=2 kappykaplan at 2:19pm 05.04.22 It's called a compression post. I'm sure @Will Gilmore will have some ideas for you. Welcome to th
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement (1) MikeHoncho at 2:10pm 05.04.22 Sounds like a good plan, my only recommendation would be to split the wood first, clamp it back tog
Pedestal Compass, True North? Will Gilmore at 2:10pm 05.04.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 isaksp00 at 2:10pm 05.04.22 If you don't have a station nearby that offers ethanol free gas, apparently the gas sold for piston
Pedestal Compass, True North? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:07pm 05.04.22 Correct. That depends! It can be a big deal if you're transiting a narrow channel in fog, and usi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 2:02pm 05.04.22
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement dmax at 1:56pm 05.04.22 Sounds like a good plan, my only recommendation would be to split the wood first, clamp it back toge
Pedestal Compass, True North? jviss at 1:30pm 05.04.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:24pm 05.04.22
Spin vs whisker pole BarryL at 1:22pm 05.04.22 Hi Fred, Congrats on the new boat. Congrats on having a symmetric spinnaker and thinking about flyi
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:21pm 05.04.22 Ethanol (corn syrup crap) will foul the jets. I use to carry 2+2 carb cleaner and sprayed the jets
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 1:20pm 05.04.22 The centerboard is good. I have had it out, repaired some dings, and painted it with anti-fouling. T
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 1:19pm 05.04.22 power current (aAmps) fixed it for you :) As noted in that link, ammeters measure FLOW of electro
Ship/Maintenance log book Dalliance at 1:15pm 05.04.22
Mast wiring access dmax at 12:39pm 05.04.22
Newport 30-3 grab rails (3) bil1215 at 12:25pm 05.04.22
Mast wiring access bil1215 at 12:21pm 05.04.22 Bill I looked at the images of a Newport 1986 Mk3 listed for sale out here on the west coast. It loo
cl 14 dewe48 at 12:20pm 05.04.22 Thanks for all the help. It's actually up to 60 today so I hope to get this thing in the water and
Ammeter replacement questions LeslieTroyer at 12:16pm 05.04.22 The purpose of the colors is to prevent confusion. Red = DC Positive. Black = AC Neutral or DC g

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