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diesel lub questions dlewis812 at 5:26am 05.18.10 Catalina 30 4/1724 diesel lube questions first time with a diesel (universal 18HP). checking lubricants: - oil l
Mainsail Overlaps Backstay Ducati at 5:06am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 10/7081 Other 36.7 owners tell me that the mainsail (just at the top batten) gets caught on the backstay.
questions for bubba da boat cat thereisabelle at 3:00am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2461 are you happy to be back home? everything all secure? will you be donating some furballs to help sop
New Found Metals Ports (1) med2463 at 11:24pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 7/704 The boat that we bought a few months ago has 6 New Found Metals ports. Some swing all the way up and
Signet housings (1) stephen Penny at 7:44pm 05.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1633
Looking for a 25 or 26 O'day John Stevens at 7:42pm 05.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1896 I'm located in FL and looking for a 25 or 26. John
Leaky 25 newmacowner at 7:25pm 05.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1255 I have an 83 MacGregor 25 that I bought about a month ago. I just put it in the water and it seems t
Manual Harold60 at 6:36pm 05.17.10 Smaller Boats 2/1145 I just bought a 1987 Hunter 23. It seems in good condition but I had to trailer it from South Jerse
Looking for a muffler. (1) Ed Schenck at 6:28pm 05.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 21/4976 And considering a piece of PVC pipe unitl I find one. I am going north in two weeks and want to sai
Cutlass Bearing Replacement knothead at 6:15pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2114 I've read many of the excellent posts on how to replace a cutlass bearing and I'm ready to do battle
Replacing Plexiglass Forward Hatch catalinaguy at 6:02pm 05.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/5010 I need to replace cracked plexiglass in the forward hatch of an 88 Catalina 30. I can get replaceme
Strange Vibrations in the Boom Marc14857 at 5:44pm 05.17.10 Big Boats 2/1297 Has anyone with an in mast main noticed a strange vibration coming from inside the boom when at rest
Salon table post fiestaMojo at 5:41pm 05.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1200 I'm looking for the post which mounts on the main galley cabinet that the salon table (folds out, e
First sail of the season, lessons learned and I shoulda known better Scott B at 5:28pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3425 Headed out Friday evening over to the YMCA camp my kids have gone to for the past 11 yrs. and son is
Masthead Sheaves Jim25 at 5:15pm 05.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1663 Hi Have been looking for the sheaves for a while now with no luck sheave needs to be 9/16 wide by 1
How much coverage is enough? dscribner at 5:01pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1387 I know this is a subjective question, but how much insurance coverage is enough? Our insurance "age
Mast Wiring Question OldDedHed at 4:40pm 05.17.10 Catalina 22 5/6846 I am in the process of re-wiring and re-lighting the mast on my 22. The mast is equipped with the 1/
Hatch Plexiglass Resoration spadaforaj at 4:09pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 8/7360 Is there anything out there that can remove the oxidation and fogging of typical plexiglass port len
Winch maintenance dwgifford at 4:01pm 05.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1416 I have Lewmar single and dual speed winches on my boat. The Lewmar manual says to clean with a para
Transom size? mbreitba at 2:52pm 05.17.10 Catalina 22 1/2043 One thing that I neglected to do this weekend while looking over my new catalina 22 was to measure t

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Starting my LFP build. FastOlson at 9:05am 06.04.22 For those of us with traditional charging and storage systems, your images remind me of the scene in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter JamesG161 at 8:40am 06.04.22 It was not sugar, It did not dissolve in hot water. Not a good test. why not? Put a Lollipop in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter DArcy at 7:58am 06.04.22 I think it would be worth taking some of the crystals to a lab to get analyzed just to satisfy our c
Mast step help Tater at 7:54am 06.04.22 My 170 was very difficult to step without help. My first mate has bad knees, so this is a solo job.
Problem lower the main (2) RoyS at 6:40am 06.04.22 Here are photos of my mast track gate. I have no idea where it came from.
Keel bolts torque specs Hayden Watson at 6:33am 06.04.22 The torque on the keel bolts has more to do with the material you are bolting to than the strength o
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter RoyS at 6:31am 06.04.22 The way I see it, thinking as a detective, there are only two possibilities. One, someone sabotaged
Keel bolts torque specs RoyS at 6:22am 06.04.22 Standard torque specifications based on fastener diameter may not apply here. Those standards assume
Oday 26 chain plate leak RoyS at 6:05am 06.04.22 I used West System Thickened Epoxy G Flex. I drilled the original stripped screw holes oversized to
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off Rick.johnson at 5:43am 06.04.22
Preventer for a Hunter 420 sailing gal at 5:43am 06.04.22 If someone has a preventer geared up for a Hunter 420, can they send provide pictures or a sketch?
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 Joe at 5:41am 06.04.22 SoSound's pictured rig looks pretty strong with that bobstay set up. That's some pretty serious wo
Keel bolts torque specs gary keating at 5:36am 06.04.22 Thank you
gelcoat peeling jchart at 5:15am 06.04.22 thanks
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 jssailem at 5:01am 06.04.22 Nice. Is that you in Watmough Bay?
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter thinwater at 4:17am 06.04.22 And I've used Biobor EB for 15 years and never had to work on a carb. Never drained one. It stops th
AC voltmeter replacement Stephen M at 4:01am 06.04.22 I got one the fit perfect (with a slight modification ) from Plantronics. Excellent service, includi
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! (1) Nodak7 at 2:36am 06.04.22 Art, I agree the liner is daunting both to remove and replace. I have used your removal technic with
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) SoSound at 10:45pm 06.03.22 Very interesting... I had always assumed that the DNR mooring buoys were only intended to be used by
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 (2) SoSound at 10:38pm 06.03.22 <p>

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