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Coolant Over-Temp Sensor for Perkins 60 hp (2) Evening Star at 6:15pm 05.03.10 Morgan 4/6965 Our 41' has a Perkins 4.154 and the coolant over-temp sensor has a terminal broken off. It trips at
Replacing the main halyard Endurance2010 at 6:13pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 10/2137 The rope on my halyard is frayed and needs replacing. It's a cable/rope hybrid. My idea is to pull
Sailing Today in Charlotte Harbor seadaddler at 5:54pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 9/1797 I can't believe what a great day sailing today. I am not trying to rub it in or any thing just can't
Catalina 30 cockpit redesign ray guy at 5:43pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 1/2440 The cockpits on the pre-1988 catalinas are lacking the T-cockpit design that many other manufacturer
Help needed. J Alfred Prufrock at 5:30pm 05.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3024 I am a complete novice and dumber then dirt when it comes to boats. I recently purchased a 21ft Mac
42 passage prop and stuffing box Matt at 5:25pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 12/3768 I have read the past posts on the props. I have a 1990 42 passage and would like to move form the 2
Water Tank Guage med2463 at 5:12pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 4/510 Water Tank Gauge The water tank gauge on our 1979 Hunter Cherubini 37c isn't working. Need to repla
weather helm piedpiperIII at 5:06pm 05.03.10 Catalina 22 16/3232 I did adjust my mast to 8" rake as I read to do. I was sailing in 20 mph winds and a gust took us to
Rudder Tube Bluechart at 4:51pm 05.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1399 I have a question on my Beneteau First 42 based in San Francisco. I have a leak around my rudder tu
Stanchion Base for 2004 Hunter 36 piper1277 at 4:48pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 3/1878 Looks like the Lake Michigan winds + Heavy winter cover has caused one of my lifeline stanchion base
Let the painting begin! (12) emkay at 4:41pm 05.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3726 This has been a busy week, I stripped the bottom and boot stripe, faired and barrier coated the keel
First Hunter (2) robert6749 at 3:03pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1699 I have been helping my friend work on a 1979 Hunter Cutter. He passed away and left me this great bo
Erie Canal mast raising & lowering Sailor Sue at 1:45pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1742 I'm wondering if any of you eastern Lake Erie sailors know of any yacht clubs or marinas near Buffal
Water and unknown fluid in bilge sloop6312 at 1:29pm 05.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1531 1995 C-30 with PSI dripless stuffing box. cannot determine where how water mixed with a petroleoum-
C30 Illustration (1) SailingWebGuy at 1:19pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 3/2284 Another cleaned up illustration. This one is a side profile.
ArrrrrgH! (H.W. TP relief valve) Roger Long at 1:15pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 26/6593 I'm cleaning up the boat preparing for launch when the F.W. pressure set starts cycling every 15-20
O'Day 40 Ocean Sailing holmek at 12:27pm 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 0/1464 Hi Guys, I believe that Jim Hunt had an O'Day 40 that he circumnavigated with after some modificatio
What should I look for in H146 inspection? tpzahm at 12:00pm 05.03.10 Day Sailers 0/1532 I'm going to look at a 2005 Hunter 146 tomorrow, with the hope of buying it. Since I'm new to Hunte
Leaky fresh water system GWG at 11:27am 05.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1772 Is it common to have fresh water leaks? I seem to have them too often, generally caused by washers t
Show me your vang Marc Bergmueller at 10:42am 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 5/1905 My Oday 28 does not have a boom vang. I can find no evidence of a bail or other attachment on the m

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Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller (4) jssailem at 3:32pm 06.16.22 Others have stated, the video (nice one by the way) shows what normally happens during the last bit
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 JamesG161 at 3:20pm 06.16.22 I assume the loads are pulsing shearing loads :plus: A lot of forces are in Play. 1) Engine in Fo
Well its been a while. pclarksurf at 3:01pm 06.16.22 sorry to hear brother-- but I'd be interested in sails (main and drifter/spin) if you want to DM me.
Replacing engine instrument panel Ward H at 2:45pm 06.16.22 The problem is that they all appear to be about 5.5" deep and I think that is too deep and won't fi
Instrument Package Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 2:44pm 06.16.22 On my Starwind 27, I had the displays mounted on the bulkhead because instruments had already been m
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ward H at 2:42pm 06.16.22 My new Twin Disc TMC 40 tranny came with Grade 8 bolts. Original bolts were Grade 5. Somewhere I s
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix dlochner at 2:36pm 06.16.22
Wire Size mikeracca at 2:28pm 06.16.22 @mikeracca Mike, I've been following your rebuild thread and think you're doing a great job. Kee
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 2:25pm 06.16.22 Remove all of the electronics and convert it into a mini bar. A good thought. I still need to pro
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Scott T-Bird at 2:22pm 06.16.22 You mean turnbuckles, not toggles, Scott. Toggles are used to make sure the shroud has a straight
Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 2:18pm 06.16.22 I have a water proof cover that covers front hatch and goes forward of hatch about 2 or 3 feet whic
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix (1) jviss at 2:18pm 06.16.22 loosen the toggles You mean turnbuckles, not toggles, Scott. Toggles are used to make sure the sh
Wire Size Stu Jackson at 2:17pm 06.16.22
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 2:12pm 06.16.22 I decided to replace it -- but I'm starting another thread because it's proving troublesome......
Vented Hatch Covers seadaddler at 2:04pm 06.16.22 I have a water proof cover that covers front hatch and goes forward of hatch about 2 or 3 feet which
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Plymouth Sailor at 2:00pm 06.16.22
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS thinwater at 1:44pm 06.16.22 It's for the hard of hearing :doh: . Hard of seeing?
New jib sail ? h2o_snow at 1:22pm 06.16.22 And....check your PM. :waycool:
Replacing engine instrument panel markwbird at 1:20pm 06.16.22 Well, yes, I am planning to do that. It still leaves me with what to with all the stuff in that bo
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Scott T-Bird at 12:57pm 06.16.22 Or the hull is too flexible? I'm not sure I understand why they had to pick up the boat. Why not j

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