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Ignition key or fuel stop lever, which first? John Lowery at 1:50pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1918 Can anyone tell me if I have damaged to any electrical components when I attempted to turn the engin
Heaviest outboard? Stormsailor at 1:18pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1341 I have an 86 hunter 23.5, what is the Heaviest outboard I can use, I need to hang a 78 johnson 9.9.
Bilge pump and thru hull location chefmike at 12:04pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1163 In regards to a 1971 V2-22 where is the best location for a bilge pump(s) and the thru hull exit? My
Hunter 376 cutless bearing - owner manual error finleydc at 10:09am 05.01.10 Big Boats 0/2183 I learned the hard way this week that there is an error in the Hunter 376 owner manual diagrams show
SeaLand 975 MSD Head (1) Doug J at 8:06am 05.01.10 Trailer Sailors 8/12977 If you have purchased this head can you give me your opinion of it? I'm looking to buy a new 5gal MS
Swim Platform for 34 (1) ChrisP at 7:00am 05.01.10 Bigger Boats 2/2345 My latest upgrade is the swim platform. I had it made by White Water Marine in Port Huron, Mi. www.w
need to know... zeehag at 5:36am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 24/3245 need to know the realities of the after effects of thios huge oil spill--i need to get to new orlean
usefull homemade device thereisabelle at 4:33am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1967 a couple of electricians were working on a large machine when i noticed they were talking to each ot
8.0c owners manual Davew4242 at 4:04am 05.01.10 S2 1/2078 Does anyone have a copy of an 8.0c owners manual they would be willing to copy for me?
Lockwashers or locknuts? jibes138 at 2:38am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5457 Do you use lockwashers or nylon insert locknuts when installing deck hardware? Or any other hardware
Catalina 22 New Owner Question on Motoring Without a Rudder marko77 at 10:56pm 04.30.10 Catalina 22 4/2202 I have recently purchased a 1973 Catalina 22 and am going to sail the ocean this weekend after recen
12V Charger on 6V Trojan - Now what ? PKFK at 7:33pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1934 Stupid, Stupid, Stupid..... I had to take the batteries out of my boat to do some plumbing work (d
Delaware Bay to NYC In The Spring (May) Joe Mullee at 5:55pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1954 Wondering if anyone has made the trip from the Delaware Bay up the Jersey coast to NYC and back in m
another newbee rig question piedpiperIII at 5:51pm 04.30.10 Catalina 22 16/3365 I had bought my cat22 2.5 years ago and kept the rigging as it was and I have noticed alot of weathe
2001 H460 engine panel dave_jasco at 5:36pm 04.30.10 Big Boats 2/1466 I need to rebuild or update my engine panel. I dont believe that there is a drop in now, and likey m
GPS Antenna HELP ejet99 at 5:14pm 04.30.10 Trailer Sailors 9/4044 The question is where do I put the GPS antenna on my sailboat,can the GPS see through the sail ? Do
Instruction manual for 85' Evinrude 2HP?? jackhartjr at 5:10pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1985 Hi folks, just bought a 85' Evinrude 2HP for the dinghy. Anyone with one or close to that year have
thank you team118 piedpiperIII at 4:06pm 04.30.10 Catalina 22 1/1194 I want to thank chris team118 for his time and help with my rigging. I don't have any pics to post h
Newbie question- rigging tape Indysailor at 2:34pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/12518 I need to cover a few pins on my rigging. I haven't used rigging tape before, does it just self adhe
Snakehead Fish in Monroe Bay Bad Obsession at 1:55pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4233 A waterman that works out of my marina told me that he caught a 4 pound Snakehead fish in one of his

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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 06.16.22 I'm replacing all of them, nuts, and washers also with 316. I'd use all carbon steel components "
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:51am 06.16.22 You photo shows two well defined "oyster lines" and is a textbook case of cyclic failure due to tens
Should I install a main sheet traveller on b323 ? arf145 at 11:41am 06.16.22 Garhauer Marine sells travellers made to fit, I believe. This is just one of them: Traveler MT-UB-3
Helm seat on 280 chp at 11:39am 06.16.22 We leave ours in place the vast majority of the time but ours has cutouts that allows it to hang se
daysailer1 boom needed Bob mchugh at 11:33am 06.16.22 Thank you all for your input. I was fortunate to find a boom in a neighboring state.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (2) flightlead404 at 11:18am 06.16.22 One looks sheared, one looks like it backed out, the other two are in place - did not check torque.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 smokey73 at 11:08am 06.16.22 It's really hard for me imagine a "shear" of this bolt if others are not also sheared. If this one
delay relay for when bilge pump on Justin_NSA at 11:04am 06.16.22 I installed the Aqualarm Smart Bilge Pump switch. It has an alarm and a delay Aqualarm
delay relay for when bilge pump on Dalliance at 10:49am 06.16.22
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 06.16.22 would the load change to more of a shearing load as each cylinder fires and twists the drive shaft?
Legend 40.5 Chainplates ben solomon at 10:33am 06.16.22 I'll ask on cruisers forum to see if anyone knows, there.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes dlochner at 10:16am 06.16.22 It is most probably cycling because of water back flowing through the hose. It should be easy to che
Bilging Every 3 Minutes PaulK at 10:13am 06.16.22 We found our bilge pump recycling a lot too, but not enough leaks to account for it. Until... we de
Mystery wheel Hollyberry at 9:51am 06.16.22 Same idea as today's twin wheeled cockpits... get the driver outboard for visibility.
Replacing engine instrument panel Hollyberry at 9:47am 06.16.22 I imagine the washers/spacers were there to allow the wheel pilot drive ring to clear the panel.. no
Should I install a main sheet traveller on b323 ? robsant at 9:37am 06.16.22 I am struggling to get the original Lewmar one. Do anyone know the make / model of a complete travel
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Hollyberry at 9:37am 06.16.22 How long does it pump each time? If very brief (and you don't see much water exiting the discharge)
1987 Cat 22 Companionway and Hatch Screens AaronD at 9:31am 06.16.22 Our quick solution was a bed net draped over the boat. ~$15, and works with the pop-top up or down.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Plymouth Sailor at 9:27am 06.16.22 Every 3 minutes would definitely concern me. Routine causes of nuisance bilge water include keel st
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 9:26am 06.16.22 Close but no cigar :biggrin:. The loads on the bolts are pulsing tensile loads. With angular misal

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