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What to do with old rudder? r.oril at 6:51am 11.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1453 I just purchased a new IdaSailor Rudder for my 1989 Mac 26D. I only sail on the local lakes and hav
Hunter 29.5 Rub Rail Rather Sail Than Eat at 6:40am 11.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/985 I have a 29.5 that could use a rub rail replacement. Damaged in one place and I just want it to be
Leaving boat in water over winter with ice. flopster12000 at 6:23am 11.10.09 Morgan 4/9800 Hello, I am considering leaving my 1989 Morgan 41 in the water through this winter. I live abou
vent and pump out deck locations for head on ODay 25 stx203 at 5:59am 11.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1247 my newly purchased 1977 25 has a Wilcox-Crittendan HeadMate installed using a Jabsco mini holding ta
Hit bottom gordhodgson at 5:46am 11.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1387 I wondered if anyone has had any experience with straightening the horizontal shoal keel planes on a
Hunter 41 panel lights gfrazzle at 7:02pm 11.09.09 Big Boats 11/2067 I turned the panel lights on the other night and the DC panel lights came on and then went out. The
Anybody need C-Map cartriges?? Bill Roosa at 6:31pm 11.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1601 I have 2 big ones and one small. Big ones are about 1" x 3" with pc board connector on the short e
boomkicker james felix at 5:35pm 11.09.09 Catalina 30 2/1699 Friends, Has anyone had experience with the Boomkicker on a C-30 trbs? I just purchased one and I
delamination problem joe escapade at 5:28pm 11.09.09 Big Boats 2/2189 looking for info regarding others that may have experienced a delamination issue in the bilge area.
winterizing head on 27 catalina Jim and Patty Slagle at 5:24pm 11.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2307 How do winterize the head on a 27 catalina. Two valve settings, fill and flush into the tank.
Need a new JIG Jonny PIP at 4:28pm 11.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1403 I have a 1979 Hunter 30 t-2 looking for a New JIB 150%,I have my Boat in NJ can anyone tell me where
old sensors for new instrument emergpa1 at 3:50pm 11.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1599 do any of you guys know if one usually has to change the speed sensor to get a new gauge. my sensor
how stable is a wing keel celticwinds at 3:33pm 11.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2057 I have just purchased a cat 25 wing keel. I was wondering how stable a wing keel is. I have been s
Moving the backstay dwgifford at 3:08pm 11.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/2321 I have a 1978 H33 with a split backstay that is taking up way too much room in my cockpit. I am 6'-
YSM12 water pump Jalepeno at 2:09pm 11.09.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1420 This question is for YSM 8/12 (and similar raw water-cooled) Yanmar owners. The other day I notice
Hunter 290 Winter Cover wrinckel at 1:51pm 11.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1418 I bought a 2000 Hunter 290 with in mast mainsail furling. It came with a Winter cover with no direct
CDI Propeller jameslui at 1:49pm 11.09.09 Ask All Sailors 4/4231 I am trying to get more speed on my Hunter 34, has anybody had experience with CDI Propeller ?
Pearson 34 Information Dave56 at 1:23pm 11.09.09 Pearson 10/14113 Does anyone have knowledge about the 1982-1986 Pearson 34? I am considering buying this boat but all
Up Haul/Down Haul info for 84 O'day 222 pjcorb1 at 11:47am 11.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2711 Can someone post a diagram or pictures of how the lines run through the rudder assy. Also were to mo
iron keel maintenence bffatcat at 10:13am 11.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3522 my 1975 cast iron keel has always had some rust spots after hauling for the season In some places

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NOT buying H34 swshogren at 3:28pm 08.16.21 I go thru about 1/3 to 1/2 of a tank per year and I use my boat quite a bit. I just top off the tan
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 Davidasailor26 at 3:26pm 08.16.21 From what I could see in the video there was a little vibration, but not really any worse than mine,
Fuel Cap Winch (2) Mechone at 3:26pm 08.16.21 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it
Windlass foot switch senang at 3:21pm 08.16.21 If you replace it with a wireless remote switch you will save many $$$$$. Search on EB for winch re
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 (1) sail sfbay at 3:03pm 08.16.21 No stupid questions here. If it is the raw water intake to the engine it is normally in front of an
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 Tally Ho at 3:01pm 08.16.21
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 senang at 3:01pm 08.16.21 Video will not play for me. I have installed the Volvo lipseal a couple of years ago and are absolut
Lake Fontana North Carolina Gohawking at 2:58pm 08.16.21 I've actually looked at a property near lake Fontana and have wondered if I could actually sail my H
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL Ottdreamer at 2:55pm 08.16.21 We would love to be involved. 1. The border needs to open so that we might pick our boat up in PA. 2
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 2:52pm 08.16.21 Not a stupid question at all when you look at some of the comments which have been made around here
Broken bolts and headaches dmax at 2:29pm 08.16.21 Some comments on the comments: EZ Out is a commonly known name for a screw extractor, kind of a coll
Rig tuning physics Scott T-Bird at 2:23pm 08.16.21 I agree with that too. But the idea that the cap shrouds have greater tension is counter to the fre
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 08.16.21 Really stupid question: Can anyone tell me where the raw water intake seacock is located in this bo
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 2:08pm 08.16.21 could you expand on what you did, and why you chose what you did? Not sure I understand your quest
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 2:06pm 08.16.21 We just finished a three week trip and have been thinking about this. All good questions -Belt mgr
Fuel Cap Winch (1) sail sfbay at 2:05pm 08.16.21 A little reseach and found these were manufactured by Amiot in France for a variety of European buil
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 1:59pm 08.16.21 What is Belt Load Manager set to? What temp is your alternator temp sensor set for? What is your ba
Open valve sail sfbay at 1:54pm 08.16.21 Can you give some detail on this? I normally leave the plug in the sink in the head, especially when
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames NINEv2 at 1:52pm 08.16.21 This picture shows the tubing securing the frame of our bimini. Stainless steel, obviously.d tubin
Broken bolts and headaches Leeward Rail at 1:40pm 08.16.21 I would weld on a nut and back it off That's always my first choice. then advance to more ugly me

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