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Yanmar Stalling on Citation 35 Heathwaite at 9:18am 12.20.21 Irwin 4/1757 I have a 1987 Irwin Citation 35 with a 30HP Yanmar (repowered in 2008). When I run at cruising RPMs
I made a major mistake, I chopped off the cable to the control head of my Autopilot. snoopy_ at 6:59am 12.20.21 Ask All Sailors 9/962 I purchased a used 30' sailboat that has a Raymarine Autopilot on it. Last summer it worked fine, b
Farr 940 v. Farr 9.2 v. Noelex 30 Tedd at 10:39pm 12.19.21 Trailer Sailors 4/3291 I'm hoping there are some Kiwis here because none of these boats is very common outside NZ (or Austr
P42 1991 Hot water heater recommendations? Puesta del sol at 3:56pm 12.19.21 Big Boats 4/850 Looking to replace the hot water heater. Any P42 owners who have done this? If so what did you buy?
P42 rear window gaskets Puesta del sol at 3:36pm 12.19.21 Big Boats 1/480
Boat Fenders Marcobowow at 1:30pm 12.19.21 Ask All Sailors 19/3197 Hi, New to the forum. I have a Catalina Capri 26 and a fender question. The C26 has a beam of 9.8
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 JamieB at 5:04am 12.19.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1432 ok so we have a leak. and I think it's the forward thru hull but I have no idea how to access it on
This Person (1) Brian D at 8:25pm 12.18.21 Sails Call Lounge 1/538 201096
Removing Prop Shaft Hunter 410 sailing gal at 6:28pm 12.18.21 Big Boats 10/1484 Who has removed the shaft from their 410? What did you have to do to get it out?
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. (2) guidera48 at 4:08pm 12.18.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1325 Can any one explain to me the need to use a slot less screw to attach the toe rail, stanchion bases
groups of spider hair line cracks in deck exterior jmczzz at 3:33pm 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2273 There are groups of spider hairline cracks in the deck exterior both side walkways between cockpit a
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... (3) jaysweet at 2:57pm 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 29/2646 I have a 17 year-old Yanmar 2GM20F with really low hours: maybe 400. I've been getting just a whiff
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing sailing gal at 12:17pm 12.18.21 Big Boats 15/2233 anyone know the size of a Hunter 410 cutlass bearing?
Should I add fiberglass Grumps at 11:41am 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2036 I have a Mac 25 and the previous owner left it in the water without bottom paint. A lot of blisterin
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 10:55am 12.18.21 Big Boats 8/1284 Hi everyone, I could use some help. Boat is in Mexico... don't have access to it. I want to add a
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend (1) Steverhnm at 10:28am 12.18.21 Big Boats 1/521 Hi everyone, I could use some help. Boat is in Mexico... don't have access to it. I want to add a
searching for a leak and needing advice JamieB at 7:20am 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 23/5126 so firstly thanks for the help. secondly we've had a very slow leak coming into our bildge. through
Mast wire deck tube gettinthere at 6:31am 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1907 Well, that's what I'm calling it but that doesn't show on any searches. I'm referring to the upside
Happy Holidays Phil Herring at 5:19am 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 0/338 On land or on water, what are some of your most treasured holiday traditions? Share your stories
Shore Power Cord Storage Nichole340 at 4:40am 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3655

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Pulling new cable up Mast dlochner at 6:44am 01.10.25 Then pull the new wire and coax back in with the messenger line. And leave a messenger line in th
Oldest Boat to Buy FastOlson at 6:32am 01.10.25 My old boat has an agreed value of $30,000. I pay $14.67 a month or $176 a year. My sailing seaso
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 (1) FROCKY at 6:28am 01.10.25 On the forward end of the boom there appears to be something that may accept some type of crank but
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 FROCKY at 6:25am 01.10.25
Pulling new cable up Mast Hayden Watson at 6:23am 01.10.25 I appreciate all the responses so far. One thing I've tried, so far, was to push a metal (electric
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:52am 01.10.25 And what of the shaker chair, made of wood with traditional methods, that easily withstands 50 year
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 Tally Ho at 5:15am 01.10.25 Aside from where the cable goes I'm wondering why the cart has to be such a beast? And it's on a t
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? thinwater at 5:06am 01.10.25 ^^ Interesting. This reminds me of the folks that built bicycle frames from bamboo. The rest of the
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 shemandr at 4:44am 01.10.25 Aside from where the cable goes I'm wondering why the cart has to be such a beast? And it's on a tr
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Irish NC at 4:32am 01.10.25 Ok I have got around to checking. The two yellow thermal cut off wires were sticking out and were jo
Pulling new cable up Mast colemj at 4:17am 01.10.25 When you wrote that you retrieved the wire out of the mast at the bilge, I assumed keel-stepped. Yo
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Jim Legere at 2:22am 01.10.25 @heritage has given you good advice here. I did it all, except a new stern tube, on my H37C. Install
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? (1) Will Gilmore at 7:40pm 01.09.25 I'm not trying to be negative -- I've got old sails If you want to send one or two my way, I'll be
Galley . . . comforts of home? (1) Michael Davis at 7:21pm 01.09.25 I am looking forward to homemade biscuits & scones hot out of the oven. I have used a portable sing
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 6:29pm 01.09.25 ^^ See post 14 re. not having your legs go to sleep. Tower workers and riggers don't use bosun's cha
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch dlochner at 5:55pm 01.09.25 It will probably have to be custom made. Look to a plastics fabricator who can do it. To make a curv
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole (3) rpwillia at 5:40pm 01.09.25 Jeff, a friend of mine has a 381 as well and she has the in-mast furling from US Spars. I attached s
Scored a mast climbing system! Calif. Ted at 5:26pm 01.09.25 My buddy weighed 225+ and I was 150 soaking wet so he always winched me up when one of our boats req
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 5:00pm 01.09.25 Where does that cable disappear to? I thought it went to the aft end of the boom, but in that shot,
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment heritage at 4:55pm 01.09.25 Some good suggestions, but because the stern tube is being replaced and the strut is being relocated

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