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Cabinet sliding doors med2463 at 5:51am 01.13.10 Ask All Sailors 19/912 Bought a Hunter 37C recently. Previous owner had elastic cords across the 2 open cabinets in the ma
cutlass bearing replacement ekkeb at 5:03am 01.13.10 Catalina 30 4/2566 Hi, I need some advice. My boat is Catalina 30 '89, standard rig, wing keel, Universal Diesel. I'm p
Hunter 14 Rudder vy8000 at 4:34am 01.13.10 Day Sailers 1/2181 Where can I get a new upper fitting for the rudder assembly? This is an older boat (1986) and I have
26X sail near Ft Pierce FL Jan 16-18? TedFromAtlanticCity at 11:55pm 01.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1243 Friends- I am a long-time owner of a Mac 26S, and I'm thinking hard of buying a 26X. However, I'
What about Battens? JMonda at 7:50pm 01.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1617 Hi Folks, Two of my battens were missing (I thought all three were at first). So I cut two batte
Bottom and prop paint for Chesapeake (Hampton Roads) mark_swart at 7:34pm 01.12.10 Big Boats 6/3798 Hello Bay sailors, I am moving this spring from a freshwater lake to the Hampton Roads area of the C
We need your help! Nereussailor at 6:36pm 01.12.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1880 I'm not sure if any of you out there in cybersailing land have heard of a guy named David Smedley,
Cutlass bearing replacement ekkeb at 4:56pm 01.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1449 My boat is Catalina 30 '89, standard rig, wing keel, Universal Diesel. I need to replace Cutlass bea
removing a north sail roller furling joewps at 3:21pm 01.12.10 Big Boats 4/4464 I have a 1984 34 hunter. I have the mast off and redoing the standing rigging. So far so good but fo
Hunter 27 revival post #1 1/12/10 (6) emkay at 2:37pm 01.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2725 It's official, the boat is mine. I went down today to collect the sails, cushions, batteries,and beg
boat ramps for fixed keel floridasailing at 2:35pm 01.12.10 Trailer Sailors 16/20793 I just bought a cal 25 mk ii with a four foot six foot draft. With the boat on the trailer the keel
Engine removal on a 322 Capn Pete at 1:41pm 01.12.10 Bigger Boats 1/1734 The bad news is that the Yanmar 2GM20F on my O'day 322 is in need of a rebuild. (It's cheaper than b
Lancer 29 keel leak Gordon2249 at 11:30am 01.12.10 Lancer 9/5978 Hi we are looking at a lancer 29 to buy, that has been grounded. The keel seems to be leaking into t
Prop shaft diameter & packing size garylinger at 11:23am 01.12.10 S2 12/7170 I want to be ready to change my prop shaft packing. Is the size the same for all of the 9.2 models?
Experience With AC to 12 Volt Converter? Rick D at 11:10am 01.12.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1944 I run my frig and freezer 24/7. It puts a parasitic draw on the house bank which can't be good, so I
owner's manual bryanb at 10:12am 01.12.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1428 I am looking for information on obtaining an owner's manual for a 1985 Beneteau first 26. Any sugges
O'day 28 Mainsail track rebeding (2) sail cape cod at 9:27am 01.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1558 Happy New Year this is my first post with a new/old boat. It is a 1981 28 I purchased in the early
Good sailing book (fiction) Gman0447 at 8:16am 01.12.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2436 I'm always looking for good reading about sailing and just finished one of the better ones I've read
Stern seating DJN51 at 7:29am 01.12.10 Smaller Boats 3/1721 Just bought 95 23.5 would like to add stern rail seats.Any ideas on where to purchase,and is boat se
Yanmar 3GM30F oil leak Syversens at 10:00pm 01.11.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3285 Hey all, we went sailing last weekend... eh... make that motoring last weekend and I noticed small a

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Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's vsfoster at 2:57pm 05.16.22 Before you do the basics, do the basic basics first :biggrin: . Does the engine reach 3600 RPM in
Santana 20 needs a motor maybe a trolling motor? acudavid at 2:29pm 05.16.22 DLochner, Will, and Greg. Thank you! One of my Marina mates has a trolling motor and we tried it o
Bare lead revealed on keel Davidasailor26 at 2:25pm 05.16.22 The only way I know of to remove the oxidation from lead and prepare it to recoat is to sand. Signif
Oday 26 chain plate leak SailingTurtle at 2:11pm 05.16.22 Thank you so much!
315 Battery Meter Skipper John at 2:10pm 05.16.22 Thanks, All, for your help. I will have to do some more disconnecting and reconnecting to double-che
Owner's Manual sail sfbay at 2:07pm 05.16.22 Welcome to the forum!! The link to specs and drawings are a start: Rigging001.jpg (sailboatowners.c
Oday 26 chain plate leak dmax at 2:02pm 05.16.22 Don't have to take down the mast - you can tie off a halyard to the toe-rail or something solid and
New Articles Phil Herring at 1:49pm 05.16.22 You're amazing. :beer:
Macerator for Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 1:33pm 05.16.22 I gave you bad advice there, Charlie...the meds I'm taking for bronchitis fogged my brain. Your
New Articles kappykaplan at 1:19pm 05.16.22 Well done, Rodd! Keep getting better!!!!
Oday 26 chain plate leak SailingTurtle at 1:18pm 05.16.22 If the core moisture is localized around the shroud/chainplate, do repairs require taking down the m
New Articles Apex at 1:11pm 05.16.22 glad to hear of the progress Rodd! Keep writing, and thanks for sharing your knowledge across the e
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 AaronD at 1:08pm 05.16.22 Might have forgotten to post this modification of entry step so can see battery, bilge without havi
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 1:06pm 05.16.22 @rlongfield. You've done a lot of thinking, and your lists match my own pretty closely (see also my
Amount of Liability Insurance David in Sandusky at 12:47pm 05.16.22 My idea is an umbrella liability policy for all coverages that protects (is roughly equal to) our to
Operating the House/Start battery selector Udi at 12:38pm 05.16.22 Hello @Udi , I'm by no means the electrical guru but I do advocate the DCP switch with qualificatio
Oday 26 chain plate leak dmax at 12:38pm 05.16.22 That's a good size leak. Most likely water has also entered the core. The good news is that the wate
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 12:34pm 05.16.22 I own a boat (Hunter 170) built using the same technology. Luran outer layer, foam, then fiberglass
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's Ralph Johnstone at 12:33pm 05.16.22 Before you do the basics, do the basic basics first :biggrin: . Does the engine reach 3600 RPM in n
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar Maine Sail at 12:31pm 05.16.22 For an external regulator take a look at the WS100. I think it is a better buy than Balmar. I boug

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