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Keel cable broke Jeffandme at 4:00pm 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1623 My wife and I thought we'd go out for one last sail this year before bad weather. After leaving the
Remove skeg? Missinglink at 3:43pm 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/3874 I am replacing my prop shaft, cutlass bearing and stuffing box on my 1984 Hunter 31. My problem is t
A4 engine removal jerrypaulson@mac.com at 1:45pm 11.23.09 Pearson 2/1618 My 1975 Peason 30 Which I just purchased, has been on the hard for more than three years. I am worki
Happy Thankgiving Oday20 at 1:13pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1221 I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And I would like to thank every one for their in
does anyone know how close i can get my boat to Kinston, NC? luvitt at 1:10pm 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2464 im thinking about taking a temp contract job building airplanes in Kinston, NC. it will quadruple m
gabriel donnelly's exterior teak Shoaldrafter at 12:52pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1650 gabriel, I had to replace all my exterior teak. Instead of teak, I used HDPE. Cheap and works li
Any ideas on how to improve conductivity? (1) caguy at 11:51am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 17/5153 I have a two prong connector from WM that only works if I wiggle it around. It will sometimes lose c
Introduction - 1964 Pearson Express 28' cruiser 1964PearsonCruiser28 at 10:37am 11.23.09 Pearson 1/3887 Hi all, Just discovered this web site while looking for a Pearson community. Although not a sailboat
Opening ports leak jjgizara at 10:26am 11.23.09 Big Boats 2/1175 On my 1994 37.5 Legend, 5 of my nine opening ports are leaking. I need to re-bed them. Where do I
Sanitary Hose Replacement stat139 at 10:13am 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1995 I have a 1997 Catalina 28 MKII. I would like to change the sanitary hose from the head to the holdi
Looking at where to spend my Christmas money Justin_NSA at 8:24am 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1071 Planning ahead, thinking there might be some sales after Christmas. Is there a preference on solar n
Radio issues Chesapeakegem at 7:37am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2002 Greetings all. I recently purchased a very used Bristol 27 which came with a mounted Rayheon VHF mar
Legal trend to watch Roger Long at 7:31am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3404 While researching Canadian operators permits, which I will need if I spend more than 45 days there n
LifeLines vs Rails RCEDO1952 at 6:20am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1915 Ahoy Sailors, Question, is there a reason, other than cost, for why solid rails are not used inst
brand new wouldbesailor at 2:00am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2197 Hey guys and gals. I'm brand new at this and am thinking of getting a boat to cruise the bahammas an
3YM30 Temp gauge installation (1) nautikaljeeper at 8:15pm 11.22.09 Big Boats 9/10886 I have been trying to find a way to install a temp gauge for the 3YM30 and still keep the high temp
Synthetic Standing Rigging HEINZIR at 6:57pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 35/12457 I wonder if anyone has replaced any part of the standing rigging on a small (26' or under) trailerab
Reefing lines 32 Hunter Vision Ed D at 6:17pm 11.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3167 I would like to replace my no 1 and no 2 through boom reefing lines . Both my lines return to the co
Stepping a Mast on an Oday 26 cadams at 6:04pm 11.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1693 I recently bought an Oday 26. I haven't put the mast up yet. It looks pretty straight forward. I've
price diff between water heaters woodster at 5:56pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2416 i have been looking at water heaters and find a $200.00 gap between Brand A and Brand R.......can an

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Trying to track down info on lines brockangelo at 12:35pm 03.19.22 Wow thanks @AaronD that article was really helpful. Thanks!
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailcapt340 at 12:34pm 03.19.22
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) dlochner at 12:27pm 03.19.22 I have a Speed Seal on my raw water impeller housing. What it does is replace the screw in backing
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Hello Below at 12:24pm 03.19.22 Although somewhat different for me returning to Canada it is similar in many ways. Best to go to thi
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. Tom J at 12:22pm 03.19.22 I should have said the hose kit was for all the engine hoses. I had to drain the coolant and remove
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) (1) sailcapt340 at 12:11pm 03.19.22 I have a Speed Seal on my raw water impeller housing. What it does is replace the screw in backing
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (4) dave_and_dd at 11:59am 03.19.22 Hey guys, my 309 also leaks water in through the mast step. its definitely not holding water in the
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) Tom J at 11:37am 03.19.22 Engine hours are only one criteria for determining impeller longevity. Another is shelf life. The
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering (1) joker460 at 11:35am 03.19.22 This might help or confuse more. See attached cross sectional drawing . Found this on another site.
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Tom J at 11:29am 03.19.22 Makes sense to me. In Northern latitudes, you guys haul out in October and don't splash again unti
Yanmar Engine Oil Change dLj at 11:14am 03.19.22 I'm going to disagree with the statements of oil filter change frequency. The oil filter is usually
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) BigEasy at 11:03am 03.19.22 With only 50 hours of use annually, changing every year would be overkill. I have low usage on min
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 11:00am 03.19.22 We are still jealous! Here on the Great Lakes we are still shrink wrapped and have not picked a laun
Yanmar Engine Oil Change BigEasy at 10:56am 03.19.22 The only reason to change it prior to laying up for the season is condensation which will happen wi
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 MikeHoncho at 10:14am 03.19.22 I wonder if a 3m adhesive/decal removing wheel would work for the silocone removal? I have parkay f
Yanmar Engine Oil Change MikeHoncho at 10:10am 03.19.22 The only reason to change it prior to laying up for the season is condensation which will happen wit
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Davidasailor26 at 10:08am 03.19.22 I agree with. The other advice to not go poking at it and opening it up. That will only make things
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 9:58am 03.19.22 It's highly likely that you don't have a problem here and that you don't need to do anything at all.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') mikeracca at 9:58am 03.19.22
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. Tom J at 9:55am 03.19.22 I replaced the same hose on my M25XPB some years ago. It was part of a kit to replace all the raw w

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