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Booming Question gmac1220 at 12:35pm 09.04.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1618 I've recently purchased a 1971 Pearson 33. Althought it came with a Spinnaker it is currently witho
Keeping your cool! jeffmacdonald at 12:34pm 09.04.09 Catalina 30 10/2279 I have the stock ice chest in my C30, teak lid and so on. It seems by the time I leave the marina do
weighing anchor in a tight area (5) Trinkka at 10:38am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1631 This is for Keith, or anyone who wants to single hand. If you do a lot of single handed sailing,
Brand New M Sail oreana1234 at 10:22am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1489 Yesterday I accompanied a brand new Mac owner to the local reservoir for his virgin sail on this boa
Trailer bunk heights for O'Day 222 Trinkka at 9:55am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4337 Zoomie, This is a rough sketch of bunk height dimensions on my Long Trailer. It's not really importa
Merriman pedestal lever box replacement jtmccue at 9:16am 09.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1616 On many of the H28.5 s and other boat manufacturers that used Merriman pedestals in the mid 1980's,
Fixed Rudder & tiller for an O'Day 25 - Free Ran-Dee9229 at 8:38am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1721 I have an Oday 25 with a fixed rudder and tiller in very good shape. Its fiberglass, the original ru
Reverse, Neutral or Forward jwaidlic at 8:15am 09.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1416 My friend and I have a friendly disagreement on which gear should be place while under sail, reverse
3 Day Lake Powell Trip Pictures..... (18) Sumner at 7:34am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1756 We took friends from Belgium out on Lake Powell for 3 days. Actually we had one afternoon on the wat
sleeping comfort tomholland at 7:12am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2255 Any suggestions on making sleeping on a Hunter 26 more comfortable.
how often? bobertobisonni@yahoo.com at 6:56am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1403 My 260 Hunter is in salt water all the time (Galveston Bay) I am wondering how often I should do th
Keel Angle Mick at 5:06am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1109 I had to replace the OEM cable that controlled the raising and lowering of my swing keel on my 96 26
Yanmar 2GM20F buzzer monta001 at 3:21am 09.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2497 I have a yanmar 2GM20FC engine. The buzzer keeps bleeping (not constant) when I increase the revs.
Yanmar 3GM30F. Noise or Vibration EPRIMA14 at 1:49am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6196 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F engine in a Hunter 356 with approximately 350 hours. From the beginning the e
Masthead sheaves, replacement Sailor Jim at 6:31pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5973 I own a 1997 Catalina 28 MkII tall rig. The topping lift is off its sheave (port side, aft) and jamm
Maine Cruise Pics (7) Maine Sail at 5:55pm 09.03.09 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3403 I know, I know I should have uploaded some photos earlier but did not. The weather has been great, n
Looking for the other owners ableservices at 5:35pm 09.03.09 Lancer 1/1506 I am new to the Lancer Owners site and I was a member on the Oday site where I enjoyed alot of infom
neat or dumb? fishlansing at 4:47pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3965 does anyone else think it would be cool to turn a sailboat into a motor yaht? i want to do this bec
How long should they be? Granger at 4:04pm 09.03.09 Day Sailers 6/2158 I need to replace most of my running rigging. I don't have a list of running rigging diameters or le
Headboard Roy10289 at 3:29pm 09.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1333 I have a 1975 Legend 37.5. I want to replace what think is the original haylard for the mainsail.Th

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Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Tally Ho at 3:01pm 03.31.22 As @Davidasailor26 said, they only make one for a 30mm shaft. The clamp for the shaft log end is pr
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor JamesG161 at 2:50pm 03.31.22 Using battery switch can you disconnect the alternator from house bank? This is what I asked. I
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) Tally Ho at 2:47pm 03.31.22
Tiller question Joe at 2:46pm 03.31.22 Thanks. I think you are correct. It never came with auto pilot. But could be hooked up for one.
Boat Stripe Oxidation Siamese at 2:42pm 03.31.22 On a 22 footer? Peel it off and re-stripe with a high quality vinyl. I did the double stripe on my
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor JoeWhite at 2:39pm 03.31.22 Is the alternator connected to all batteries permanently? Using battery switch can you disconnect t
Help Identifying Grounding System (2) Tally Ho at 2:28pm 03.31.22 my first thought, based on the shape was some sort of home made grounding strap or brush... somethin
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? jeepbluetj at 1:25pm 03.31.22 May think about RivNuts. There's pros and cons to them too.
Air conditioning Barnacle Bill at 1:13pm 03.31.22 I have installed new A/C units and it really isn't so difficult, if you are handy. Wabasto has vari
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 1:05pm 03.31.22 Four machine screws or rivets should be able to handle that shear load. I stay away form rivets bec
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S jssailem at 1:00pm 03.31.22 Your tests appear to be successful. Anything is possible. I have seen jib sheets look fair but be wr
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? jssailem at 12:53pm 03.31.22 Just drill and tap for screws? Any problem that there is no nut or washer inside the mast? My opi
Propane tank solenoid threads Rich Stidger at 12:52pm 03.31.22 If it is the hose that connects to the tank, it is either a left-hand male thread that screws into t
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S (1) dkinzer at 12:46pm 03.31.22 The attached photo shows the scrap of bolt rope that the sail loft gave me. Happily, it hoisted all
Tiller question (1) SailAway1 at 12:46pm 03.31.22 Picture = 1000 words. :)
Propane tank solenoid threads Nodak7 at 12:45pm 03.31.22
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? jssailem at 12:37pm 03.31.22 the main to the halyard with a knot I agree with the understanding, On a larger boat, the knot is
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 12:28pm 03.31.22 I hadn't actually measured the running amps before the capacitor blew. I am just getting 13 amps fro
Air conditioning ggrizzard at 12:18pm 03.31.22 Banooma, you are correct in your estimation of steps required to install a A/C system from scratch.
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) Bob S at 12:04pm 03.31.22 I had a Fairclough on my Catalina 30. The cost was around 2200 in 2010. The current owner is still u

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