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Suggestions for leading Lines to Cockpit ? MrBee at 5:50am 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2759 We have an Irwin 10/4 with Wire/rope halyards and all lines are controlled at the Mast. I would lik
Hunter 40.5 windless Capt Steve at 10:02pm 09.07.09 Big Boats 9/4320 Well I messed up an tried to pull my anchor loose with windless - I know dumb... Now all I get is a
3YM30 Tacho Problems nick at 10:00pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 22/10708 After running the motor for around 4 hours the tacho cuts out on my 3YM30 Yanmar. If you switch off
new mac diegokid at 4:20pm 09.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1842 The wife and I are looking at buying our first sailboat. We have looked and sailed a Catalina 30ft,
Front Rail Interfere w/ Jib ? Deck the boat mntjohnson at 9:41pm 09.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1616 I have a Mac 22 and a small jib and jib seems to never go beyond the outline of the deck - - could o
engine stalls John Howitt at 8:19pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 25/5909 My Hunter 29.5 has a 2 cyl yanmar engine that will not idle. I checked the fuel and it was really ug
disconnected propeller shaft C-27 boosiml at 7:35pm 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1626 I have owned a 1989 Catalina 27 since 2001 and have had few significant problems until last week. A
Charge Light on all the time when engine running Marybeth and Rip at 7:33pm 09.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1129 While on a two week cruise, the Charge Light on our Yanmar engine panel came on and has been on ever
cutlass bearing replacement? pethia at 7:23pm 09.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1768 1978 hunter 27 w/ yanmar sb8. I think I need to replace my cutlass bearing. Is it possible to remo
Considering to buy a Cat 30.... Need advice... Capt.JDavis at 5:22pm 09.07.09 Catalina 30 5/2058 Hi guys... I've found a 1978 Catalina 30 and owner is willing to give it to me for $10k. Boat ha
In Hull Transducer Joe Mullee at 5:19pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3964 I'm almost finished installing a new Raymarine ST60 depth finder with an Airmar P79 in-hull transduc
Yanmar Key position ? MrBee at 4:41pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 23/6654 I'm pretty new to Diesel engines. A few times while motoring, due to the bad location of the Engin
H260 Rudder Bracket Weakness (2) MikeH at 4:19pm 09.07.09 Smaller Boats 1/1247 I wanted to get this posted so you can check your own rigs. Our 1998 H260 completely broke off th
Need GPS recommendation Kenlee at 4:05pm 09.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1168 I'm getting back into sailing (San Francisco Bay) after a 20 year hiatus and have been told that a
Yanmar 2GM Fuel Leak colmitch71 at 3:27pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2349 The rear exit port on the high pressure fuel pump of my Yanmar 2GM is leaking fuel. I can't get a wr
Mainsail deployment - Hunter 31 asmits at 3:17pm 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1860 When deploying the mainsail on my 2006 Hunter 31, I'm not sure how much sail to deploy. The outhaul
West Marine higgs at 2:56pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3127 There have been plenty of posts panning WM, but they have served me well over the years. Today brou
Stop The Boat Don Guillette at 2:54pm 09.07.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/5526 A Tucson sailor told me yesterday everyone seems to fixate on keeping the boat going forward but the
Which Year Model to buy coxjam at 1:47pm 09.07.09 Catalina 22 6/2702 HI everyone and thanks for the advice. I don't have a boat yet but am ready to buy a Catalina 22. Th
Widgeon Floatation eppoh at 1:41pm 09.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1790 I have a 1968 Widgeon that needs some help with the flotation. Much of the Styrofoam from under the

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Removing lettering stain Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 04.12.22 FSR and white scotch brite
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 8:37pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 8:33pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the v
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 8:31pm 04.12.22 Beautiful work! dj
Removing lettering stain jssailem at 8:20pm 04.12.22 One alternative would be to paint the transom in a darker color. This is true. But if that is the
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? jssailem at 8:14pm 04.12.22 Removing the mast to the hard or doing the rigging while standing on the boat. ? When removing the
Removing lettering stain Benny17441 at 8:07pm 04.12.22 Pick a small spot in a letter and keep sanding to see how deep the color penetration is. Hopefully
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice Phil Herring at 8:05pm 04.12.22 @higgs: the image is now in your original post.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 7:59pm 04.12.22 Thanks DArcy. The updated Navionics is a big improvement and I give them credit for making an updat
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice (1) DArcy at 7:55pm 04.12.22 Good on you for reaching out to sailors to warn about a dangerous situation. The Navionics Web App
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Grotto at 7:52pm 04.12.22 I ended up buying blanks for the sr mariner thru hulls on my boat because of 5200. I would end up d
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:49pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thin
C 310 wheel BC Bernie at 7:48pm 04.12.22 My stock wheel was the 32" not 30" Destroyer, by Edson. Parallel 1" shaft. I switched it out not too
Head hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:42pm 04.12.22 1. How old are the hoses ? u methodically rinse out the hoses first. A slow ass busting process i
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 7:42pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum! You'll find a lot of people with other boats chiming in because a lot of thing
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:39pm 04.12.22 My idea is that the leakage from the gland should be so minuscule that you could mop it out of the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Ralph Johnstone at 7:36pm 04.12.22 Try to build a dam which will catch the small leakage from the gland and keep it out of the bilge.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:25pm 04.12.22 Going to try and upload a short "video" of the noise. It was dark, so will in effect just be sound.
240 mooring/dock cover rs1sensen at 7:25pm 04.12.22 I could not respond to private massage. Sailors tailor is 8.5 hrs away. Locally I was told it woul
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:20pm 04.12.22 Greg, Do you actually have to take the wheel off?

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