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sabre water pump Stpol at 8:59am 08.13.09 Sabre Sailboats 2/5453 looking for any ideas on why our '87 sabre 36 water pump worked great until we filled up the starboa
Mainsail lowering phdoc007 at 7:47am 08.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3370 I went out in my Mac 25 last week and the wind really kicked up quickly on Lake Ontario. I lowered t
411- 2001 Radman at 7:40am 08.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1017 I have fallen in love with a 2001 - 411. Does anyone have an idea what was the dealer stock price fo
Hidden Serial Number on Irwin 34 jaj63207 at 7:17am 08.13.09 Irwin 2/3705 A friend of mine is attempting to buy a hurricane salvage Irwin 34,unknown year, maybe mid '80's. T
Cabin Mate AC Failure (1) kloudie1 at 7:11am 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/5651 Anyone have a failure in a Cabin Mate (Marine Air Systems, now a division of Dometic) self contained
Lightning Protection CapnCape at 7:05am 08.13.09 Grampian 5/4461 I have a 1973 G 26. Is the lightning protection (grounding setup) adequate and safe? How can I check
No Need for a Sprit Kamper at 6:37am 08.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1312 '87 Legend 45 Look carefully on the cover of this month's Sail. There is a Hunter 41 racing with
Kids are just funny.. Maine Sail at 5:45am 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2247 So this morning I am at the counter eating breakfast with my daughter and she grabs an issue of Sail
Driveway space for Oday 222 on trailor Freeblowing at 4:21am 08.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1228 I am wondering how much space I need to keep an Oday 222 on a trailor. Can someone measure the total
Lewmar 65 ST, 1987 model wryan at 10:37pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1671 Any known retailers of parts for these old winches by chance? Thanks
Listing problem normhildreth at 8:06pm 08.12.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1379 I have a 1993 First 31 Beneteau Shoal draft. When I bought the boat 3 years ago I noticed a slight l
Shaft Diameter gfrazzle at 5:31pm 08.12.09 Big Boats 2/1323 Anybody know the prop shaft diameter on a Hunter 41DS with the 54 HP Yanmar? Thanks
Swing Keel question(s) peptobysmol at 4:23pm 08.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1515 I recently bought a 1985 23. There are 2 lines that go down the cockpit drain, through a tube to th
Diesel Quandary Prime Time at 3:54pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2795
pitots eleanorsantos at 3:18pm 08.12.09 Day Sailers 2/1226 Our pitot, a plastic j shaped tube for measuring speed under sail by simply dipping it in the water
What Happens if Lead or Entire Keel Removed mntjohnson at 3:16pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2109 What Happens if Lead or Entire Keel Removed,,, either to lighten boat to be used just for motoring o
Need honest opinion from old timers on mast replacement Mick at 3:13pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1776 I have a chance to buy a 29 ft mast , boom ' sails , from a 1978 baylinner buccaneer 27 feet . . The
Cutting out Cockpit Footwell for Rear Queen Berth mntjohnson at 3:01pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2283 The rear area of a Mac 24 or 25 is large enough for a quadruple berth but this area is covered by th
Locating batteries asymmetrically jcherubini at 2:13pm 08.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1493 By necessity I have to install one battery to each side (under the berths). The boxes are securely
Bilge pump/sink 22 o'day JAGM at 2:02pm 08.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1722 How do install/ where is the bilge pump on a 1973 oday 22? Also the sink doesn't have any tubes conn

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Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jssailem at 2:23pm 04.07.22 Oh Boy... At least now Tosca will not leak from beneath. Looking real good!:beer:
Pontoon vs Cato bridge dlochner at 2:10pm 04.07.22 It has been a bad season for ICW bridge tenders as there have been at least 2 deaths from bridges be
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 1:47pm 04.07.22 Perfect blow by blow.............Appreciate the heads up on the tape at the mushroom, makes for a cl
autopilot install on an H280 Ward H at 1:31pm 04.07.22 No worries Matt - I'm glad you liked it. I haven't tried the auto-turn... is that different than t
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 1:17pm 04.07.22 I tried the Tiller Tamer but hated it. If I set it with enough friction to hold while sailing it wa
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 1:10pm 04.07.22 How may lesbians does it take to change a light bulb? That's not funny. Damn.. it only lets me cl
Pontoon vs Cato bridge (1) rgranger at 1:02pm 04.07.22 204161
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 12:34pm 04.07.22 My Hunter 216 is a year 2009 with the rudder pod on ball bearings, making it too responsive IMHO.
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 11:23am 04.07.22 Thanks for the prognostication, weather honcho. Hopefully, a reasonable weather situation for this c
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 11:09am 04.07.22 Parsons, I'll see how well my shock cord works out that's cleated to the stern cleats and a wrap o
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. mermike at 11:07am 04.07.22 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and there are 6, I think, in addition to drains via
Searching for Beneteau 373 in Southern California Hello Below at 10:55am 04.07.22
Starting fluid Maine Sail at 10:55am 04.07.22 Have been told ...dont spray this in, dont spray that in,to help start a high compression diesel en
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:24am 04.07.22 By the way, thanks for the wonderful write-up and pictures! You did a great job, and your writing s
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:18am 04.07.22 replacing 5 of the 8 though-hulls on my Y-33 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and
Question About Mesh Dodger Window Covers jeepbluetj at 10:14am 04.07.22 I've never used mesh covers, but logic tells me If visible light gets through the mesh, the UV will
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 9:55am 04.07.22 My C-30's electrical looked very similar. I replaced all of it that I could, new panels like you're
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 9:52am 04.07.22 What I did on my tiller boats was to use a nylon dock line that was anchored to one side stern cleat
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Ward H at 9:52am 04.07.22 Assuming you are talking about a transducer with mushroom head on the outside here is how I did mine
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 9:38am 04.07.22 I used to own one of these. On a tiller boat, the leverage near the pivot point is just too high to

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