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those locker lid 'stoppers' Dragon at 8:49pm 06.30.09 Big Boats 5/1464 Where can I replace those rubber 'stoppers/washers' that prevent the cockpit locker lids from slammi
Man Overboard Tracking Device thomas_hoole@yahoo.com at 7:29pm 06.30.09 Ask All Sailors 28/4567 Hi Everyone: I am an MBA Student at Babson College and I'm currently starting my last class prior to
Autohelm linear drive DanG at 6:27pm 06.30.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2108 I am considering upgrading the controls and compass for an autohelm 5000. The linear drive that I cu
Univeral M4-30 Transmission frmreilly at 6:23pm 06.30.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1593 My tranny was slipping just a little biit and when I checked the fluid, it was milky ' pink -- where
Installing a relay on the starter (1) Hermit Scott at 5:00pm 06.30.09 Ask All Sailors 32/4540 I need to install a starter button. I have been starting it by a small bolt across the starter to th
strange engine or prop (?) noise John at 4:01pm 06.30.09 Ask All Sailors 24/5682 When I'm motoring forward, and the engine is running at between 1000 and 1150 rpm's, I get a warblin
Should there be any movement in the fiberglass of the transom when lifting the outboard of a 22' Kaye at 3:42pm 06.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3012 We are looking at a 1978 22'. I saw a little wiggle of the mount itself when it was being lowered i
Fender Boards Nereussailor at 3:37pm 06.30.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1596 How many of you out there use fender boards when docked in a slip? and if you do, How long, wide, an
Mast stay tension jnolan at 3:17pm 06.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2938 I have a 22 ft O'Day, 1977. Just went for our first sail, had a ball. what is the proper tension on
keel bolt info needed Carolyn1964 at 1:30pm 06.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2247 I have looked in the archives and found a lot of info on Keel bolts. What I realy need is a pictur
galvanic corrosion ezbreezes at 12:30pm 06.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1570 Has anyone had small white deposits found in the water tank that seem to be pitting the interior sur
Anyone put a loop in their holding tank feeder line? jfreeman at 11:23am 06.30.09 Catalina 310 4/1593 Had a nasty mess to clean up this last weekend. We knew the tank was getting full, but went sailing
biggest motor size MacGREGOR classic Evan at 10:15am 06.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/11382 I have a 9.9 johnson sailmaster and I am in the need of a new motor and I was wondering what size wa
Recently became a 1980 H37C Owner coleman at 10:04am 06.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2561 I learned to sail on my grandfather's H37C more than 20 years ago. He was the second owner and he b
h410 Electrical Layout and Schematics Rich Stidger at 9:34am 06.30.09 Big Boats 0/1070 A 420 owner asked me for a set of my schematics for the 410 that I received from the Hunter factory
Beneteau 331 Non-Opening Port Problem wfperkins at 9:31am 06.30.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1368 I have a 2002 Beneteau 331 which I bought last year. I have noticed the build-up of mildew on the i
Rope Clutch Replacement javaprog at 9:29am 06.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1525 I have an 86 28.5. We broke the handle on the halyard clutch for the headsail this weekend. Is the L
Nighthawk CO detector - Suceptability to Chemicals (1) Rich Stidger at 9:28am 06.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1355 A while ago there was a post claiming that their CO detector was alarming and there seemed to be no
Yanmar 4JH2E freeze plug leaks lwilhelmsen at 9:07am 06.30.09 Big Boats 2/2598 I have a 1993 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E engine with about 3400 hours that I have owned for about five
Splashdown! BobM at 9:03am 06.30.09 S2 8/1792 FINALLY in the water. It was so good to be aboard and floating yesterday. Fingers crossed for good

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Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post Dalliance at 9:13am 03.31.22 I think I can call this complete barring any issues when I re-step the mast. Replaced the fibergla
Mast rail (1) GrantBrown at 9:09am 03.31.22 What do y-all think about splicing kits? Any recommendations? Samson Splicing Kit for lines from 1/4
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets jviss at 9:06am 03.31.22 1) Yes I know I'll have output limitations but running a coffee grinder or some laptops is my requi
Tiller question Brucegspc at 9:00am 03.31.22 Gotcha. That pin is for a Raymarine tiller pilot. There should also be a cylindrical, vertical "c
Beneteau 361 - Replacement of cockpit teak John Dibb at 8:54am 03.31.22 John, I am curious as to why you didnt attempt to refurbish the existing panels by removing the
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets jeepbluetj at 8:51am 03.31.22 Fancy: If you want the outlets to be powered from shore power when available and inverter when shore
Tiller question jviss at 8:37am 03.31.22 Gotcha. That pin is for a Raymarine tiller pilot. There should also be a cylindrical, vertical "cu
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor (1) JamesG161 at 8:16am 03.31.22 I got this Page from the H310 owner's manual. Jim... PS: Note the Battery Selector Switch
Mast rail Parsons at 8:04am 03.31.22 The only risky part of joining and running fresh halyards comes at the top block itself. That is th
Tiller question (1) Brucegspc at 8:03am 03.31.22 I'm not sure I understand that - can you be a bit more descriptive? peg? Does that help? I do not
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 7:58am 03.31.22 I have been warned if I turn off key. Alternator may burn out(no load ?) That's not so. Turning t
Mast rail jviss at 7:55am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:48am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(s
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 7:15am 03.31.22 Wow , thanks for all the great ideas will try and work through them. Greg, you think you got a lo
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 7:05am 03.31.22 Maybe because wood actually floats and it's buoyant? Literally filled with air... I don't know. No
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? thinwater at 7:02am 03.31.22 ... When I sailed a Catamaran in Belize, the main halyard was held in a rope clutch. It has been abu
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. thevoyager at 7:00am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Rub rail and deck hull joint. mikeracca at 6:54am 03.31.22 5200 is next to permanent and may never allow access to that area again without further damage. Good
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:46am 03.31.22
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:35am 03.31.22 I'm not clear on the timing of this. Did this fire occur before you bought the boat, and just no o

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