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Daysailer 3 Lifting Bridle pxcataol at 4:36pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2251 In looking at my post I am sure few if any people understood what I waa asking for. Here is a be
Elevatig Hunter 25 Cam Cleats Barry14722 at 3:10pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 2/1304 Elevating Hunter 25 Cam Cleats I want to elevate my cam cleats since they are too low for the jib s
need new windows sailer at 2:25pm 07.02.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3304 I am looking to replace a broken window on a sirius 22 sail boat. Any ideas? can i order new parts f
Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 2:19pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1311 Keith, While other types of wood should have a UV resistant finish on boats, Teak is different. It
How to fill my CNG tank in my '89 C-30 daave at 1:30pm 07.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/6656 Have 1989 Catalina 30 recently inherited with CNG tank for the stove/oven. Pls help with details on
best sealant for water tank Bob 04 H260 at 1:03pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/6667 I have a Hunter 260 with a plastic bow tank. I would like to add a clear port to the top of the tank
H260 leaking companionway hatch Bob 04 H260 at 12:57pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 19/7382 With all the rain the past few days I have had quite a bit of water coming in the hatch. I was just
Doyle Power Sail JohnEh at 12:25pm 07.02.09 Big Boats 4/1491 We have a Hunter 36. We recently acquired a Doyle Power Sail. The sail rolls up and is attached in
H 23 stern rails peptobysmol at 12:16pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 1/1277 Anyone know where to get them?
Swing Keel- How easy is it to replace cable/bolts? Terry102 at 11:45am 07.02.09 Catalina 22 2/2965 I'm in the process of moving from a fixed keel to either a shoal draft/ centerboard or swing keel du
Compass repair, Help Nereussailor at 11:43am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2049 Has anyone used a company called Island Compass South out of South Carolina? I'm beginning to wond
Pop Top on V222 MT V222 at 11:16am 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2613 I bought a V222 and there is no mechanism for holding the pop top open. Does anyone know what was u
Ethanol and gas engines Gail R at 10:50am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3066 Hello all and happly almost Fourth of July! I write a boating column for the local paper and so
Keel cable sailingacupuncturist at 10:09am 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2260 My Mac 22 cable for the retractable keel just broke and I want to replace it...does anyone know the
O'day 23 Owners Manual aondersma at 9:59am 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/9041 My husband and I are refurbishing an O'day 23, and are very new to sailing. We are looking for an ow
New(er) owners - Hull # 10 g8brett at 9:44am 07.02.09 Reliance 0/2 Hello, I am glad to have finally found some activity around the Reliance 44's. We purchased hull #1
Cars for my t-track Dick Westwood at 9:17am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2149 My boat's pretty old! It has 1" t track installed for the jib cars, (not just on the mast for spinna
Cal 28-2 Steaming/Deck light angus99 at 9:01am 07.02.09 Cal 2/2569 Hi, I'm a new member of this forum and throwing myself into restoring my 1986 Cal 28-2 after a few y
Requirement for "Lookouts" Warren Milberg at 7:39am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1982 My understanding of maritime laws is that there is a requirement for mariners to maintain a visual a
electric motor john6206 at 7:39am 07.02.09 Day Sailers 2/1569 Hi all, I have had a love/hate relationship with my mercury 3.3 two stroke for about 7 years no

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Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. Johnb at 7:40pm 04.05.22 In case you don't know this, somewhere between the light current switch you actually touch, and the
Steering quadrant Johnb at 7:15pm 04.05.22 I would clean it up and then look for any broken strands or obviously serious wear. It may look a l
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 04.05.22 Screenshot of the contents of the PDF -
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 dlochner at 5:41pm 04.05.22 Thank you for your response - I only have the one attached photo at the moment. But, I will be at t
H340 Inverter TimFromLI at 5:34pm 04.05.22 I used Inverter Service Center they were able to fix mine.
H340 Inverter DannyO at 5:29pm 04.05.22 I had this similar issue with my Xantrax Freedom as well. It was original to the boat (2002). One of
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 (1) BobB2020 at 5:27pm 04.05.22 There is probably no neat way to remove the sole. The usual tools of destruction will serve you we
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 (1) BobB2020 at 5:25pm 04.05.22 Thank you for your response - I only have the one attached photo at the moment. But, I will be at th
Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. JoeWhite at 5:24pm 04.05.22 Same condition as weak battery on a car. When the relay chatters the battery is near dead. In your c
Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. TimFromLI at 5:03pm 04.05.22 Try a multimeter to test if there is power to the motor when the button is pressed or try bypassing
Toerail Varnish Strategy? berner73 at 5:02pm 04.05.22 Well, I certainly haven't figured it all out yet, but the good thing about finishing your toerails i
Couch removal dkinzer at 4:54pm 04.05.22 I was interested in the same question and it turns out that others have asked it, too. H41 AC & DS
Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. heritage at 4:54pm 04.05.22 Even if the main high amperage breaker is off, the solenoid will still make a clicking noise when th
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Mechone at 4:49pm 04.05.22 P/N 828422 30mm shaft 48mm tube . General Propeller Volvo Penta Shaft Seal-GP (generalpropeller.c
Steering quadrant kappykaplan at 4:33pm 04.05.22 I will look further into the steering quadrant tomorrow More boat yoga will keep you flexible! :be
Steering quadrant fred1diver at 4:27pm 04.05.22
Steering quadrant fred1diver at 4:26pm 04.05.22
Steering quadrant Tally Ho at 4:15pm 04.05.22 Was doing boat yoga today and I looked at my steering quadrant, and it does not look good. what do
Starting fluid Crusty Ol Salt at 4:14pm 04.05.22 A hair dryer probably costs less! :beer: About 10% of the cost. But, I wouldn't have to ponder wh
Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 dlochner at 4:01pm 04.05.22 There is probably no neat way to remove the sole. The usual tools of destruction will serve you wel

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