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Hunter 31 gooseneck wear oeharvey at 7:28am 05.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1580 the Isomat gooseneck on my 31 is wearing through at the bottom of the rings that hold the gooseneck
Motor Control Bracket on Hunter 40 Legend jdhohmann at 7:05am 05.27.09 Big Boats 2/1098 I need some HELP!!! Our steering column modules (Motor control levers) is breakin apart. There are s
Outboard motor brackets LondonFog at 6:52am 05.27.09 Smaller Boats 4/1164 Hunter Owners, Am interested in any information re replacing existing outboard motor bracket on
rigging plenares at 6:32am 05.27.09 Bigger Boats 1/3457 Never sailed and we purchased our first sailboat. How's that for adventurous! The boat is a 1977 O
Opinions from people with tillers on c30's?? hobbit at 6:04am 05.27.09 Catalina 30 2/1305 Looking @ a couple of c30s that have a tiller. Is the boat too much for a tiller? I have heard that
Shower sump mystery jk kudera at 4:18am 05.27.09 Big Boats 6/1350 A friend owns a 1985 Hunter 34, recently needed to replace the shower sump pump. He replaced the pum
Sirius sails Whisper Too at 3:53am 05.27.09 Sirius 21/22 0/4039 If you are thinking about new sails, Sailrite make precut kits and gives prices on line. its a prett
LPG tank vents not located properly paulj at 9:23pm 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2721 Any other Catalina owners have this problem.... http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthre
LPG drain fitting (1) paulj at 9:16pm 05.26.09 Catalina 310 12/2677 US Coast Guard safety check revelled a problem with LPG drains. They don't drain so they can't vent.
removing and re-seating the mast step Bill Leathen at 8:59pm 05.26.09 Smaller Boats 1/1040 I would like to add a u shaped plate under my mast step so that I can add some blocks to run my haly
Big thanks for all the info MrBee at 8:54pm 05.26.09 Destinations 3/2592 just wanted to say thanks for all the responses on my post for info coming down the hudson or East r
Question on spreaders Elepant_man at 8:29pm 05.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1955 hi I am a proud new owner of an oday 20. Her mast had come down some time ago and the spreaders were
Feeder Plates required for one reefing kit Nuwanda272ODay at 7:05pm 05.26.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3442 I am trying to install a Harken one line reefing kit on my 272 ODay. For the system to work properl
Profurl Problems ontheroadgiv at 6:19pm 05.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1291 Hello All I need to adjust my headstay. Haven't been able to get the profurl up so I can get at the
V21 Mast won't go to vertical! Ben Kent at 6:04pm 05.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1429 I took my new (to me and first sailboat) 1973 V21 out to Lake Dillon, CO yesterday for a chilly (45
Help desperately needed clean a sail pucker up at 5:37pm 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1395 As a birthday present for a dear friend i am trying to restore her starwind 190, it has been sitting
Hot Water Heater Woes jibes138 at 5:09pm 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 20/2773 My hot water heater core is leaking, I think from where the fresh water fitting is brazed to the tan
H26 Mast Crutch Specs jandelbert at 3:09pm 05.26.09 Smaller Boats 3/1529 Can anyone provide me with any dimensions/specs for the mast crutch for a '94 H26? Has anyone made
Mac V21 Motor Mount (2) SketerV3481 at 3:02pm 05.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/970 Want to mount a 6hp 4 stroke on this mount, can't find a name on it anywhere. Had a 4hp 2 stroke on
Irwin 25 Mainsheet rigging jroscoe at 2:42pm 05.26.09 Irwin 2/3374 Am refurbishing a 1972 era Irwin 25, with no idea of what the mainsheet rigging was. did it have a

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Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 6:34am 12.09.21 I wouldn't order a new prop until I had decided on the new engine, transmission ratio and had the s
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Justin_NSA at 5:11am 12.09.21 Interesting. My pedestal throttle has always been stiff. I thought it needs lubrication or something
I think I have Termites - Help! Gint at 11:19pm 12.08.21 I used our space heater and killed them all! Thanks so much for the advice!
Hull dents (3) JamesG161 at 9:24pm 12.08.21
Outboard interna fue tank Joe at 9:20pm 12.08.21 Call any Mercury dealer. I believe West Marine is one. They also have a parts department. Start
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies DArcy at 7:17pm 12.08.21 I suspect satellite communication coverage is unavailable in Guam and Kodiak Why would you suspect
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Blitz at 7:11pm 12.08.21 as others have said, inside your Lesson pedestal under the compass there is an adjustment screw. if
Engine mount to stringer TimFromLI at 6:48pm 12.08.21 I had that problem on my Ericson. I filled the lag bolt hole with West systems Gflex 650 and some fi
keel bolt torque Tally Ho at 6:23pm 12.08.21
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies Rick Webb at 6:18pm 12.08.21 I know nothing about radio. Total PHD user. Can you reconcile these two statements? 1) ...The U.S
keel bolt torque cah at 6:13pm 12.08.21 THANKS. I see two 1' bolts behind the mast support. I think I see one more bolt forward under the ma
Third Propulsion Option (1) Ken13559 at 5:35pm 12.08.21 For boats with sugar scoop stern, perhaps this 3rd propulsion option mount could be use.
Etiquette pet peeves Will Gilmore at 5:35pm 12.08.21 -Will
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Ken13559 at 5:08pm 12.08.21 .... It was tiring just motoring in and out of the harbor, while I held the throttle in place.. Y
Engine mount to stringer Ken13559 at 5:02pm 12.08.21 It sounds like one of the bolts holding the mount into the stringer is pulling out. Have you checke
Engine mount to stringer Ken13559 at 4:59pm 12.08.21
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle kappykaplan at 4:36pm 12.08.21 put a small (see below) cable clamp on the control cable upstream from the throttle lever in the mo
SailCare vs Local Loft Tally Ho at 4:29pm 12.08.21
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Tally Ho at 4:18pm 12.08.21
Passage 42 bilge question eianm at 4:10pm 12.08.21 yes- i have an onan- but have checked that also very carefully- tank analogue meter is not leaking

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