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6 Horse 66 Johnson for Parts Lee Coller at 1:15pm 03.16.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/266 I have an old 6 Horse 66 Johnson that's been sitting in my backyard for the last 5 years that I'd lo
Outboard sizing for a 25 captian dave at 12:39pm 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1702 I am looking at purchasing a new outboard motor. I currently have a 9.9 suzuki it is a breast. I wa
Recycle your gear Warren Milberg at 12:12pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1079 Some time ago, I read an article in one of the boating slicks about how some sailor always gave away
Hatch Latch BlackSheep at 9:25am 03.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1132 Hatch latch on the galley port light has come off the plexy glass, and I can't find any adhesive tha
experience with Navico knotmeter? richk at 8:59am 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1275 Anyone out there have any experience with a Navico knotmeter? Boat's on the hard. I pulled the kno
Stero question- I did not read prior posting earlkeim at 8:51am 03.16.09 Smaller Boats 0/1028 I did not read the existing posting of stero question. Thank you for the good information regardin
Balboa 15 ??? firstsgt at 8:44am 03.16.09 Balboa 4/7942 I am looking at a 15' long Balboa boat. It appears to be in pretty good shape. No blisters or obviou
What Works? / What Doesn't? Maine Sail at 8:12am 03.16.09 Musings With Maine Sail 26/11061 I thought with spring right around the corner it would be a good time to post our stories of what ha
C30 rudder cracks/ brown goo cygnus x1 at 7:52am 03.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1228 :cry: Every year, for the last five years, I've had to repair cracks, and leaks in both the leading
Suport of the shaft luc_gougeon@hotmail.com at 7:40am 03.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/859 Bonjour I would to know how the support of the shaft and cutless bearing is fixed ? Catalina 36
Install stero in Hunter 260 earlkeim at 7:32am 03.16.09 Smaller Boats 2/1546 HI, I am going to purchase a stero system for my 2002 Hunter. There has never been any tyope of
Headroom in Lancer 36 labatt50 at 7:21am 03.16.09 Lancer 2/2203 Hi, I'm presently shopping a sailboat on internet and I found a Lancer 36 that seem to be a pretty
thru-hull types dacheez at 7:07am 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1183 Asking for other 272 owners (or anybody) to shout-out w/ opinions on the factory thru-hulls. Have mo
Mooring Line Lengths Peregrine at 6:54am 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/4013 For an O'Day 35: Looking for recommended or known standard length of a mooring line measured from w
Beneteau 323 - folding, feathering, fixed? Widget at 6:43am 03.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2072 Prop. Help. I am considering changing my fixed prop on my BENETEAU 323 and would appreciate any inpu
Mast Removal wally252 at 6:39am 03.16.09 Columbia 0/2315 I have a 1972 Columbia 26 foot MKII sailboat. How do I identify the type of mast and how do I remove
dropping a centerboard Justin_NSA at 5:40am 03.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/3898 I have to drop my centerboard to do some repairs on a 2" hole on the leading edge. (pic to post toni
Teak Handrails for Cabin top CKDK at 4:35am 03.16.09 Smaller Boats 3/3412 Help!!!!!! I have a 1982 Hunter 22 and am doing the spring re-fit thing. The starboard cabin top han
Hole in 340 (3) Andy1237 at 8:23pm 03.15.09 Big Boats 1/1040 Anybody know why there is a factory hole in the floor of the 340? I pulled up the starboard aft port
window replacement captron at 7:14pm 03.15.09 Big Boats 3/1196 Has anyone replaced the long cabin windows (port side) ont he Legend 37.5 or similar model?? mine ar

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Sail slugs thinwater at 12:13pm 06.22.21 This is what my neighbor who broke 6 of them the same day has. He is taking his sail to get new one
Sail slugs (1) thinwater at 12:11pm 06.22.21 If the slug breaks get wire bale slugs (if available). Alternatively, they may just be old. https:
What's in your toolkit? EV21 at 12:08pm 06.22.21 Maybe I missed it but Vise Grips? A long time fave of mine -- hope whoever invented them is very ric
Fill old windlass void with resin and re-drill for new windlass install skunther at 12:06pm 06.22.21 Very good thoughts everyone. For clarity I have updated the pictures in the original post with desc
What's in your toolkit? Terry Cox at 11:55am 06.22.21 I have several 12V sockets on our boat; two in the aft cabin, two in the main salon, one in the forw
Replacement for bose 321 Stu Jackson at 11:31am 06.22.21 Try www.crutchfield.com. They have everything and very good customer guidance and assistance. I've
Wema multi tank indicator Udi at 11:19am 06.22.21 yes! I already sent them a question concerning their shipping policy and destinations. Thanks.
Rudder play and lube point sail sfbay at 10:58am 06.22.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! See page 56 for a repair fix from W
H410 Start Battery jssailem at 10:54am 06.22.21 there is not ACR in my system Perhaps there should be.
H410 Start Battery (1) Don Lucas at 10:48am 06.22.21 - With switches 1&2 off no power to switch 2 loads - with 1 off and 2 on there is load power at swit
tachometer not accurate Maine Sail at 10:43am 06.22.21 An alternator will product its max current when the field windings receive max voltage which is i
H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 10:43am 06.22.21 If wired per manual, only when the Engine is running , not when the House batteries charging. Thus
tachometer not accurate Maine Sail at 10:40am 06.22.21
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 rgranger at 10:18am 06.22.21 Well the OP has not responded to this tread since May 10th so I'm guessing he has fixed it and gone
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start Richard19068 at 10:16am 06.22.21 Typical issues. Wiring harness. Ther trailer plugs (gummy bears) are notorious for intermittent c
What's in your toolkit? (2) jssailem at 10:08am 06.22.21 My tool kits have expanded each year. Perhaps driven by my projects which seem never ending only pau
Galvanic electrolysis zink replacement for the Yanmar2GM20F heat exchanger. kloudie1 at 10:01am 06.22.21 There is no anode. The heat exchanger tubes and the housing are selected to be "close" on the electr
1987 Catalina 22 Owners Manual sail sfbay at 10:00am 06.22.21 Find it here: CatalinaOwners.com downloads (sailboatowners.com) Microsoft Word - 1987 Edition catal
Whats wrong with my legs? flightlead404 at 9:59am 06.22.21 This is what mine look like and there was a second set of short legs for lowering table. As I said
Galvanic electrolysis zink replacement for the Yanmar2GM20F heat exchanger. Pookie at 9:58am 06.22.21 Where is it located? Are you wondering where the replaceable zinc galvanic (electrolysis) is on t

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