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356 engine whines at certain speeds Ivan at 10:38am 05.31.09 Big Boats 7/1439 I have a 2002 356 with 3GM30F Yanmar. Engine has run beautifully and quietly until last year, when
Battery charging question Bob V at 10:26am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1349 I carry a pair of Optima Deep Cycle batteries with me when I cruise to power my electric dinghy moto
Painting Nonskid thaeni at 9:43am 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1174 I have a 1984 27' Hunter. The Nonskid portion is molded into the fiberglass. Can I just use regular
stereo sound control dunbarjcd at 9:26am 05.31.09 Big Boats 2/1205 I have a Hunter 43. Does any body know 1,where can I find a replacement for the sound control switch
H216 Spinaker Outside Gybe rangerpaul at 9:05am 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1388 Does anyone know how to do an outside gybe with the spinnaker on an H216 without the lazy sheet fall
How can you tell the rudder delamination is serious Michel16055 at 8:33am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5218 I have some rudder delamination. I understand that this needs to be repaired at some point. The mari
Outboard capacity jnolan at 7:52am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1027 I have a 1977 22 ft O'Day sailboat with a 8hp mercury outboard engine. I have not sailed this boat y
bimin for c27 amber waves at 7:14am 05.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1641 Morning all, we just bought our first boat a 1987 c27 catalina. Lucky to buy it from an older gent w
Looking for a specific hull ismjim46 at 6:09am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1010 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional
sail slides fireone at 6:09am 05.31.09 Day Sailers 1/1091 Looking for information on what size main sail slides i would need so i can replace mine...any info
Looking for a specific O'Day ismjim46 at 6:07am 05.31.09 Bigger Boats 1/1502 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional
Looking for specific boat ismjim46 at 6:06am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1244 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional w
Link 2000 Installation questions karmaf16 at 5:01am 05.31.09 Big Boats 1/1067 Hi All, I am replacing the standard Xantrex Freedom 20 Remote with a Link 2000 unit on my Hunter.
Leakage nfitz at 9:32pm 05.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1517 The past two winters of storing my 1992 Mac 26 have been marred by a lot of water that somehow leake
Hatchboards (1) paulj at 8:29pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1442 Where do you store your hatchboards while sailing? paulj :troll:
Raymarine Auto Pilot Display Unit Not Displaying Joe Mullee at 7:58pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1524 Two weeks ago I installed a Raymarine X5 AP. Got everything hooked up and turned it on and off a few
Pop-up top Echo at 7:17pm 05.30.09 Sirius 21/22 4/3730 We tried to pop up the top over the companionway and we are puzzled because the supports to it do no
supplier for portlight gaskets Brian P at 6:58pm 05.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1998 I have a 1981 Hunter 27 with leaky portlights. I had been looking over the last year for gasket mate
Big project SoSound at 6:23pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2111 The big project is redoing a soft (likely de-laminated) cockpit seat where there had been teak slats
H23.5 misc questions alikolbe at 6:17pm 05.30.09 Smaller Boats 6/1451 Anyone know where I can get a replacement rubber gasket for a 1994 H23.5 front hatch? Mine is ripped

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New Catalina 30 Owner Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 02.24.22 . I highly recommend you make some effort to at least view what's available there. Three main area
Special Thanks for Help From the Dock PaulK at 12:47pm 02.24.22 We gathered a pick-up crew on the dock for a sail one day and had a blast on our J/36. My wife and I
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 12:42pm 02.24.22 Yes. Port side helm. I could hear it running when I was testing the motor..
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? LakeShark at 12:41pm 02.24.22 Since NE Ropes says Viper is new, there may not be many respondents who have experience with it.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 12:40pm 02.24.22 I'm confused. I ordered a few fairly expensive extinguishers at the end of 2017. They are UL rated
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Hello Below at 12:39pm 02.24.22 Where is the drive motor for the autopilot on my MH40? There isn't anything attached at the rudder
Tiller Tater at 12:37pm 02.24.22 The original is just some 6061 1" square tubing with 2 bends. If you have a local welding shop stop
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jssailem at 12:34pm 02.24.22 Thanks for the announcement. Looks like another entry on the Annual PreCruise Check List.
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? PaulK at 12:26pm 02.24.22 The Viper line has the polyester jacket that you want for gripping the winch and long-term UV protec
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 12:24pm 02.24.22 Probably. But I am not sure that was the problem. If it happens again, I will consider that.
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 12:21pm 02.24.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:15pm 02.24.22 It looks like the breather on top of the valve cover may raise up into that area. I have a cut out i
MH40 Autopilot drive motor jviss at 12:13pm 02.24.22 Can you get new brushes for that motor? Then install them, and use a brush seating stone on the com
New Fire Extinguisher Regs dLj at 12:08pm 02.24.22 Yes - just went through all the fire extinguishers on my boat and have ordered new ones. Mine were a
venture 17 cockpit drain (4) topcat0399 at 12:07pm 02.24.22 yes... build it up... or if you have a very strong and steady hand, you could try taking a grinder
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 11:47am 02.24.22 And over here yesterday morning it got down to -12F in the morning, and with single digit highs in t
Newish Capri 18 owner. Slacker at 11:33am 02.24.22 Fall sailing... nuttin better !!!
Replacing sail slugs Ward H at 10:26am 02.24.22 I never heard that they are a wear part. They do degrade because of UV, become brittle and break mo
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 10:18am 02.24.22 Raymarine sent me instructions for checking the autopilot clutch, motor, and course computer. I knew
New Catalina 30 Owner Ward H at 10:18am 02.24.22 Here is the thing I mentioned in the post before this. It looks like maybe a transducer or speed se

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