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Tachometer not working BaySailerBill at 5:09am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3634 Hi All, I own a 1984 Catalina C27 with a Universal M18 Deisel motor. I'm having a problem with my
Reverse Cycle Hugh4753 at 4:13am 05.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1254 AC Installation Question I've got a '94, 35.5 Legend and am going to install a reverse cycle this s
Too Good to be True ? ? ? Ralph Johnstone at 11:14pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1982 Has anyone tried this antifouling substitute and if so, what kind of results did you get ? http://w
venture 15 ahill16 at 8:49pm 05.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1970 i am restoring a macgregor venture 15 and i was wondering if any body knew the lenghts of the jib sa
Look out for? ksmith4312 at 7:42pm 05.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1454 I am very interested in the late 70's early 80's H27. Wondering what major items to be aware of.
Harken or Hood? BobM at 7:36pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3162 Besides condemning my whole rig as unsound, the rigger is also saying I should change my Hood Seafur
Stanchion Question hunter 28.5 (1) agittler at 7:13pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2575 I need to replace one of the stanchions on my hunter 28.5 which was damaged in an accident. As you c
ST60 Speed Transducer Replacement gregw at 7:09pm 05.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6530 I have a two year old ST60 Speed Instrument now reading all zeros. It worked fine last year, but did
New Hunter 22 owner!!! mryan6 at 6:56pm 05.28.09 Smaller Boats 2/1388 I recently acquired my first sailboat, which happens to be a 1985 hunter 22. It has been out of the
rigging alternator temporarily luvitt at 6:54pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2213 I think i need to replace my wiring harness. actually, i havent even tested it. i have it disconne
Racers Ego/Attitude Ducati at 5:43pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3126 Fellow sailors I crew on a race boat however my wife won't anymore. She did for years but found t
Javelin Help Mark P. LeGassey at 5:24pm 05.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2061 my father in law has become the the new owner of a oday javelin. i need to find someone who can advi
Tranny removal with boat in water? Mitch35.5 at 5:00pm 05.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1174 Does anyone know if a tranny can be removed without hauling out? Or, can you get the required shaft
Teaching admiral to sail - need HELP PLEASE breweraz at 4:36pm 05.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1724 My admiral has decided that she wants to take the helm. Whereas I am pleased and excited she has tak
snap rigs mikals at 3:43pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1701 where can I purchase snap rings for my steering wheel? Omitting Edsons $8.00 each price.
26.5What to look out for Tortuga at 3:34pm 05.28.09 Smaller Boats 4/1430 I am looking at a 87 Hunter 26.5 and was interested if there is advice as to what to look out for th
Need advice rigging spinnaker halyard (3) GoneAway at 3:07pm 05.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2235 Trying to figure out the best way of running the spinnaker halyard out of the sheave box and forward
Cutting Propeller Shaft Fly Away at 2:45pm 05.28.09 Catalina 30 3/2785 Howdy. Due to unfortunate circumstances, (see "blown engine on my cat) I need to cut the shaft on m
Hunter 386 Performance? Big Red for life at 2:38pm 05.28.09 Big Boats 5/10379 I am wondering what the performance of the hunter 386 under sail and motoring. Is it hard to dock? C
Using the 10lb See-Thru Propane Tanks Lee Coller at 2:36pm 05.28.09 Big Boats 15/3145 Is anyone using the 10lb see-thru tanks advertised to the right in their dual-tank propane locker?

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Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop jssailem at 1:28pm 02.24.22 Rabe, You may find the Nicro Fico part you seek at Nicro-Fico 599/600 Travellers
Replacing sail slugs Stu Jackson at 12:57pm 02.24.22 You could also ask on our C34 Forum: Main Message Board There are many folks there who have boat s
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

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