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Holder 20 Spreader sailsoul at 10:50am 03.13.09 Trailer Sailors 1/2915 Bent the spreader on my 1985 Holder 20. Looking to find another. Anyone have one or ideas? Thanks W
Replacing fixed ports Aric at 10:37am 03.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1421 Does anyone know who make replacement fixed ports? I am looking to replace the whole unit, frame an
Motor problem somers12 at 10:18am 03.13.09 Trailer Sailors 15/3561 I have a 1995-6 Nissan 9.9 NS9.9C short shaft. It's on a sailboat and I just use it to leave and ret
Sherwood Raw water Pump Witzend at 7:54am 03.13.09 Catalina 310 1/1680 FYI, The G908 inpeller kit part# from WM is 5126669. $32.00. Tom
Yet another wind instrument question Bad Obsession at 7:23am 03.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1929 When I bought my boat it had a transducer on the mast for a wind instrument. There is also a cable
Reasonable transit time for East Coast Icetug at 7:02am 03.13.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3850 So I am asking for real life accounts of how long it takes to make a passage from Northern FL to Lon
M25 cooling system hoses playmaker5 at 6:46am 03.13.09 Catalina 30 4/2373 I'm looking to replace the hoses for the raw water cooling system on my Universal 25. Does anyone h
Cockpit Speakers, Where to Install. Mergatroid at 6:31am 03.13.09 Smaller Boats 6/2869 I have a 1996 h26 and want to add a stero system. But I am having trouble finding a good location f
Genoa Track Jake Barnes at 6:26am 03.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1132 I am trying to buy a set of chock cleats. Can't find what size genoa tracks are on my boat. Does a
H-26-Aft Berth-What's Below? BrianW at 6:03am 03.13.09 Smaller Boats 1/1196 I am re-routing some duplex wiring from the bilge pump to my battery in the aft battery compartment.
Head Mistress seadaddler at 6:01am 03.13.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2342 I am finally ready to up grade my toilet in my 2007 Hunter 36 and need the info for contacting Rarit
The Gods Must Be Crazy Bad Obsession at 5:33am 03.13.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2009 I borrowed that title from an odd movie, but I am starting to wonder. It is snowing here today. It
Golf Cart Batteries Phil V25 at 5:21am 03.13.09 Trailer Sailors 23/7556 I have been reading Don Casey's book "Sailboat Electrics Simplified" and he recommends using 6V golf
Upgrading the original stereo Jack340 at 4:47am 03.13.09 Big Boats 4/1117 My 2000 340 came with a JVC AM/FM CD Stereo Model KD-S600/S500. It works great but I would like to
new winches? reserche at 4:31am 03.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1623 Ok..next question... I have the Hunter 31 - have any of you replaced the winches with self-tailing w
Wind Instruments - Wireless vs. Hard Wired garylinger at 3:41am 03.13.09 Ask All Sailors 10/10719 I have been looking at wind instruments and hope to (finances permitting) add instrumentation to sho
Catalina technical assistance for owners? Mybigblue at 1:50am 03.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1696 Has anyboby had contact with Catalina lately? We have a Catalina still in warranty but cant seem to
Where to find the deals in So Cal?? MrMikey64 at 12:25am 03.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/29 Still refurbishing my Mac 25, and heard through the pipeline that some storage facilities have listi
Volvo MD2030 Overheating Merlot at 11:48pm 03.12.09 Bavaria 0/3036 I recently had a problem with the Volvo engine overheating during hard running on a Bavaria 34. Afte
I Need A Keel! ineedakeel at 9:15pm 03.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/4 I'm loooking for a salvaged low cost keel I can put onto my MAc 26. I am locted in NOLA Thanks for

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Water in Engine Pan? (1) SawyerCurt at 9:25am 11.15.21 Just to be clear, you are talking about water in the fiberglass catch basin under the engine as poin
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 9:17am 11.15.21 No, it won't provide any more speed. It will give you more heavy weather options. That would be t
Worth the Cutter Rig? dlochner at 9:09am 11.15.21 The big advantage for a twin headsail approach is stability. The 2 sails, when poled out, keep the b
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) dlochner at 9:07am 11.15.21 Hello! Sorry I made my initial post so unclear. For future reference, I cruised at over 5 knots wi
Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting Jim szczublewski at 9:01am 11.15.21 used a angle grinder to take off the non skid pattern and then used kiwi grip.
Water in Engine Pan? AwwShucks at 8:59am 11.15.21 No - small amount of water in pan below the engine - the engine is in one piece. I pulled the dips
Water in Engine Pan? Justin_NSA at 8:55am 11.15.21 Yes - engine oil pan You mean you actually dropped the oil pan off the engine? Still trying to und
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) JohnShannon at 8:52am 11.15.21 The questions will keep coming, GPS speed, or speed through the water? Did you have a headwind? a
Awwww, Nuts!!! markwbird at 8:49am 11.15.21 A friend of mine had a similarly damaged mast base. Took it to a rigger and they put a collar aroun
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? gfrazzle at 8:49am 11.15.21 Angle it sideways and install a line with catch bottle above the waterline like suggested above. I a
H41 prop, please tel me with prop do you have fstbttms at 8:48am 11.15.21 I wasn't going to have the adjustment in the water. However my diver assured me it wasn't a problem
Water in Engine Pan? AwwShucks at 8:47am 11.15.21 Is this the engine oil pan you're referring to or .......................... ? Yes - engine oil
Water in Engine Pan? Ralph Johnstone at 8:45am 11.15.21 and a couple of tablespoons of water in engine pan. Is this the engine oil pan you're referring t
Worth the Cutter Rig? Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 11.15.21 Hello, I was wondering if it is worth paying a grand or so to install an inner forestay and system
Worth the Cutter Rig? (1) sail sfbay at 8:14am 11.15.21 Appraent;y the Flicka came standard as a masthead sloop with an optional staysail stay Flicka (saili
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) sail sfbay at 8:07am 11.15.21 I cruised at over 5 knots with 2500RPM...............that's relatively fast for a 20 ft sailboat.
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Justin_NSA at 8:05am 11.15.21 It's all about the journey, not the destination :cowbell:
Add a battery sesmith at 8:01am 11.15.21 Ditto, what everyone else has said especially learning more about how the boat is wired. There is t
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? Justin_NSA at 8:00am 11.15.21 pictures would really help
H41 prop, please tel me with prop do you have Rjm st.petersburg at 7:58am 11.15.21 Definitely check the revs. I sent a pdf with the drawing and instructions. I'm sure it would be easi

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