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New main captain chaos at 5:39pm 03.08.09 Racing 1/2123 I finally blew my main out, bad. She was really old, and needed replacing, but I sure fixed her this
Air Conditioning Upgrade- 30' Lippincott 2sail4ever at 4:26pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2962 We are looking at upgrading an early 1980's Lippincott 30'. It presently has a 30 Amp service, duel
Pedistal compass paulj at 2:43pm 03.08.09 Catalina 310 3/1632 Finished installing compass.... http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/Compass?authkey=Gv1sRgCMmF2ZXkq
H36 and spinnaker Andreas7699 at 2:36pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 8/1735 Hi. I have just mounted the gear for a spinnaker (symmetric) but not tested it yet, the sail is wai
zinc GarEi at 1:38pm 03.08.09 Pearson 1/1630 I have a 1985 Pearson 303 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. I only have room for a 3/4 inch wide zinc on th
Depth Sounder transducer Replacement rozanski2 at 1:34pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 2/1170 I've replaced my depth transducer on a P42 and have no idea how to get the wire back to the helm uni
40.5 Wash Down Pump Michael G at 1:33pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/887 I would like to install a wash down pump in the anchor locker on my "93 40.5. Any information on pum
h28.5 mast mainsail slide cover Mike-and-Tracy at 12:41pm 03.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3301 I recently bought a 1988 h28.5. While removing the mainsail, I noticed that the plastic piece that
Placement of shoot thru hull tranducer on O'Day 25 swing keel Mike Whalen at 12:39pm 03.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1911 Greetings, S/O gave me a Unidine depth finder for B-day. I have a 25' with swing keel. Seems like I'
Port Charlotte Yacht Club,Fl. seadaddler at 12:33pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2434 Charlotte Yacht Club,Fl. Any one a member and keep their sailboat at the Charlotte Yacht Club,Flo
Plastic pipe. What's it called? Ted at 12:29pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 14/4225 My boat (1983 vintage) is missing some water pipe fittings. The previous owner never got around to f
Sailing around clearwater. Fla.? biorapper at 12:06pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3370 I did an archive search and found very little information. Planning a trip in early April, I think,
Why Not To Paint Your Prop (with copper based paint) (1) Maine Sail at 12:04pm 03.08.09 Musings With Maine Sail 16/14792 When we bought this boat the PO had been very upset with the bottom paint job they had done in Flori
Edson Steering Chain and Cable Tha Gaol at 11:52am 03.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1444 Edson lists 10 different chain an cable replacement part numbers http://www.edsonmarine.com/marinest
Heat Exchanger Zinc Witzend at 11:23am 03.08.09 Catalina 310 4/2491 The Westerbeke # is 011885 1/4" x 1.75" Does anyone know if the Standard 1/4 zinc they sell at West
Auto pilot installation ranchu56 at 10:29am 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/1206 Raymarine below deck auto pilot To all, I've been offered a below deck autopilot. On the Raymar
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware - HELP Twister Sister at 8:54am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1819 Help: I have a v ery vintage Venture 2-24 which I purchased prior to last season. On our first out
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware Twister Sister at 8:52am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 Help: I have a very vintage Venture 2-24 (73) which I purchased prior to last season. On our first
50knots in 20knots of wind!! Richard Bryer at 8:32am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1705 Interesting design. Hard to get home tho! Note the acceleration from the anchor in "full On" clip.
Buff Magic kseace at 6:38am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/46463 As the weather becomes warmer we all focus our attention toward getting our boats ready for the summ

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Water in Engine Pan? Benny17441 at 11:37am 11.14.21 If it is due, is due. Look at hoses and clamps. Does it smell like coolant or water?
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 11:37am 11.14.21 Thanks again.
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina (7) rdmerhar at 11:14am 11.14.21 No engine, no steering wheel, slots cut near entrance and friend Ralph.
Beneteau 331- Replace head (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 11.14.21 I am also considering replacing with a conventional Raritan. Excellent choice. I recently change
Add a battery Richard19068 at 11:06am 11.14.21 In case of emergency the switch is temporarily set to Both to get the engine started and then ret
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 11:00am 11.14.21 I agree I am also considering replacing with a conventional Raritan.
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina (5) rdmerhar at 10:59am 11.14.21 More pics, inside was stained and two long slots were cut by entry, maybe for lights. I used duct ta
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 10:59am 11.14.21 I agree. I am also considering replacing with a conventional Raritan.
Beneteau 331- Replace head Ralph Johnstone at 10:56am 11.14.21 Maybe the first question here should be WHY as opposed to a conventional, shall we say Raritan ? Ma
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 10:43am 11.14.21
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 10:43am 11.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! The MacGregor 26M should have a fu
WAAS or wasn't Tom J at 10:33am 11.14.21 A few years ago, GPS was updated, or modified, or something, and I had the same issue with my Garmin
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Alan Gomes at 10:30am 11.14.21 I think 5.7 kts for a 20 foot boat in 1 to 3 foot waves would be very unlikely! What engine is in
interested in buying a 310 Tom J at 10:28am 11.14.21 Good choice, Paul. The C310 is always in demand, and usually sells quickly. I hope your search is
Beneteau 331- Replace head sail sfbay at 10:13am 11.14.21 Got it!! Your Beneteau 331 has a 32 gallon (184 pint) holding tank. Vacuum flush reportedly uses 0
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 10:00am 11.14.21 Issue would be how much water it uses and holding tank capacity of 331.
Beneteau 331- Replace head sail sfbay at 9:54am 11.14.21 A vacuum head is complicated with additional vacuum vessel that takes up additional space and signif
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 9:48am 11.14.21 No. The second hole is not for the forestay. The forestay is inside the furling unit. This short
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 9:45am 11.14.21 You asked if you should run the engine or just crank it... Didn't mean to be curt. You did answer
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Mr. Dave at 9:42am 11.14.21 Please disregard this post if you know nothing. Yeah, and therein lies the rub...

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