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Diesel Engine Removal / Replacement Bud22569 at 7:21am 01.18.09 Ask All Sailors 16/10973 I may need to remove the engine from my old 30 sailboat. No doubt I will attempt to minimize the ex
Water in Engine Bilge... Mystery? CaptPaul at 5:59am 01.18.09 Big Boats 3/1327 Here's what I have going on... I do sailing charters and go out for short sails about 5 times a w
Hello all newbie here Mitch at 6:16pm 01.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1329 Hello all. I just want to introduce myself as a new member and new sailor. Kind of a late start at
Canvas attachments (2) paulj at 5:39pm 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1878 Need some help please. Anyone know who makes these canvas attachments?:confused: paulj :troll:
Sad to see this... (3) iSaint at 5:13pm 01.17.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/5806 You'll need to look hard for the mast. This sailboat has been moored off Biloxi Beach for awhile.
Great Lakes to Gulf Via Miss. Capt Andy at 4:03pm 01.17.09 Destinations 13/5536 Anyone have any info on the route from Lake Mi. to the Gulf, via the Mississippi. Appreciate any fee
35.5 Drive Wheel paul.penwell@sri.com at 3:48pm 01.17.09 Big Boats 3/1230 I ned to take off my drive wheel in order to re-bed the wheel turn stops. Can the drive wheel be tak
Thru-hull fittings (3) hamletts at 1:42pm 01.17.09 Catalina 22 2/2332 I have a leak in my depth meter and tachometer thru-hull fittings. I want to take them off to re-be
Motor Keithcbrown at 1:11pm 01.17.09 Day Sailers 3/1686 I have to replace the original motor on my 1984 O'Day 222. It is a 2 stroke Johnson Seahorse 8hp 25
Emergency Port Covers (1) Roger Long at 12:51pm 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1779 I'm going to bump this up out of a thread directed at Beckson port owners because there are other pl
Emergency port cover attachments (1) Roger Long at 12:48pm 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 I'm going to bump this up out of a thread directed at Beckson port owners because there are other pl
New cleats/ Ryan20734 at 12:41pm 01.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2321 Anyone know where to get some new deck cleats for a Mac 26s 1991. I don't like drilling holes if I d
Rebuilding A Raw Water Sea Strainer (2) Maine Sail at 11:40am 01.17.09 Musings With Maine Sail 9/6196 Due to my cracked Westerbeke bell housing I am doing a bunch of other small projects. I just fin
Forum/Thread Title on Top of Icon Russf at 10:43am 01.17.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/2672 This is a great site and I log on about every day. The improvements were all very worthwhile. Howeve
Anyone using dry ice to cool for several days?????? jackhartjr at 10:24am 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 25/10821 Hi folks, the thread about eating real good on smaller boats made me wonder...is anyone using dry ic
Input on boat Kuntrymann at 9:57am 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3438 Hello to all... first post. Looking for input on this boat... www.seawave.info. I've been looking at
New Headsail for 1989 27/2 fsarcone at 9:26am 01.17.09 Com-Pac 0/2387 Has anyone recently purchased a new 135% head sail for a 27/2 with the ISOFURL # 8 system? I need t
Organic deck deposits Florida sail at 8:49am 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1865 Help!! Does anyone have a method to avoid deck droppings? I have tried rubber snakes on the deck (T
bottom paint coverage sailormanbigd at 7:36am 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3480 i have an oday25 that needs bottom paint. How much do you think that i need? I want to do two colors
Black mast BobM at 7:34am 01.17.09 S2 18/5791 I will likely have to drop my mast. When I do so, at minimum I'd like to touch up the mast, if not

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Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 01.21.22 The current crop of B&G equipment use standard NMEA 2000 connectors almost exclusively. And where t
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 sail sfbay at 3:16pm 01.21.22 Suggest removing the mast and bend it back between two trees. Did that on a Catalina 22 or 24. If t
Groco BB-1 Seacock Backing Blocks DeniseO30 at 3:15pm 01.21.22 My heart of hearts wants to drill through the hull but I understand the mushroom with the straight p
Starter or battery Light air at 3:12pm 01.21.22 The motor is on the boat and in the water and I don't have a jump pack that works anymore. Great id
Engine access SirMichael at 3:12pm 01.21.22 I have a hunter 1978 28.5 and I had to work on the cooling system a few years ago. I ended up removi
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements dlochner at 3:07pm 01.21.22
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 twistedskipper at 2:57pm 01.21.22
Groco BB-1 Seacock Backing Blocks THECUSCUS at 2:43pm 01.21.22 If you are using G10 as the backing, just drill and tap it. Use bronze bolts to hold the base in pl
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements Davidasailor26 at 2:41pm 01.21.22 B&G for the most part uses standard NMEA 2000 connectors and cables, Navico (Lowrance, B&G, and Si
What is your oldest boat picture? (1) thinwater at 2:31pm 01.21.22 Late 70s. Chutes on cats were not common then and it would GO. That is the boat that taught me abou
Starter or battery sailcapt340 at 2:30pm 01.21.22 rgranger has a good idea in his reply to you. I've used a car battery charger that has a vehicle st
Groco BB-1 Seacock Backing Blocks ramoore at 2:25pm 01.21.22 Dave, I agree with your point #1. For point #2, I'm hoping for confirmation. I'll try contacting G
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 2:08pm 01.21.22 I'm more like... "not much I can do about that so I might as well ignore it". Unfortunately, and
Funny Friday!!! Crusty Ol Salt at 2:03pm 01.21.22 When the cold snap hits before you get the canoe emptied. https://i.postimg.cc/MTJqRgBN/20220121-16
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 dLj at 2:02pm 01.21.22 To my eye, those fins do not look like they would bite the water until your rail is burried. In th
What is your oldest boat picture? (2) DArcy at 1:56pm 01.21.22 This photo was 1976 or 77. I'm the kid in the red sweater, my Mom behind me, Dad behind her, my sist
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements dlochner at 1:55pm 01.21.22 Those are venerable SR Mariner instruments once made in Buffalo, NY or at least the company was base
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 1:54pm 01.21.22 Since you are new to this I would skip the detour, from NY up the Hudson take the mast down at Cast
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Vaughn at 1:53pm 01.21.22 If you have access... just measure the overall length of the mast and stays and the positional leng
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 rgranger at 1:52pm 01.21.22 To my eye, those fins do not look like they would bite the water until your rail is burried. In tha

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