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boom vang joefusa at 1:03pm 07.20.08 Catalina 30 2/1123 looking to install a boom vang. i recall somewhere in the dim, dark past that there were recommenda
Mentor Needed by 146 Owner in CT pcascio at 12:36pm 07.20.08 Day Sailers 7/1115 Hi Everybody, I almost gave up on sailing, placed a classified on Craigs and eveything, but I had
Need plans for Catalina 27 Mk 1 1978 padre at 12:13pm 07.20.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1126 Recently acquired, needs cleaning and need plans for marina to decide if it can be hauled on their g
inflatable air valve replacement mike s/v Dream Chaser at 10:54am 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1457 Help! I have a 10yr old Seaworthy inflatable and one of the pontoons has a slow air leak that I bel
Repair/replace First 310 holding tank LiMing at 9:33am 07.20.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/964 Has anyone repaired or replaced the holding tank on beneteau 310? The fittings on my tank are broke
Wanting to add inboard track for headsail leads. Scott at 9:12am 07.20.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/2840 The track position set-up for the boat seems awkward. As the photo shows, for a 150 deck sweeping g
long island mel at 8:52am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1418 Do we have a 26m boater on Long Island?
trailering with 9.9hp outboard attached Northern Sailor at 8:39am 07.20.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1431 I am interested in trailering my O'Day 22 with the 9.9HP outboard attached. I am woried that I will
Princess stove/oven John at 8:27am 07.20.08 Big Boats 7/1545 Princess oven pilot light works fine. The problem is that the constant pilot light will not ignite t
Clean and lube ball thru hull valve? wavespray at 8:17am 07.20.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3440 I am replacing throughulls in a refit. A new-looking seacock/throughull in the toilet outlet does no
water damage from leaks? Al Winders at 7:29am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/958 I had decided to purchase a 26s, subject to shake down, but when I went to pick her up, there was so
Yanmar Diesel Question Dick Dixon at 7:11am 07.20.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1091 For all the Yanmar diesel folks.....I have a 1993 30 HP three-cylinder raw water cooled diesel. The
cdi self furling judy at 6:40am 07.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1132 in stepping the mast i decided to make that last inch or two easier by slacking off on the fore stay
Water tanks(s) leaking into bilge Bruja Marina at 6:09am 07.20.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1133 We have a leak in the main tank (66 gals) located under the main stateroom in the bow area. We searc
Mast Step Deck crack John Guma at 5:32am 07.20.08 Day Sailers 2/1370 I have a crack behind the mast step in the deck that seems to be some sort of stress fracture. i hav
Spinnaker rigging Tommy at 4:38am 07.20.08 S2 1/1040
What holds the boom up? Tom Drake at 8:39pm 07.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/9737 Just purchased a Macgregor 25 and trying for figure out all the rigging. What holds the boom perpen
water- where? reserche at 7:58pm 07.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1081 Sorry- I posted this earlier, but not sure if anyoen saw it. I just acquired a Hunter 31 (1984). I
Jib and Cleat Lynn Ocean at 7:18pm 07.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1389 As we are getting to know our ODAY 222, Saga, it seems that it is rather difficult to tie off the ji
hunter 22 mast plate sailhead46 at 6:35pm 07.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/782 i need the part that you hook up to the mast and to the boat it has 4 pulles two on each side can

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Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? kloudie1 at 7:43am 05.16.21 The Kanzaki needs straight 30 wt engine oil, not multi grade (as in 10-40 etc) It only takes around
Hi! I am looking for a sailing partner, My boat and I are in San Pedro, CA. Kings Gambit at 7:43am 05.16.21 So.... a 58 year old is out of the question? How did you come up with those age numbers? When you
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? jssailem at 7:36am 05.16.21
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? capta at 7:34am 05.16.21 I assume you mean Goo Gone? Perhaps a paint remover would do the job. Put something under where you'
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? Andiamo 34 at 7:29am 05.16.21 Thanks for the help, just didn't want to create a problem where there currently was not, but I know
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light (1) jssailem at 7:28am 05.16.21 so it is just a pry off/pop off lens? Yes... carefully. I would attempt in the notch shown in your
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? jssailem at 7:15am 05.16.21 I recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 34 with a 3GMF engine and the transmission is Kanzaki KM3-A.....
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? dlochner at 7:12am 05.16.21 I removed a leather wrap from my wheel. Underneath there was something like a continuous double-sid
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker dlochner at 7:09am 05.16.21 Yes, there is a separate controller box just below the windlass that the remote switches (a handhel
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? jssailem at 7:06am 05.16.21 WD40? And a bunch of rags.
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker jssailem at 7:05am 05.16.21 main breaker trips when the windlass is operated in either up or down. Leads me to wonder. Is ther
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? sailcapt340 at 7:03am 05.16.21
Diesel shutoff question Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 05.16.21 The engine stop cable on your engine allows the regulator lever to rotate past the idle position an
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 6:38am 05.16.21 Does this windlass have a separate controller box with a solenoid in it or are the switches wired d
110 circuit problem Jwhy at 6:23am 05.16.21 Good point! There is one on the boat. The other five are 30 year old standard outlets. Should they
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker jssailem at 6:18am 05.16.21
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jssailem at 6:10am 05.16.21
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! jssailem at 6:06am 05.16.21 Here is a possible. https://www.clearwatercomposites.com/products/carbon-fiber-tubes I can not find
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck RoyS at 5:17am 05.16.21 Engineers often design structures for calculated loads with some additional safety margin built in j
Hi! I am looking for a sailing partner, My boat and I are in San Pedro, CA. dLj at 5:15am 05.16.21 So.... a 58 year old is out of the question? How did you come up with those age numbers? @Joe -

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