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Yanmar 2GM20F Engine - What year Manufactured morgantheship at 4:15pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1845 The 2GM20F engine has an Engine Number of 03365. Does anyone know what year this engine was manufact
Need advice on 24 hour from long beach CA rwblocker at 2:15pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2626 I have been reading some cruising books and mags like att ' Latts. I have sailed all my life in cal
Where to find compression post replacement pictures DSELR at 2:14pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/2038 A week or so before the web site changed I discovered in the archived photos forum some excellent in
Ablative bottom paint All U Get at 2:12pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4522 Will ablative paint become less effective when hauled out for the winter? I painted over the black
Need recomendation for glue oldsalt70 at 11:51am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 25/3001 I have an O'Day 23 with a very large storage area in the cockpit locker. The space goes way down in
What happened? showin4fun at 10:19am 10.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2851 Can anyone tell me where to find the H34 Compression Post Repair instructions that was posted on the
transpducer wcaime at 8:16am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1337 Can thru-hull transducers be used as in-hull transducers?
Hunter 31???or30??? Hogan at 8:16am 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1607 I have found a Hunter that is either a 30 or 31 that is looking for someone to bring it back to maje
Atalntic crossing in 28 MKII cd30ketch at 6:45am 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 21/14271 My friend would like for me to help him sail his Catalina 28 MKII across the Atlantic to the Mediter
Back to zincs again Rich (P303) at 5:39am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1305 I have had 2 seasons with the boat... and prop zinc was missing on haul-out. I have a previous recen
Done for the season john6206 at 5:26am 10.25.08 Day Sailers 2/1409 My last sail of the season was last weekend (October 18th). Had a good season - didn't get out
The recently ugly parts of my boat (3) Rick Sylvester at 11:29pm 10.24.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1646 and the reason for a big chunk of a 13 week maintenance frenzy. I usually like to show the shiny
M25 trailer bunk mod J Barrett at 9:52pm 10.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1147 Now that I've given up my slip space and will truly be a trailer sailor I have decided to address th
Time Zone setup WallyQ2 at 8:29pm 10.24.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1 Just wondering on how this works. I live in the Central time zone in Canada, and that's how It set i
Interchangeability of parts - is it possible? MrMikey64 at 7:59pm 10.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1090 Being new to thiis, and not seeing a large availability of parts, I would like to know: 1) To replac
South Louisiana sailing? SeacretSailor at 6:57pm 10.24.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1082 South Louisiana guys, In March, I'm transferring from Houston to South Central Louisiana, to the L
pulling an A4 engine from Cat 30 Mark at 5:30pm 10.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1493 Anyone have any experience or tips on how to get a 380 lb engine up and out of the hole and over the
Leading main halyard aft Winsome23 at 5:00pm 10.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3992 Curious if anyone has a late 70s early 80s model 23 that has figured a good way to lead the main hal
Most important sail trim controls Don Guillette at 3:03pm 10.24.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/4293 I had an interesting telephone conversation with a ship mate today. Actually it was a gal skipper an
Question about gelcoat spraying for Rich H and the rest of the gang. Dan H at 2:45pm 10.24.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2618 I am re-gelcoating my boat. What I'm having trouble with is getting a very crisp line at the boottop

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Rudder Post on 1983 C&C32 FastOlson at 8:21am 01.15.22 The rudder tube should be FRP, same as the hull. Get used to shooting a cartridge of grease into the
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE RitSim at 8:20am 01.15.22 It looks to me from your pics that you would have sufficient room to remove the lower bolts. In all
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 8:08am 01.15.22 Yes indeed. That's how my SSB is run. I've not seen it done any other way actually, the root of my
National Championship Crusty Ol Salt at 8:06am 01.15.22 Very nice. I am not so much a Georgia fan as much as I dislike 'Bama. It was a nail biting "Go Dawg
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? RitSim at 8:02am 01.15.22 Sailboat listings https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/saildata/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&sb
C27 teak parts Looking for 73 inches Set of Catalina 27 Cabin Top Hatch Rails. Port and Stbrd (1) sail sfbay at 7:46am 01.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest an internet search on "sailboat cabin top teak rails" to find them o
C27 teak parts Looking for 73 inches Set of Catalina 27 Cabin Top Hatch Rails. Port and Stbrd dmax at 7:42am 01.15.22 When replacing exterior teak, you should consider using synthetic teak, no maintenance, always looks
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 thinwater at 7:41am 01.15.22 OK - there are indeed 4 more digits. Unfortunately the meter is not working so the same numbers sta
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? (3) patrickfarley at 7:34am 01.15.22 Purchased for $900. Docking for one and a half years with that $900. Normal docking is $1,800 a yea
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive HeatherE at 7:33am 01.15.22 Hi David: I know nothing about engines. It's nearly impossible to find anyone who will work on a 7
Sailing 2021 round up dLj at 7:08am 01.15.22 @garymalmgren Nice lines. What kind of keel and rudder? dj
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer Banooma at 7:02am 01.15.22 I think I posted this question to the Hunter Mid size boar forum with a subject line of 2007 hunter
Help! Identify Antenna's dLj at 6:51am 01.15.22 @dLj With SSB the normal antenna would be a modified backstay. Meaning, the backstay would be cut a
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer sail sfbay at 6:50am 01.15.22 Can the salon table be lowered / is it designed to convert to a bed? If not, are there any easy solu
Resting Keel on Bottom RoyS at 6:34am 01.15.22 You need to be sure your sailboat does not lean too far over after it contacts the bottom. You can g
What is this? RoyS at 6:22am 01.15.22 One side of that object has countersunk mounting holes for flat head screws. The other side has a fu
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Light air at 6:06am 01.15.22 I"m a sucker for "lost causes". Worst come to worst, you can part it, if it came to that, out for t
What is this? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 01.15.22 That does not help me
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) Light air at 5:53am 01.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! how do plan to avoid getting the mainsail stuck in the mast track? Ho
1987 Cat 22 SK: Cutting Halyards with Hot Knife Light air at 5:38am 01.15.22 I just re-rigged my boom vang while in the water. I used a butane lighter to melt the outside of th

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