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Spinnaker Halyard (1) Eric on board Selah at 12:22pm 05.24.08 Big Boats 7/1399 I want to put on a spinnaker halyard and i am baffled about the existing hardware and mast configura
boom hight Dave O. at 11:52pm 05.24.08 Smaller Boats 2/1059 Does anyone know the hight of the bottom of the boom above the cockpit floor in a 260? I have to or
Lost power, Fuel filter? Where is it? Keith Bremner at 1:32am 05.25.08 Islander 2/1843 We were out Friday, motoring in and lost most of our power. We were able to get the rest of the way
Finished Compression Post / Main Bulkhead Project Rubicon 1983-31 at 12:57am 05.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1488 Here's a link to my newly completed project wherein I replaced the compression post and main bulkhea
APC-UPS-Spinnaker seadaddler at 1:14am 05.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1258 I have a new Hunter 36 and looking to add a spinnakerfor cruising.Been looking at Doyle sails web
Need a link to an owner's manual: Yanmar 1GM10 Scup at 1:03am 05.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1266 Does anyone know of an online version of an owner's manual for a Yanmar 1GM10? I've googled it, but
Memorial Day Weekend Napa River (1) Napa Ed at 2:58am 05.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1088 Sunday May 25, 2008. Walked out the back of my shop and saw this at the Napa Yacht Club. 20 boats to
swing keel Jim Mitchell at 1:53am 05.25.08 Smaller Boats 2/1466 I have an older c22 Catalina, when I got it the swing keel was missing (the boat had been sitting fo
choke cable Tom at 4:12am 05.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/866 I need to replace for 27ft. Choke cable...... Where can I find a match?
Helm seat for a Hunter 356 John Holt at 4:55am 05.25.08 Big Boats 8/1733 I'm looking for a helm seat for my hunter 356, I've seen the ones offered ...ie the helm hump, howev
Sailboat weight David Norman at 5:45am 05.25.08 Ask All Sailors 49/5118 How can I find out the weight of a 26' Oday sailboat with a 4800 pound displacement and a 1850 pound
2001 H380 Composite Rudder Tight SeaLuff10621 at 7:04am 05.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1105 I have a "New To Me" 2001 H380. The wheel was tight when I launched last week. I thought it was the
Blue Sanding dust all over our boat! What can we expect? PilotAlso at 8:17am 05.25.08 Ask All Sailors 30/2472 My wife and I were working inside the boat (doing some wiring clean up, i.e. getting rid of the poor
water pressure problem- update Ron at 7:51am 05.25.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1137 Besides the water pressure problem, I just discovered after running the engine that the water in the
Making my own cushions (1) Mac at 9:38am 05.25.08 Ask All Sailors 19/3966 My friend gave me some foam and I cut it to fit. Next I'm going to make the covers out of cotton cl
rattling taps dan at 10:04am 05.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1015 The galley taps on my '81 Cat 30 rattle when used, creating quite a racket. Assuming the washers ne
Another 2GM20F RPM issue: RJ9757 at 10:23am 05.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1106 Hello all.I have an INTERMITTANT rpm decay on my little Yanmar. It has happened seveal times over
Mast Wiring Peter Reynolds at 8:33am 05.25.08 Seidelmann 0/1394 Hello,I have decided to add spreader lights to my S299 and am uncertain how to run the wiring down
water tank valves and engine blowers sglaser@mosessinger.com at 10:59am 05.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/945 I have a 2007 hunter 31. 2 probably dumb questions: I have afresh water leak at the fitting of the
Failing Sherwood Raw Water Pump - Any Replacements Gerald Sundberg at 12:52pm 05.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1300 My 1990 Catalina 30 is equipped with the Universal M-XP25 diesel. The Sherwood Raw Water pump has g

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Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) jssailem at 12:05pm 09.11.21 Lots of potential for broken wire strands in the cable and corrosion in the connectors. A good rea
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder (1) jssailem at 12:02pm 09.11.21 The I40 depth display has the transducer connected directly to it. Its two wires that should lead d
Teak seats and trim. (1) sunlover at 11:51am 09.11.21 198161. Here are the photos of what I want to refinish. I'll probably probably do the syntheti
Catalina 22 gooseneck end cap scew removel LydieBP at 11:48am 09.11.21 Thank you! Those are some of the things I have actually tried
Sailboat wanted? Brian D at 11:40am 09.11.21 You can always look here in the classifies, or Yacht World is also a good place to look. Maybe Craig
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 11:31am 09.11.21 Agree that the PL-259 is the standard connector used to connect the coax cable to the radio & antenn
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder MikeHoncho at 10:57am 09.11.21 Consider running it to to the cockpit were you can use it while underway. Having it at the chart tab
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear MikeHoncho at 10:52am 09.11.21 Sounds like the vibration is from a continuous slip and manually shifting it at the trans applies
Electra Scan Mixer Motor Overload Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:45am 09.11.21 I would TALK to tech support at Raritan. 800-352-5630 Mac McCoy is my go-to person there...his d
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) jeepbluetj at 10:32am 09.11.21 The antenna and coax should be fine. It should already have a PL-259 connector to connect to a VHF.
Looking for a good paint stripper capta at 10:30am 09.11.21 Heat gun and elbow grease.
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder jeepbluetj at 10:29am 09.11.21 The I40 depth display has the transducer connected directly to it. Its two wires that should lead di
Teak seats and trim. sail sfbay at 10:29am 09.11.21 Ditto BigEasy on using Semco teak sealer!!
Teak seats and trim. BigEasy at 10:27am 09.11.21 What do people do for these seats and the trim? It looks like a plethora of products and how to's
Replacing Pulpit KZW at 10:23am 09.11.21 I took tracing paper to the boat and mapped out pulpit footprint on the deck in full scale, includin
1987 Cat 22 Through Transom cockpit deck drain leaks sail sfbay at 10:23am 09.11.21 Are you looking to replace your plastic transom drain and plug assembly? Post #1 in this thread may
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? sail sfbay at 10:18am 09.11.21 For a while we used a dedicated wifi router from Verison. Then we increased our AT&T cell phone dat
Self Tacking Jib for Sale? sail sfbay at 10:09am 09.11.21 Make one yourself What Do I Need to Start Sailmaking & Sewing Sails? - Sailrite AND How to Make a Sa
Small dog Ramp/Step Recommendations for hatchway Catalina 27 Head Sail at 9:58am 09.11.21 Head sail. That sounds like a dog/owner problem. What have you been doing to the dog. Flying him ar
Self Tacking Jib for Sale? Souellette at 9:57am 09.11.21 Measure it and visit used on-line sail shops (below are a few) to find one that has the same dimens

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