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Belt for Auto Helm ST 4000 DanT at 2:03am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1400 Source for ST 4000 drive beltSt 4000 drive belt 425 syncroflex AT 5/750Poly Tech Design26 West
Height of Hunter Legend 37 with 5' 9" draft less mast for shipping purposes Dorothy at 1:58am 06.06.08 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/3361 The owner wants to ship this boat to FL and needs to know the height of the boat with the mast down.
tiller - engine FS Sailor at 4:17am 06.06.08 S2 0/1324 I acquired a S2 8.0 B without a tiller. What are the deminsions of the tiller for it - butt deminsi
Water deck fill cap for C-36 Dan C at 4:38am 06.06.08 Big Boats 5/2608 Oops! Deck fill cap went into the deep. There are three water fills, plus waste and diesel, all or
Fitted sheets for v-berth Dan C at 4:32am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 7/5236 Where's a good place to get fitted sheets for a Catalina 36 v-berth? Probably will need to go to cus
race to the coast ChuckThomas at 6:10am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1102 anyone participating in the SYC 'race to the coast' next weekend?
Replacing sheaves at base of mast Nick Jeszenszky at 7:30am 06.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3322 I am trying to reinstall the main halyard sheave and shaft pin at the base of the mast. The pin cam
Fuel kill cable 272LE shem at 8:44am 06.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 Hi All,I have a busted cable fuel cut off. My wife refuses to stick her hand in the engine conpart
Teak Stain color alumrock at 8:44am 06.06.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2259 I am replacing some of the teak in my 1984 Hunter 31. It looks like it has been stained with some c
Rust alibi at 8:34am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 My keel bolts were mildly rusted as I noticed while inspecting the bildge pump.I sanded them to a c
Outboard price tag Wind Dancer24484 at 8:52am 06.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1072 I found a rebuilt Mariner 8hp 2 stroke outboard w/ a long shaft at a local repair shop for 750.00, I
E10 gas Roger Keele at 9:00am 06.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/937 I did a search and couldn't find anyone discussing E10 gas on here. Just curious as to what most peo
Free charts available for downloading and printing CalebD at 9:13am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1002 I take no credit for creating this link. Someone over on sailnet posted about this. If they scanne
Universal M25 oil drain plug Mark Goodin at 9:34am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 11/8575 I'm trying to change the oil on my Universal M25 in a Catalina 30.I cannot figure out how to get a
33-2 Bow Nav Light Shorting Out/Replacement. JD20795 at 9:58am 06.06.08 Cal 1/1467 Hi All,My bow nav light starting shorting out in heavy seas last year so I replaced it with a new
broken O'Day 23 stanchion David Cobb at 10:10am 06.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1067 Hello, One of the stanchions on my O'Day 23 has broken where it comes out of the fitting bolted to t
Galveston to Vera Cruz Race sailortonyb Allied Mis at 11:58am 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1070 At 2PM CST the Race de Amigos began.A former member of this forum is in the race.Click on the link
A few days ago I posted a thread concerning my Ross at 12:01pm 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1223 Garmin 72 and certain problems I was having with it. The cure for the problems was to disable WAAS.
Diesel fuel for the Yanmar Christian Sava at 1:27pm 06.06.08 Big Boats 15/6936 I have read alot of threads about diesel fuel. I became more confused after reading them than I was
The Cruise The good and the bad sailaway78 at 2:20pm 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2179 OK Here is a report of our recent trip east. Some very good and some pretty bad.First night ou

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Hunter 34 engine alignment Luna Blue at 6:19am 12.13.21 Do you have a zinc or something on the shaft that is hitting the strut or something else that keeps
Looking for a highfield lever that might want to sell??? sail sfbay at 5:56am 12.13.21 Might buy new from Schaefer Marine New SRL 500, Wichard or C.S.J.. This is a good article on the H
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Ward H at 5:16am 12.13.21 That's not far from my boat. I'll in the area on Thursday, maybe Wed. Let me know if you want a se
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock All U Get at 4:44am 12.13.21 Very dry.
Bilge blower hose replacement All U Get at 4:42am 12.13.21 As you can see in the rest of my post, Don, I pointed out that Diesels don't require the blower, bu
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 4:29am 12.13.21 This is true although if the ACR is placed right near the fuses for the battery bank you can skip s
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Davidasailor26 at 3:59am 12.13.21 Your YM wasn't made until 2004 and produces max hp @3200 RPM as per Yanmar. The OP if he even has a
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 1:24am 12.13.21 Thanks Ward, experience is the best teacher. The boat is in Tuckerton N J, Dockiside Cafe & Marina o
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. (1) Mechone at 9:04pm 12.12.21 Your YM wasn't made until 2004 and produces max hp @3200 RPM as per Yanmar. The OP if he even has a
Bilge blower hose replacement Closing Time at 8:41pm 12.12.21 Your vents are a different type than mine. Where yours are flush to the hull, mine stand proud of
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Plumbean at 8:39pm 12.12.21 My winter/spring project this year started with simply rewiring the mast and adding a foredeck ligh
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Plumbean at 8:34pm 12.12.21 The Blue Seas Dual Circuit Switch is not for everyone. Here's why: AGM Battery Issues and the Blu
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Plumbean at 8:29pm 12.12.21 The ACR does not need a 2/0 cable, way over kill. This is true although if the ACR is placed ri
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use JamesG161 at 8:06pm 12.12.21 Remember your ET is only needed when your other rudder control is Broken or not functional. I teste
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Ward H at 7:20pm 12.12.21 Jimmy, I had an 82 O'day 25. Common problems in O 25's and I'm sure should also be checked in O 26'
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Terry Cox at 7:03pm 12.12.21 One question. Knowing that you love to sail solo, pretty much doing all the sailing work on the boa
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch (1) DArcy at 6:19pm 12.12.21 I drew a similar setup but I wired the ACR to the battery side of the starter switch so it will char
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 6:18pm 12.12.21 Thank you all very much, very much appreciated. Sounds like I have my work cut out for me.
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Davidasailor26 at 6:07pm 12.12.21
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use jssailem at 5:48pm 12.12.21 exercising a MOB rescue plan. Never done one, but have a mental plan on what to do. That is a good

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