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1986 Lancer 45 Motor Sailer Questions. SailingDog316 at 8:00am 04.12.08 Lancer 2/4905 There is a 1986 45 Lancer Motor Sailer in the San Francisco bay area that is for sale. Would anyone
Standing Rigging LeRoy Nooter at 9:35am 04.12.08 S2 1/1659 As these wonderful boats are starting to age, I was wondering: Where is a good place to find new sta
water heater coolant hoses fox islander at 9:01am 04.12.08 Catalina 30 3/1516 My new water heater tank just arrived. Following advice in the archives, I removed the old one by re
Cockpit Table Mod Ray at 9:42am 04.12.08 Catalina 310 4/2139 All, I have the standard issue table in my cockpit (the white one, not the teak) and my wife wants m
Local Sailor to SE North Carolina Yankee Sailor at 10:39am 04.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/953 Is there any sailors out there lives and sails in Southeast North Carolina? I am new to sailing the
Brydon Head for a 1985 Mirage sailboat Taz at 4:34am 04.12.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/5858 I have a Brydon head (59128-0000)that is allowing seawater into the bowl even it is set on "Dry Bowl
U.S. built or France Bing at 2:34pm 04.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1313 We are looking to purchase a 2001 Beneteau Clipper and would like to know how to tell where it was b
No HIN Number Bing at 2:46pm 04.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3051 I'm looking at purchasing a 361 Beneteau. The HIN number does not appear on the aft starboard side,
solar panels John at 4:25pm 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1193 To those who are familiar with solar panels: I have a line on two 65 Watt panels for under $200. Thi
Hunter 29.5 rudder (1) IgorC at 1:34pm 04.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1448 I am looking in to purchasing 1996 hunter 29.5. Boat is a bit neglected cosmetically but seems to be
Water entry through roller furler John at 8:58pm 04.10.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1734 For a year now, I've been struggling trying to figure out how water keeps getting into my bilge. Wha
Question for Great Lakes Sailors SailJunkie at 9:55pm 04.10.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2380 I finally uncovered the boat, and put the batteries back in. I'm planning on launching May 4. The
P36-2 Genoa Ariel at 11:37pm 04.10.08 Pearson 2/1512 I have a well used 135 genoa for a 1987 Pearson 36-2 for FREE if anyone with a 36-2 wants to have it
Trying something different Edwin at 11:44pm 04.10.08 Day Sailers 28/4597 I've got a '98 model H170, infamous for the APC cracking. I've named my boat appropiately "Cracked".
Ericson 26 -- Boat has a heavy helm Kathy13279 at 2:34am 04.11.08 Ericson 0/2368 Our tiller-steered Ericson 26 is difficult to sail and doesn't have much "feel" because the steering
Pulling New wire for Mast Light on Oday 23 Bobbystone at 4:27am 04.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1874 The wire coming out of the top side near the mast for my mast light has broken off very near where i
Rudder sensor, starting over sailaway78 at 5:54am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1205 OK, so I go out and pull the big camel back helm seat. And there sits the rudder quadrant. This is
Vent question wchevron at 5:37am 04.11.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1478 peggie, i read your book and am installing my new plumbing system now. on the tank vent, my tank is
Mooring chain corrosion Scott at 12:08am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1171 My mooring is laying on the ground at Lee's Park and will be put in the water later this month. I w
Need something hauled west to midwest? AircooledPatriot at 7:00am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1192 I'm traveling from Seattle to Michigan on April 17th, and making the trip back on the 23rd. Traveli

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Catalina 250 water ballast swing keel mdidomenico at 5:35am 11.08.21 i don't know if all the 250's are built the same, so take this with a grain of salt. i had a '96 25
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Claude L.-Auger at 5:26am 11.08.21 This is why I use ethylene glycol instead of propylene and let the entire gallon flush out. Any res
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:14am 11.08.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! shemandr at 4:57am 11.08.21 For future fuel filter replacement couldn't you put an upline fuel filter, like a Razor (Spell check
Its funny Friday! justsomeguy at 4:51am 11.08.21
Its funny Friday! All U Get at 3:21am 11.08.21 The first time I read this I thought "Shame on you for calling your daughter a big dog" Sorry. Com
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? Joe at 3:18am 11.08.21 Don't do it. But.... talk to a legit sailmaker to understand why.
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 jibes138 at 3:11am 11.08.21 Don't cut the parts your arrows point to. Are you planning to rebuild the motor? Can't you remove
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Eleftherios G at 1:54am 11.08.21 I have contacted as proposed by the manual them but they weren't very helpful. They advised me to co
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. solesurchin at 1:24am 11.08.21 Use Permatex 80335 Muffler and Tailpipe Sealer, 3 oz. for $5.65 on Amazon Not sure I can find this
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. solesurchin at 1:20am 11.08.21 Is that picture in the vertical or upside down if it's vertical it looks like you have a pinhole le
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 10:01pm 11.07.21 And where would THAT put your keel?
Has anyone built a boarding step? (1) Hello Below at 9:20pm 11.07.21
Has anyone built a boarding step? Hello Below at 9:12pm 11.07.21
New toilet and holding tank system (1) Flying Jay at 7:33pm 11.07.21
New toilet and holding tank system (1) Flying Jay at 7:31pm 11.07.21 How did you get the new tank into the boat? It looks too big to fit through the access door from t
New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 7:25pm 11.07.21 How did you get the new tank into the boat? It looks too big to fit through the access door from th
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 11.07.21 Cutting tools that come to mind are disk/grinder, sawzall, multi tool, plasma cutter. What about pu
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SycloneDriver at 7:13pm 11.07.21 The 12 volt systems in my 88 First 285 and my 08 Oceanis 31 are quite different. Both batteries on
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 7:09pm 11.07.21

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