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Bimini & Dodger for S2 9.2A RevHed at 9:36am 03.24.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1891 I'm looking at a 1980 S2 9.2A. It doesn't have a Dodger nor Bimini. I'd like to put them on it. I
Slipping into gear Tom23254 at 11:05am 03.24.08 Big Boats 3/1020 Does anyone have any idea as to what would cause a Yanmar 62 in a 42 Hunter to leave neautral and sl
Failed Rudder Castle Weld csobalvarro at 11:37am 03.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1540 Was out sailing in very lite air and about 40' of water when my steering suddenly got VERY heavy. Lo
advise wandener 30 at 10:27am 03.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 looking for info, on best place to locate ST60 depth transducer, changing segnet speed ' depth to ST
converting tiller to wheel reshooth at 10:30am 03.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1595 Has anyone ever converted a cat 27 to wheel steering from tiller. I am wondering how happy you were
Engine drags sometimes when starting,.. SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jack at 11:56am 03.24.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2093 A few weeks ago I posted a question about the engine starting {turning over} like the batteries were
shifter cable for beneteau 38 windsmaker at 12:45pm 03.24.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1432 Hey I just got a beneteau first 38 .. sails great. I'm going to have a lot of questons.. The shif
fractional rig versus masthead rig serenity4u2 at 3:37pm 03.24.08 Ask All Sailors 15/4600 My friends, I posted a question regarding critics of fractional rigs. I did so in September. I also
looking for a 4lb propane tank Victoria28 at 3:40pm 03.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1769 Hi, does anyone know where in the Victoria, BC area that I can get a new 4lb tank to fit in a "Seawa
Spring commisioning for engine RAD at 9:11pm 03.22.08 Ask All Sailors 0/866 Do you work off a list? every year I seem to foget one item,last year I forgot to open the sea cock
Sail Numbers jbwbcat30 at 10:31pm 03.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1068 Can anyone tell me where to find the numbers for the sail in the hin, plan on racing lake erie this
3rd battery agaliha at 11:17pm 03.22.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1275 My Beneteau came from the factory (2002) with two 6D batteries, each with an on/off switch. The pre
Universal 5411 Engine compression ChesaBaySailor at 11:41pm 03.22.08 Pearson 1/1824 Does anyone know what the compression reading should be on a Universal Diesel Model 5411?
new depthsounder,inhull or thur-hulltransducer vincent-roundhouse at 11:47pm 03.22.08 Ask All Sailors 0/822 i want to install a new depth, or fish finder, i would like to use one that i can glue to the inside
buying a used boat rant Brian Scott at 12:29am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1233 Looked at a lot of boats. Seriously considered six, offered on three, paid for a survey on two and b
motoring a sailboat in reverse Nicky17000 at 1:00am 03.23.08 Trailer Sailors 13/3683 Hello,I use a Nissan 9.9 to drive my legend 23.5.It was ok to drive the boat forward but very inef
need advice on cruising chute Nicky17000 at 12:46am 03.23.08 Trailer Sailors 3/1779 Hello,I bought a cruising chute for my legend 23.5 (complete with bag and dowsing sock)This is my
A different scenario sailaway78 at 2:06am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/971 OK, Higgs post about the life raft call started my feeble brain to thinking. So, here is the scenar
Lifetime for AGM batteries Larry Jackel at 3:16am 03.23.08 Big Boats 4/1421 My 2005 H44 came with two 200amp-hour AGM batteries. They have been kept pretty well charged by sola
How many people is safe? tcrespo at 5:12am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 29/2847 This could be a silly question, but how many people is safe on your boat? I've got a 1978 Hunter 27

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Saturated rudder FastOlson at 7:37am 11.03.21 Your rudder interior is very likely hi-density foam. The SS post should have some sort of internal g
Single handing Justin_NSA at 7:35am 11.03.21 Hover whoever you want to contact and send a PM
Saturated rudder dmax at 7:34am 11.03.21 Another source of water entrance into the rudder is through the top of the shaft (assuming it is a t
Tall Rig or Standard sail sfbay at 7:34am 11.03.21 Another option that requires no measurement............find another Catalina 36 mkII sailor to race
Yanmar Reface Justin_NSA at 7:34am 11.03.21 When you say "showing their age", what does that mean? I don't know anyone who replaces hardware due
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:30am 11.03.21 Will and Joe The winch I have is mast mounted, just above the entrance of the main halyard into
Yanmar Reface mjsb at 7:22am 11.03.21 You could also get the nuts and bolts from a Yanmar dealer but you'd have to rob a bank (no, make t
Saturated rudder (1) dmax at 7:10am 11.03.21 To seal the rudder shaft's entrance into the rudder, chisel/grind out the fiberglass around the open
Tall Rig or Standard sail sfbay at 6:51am 11.03.21 .............How do I tell (without measuring) if I have the Tall Rig or Standard Rig?....... Fast
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 6:48am 11.03.21 I ground out my thru Hull and it was really in there. I was impressed at how well it sealed and adhe
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 6:45am 11.03.21 What angle adaptor did you purchase to adapt the thru hull fitting to the valve? let me answer to
Tall Rig or Standard Justin_NSA at 6:41am 11.03.21 You didn't want to measure but you may have to. You might be able to shoot a laser type "tape'. Or y
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair MikeHoncho at 5:09am 11.03.21 Hearing stories like this ( there are a lot of them when you search) steered me in the direction of
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Tally Ho at 5:01am 11.03.21 There is likely no electronics in the Wheel Drive. Motor is DC and goes left or right depending on
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 5:00am 11.03.21 So I need: Panel (20-30amp) WATT MC4s to put on the panel leads --- No, hard to undo, find discon
Tall Rig or Standard Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 11.03.21 @EdWard3 if you run a tape measure up the mast, I suggest you also tie a spare line to the halyard t
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments kappykaplan at 3:43am 11.03.21 @Aarrrgh , post this in Ask All Sailors. This section is primarily for software issues. :beer:
Tall Rig or Standard jssailem at 10:37pm 11.02.21 Congrats to you Ed. A great boat. You can run a tape up the mast and measure the mast height. A sa
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:11pm 11.02.21 Thanks Mr. Dave. Perhaps a touch of Malapropism infected my fingers.
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Stu Jackson at 8:49pm 11.02.21

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