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Water pump rotation Lee Scott at 11:08pm 03.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/3594 What is the direction of rotation of the Sherwood water pump on a Universal M18 diesel engine? I'm
looking for a used Daysailor mast mike C16582 at 11:43pm 03.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/970 I'm looking for a used (spare maybe) mast for a daysailor. Someone is willing to give me the boat f
Sailboat Owners Pennant Chuck at 12:26am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1138 What is the status of the new Sailboat.com pennant? Almost sailing season up here for me in the Nor
Moisture in cabin top werlec at 12:45am 03.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1075 Does anyone know what would cause the cabintop balsa(between interior ' exterior cabin top) to get w
Ah, the joys of boat ownership... CharlieCobra at 12:06am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1013 Nothing like the contemplation of where 10 gallons of what looked like crude oil came from in my bil
Seal or wax old deck? DaveW at 1:41am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1386 Does anyone know of a product to seal an original deck on 1978 sailboat? The gelcoat is old, no lon
Upgrade For Deck Hatch Chris Dube at 1:45am 03.03.08 Smaller Boats 1/1440 We would like to upgrade to a more modern hatch for our Catalina 22 ( 1977 ). Would anyone know the
Navman 3100 wind indicator erratic at < 10knts JK at 2:43am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1915 At low wind speeds, my Navman 3100 wind display is erratic. It reads true for a few minutes, then fo
Trailer setup James at 1:59am 03.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/732 I have recently became the owner of a 1974 Hunter 25', with a shoal draft (2' 11"). The boat does n
Boat Transportation Services obezyanka at 3:47am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1209 Can anyone recommend a reliable and not too expensive boat transporting company? We'll need a ground
Outboard Motor Mount (1) Chilly Willy at 3:23am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1065 Has anyone ever used a mount like this one? This is what was on the boat when I bought it last year.
Mooring in Gloucester or Beverly, MA Tony Z at 6:13am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1777 A friend is looking for a mooring in either Beverly or Gloucester, MA Anyone looking to lease one f
Coil Arching Roger Keele at 5:38am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/939 I have a 1979 Oday 28, with a 15hp OMC Zephyr Saildrive. This past weekend while motoring I started
VC-17 question dale17781 at 7:27am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 16/12918 We sail on Lake Ontario and use VC-17. I love this paint. It works great and is easy to apply. My
rc8d manual ronfxr at 8:03am 03.03.08 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1363 I am looking for a wireing diagram for my 1980 Hunter 27 and realing looking for he colors etc. on t
lazy jacks dennis23685 at 7:48am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2070 does anyone have any experience with lazy jacks. Do they cause additionalor excessive chafing to th
Chromed Brass vs. Stainless Lou 14643 at 9:23am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1318 I have to purchase a quantity of barrel nuts to install a couple of new portlights. WM has them for
Lead Keel Repair and Catalina smile repair Catalina 27 at 10:58am 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 12/14480 I ran aground (probably a rock) this past summer and took out a Small (tennis ball size) of lead off
Prop Removal Phil K at 10:18am 03.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1358 I am having difficulty pulling off my three blade prop with a puller. Does anyone have any tried an
Stand up rigging robert at 11:22am 03.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/962 I have been told there are cracks in my swages by the last rigger. I looked at it and can't see any

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Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 1:57pm 12.06.21 ...and here's what should be a pet peeve - posing a "new" question which has already been thoroughl
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? rgranger at 1:46pm 12.06.21 I did something similar on a Rhodes 22 and chose to come from under. My reasoning was that I could
Etiquette pet peeves tfox2069 at 1:41pm 12.06.21 I dunno, I've purposely violated the "Responding to a post over 6 mos old" one a couple of times wi
Installed Companionway Cover (2) rgranger at 1:38pm 12.06.21 You will be very happy with the results. I did the same thing on my H26. One thing that helps is t
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric kappykaplan at 1:12pm 12.06.21 Amen to that! Most people forget about the supply chain, manufacturing process and finally the disp
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 12.06.21 I always hate the way they advertise zero emission, but yet it runs on electricity generated by emi
Flag Clips All U Get at 1:00pm 12.06.21 I use those by making a small prusic loop out of string. I wrapped the string around the flag halya
Third Propulsion Option Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 12.06.21 I've even thought if it would be possible to manually hold the little 2.5 HP Merc in the water if p
H26 mast on H23.5 rgranger at 12:40pm 12.06.21 After 2 more masts came down they trimmed the tree. I hope all three were not yours....:rolleyes:
H26 mast on H23.5 bmorr at 12:38pm 12.06.21 How did you break yours? On a previous boat I broke the mast at the spreaders going to the ramp. Str
Lewmar Hatch handle O ring RitSim at 12:29pm 12.06.21 I believe I used McM 9262K144 1.6mm cross section dia x 11.1mm ID
Raising the Mast Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 12.06.21 The PTO pin I used finally started to show surface rust after 4-5 seasons. It held upto the loads of
A couple trailering questions bmorr at 12:26pm 12.06.21 With either trailer you will figure it out. The important thing is which boat best fits your needs.
Keel bolts torque specs (1) sail sfbay at 12:04pm 12.06.21 Your torque specification will be based on the diameter of the bolt/stud and the alloy of the metal
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht tfox2069 at 11:54am 12.06.21 Always a breeze? If I turn my ceiling fan on high, you bet!
Advise for Ranger 20 Sam Wilkes at 11:46am 12.06.21 I just purchased a Ranger 20 11/18. Hull #194. Looks like a great boat. I am going through the boat
Third Propulsion Option Captain Larry-DH at 11:37am 12.06.21 My last boat came with a 6HP OB on a transom bracket that could raise and lower with spring-assist.
Third Propulsion Option Plymouth Sailor at 11:27am 12.06.21 Am I missing something? Is this what you are trying to do? th a 25" lower unit... and 6A altern
Third Propulsion Option Plymouth Sailor at 11:24am 12.06.21 Hey Mark. Merry Christmas. It is certainly possible to attach a motor mount to a Hunter 25. I would
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht jssailem at 10:48am 12.06.21 At least the weather's always good in my computer room. Always a breeze?

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