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Windows for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 1:33pm 09.04.21 Parts Search 8/1397 Where can I purchase main cabin replacement windows for a Niagara 26?
Poker run (2) DArcy at 12:17pm 09.04.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1346 I've been sailing a long time but this is a first for me. There were about 6 of these floating aroun
sailboat refrigerator units FrKim at 11:05am 09.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2307 I am looking to install a refrigerator unit for my 1995 Hunter 35.5 ice box. Does anyone have exper
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Sail Savannah at 10:35am 09.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1145 I just replaced my Oberdorfer raw water pump on my Catalina 30, same pump as before. Never had any i
Rudder bearings H34 (H means Hunter) DeniseO30 at 10:33am 09.04.21 Big Boats 13/1829 The store, apparently not available I am familiar with epoxy and graphite, graphite cloth as an alt
Dehler 34 Holding Tank GrahamD at 9:13am 09.04.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1896 We have recently bought Peggy's book and have found it really useful. We have a 1992 Dehler 34 which
thru hole replacement (1) sunlover at 6:28am 09.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2469 This gally sink drain thru hole needs replacement. How do I locate a part? Would it be a reasonabl
Marinco Solar Vent Installation patbratton at 4:11am 09.04.21 Smaller Boats 5/3430 I am getting ready to install a Marinco Solar vent in my forward hatch (H240). I planned to use the
Oday 28 1981 shaft log rogjack2 at 6:47pm 09.03.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/817 Access to the hose clamps for the heavy duty hose connecting the stuffing box to the shaft tube is r
Turnbuckles - Navtec "Rigging screw" vs Open-Body (2) ricksoth at 8:10am 09.03.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1990 Helo all -- I will be having a new headstay put on the boat as part of adding a roller furler unit
Third follow up on "Pulling my hair out". (3) rpell1@msn.com at 7:08am 09.03.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1185 First off, Thank you Ward. You called it. My curiosity got the best of me and I managed to remove t
need part - line guide (??) (1) sunlover at 6:36am 09.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1050 Does anyone know what this called and where I can fine one for the starboard stern side? sent sa
H41 losing coolant somewhere Nachismo at 8:50pm 09.02.21 Big Boats 5/1068 2008 H41DS with 4JH4E. Some tiny amount of coolant disappears without a trace. Never goes over 175
Does any one have the size and lengths of all the lines on a oday widgeon 1965 year lmddmc at 8:31pm 09.02.21 Day Sailers 12/3970 Does any one have the size and lengths of all the lines on a oday widgeon Thanks Mark
Advice on securing outhaul and topping lift led to cockpit SoSound at 4:30pm 09.02.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1899 I'm looking to run my topping lift and outhaul back to the cockpit. The topping lift is currently s
new Javelin owner jahassey at 4:15pm 09.02.21 Day Sailers 2/1066 Just bought a Javelin hull number 333, she is in amazing condition given the age, anyone know the ye
h40.5 OEM pleated shades Rich Stidger at 4:14pm 09.02.21 Big Boats 3/1164 I messed up. I never took pictures of my shades before I removed them many years ago. They had a l
North Salish Sea Tour (4) Michael Davis at 3:49pm 09.02.21 Destinations 5/1269 We planned a little holiday tour of the North Salish Sea with a guest. Planned pick up was in Sidney
H34 Lazy jacks DeniseO30 at 12:15pm 09.02.21 Big Boats 6/1135 Just two questions basically how high? and how much quarter inch line I'm thinking about 200 ft Bet
20 or 25 shaft length outboard sailboat outboard? stricklandmma at 11:23am 09.02.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2703 I haven't thought this much about shaft length since I was in middle school lol... I'll be heading t

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Troubleshooting mainsail trim shemandr at 8:17am 06.28.25 It sounds like OP has tried different trim option with little success. A tired sail can only be co
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Intrepid-II at 8:15am 06.28.25 Looks like a tough problem to me! My ideas include: - Use a hydraulic jack (or two) at the side(s)
The Rusty Compression Post Problem David in Sandusky at 8:05am 06.28.25 Looks like a tough problem to me! My ideas include: - Use a hydraulic jack (or two) at the side(s)
Troubleshooting mainsail trim David in Sandusky at 7:43am 06.28.25 My only thought is that opening the slot between the jib and the main by easing the jib sheet may im
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 PaulDaniel at 7:40am 06.28.25 Awesome replies. Thanks everyone! Colemj, The boat is a Catalina 270 (not 250) with a Perkins M20 d
Wood floor inflatable on davits Banooma at 7:32am 06.28.25 Thanks, it's good to know. Interestingly enough, the Newport owners manual includes no such warning-
Electrical on O'Day 22 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:29am 06.28.25
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 WayneH at 7:01am 06.28.25 OK, Maybe I'm just lucky. I have had my boat since 2011, never bought fuel from shady places and nev
New dodger leaking through the seams ...3TacksontheWater at 6:23am 06.28.25 I asked the canvas worker (was fit to existing frame) and he merely texted me a pic of a bottle of
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 colemj at 6:12am 06.28.25 You might croak at the cost :yikes: they would quote. I have two 85-gallon tanks. They wanted $2500
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 colemj at 6:06am 06.28.25 I don't know the Catalina 250, but when I looked it up, every source said it had a 6gal portable tan
New dodger leaking through the seams thinwater at 5:54am 06.28.25 Seam tape only works on waterproof, not water repellent, fabrics. Mostly, it won't even stick. And i
Specs for Adjusting Shrouds on 34' Davidasailor26 at 5:18am 06.28.25 As a rule of thumb shrouds should be tensioned to 15% of their breaking strength, which is dictated
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Makai Green Harbor at 5:18am 06.28.25 Thank you
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry kappykaplan at 5:10am 06.28.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Here are a couple of links to download resources on this forum that may
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:04am 06.28.25 Good luck with that. Be careful about taking an adversarial approach. :banghead: A softer approach
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) kappykaplan at 4:02am 06.28.25 If you do not have the manual you can down load it from this site Here's the direct link to the do
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 1:22am 06.28.25 If you do not have the manual you can down load it from this site
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 1:18am 06.28.25 Do you have the owners manual. It has the circuit diagram for the AC switching system. You have to
Ranger 12 - rescue jssailem at 10:30pm 06.27.25

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