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wheel conversion to tiller paulj at 1:48pm 08.05.07 Catalina 310 2/1915 Steering from the cat seat.
Fuel tank David H at 1:12pm 08.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1443 Went down to the boat Friday evening @ 7pm to head out for the weekend and wife said "I smell fuel".
looking for new exit blocks for the mast rebuild sand sailor at 4:19pm 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1248 the ones i have are all plastic sheeved and are trashed.i want metal or phenolic sheeves no more pla
WEBSITES FOR HARDWARE FOR SAILBOATS??? sand sailor at 5:03pm 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/994 NEW OR USED NEED MORE SOURCES
Water heater hook-up to Yanmar 3JH2E question ?? Morrie at 6:41pm 08.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1535 I have a Yanmar 3JH2E and my boat had no water heater when I bought it. I have installed the water h
Searching for a temporary resting place Doug at 7:31am 08.04.07 Ask All Sailors 2/981 Anybody know of a reasonable "cheap" place to leave a boat sit a couple weeks inbetween Ft. Lauderda
Backstay Tension/waxing easypoxy thisoldspouse at 6:39am 08.04.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1207 We just finished restoring a 77 Venture 222. The backstay is loose and at the end of its turnbuckle.
Launching on a shallow ramp with rope? JC192 at 10:49am 08.04.07 Trailer Sailors 8/7453 I've read and heard several times that a rope, from trailer to the hitch on the vehicle, can be used
May be buying a Cal 28 Craig Frank at 10:27am 08.04.07 Cal 1/821 Hello Cal Owners! I have been looking at Cal 25s that are for sale and now have a line on a Cal 28
Mast Length for 1975 Venture 25 Beth at 10:07am 08.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1746 I have a 1975 Venture 25 that I keep on the coast about 250 miles from my home.I am about to order
Solar Panel Placement (1) 70623 at 9:23am 08.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1549 Ideas on where and how to mount solar panels. I placed a small solar panel on top of my out board. I
Replace 26D tiller with a wheel Addled Booty at 1:21pm 08.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2014 Hi everyone, this is my first post and I am brand new to sailing, I am inheriting my father in laws
Light Air flygirl at 2:08pm 08.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/972 Wondering what everyone thinks about the 306 only having about 350 sq ft of sail area and how it han
Sink hand pump Rick H at 1:32pm 08.04.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1571 I just purchased my first boat with sinks ( used 1983 O'Day) and although there is water in the hold
V21 Back stay Darnett at 2:20pm 08.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1035 I just bought a beautiful 1981 McGregor Venture 21. Today we launch it for the first time and moved
Diesel rpm limit G Seaver at 3:40pm 08.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1111 What is the highest rpm I can cruise at without over heatingI have a 2 cylinder diesel on my 1991 h
Hunter 240 trailer Doug Nowell at 7:19pm 08.01.07 Smaller Boats 0/907 Does anyone know the wheel bearing size on the trailer for a 1997 Hunter 240?
winterizing joe at 10:35pm 08.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1231 I am looking for plan( sketch)'s to build a wooden cradle for a 272.
2 questions alans at 11:19pm 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1038 hi, i have a two part quetion. i remeber when i sea trialed my hunter roller furling main the previo
Reality Sailing: What would you do? Gary Wyngarden at 12:54am 08.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1075 No st, this really happened. About two weeks ago.After nearly a month of cruising, it was time t

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Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split Davidasailor26 at 4:45am 10.14.21 One approach would be what Andy at Boatworks Today did with new foam and part of a new skin. Part 1
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Clydo at 10:51pm 10.13.21 Hello fellow Catalina 310 sailers, I recently became a proud owner of a 2004 Catalina 310. Here is
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR mermike at 8:35pm 10.13.21 Also, that kind of traveler setup is available from Harken (which mine is) and others like Garhauer.
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR mermike at 8:30pm 10.13.21 I've wondered that myself. The rigger didn't seem have have any concern about it when we switched to
Tiller Tamers for 1965 Widgeon Benny17441 at 8:16pm 10.13.21 It would be a waste of time and effort to install a tiller tamer on a Widgeon. First of all there
Universal M-25XP or M-25 speed control screw or highspeed fuel mixture Captain.Olives at 8:02pm 10.13.21 Thanks for all the links and suggestions. Lots of reading to do, and few groups to join. The pic i
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations smokey73 at 6:57pm 10.13.21 Make sure your throttle valve is between the charge inlet that connects to the pump and the pressure
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 5:44pm 10.13.21 Congrats! I think you will be happy with your choice. We bought a 1997 new and are still happy af
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions (2) Tally Ho at 5:37pm 10.13.21 I used to use 2 group 27 deep cycle batteries, and I would isolate one of the batteries during overn
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 5:36pm 10.13.21 Congrats! I think you will be happy with your choice. We bought a 1997 new and are still happy aft
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 5:13pm 10.13.21 199266 This is all that was holding the motor mounts to the stringer. Backed out with his fingers.
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Terry Cox at 4:49pm 10.13.21 If you do build your own I would strongly suggest that you do include a "throttle valve" as smokey
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 DayDreamer41 at 4:37pm 10.13.21 Congrats on the new to you YACHT! sounds like a beauty. I am certain that you will enjoy your new pu
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 4:27pm 10.13.21 Offer signed :eek: Been dreaming about it 20 years. Boat is gorgeous, walking in it is like walking
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions seadaddler at 4:02pm 10.13.21 If you think you might do over nighters more than invest in a second deep cycle battery and a start
'94 Oceanis 351 (BEY62042E494), cable route to fwd nav light. mpower at 3:36pm 10.13.21 Thanks RoyS..this was my first post on this new-to-me forum. Using an independent wire, I have conne
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Roland5048 at 2:35pm 10.13.21 Happy Birthday Navy! Thanks for the lift!
Hunter 45 wrap around window Don S/V ILLusion at 2:30pm 10.13.21 Could simply run off onto the deck or could leak into the deck core. Should be simple to tell if the
37c projects yoms1984 at 2:06pm 10.13.21 Manny - the sole (floor) of the Hunter 37 Cutter is solid fiberglass. You can see photos of what th
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! FastOlson at 1:49pm 10.13.21 When I was in the Navy, I learned that the Marines sometimes referred to us as their "bus drivers"..

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