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Anchor to chain connection Taylor at 6:19am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 20/3049 I have a new anchor (a 25KG Rocna) and I'm reviewing my anchor to chain connection. I have 7/16 cha
Shaft too long on Columbia 8.7? Charles Boyle at 6:27am 07.17.07 Columbia 9/4002 I'm half-owner of a Columbia 8.7 I swam to investigate a massive thumping and found about 1/2" sha
Spinnaker Dimensions Vitesse at 7:26am 07.17.07 Bigger Boats 1/1243 HiCan anyone give me aproximate dimensions for an asymetrical spinnaker for an O'Day 34/35? I am t
Hi-Low Reefer/Rigid Boom Vang Capn Santiago at 8:09am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 5/4594 I have recently purchased a 30' sailboat with a Hi-Low Reefer (in boom mainsail furling) and rigid b
Need Advice On Purcahsing a O'Day 23 Gary B at 12:08pm 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 25/2124 I'm currently looking at purchasing a 1982 O'Day 23. The boat is almost perfect. It has a fresh bo
Looking for 26D cushions Craig at 12:08pm 07.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1116 Making my boat sea worthy again after 3 years of outdoor storage. Mice destroyed the forward and af
Magma grill and black smoke higgs at 12:14pm 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2124 My Magma propane is spewing black smoke and it gets all over the food. I am going to dismantle it a
Can you pull up the wood floor in a Hunter 26 mjstechman at 1:58pm 07.17.07 Smaller Boats 3/1073 We had some guests this week on our boat and had a major port-a potti malfunction.leakage onto the
1981 AMF Apollo Traveler's Car Doc Lambert at 10:19am 07.17.07 AMF 0/3353 Traveler's Car Thanks for the help about the forestay. I almost have the apollo ready to go except
Jib Leader? Steve Braverman at 10:10am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1759 My O'Day 25 came with several hank-on head sails. One of the working jibs has a wire "leader" or ext
first time buyer dbop at 9:55am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 30/3271 I need some advice. I have never sailed, but i want to start. I have been looking at boats around 2
Fuel pump paulj at 3:07pm 07.17.07 Catalina 310 2/1652 I was wondering what brand or model of electric fuel pumps were being used.Also what is the amp rat
Ocean Crossing Johan Depoortere at 6:00pm 07.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1532 Do you have any experience in blue water sailing with a Beneteau 331? Did anyone cross the Atlantic
H23.5 sleeping arrangements jbreland at 8:17pm 07.15.07 Smaller Boats 7/1765 Hi,considering a H23.5 and would like owners realistic thoughts on the sleeping arrangements.Can
Navtec backstay adjuster service Tim R. at 8:16pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3240 Can anyone recommend an outfit in the NE to rebuild my Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster? I do not
Deck compression beneath the mast Sam Onca at 9:23pm 07.15.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1180 The deck beneath my deck-stepped mast is compressing causing the rigging to loosen beyond the point
air draft seidelmann 37 David Utzschneider at 9:25pm 07.15.07 Seidelmann 3/1952 I'm planning a trip soon from baltimore to long island. Has anybody been through the Cape May canal
Standard Horizon Knotmeter Gary Sisson at 11:12pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1745 I have a Standard Horizon AS45 Knotmeter that died. I would like to replace it with another round i
P28 LADDER PARSIFAL at 11:58pm 07.15.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1884
Leak through rudder post from cockpit EndreHolen at 11:57pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2802 Hi there,I have a Catalina 30. It looks like I have a leak around the rudder post in the cockpit ri

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Engine operator manual sail sfbay at 10:54am 09.23.21 To be sure what engine you have, suggest contacting Yanmar Contact Us - YANMAR Marine International
Engine operator manual (1) Udi at 10:47am 09.23.21 Until today I thought its 4JH4TE, but today i took a look at the engine and saw this (enclosed pic)
Davit for Hunter 45 Udi at 10:39am 09.23.21 I'll take a look. Many thanks.
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? dLj at 10:21am 09.23.21 Hi DJ: Long-term plans? When Bitcoin hits an all-time high, I am going to upgrade to a bigger boa
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL brianp.murray at 9:54am 09.23.21 I am sure Crazy Dave Condon will likely chime in. It depends on the year best I can tell. 19-1 was
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL brianp.murray at 9:53am 09.23.21 WOULD YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 19-1 AND 19-2 ?? I NOW ITS A 19-2 THANK YOU FOR THE INFO !
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL sail sfbay at 9:50am 09.23.21 THANK YOU SO MUCH, I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THIS PURCHASE. I NEED TO FIND OUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1AND
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL brianp.murray at 9:47am 09.23.21 WOULD YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 19-1 AND 19-2 ??
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL brianp.murray at 9:46am 09.23.21 Welcome to the forum and congrations on your new Hunter 19!! Is yours a 19-1 or 19-2? As long as y
Thru Hull Backers Artey1 at 9:45am 09.23.21 Best material for backing plate is G10 or a comparable solid fiberglass layup using epoxy.
Thru Hull Backers JamesG161 at 9:40am 09.23.21 Simple answer... The backer plate acts like a washer and must distribute the load of Valve Open/Clos
Thru Hull Backers DayDreamer41 at 8:58am 09.23.21 @Don S/V ILLusion I am confused, what is the best material for backing through hull valves? I have w
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? markwbird at 8:49am 09.23.21 Have you considered joining Encinal Yacht Club or possibly Alameda Yacht Club or Oakland Yacht Club?
Replace Stays on a Beneteau 343 sunlover at 8:39am 09.23.21 You need to do some research and learn, learn, learn. Lots of stuff on You Tube to get you starte
Thru Hull Backers Don S/V ILLusion at 8:32am 09.23.21 Asking what reason people have for doing anything is not a simple question. If you are asking what i
Davit for Hunter 45 (1) sail sfbay at 8:30am 09.23.21 Lots of suppliers like Garhauer, Kato Marine as shown in the photo below, Dinghy Davits \| Quality D
Engine operator manual (2) sail sfbay at 8:18am 09.23.21 Are you sure you engine is not a Yanmar 4JH4TE? If so, operation manual and parts catalog attached.
Looking for Tarragona based yacht maintenance services dlochner at 8:09am 09.23.21 While I hate to send people to other forums, you might find more responses over on CruisersForum.com
Drinking water system hose and connectors Udi at 7:56am 09.23.21 Thanks
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dlochner at 7:53am 09.23.21 We discharge out at sea. How far offshore were you when you passed Barnegat Light? We were about

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