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In water rudder repair Mike D. at 12:22am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1298 I have a '91 Hunter 30T. I've noticed increasing side to side 'wobble' in the rudder post and suspe
Message reply etiquette ...? Jerry B at 3:36am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1236 This post is just to have a light hearted exchange of ideas about what to do about a "know-it-all" e
Sea Warrior sailboat kuckwood at 4:03am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1170 I have a 1975 Sea Warrior sailboat made by Sea Warrior Boats of Orange park, FL. I can't find anythi
H376 Fuel tank pickup question Bob F at 4:37am 07.08.07 Big Boats 3/867 Had a bit of a fuel problem yesterday, I assumed it was a clogged filter, but the fuel pickup was pa
Gas Refrigerator? maccauley123 at 5:42am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2014 Please see the item in the attached link. Has anyone ever thought of or tried something like this L
Reversing gear oil Ned at 6:02am 07.08.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/868 I have a 1980 H27 with an 8hp Renault Diesel. I've never changed the reversing gear oil because I c
Going Rate for slip rentals in southern CA..... Dave B. at 6:54am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2984 Just feeling things out...want to know on average what it costs you per month to park your boat in t
The first day on my "new to me" 1986 Mac 25 chucker1 at 7:25am 07.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1355
Gasket for fuel regulator chamber Ned at 7:11am 07.08.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/882 My Hunter 27 has an 8hp Renault diesel. There is a chamber that appears to be a fuel regulater, it
Hunter 36 Toilet replacement Broke sailor SV Marcell at 7:31am 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1549 Has anyone replaced a Groco Toilet with a Raritan PH II? Is it a matter of unplug one and plug it i
PFD's sand sailor at 8:05am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1296 what are the most comfortable pfd's for active sailing
gas attack ? smitroe at 7:51am 07.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1288 Today I started my Yamaha T-8 and it idled beautifully. after 20 minutes of motoring to a good spot
yatch specialties pedestal parts jtmccue at 9:27am 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/972 I have an early H28.5. The pedestal's "!plastic!" housing thru which the throttle lever's axle trave
Electrical problem !!! Buck at 9:06am 07.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1184 Am not getting any "juice" to the back of the ignition switch. Have verified that the ignition swit
AGM vs Flooded Mark Juetten at 9:37am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1284 Are AGM worth the additional cost? Looking at 2 Optimas for $199 apiece. Also do closed cell batteri
Docking Problems muised at 9:49am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2840 I just changed boats this year from an O'Day 25 to a Douglas 32. In addition to the full keel, extr
Where has common sense gone? Maine Sail at 10:10am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 42/2926 Last night we were anchored in a beautiful and idyllic Maine cove with only four other boats. Each b
anchor roller replacement Ellie W at 10:10am 07.08.07 Big Boats 0/1239 I am looking for an anchor roller for my 1996 36 mkII so that I can use a CQR 25 or 35. Since the bo
Testing photo allen13458 at 10:23am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1212 Testing photo
New Freshwater Jabsco Pump GailForce at 10:41am 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1127 I'm replacing my noisy and leaking 14 year old pump with a 4.5 GPM Jabsco Sensor-Max VSD system. It

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Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) jssailem at 12:05pm 09.11.21 Lots of potential for broken wire strands in the cable and corrosion in the connectors. A good rea
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder (1) jssailem at 12:02pm 09.11.21 The I40 depth display has the transducer connected directly to it. Its two wires that should lead d
Teak seats and trim. (1) sunlover at 11:51am 09.11.21 198161. Here are the photos of what I want to refinish. I'll probably probably do the syntheti
Catalina 22 gooseneck end cap scew removel LydieBP at 11:48am 09.11.21 Thank you! Those are some of the things I have actually tried
Sailboat wanted? Brian D at 11:40am 09.11.21 You can always look here in the classifies, or Yacht World is also a good place to look. Maybe Craig
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 11:31am 09.11.21 Agree that the PL-259 is the standard connector used to connect the coax cable to the radio & antenn
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder MikeHoncho at 10:57am 09.11.21 Consider running it to to the cockpit were you can use it while underway. Having it at the chart tab
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear MikeHoncho at 10:52am 09.11.21 Sounds like the vibration is from a continuous slip and manually shifting it at the trans applies
Electra Scan Mixer Motor Overload Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:45am 09.11.21 I would TALK to tech support at Raritan. 800-352-5630 Mac McCoy is my go-to person there...his d
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) jeepbluetj at 10:32am 09.11.21 The antenna and coax should be fine. It should already have a PL-259 connector to connect to a VHF.
Looking for a good paint stripper capta at 10:30am 09.11.21 Heat gun and elbow grease.
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder jeepbluetj at 10:29am 09.11.21 The I40 depth display has the transducer connected directly to it. Its two wires that should lead di
Teak seats and trim. sail sfbay at 10:29am 09.11.21 Ditto BigEasy on using Semco teak sealer!!
Teak seats and trim. BigEasy at 10:27am 09.11.21 What do people do for these seats and the trim? It looks like a plethora of products and how to's
Replacing Pulpit KZW at 10:23am 09.11.21 I took tracing paper to the boat and mapped out pulpit footprint on the deck in full scale, includin
1987 Cat 22 Through Transom cockpit deck drain leaks sail sfbay at 10:23am 09.11.21 Are you looking to replace your plastic transom drain and plug assembly? Post #1 in this thread may
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? sail sfbay at 10:18am 09.11.21 For a while we used a dedicated wifi router from Verison. Then we increased our AT&T cell phone dat
Self Tacking Jib for Sale? sail sfbay at 10:09am 09.11.21 Make one yourself What Do I Need to Start Sailmaking & Sewing Sails? - Sailrite AND How to Make a Sa
Small dog Ramp/Step Recommendations for hatchway Catalina 27 Head Sail at 9:58am 09.11.21 Head sail. That sounds like a dog/owner problem. What have you been doing to the dog. Flying him ar
Self Tacking Jib for Sale? Souellette at 9:57am 09.11.21 Measure it and visit used on-line sail shops (below are a few) to find one that has the same dimens

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