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Cost of dodger? Ralph18414 at 3:40am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 19/10656 I just received a quote of about 700$ to construct a new canvas dodger for my Pearson 30. The 700$
Loose Rudder h28.5 sailor at 4:44am 06.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/2855 Hello, I seem to have excessive play in my rudder shaft. As I turn the wheel, I can see the ru
Replacing an engine-stop cable Capn Pete at 4:32am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1207 One of the remaining items on the punch list for "EmmieLou," my O'day 322, is to replace the engine
Caulking between teak in cockpit Jeff Rappaport at 6:05am 06.26.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1995 Black caulk between teak pieces in cockpit is loose and needs to be replaced. Any one know what is
DS II outboard use davidbb at 6:46am 06.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/991 Hello. I have a DS II with a rubber pad on the transom. Question: when I buy an outboard do I nee
Windflite 14 Rigging JD2696 at 7:19am 06.26.07 AMF 2/8851 My (new) wife's (old) Windflite 14 needs some minor repairs including some rigging componentsCan a
Anchor poncho9137 at 8:00am 06.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/769 I have a 27 with no anchor mount in the chain locker. Where is a good place to attach an anchor pla
mainsail reefing -- need a winch? Bob Moretti at 7:35am 06.26.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4297 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig, set up with jiffy (slab) reefing. The line that controls the re
Installing a new sanitation system AtlanticBryan at 7:24am 06.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1319 I'm about to install a new MSD system in my boat prior to sailing into American waters. I'm finding
Prop Shaft Packin saylers at 8:35am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2179 If there is a bit more water coming in at the prop shaft than I would like since it ends up in the p
First sail - how embarassing! Tereza at 8:49am 06.26.07 Day Sailers 14/1840 Embarassing only in the sense of how late in the season I finally launched!!The sail was great - my
Swim ladders and transoms DPT at 10:36am 06.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 32/2842 Hi all - been looking at archives RE: installing a swim ladder and I have come across a bunch of pos
has any body heard of a ??? sand sailor at 10:27am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1185 mac 26 mast head sloop??? this one has me searching but no info.someone had a couple of Q's about s
Universal M-25XP engine keeper at 9:39am 06.26.07 Catalina 30 6/2731 replacement parts for M-25XP, a source, and specifically what my surveyor refers to as "engine exhau
fresh water pump motor JR Castro at 9:32am 06.26.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1231 My fresh water electric motor pump is no longer functioning,does anyone know the Shurflo model for
FireWorks-Greenport Area seadaddler at 9:15am 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1360 Does anyone know the fireworks schedule out around the Greenport,NY area.
My experience in buying a new Mac ClownPilot at 11:20am 06.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2003 In Florida, it ain't easy buying a new Mac 26M. Everyone down here that sells them are seemingly ret
Help! If you have your boat at home and it is a Mac 25 caguy at 12:01pm 06.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1169 I need the measurement of the width of the ledge just in font of the companion way. I want to place
Survey found "void in the bilge" Emma-Mia at 12:06pm 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2172 A recent survey for insurance purposes found a 18"x5" void in the bilge located below the bilge pump
Yamaha 25 II propeller shaft replacement H3OSnow at 3:30pm 06.26.07 Yamaha 16/3945 I am looking for information on replacing a propeller shaft and cutlass bearing in a 1977 Yamaha 25

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New Airmar Technology SoSound at 8:45pm 10.09.21 The paddlewheel can definitely be frustrating, but in our area, the difference between paddlewheel s
Filler Neck Replacement on Yanmar YM-series Heat Exchanger? Rupez1 at 8:42pm 10.09.21 I've just completed the Yanmar recommended repair, per the attached Global Technical Bulletin GTB20
asymmetrical spinnaker sock Tally Ho at 8:14pm 10.09.21 I fly my a-spin when sailing solo. I do have a sock, and a sail bag that I can clip to the lifelin
New bilge pump Davidasailor26 at 6:27pm 10.09.21 Interesting that the 35.1 has enough of a sump for an in-bilge pump. The 37 only has a small recess
Insight on sail condition jon hansen at 6:22pm 10.09.21 those sails are totally blown out in the picture. not sorta blown out. your V8 engine is running
Bare lead keel prep Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 10.09.21
Bare lead keel prep dlochner at 6:13pm 10.09.21 Clean the lead to remove any loose paint and contaminants. Wire brush the lead to rough up the sur
Outboard issues patbratton at 5:58pm 10.09.21 I disregarded the oil switch as I thought it was only for the light. I will pursue it.
Insight on sail condition dlochner at 5:57pm 10.09.21 Thank you all for the responses. The seller and I worked out a deal and as of next Friday I will st
New Airmar Technology CarlN at 5:21pm 10.09.21 But that calibration technology is pretty much pointless because it's all connected to the stupid pa
What do You know about Rudders? DArcy at 4:53pm 10.09.21 Phil's foils is the rudder shop at CCI. They don't list a Hunter 34 rudder on their sight but might
Outboard issues JeffD at 4:43pm 10.09.21 You probably already did this, but make sure the oil is full. The BF8A has some kind of oil level sw
Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting heritage at 4:37pm 10.09.21 I painted Kiwi-Grip on the non-skid areas of my 84 H27 over three years ago. It still looks great.
B 311 bilge pump float switch (1) joker460 at 4:02pm 10.09.21 For a simple install, you could use the Johnson electronic float switch as shown in the attachment.
Insight on sail condition DonP1 at 3:46pm 10.09.21 Thank you all for the responses. The seller and I worked out a deal and as of next Friday I will sta
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 3:27pm 10.09.21 199153
Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting sail sfbay at 3:23pm 10.09.21 I applied Kiwi Grip, which a lot of sailors like, on 1987 Hunter 31 cockpit but did not like its fi
Outboard issues patbratton at 2:20pm 10.09.21 I did not know that. thank you
Stern rail for 26S cody_cody at 1:39pm 10.09.21 Hello and congratulations on your new boat! I also just purchase a 92 26S. Your boat is beautif
What is this thing? Seems to leak (H41DS) Nachismo at 1:26pm 10.09.21 Yeah this POS is going bye bye. Thanks!

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