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7.55 Yamaha boat weight Ken at 11:03pm 06.23.07 Yamaha 1/1779 What is the wieght of my 25 foot (7.55 metre) yamaha sailboat with an inboard Yanmar engine and full
HELP!! Robert vaughn at 11:57pm 06.23.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1522 I'm looking for someone to help me figure out the rigging on a venture 21 in Alto MI, I'm not famili
Oil Pipe Ruptures Jeff at 12:34am 06.24.07 Big Boats 6/927 I have a 2004 46' (less than 300 hours on the meticulously and regularly serviced engine) and learne
Roller Furler on Hunter 45cc - Drum spins, wraps Sherlock at 12:31am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1222 I have a roller furler that has operated well. This weekend it seemed that the sail did not want to
singing rigging don nelson at 12:27am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/889 New this year on our boat is a humming in the upper rigging when the wind is up and seems in a certa
Rebedding stanchions with no thru bolts/nuts ghadrill at 1:21am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1189 I am planning to rebed stanchions with no direct access below deck due to a glued head liner. 2) W
Creating access ports thru the headliner & covers? ghadrill at 1:18am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/877 I am planning to rebed stanchions with no direct access below deck due to a glued head 1) What is
Checking history of my boat, with HIN number? Mike at 1:16am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1802 Is there any way to check the history of a boat?
Rebedding stanchions with no access head liner ghadrill at 1:14am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1910 I am planning to rebed stanchions with no direct access below deck due to a glued head liner. Seve
Raymarine autopilot hard to port Sherlock at 1:00am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1492 My autopilot worked fine and then this happened:When I invoke the autopilot, it immediately turns t
Snap Shackles and Rigging questions TCAtKzoo at 12:58am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2803 Hi,I have a trailer cruiser. I have to disconnect 2 shrouds and the forestay to step the mast. I
stereo Bill C320, Papillon at 12:44am 06.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1119 Has anyone added a radio/cd changer with inside cabin and outside cockpit speakers? If so, where di
Mac 19 - underpowered or out of tune? Andrew at 2:02am 06.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1736 I just got a 1993 Mac 19 last week and - as a non-sailor with a lot of powerboat experience - I was
Hunter 28 Gennaker Cementhead at 2:27am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1374 I am considering a Gennaker for my28 Hunter. Any advise as to where to buy one and any pros or cons
Just about underway sailaway78 at 2:57am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1019 We have checked, double checked, shopped and provisioned. Peter is taking the rental car back now,
Summer Surprises MoonSailer at 2:54am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1013 Wow yesterday was great sailing on Wheeler lake in Northern Alabama. When we got there it was hot a
Halyard Lift Block polo07 at 3:49am 06.24.07 Smaller Boats 5/1114 I had a new mast installed last year and as I had roller furling they did not install a separate jib
Prop Shaft Replacement Craig Cody at 5:04am 06.24.07 Big Boats 8/2304 I need to replace the prop shaft on my 1985 C-36. There are some problems with corrosion. The cutles
Wheel-to-tiller conversion BristolCaptnJack at 5:02am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1461 My dad and I are trying to replace the wheel on our '74 Bristol 30 with a tiller but are unsure of w
Wheel-to-tiller conversion BristolCaptnJack at 4:42am 06.24.07 Bristol 0/2150 My dad and I are trying to replace the wheel on our '74 Bristol 30 with a tiller but are unsure of w

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Rudder cables - need some help Tom J at 12:05pm 09.29.21 You do have an Edson system. The cables will slacken over time with normal use. They are tightened
Sherwood sea. Water pump problem jbertelli at 12:04pm 09.29.21 Thanks sail stay. I am going to the boat tomorrow and will get back with the model number. I do not
H22 (1981) Kickup Rudder assembly instructions (1) SeaTR at 12:00pm 09.29.21 Howdy @newsailor130, I DO own the same boat and year (1981 H22), BUT it did not have a rudder (and o
water heater check (one way) valve Stu Jackson at 11:56am 09.29.21 Thank you all for your input. I respect all opinions, but I'll have to agree with Dave and will kee
water heater check (one way) valve Stu Jackson at 11:54am 09.29.21 I don't see a temp gauge or a way to set temperature. There usually isn't one.
Beneteau 323 shaft lock nut Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 09.29.21 Wow, I stand corrected. I have never seen a coupling like that before. Don't know if that design i
Not just a novelty to me Stu Jackson at 11:26am 09.29.21 But enough of that bilge water, the burning question here is "who gets to clean the light after it'
water heater check (one way) valve (1) phase3 at 11:25am 09.29.21 Thank you all for your input. I respect all opinions, but I'll have to agree with Dave and will keep
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat DayDreamer41 at 11:25am 09.29.21 Well the 2021 race season has come to an end and with that my son @daydreamerjr did a fine job of no
Fuel Filter Replacement Stu Jackson at 11:24am 09.29.21 Rich & Ralph are right. My last filter was replaced after 900 hours. How come my engine kept runni
Fuel Filter Replacement Ralph Johnstone at 11:19am 09.29.21 So I replace the primary about every 4-6 years mostly from a guilty feeling. Exactly the route I'
Beneteau 323 shaft lock nut (1) W_Alves at 11:14am 09.29.21 Welcome to the site @W_Alves . Bit of a semantics problem here. Can't quite picture what a "sha
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) Renegade33 at 11:09am 09.29.21 Your boat looks great. I just purchased Renegade and will be bringing her back to the Long Island S
Not just a novelty to me Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 09.29.21 Within the first month of any place I've ever lived, I can walk around the entire house with my eye
Not just a novelty to me Justin_NSA at 11:01am 09.29.21 Are you saying you walk the house and boat in the dark? How's your aim?
Beneteau 323 shaft lock nut Ralph Johnstone at 10:56am 09.29.21 Welcome to the site @W_Alves . Bit of a semantics problem here. nt from the normal set up. A pic
Yet another LiFePo4 query Johann at 10:46am 09.29.21 Is there a marine BMS that can cut the field before it disconnects ?? Yes, I have Lithionics with
water heater check (one way) valve dlochner at 10:44am 09.29.21
Yet another LiFePo4 query Stu Jackson at 10:42am 09.29.21 Les, there's a ton of info over on CF on this stuff. here's one of many, they have an entire sectio
Not just a novelty to me Stu Jackson at 10:31am 09.29.21 I use it at home so I don't have to turn on lights and lose my "back to bed" vision. Within the fi

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