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routing ignition/throttle wires for outboard mike C16582 at 2:37am 05.22.07 Bigger Boats 0/966 So I broke down last year and removed my Saildrive. I just bought a new 15hp outboard that has elec
165-170 Genoa gerald at 1:41am 05.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3247 I am starting my research on adding a larger genoa in the 165 to 170 range to my sail inventory. I h
Dufour 27 gooseneck replacement Rick at 1:27am 05.22.07 Other Sailboats 0/1264 My buddy has a Dufour 27' (not sure of year, but I think it is a 1975 model). The gooseneck broke 2
Jabsco head problem revisited George Kornreich at 1:17am 05.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1430 Hello Peggie,After lubrication, Jabsco manual head pump quickly (a week or so) develops lots of fr
Garmin GPSMAP 210 David Ochoa at 4:48am 05.22.07 Big Boats 1/1204 My Garmin GPSMAP 210 is going thru internal batteries pretty quickly last couple of years ( every 6
rOnDAYvous update mike C16582 at 4:14am 05.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1234 well it's been a while for an update, so I thought I'd let you know that things are moving along. W
Tachometer Bob at 6:36am 05.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1165 If my tachometer reads 1000 rpm with the engine off, does that mean that it is miscalibrated? Shoul
Looking for Owner's Manual for 85 Catalina 30 mparmer01 at 5:14am 05.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2804 Does anyone know where I can get my hands on an owner's manual for our 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig?
Port Madison, Puget Sound TN at 5:09am 05.22.07 Destinations 3/2687 Do any of you know if there is a place to go ashore to walk a dog if you anchor overnight in Port Ma
Hanging th boom mjewell at 8:21am 05.22.07 Smaller Boats 2/1287 a problem i have discovered: when i drop the main, i have to have someone clip the aft part of the
boom question mjewell at 8:22am 05.22.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1486 a problem i have discovered: when i drop the main, i have to have someone clip the aft part of the
Rudder Seal sailing by at 8:42am 05.22.07 Bavaria 6/3838 I have 2001 Bav 40. It has a rubber boot on the rudder post - just above the lower bearing and below
Raising Jib Amir at 9:29am 05.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/960 Hello All,Hope everyone is in the water ready for an exciting season!I have a H 336 1995. I tri
Motor Mount Joetech at 11:19am 05.22.07 Catalina 22 1/1165 I have a 77 C-22 I bought about 6 weeks ago. The PO also sold his 7.5 HP Honda 4 stroker. This wei
Just bought a boat! pmhellings at 11:24am 05.22.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1155 Hello All,I've been looking for a trailer sailor, and asked advice from this forum about a MacGreg
Washing Sails gary at 11:32am 05.22.07 Smaller Boats 3/1433 I am planning to wash our sails before putting our boat in the water. I am hoping to use some laund
1985 ofday anniversary 26 ftr JS13113 at 9:51am 05.22.07 Day Sailers 0/1090 I AM REPLACING THE GUDGEONS ON THE TRANSOM OF MY 26, MY QUESTION IS SHOULD I BE CAULKING THEM IN AND
bildge pump back flow roger marshutz at 12:08pm 05.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1218 Seems that my bildge pump with the float switch does not to seem to shut off. I put in a brand new
Green Light paulj at 12:21pm 05.22.07 Catalina 310 6/1779 When is this green lite supposed to turn on?paulj
H34 Curless Bearing Strut Joe at 1:49pm 05.22.07 Big Boats 5/1428 Went to replace the cutless bearing in my '83 H34 and noticed significant corrosion around one of th

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Hunter 376 fixed port side deck window Ralph Johnstone at 8:30pm 09.13.21 Research the archives here. There is an encyclopedia available to you. Be sure you have a reasonab
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. Ken Cross at 8:10pm 09.13.21 What you need to do all depends on what type of material was in your fire extinguishing system. If i
I left the lights on stricklandmma at 8:04pm 09.13.21 I left the lights on on the boat. When I return to the boat the battery read 7.1 volts. I turned
Sailrite Sail Kits Hayden Watson at 7:51pm 09.13.21 ...I can see the spinnaker, but man that 135% must have been entertaining. :laugh: It was fun. W
sail cover Calif. Ted at 7:46pm 09.13.21 I usually get mine from the store on the site we are on, click on the "parts" to the left.
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Terry Cox at 7:44pm 09.13.21 Hi Heather. Lots of good advice thus far. Yes, you can hire a monkey to climb the mast for you, but
Bringing dogs aboard Serenity on Hudson at 7:39pm 09.13.21 My pooch is a camel. He will hold it for a full day if he wishes. I occasionally take him on a day s
H26 from lake to sea CaptainRan at 7:14pm 09.13.21 If your boat does not require full throttle to reach top speed through the water in a flat calm, the
H26 from lake to sea CaptainRan at 7:12pm 09.13.21 We trail and sail our H260 in the San Juans/Gulf Islands almost yearly. As Dave said - preventati
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Jerry Nevins at 6:52pm 09.13.21 Hi John and Pagan Baby: Yeah, good point. I am not a climber (yet) haha... I think I will bite th
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 (2) SandyFrank at 6:50pm 09.13.21 198256198257 There you go. Part of a much bigger refit, wiring should be complete this weekend. The
1st Haul/Bottom Job/Cutlass Bearing - Any gotchas? Topanga at 6:35pm 09.13.21 It might be a good time to replace any transducers or boat speed sending unit if you plan on updatin
Yamaha 35CS - Any information? mermike at 6:24pm 09.13.21 Yamaha produced a number of sailboats in the 25-37' range that were imported into the US and Canada
NEW SAILS Tally Ho at 5:57pm 09.13.21 Has anyone removed the packing nut on the Oday 34/35? Mine was so tight it would not budge. I was
Leak from my rudder tube? Tally Ho at 5:52pm 09.13.21 I have no idea except that the fitting looks like a thru-hull whose nipple end has broken off at th
Bringing dogs aboard (1) quadrille38 at 5:50pm 09.13.21 Curious how you all handle the dogs needing to use the bathroom. Use a pee-pad? Teach 'em to use th
Fuel delivery issue KZW at 5:43pm 09.13.21 Tom J Can you post a picture of this connection?
1st Haul/Bottom Job/Cutlass Bearing - Any gotchas? Tally Ho at 5:33pm 09.13.21 Lots of opposing views on dripless vs standard stuffing box...I like the idea of no water in the bil
Sailrite Sail Kits Garbonzo at 5:18pm 09.13.21 Emphasis on the we, I hope.. sewing a straight line while feeding the sausage (apt term) through th
Sailrite Sail Kits Hayden Watson at 5:10pm 09.13.21 So, the long arm version of the sailrite machine is pretty much required for a sail kit build (mayb

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