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Exhaust hose replacement (2) Flying Jay at 11:03pm 05.31.21 Catalina 310 11/1955 I've read a few threads on replacing the exhaust hose (from transom to the lift muffler) on other ty
Transmission bracket issue (3) Flying Jay at 9:42pm 05.31.21 Catalina 310 2/802 As I start to poke around deeper into our newly acquired C-310 I've come across a few issues, (I'll
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 Nachismo at 8:14pm 05.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2112
Hunter 170 Stem Head Repair ehallvt at 7:48pm 05.31.21 Day Sailers 1/763 With many thanks to Crazy Dave, BobbyFunn, JimInPB and others the stem head on my 170 is solid again
Furlex B drum repair Nesdon at 5:10pm 05.31.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1595 I have a crack in one of the discs in my Furlex Type B MKII roller furler. I am hoping to repair it
Cleats Ripped out of Fiberglass tsiptom at 4:48pm 05.31.21 Day Sailers 4/2560 I have a 25' 1977 O'Day, cleats(2) ripped out of fiberglass in a storm in Dallas. I cannot place an
finally done the work, splashing in on Wednesday morning fred1diver at 4:35pm 05.31.21 Ask All Sailors 3/451 just finished painting under the supports today, checked and fixed the last of the electrical gremli
cockpit table breaking up. Replacement or ?? (1) Capt Scott at 1:09pm 05.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/944 I have a 2005 - 43.3 Cyclades with a table that is coming apart. I could get away with replacing jus
Looking at hunter 30 Shawn K at 1:07pm 05.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1885 I'm considering buying an 81' hunter 30, I am told it needs the transmission replaced? IT Has a 13 h
Hunter 26 battery won't charge when connected to shore power Wind Dreamer at 12:45pm 05.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/714 Hunter owners - I'm in a bit of a pinch! Recently launched our boat with a brand new AGM marine deep
Another Electrical Question (speakers) john6206 at 11:55am 05.31.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1648 Hi All - I've been using the new stereo with the old speakers, because the old speakers were alread
C22 nav lights...? rpludwig at 10:48am 05.31.21 Catalina 22 13/1326 So, time to spend some nights on the water, '84 C22....all lights are out, lenses crystalized, etc.,
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 9:47am 05.31.21 Smaller Boats 10/2093
2-stroke Nissan running away Ben16737 at 9:19am 05.31.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/851 Hi all, Getting ready to sail for the first time in a few years. Among all the other repairs ' jobs
Shorten the transducer wire from the Garmin G-wind masthead sensor Hayden Watson at 9:06am 05.31.21 Ask All Sailors 5/654 Is is ok to cut the transducer wire from the Garmin G-wind masthead sensor to a more appropriate len
Reefing Line Size(s) swshogren at 7:51am 05.31.21 Big Boats 6/3084 A quick question as I want to take advantage of the Memorial Day sales online. As I have posted prev
Looking for the owners manual for a B37 kodiak1120 at 6:58am 05.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/898 Does anyone have a pdf or know where I can download one?
1982 Hunter 22 - need Swing Keel replacement SailOkc at 9:08pm 05.30.21 Parts Search 5/1039 My wife and I recently started restoring a 1982 Hunter 22. When we launched the boat today, the keel
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Closing Time at 7:41pm 05.30.21 Catalina 310 25/4939 Looking for ideas for condensate drain not into the bilge. The anchor locker seems like an option as
C&C40 keel bolt torque Captain Len at 6:03pm 05.30.21 C&C 1/886 Any expertise here on keel bolt torque? C'C40trdk. studs are 7/8" 9tpi and 1 1/4" 7tpi. Thanks

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Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 8:18pm 02.08.25 No need to loosen the pss. I would tap on the side of the coupling in a couple of places with a bra
Opinions on "best" outboard motor sesmith at 8:07pm 02.08.25 I just ordered one of these: https://www.epropulsion.com/outboards/elite I'm afraid it won't push
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 8:02pm 02.08.25 Compac 16 against almost anything else would be like entering a drag race with a dump truck. Don't
Your experience with online courses? sesmith at 7:56pm 02.08.25 My wife and I are currently in the middle of Nautic Ed's bareboat charter course bundle so we can ge
Opinions on "best" outboard motor garymalmgren at 6:30pm 02.08.25 Not mine Dj. Mine died in Singapore where I bought a 4 HP Japanese engine that lasted 35 years with
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:49pm 02.08.25 pjandw, some good points. -- thankee. Easy one first: Yes, on my 16 footer the lazarette hatch, th
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 4:31pm 02.08.25 Yep, DJ the dreaded Seagull. They are certainly not heavy, just as they are certainly not RELIABLE.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor garymalmgren at 4:15pm 02.08.25 Yep, DJ the dreaded Seagull. They are certainly not heavy, just as they are certainly not RELIABLE.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 4:05pm 02.08.25 20HP for a dinghy? Must be some dinghy. How about upgrading to a......... ooking at possibly gettin
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 3:39pm 02.08.25 @docjlb54 i love it too! one of the things I love is how simple it is. All of your projects will
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 3:02pm 02.08.25 I have a folding ladder hard mounted on the transom to reboard. That's a good suggestion. Make su
Opinions on "best" outboard motor (1) garymalmgren at 2:47pm 02.08.25 20HP for a dinghy? Must be some dinghy. How about upgrading to a.........
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. garymalmgren at 2:44pm 02.08.25 Is G10 appropriate for this application? Now I have a good design should I duplicate the G10 bracke
Cunningham on a 310 any one? (2) jssailem at 2:33pm 02.08.25 A cunningham is a common sail trim tool. It is basic and used on Catalinas and all sailboats. Under
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. dlochner at 1:29pm 02.08.25 Question for the group. Is G10 appropriate for this application? Now I have a good design should I
Illinois Sailing Dalliance at 12:25pm 02.08.25
Opinions on "best" outboard motor Rick Webb at 10:45am 02.08.25 I do not believe there is a significant difference between the brands. Shop the local dealers who w
Opinions on "best" outboard motor JoeWhite at 10:31am 02.08.25 I was very happy with my 4 stroke 9.9 hp Mercury on my H25.5 1984. It advertised that it starts on t
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 10:30am 02.08.25 Have to replace my current 20 hp dinghy motor. Looking for opinions on what brand/type to buy. Not
Outfitting a little bare boat pgandw at 10:13am 02.08.25 On my 19ft Mariner, rigging a preventer is a guarantee the boat will go over if the main gets backwi

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