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For those interested sailaway78 at 10:13am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 0/899 In the pic of our boat I posted up, take a look at the boat behind us. It is a 1966 Chris Craft Apa
replacement mast greg d at 11:10am 10.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/900 just lost the mast in 50 mph winds. any ideas for replacement?thanks-g
throttle mike mckean at 11:08am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1127 i have a beneteau 321 when i push the throttle foward it springs back, if i push it to 2900 rpm it w
23,5 jib dimensions Arturo DeVitalis at 12:16pm 10.22.06 Smaller Boats 2/1109 Didn't want to unhank my 110 jib to measure the luff and the foot. I'm thinking of trying out the Ge
Think dink ex-admin at 1:59pm 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 34/4788 If you ever want to explore shallow creeks, bays, or gunkholes, some sort of dinghy may be needed. O
should I buy a 1973 ericson 30' tropical1 at 1:53pm 10.22.06 Other Sailboats 2/1001 I have an opportunity to buy an Ericson 30' sailboat built in 1973. It is in the water. I would li
Cabin light wiring C-30 Cat30owner at 1:47pm 10.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1030 Recently I have noted that the Navigation table lamp and the Aft berth light have no power. The cabi
Refit of interior cushions Tony23708 at 2:09pm 10.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/973 My '84 Catalina 30 is in need of an entire interior cushion refit. It is dated and the foam smells
Yanmar 3GM manual dvideohd at 2:07pm 10.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3510 Any suggestions on where to get a Yanmar 3GM Manual? Thanks...--jerry
Sealing Lewmar Aluminium Portlight Frames to Hull Edward at 5:19pm 10.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/900 I've removed my lewmar portlights from my 35.5 and now want to reseal the aluminum frames around the
water heater hook-up on yanmar 3JH2E ? Morrie at 1:25pm 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1297 Has anyone hooked up a water heater heat exchanger to a Yanmar 3JH2E engine? I have the manual and t
Port Light sizes alumrock at 1:22pm 10.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1032 I Need to replace the port lights on my 31' 84" I have looked at the Lewmar and the Newfound metals
ST 60 wind vane GP at 12:31pm 10.22.06 Bavaria 3/1974 Has anyone ever had a problem with their mast head wind vane? I think the vane part(directional stab
Navionic Chartplotter Software Bob V at 1:46am 10.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1108 Has anyone else noticed that the tidal information on the Navionic Compact Flash card that is used i
PARTS SEARCH FOR A 1988 22' CATALINA harmoney at 2:22am 10.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/1109 I just purchased a 1988 Catalina 22 and I was looking for the best and most cost effective way to se
Oil differences?, Diesel and Gas Motors Jack at 4:07am 10.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1923 OK, I received all the info I need on the "Oil suction device" and I could really feel the love in a
Backstay on a Oday25 Alain Pascal at 4:04am 10.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/872 Good day all,The O'day 25 project will be taking us into replacing running rigging, sails etc.The
Adding accessory battery to Yamaha 25II dcholley at 4:54am 10.21.06 Yamaha 4/2154 Has anyone added an accessory battery to their 25II?
Squeeking at 1900 RPM Jeff Barrett at 9:45am 10.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/948 I'm new to inboard diesels and have been noticing thatthere are "sweet spots" in the RPM band and r
Water Leak under fuel tank Rick Green at 9:01am 10.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1275 I tracked down a water leak and found it was coming from underneath the fuel tank of my 1982 Catalin

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Anchor locker confusion Len Ingalls at 2:33pm 07.12.21 Should the chain locker have a 1/2" drain hole out thru the stem,assuming that is a watertight bulkh
Navico Simrand WP-30 Richard19068 at 2:33pm 07.12.21 @dmax Here is a photo: 12.07.2021_16.15.03_REC . Are these two rollers (arrows) supposed to be diff
Navico Simrand WP-30 (1) Richard19068 at 2:31pm 07.12.21 The bottom of this attachment has some pointers on assembly.
Anchor locker confusion Rick486 at 2:22pm 07.12.21 On my similar setup I removed the cover that is stamped "Simpson Lawrence" so I could easily wrap th
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 2:20pm 07.12.21 @dmax Here is a photo: 12.07.2021_16.15.03_REC . Are these two rollers (arrows) supposed to be diffe
Anchor locker confusion sail sfbay at 2:17pm 07.12.21 Ouch!! Is this a trick question and ALL the rode is chain and the photo only shows a short section
Tach stopped balmar 614 Maine Sail at 2:14pm 07.12.21 Yes it does and this is the first time its ever happened........ Sun was burning bright in the late
Navico Simrand WP-30 Richard19068 at 2:12pm 07.12.21 If you can get the drive ring off they are loose enough. Normally you loosen them just enogh to get
Navico Simrand WP-30 dmax at 2:08pm 07.12.21 Sorry - I forgot that the allen bolts are accessible via small holes from the outside - I just loose
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 1:59pm 07.12.21 Yes, you tighten the allen bolts on the six wheels prior to putting the cover on. The bolts hold th
Navico Simrand WP-30 Richard19068 at 1:56pm 07.12.21 Nope. Is that something I should do? Should I loosen them before disassembling and then tighten aft
Navico Simrand WP-30 dmax at 1:53pm 07.12.21 Yes, you tighten the allen bolts on the six wheels prior to putting the cover on. The bolts hold the
Hunter Stainless Arch Georgedoyle at 1:47pm 07.12.21
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 1:47pm 07.12.21 Good luck and please post how it goes. I'm curious about those 3D printed ring rollers. Sorry for
Venture 24 pop top. sail sfbay at 1:46pm 07.12.21 Welcome to the forum!! Same question came up on these threads: Pop Top Struts? \| Sailboat Owners Fo
Autohelm MikeHoncho at 1:41pm 07.12.21 Autohelm 3000 has no way of connecting to any other component except a wired remote and I think a w
Navico Simrand WP-30 Richard19068 at 1:32pm 07.12.21 I think I see what you mean...the edge of the rollers may be worn so new rollers would have a sharp
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 1:16pm 07.12.21 Have you had it apart for inspection? Sounds like you must have since the ring is popping off. The
Navico Simrand WP-30 (1) Richard19068 at 1:07pm 07.12.21 I'm looking for WP-30 wheel pilot parts. If you have an old unit sitting around I'd love to buy it
Navico Simrand WP-30 dmax at 12:53pm 07.12.21 Mine was different, I assumed it was original. The heads of the bolts were accessible from the outsi

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