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Does Yamaha still sell parts for older sailboats? knappebr at 1:07pm 10.08.06 Yamaha 3/2044 I am trying to find parts for my 1981 Yamaha 30 which was damaged in a storm.I found the email rega
installing a cleat for topping lift on mast Sherry at 10:53am 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 17/3744 I know this is a simple job, but I've never done it before, so I want to be sure I do it right.I n
Water Ingress GP at 1:31pm 10.08.06 Bavaria 16/5943 G'day,I don't know if this forum is active but I'm ever hopefully. I am the proud Owner of a Bavar
Cable for Forward & Reverse Robert in St. Louis at 1:15pm 10.08.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/740 Hello Fellow Sailors,I have a new problem to share and would like some feed back if any Hunter own
Reefing Lines Eric14536 at 1:33pm 10.08.06 Smaller Boats 1/816 When I purchased my 25.5 a month ago, it didn't have any reefing lines run. The topping lift is occ
Roller Furler Macgregor 19 Peter & Alsion Sarkozy at 4:42pm 10.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1303 We are Macgregor 19 owners and have recently purchased a CDI Furler system, what size sail is recomm
roller furler Alison & Peter Sarkozy at 4:39pm 10.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/858 We are Macgregor 19 owners and have recently purchased a CDI Furler system, what size sail is recomm
Parts for sale beware! Mac at 2:22pm 10.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/845 Parts for sale beware! Does anyone know Gary Cripps? I sent him 300.00 for Macgregor standing riggi
Bottom color Dansaulo at 2:03pm 10.08.06 Catalina 30 0/1024 I bought a catalina 30 1993 the hull color is whiteand the stripes color is Burgundy.I removed ant
Back stay attachment RichB at 1:41pm 10.08.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/954 I recently looked at a 1989 h23. ( for sale) To my amazement, the back stays attached to the transo
Stemhead Fitting Howard Cubberly at 10:47pm 10.06.06 Bigger Boats 0/1697 The Stemhead fitting ( the fitting on the bow where the anchor rollers are) is broken on our boat '
Property Tax Steve Kamp at 10:41pm 10.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/730 The question posed by Phil regarding how far away is your boat brings up a related question: If you
Help! Sunken boat mcfolly at 11:20pm 10.06.06 Smaller Boats 1/1464 Help! Any thoughts on how to right a sunken boat? It went down yesterday...mast and all are under
Smelly head Paul at 11:35pm 10.06.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1039 We recently bot a 2003 with a head that always smells. Seems like there is a lot of pressure when fl
Atomic 4 (1) Mark R. at 12:33am 10.07.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1432 Hello all,Sold my Oday 23 and now I am the new owner of a 1976 Oday 27. I'm new to inboard engines
HALYARDS TO COCKPIT 23 ITHACAJIM at 12:19am 10.07.06 Smaller Boats 1/907 AS A NEW HUNTER OWNER I AM INTERESTED IN RUNNING THE HALYARDS AFT TO THE COCKPIT, WOULD APPRECIATE A
BVIs In November - Some Questions Robert at 1:08am 10.07.06 Ask All Sailors 4/937 First time ever to BVIs.1. What is weather like that time of year? Does it get dark early 5:00 PM?
hull cleaning Magallanes at 2:21am 10.07.06 Trailer Sailors 6/1916 Want to know how to remove a green layer from the bottom of the hull. Polish cream doe
Rudder Question cmorin at 2:51am 10.07.06 Catalina 30 3/1311 I noticed on our 89 Catalina 30 there is a plastic,nylon ring around the rudder post just above the
Hot water heater advice.. Jack2438 at 3:47am 10.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1050 The exsisting hot water heater is rusting apart.I have searched the archives and found there are two

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tachometer not accurate Hayden Watson at 7:25am 06.21.21 Charge bus simply means; anything else charging the batteries when you ran this test? A 3/8" belt
BELT DUST odaydokay at 7:20am 06.21.21 I find this thread very disturbing starting with post #18 and suggest the moderators remove it from
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 7:18am 06.21.21 I suspect as much but the inverter could be faulty as well. Is there a way to test?
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Maine Sail at 7:11am 06.21.21 My boat has a common ground and neutral bus for all. There's your problem......
Jabsco Head Swap: Bolts tfox2069 at 7:06am 06.21.21 I'll second the idea that they're likely lag bolts. They were on my Jabsco toilet on my 2009 H36 wh
Jabsco Head Swap: Bolts Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:04am 06.21.21 The mounting bolts on ALL marine toilets are lag bolts, so there are no nuts on them...just back the
Compound after wetsand, or straight to wax/polish? Siamese at 6:54am 06.21.21 I have to question your decision not to use a buffer. Highly recommend you use MaineSail's advice o
Jabsco Head Swap: Bolts kappykaplan at 6:50am 06.21.21 re the nuts for those nuts "integrated" into the fiberglass, or will I need to find access undernea
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 6:36am 06.21.21 Update for completeness. Changed air filter (old one was oily, filthy). Changed Raccor 10 micron
What's in your toolkit? shemandr at 6:32am 06.21.21 I've posted this before but a rubber mallet. A quality pair of shears. If you have a Yanmar 7 & 10
Paceship PY26 Anchor (1) sail sfbay at 6:24am 06.21.21 OR mount it on a raised teak base using a stainless steel deck plate as a pattern so there is suffic
1990 Hunter 18.5 Stay T-Ball Receivers (3) Dhozer at 6:21am 06.21.21 I hope I posted the pics correctly! I'm not sure how to figure out which backplates I need, but whe
Paceship PY26 Anchor Nemo Nusquam at 6:21am 06.21.21 Consider stowing on a rail bracket like the Windline Rail Mount Anchor Bracket Windline Rail Mount
Compound after wetsand, or straight to wax/polish? sesmith at 6:08am 06.21.21 One thing I'd add. You mentioned not wanting to use a buffer. If so, I would wet sand up past 1000
Paceship PY26 Anchor (1) sail sfbay at 6:02am 06.21.21 Consider stowing on a rail bracket like the Windline Rail Mount Anchor Bracket Windline Rail Mount A
2000 H240 SnapFurl CF500 issues Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50am 06.21.21 Picture of entire sail first and how attached to furling drum please. In the future put your ques
tachometer not accurate Maine Sail at 5:47am 06.21.21 Charge bus simply means; anything else charging the batteries when you ran this test? A 3/8" belt
H240 Compression Post Water Ingress SolentHunter at 5:45am 06.21.21 I had this problem last year on my previous '98 240. I first noticed the leak at the base of the com
1990 Hunter 18.5 Stay T-Ball Receivers Crazy Dave Condon at 5:43am 06.21.21 There are backing plates that should be on the mast for the t balls. Advise boom/mast manufacturer
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 5:43am 06.21.21 Being you have a 310 and I a 30 w/ dinette, I didn't think you had the same location options as I h

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