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Window stain bart5008 at 5:12am 07.24.06 Smaller Boats 1/924 I noticed when cleaning the boat sunday that I have a discoloration around the plexiglas windows, ki
magic tilt trailer BART at 5:09am 07.24.06 Smaller Boats 3/945 Has anyone done any work on the Titan model 60 coupler? the shock absorber inside the unit is causin
Tow Vehicle joanne leigh at 8:38am 07.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/986 We want to buy a Catalina 27, but would like to know what type of tow vehicle is needed to transport
How many gallons can your bilge pump pump? Franklin at 8:44am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 16/2807 My boat only came with a Rule 1500 in the bilge. I just bought a Rule 2000 yesterday. I may get an
Mainsail vs. spreaders Jacktar at 7:36am 07.24.06 Smaller Boats 5/890 Help!Am I missing something? Out on close to a beam-reach, not even on a run and the spreaders and
NEW OWNER 25C/B ODAY NEEDS HELP sailormanbigd at 6:44am 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1148 Howdy y'all, i just this hour purchased a 1975 oday 25 with c/b. I bought it on ebay for a rediculou
How do you rigid a Asymectric Spinnaker Seekswind at 6:18am 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1140 Just wondering if anyone can give me some tips on rigiding a Asymectric Spinnaker
Anchor alarm Franklin at 8:58am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1422 Yesterday when I was in the boat store, I heard a guy looking for an anchor alarm. That sounded fun
Mystery vibration Randy Church at 10:28am 07.24.06 Big Boats 7/1076 1984 Hunter 34 (3GMF) finally in the water this past week. New prop shaft, cutlass bearing and prop
I need to replace my propeller shaft strut. Craig Warren at 10:28am 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1131 Does anyone know of a aftermarket strut for the Oday 27?
Pearson 28-2 Manual Craig at 9:31am 07.24.06 Other Sailboats 2/2387 I just bought a Pearson 28-2 which is my first boat. It came without a manual and I have to figure
Phil - What happened to the h27 75-84 Page??! David11054 at 10:49am 07.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1140 This page once had over 100 owner reviews, around 40 pictures, and several projects. This is one of
Looking for a trailer for my C 22 Jesse at 11:15am 07.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1106 I recently bought a 1976 C 22 swing keel and was wondering if anyone had any info. on what type and
Javelin Mast Step JBB20755 at 11:24am 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/991 I have a late 70's Javelin under repair. The plywood under the foredeck is completely rotted away.
How an H36 handles a knock-down Al - s/v Persephone at 11:38am 07.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1069 This past Friday I (unintentionally) found out how my 05H36 behaves in a knock-down.The answer is
Water leak Ed Childres at 10:41am 07.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/921 I have a water leak at the mast step. During rain storms water runs down the outside of the mast po
Gooseneck David Egli at 12:12pm 07.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1134 I am interested in comments from you Cherubini Hunter 33 owners and others regarding removing the tr
Finally got it working! The autohelm nightmare Bad Obsession at 10:38am 07.24.06 Catalina 30 2/1446 Alright....after a long time and a lot of work, I finally got the autohelm working. Here is a brief
Looking to Buy a Spotlight Tsehum Pete at 1:00pm 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 4/985 My flashlight is not cutting it. I am looking to buy a 12v spotlight with a long cord for use on my
Fresh Water Sputtering Barry Calhoun at 2:32pm 07.24.06 Catalina 30 7/2189 I'm breaking in my "new" Catalina 30 and have been going through all the systems. One thing I recen

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Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? (3) Boomer2it at 12:08pm 07.08.21 John thanks for the timely response, I have become quite proficient with bleeding the fuel lines and
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling dlochner at 11:56am 07.08.21 Try moving the Genoa cars aft a bit. That will take some of the downward pressure off.
Disassemble cabin lighting jssailem at 11:53am 07.08.21 KB Thanks for the follow up.
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling DayDreamer41 at 11:52am 07.08.21 Sounds as if your UV cover is not wide enough, we keep tension for a tight furl and the sail is inde
Water dripping from salon lights DayDreamer41 at 11:49am 07.08.21 Yes, we have not screwed ours back down and the large one slides in towards the companion way. We
Disassemble cabin lighting DayDreamer41 at 11:45am 07.08.21 Wish I would have seen this earlier for you, I had a passenger on the Sapphire one day last year and
Water dripping from salon lights SVFinally at 11:41am 07.08.21 Yes, we have not screwed ours back down and the large one slides in towards the companion way. We w
Which assender do you use ? thinwater at 11:40am 07.08.21 It will be simpler to hoist a smaller climbing line. Climbing gear is standardized around 9-11 mm an
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed Alan Gomes at 11:19am 07.08.21 Solved: I read on the internet that a $25 Mercury-Mercruiser 47594 Thermostat 143F would fit the Un
Replacing shower drain hose on Beneteau 351 NYSail at 11:05am 07.08.21 I replaced all my sanitation hoses with the Raritan Sani-Flex. Easy to work with and top rated.... A
Which assender do you use ? 31seahorse at 11:02am 07.08.21 Hello CYQK, A rigger whom I respect and trust does not ascend using the halyard on the boat. His
Disassemble cabin lighting Parsons at 10:52am 07.08.21 Thanks for helping out somebody in five years. What's the brand as it's hard to read?
Disassemble cabin lighting (3) kbgunn at 10:48am 07.08.21 This one is resolved. Documenting for future owners. Some light prying with a plastic putty knife lo
Guest Galvanic Isolators Maine Sail at 10:45am 07.08.21 That galvanic isolator should not be used. They "test" the ground wire and this will cause nuisance
Where's all this water coming from? daryl.ramage at 9:53am 07.08.21 Both my starboard lockers get some water after heavy rain or pressure washing. I think mine might be
Too much mast rake daryl.ramage at 9:49am 07.08.21 Your shrouds will also affect the rake by limiting how far forward your mast will go. They may need
Irwin 37CC non skid pattern jssailem at 9:47am 07.08.21 Sounds conservative. a good plan. My molded nonskid has a plethora of tiny square indents. How do yo
Update Electronics flightlead404 at 9:45am 07.08.21 I have a 2007 H38 with the Raymarine electronics of that vintage, two C90W plotters, 4kW radome, st6
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed fox9988 at 9:31am 07.08.21 Solved: I read on the internet that a $25 Mercury-Mercruiser 47594 Thermostat 143F would fit the Uni
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing Gary Ballentine at 9:10am 07.08.21 We have Kato Davits on our 40.5. I have a Walker Bay 10.2 dingy with a older 15 hp, two stroke moto

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