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Fuel? Fuel pump? Injection pump? Rob at 12:09am 04.30.05 Big Boats 6/891 The MD 22 L Volvo in my 430 is acting up. Runs fine up to about 1500 but thereafter more throttle d
Ponding water at toe rail Steve L22188 at 11:42pm 04.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1009 I just purchased a 88 O'day 302 and have a problem with water ponding at the toe rail about 8 feet f
turnbuckles - to grease or not to grease ? Ron at 10:44pm 04.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1436 There seems to be at least two schools of thought when it comes to turnbuckles. One school says to
Confused Buyer Bill Pinkstaff at 10:11pm 04.29.05 Smaller Boats 7/1134 I'm looking at 2 boats, '81 Catalina and '85 Hunter. They're both in great shape my wife and I are w
Steering Problem Tom Heiting at 9:12pm 04.29.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1593 The Orion steering system on my 1979 Morgan 32 is "binding" and difficult to turn. I thought the pr
A Smooth Bottom Phil at 8:02pm 04.28.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1023 Boats go back in the drink this week. I noticed how really smooth the bottoms of many boats really f
Hunter '37 Cutter Owner's manual AkCwDiver at 4:51pm 04.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1262 I am in the process of acquiring a Hunter '37 Cutter. I need an owner's manual. Does anyone know w
Mast Crutch DEnnis at 2:33pm 04.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2398 Does anyone have any idea's for building a crutch? THe boat I just bought(1988 26D)had one but was h
Looking for mooring cover for 22' catalina kkerner at 2:31pm 04.28.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/844 New to sailing. Looking for advise on buying a mooring cover for my 1988 22' catalina.
Looking for Jeff from Pollock Pines, CA R. A. Lueck at 2:21pm 04.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/759 Jeff,We exchanged e-mails a few weeks ago concerning the drawing you had created for rewiring a Ma
new sails kingprawn at 2:16pm 04.28.05 Smaller Boats 3/823 I just placed an order for a new main and a new 110% genoa from thesailwarehouse, and now I'm scared
Installing main halyard inside mast on a Hunter 23 ken frost at 1:39pm 04.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/987 During the mast raising on my Hunter 23.5 today, my main halyard was lost inside the mast because I
digipak-ca linda burdett at 12:21pm 04.28.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1507 I recently bought a First 235. It has a digipak-ca system which looks like it has a depth meter, kno
The Grenadines Jonesey at 11:37am 04.28.05 Destinations 5/1861 I would like to hear what the Grenadines are like, we have a Moorings 38 cat next January. Is it as
Cabin Ventilation. Looking for options others have Mark at 11:36am 04.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/898 Hey ya'll, I'm wanting to out an end to all moisture inside my cabin. Right now it's not a problem a
New Hunter 27 Chuck K. at 11:33am 04.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/837 Has anyone seen the new 27? If so, I'm interested in comments and thoughts.
New Hunter 31 Jay at 10:53am 04.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/871 I just found pictures of the new Hunter 31 on the web (link below). I hadn't seen anything about it
Guest Expert Forum Ends After Friday cry Rick D at 9:38am 04.28.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/973 Brion, this has been a great forum and one that will be alive for a long time in the archives. You d*
Cockpit locker for Stearn Anchor Mark at 9:26am 04.28.05 Ask All Sailors 0/926 The stern lockers are open from one side to the other. It is evident that the anchor and chain are i
Batteries HiHo Silver at 9:14am 04.28.05 Big Boats 1/788 I need to replace the five house batteries on my '88 Legend. Looks like AGM is the way to go. Curren

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Rudder collar assembly mmlspace at 3:01pm 01.18.21 Yeah. Definitely looks like a different configuration, but the mechanism looks similar. I'm machin
One more plumbing project checked off Justin_NSA at 2:48pm 01.18.21 Found them on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EDQQCE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Captain Larry-DH at 2:48pm 01.18.21 A little spray ends up in the head, which is better than a wet hanging shower curtain. We have a n
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top shemandr at 2:44pm 01.18.21 ...Those tanks are prone to leaking after they've been partially used, because the valves don't al
One more plumbing project checked off daviddp at 2:43pm 01.18.21 Hi Claude. Great minds think alike. The valves I used negate the need for another valve. They are d
Brand new coolant pump fail. Whatfiero1 at 2:40pm 01.18.21 You have 2 pumps now I'd rebuild them both get a puller from auto parts store ( they loan them) pull
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 2:36pm 01.18.21 Thanks to all the posters. I am well aware of the risk of propane on boats. I was not aware that the
Nasty smell in heads 1340fxd at 2:32pm 01.18.21 Thank you all - looks like the finger is pointing at replacing the hoses. Cheers
Rudder collar assembly (2) SailormanDan at 2:29pm 01.18.21 Hmm, my '81 with wheel steering looks like this, has the pin through the bushing, which was replaced
Odd requirement in boat insurance Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 01.18.21 My current Geico/Boat US deductible for hull and equipment is $0. You might find it worthwhile to
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Scott T-Bird at 2:25pm 01.18.21 Catalina 350 is a surprisingly roomy boat, having been on a tour on my dock neighbors boat. The sep
Nasty smell in heads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:24pm 01.18.21 If the odor is confined to the head, only occurs with the first few flushes after the boat has sat
Odd requirement in boat insurance SoSound at 1:59pm 01.18.21 My current Geico/Boat US deductible for hull and equipment is $0.
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? eianm at 1:58pm 01.18.21 i went a purchased an ironwood tool, and it unfortunately does not work with push a dots
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat shemandr at 1:56pm 01.18.21 Consider posting the list. Many items may be un-necessary to getting it on the water.
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat shemandr at 1:55pm 01.18.21 Congrats on the purchase. Remain dauntless. It's just a sailboat. You'll improve it over the time
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 1:32pm 01.18.21 @Thaniel and everybody It is great for all the responses being written particularly you Thaniel.
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell dlochner at 1:13pm 01.18.21 There is a guy on FB that discusses this (mixing battery types, not oil filters) on his sailboat. t
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 1:08pm 01.18.21 Well, that is almost correct. The AC ground (green) should be connected to the DC ground (black) a
Finish on interior Hunter 356? DOCKHAND at 1:01pm 01.18.21 I had the same area that was lightly damaged from the cabin doors being blown open from a hurricane.

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