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1986 Nissan 5 hp part Craig at 2:19am 10.16.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1224 Part of the starting system on my 1986 Nissan 5 hp motor broke in August. Everything else on the mo
150 GENOA ON C18 STEVE MIELKE at 2:15am 10.16.04 Trailer Sailors 1/1648 HAS ANYONE EVER INSTALLED A 150 GENOA ON A CATALINA CAPRI 18? IF SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN YOUR C
310 Y Valve Wolf at 2:06am 10.16.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1004 Catalina is showing a Y Valve on their diagram for the holding tank and thru hull. Well I can not fi
Stove Replacement Bad Obsession at 12:37am 10.16.04 Smaller Boats 4/815 I need to replace the stove in my Hunter 22. I am not sure what I want to replace it with, but I do
19' Mariner: Caulking the perimeter of the deck Steve at 11:11pm 10.15.04 Day Sailers 0/998 In heavy winds when the gunnel is underwater, I'm experiencing leakage between the hull and the deck
Best way to tow on water? Rich at 11:00pm 10.15.04 Smaller Boats 5/848 So your engine quits and you need a tow back into a marina too tight for your skills to sail into. Y
Xray Ted, where are you? Lamar at 9:27pm 10.15.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/763 Ted, I haven't heard from you since all the hurricanes. I mean it was only three you had to ride ou
Photos of Boom Vang setup? Robin at 3:41pm 10.15.04 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1917 My partner and I just bought a 25 foot O'Day and are really happy with it, but we want to install th
Repair Bulkhead Bond Rick D at 3:15pm 10.15.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1152 The tabbing on one side of my forward bulkhead has come loose. Should I use polyester or epoxy to re
Close Reach/BeamReach Mark at 11:57am 10.15.04 Smaller Boats 6/807 A few days ago I delivered my 260 on a 28 mile run. Sailing with me was a new Bavaria, a brand new
Flushing a Volvo diesel on the hard - 1996-7 h40.5 Rich Stidger at 10:43am 10.15.04 Big Boats 6/1124 I am faced with the prospect of needing to flush my engine with fresh water (my practice) and then p
Sealed, Painted, new ports, moved to Half Moon Bay Josh at 10:32am 10.15.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/907 Just wanted to give everyone a heads up. I just spent five weeks working on the boat full-time. I ha
crazed gelcoat deck vela88 at 9:59am 10.15.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/994 Having reviewed previous similar topics I think this problem is similar but unique. My entire deck a
C-22 mk II Winch Mike4049 at 9:55am 10.15.04 Smaller Boats 7/869 Problem - The winch for my keel cable is centered not directly above the tube the cable travels thro
First Time Race oreana123 at 8:34am 10.15.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/766 Tomorrow will be the first race on a sailboat. I am sure that I will be handed my head, but I am try
Towing tips lorien at 8:15am 10.15.04 Trailer Sailors 6/1535 Hubby and i are going to pick up our new (to us) 1971 Morgan 22 on Sunday. It's our first sailboat a
looking for used sailboat parts on internet noplacetosail at 7:47am 10.15.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1286 I am looking for used sailboat hardware on the net, tried ebay, do you know of others??thanks
Where can one find used sailboat hardware? noplacetosail at 7:24am 10.15.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/910 I am trying to find an outlet with used hardware that will work on my venture 21. I've tried ebay, a
Fixed keel or trailerable - 25' range ? MPaxman at 7:20am 10.15.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1985 Haven't done a lot of sailing yet, but my wife and I have discovered that we really enjoy it. Typic
Exhaust riser for an O'day 30 John Hughes at 6:48am 10.15.04 Bigger Boats 3/1545 My boat has the Universal Atomic diesel Model 20 engine. The exhaust riser let go and I'm searching

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Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... (1) SoSound at 9:19pm 08.17.20 @Davidasailor26, it's in... super easy installation. I had almost no wiggle room for the DC lines,
Hardtop for a Hunter 41AC (2) Bill Creadon at 9:06pm 08.17.20 I built 60 hardtops for various sail and power boats using 1/2 thick starboard. I was an owner in a
Doyle Stack Pack help Tim Mills at 8:53pm 08.17.20 Yes, +2 to Ron. I was told by the bag maker to loosen the bag halyards by about 6-8" before raising
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks Bobalong at 8:50pm 08.17.20 Connect charger output to each battery or just to one? Read an interesting paper about connecting
Prep week and dress up day: T_Cat at 8:35pm 08.17.20 Nice! I just moved into my first slip for the remainder of the season in Erie PA. It will really im
LouisMK at 8:35pm 08.17.20 Bike chain is a good idea. Thanks
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors duck21 at 8:10pm 08.17.20 As a side note, Minnesota passed "Sophia's Law" a couple of years ago requiring CO detectors on all
How do you store Mark Maulden at 8:04pm 08.17.20
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors WayneH at 7:42pm 08.17.20 I've been bad about this. Our smoke/CO detector failed on us a while back and we pulled it off the b
How do you store WayneH at 7:19pm 08.17.20 I put the oil extractor in a garbage bag with the hoses. I put rolled up blue shop towels into the e
Doyle Stack Pack help (4) SoSound at 7:14pm 08.17.20 Our sail bag was not adjustable when new. We had it modified so that we could drop it when necessar
Refrigerator repair Sailor Sue at 7:03pm 08.17.20 How 'bout a spray can of expanding foam? It won't be structural but it should fill the gap for ther
Doyle Stack Pack help Rick D at 6:56pm 08.17.20 Yes, +2 to Ron. I was told by the bag maker to loosen the bag halyards by about 6-8" before raising
LITTLE TO NO WIND WayneH at 6:44pm 08.17.20 Ran across this one year in Santa Rosa Sound. We would pick up a breeze and get moving only to get h
84 Catalina 27 bilge pump install richkish at 6:44pm 08.17.20 Yes. I will try to get some photos this week. You are in Port Clinton? My boat is in Sandusky.
Tally Ho at 6:26pm 08.17.20 For the halyard, could you try tying a messenger line on another halyard, pull it through, and then
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 6:23pm 08.17.20 many thanks Terry, I will follow advices. I will start by connecting directly a battery to the moto
Self tacking jib set up H41 Tim Mills at 6:14pm 08.17.20 it's a hoot to drive to weather all day. the main pulls really well, with all the cleaner air, wit
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Scott B at 6:11pm 08.17.20 I tried removing the panel behind the toilet and I can't find a way to get it out without removing
Doyle Stack Pack help Tim Mills at 6:09pm 08.17.20 :plus:I always slack off the lazy bag lines before dropping the sail. Maybe even secure the bags to

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