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Webasto pump cycling quickly patrickkidd at 6:23am 06.02.20 Ask All Sailors 7/710 I just bought a 1981 J/30 that has a webasto diesel heater. I am thinking that the fuel pump is non
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: (1) pclarksurf at 10:48pm 06.01.20 Catalina 22 24/4468 Many moons ago I lamented my challenges with the existing standing rigging. Always seeming to figh
Oday 22 1973 Performance Modifications Sweet.Al at 9:06pm 06.01.20 Ask All Sailors 3/660 Hi, I recently purchased a very nice trailer that came with an oday 22. At first I just saw this as
Race Scoring (1) rpwillia at 8:24pm 06.01.20 Racing 6/1449 So, we had a race at my club last weekend and we used RaceSail to score the races. I am getting a to
Evinrude is no more jviss at 7:22pm 06.01.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/1097 Cutting hundreds of jobs in Sturtevant, BRP is ceasing Evinrude production and partnering with Mercu
Long or short shaft Chern at 6:23pm 06.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2111 My outboard is stolen and I never even thought was it long shaft or short. I bought the boat with mo
Superflush Meriachee at 4:57pm 06.01.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/870 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , tested the new superflush on the weekend. Nice machine. Thanks for the
Jabsco head seepage back into bowl from holding tank (1) Noodat Lady at 3:35pm 06.01.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/4585 Newly acquired 2000 vintage boat with original Jabsco head. Trailing her home, with the valve on "d
When is it time for a new barrier coat? (3) SVCeviche at 2:29pm 06.01.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/3784 Hello all, We hauled our Catalina 27 for its first power wash since we bought it - giving my wife
Lloyds not insuring Beneteau sailboats Urban_Guy at 2:01pm 06.01.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1373 My insurance is coming due in July and I was just notified by my agent that Lloyds is no longer insu
DC panel power drop on battery bank 1 only jvoorhies at 2:00pm 06.01.20 Big Boats 7/785 I am not sure why this happening. When I try and run my refrigerator on bank 1, I get a low voltage
Insurance Question Hungryfroggy at 1:19pm 06.01.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1387 First boat owner here, just bought a Cat 30. BoatUS/Geico just declined to insure me for 300K bodil
Hunter 34 compass repair Richard Bryer at 12:55pm 06.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1942 Anyone repaired the compass on a H34? Mine has lost almost all of the fluid after the winter. I pull
Deep bilges and garboard plugs. (2) TomY at 12:44pm 06.01.20 Ask All Sailors 5/900 I especially appreciate a garboard plug, in the spring. After a long winter, the bilge dries out. Mi
What is this warning symbol? (1) Dr. D at 11:59am 06.01.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2587 When my engine overheated, a few minutes after I turned the engine off there was another alarm. I fo
H260 Boat Covers (2) h2o_snow at 10:46am 06.01.20 Smaller Boats 15/1586 Hi all. Interesting times. We have opted out of our slip this season primarily due to: its shortne
Brown stuff no rotary device yet. (5) east coaster at 7:36am 06.01.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1018 Have a 2002 Catalina 310 Hull 166, on the hard here in Nova Scotia. Was away from the boat for about
TS Cristobal <-- TD#3 <-- Invest 93L JamesG161 at 6:27am 06.01.20 Weather and Forecasting 10/1416 First day of Hurricane season 2020, Invest 93L is starting as a LOW over the Yucatan Peninsula in Me
Electrical Refit Done! (9) TheSoggyDollar at 6:18am 06.01.20 Catalina 22 12/1854 Our new-to-us Catalina 22 was in pretty good shape. We have only had to repair and update minor thin
2020 Launch! (6) SawyerCurt at 6:10am 06.01.20 Catalina 310 4/1413 I know some folks leave their boats in year-round, but here in the Northeast we have a May-October (

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Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:52am 01.10.25 And what of the shaker chair, made of wood with traditional methods, that easily withstands 50 year
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 Tally Ho at 5:15am 01.10.25 Aside from where the cable goes I'm wondering why the cart has to be such a beast? And it's on a t
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? thinwater at 5:06am 01.10.25 ^^ Interesting. This reminds me of the folks that built bicycle frames from bamboo. The rest of the
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 shemandr at 4:44am 01.10.25 Aside from where the cable goes I'm wondering why the cart has to be such a beast? And it's on a tr
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Irish NC at 4:32am 01.10.25 Ok I have got around to checking. The two yellow thermal cut off wires were sticking out and were jo
Pulling new cable up Mast colemj at 4:17am 01.10.25 When you wrote that you retrieved the wire out of the mast at the bilge, I assumed keel-stepped. Yo
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Jim Legere at 2:22am 01.10.25 @heritage has given you good advice here. I did it all, except a new stern tube, on my H37C. Install
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? (1) Will Gilmore at 7:40pm 01.09.25 I'm not trying to be negative -- I've got old sails If you want to send one or two my way, I'll be
Galley . . . comforts of home? (1) Michael Davis at 7:21pm 01.09.25 I am looking forward to homemade biscuits & scones hot out of the oven. I have used a portable sing
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 6:29pm 01.09.25 ^^ See post 14 re. not having your legs go to sleep. Tower workers and riggers don't use bosun's cha
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch dlochner at 5:55pm 01.09.25 It will probably have to be custom made. Look to a plastics fabricator who can do it. To make a curv
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole (3) rpwillia at 5:40pm 01.09.25 Jeff, a friend of mine has a 381 as well and she has the in-mast furling from US Spars. I attached s
Scored a mast climbing system! Calif. Ted at 5:26pm 01.09.25 My buddy weighed 225+ and I was 150 soaking wet so he always winched me up when one of our boats req
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 5:00pm 01.09.25 Where does that cable disappear to? I thought it went to the aft end of the boom, but in that shot,
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment heritage at 4:55pm 01.09.25 Some good suggestions, but because the stern tube is being replaced and the strut is being relocated
Christian Williams' home possibly burned down to the ground in Pacific Palisades BAD ORCA at 4:53pm 01.09.25 His home was lost. He is a moderator on the Erickson forums. He confirmed.
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 Tally Ho at 4:34pm 01.09.25 Where does that cable disappear to? I thought it went to the aft end of the boom, but in that sho
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 4:21pm 01.09.25 Take more photos including from further away. Take more angles. Also the mast end. dj
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 FROCKY at 3:33pm 01.09.25 Your explanation makes tons of sense but so far, I have not seen any sign of a winch that would enab
Pulling new cable up Mast RitSim at 3:31pm 01.09.25 i lost my genoa halyard a few years ago. i used a set of Harbor Freight screw together wire running

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