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looking for a Keel Winch Jeff Asbury at 12:17am 01.29.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1105 Hello My name is Jeff Asbury. I am desperately looking for a Keel Winch for 1975 Macgregor 2-22.
Prop Shaft Removal H34' Bob Nunney at 9:02pm 01.28.02 Big Boats 6/1069 I need to replace the cutlass bearing on my 1983 Hunter 34'. Can the shaft be removed without removi
How do you know if your sails are "blown out"? Steven Gautney at 10:54am 01.28.02 Racing 5/8626 I keep reading about sails being "blown out" . . .How do you know? My 1993 23.5 has the original sa
Autopilot Randy Johnson at 7:00am 01.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1025 Recently purchased an autohelm st4000 wheel autopilot. I am having problems running the drive unit
Peggy Can We Talk?? Jim Seamans at 11:29pm 01.27.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1149 Peggy since you have moved I don't have a phone number to reach you. I would like to discuss holdin
Drop an inch? Paul Akers at 9:19pm 01.27.02 Other Sailboats 5/798 I have a 1988 Legend 37. Last year I had a major tuneup done on the Yanmar 3HM35F (elbow, injectors
Gel Coat peeling Jay at 12:31pm 02.03.02 Smaller Boats 0/1527 We are looking to buy an older Cat 22 or 25 and I have come across something I have never seen. On
H260 Motor Mounts - Fixed Jim Seamans at 7:13am 02.02.02 Smaller Boats 2/888 From last September, I placed a warning on the group about checking your motor mounts for bending an
Universal M-18 Fuel Bleeding Mike at 1:25pm 02.01.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/6201 New owner of a 1986 Catalina 27 with a Universal M18. Just reading up on the boat system (it's snow
Horizon depth sounder Jim at 4:55am 02.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/815 I am thinking of replacing the non-functioning Datamarine sounder with a Horizon sounder (they are t
Any clever storage ideas for companionway panels? Doug Miles at 12:09pm 01.31.02 Smaller Boats 6/2725 I am interested in finding a safe and convenient storage spot for the companionway door panels while
new to us Ed WOLFE at 7:33am 01.30.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/898 My wife and I are the new owners of 5444 we had it servey and it passed with flying colors . What we
Dinghy discoloring Peter at 8:17pm 01.30.02 Big Boats 4/1854 Last night I unfolded my inflatable dinghy to tie on new lines. I have it stored in the basement and
Hunter 25 rigging Al Picard at 8:40pm 01.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1431 I am refurbishing a Hunter 25 (1974) with the low profile deck. I need to find the specs for the len
slip and mooring fees Ken Cobb at 4:27am 01.29.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1503 If someone wanted to base his boat near Newport, RI for the summer, whether in a slip or at a moorin
36 Engine HP louise@ca.inter.net at 10:39pm 01.28.02 Big Boats 6/1234 I am considering the purchase of a 1986 or 87 Cat 36 and I have a confusion about the HP of the Univ
Oday 22 Ballast CJ Master at 8:17am 01.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1546 I understand my 22 has ballast. Can I assume this is water ballast. I have no books and can't find a
Source for Yanmar Parts? Josh Akins at 1:05am 01.28.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1128 Anybody know a good
new prop size Jack at 8:39pm 01.27.02 Big Boats 0/952 I'm going to insatll a Dyna-Jet 15RH13
MAC 25 Boom Vang Steve LeBlanc at 11:12am 02.02.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1594 Did the MAC25 come with a boom vang? I just purchased a used one about 1 month ago and kept noticin

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MarkSetBot -Automatic race marks Davidasailor26 at 3:50pm 05.29.20 An interesting angle on MarkSetBot - As regattas look to restart, one of the considerations is minim
Who lives on their 322? AndreNJ11 at 3:39pm 05.29.20 I sleep single in the V-berth, the starboard side has a length of almost 7'. I am 6'1" and find it
PSS shaft seal operating temperature Meriachee at 3:28pm 05.29.20 Theres yer problem Vern. Break it in, call us back
Legend 37.5 fuel filter system upgrades? ice breaker at 3:22pm 05.29.20 Like jssailem, I too replaced both motor and gen set filters with racor 500. I have been so happy I
Worth it to upgrade to an 8hp engine? Hunter216 at 3:12pm 05.29.20 @AndreInPortland FYI this is info I found with regard to what I think your current motor is. Look
Mainsail StackPack Reefing? (1) Bob R. at 3:07pm 05.29.20 I attached a photo of the 1st reef line installed on my sail last year. The aft 2 ft of the foot of
PSS shaft seal operating temperature Jshock33 at 3:04pm 05.29.20 Like I said before with the propeller shaft being tested new propeller, new cutless bearing I rebuil
Attaching Radar Reflector Ken Cross at 3:01pm 05.29.20 Someone (Practical Sailor I think) did some testing a few years ago and found many radar reflectors
Worth it to upgrade to an 8hp engine? Hardhead at 2:58pm 05.29.20
Crew Dragon Launch Time Weather JamesG161 at 2:46pm 05.29.20 The ECMFW won on previous launch time. There maybe slight launch window on Saturday 3:22pm EDT. EC
PSS shaft seal operating temperature Meriachee at 2:46pm 05.29.20 I'm not sure I agree. The stainless ring is fixed to the shaft. The graphite plug floats on the shaf
Passage 42 davits Paul Cossman at 2:41pm 05.29.20 I thought I'd put some closure on this (since I'm the one who started it). I contacted both Kato an
PSS shaft seal operating temperature JamesG161 at 2:31pm 05.29.20 The Bellow functions as the spring, to push the mechanical seal to a close tolerance. and.. Prevents
Mainsail StackPack Reefing? Rick D at 2:28pm 05.29.20 I have slits also for the reef lines.
PSS shaft seal operating temperature JamesG161 at 2:17pm 05.29.20 Am I missing something? well yes Any misalignment would force the mechanical seal to an angle, wh
11.0 - has anyone removed all chainplates? MarkTag at 2:09pm 05.29.20 Last season I replaced all of the chainplates due to the age of the boat. My mindset, 40 year old bo
Irwin 28 on a trailer Meriachee at 2:08pm 05.29.20 That's why I said minimum. The little Catalina has been over the big hills. I wouldn't do it with a
1989 Catalina 30 Alan Gomes at 2:05pm 05.29.20 For many years we used to use a commercial teak oil finish that was coconut "scented" and the label
Irwin 28 on a trailer tmleadr03 at 2:00pm 05.29.20 yep. 250/2500 class minimum. I would rather a 1 ton I think. Just because the dually for stabili
PSS shaft seal operating temperature Meriachee at 1:55pm 05.29.20 I don't see how shaft alignment deviations would cause excessive heat in the pss. Yes the shaft can

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