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Second happiest day sloopercat at 11:44pm 02.16.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/877 I just sold my '27 that I had for the past six years. The cost of moving it to my new local was too
1978 capri cyclone Johnny at 7:40pm 02.16.02 Smaller Boats 1/1700 I just purchased a 1978 Capri Cyclone from a church, the boat was donated to them by an unkown sourc
Back yard hauling R. Glad at 11:40am 02.16.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1869 The trailor for my 1971 Daysailor has a plywood deck that has rotted and needs replacing. I will nee
Alternator Bracket Pete at 8:17am 02.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1064 I finally got around to putting the alternator bracket modification on the Universal M-25 in my '84
All tangled up Warren Updike at 3:09am 02.16.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1145 I bought a Doyle cruising spinnaker used. It's in geat shape, and I've even got it up a few times; b
Prop size for an Irwin 32 Terry Kuhn at 11:15pm 02.15.02 Other Sailboats 0/806 Hello, I recently rebuilt an Atomic Four for a customer with an Irwin 32. I suspect he is over-prop
Guage for fresh water tank Gerald McCombs at 2:50pm 02.15.02 Racing 2/1252 Has anyone devised a guage for their freshwater tank in order to measure the volume of water in the
HELP ?#$ Susan Annala at 10:03am 02.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1147 Hi....I have a couple of things going on now...(1) Has anyone ever just removed the strip of wood tr
Hatch Slide Attachment Jack Jackson at 6:11am 02.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1032 I am getting ready to refinish my wooden handrails and hatch slides (for both the main hatch and com
Venture 22 centerboard Happy Cork at 3:39am 02.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1304 At the front of the trunk (in the cabin) there are three access plugs. The middle one has a bolt tha
Trailering wing keel boats Jim Sullivan at 1:42am 02.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1299 It is normal to place the boat on the trailer, pull out of the water, then lower the boat until the
Photos of keel repair / rust removal project (1) Maura at 1:03am 02.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/968 This may help other folks in seeing what we are dealing with... hey, it's winter in Maine and all we
Shackle size Eric at 11:44pm 02.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/870 We are replacing our Spinnaker Halyard. Can anyone help with what Type and size Snap Shackle we sho
Has my bolt rope shrunk? Jeff at 11:16am 02.14.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1347 I posted this earlier in a couple of other forums and got some great responses, but wanted to add it
loose bow cleats C Robb Worthington at 5:51am 02.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/901 Hello all,My bow cleats my 88 Cat 30 are a bit loose. I can't seem to figure how to get to the unde
Raytheon Wind Instruments Lee Hadjiosif at 12:50am 02.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1281 I plan to istall a wind instrument mainly to save my neck from constantly having to look up the mast
Hatch Covers Greg Kinzel at 9:45pm 02.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/989 Does anyone know where I can get replacement hatch covers for my '79 Hunter 27'?
Leaving Trans/Clutch in Neutral while underway Eddie M at 12:06pm 02.13.02 Big Boats 3/1146 I have a Yanmar 3GM30f with KM2P 2.62 Marine Gear, 3 Blade Prop, Is it ok to leave in the Neutral po
Rack Guest at 8:32am 02.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1458 I'm hunting the 26X ads for a good (and cheap) used 26X and I'm seeing reference to whether the boat
just bought the new 356 John Dorsett at 6:48am 02.13.02 Big Boats 4/842 I just bought the new 356 at dallas boat show, and was wondering if there was any feedback from othe

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where is the autopilot computer ? sailboatracer at 8:17am 07.21.20 Follow the wires.
Stuffing box Justin_NSA at 8:11am 07.21.20 https://marinehowto.com/re-packing-a-traditional-stuffing-box
Where to find hard to find fasteners? DayDreamer41 at 8:04am 07.21.20 McMaster Carr is a great resource I was able to rebuild my entire roller furling system with 304 SS
Mon Ark Sail Boat - 11 footer with 18 foot mast. bufbooth at 8:03am 07.21.20 Because it has a slip on main sail, there is no place to attach stays to the mast. So it was proba
Beneteau 331 engine room fan SoSound at 8:00am 07.21.20 I think my fan pulls air in through two small vents at the companionway. I'd be worried about diese
Where to find hard to find fasteners? SoSound at 7:55am 07.21.20 Thanks for all of the replies! I had forgotten about McMaster-Carr. I have dealt with Tacoma Screw
Marina waiting lists srimes at 7:44am 07.21.20 I've seen boats listed for sale here with available slip transfer. Maybe search for the package deal
Yanmar 3gm 30 engine seized Jim26m at 7:44am 07.21.20 Any other suggestions before I put her together? Im not taking the crankshaft out journals on the r
Why are my shrouds too short? (1) sail sfbay at 7:40am 07.21.20 You might find these MacGregor sailboat threads and page 6-7 of the attached owner's instruction man
Engine vibration dmax at 7:21am 07.21.20 I am able to twist my engine when the mounting bolts are loose just by grabbing it and pulling - not
electrolytic corrosion sail sfbay at 7:16am 07.21.20 You might the following article helpful in understanding galvanic corrosion of a lead keel and repai
Any information on the 1985 Helms 32? BelladonnaII at 7:15am 07.21.20 Yea not much information at all. I've read some good reviews around the build quality of the Helms 2
Beneteau 331 engine room fan dmax at 6:56am 07.21.20 The fan should definitely be sucking air out of the engine room - much easier to pull air than to pu
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! BOSSailor at 6:54am 07.21.20 Boston Fuel Injection, Charlestown MA They are part of a larger marine service shop that can do othe
Replacement Water Tanks Oday 34/35 Windseeker 33647 at 6:54am 07.21.20 Thanks to all for your inputs. My initial plan was to install bladders inside the existing water tan
Any information on the 1985 Helms 32? sail sfbay at 6:51am 07.21.20 Limited information n the internet. Looks similar to other sailboats of that size and year, i.e., H
Question about PHRF Calculation Sandy Stone at 6:45am 07.21.20 I'd put at least some of the blame on the old sails. ; )
Fresh water leak B40 GWG at 6:43am 07.21.20 So all fresh water hoses and connections have been checked and nothing found leaking. The water app
Engine vibration garyskip30 at 6:41am 07.21.20 Thank you for your response. I'm trying to come up with a way of prying the engine to move side to s
2007 Beneteau 373 Shifter sticking forward and reverse yet not when button pushed for neutral GWG at 6:35am 07.21.20 I had the same problem and the solution was replacing the cable for the shifter. Now works fine, wi

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