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ZF 15 MA transmission issues (1) sesmith at 8:39pm 09.16.19 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2129 I'm having some shifting issues that have cropped up on the transmission in our 2003 Catalina 350.
29.5 stove top burner Willie G at 7:35pm 09.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/922
Vision 32 hull defect (1) zephyr070 at 7:14pm 09.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/856 I'm wondering if any of the Vision owners, past or present, have experienced the "soft spot" in the
Rigging tightening icravewaves at 3:20pm 09.16.19 Destinations 13/2962 Is there a way one can overtighten rigging?How do i know whats too tight and whats too loose?Is ther
Mooring Buoy Failure? (2) smokey73 at 2:03pm 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 45/5405 When Dorian passed by here I had a mooring buoy failure where the ground tackle attachment to the bu
F-RIB Dinghy Video pumpkinpie at 1:32pm 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 2/401 I might have found our solution for a dink. The F-RIB which is a foldable dinghy that could sit up t
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. (2) Dim Sum at 1:00pm 09.16.19 Trailer Sailors 57/13337 I am looking for a practical trailer sailboat for distant lakes and rivers. Looked at a Catalina 22,
Rudder post alignment on 28 DutchSails at 11:37am 09.16.19 Bigger Boats 3/838 My 28 is a 1979. I've had it 10 years. Last year under heavy sailing conditions the rudder would squ
Winter Haul out options, considering buying a trailer mpsail19 at 10:57am 09.16.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/688 Hi I am a new Catalina 25 (1983 fixed keel traditional interior) owner this year in New England and
Invest 97L - Next up to the plate (1) jssailem at 10:41am 09.16.19 Weather and Forecasting 6/945 Dorian has moved on into the North Atlantic, Humberto is following a similar path. And like train
Temperature Check twodzusfittings at 10:16am 09.16.19 Bigger Boats 12/991 Yes, I know I'm a worry puss, but being new to inboards, there is a lot to learn. Went for a long ri
Used mast and/or booms (spars) (1) rgranger at 7:09am 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1063 Hey All I was nosing around craigslist looking at used boat parts (I know, I should be working) and
cleaning white grime from fixed portlights Banooma at 5:55am 09.16.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/774 I think this should be simple fix, but the correct solution has eluded me. Searching tips to clean
Trailer tongue extension Dhamil6490 at 4:00am 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 13/19857 Has anyone tried to build a tongue extension? Or can you recommend a place to buy one.
Hate your engine blower? Mine recently save me > $400! SoSound at 9:31pm 09.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2005 The 'always on' blower on our Oceanis 34 has always been one of my least favorite things on the boat
2005 H36 Head Switch Out (1) Zenbio at 7:47pm 09.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/687
Anchors pumpkinpie at 1:17pm 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2687 .
Spyder scraper for bottom paint removal. Hayden Watson at 11:57am 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2670 I just saw a reciprocating saw attachment for use as a scraper. Has anyone tried one of these for r
Extending temperature sensor cable on Sterling battery charger marchem at 11:07am 09.15.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1284 Sterling Power 50A battery charger. I'm using the temperature sensor, but the cable isn't long enou
Waste Tank Hand Pump (2) wgshaw at 7:53am 09.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/845 Dear Sir or Madame, I have a 1987 Hunter 28.5 sailboat with a waste holding tank and a manual pump-o

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Remote oil filter for M25XP FastOlson at 7:07am 01.30.24 The best answer might be to either do some carpentry on your model to enlarge engine access, or to g
Mast Support Bracket "Event" dlochner at 7:04am 01.30.24 Looking at the photos I was struck by several anomalies. All of the hardware is different, there is
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 6:35am 01.30.24 It's certain that the investment in the wedding was a lot more than Super Bowl tickets. Still, we h
Remote oil filter for M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 6:34am 01.30.24 Hayden, this is kind of like reverse engineering and maybe a bit convoluted but what the heck . . .
Remote oil filter for M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 6:28am 01.30.24 Hayden, Here's a picture of the front of an M25, same as your XP. The oil pan is way below the bot
Mast Support Bracket "Event" sailme88 at 5:26am 01.30.24 Pure speculation here, but the location and damage seen in the pics " to me" does not have the appea
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 5:11am 01.30.24 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizonta
Mast Support Bracket "Event" Terry Cox at 4:27am 01.30.24 Good photos of the issue, but would defer to a marine rigging surveyor for a technical evaluation of
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 2:07am 01.30.24 Super Bowl 2024 A good friend of mine has two tickets for the 2024 Super Bowl, 50 yard line box seat
So, you're thinking of going Electric... jssailem at 2:02am 01.30.24 The issue, as I looked upon the idea, is the density of stored energy. A boat has a finite volume of
Rig setting process, please forgive me for putting it here danstanford at 1:56am 01.30.24 What type of rig do you have? Depending on your rigging, backstay tension usually determines your
Hunter 28 polars Yann85 at 10:47pm 01.29.24
Android phone app connection issue JoeWhite at 9:18pm 01.29.24 I would reset to factory settings and test as a last resort. My android works fine.
Rub rail leak (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 01.29.24 It appears that I have a leak at the rub rail which enters the boat in the aft cabin. Only a dist
Mainsail Tally Ho at 7:56pm 01.29.24
The Show Must Go On Tally Ho at 7:44pm 01.29.24 I went to the Chicago boat show the first year after the pandemic. There were no sailboats. It was
So, you're thinking of going Electric... Tally Ho at 7:33pm 01.29.24 That's not to say there isn't more range in a diesel design than in electric, just that, if electri
Rig setting process, please forgive me for putting it here Will Gilmore at 6:15pm 01.29.24 What type of rig do you have? ging, backstay tension usually determines your pre-bend. So you might
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 6:14pm 01.29.24 I was in Walmart using the restroom and just as I closed my stall door, a voice from the next stall
So, you're thinking of going Electric... Will Gilmore at 6:06pm 01.29.24 Will, the difference is that with electric, you will use up your limited power reserves much quicke

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