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Mast questions Hood at 6:17pm 06.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1087 Hi All, I have seen a few posts of sailors using masts from other models on their boats. How do I k
Volvo Fuel filters (1) thetone at 6:17pm 06.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/448 Does anyone know the part number for the 28hp Volvo penta deisel I have on my 1990 beneteau 35s5? Al
O'Day 302 shroud tension Voyager1 at 6:15pm 06.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/627 I got a loos gauge, what do other 302 owners with roller furler set the shrouds and back stay too?
Where to put replacement breaker panel Minnesail at 4:44pm 06.17.19 Catalina 22 13/960 I have an older (1974) Catalina 22 that has the breaker panel right down at the sole where it's hard
Tightening Turnbuckles Stephen M at 4:28pm 06.17.19 Big Boats 9/1018 I have 3 questions; 1. I need to tighten some turnbuckles on our 2001 420 passage. Should you use z
O'Day 192 Z Spars Parts (1) GSBNY at 4:07pm 06.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1905
1998 Hunter 410 Dimensions under Chart Table jsmac at 2:42pm 06.17.19 Big Boats 2/348 Hi, Can someone tell me the measurements under the chart table on a 1998 Hunter 410? I am looking f
Cabin engine access/steps. (1) wing15601 at 2:35pm 06.17.19 Bigger Boats 5/1368
In NEED: V21 Mast - please keep an eye out (2) Hood at 1:55pm 06.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/628 Hello Mac family, Yesterday, all the green rookieness in me caused a huge and catastrophic error to
FUEL GAUGE RELAY LOLA MARCO at 11:06am 06.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/646 I have a 2018 Oceanis 45. It was struck by lightning. All electronics to be changed. Even engine Ele
fresh water cooling pump... off the shelf? Newbie3 at 10:38am 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1100 I've been trying to research the specs for an electric fresh water pump system.. GPH, wattage, etc..
Best Boat To Learn To Sail On? Don Guillette at 10:34am 06.17.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 66/8854 I recently spoke with a fellow from FL who was interested in getting into sailing and was inquiring
310 Voltage Regulator Location FlyorSail at 9:13am 06.17.19 Catalina 310 67/6690 Hello Friends. My 2002 310's voltmeter is pegged on the high side and I'm worried about cooking my
Engine overheat despite all new water intake system (1) Ward H at 8:37am 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 50/3214 One of my winter projects was new thru hulls, valves and a nice new Groco bronze raw water strainer.
Common Leaks for O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 06.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/763 I've been rebedding fittings here and there to eliminate water leaks. I've been finding a small amou
Still Glad I Have A Day Job Bill19233 at 6:01am 06.17.19 Racing 3/566 Really fun day racing on Galveston Bay, but still not quitting my day job just yet. I definitely can
Question about running mast head light wires. JimInPB at 3:52am 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 4/526 I have a Hunter 26.5 that came from the factory without a mast head light. I would like to add one.
Need major help with Venture 22 1979! (3) SailingFree44 at 12:38am 06.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/908 Good Evening, I hope everyone is doing well. I need some major assistance with a 1979 Venture 22 th
Sailing and restoring "Avalon" - 1984 C-22 #12640 (1) AndreInPortland at 10:32pm 06.16.19 Catalina 22 41/5386 Hi all, I've seen a few other threads like this one, so I'd thought I'd start one about my 1984 C-2
Lead or shot ballast higgs at 6:23pm 06.16.19 Ericson 1/1306 Did Ericson use shot, rather than solid lead in any of its boats?

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Fuel pump filter-necessary? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 09.13.23 219854 I also omitted the coarse filter as I was relying on my primary filter at 20 micron to ensur
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 9:22am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done with
Fuel pump filter-necessary? DaveJ at 9:21am 09.13.23 There should be a 2 micro secondary filter after the 30 micron racor. That is the setup on mine, fac
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Salty Jack at 9:15am 09.13.23 Makes sense. Thanks, Jack
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:15am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better sh
27 Mast Gate Options (1) Apex at 9:12am 09.13.23 219852 lots of options via the googles.....stingy sailor image looks interesting, and the elastic h
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 09.13.23 My primary anchor rode is 50' of rope and 200' of chain. Don't you mean the other way around ?
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:11am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better she
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! Apex at 9:08am 09.13.23 @sheardc I am thinking of a way to make the forestay pin smoother, so I don't worry about proximity
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 9:04am 09.13.23 Yeah, w/o the foam luff, taking in the headsail (partial furling) will not help you much with sailin
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:01am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets)
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 8:59am 09.13.23 I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was designed without lifelines in mind. Captain's choi
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 8:50am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there i
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller dlochner at 8:50am 09.13.23 Unless the sails have been sitting in a bag for the last 40 years, they have no value. Some people u
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 8:47am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there is
Square top main on water ballast? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 09.13.23 Regardless, experience with any Sail configuration ,max heel for Hunter water ballast sailboats is 1
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole RobertLangdirect at 8:25am 09.13.23 Andrew. Thank You. My pole has no marks regarding builder but it may be a Harken. I forgot that
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 8:21am 09.13.23 Hurricane Lee update. d News, it is moving over the area of less HEAT fuel, as it passes the Gulf S
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 7:59am 09.13.23 i think there was some confusion on conversion. OP has 3/8 (~13/32 or 10mm). @sheardc are you tal
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (3) chichiflys at 7:56am 09.13.23 installed the two new plates. Worked out OK - almost didn't have enough room on the port side, the

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