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Any Sea Pearl 21 sailors in the Pine Island Lee County area. videorov at 7:12pm 09.30.18 Other Sailboats 0/783 Just wonder if anyone is sailing one of the Sea Pearls 21 in that area I will be moving to in the fu
Last Rum Race of 2018 on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 5:53pm 09.30.18 Racing 3/832 Weather cleared up enough for us to race in the last GBCA Rum Race of 2018 yesterday. Figured out ha
DC Ammeter Identification (4) Monterey385 at 3:23pm 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 5/514 My 500A DC Ammeter suddenly started providing current readings as high as 900 Amps with no decimal a
It is a sad, sad day flynhi4u at 2:57pm 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/899 Today was the end of our sailing season, if it can really be called that. The state run docks shut d
More 170 Notes. Shorefun at 12:48pm 09.30.18 Day Sailers 3/667 So I was just doing some basic clean up, no time to get more involved today. Found the peeled up an
Anyone know where to ge a BUZZ BEER jssailem at 11:17am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/668 Right on the heels of "Drink a Beer Day" :beer:we see National Coffee Day 29 September and InterNati
Any golfers on this board? Rick486 at 11:08am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 39/3373 Did you follow the Ryder Cup competition? I was so disgusted by the American golfers performance I j
Stainless Steel Rivet Size for boom cap? jjsbiggs at 11:08am 09.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/584 Does anyone know what size stainless steel rivets I need to secure the cap on the end of the boom on
Sherwood Pump "weeping" water odaydokay at 10:44am 09.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/2139 This summer I put an impeller in this old style Sherwood pump (OE on my Oday 85) after seeing weak w
Battery Water Level Randall Schmidt at 7:20am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 28/4828 I had my local shop (Zimmerman Marine at Herrington Harbor North in Deale MD) replace two batteries
Water Pressure Problem jviss at 6:31am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 30/4814 Summary: Jabsco 36800 pump won't always shut off. O.K., guy and gals, put on your thinking caps! (
Pop-top hatch dog issue (3) Hardhead at 6:17am 09.30.18 Catalina 22 4/1136 I'm having an issue where the bottom clasp of the forward starboard hatch dog on my 1987 is flexing
Newbie here RNC725 at 5:54am 09.30.18 Mid-Size Boats 5/795 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
O'Day 272 Rubrail cbourne200 at 7:48pm 09.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/638 On the recent Gordon hurricane non-event, my stern doc line parted and allowed my boat to swing into
Engine stall donniebaird at 7:19pm 09.29.18 Engines and Propulsion 16/1099 Good evening. I have a Catalina 28, over Labor Day Weekend, I took my fiancee and her sister and a
2002 Catalina with M35B Universal bertram at 7:12pm 09.29.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1035 My engine has started to stall for no apparent reason. The waterfuel separator is clear, other inl
Rounding sequence (5) Jackdaw at 6:58pm 09.29.18 Racing 22/2748
Newbie here RNC725 at 6:57pm 09.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/664 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
Passage 42 keel joint crack (1) Wanderwind at 3:48pm 09.29.18 Big Boats 18/2677 Hello everyone, Two years ago I posted about a crack in the keel joint of a Passage 42 I was consid
Finally crawled under my hull... Shorefun at 3:28pm 09.29.18 Day Sailers 2/648 I just got some time today to crawl under the hull of my 170. The hull looks great. Just the 3" lon

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Raw water vented loop question Rich Stidger at 1:04pm 05.25.24 Q. It was a synthetic unit. IDR the brand or source. The valve had a small connection for a small h
Thermostat T33 at 1:02pm 05.25.24 Good suggestions. I've heard is not good for a diesel engine to run cool. They like to run hotter. I
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy rgranger at 12:38pm 05.25.24
Bilge water question dlochner at 12:38pm 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Ralph Johnstone at 12:33pm 05.25.24 Nice write up. much.
Thermostat Ralph Johnstone at 12:28pm 05.25.24 If you've got an IR gun, try shooting around the stat housing when up to temperature to see if you
P42 Engine removal advice juznip at 12:24pm 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. ll wor
Thermostat Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.25.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 12:12pm 05.25.24
Raw water vented loop question Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 05.25.24 Does the ABYC standard mean 8" above the fully loaded heeled waterline or the static waterline at a
Thermostat T33 at 12:01pm 05.25.24 Themostat is new. I'll try heating it up in water to see what happens. It is suppose to open at 160.
Thermostat JoeWhite at 11:50am 05.25.24 What is the temperature rating of the new thermostat?
Prop Shaft runout Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 05.25.24 Having done several alignment "touch ups" on my originally purchased '99 H-310 over the years, the
Bilge water question Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
Bilge water question CurtisC at 11:43am 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
Thermostat jssailem at 11:35am 05.25.24 Have you changed out the thermostat? It may be showing its age. If so, have you checked that the the
Thermostat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:34am 05.25.24
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy jssailem at 11:34am 05.25.24 If you are going to through-bolt the hardware, how are you going to get to the underside of the deck
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Hello Below at 11:27am 05.25.24 We had a wind storm come through, the storm loosened one of the mounts for my bimini arch, so I'm g
P42 Engine removal advice (1) jssailem at 11:25am 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. sion, r

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