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2GM20F Cooling Fresh Water Pump Replacement thetone at 9:46am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/889 My 1989 2GM20F cooling fresh water pump started making noise so I've decided to replace it. I am hea
Progressive Ins Sign and Glide Towing SailMaster at 8:29am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2316 Good morning all, I would like to know if anyone has experience with the towing dispatch services p
Adhesive for flotation to fiberglass? Migs at 6:54am 05.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2280 Howdy All, Am a new owner of a 1982 Oday 19. It is in need of some TLC and am looking to see what
Installing ELCI Panel - Current Coil Question Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/875 What is the purpose of twisting the hot and neutral wires as they pass thru the coil? It's odd that
Boom Vang pk104 at 5:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 5/1318 I have a 2001 310 with in mast furling and an adjustable boom vang. When I was putting the main on t
no telltales on furling main danstanford at 4:55am 05.10.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/1770 New to me Beneteau 323 is my first boat with a furling main and there are no telltales present. All
Lake Ontario Water Level (2) DaveJ at 4:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 2/614 136329 136331 I usually have my boat in the H2O by now, but this year there is no hurry....my dock
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:57pm 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 2/521 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in/or use adhesived a better solution? See picture. Tha
Hull / Keel joint (2) finefurn at 6:21pm 05.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/4352 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. In preparing to paint the bottom I noticed this crack starting at the lea
Cradles gpd955 at 4:30pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/551 Anyone aware of any US companies, other than JOWI, that make cradles? We recently relocated the boa
What to do with these extra sails? (8) wsmac at 4:02pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1047 I finally unbagged the 3 extra sails that came with my boat. There's one (the Johnson Sails) that ne
North Atlantic Inflatables Bob J. at 2:43pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/741 I know there are a bunch of different manufacturers out there but was wondering if anyone has any ex
Transom Ladder Required? Capri at 12:23pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2504 Hi, Everyone. I bought a 1981 O'day 22 a year ago and it didn't come with a permanently affixed tran
Stuffing Box Again lehighsail at 11:11am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/528 I was just at the boatyard getting ready to launch after changing out the packing in the stuffing bo
Hunter 26 or 260 viewing jbreland at 10:18am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 6/584 Wanting another boat and leaning heavily on the H26 or 260. Owned several, my favorite being a hunt
235 mast head light wiring (2) mmhamer at 10:17am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 5/817 I forgot to unscrew the connector at the deck for the Masthead Light when I dropped the mast on my 2
Oceanis 281 rigging specs clauden at 9:49am 05.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1193 Hi all, I am looking for the rigging specs for my Beneteau Oceanis 281 1998. I read the explanation
Engine Panel, what's this buzzer doing ? (2) higgins at 9:10am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 22/5742 I had the suspicion that my Catalina 30 (87) engine panel was wired by a maniac, and the repairs for
Uh Oh.... Wipe OUT rgranger at 8:21am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 15/760 Stumbled on this today.... Fun watch. b_q_lUPjMQc
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:03am 05.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/299 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in and then screws to help this problem. Has anyone fo

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Raritan Superflush Apex at 8:54am 01.19.24 ok everyone.......Guido needs to vent about being unhappy with a recent repair cost, and is hoping f
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Media again at 8:52am 01.19.24 Status Update: Removed Head Gasket to find that it was intact but someone had applied a sealant on t
Is separation for the best? dmax at 8:41am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified,
California King Tide Fail Timm R Oday25 at 8:30am 01.19.24 Dave very clearly a foe ..A good bottom paint keeps them off . They tend to clog inlet strainers on
California King Tide Fail (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:26am 01.19.24 @Tally Ho If my pea brain can recall, you have zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. Are they friends
Replace Radar Hello Below at 8:02am 01.19.24 A little disappointing review of 3 radars but worth a read. Enclosed radars compared, including Garm
Replace Radar buddybear at 7:46am 01.19.24 GMR 18. Mast mounted above spreader, the cable should be long enough to go into bilge area easily,
California King Tide Fail fstbttms at 7:38am 01.19.24 Wow. What marina is that? (Our moorage would sand in worse than that if we stopped annual dredging,
Bent rudder gudgeons on a c18 Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 01.19.24 On my O'Day you can by removing a panel to access the stern. Hopefully someone with the same boat as
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 7:29am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified, e
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 7:03am 01.19.24 When the system detects a heat event the fire suppression agent is dispensed, and a relay engages to
Odd Yanmar issue Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 01.19.24 How do these fire suppression systems actually work? We know that when triggered it doesn't disenga
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 6:24am 01.19.24 Is it the 24 and was the cable long enough it says 49' I measured around 50' with adding several fe
Raritan Superflush dlochner at 5:40am 01.19.24 WHY WOULD YOU ASSUME I'D CLEAN WITH SOMETHING THAT STUPID? AND YOU ALSO "ASSUME" I REPLACED A JABSC
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy JBP-PA at 5:25am 01.19.24 In British English, spray hood.
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) JBP-PA at 5:16am 01.19.24 It's kind of sad that kids no longer get snow days. It was practically an order to go outside and pl
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy shemandr at 5:14am 01.19.24 Dodgers, or crash hoods, are usually custom made. What might be right for one sailer may not work f
Weather at your location currently and photo? dLj at 5:04am 01.19.24 C'mon, we rarely get that hot in the summer up here. I will admit, my sweat glands have had a seri
Is separation for the best? SailingLoto at 4:45am 01.19.24 It will separate as it sits, especially in cold weather. It should never have water in it to begin
Weather at your location currently and photo? LaDonaMina at 4:13am 01.19.24 Seems like El Ni?o is moving further south each year. I remember when it was further north the Santa

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