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2016 Clipper Cup - a couple of "Firsts" Apex at 11:00am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 4/411 ...well hopefully a bullet as well, but I am really speaking to "personal" first times. First - "re
When Should Medical Conditions Prevent Sailing -- Mate (or Self Even)? rardiH36 at 10:57am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 28/2575
Time to decide - Fixed jib block or install track system? Ward H at 10:33am 08.08.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/5517 My O'day 25 has a fixed jib block on the deck. Have always heard the position is a compromise. I jus
Hunter 23.5 Transducer Info evan709 at 10:31am 08.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/699 Bought my 1993 Hunter 23.5 two years ago. Starting to tackle major upgrades. Top of the list is to
Water Tank H34 louistrotta at 7:44am 08.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1265 Anyone have a picture of the original Port water tank In a Hunter 34? This is a 1983 vintage and was
Balance plenny7 at 7:39am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 36/6435 First a wordy post about how we found balance in the sails this past weekend, finishing with a somew
Oceanis 45 Water Heater (1) JoeRickard at 7:25am 08.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1263 Does anyone have the technical manual (or Manufacturer name) for the water heater installed in a 201
Raising the boom on a C25 tall rig Stan Linado at 7:03am 08.08.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3008 I finally installed a bimini purchased from CD on my tall rig C25. Now, the problem is that the bimi
Teak Cleat spacers for Oday 30 jrocheleau at 6:56am 08.08.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/402 The teak spacers between my center deck cleats and the deck are badly worn. I want to make some new
Hunter 23.5 Hulu/deck/rudder cored? travelingjerryb at 6:18am 08.08.16 Smaller Boats 44/3086 Hi all. Can anyone tell me if the 23.5 has solid or cored hull/deck/rudder? (Dave C :-))
Non-Skid Deck Surface new coating depot430 at 5:24am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/692 Is there a product to restore the color of a non-skid deck that does not fill in the non-skid (groov
Can't get up wind sailnewbie at 3:04am 08.08.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/2219 224 venture and no matter what I do I can not get up wind. Best I can do is slightly above 90 degree
Autopilot for Oceanis 323 clipper dynamitten at 1:30am 08.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/4676 Hi. Just bought a Beneteau Oceanis 323 clipper from 2004. There are no autopilot in the boat, and I
H42 fuel tank drawing eianm at 12:25am 08.08.16 Big Boats 3/638 Does anyone have the drawing for the fuel tank for a series one H42 passage please? EIan
Shaft is shot tomgrigsby at 5:23pm 08.07.16 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1063 I have a bronze shaft that is corroded and eating up the cutless bearing. She's on the hard for bot
1 � week until my trip fred1diver at 4:58pm 08.07.16 Trailer Sailors 21/2192 hey everyone, well, it's almost time for my trip to the georgian bay, I just checked this weeks weat
Delo 100 30wt oil Mark Maulden at 1:27pm 08.07.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/1315 So, Chevron quit making this oil. It tried the Delo 400 and i get some smoke and a bit more usage.
Yammer White Smoke Question Dfisher at 1:25pm 08.07.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/864 I had an odd smoke situation today with my yanmar 2gm and was wondering if anyone can shed some ligh
Fresh water tank v berth leak Clydo at 12:11pm 08.07.16 Catalina 310 5/1012 Have checked archives on fresh water leaks and all appeared engine area related - hot water, shower
Towing Tube with Kids on Hunter 17 LordNelson at 12:00pm 08.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/975 How to install fitting strong enough to pull kids while sailing on 08 hunter 17. A family member use

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Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:50pm 09.22.23 Here's my post war Singer clone: That looks just like my mom's 1951 Singer 66-16. Great machine!
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:49pm 09.22.23 With this setup I can move the needle a quarter of a stitch at a time. Wow, that's awesome!
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 1:47pm 09.22.23 Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack an injector, there is a handy dandy separate fuel bl
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.22.23 D. Their recommendation was not to hook it to the engine, but to hook it to the engine's thru hull
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 12:57pm 09.22.23 Interesting, I spoke to Tides Marine about their Sure Seal; my concern over cooling water, and my Ya
Deck paint recommendations shemandr at 12:36pm 09.22.23 I don't regard painting a deck as a regular maintenance item. If it's really bad ... then maybe. Y
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? shemandr at 12:19pm 09.22.23 Or get gel coat crack filtering eyeglasses...
Just a bit too much heel and helm shemandr at 12:15pm 09.22.23 Do you have crew hiking out? I don't know the J 88 but many of the J line are designed to be sailed
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 12:09pm 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in t
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 09.22.23 I noticed that there is not a loop between my muffler and the transom My exhaust hose has a loop
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 09.22.23 Thick. Real thick. Good to know. I think we can then toss the idea of using one form of slop or
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? ggrizzard at 11:43am 09.22.23 Look up "Repairing Spider Cracks" on Youtube. Boatworks Today's channel has the A to Z, step by ste
Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 11:41am 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in th
Universal M-18 not starting kloudie1 at 11:33am 09.22.23 The engine stop will stop the high pressure pump from pumping to the injectors.. Your injector pump
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? dlochner at 11:21am 09.22.23 Those are gelcoat cracks which are cosmetic and not structural. The cure is clean out the crack and
Sewing Cushions and Bimini (3) Ward H at 11:12am 09.22.23 I'm interested in speed control, a better foot pedal, and so forth for mine. I am seriously conside
Universal M-18 not starting Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.22.23 Is this correct @Stu Jackson ? Works on a Yanmar. Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack a
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:05am 09.22.23 Did the little green feller say how thick the putty was when the transducer was pressed into the pu
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:04am 09.22.23
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway gkeiser at 10:47am 09.22.23 Hi all. An update here. My exhaust hose has a loop and mufler was not backed up with water. I foun

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