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Converting ice box to refrigerator (2) patrickkidd at 10:11am 06.30.16 Catalina 30 7/5062 One of the previous owners of my Catalina 30 installed a mini fridge unit in the ice box. The compre
Reefing points on O'day daysailer borovans at 10:07am 06.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1207 Hi there, I currently have jiffy reefing set up just below the first batten on the mainsail but want
cruisair ac not starting properly duality at 10:02am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2238 hope someone can help, i have a 16k btu cruisair with separate condenser. sometimes it is stubborn s
Fuel Shut Off cable Tricky at 9:14am 06.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/1087 My "Kill the Fuel" handle was left pulled out and being that it was placed in a terrible spot has be
New Tiller / Rudder Advice for a 26D Citadel89 at 8:51am 06.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1276 I recently purchased a '90 26D and quickly noticed that the rudder and tiller were in need for repla
Yanmar manual mixing elbow maintenance SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:51am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 47/13730 I was reading the manual yesterday for my 4JH4-HTE. It states "Replace the mixing elbow with a new o
Spinnaker prep Kermit at 8:32am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1351 I've read millions of articles and watched billions of videos on flying asymmetrical spinnakers. Mos
Batteries Plus?? Solstice at 5:48am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 8/966 I am replacing my factory installed 4D's this week as a preventative measure before we take off on a
Raymarine st6002 auto pilot aw6686 at 5:22am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 0/433 My clutch is slipping. Have read the manual and made adjustments by loosening the screw and turning
I need some d@#n wind. (1) Texas Gun-Man at 9:34pm 06.29.16 Catalina 22 23/2197 I took the week off to sail and the North Texas wind is DEAD. I've tried everyday and the forecast i
Best ever (1) sailnewbie at 7:21pm 06.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/490 For our 224 Mac these car TVs are awesome, one velcroed under front v birth and one hanging from mas
This made me laugh... (1) rgranger at 6:58pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1302 http://cdn.lolcaption.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/epic-fail-sailing-fail.jpg
Flag etiquette kmart at 6:58pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 50/3079 So...so 4th of July coming up this weekend. I always fly Stars and Stripes when onboard my boat.
Have you ever noticed? Bad Obsession at 6:41pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 11/860 Have you ever noticed that things are better when you are on the water/on the boat? Seriously, cann
Slip increase sfgary at 3:42pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/763 Good afternoon , my question is for San Francisco bay sailors. I just got a letter from my marina (A
Rudder Board - Does Anyone Paint It and Leave in Water? econnors at 3:34pm 06.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1105 I always pull my tiller/rudder out and stow in the cabin after I sail. But I'm wondering if boat ow
best hair dryer renita jackson at 3:24pm 06.29.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/177 I have caroline cat and I want to buy a new hair dryer for myself . According to my researches Parl
Ethanol Gas vs. TruFuel (Ethanol Free) Maine Sail at 3:18pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 62/17574 About 4 years ago I began using TruFuel or similar in much of my equipment. Prior to this I had trie
Lewmar 16 ST Ratchet Gear Siren Sailor at 2:47pm 06.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/992 Thanks in advance for ANY help. I am working on a Lewmar England 16 ST, it came as the Cabin top wi
New (to me) radio arrived Brian D at 1:52pm 06.29.16 SSB and Ham Operators 4/1198 I finally purchased a radio to replace my Kenwood TS-50S which gave up the ghost. The replacement is

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Balmar Serpentine kit fail. jssailem at 9:26am 04.20.24 Is that the OD of the pulley or the bed in which the belt rides? While the unit is not to spec, what
Lifting strap blocking Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 04.20.24 I wonder if this page in the manual was suggested by the Hunter legal team. BINGO :clap: ! We ha
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket RitSim at 9:12am 04.20.24 Buna is oil resistant. These o-rings will last a long time and are cheap to replace . Diesel fuel c
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket skunther at 9:07am 04.20.24 https://www.mcmaster.com/products/o-rings/system-of-measurement~metric/width~3-000-mm/od~44-000-mm
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Monheganlover at 9:02am 04.20.24 Thanks. It's great to have your reassurance also! From now on, I'll carefully follow Nigel Calder's
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket skunther at 8:52am 04.20.24 Is this the on engine filter? That would normally be the "secondary" in my understanding What br
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel jssailem at 8:44am 04.20.24 Worry not.. You are not the first and for sure not the last to pre-fill diesel fuel in a fuel filter
Lifting strap blocking jdrutten at 8:41am 04.20.24 Thanks for easing my anxiety. The prior owner certainly never made it past page 2 in the manual so I
Pulling chainplates mermike at 7:29am 04.20.24 We kept the old chainplates(some parts were still ok), had them cut down, with holes drilled in and
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? (1) JBP-PA at 7:10am 04.20.24 I've used my knock-off GoPro attached to the boat hook. I set it to record so I'm not dependent on t
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo mermike at 7:04am 04.20.24 I've been thinking about replicating the logo with 3D printing. Mine are curling up at the edges.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Davidasailor26 at 6:45am 04.20.24
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Monheganlover at 6:44am 04.20.24 You ran it 30min, no point worrying now, I seriously doubt anything could be hurt. That's reassuring
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel JRT at 6:42am 04.20.24 You ran it 30min, no point worrying now, I seriously doubt anything could be hurt.
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo mermike at 6:36am 04.20.24
Trump Companion 21 kappykaplan at 5:06am 04.20.24 Tks for your wise counsel, Dave.
Trump Companion 21 Dave at 4:56am 04.20.24 While reading your message title I thought this thread was going to get political. :yikes: It did
Trump Companion 21 garymalmgren at 4:25am 04.20.24 Hi Ted. Two things stood out in your post and they had nothing to do with orange hair. 1, I am cont
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. Hayden Watson at 3:11am 04.20.24 Sorry to hear of your woes. I hope the seller will correct the issue for you expeditiously. Me too
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. kappykaplan at 3:04am 04.20.24 Sorry to hear of your woes. I hope the seller will correct the issue for you expeditiously.

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