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RW intake hose? druid at 9:17am 04.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/1371 What kind of hose is the "official" one for the RW intake? I've asked several stores, and they seem
1990 35.5 Genoa size shawanaga at 8:56am 04.03.16 Big Boats 8/1096 I just purchased a new head sail from North and it is a 145% they recommended this but I have heard
Boarding Step (3) Terry Cox at 8:07am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8063 I made a boarding step for our boat out of inch and a half white PVC several years ago so that the a
Correct way to hook up Waste tank Hunter 31 1984? captain john24377 at 7:50am 04.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/2556 I have 1984 Hunter 31 - it has a factory installed waste holding tank. The boat has been sitting
Mast spreaders missing? mainepod at 6:42am 04.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3869 I'm considering buying a well-usedVenture 21 (supposedly 1990) and the mast does not have spreaders,
Rope and rigging measuring gauge chrisings at 6:08am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1188 Hi folks, Years ago, like 25 or more, I purchased a handy little item from Davis Instruments at a bo
Mast Tang bolts Ken13559 at 4:01am 04.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1522 In the course of running new earth cables to replace corroded ones, I discovered one of two my starb
SAE90 gear oil Ken13559 at 3:53am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/786 My Suzuki DF2.5S obm calls for SAE90 gear oil, however I can only find Castrol Manual 80W90 gear oil
Is This Overkill (2) Greengas at 7:22pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2094 Here are two photos of the anchor that came with my Mac 25. It is clearly a Danforth. But I can't
Stop thinking ... Start doing (4) pclarksurf at 7:10pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 15/1702 you can second guess it all day long-- best way to finish is to start already: turns out my "patch"
Forward Hatch Cainsoccer at 5:41pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 1/540 Wish I could lock and unlock from the outside while on deck. Has anybody tackled this issue, or is i
Rinsing CDI furler tclC-18 at 5:37pm 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1038 I have bought a boat with a CDI FF1 jib roller-furler, and I understand that no maintenace of the fu
Drop Keel Robert Pimentel at 3:01pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1317 I have a 85 25' Mac and we were planning on going fishing on a shallow lake for a week and planning
86 Hunter 31 Spinnaker Install Dfisher at 2:11pm 04.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3035 I went up the mast to install a spinnaker halyard today and was unsuccessful. I'm having trouble ge
Bobstay on TR (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 12:17pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 5/1535 Anyone have this issue before? See picture. Wondering what to do. Thinking of just tightening the b
Rudder post repair ChangsinLattitudes at 12:14pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 1/2964 Has anyone tried that worn rudder post repair Catalina put out in the 80's? It is used to fix wear i
1979 Cat 30 CathClaud at 10:54am 04.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1425 this is my dream boat. But I am over 60. Am I an idiot to look at a boat of this age. It was raced W
Not sure if this was posted yet but very sad. Windtherapy at 9:32am 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1649 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/02/world/woman-killed-clipper-round-the-world-yacht-race
trans shifts hard brad minda at 8:48am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 8/3058 The title says it all. Over the past year the transmission has gotten harder to shift into and out
oil in exhaust water No Mayo at 8:14am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 2/669 Noticed a little oil in the discharge water after starting engine for 1st time this season. What ar

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Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration dLj at 6:46am 09.30.23 The most hours I've put on my diesel in a season is 48. Last year was a low of 12. I'm lucky that
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration Ward H at 6:28am 09.30.23 The most hours I've put on my diesel in a season is 48. Last year was a low of 12. I'm lucky that I
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration dLj at 6:23am 09.30.23 As a lifelong backyard mechanic I could not sleep at night knowing I left half a quart of dirty oi
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 6:17am 09.30.23 I guess you didn't bother to read post # 51. Oops, you are right. I did read the post but I had f
Trouble keeping the rain out! HeelBoy at 5:56am 09.30.23 I'll definitely check that stuff out as the boat ages and the fittings shart leaking. This leak, ho
PVC inflatable repair glue RoyS at 5:47am 09.30.23 You can buy syringe assortments on Amazon and use one to inject your sealant under the existing rein
310 questions from a potential buyer JRT at 5:42am 09.30.23 I'd want to know if the transmission is original and if the damperplate has been replaced to be hone
Blocked fuel pickup RoyS at 5:42am 09.30.23 There still may be sludge on the tank bottom.
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ward H at 5:40am 09.30.23 I guess you didn't bother to read post # 51. You tried.
Trouble keeping the rain out! RoyS at 5:38am 09.30.23 Mostly I use Lifecaulk (polysulfide) sealant for deck fittings that I might want to remove in the fu
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration RoyS at 5:15am 09.30.23 Roy, in terms of ounce, how much more oil do you remove? I never measured it accurately. I will gu
Anchor Locker Clutch Cargo at 4:56am 09.30.23 By federal statute, any vessel built after 1972 would have a HIN located on the starboard side of th
My solution for winch override. Yours? Apex at 3:53am 09.30.23 Thanks for the advice. I am actively working on a way to have the flexibility of the swivelling cle
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 10:53pm 09.29.23
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 09.29.23 I guess you didn't bother to read post # 51. Are you sure copper ferrules are used? I have worke
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake SycloneDriver at 8:35pm 09.29.23 I guess you didn't bother to read post # 51.
PVC inflatable repair glue Hayden Watson at 8:23pm 09.29.23 I've tried HH66 which is the common one part pvc glue for reattaching patches and general stuff and
PVC inflatable repair glue MikeHoncho at 7:17pm 09.29.23 If I was doing a structural repair, I would probably spring for a 2-part. This repair is just to s
Yamaha 33 mast removal dlochner at 6:39pm 09.29.23 Use a yard that has experience. My mast has come down every year for the past 39 years. It is not t
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration sesmith at 6:35pm 09.29.23 I also use a vacuum extractor on my universal m35b. Once I figured out the extractor took out all t

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