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Yanmar 4jh heat exchanger eianm at 8:25pm 08.23.15 Big Boats 1/1384 I have just had to go through the process of changing my heat exchanger and found the cost of genuin
Ordering new Main Sail. Couple of questions Ward H at 6:49pm 08.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1340 I am finally replacing my 35 yr old main sail. I got a couple of last minute questions which of cour
WYC Woman's Cup (5) Jackdaw at 5:58pm 08.23.15 Racing 1/1048 WYC has the largest number of woman racers of any club in the USA, and we actively promote ladies to
Main water pump Fredthedriver at 4:14pm 08.23.15 Catalina 30 4/683 Has anyone changed a main water pump un a universal m25xp diesel, mine has siezed and broke fan belt
Adequate towing vehicle? spitfire1967 at 3:30pm 08.23.15 Trailer Sailors 17/8457 I have a c/b ODay Mariner which weighs 1300 lbs. The question is: What vehicle can I purchase whi
Coolant Leak buddybear at 3:05pm 08.23.15 Catalina 310 5/1385 Have been doing multiple jobs on the boat. Disconnected the discharge hose from the raw water pump t
Roller fuller problems and the weekend scottmellloyditude at 2:53pm 08.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/731 Roller fuller... Harken and it looks to be in good shape. However we have tried to use it twice and
House bank battery location drkmcdaniel at 11:25am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1783 I have a 1994 35.5 legend, The house bank batteries are located in the port side lazarette, I would
Fuel tank Location drkmcdaniel at 11:20am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/663 I have a 1994 Hunter 35.5 legend, the original owner removed the fuel tank, could someone possibly p
Vent Cowling White hcolvin1 at 9:21am 08.23.15 Parts Search 3/657 I dropped my cowl vent overboard. Anyone know where I can find a replacement?
Empty Holdibg Tanks on Beneteau 473 rbelau at 9:18am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3818 We are planning an offshore trip. It it possible to empty our (waste) holding tanks overboard (once
Mercury 9.9 Hurting my Season: Advice Needed (2) Sock Puppet at 8:42am 08.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 44/9349 I've been chasing an issue with my 2009 Mercury 9.9 4 Stroke since last year. Sometimes it will run
Isolation in ground circuit? (2) BobT at 7:52am 08.23.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2595 Electrical guys please enlighten. This little gizmo was between the ground wire and the negative bus
Leading lines aft on an O'Day 22 PamC at 7:30am 08.23.15 Day Sailers 6/1330 Hello all, I haven't posted here in quite a while. So by way of introduction, my husband and I r
Engine Alarms haebby at 6:50am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1253 Recently, we were sailing with the engine (Yanmar 2GM) OFF and no key in the ignition, when the engi
theft from boat trainmanjess at 5:11am 08.23.15 Ask All Sailors 60/10114 hello all I live along way from my 45ft sailboat... at present I have my boat at a dock behind a
Bypass hose for a Seaward Waterheater sailcapt340 at 5:00am 08.23.15 Big Boats 11/1751 How do you by pass the Seaward 600 Water-heater when you winterize? I am currently in the process
Cabin Lights Gerald Tibbo at 4:01am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1337 I'm looking to change the bulbs in the cabin of my 2007 Beneteau 343. Before doing this, can someon
Fuel spill Manureva at 9:31pm 08.22.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1335 The kid at the marina was more interested in girl then fuelling this evening, the result being a few
Catalina 30 fuel tank Socalsurfer at 7:28pm 08.22.15 Catalina 30 5/4245 Hi everyone. I bought a '78 C30 MkI TRBS a few months ago and have been having a blast sailing her.

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 6:35pm 02.11.23 That's great! From where would you be departing? Norfolk Virginia mine is a little bigger, a hu
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (2) dlochner at 6:33pm 02.11.23 The trip back is easier than the trip down. Warmer weather and more daylight. There are many beautif
Halyard Diameters 1979 H37C Crusty Ol Salt at 6:30pm 02.11.23 Go to the homepage click shop by model Choose your model Click rigging Choose your model again cli
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 6:25pm 02.11.23 Good to hear all is well. I (as well as many others I am sure) have been watching his adventure wit
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 6:18pm 02.11.23 Good to hear all is well. I (as well as many others I am sure) have been watching his adventure with
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 6:11pm 02.11.23 Hey! Sorry to be silent over the last couple of months. Captain Fiero is alive and well! He's gr
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows Terry Cox at 5:34pm 02.11.23 Our 1991 side port lights do not leak and no messy caulk to deal with, so no advice to offer. Howeve
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 5:18pm 02.11.23 If there is any reluctance to post the details of a voyage that didn't achieve its stated goals, I
3jh5e impeller replacement artboas at 5:06pm 02.11.23 Two pliers will work, however you may damage the impeller. Not an issue if you are replacing the im
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 02.11.23 I was going thru old emails, you know the drill file or delete, NEXT..... I came across a reminder
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 4:20pm 02.11.23 I was going thru old emails, you know the drill file or delete, NEXT..... I came across a reminder f
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 4:14pm 02.11.23 Do any of you out there use anti seize on the splines to help replacing the impeller? No. Glycerin
Missing boom PRoberaon at 3:58pm 02.11.23 What numbers will tell you the mold number?
mooring pendants ShawnL at 3:14pm 02.11.23 I had 3 1/2" 3-strand nylon pendants (on my Catalina 22). 2 to the bow cleats and one longer one as
Need a "double" block at the mast base (1) Justin_NSA at 3:04pm 02.11.23 Ordered my p/n Z-272 turning block from Rig-Rite today. Holy crap! $107 with shipping! Just need to
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Justin_NSA at 1:37pm 02.11.23 They should. They come in various pin sizes. Also colors if that interests you. Mine are grey
another winter movie Leeward Rail at 1:30pm 02.11.23 worth watching i think. He got the boat for free. Dismasted in a collision with freighter by previ
3jh5e impeller replacement dlochner at 12:57pm 02.11.23 Two pliers will work, however you may damage the impeller. Not an issue if you are replacing the imp
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer dlochner at 11:55am 02.11.23 Since this will be your first encounter with epoxy, use the slow hardeners, not tropical, just slow.
Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options Sailavie1 at 11:33am 02.11.23 Dave is spot on as usual. No need for a larger jib due to the power already available in your main.

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