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M-H 31; 7.8 Knots... Really? Rick D at 8:59pm 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2414 Not to be snarky, well, maybe. Anyhow, I was thumbing through Sail magazine (I know...) and there wa
Reversing the keel winch? RussC at 8:02pm 11.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2562 It seems like such a logical modification to flip the keel winch so the handle is accessed in the co
Engine box insulation marchem at 3:12pm 11.18.15 Catalina 310 10/2902 2000 C310. The insulation in the engine box was apparently falling off and removed by the PO. I'm
Cleaning a prop Rodd at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/13337 This year I will not be removing my prop. There is a bunch of white scale on the prop, and I was wo
Anl fuse busbar vs. dual mrbf and plain busbar marchem at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 10/7685 First of all, thanks to everyone here for all the help and advice I've gotten in the past regarding
Diggin threw photos did i ever share this? (1) allen-deckard at 1:19pm 11.18.15 Catalina 22 7/667 I was getting more stuff dug out and making sure things work got my screen door out and was wonderin
Free sails? pateco at 10:06am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2338 Has anyone else signed up for this? I like the Idea of FREE sails, but don't know how hard it is to
Reefing lines: mast or cockpit? which is better? markwbird at 10:03am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4345 So, I've been talking to folks about setting up my reefing lines to run back to the cockpit mainly s
Propane outboards? BayMan at 9:23am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1658 Did not know about these. Some questions: How long does the camping size propane can last? How ea
Electrical problem on 1984 hunter 31 51RD55 at 7:35am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1025 Recently I seemingly tripped a breaker while working on the boat. The only load on my outlet breaker
S2 11.0c south of savanna ga rob and tami at 4:26am 11.18.15 S2 2/1300 Hello, We are cruising, down the ICW in our S2 9.2C toward the sun, and right now am at Savanna GA 1
Motor mounts Damifudo at 3:00am 11.18.15 Catalina 30 6/3678 I am about to order 4 new motor mounts for my 1988 Catalina with the Universal M25 XP. Do I order t
Wiring (2) clausjepsen at 11:09pm 11.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/7528 I can not find a diagram over the wiring. I want to move my radio from VHF to COMMON and ad a deept
Tie downs when trailering? RussC at 7:32pm 11.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5589 From just looking around at tons of Mac 25s for sale on-line, I've yet to see one on a trailer that
Dallas revisited Doc_holiday at 7:13pm 11.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1160 I took the promotion that I mentioned a couple years ago. I don't have to move from VA to Dallas (Le
Paint colours for the catalina 22 ? mark rocco at 6:58pm 11.17.15 Catalina 22 13/5780 This might be a silly question but still a question.....Is there any protocol for the color that you
Oday 34 transmission removal SailingCal21 at 6:49pm 11.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 9/2096 Was wondering if anyone has experience pulling a gearbox out of a 34 ODay? Karma's transmission is h
Sheaves at top of mast Ken13559 at 5:28pm 11.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1666 I've a Selden mast and I suspect the Mains sheave is damaged. I could feel the uneveness when I play
My keel Jorge Guerra at 5:02pm 11.17.15 Ask All Sailors 2/407 My dream is to sail I have a 81 MacGregor 25 that I am restoring does not have the keel I am trying
My keel Jorge Guerra at 5:00pm 11.17.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1499 My dream is to sail I have a 81 MacGregor 25 that I am restoring does not have the keel I am trying

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 7:55am 08.10.23 They have been more like skirmishes Skirmishes, aye . . .
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (6) jssailem at 7:53am 08.10.23 The conductivity of salt water is really destructive. These images are of the Positive power cable
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 7:52am 08.10.23 a siphon event occurred and water flowed up from the PSS Shaft Seal through the Heat Exchanger The
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Alan Gomes at 7:46am 08.10.23 He said that is what the LAZY JACKS are for. Idiotic.
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 7:37am 08.10.23 p.s. What's it's name? Since the storm Left USA naming Area , Europe names them. Hurricane Seaso
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 7:36am 08.10.23 Alan, very good question. No definitive answer. I sucked about 2 gallons of water along withe the e
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:29am 08.10.23 Alan, very good question. No definitive answer. I sucked about 2 gallons of water along withe the en
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Alan Gomes at 7:29am 08.10.23 Is that engine raw water cooled? Yes.
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Davidasailor26 at 7:28am 08.10.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 7:23am 08.10.23 @kappykaplan They have been more like skirmishes. The latest challenge was the failure of my Sher
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 7:22am 08.10.23 How is the engine itself? Any damage to it from the water intrusion? (Perhaps the level did not get
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 7:19am 08.10.23 Have you decided on the system best for you? I find these discussions very interesting. There is s
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp CamaroMan at 7:18am 08.10.23 KM3P? my old ('85 vintage ) shows that seal for my KM3A as a Yanmar part# 177088-02961 which is a s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 7:09am 08.10.23 It would depend on the waters you are sailing. If you are more than 200 NM from shore, you cannot c
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 7:03am 08.10.23 Before you remove the head you might want to check pressure in water jacket with engine running. I u
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 7:02am 08.10.23 I used a 128 MB San disc card that worked well.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? tfox2069 at 6:54am 08.10.23 If you're going to invest in a personal rescue signal device, I highly recommend you consider this n
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.10.23 So now with an electrical rebuild, a lot of decisions face you. Luckily, for John, I had same iss
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 6:50am 08.10.23 Good thing you did NOT go to Ireland. Best thing are the two weather routers that are tirelessly w
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 6:48am 08.10.23 Not familiar with your engine. Some engines have cylinder liners with o ring type gaskets to separat

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