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Bed Foam and Water Kestle at 9:16pm 09.06.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2508 OKyou Mac Guys: Wife has given me an ultimatum on a new foam mattress, but I read that Tempur Pedic
And life gets in the way Bad Obsession at 7:54pm 09.06.15 Ask All Sailors 2/705 This has been a horrible year for me for sailing. I haven't seen Saga since June!!! Life keeps on
Replacing the Joker Valve on a a B321 cymeyer at 6:57pm 09.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/2524 I always dread the replacement of the joker valve. Not from the possible waste water that comes out
Furling Jib Cable nashlah at 6:25pm 09.06.15 Trailer Sailors 9/2836 Where can I find a new cable for my macgregor 26M furling jib? It runs the length of the jib support
Yamar 4jh3-te won't reach max rpm and suers from blow by discovery at 6:18pm 09.06.15 Ask All Sailors 10/3112 Yamar 4jh3-te won't reach max rpm and suffers from blow by Help! Can't seem to properly resolve a
first day under sail piedpiperIII at 5:51pm 09.06.15 Catalina 22 4/874 Yes finally there was a little wind when I had time to use it. You can see a short video on "piedpip
Moving to Minneapolis Reefing at 4:52pm 09.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1269 Good evening friends, there is a slight possibility that my wife will be relocated to Minneapolis. W
Help buying my first larger sailboat dailytrek at 4:17pm 09.06.15 Ask All Sailors 79/12041 I've sailed Hobie 16s for decades....racing them, rebuilding them, selling them but have very little
Moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota Reefing at 4:15pm 09.06.15 Smaller Boats 12/5133 Good evening friends, there is a slight possibility that my wife will be relocated to Minneapolis. W
Moving to Minneapolis, MN Reefing at 4:12pm 09.06.15 Smaller Boats 0/412 Good evening friends, there is a slight possibility that my wife will be relocated to Minneapolis. W
3gm30f (1) FlynBryn at 3:29pm 09.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1154 Can somebody verify, beyond a reasonable doubt, that this is my rear seal gone bad? I've already rep
oil pan replacement donelanc at 1:10pm 09.06.15 Bigger Boats 3/1128 I was going for a sail and engine alarm came on. Looked at compartment and full of oil. Cleaned it
410 Main Saloon Light Cluster Sailgunner at 1:04pm 09.06.15 Big Boats 11/1373 On my 410 there is a cluster of three small recessed lights over the table in the saloon. I replace
Cover for oday osprey Carver283 at 1:02pm 09.06.15 Day Sailers 2/933 Wondering if anyone might have a resource for obtaining a cover for an oday osprey.
Spare buttons (1) pf78dhr at 7:32am 09.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/947 I have a 2013 Hunter e-33 with a 29hp Yanmar. The control panel buttons keep failing. I/O, start, ov
Wind Instrument Troubleshooting SailingErrant at 6:46am 09.06.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2067 The wind instrument and gauge on my Catalina 310 have stopped talking to each other! They have been
Missing pages from Cat 22, 1992 owners manual vietvet68 at 5:34am 09.06.15 Catalina 22 9/1060 Just purchased a 1992 Cat 22. The owners manual is missing pages 21 thru 24. If anyone has this ow
Temp gage jibes138 at 4:26am 09.06.15 Bigger Boats 3/832 I posted this on the ask all sailors forum but am copying it here for you guys with the same boats.
Temp gage, sender, or ?? jibes138 at 4:24am 09.06.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2355 I've recently upgraded my heat exchanger in my Universal M25 engine to the recommended 3" diameter.
need urgent m25-xpb help njlarry at 9:38pm 09.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/984 As I have mentioned before on this site, I have been having trouble with v belts shredding. I had th

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Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 11:55am 12.16.23 The only prep work here is to be absolutely positive that the spot(s) where the anode(s) are attach
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 11:43am 12.16.23
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 11:17am 12.16.23 No... Galvanic isolation refers to the separation of an electrical circuit to eliminate stray curr
Clog in sanitation outlet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 12.16.23 Muriatic acid--available from any hardware store--will work and costs a lot less than SewClean. How
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water jssailem at 10:30am 12.16.23 OK.. Lets agree to talk in common terms. A Zinc is a specific piece of metal. An Anode is the metal
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 10:28am 12.16.23 dLj's conclusion is one that is shared by almost all sailors. I have been reading about wind gener
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 12.16.23 Should I strip the newly painted prop and polish to bare metal? The water will make short work of
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 10:13am 12.16.23 First, in freshwater you will need to use magnesium, not zinc anodes. If the boat is gaining on its
Solar power systems Stu Jackson at 9:42am 12.16.23 the output was ... very unimpressive. Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting
Yanmar question Stu Jackson at 9:09am 12.16.23 but I thought I read somewhere that some Yanmar diesel series engine use the same oil in the engine
Yanmar question kloudie1 at 8:58am 12.16.23 The only powerplants that I've encountered that shared transmission and engine oil were on motorcycl
Solar power systems dLj at 8:33am 12.16.23 Thanks for that info, DJ. I've been thinking about putting wind on my boat (mostly for liveaboard w
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:29am 12.16.23 I installed the solar/wind combo. Thinking the same as you write above. Beyond the total disaster t
Solar power systems dLj at 8:25am 12.16.23 This key point comes up often when the forum is discussing solar. I have always been curious about
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns JBP-PA at 8:05am 12.16.23 A Harbor Freight stapler may or may not be part of the problem. Some of their stuff works, some not
Yanmar question dlochner at 7:54am 12.16.23 To the best of my knowledge, no engine and transmission share the same oil supply. Doesn't matter i
Yanmar question jdrutten at 7:47am 12.16.23 This reminds me that I want to be sure to change my transmission oil before recommissioning in the s
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns LloydB at 7:21am 12.16.23 If you have found a way to get staples driven properly then you must consistently do it that way eac
Yanmar question (1) Tally Ho at 6:54am 12.16.23 As others have said, some Yanmar engines / transmission pairs use the same oil in the transmission a
Yanmar question dlochner at 4:48am 12.16.23 The transmission dip stick does not look at all like the engines dipstick. On a Kanzaki transmission

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