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Raritan Ph-II head - stuck inlet ball Al - s/v Persephone at 1:44pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2506 About 5 years ago, I purchased and installed a Ph-II upgrade kit - a decision I certainly don't regr
Freedom 21 Cat Boat ???? Ropeburn at 1:03pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1684 In my travels through the marinas, I have come accross a 1985 Freedom 21, that was for sale but no a
season beginning, water pump shuts down, no flow (5) jrevkin at 11:36am 05.08.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1951 Hi, I have a Shannon 28 (1982). I'm fitting out post the winter. The water system was winterized. Af
DIY ACR EPIRB Battery replacement mz4wheeler at 11:35am 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/32215 My ACR batteries were up for replacement, and rather than sending it off to get them replaced I elec
Tracking a leak (1) JohnnyMac at 10:42am 05.08.15 Big Boats 5/1135 87874.vBI have a slow leak that has rotted the cabin sole by the settee in the position that the wat
New Main Sail Furling line JDREHER at 10:30am 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/806 Can anyone tell me how much line I need to replace the Mainsail furling line on my 1995 Oceanis 440
trailer for Catalina 28 kenisall at 9:49am 05.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/3972 I have a Catalina 28 Wing Keel, that i need to haul occasionally for maintenance. I have found an
Steering quadrant clarsen at 8:43am 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1420 There's great difficulty removing the steering quadrant from the post on my 381. Any suggestions?
Lewmar #10 Hatch Hinge Pin Removal (4) KZW at 7:48am 05.08.15 Catalina 310 7/8595 How does one remove the hinge pins of the Lewmar #10 hatch (Low Profile? - Trim Line?) on the coach
4 more questions :) Windtherapy at 7:35am 05.08.15 Day Sailers 10/1800 1. I have to change out my entire rub rail. PO must have really smashed it all somehow so anyway, I
Types of Silicon?? AllenF at 7:15am 05.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2780 When is "100% Silicone" not "100% Silicone"? The manufacturers of portlights recommend "100% Silico
Might be a silly questions but it's more about physics Windtherapy at 7:12am 05.08.15 Day Sailers 7/1126 Cabin cooler drain. I hear that it drains into the bilge area--silliness but, I will change mine to
32' Irwin Classic pacerow at 6:16am 05.08.15 Irwin 0/1792 Does anyone have an idea of how many 32' Classics were manufactured between 1970 and 1974? I believe
Prop walk on a 2009 B37 Vegas at 6:07am 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1204 I just bought one and it has a fixed 3-blade prop with a 29hp Yanmar. It's having some work done on
Dipstick rblevens at 5:01am 05.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/975 Looking for a dipstick for a 3QM30 Yanmar... help a guy out :)
Replacing Head Pump Hunter 356 Sarahdipity at 4:54am 05.08.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/4043 Good morning. This is our first boat and we've never sailed before. 10 weeks in and we are learning
ASA 101 completed!!!! (1) T_Cat at 7:50pm 05.07.15 Catalina 22 17/2384 Just spent the last four days getting by ASA 101 cert. I had a blast playing around with Capri 22's.
they're still out there (1) dparilla at 7:49pm 05.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1342 Almost like the living dead...
Radar cable routing to the helm, Hunter 35.5 TommmD at 7:01pm 05.07.15 Big Boats 8/2526 Looking for input how best to run a radar cable to the helm. Adding mast-mounted radar ' can route i
How do I remove this port? (1) Ken Cross at 7:01pm 05.07.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1038 I have a Lewmar port that looks like someone tried to seal it with some black goop on the outside. N

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Learning about my Kells 23 - Swing Keel Bearing Blocks? jssailem at 5:17pm 09.08.23 If you need to bounce off your ideas on the repair, either mention me on a thread or send me a Priva
MAST LEAKS & SPARTITE twodzusfittings at 5:17pm 09.08.23 So, just to circle back to you all. As a temporary fix, I cleaned out the gap of the mast hole from
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes jssailem at 5:02pm 09.08.23 Well done!
Spontaneous combustion jviss at 5:02pm 09.08.23 OK, but why "Ask All Sailors?"
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... jviss at 4:57pm 09.08.23
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... Captain Larry-DH at 4:54pm 09.08.23
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... (1) Captain Larry-DH at 4:49pm 09.08.23
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... kappykaplan at 4:42pm 09.08.23
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... jviss at 4:39pm 09.08.23
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... Captain Larry-DH at 4:35pm 09.08.23 There's a pretty good, big anchorage off of Stonnington, CT. Free, if you throw the hook. Can get
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:33pm 09.08.23 Removed the inlet hose on the HE and found both pieces from the fragmented impeller. I think "Rip
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks Terry Cox at 4:03pm 09.08.23 I have two seacocks that are rusted out, one is stuck open and the other is stuck closed. Also, wo
Learning about my Kells 23 - Swing Keel Bearing Blocks? Munsterfield at 4:02pm 09.08.23 Thanks for the reply John! Yes it was manufactured in 1976, and for all intents and purposes it's in
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 3:16pm 09.08.23 It is always something, and always a compromise:) I have thought about using one line for the tack
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 3:11pm 09.08.23 Mine's relatively new, but I know a lot of guys put blocks on there. Then, the blocks need mainten
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 3:06pm 09.08.23
Hunter 320 Steering Issue Tally Ho at 3:06pm 09.08.23
Winter Cover - Midwest Steve L22188 at 3:01pm 09.08.23 Yes...Shipshape is the answer. They already have the patterns for many boats. I've had mine for a
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 2:52pm 09.08.23 I haven't detected a friction problem with mine. Maybe it's related to line size? And I am probab
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 2:46pm 09.08.23 An old Garmin GPSMap740. PO installed it sometime before I bought the boat. But I wired in the wi

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