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keel spacer question hawk232 at 5:37pm 04.12.15 Catalina 22 3/644 for those of you who have installed them, how much tolerance do you shoot for between them and the t
Exhaust Riser replacement brien23 at 5:05pm 04.12.15 Big Boats 1/1036 Fresh water cooled engine raw water exhaust in the riser how long should it last or be replaced befo
Profurl forestay furling friesen at 4:58pm 04.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1103 I have a 2007 Profurl 350 (or 420?) for my 2007 Beneteau B40. The halyard swivel does not rotate
Fluorescent TO LED Tube Conversion (3) Marc14857 at 4:49pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1568 I am trying to convert these (see attached pics) to LED tubes. I have 5 of these fixtures on my H 44
Stanial Cay Exuma Runway Closed BJV at 4:17pm 04.12.15 Destinations 0/1070 Runway at Stanial Cay has been closed for repairs. Flamingo and Watermakers now fly into Black Poin
Thinking too much about keel forces Daveinet at 4:05pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 106/22074 OK, so its going to be another month before the boat is in the water, so my mind is just sitting idl
Oil in exhaust, low power emergpa1 at 2:27pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 21/5190 I have an island packet with a 1986 3GM30F Yanmar. . While motoring down the intercoastal waterway
help with rigging (5) solodare at 2:00pm 04.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1492 Can some one tell me if this looks correct? I have no confidence in what I'm doing. Nothing to rea
Texas Coastal Sailing TXGulfcoaster at 1:45pm 04.12.15 Big Boats 0/524 Across the ICW from Port O'Connor there is a bay called Espirito Santo, has anyone anchored in that
37C bilge question frankiedogs at 1:40pm 04.12.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/867 The float for our bilge pump is not screwed down to anything and free-floating the bilge. Obviously
1978 atomic 4, can't get dipstick out to change oil MikeLitton at 11:31am 04.12.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1337 Anyone experience this? I've got a 1978 Catalina 30, I bought last year. I went to change oil on t
Catalina 22swing keel Tony23630 at 9:32am 04.12.15 Catalina 22 1/1555 We have had problems, like leaking around the cable. Now that is a very easy to fix. But the one
Mystery Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Leak Steve E. at 7:30am 04.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/5577 Good morning all, I have a mystery leak on my 1999 Hunter 310, with a Yanmar 2GM20F motor. With
first 235 rudder bolts riverroad at 6:25am 04.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1429 I've just been on Beneteau's spare parts site and wasn't able to find a listing for the delrin bolts
Stopper for 2003 Hunter 356 Refrigerator drain Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 5:46am 04.12.15 Big Boats 9/1288 Last week my wife dropped the stopper that plugs the refrigerator drain and we have not been able to
upper shrouds when stepping piedpiperIII at 5:40am 04.12.15 Catalina 22 1/792 On my first cat22 I used to disconnect the forward shrouds and upper shrouds when stepping the mast
Oday Strut bolts/screws pcjrusso at 4:08am 04.12.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1387 I have a Oday 34. one this springs projects is a new cutlass bearing. Well my strut is loose i se
Ballast maintenance SFKjeld at 1:41am 04.12.15 Smaller Boats 12/1492 What are the maintenance recommendations for the ballast on a 23.5 that will be in a slip until fall
Stanchion Base Replacement Pantby at 1:34am 04.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1063 Our stanchion bases on our Benateau first 30 ( 1979) need replacing. They screw to the toe rail an
Converting Y30 to mid boom sheeting palacegrand at 9:48pm 04.11.15 Yamaha 2/1721 Yamaha 30, tall rig. Love the boat though I wish I could have a decent dodger put on. (fall/spring

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Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake smokey73 at 7:45pm 08.30.23 @Ralph Johnstone I think Rich is talking about his "tape" over the joint as the wrapped temp fix, no
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake SycloneDriver at 7:43pm 08.30.23 Are you sure copper ferrules are used? I have worked on several diesels (John Deere & Cummins) that
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 7:26pm 08.30.23 @Benny17441 my engine seems relatively smooth but is shaking too much to bleed the screws when runn
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized Tally Ho at 7:01pm 08.30.23 You need to be very careful with ammonia. Make sure they is no bleach left over and all the chlorin
Raritan PHII long term review (1) Tally Ho at 6:59pm 08.30.23 219399 Just plain bad Juju :laugh: . Mine is on the right, and still the best dang toilet I have h
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 6:58pm 08.30.23 Also, just having a new sail with proper shape will help a lot with heeling vs an old baggy sail.
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Scott T-Bird at 6:26pm 08.30.23 There is absolutely NO reason for you to have done that. You don't have a mixing elbow, you have a
Problems with cdi furling jib jssailem at 6:25pm 08.30.23 No clue. Could someone have removed the pin shackles.
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:19pm 08.30.23 Ensure hoses which are subject to suction are wire wound so they stay round. Ensure hoses to and fr
Stowing Winch Handles Dalliance at 6:15pm 08.30.23 Dual Lock is sort of a snap-into-place product. Very strong and stable, good for mounting things th
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 6:11pm 08.30.23 Aerodynamically a high aspect ratio sail is more efficient - i.e. more lift less drag. You can see
Refilling Compass - where's the port? (1) HilaryK at 5:59pm 08.30.23 Thanks for the help all. Turns out it was right in front of my face, just under a black paint or cau
THE ECLIPSE IS COMING.... THE ECLIPSE IS COMING (2) jssailem at 5:58pm 08.30.23 If that is not enough SOLAR excitement for you check out the TOTAL ECLIPSE event on APRIL 8th, 2024.
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 5:55pm 08.30.23
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 5:53pm 08.30.23 That's all that matters in the short term. My money says @pclarksurf nailed it in post #4. Long te
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 5:52pm 08.30.23 So a couple of questions. 1. What year is your boat? 2. Do you know the difference between a origi
Drifter block positioning? stickinthemud57 at 5:39pm 08.30.23 Thanks for the responses. Like a lot of what I do on my boat, it's a bit out of the ordinary. One of
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 5:33pm 08.30.23 My hope is that the wrapped temp fix will suffice for this season When you get it to seal (and pr
Stowing Winch Handles thinwater at 5:09pm 08.30.23 This stuff. 3M Dual Lock tape. https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Reclosable-Fastener-SJ3560-Clear/dp/B07
Fabric for boom tent? gettinthere at 4:52pm 08.30.23 and take a look at keder track. you can mount it to the sides of the boom and slide the shade edge i

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