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2GM20F idling dropped after warm up Ken13559 at 12:31am 07.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/820 When engine is cold the ideal rpm is about 850-900rpm. After some driving around and engine warm up
Just Downloaded the SeaStatus app, 2 Thumbs up caguy at 10:45pm 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1669 Unfortunately it is only available for IPhones and IPads. There was an interview with the creator,
Anchoring in Brenton Cove RI Bob S at 6:22pm 07.23.14 Destinations 6/3355 We are debating on taking a long weekend sail to Newport RI. Been planning the trip and it looks lik
Our first boat newbie72 at 3:41pm 07.23.14 Catalina 22 6/833 Hello all! We finally did it and bought our first boat! We bought a 1985 Catalina 22. We are new
Rigging & Mast (Urgent Question) TriSwiss at 3:25pm 07.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2050 I'm interested in purchasing a 1998 Hunter 376 - The biggest issue is that it will need complete rig
Leasing my 36 ft S2 EQUINOX22 at 2:26pm 07.23.14 S2 2/917 Hello fellow S2 boat owners, knowing what a great sailing vessel, an S2 Cruiser is, do you know anyo
painting the ceiling carpet EQUINOX22 at 2:22pm 07.23.14 S2 3/1138 Hi, I would like to make the interior of my boat lighter and more attractive, so I am wondering if I
Sacraficial Zinc BrianW at 1:34pm 07.23.14 Smaller Boats 3/771 I have a couple of dumb questions: If you set out a zinc "fish" as a test for stray current, can you
Need help with finding parts for a catalina 22 Dave84 at 1:18pm 07.23.14 Catalina 22 4/884 Hi, I'm looking for parts for a Catalina 22 1979. I need a white plastic port trim and a stem head f
Escape Rhumba Furling Issue lillyenglund1 at 12:17pm 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/5486 I recently bought a used Escape Rhumba with 'smart rigging' (the sail wraps around the mast and has
in the water, shake down, QUESTIONS<<< (7) jmczzz at 11:57am 07.23.14 Catalina 22 5/1500 Launched "Grace" in Bull shoals res, sailed, anchored, put her in a slip. All went pretty well excep
Profurl B29S on Beneteau 323 rschultz at 11:54am 07.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2169 I have a 2004 B323 with a factory installed Profurl B29S headsail furling unit. The boat is new to
Mast Raising Bridal Wire for Hunter 23.5 Gardnera at 11:03am 07.23.14 Smaller Boats 3/1784 I purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 but it did not come with a mast raising bridal wires. hunterowners.co
Cabin table dimensions Svlorelei30 at 10:24am 07.23.14 Catalina 30 17/4568 A previous owner cut the length of the cabin table, I guess to slide in better. Now I cannot use it
Cabin floor carpet pattern Svlorelei30 at 10:21am 07.23.14 Catalina 30 3/1636 Does anyone have a carpet pattern that they could copy from a Catalina 30 MKIII floor/carpet? If not
Transmission Problems makanikai1 at 9:59am 07.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1177 I have recently have my second transmission installed. The last one was two years ago. Our mechani
Companionway Teak Replacement (1) LiveAloha at 8:51am 07.23.14 Big Boats 5/1443 Found a New replacement for my weathered companionway teak handhold with integrally mounted Sun Lev-
Plumbing layout on 1984 First 30E shyamh at 8:45am 07.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/678 Here might I find details of all the plumbing lines, flows and schematics for an '84 first 30E? I'm
IPad mini and GPS shyamh at 8:31am 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 24/3740 Good morning all, What external GPS receivers would you recommend for use with iPad navigation apps?
Sailing Downwind Rleiby at 7:22am 07.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/872 1993 Hunter 30T: What size and brand whisker pole might you recommend? 110 Genoa. Any suggestions o

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What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? dkinzer at 2:12pm 10.31.22 Actually it is a fire extinguisher port. Related to this, on the pre-sale survey that we had done
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 2:11pm 10.31.22 But scares the heck of those Workers. Less Misbehavin
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Dean Strong at 1:53pm 10.31.22 2GM20F is common in 80s-90s sailboats, unlike previous post. Simple solution...hang the ignition ke
Port shades/covers rgranger at 1:51pm 10.31.22 Even if your ports don't leak... I can see these being the bomb in a hot and stuffy anchorage withou
Winterizing question BOSSailor at 1:47pm 10.31.22 I did make up a special fitting to connect my air compressor to the input of my pump, but that is
Winterizing question Rich Stidger at 1:46pm 10.31.22 New-to-us 2008 Hunter 36. With the goal of winterizing the house water system, drained the tank at
Winterizing question (2) Rich Stidger at 1:42pm 10.31.22 I have a procedure that I have used for years with no damage. I drain all of my water tanks and the
Winterizing question BOSSailor at 1:40pm 10.31.22 If you didn't bypass the water heater, yes you've just got a bunch of antifreeze sloshing around in
Fender covers- Yes or No? Rich Stidger at 1:27pm 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some
Winterizing question T J Furstenau at 1:24pm 10.31.22 Like many "problems", there are often multiple solutions. What has worked for me on the fresh wat
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 1:23pm 10.31.22
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 Graham Haire at 1:04pm 10.31.22 I am super interested in how you go with this one. From what I have read elsewhere, this will be a
4.108 winterizing Don Crowther at 12:50pm 10.31.22 My first time winterizing this engine When you run rv antifreeze through the system do you leave i
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 12:29pm 10.31.22 I have a 40 and there is no steel plate. I thought the hulls were pretty much the same. Could this
Winterizing question George Braun at 12:20pm 10.31.22 i was actually thinking of using a shopvac in reverse to push air into the main water tank, run the
Refilling CNG Tank jon hansen at 12:19pm 10.31.22 baking under sail is a real treat. soups and chowders are another of my favorites when under way.
Winterizing question Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 10.31.22 The one time my boat was stored on the hard for the winter, I had good luck in using a super cheap 1
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Laid-back at 12:15pm 10.31.22 On our Hunter 50 the main anchor is a 33kg Rocna with 12mm chain. We stay in the Caribbean and I nev
Looking at an s2 7.9 Scott T-Bird at 12:05pm 10.31.22 It's a very nice boat design and quality wise and surely a more desirable boat for sailing performa
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads serenisea at 11:57am 10.31.22 Actually Peggie, I did exactly that. I was trying to remove the stains on the bowl where the raw wa

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