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P30 Bushings pawhitman at 8:31am 12.04.14 Pearson 3/1077 We sail a P30 and last summer noticed water coming in the rudder shaft. Boat was fully fueled and mo
Anyone use their wife's sewing machine for sail repair? kito at 8:16am 12.04.14 Ask All Sailors 62/20381 Well, my luck ran out on Ebay as far as buying used sails. I wanted a used main as a back up for my
Marina/mechanic Larry D Calander at 6:17am 12.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/766 Anybody know at marina/ mech in ft Myers area for Hunter
323 anchor light bulb Ron20324 at 5:31am 12.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1538 I have someone going up the mast to hang the Parade of Lights display soon. He will change the ancho
Sailboat busts restricted launch area CYQK at 4:15am 12.04.14 Ask All Sailors 26/3222 Who are these jackasses that for two times in a row have disrupted a launch at Kennedy? You can see
butyl tape precaution Time_Out at 9:28pm 12.03.14 Catalina 22 4/1497 Just a heads up for any of you in the process of installing hardware or rebedding existing hardware
79 Hunter 25 or 82 Catalina 25 JanS48 at 7:07pm 12.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1151 Greetings - I'm torn between purchasing a 79 Hunter 25 that looks to be in good condition vs a Catal
Lancer logo USNAmom at 6:35pm 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1379 After commissioning from the Naval Academy, my son rescued and restored a Lancer. He eventually had
Do I need a vang if I have a traveler? umphrey1012 at 6:21pm 12.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/11082 Recently bought a Hunter 27 and it has a cabin-mounted mainsheet traveler, but does not have a boom
Newby needs mast stepping help! (1) keljohnso at 3:30pm 12.03.14 Catalina 22 33/9439 So I've built a gin pole out of a 1 5/8 fence post. The problem I'm having is the mast wants to swi
Best trailerable boat Wayunderated at 1:58pm 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 77/25926 I'm looking to purchase a good boat that I can trailer from location to location. Something that's
Winterizing a Seaward S600 water heater smoothsailing at 1:08pm 12.03.14 Big Boats 5/2886 Winterizing a Seaward S600 water heater on a '97 Hunter 340 What is the best way to clear the water
solar controller Don Crowther at 12:41pm 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2365 This is a question that I might have seen the answer to but for the life of me can't remember! Wh
Trailer Sailors and Marine Sanitation Bad Obsession at 12:40pm 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 27/6842 On another forum that I am on we are having quite the discussion about marine sanitation on small sa
Boat Speed Deleted member 117556 at 12:05pm 12.03.14 Catalina 310 29/6236 Was wondering what boat speed most people make in a Cat 310 while under power at a normal cruising R
Mexican TIP problems Perfect Excuse at 11:59am 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4329 I have shipped our boat to La Paz. The boat had previously been in Mexico. The former owner shipped
is the top of the mast open to weather? fox islander at 11:13am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1159 I'm still chasing down some small leaks in an attempt to get a relatively dry bilge. I've never been
Where is the diesel fuel switch? Resilience1 at 10:09am 12.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/835 I just recently purchased a Beneteau 473. It is beautiful and in great shape. Can you please help me
Source for freshwater pump Westerbeke 10-2 cbourne200 at 6:51am 12.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 24/6108 Went out for a short sail yesterday, expecting winds to be < 10 mph. As we were motoring out the ch
Yanmar SB8 RUnning Canyonkeeper at 6:42am 12.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1511 So first time at a youtube video. http://youtu.be/F3zQlDw0tcA This is after she was sitting for

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Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Rich Stidger at 2:29pm 10.16.23 Check the actual engine temperature at the temperature sender on the engine with an IR thermometer.
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 10.16.23 The salt test strips are a good idea, except I am on a fresh water lake (Lake Norman, NC). Sorry,
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Will Gilmore at 1:53pm 10.16.23 assuming that this happened when getting smoked in the front end? or is this caused by someone over
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 1:34pm 10.16.23 It's encapsulated on the Starwind 19. Very similar designs to Precision. Same Naval Architech Jim
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements Daze at 1:29pm 10.16.23 Hi Craig - Wondering how you made out with your new sail purchase? I am looking to replace my 2007
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) Ward H at 1:28pm 10.16.23 We visited with great people, ate delicious food, shared :beer:, wine, and sipped some fine Bourbon
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 1:08pm 10.16.23 the white spacers between the deck and hardware will all be takin off. as i do not see this as origi
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) Hello Below at 1:03pm 10.16.23
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 (1) Anomymous 163294 at 1:00pm 10.16.23 After you address your damage on the nose, thoroughly inspect your mast, standing rigging, chain pl
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 12:56pm 10.16.23 well i was out there again today to check it. it seems to be smaller then the picture shows. as for
Engineering Help Needed WayneH at 12:53pm 10.16.23 You drink the ones in the blue cooler until it's empty. Then beach the canoe and swap put for a red
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 12:31pm 10.16.23 Nice discovery Dave.
Just how big is British Columbia? jssailem at 12:27pm 10.16.23 That is some dusting on the roof.
Just how big is British Columbia? (2) Michael Davis at 12:07pm 10.16.23 Just a dusting. :) eldom last more than a week.
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Stu Jackson at 11:50am 10.16.23 where I noticed the temperature gauge going all the way up. Also the beta 28 engine stalls when I t
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 11:49am 10.16.23 My sugestion would be as follows . Remove the rubrail holder about a foot from the bow on both sides
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 11:44am 10.16.23 ket, what about the 2" hole between your fingers ? 220774 Haha, exactly. I was debating buying
Kevlar skid plates? Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) SoSound at 11:26am 10.16.23 For this particular issue, there does appear to be an adjustment in settings which will improve the
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 10.16.23 220771 Your copper tubes don't look too bad but the SS jacket looks it's had the :poop: beat out of

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