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Teak counter rail ifundum at 12:37pm 11.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/887 We need to replace a straight section (15") of the teak counter molding in the galley. Any ideas on
Yanmar 2GM diesel...hot water heater? Skippie10 at 9:35am 11.03.14 Engines and Propulsion 30/14004 Hi, I have a Yanmar 2GM diesel in my S2 Sailboat and when my electric hot water heater rusted out, I
Second Nor' Easter of the season.. Maine Sail at 9:05am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1177 Been a tough fall on the coast of Maine ' the Northeast for boats still in the water. A number of bo
Condensate Pumps Grouperhound at 8:51am 11.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1524 Has anyone decided to just throw out their Condensate Pumps and drain their AC Units into the bilge?
Liability Insurance Head Sail at 8:16am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1896 A few weeks ago my 1st mate had a fall when flaking the main after an afternoon sail. Her medical i
Steering Wheel Shaft Size DaveJ at 8:13am 11.03.14 Catalina 310 8/5871 I was looking for a folding steering wheel and came across a great deal at Defender, it fits a 1" ta
Settling in the stern Sunday Sailor at 7:59am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1983 I own a Hughes 25 and just bought this year. The Stern sits too low in the water when motoring despi
Ohio river to the gulf ? sailersteve at 7:58am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 9/7903 Dose anyone know if its possible to sail ' or motor from Cincinnati Ohio's, Ohio river to Mobile Ala
Small Sailboat For A Beginner ELLIOT at 6:06am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 23/10264 I AM NEW TO SAILING , I WANT TO PURCHASE A SMALL STABILE , DRY ,SIMPLE MAIN SAIL / JIB SAILBOAT TO L
Replacement strut for 40.5 David Knauer at 5:34am 11.03.14 Big Boats 7/2983 My boat was hauled this past week and I discovered that the strut was bent. I don't know about the
Damaged Liner??? (4) balmoralbob at 9:16pm 11.02.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1253 Hi, have posted previously about our Perkins engine re build and the trauma involved with stripping
I just bought a Neptune 24, looking for help Hooks at 8:09pm 11.02.14 Trailer Sailors 19/8843 So I posted this thread to the Newport section b/c there isn't a Neptune section and google tells me
So is this forum for Neptune boats as well? (6) Hooks at 7:47pm 11.02.14 Newport 3/4071 I just bought a Neptune 24 and Google says that it's built by Capital Yatch's but is very similar to
Keel Retention 322 Part 2 The Good News (3) The Tanqueray at 6:55pm 11.02.14 Bigger Boats 19/7440
Corrosion in the compression post? (2) Stephen Trapani at 6:05pm 11.02.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1089 Not sure what needs to be done here. Hoping for some help! I believe there may be a breach at the to
Breezy Saturday (2) Gene Neill at 4:06pm 11.02.14 Catalina 22 30/3201 The Admiral and I had been wanting to get some practice in higher winds, and we finally got our chan
salvage value Oday 25 kurtk at 2:46pm 11.02.14 Day Sailers 6/1867 My boat mast came down in the last big storm. Chain plates ripped through the deck and mast step twi
swing keel broke 25 oday kurtk at 2:19pm 11.02.14 Day Sailers 3/1414 My keel rope snapped and I was wondering how it attached. Picture would be nice. I think I need to
help building trailer for 25 oday kurtk at 2:15pm 11.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2027 I need to get swing keel dimensions and any other suggestions. Need to move 38 miles on good road. I
Teak or Plastique hand rails. (1) DAVA390 at 1:04pm 11.02.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4786 I removed my hand rails, hatchboard rails and gas tank rail today with the intention of sanding and

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Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Stu Jackson at 3:27pm 08.30.23 My boat came with the wrap on the mixing elbow. I attempted to unwrap it once just so I could exam
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 3:17pm 08.30.23 Lewmar just confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Upsizing a conne
Where to put AIS antenna? Techstyle at 2:58pm 08.30.23 My AIS transmitter/receiver is mounted near my Radar tower at 10ft from WL and has integrated GPS. I
Gulf Storm Potential WayneH at 2:58pm 08.30.23 Data Buoy #42099 recorded a 34 foot wave before succumbing to the hurricane. :yikes:
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 2:47pm 08.30.23 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone for the info and idea. My hope is that the wrapped temp fix will suffice for
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rich Stidger at 2:33pm 08.30.23 [QUOTE="skunther, post: 1797173, member: Upsizing a connecting link seems a good compromise as it in
Drifter block positioning? dLj at 2:22pm 08.30.23 The foot of this sail will be 15' (6" shorter than the standard genoa for this boat). I set the bl
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 2:13pm 08.30.23 Are you saying that this is the way petroleum NPT fittings are made up from the initial assembly,
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season Zinger88 at 2:07pm 08.30.23 Making the rest of us jealous...:cool:
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 1:51pm 08.30.23 Thanks Dave!
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses dlochner at 1:48pm 08.30.23 Depends which lines. The long hoses from the engine to the HW tank, it is not necessary to buy the Y
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake smokey73 at 1:44pm 08.30.23 @Ralph Johnstone Interesting approach. Seems like it might work. Are you saying that this is the w
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 08.30.23 The trick is to find a sealant which will not be affected by the diesel fuel. One possibly good c
Looking at a c22 need advise (7) newcat22 at 12:47pm 08.30.23
Problems with cdi furling jib sailingdude92 at 12:35pm 08.30.23 I know this is a bit of a crazy concept, but I like to check out the manual to understand how thing
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems (1) Techstyle at 12:25pm 08.30.23 Like others have said this problem is well documented and easily fixed. you can start by cleaning a
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 12:15pm 08.30.23 I bought sensor for my fresh water tank to replace the original from Aliexpress for $22. Just need
Raritan PHII long term review (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 08.30.23 There's your problem right there : he RH side, rather than the LH side like mine : 219399 Just pl
Drifter block positioning? (1) jssailem at 11:19am 08.30.23 You want to locate the blocks at the stern. You are going to fly the drifter high and out in front o
Problems with cdi furling jib (1) jssailem at 11:13am 08.30.23 I know this is a bit of a crazy concept, but I like to check out the manual to understand how things

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