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Zinc Anode facini at 7:51am 11.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2966
1980 hunter 27 rudder. Lusitano at 6:17am 11.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/945 Can anyone tell me the proper way to remove the rudder and what to look for, since there's a lot of
chain links gettinthere at 6:15am 11.17.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1684 I'm striking out looking for a chain connector for 5/16 G4 chain. Some of my chain rusted sitting in
Coupeville, WA Terry Cox at 7:47pm 11.16.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1641 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Play in the rudder shaft 79 h27 Bateau Margo at 5:07pm 11.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1430 Well our first year with our first sail boat is in the books. Wrapped it today. One of my winter pro
Vang Adjustment to Stop Flapping Main Leech KZW at 4:40pm 11.16.14 Catalina 310 10/3644 I have C-310, sail no 307. The boat was built in 2005 and has in-mast furling. The leech of the main
Refrigeration problems Perfect Excuse at 4:28pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2665 Refrigeration problem with a Grunert Polar Mate water cooled unit. It runs well for about an hour th
Outboard isn't low enough... Advice on rebuilding mount? (6) Hooks at 3:25pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 30/5334 So I tried to take the boat out today and learned that the motor is not going deep enough in the wat
Mooring cleats question Time_Out at 2:17pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 7/1359 I'm in the process of reinstalling hardware and need a little help. Where is the best location for t
Lost my jib halyard in mast! Help MICKEYMTM at 1:19pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 6/4224 Can someone help? Catalina 22 - Blew the forestay at the bow in 14 mph winds. Had to cu
2001 Beneteau 361 shaft seal replacement boodey@wansw.net at 12:23pm 11.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3624 This will define how to change the shaft seal on a 2001 Beneteau 361 sailboat based on my own experi
Daysailer swing centerboard sailfast201 at 12:06pm 11.16.14 Day Sailers 1/5146 Greetings, I am writing in hopes to find some direction with the reinstallation of my center board
Bilge and Cabin Seat Access Boards BrianW at 9:15am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3165 My H26's wood laminate bilge and cabin seat storage access boards have started delaminating one by o
Lifting a sailboat from a trailer question davidmhull at 7:53am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 75/16455 I have an oday 22 that I need to get off my trailer temporarily. I have a friend who is going to hot
Window replacement question on my 1986 Oday 28 fourwhitesocks at 6:03am 11.16.14 Bigger Boats 17/4054 Ok I have a question. I am going to replace the large port light on the port side of my 28 Oday. (
Active Captain and iPads Chris Patterson at 6:02am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 46/12302 Hesitate to even ask this here, but here goes. In short, wife buys me this iPad Air, to keep me quie
First 375 aft cabin headliner s2fast4u at 7:09pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1427 Hi, I did remove the old and stained headliner of the aft cabin and now, I'm trying to find the
Windlass installation First375 s2fast4u at 7:05pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2984
Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 5:57pm 11.15.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1170 Weekend cruises off season offers several remote spots near Shelter Bay to spend a quiet time on the
How to use globalstar Qualcomm phone to get data? discovery at 5:21pm 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1662 I have a older globalstar Qualcomm phone with a car kit so I have a external antenna and a docking s

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Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 10.11.23 Part 18 is the tube that is stuck in the exchanger. Have you removed the rear head yet ? After 2
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Panera at 11:59am 10.11.23 Thank you for the suggestion to mount the tank in another location off the engine. Unfortunately, t
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 11:54am 10.11.23 What any sane person would do, except when dealt one of these : My expansion tank is located in th
Just how big is British Columbia? Terry Cox at 11:30am 10.11.23 Does this look like "little Snow at Sea Level"... Just a dusting. :)
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 11:07am 10.11.23 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F and I removed the heat exchanger to clean it, because I could tell it was a m
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Beneteau First 21 Classic officebob at 11:00am 10.11.23 Andrew Did a quick search...+ 6 for shoal keel. Thanks
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 10.11.23 Those batteries need to be charged with a 14.7V absorption and the recommended charge current is .4
Navionics price increasing jssailem at 10:40am 10.11.23 Dave, Like many software programs there is a learning curve to understand the tools programed. I fo
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats (1) rgranger at 10:32am 10.11.23 @FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 10.11.23 so I don't remember whether it's a gasket or a sealant. I was just occurred to me when looking at
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 jssailem at 10:30am 10.11.23 Tie a string on to something @kloudie1 so that the rescue team can find you and pull you back out...
Columbia keel question rgranger at 10:26am 10.11.23 You should probably post this in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum. https://forums.sailboatowners.com
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 10.11.23 one arm has to go in first then after shoulders are in, the other arm comes in. Good Lord man :yi
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:19am 10.11.23 A good synonym roll is just like a good poker hand it just needs a raisin. Boooo:laugh:
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 10:11am 10.11.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our l
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 10:07am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 10.11.23 it was thick brown sludge and very greasey. If it disperses in tap water, there is no oil present
Precision 23 dock size tfox2069 at 10:04am 10.11.23 A little confounded by the idea that the widest part of the boat "isn't at dock level". You must be
Legal Question dlochner at 9:50am 10.11.23 The operative words are FOREIGN SAILBOAT IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS Read the document posted by @Cab

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