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What does your Sirius weigh? shanester at 8:39pm 07.05.14 Sirius 21/22 1/3518 In discussing tire load range in the trailer sailor forum the weight of my boat and trailer were deb
Suddenly unable to point upwind Minnesail at 6:09pm 07.05.14 Catalina 22 22/3374 Yesterday on the 4th my wife and I went out for a sail. This was only her fourth time on a sailboat
Mast thingy mmhewes at 3:15pm 07.05.14 Big Boats 4/1192 Help. We just bought and had shipped a 1999 Catalina 42. We are putting the rigging together AND
New owner needs O'day rigging help tailhook2591 at 3:14pm 07.05.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1368 I'm new to sailing and recently picked up an O'day 20. Regrettably, former owner gave little rigging
Opinions on 2 different boats Kayamore at 3:05pm 07.05.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2271 Trying to decide which boat to pursue. We have looked at a 40 ft. 1983 Endeavour with 5 foot draft
Replace engine 1984 31 Mark Nooney at 3:03pm 07.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/1543 I have a yanmar 2gmf (rated at 13hp) and I have put a Campbell sailor prop on her this year. We can'
Attaching a Vang (1) ozarkray at 2:25pm 07.05.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2381
H26 Mast raising/lowering Fred at 12:48pm 07.05.14 Smaller Boats 11/1491 I'm sitting here with some trepidation thinking about lowering the mast on my H26 (1995) this week.
Short sailing video Bob 04 H260 at 12:45pm 07.05.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1171 Checkout this one, https://vimeo.com/94842405
New owner of Pearson 26 PotomacDaysailer at 11:20am 07.05.14 Pearson 3/1395 Just bought a '79 Pearson 26 on Ft. Gibson Lake, OK. Spent a week refitting and cleaning, had her o
Sending Units Jacksonboat at 10:25am 07.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/781 Hi, I am looking for some advice. I have a Yanmar 3gm30f and the oil pressure indicator and heat in
Repair / replace bulkhead liner fabric for 1983 Oday 25 dwdooher at 10:24am 07.05.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3288 Not sure if this posted yesterday. I am replacing the cabinet shelf, sink, and upper shelf on the st
Shower in forward head Don Petersen at 10:13am 07.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/742 We have a 42 Passage with the V berth. Forward head is to starboard. I want to change out the hose f
Hunter 45 Center Cockpit Gottchas? pearsefitz17 at 9:32am 07.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/701 I am seriously considering purchasing a 1998 Hunter 45' Center cockpit. This will be our last boat a
2008 or Above Hunter 33 Owner gmerrill at 7:57am 07.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/863 I am currently a Precision 23 owner and very satisfied with my boat. But it's getting a little smal
Load range E or D tires shanester at 7:47am 07.05.14 Trailer Sailors 49/11723 I am getting ready to buy a new set of tires. This time I am replacing the rusted white powder coate
Helm Dawno at 7:18am 07.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/764 With the wheel it seems as though you don't get the responsiveness. Is there way to make sure your w
Yamaha 6HP stuck in reverse shanester at 7:03am 07.05.14 Engines and Propulsion 10/3918 I bought a 2005 Yamaha 6HP four stroke yesterday for $550. The reason for the lower price was it is
Recommended Vinyl Stain Remover? (1) Kper at 6:15am 07.05.14 Ask All Sailors 3/687 The original fabric cushion covers are in great condition except for the mildew stained vinyl on the
It's called an anchor Einstein 25yearslater at 6:12am 07.05.14 Ask All Sailors 28/3265 It seems yeaterday was a delightful day on Lake Ontario. With a WNW wind at 15 and waves of short in

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Arch on bigger hunters wpatch at 11:15am 10.25.22 I have an 04 36 and the arch is built extremely tough for 2 main reasons. 1) As others have said st
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 10.25.22 Coat the new gaskets with NON PETROLEUM grease such as SuperLube for a perfect fit. That should h
Voltage Meter Issue Davidasailor26 at 11:09am 10.25.22 @Davidasailor26 , did your "Marine How To" reference mention that ? In too much of a rush to read t
CDI FF2 CrispyCringle at 10:37am 10.25.22 Mine was not reduced. I had the FF2 and sails when I bought the boat. But it would probably be a goo
Stagnant water in the lazarette Parsons at 10:35am 10.25.22 If you need to drill your own limber holes through a bulkhead or stringer, make sure that you do not
Bad spider cracks ? sail sfbay at 10:25am 10.25.22 Agree .....gelcoat crazing. Buy color-matched glecoat or color match the gelcoat. Grind cracks with
Wing Keel repair dLj at 10:12am 10.25.22 I'm puzzled why you would cut the current side off. I'd say the original idea the OP stated would
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 9:52am 10.25.22 I thought change comes from the cushions of my couch. :)
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes rgranger at 9:50am 10.25.22 I bet you can get them right here. Call the SBO store.
Its funny Friday! LloydB at 9:41am 10.25.22 Change may come from within but incentive seems to come from an ex-wife and the IRS.
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 10.25.22 Worked well on my 3GM30 that had muddy brown cooling water Do you have a brand name ?
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 10.25.22 Then disconnect the drain hose at the engine; Which hose is this ? Raw water outlet from the hea
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 10.25.22 No can do under load and remember to let it rest at 0% load for 24 hrs. before reading. @Davidasail
Stagnant water in the lazarette xavpil at 8:51am 10.25.22 NOTE! He said "at the bottom" not through the bottom. :yikes: Your lazarette is partitioned from o
Stagnant water in the lazarette jssailem at 8:29am 10.25.22 a small drain hole at the bottom NOTE! He said "at the bottom" not through the bottom. :yikes: Yo
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 8:07am 10.25.22
Stagnant water in the lazarette xavpil at 8:03am 10.25.22 Permanent fix is a small drain hole at the bottom that will allow this to drain slowly to the main
Voltage Meter Issue Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 10.25.22 One other caveat using voltages to determine state of charge is that the voltage is also affected by
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? sail sfbay at 7:36am 10.25.22 Another option is to install heater vents in the cockpit that blow hot air from a diesel heater. Ha
Voltage Meter Issue Tin Kicker at 7:28am 10.25.22 Of course.

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