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Keel trouble 84 macgregor 25 Starwind at 11:05pm 10.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 36/10164 Greetings. I have just purchased my first boat, a macgregor 25 out of alametos bay in long beach. Ev
New way of cruising?????? (1) Delezynski at 7:21pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2876 Man in floating bubble rescued in Atlantic Ocean. See it at; http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat
Westerbeke 10-2 overheating (long post) cbourne200 at 3:59pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2020 1987 O'Day 272 with Westerbeke 10-2 is overheating. Purchased about 3 yrs ago from PO who had suppos
mooring buoy on the chesapeake bay jtuner119 at 3:42pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 9/7231 i want to place a mooring buoy around annapolis area. preferably south of annapolis but i have no id
A/C Water Strainer (3) KZW at 3:35pm 10.04.14 Catalina 310 4/1658 Water Strainer Does anyone know of a source for the water strainer shown in the pictures? The str
Control Cable Lubrication LakeOntario270 at 3:17pm 10.04.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1017 I have a 1996 Westerbeke that has 3 control cables. A throttle cable, a shut off cable, and a trans
Yanmar 2GM20F Mixing Elbow jrezab at 2:36pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2330 I am replacing the Mixing Elbow on my 1986 Pearson 303. There is a stainless steel connecting piece
Wind Instrument display not reading doctorbill at 2:14pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2224 My Raymarine ST60+ Wind display is not pointing to the wind although it is displaying wind speed. I
Replacing teak simonphillips at 1:12pm 10.04.14 Catalina 30 9/1934 Hi, been lurking on the site for a long time and picked up lots of useful hints and information. Now
Electrical Systems/Battery SG (1) jrevkin at 12:13pm 10.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1323 I'm surprised there is no electrical systems forum, so I'll post here. I have 2 battery banks. One
Hot side of exhaust of an Atomic 4 DougBaker at 11:09am 10.04.14 Catalina 30 2/1034 Looking for feedback. Just rebuilt the hot side of the exhaust and ended up with water trying to bub
Mac25 leak Jack Bernard at 8:20am 10.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1321 I am somewhat new to my 1984 MacGregor 25. I have a leak. It may be the pivot bolt and am planning
Why pull boat in winter versus leave in water ? Delawaredave at 7:25am 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 55/20484 Newbie. 27 footer. Bohemia River, Chesapeake Bay, MD. Seems most people in our marina pull boat
Engine coolant NYSail at 6:43am 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2219 Hello all...... I will be changing my engine coolant this winter and was wondering about different b
Winterizing with In-Mast Furling kenvail at 5:03am 10.04.14 Big Boats 17/5103 I'm approaching my first northeast winter with my new-to-me 2006 Hunter 38. It has a huge mainsail a
HIgh Tide Roger Long at 4:19am 10.04.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/2758 It was a wild and loud night here listening to a combination of astronomical and wind driven high ti
PHRF rating adjustments Ted at 8:41pm 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4394 Assume for a moment that a sailboat was designed for a specific geographical area taking into consid
Victron 600s negative voltage reading (2) rexabbot at 8:08pm 10.03.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/7796 I have had my Victron 600s for a couple years in my motor and it has worked fine. Today I moved it
advice needed,Dock side tension for larger/oversize shrouds Water Bill at 6:20pm 10.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2684 we replaced our 9/32nds uppers, headstay, backstay and 1/4 lowers and cutter/inner forestay with 5/3
Widgeon questions DianeLT at 4:45pm 10.03.14 Day Sailers 5/1131 Hello, I am a new Widgeon owner. I bought a boat in reasonable condition, but I note that the hole w

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Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration dLj at 6:23am 09.30.23 As a lifelong backyard mechanic I could not sleep at night knowing I left half a quart of dirty oi
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 6:17am 09.30.23 I guess you didn't bother to read post # 51. Oops, you are right. I did read the post but I had f
Trouble keeping the rain out! HeelBoy at 5:56am 09.30.23 I'll definitely check that stuff out as the boat ages and the fittings shart leaking. This leak, ho
PVC inflatable repair glue RoyS at 5:47am 09.30.23 You can buy syringe assortments on Amazon and use one to inject your sealant under the existing rein
310 questions from a potential buyer JRT at 5:42am 09.30.23 I'd want to know if the transmission is original and if the damperplate has been replaced to be hone
Blocked fuel pickup RoyS at 5:42am 09.30.23 There still may be sludge on the tank bottom.
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ward H at 5:40am 09.30.23 I guess you didn't bother to read post # 51. You tried.
Trouble keeping the rain out! RoyS at 5:38am 09.30.23 Mostly I use Lifecaulk (polysulfide) sealant for deck fittings that I might want to remove in the fu
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration RoyS at 5:15am 09.30.23 Roy, in terms of ounce, how much more oil do you remove? I never measured it accurately. I will gu
Anchor Locker Clutch Cargo at 4:56am 09.30.23 By federal statute, any vessel built after 1972 would have a HIN located on the starboard side of th
My solution for winch override. Yours? Apex at 3:53am 09.30.23 Thanks for the advice. I am actively working on a way to have the flexibility of the swivelling cle
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 10:53pm 09.29.23
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 09.29.23 I guess you didn't bother to read post # 51. Are you sure copper ferrules are used? I have worke
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake SycloneDriver at 8:35pm 09.29.23 I guess you didn't bother to read post # 51.
PVC inflatable repair glue Hayden Watson at 8:23pm 09.29.23 I've tried HH66 which is the common one part pvc glue for reattaching patches and general stuff and
PVC inflatable repair glue MikeHoncho at 7:17pm 09.29.23 If I was doing a structural repair, I would probably spring for a 2-part. This repair is just to s
Yamaha 33 mast removal dlochner at 6:39pm 09.29.23 Use a yard that has experience. My mast has come down every year for the past 39 years. It is not t
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration sesmith at 6:35pm 09.29.23 I also use a vacuum extractor on my universal m35b. Once I figured out the extractor took out all t
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure morbidfollower at 5:56pm 09.29.23 Hello all Catalina 22 owners. My name is Jason and I am the owner of Rudder Craft. I am also a prou
Jib Furler Failure heritage at 4:19pm 09.29.23 I will sacrifice sail shape for the piece of mind of keeping my sail out of the water.

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