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White Smoke Question Pat at 7:24am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1802 Had a great sail yesterday...that is the good news...The bad news is when I started the Westerbeke 1
trident Don Crowther at 6:52am 08.13.14 Big Boats 7/1143 I'm thinking about changing my sanitation hoses on my H 34. Does any one know how much trident hose
Another Smart Plug Question Kermit at 6:40am 08.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/5411 I'm considering having a shore power outlet added to our dock. I've read about the SmartPlug but don
Dumped the Sherwood for an Oberdorfer pump Bob4203 at 5:45am 08.13.14 Catalina 30 13/3554 Geez, what's with these Sherwood Raw water pumps? I started up my M-18 only to find I had no water c
Diesel fuel question - marine or auto? holdech at 5:03am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 26/7395 Once I get more familiar with diesels I'm sure this will be obvious but it's often best to ask. Is t
Dexron II or III? Jongleur at 7:37pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 1/891 The diesel place sold me Dexron III. Is this okay? Everywhere I read that you should only use D
Impeller housing Jongleur at 7:35pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 8/1561 A couple of impeller questions: Why were 2 bolts longer than the other 2 bolts on my oberdorfer im
Location of main dc fuse - 1985 hunter 40 todturner at 7:30pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/1273 I have a hunter 40 I have owned for 20 years. I was changing the 4d batteries under the aft berth,
Adjustable backstay for a 355? TommmD at 7:29pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/845 Anyone have an adjustable backstay? Is it worth it on a fractional rig? I'm still sorting out rig
South shore of Manitoulin Island (pics) (5) ed on manitoulin at 6:57pm 08.12.14 Destinations 10/4995 Not the most popular area to sail, but close to home for me! A few pics from last weekend....spent a
Transducer question (2) repawn at 6:06pm 08.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/803 Time for another ill informed question. I followed the cable from my depth gauge to this: ound thi
Great trip (1) rtmccue at 4:46pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 1/836 The crew and I had a great trip from Baltimore to Block Island . The boat did great too.
Take apart window Air Cond. and converted it for Marine use? abk at 3:51pm 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 29/11667 I was talking to an HVAC person some time ago and she said it would be easy to convert a room ac by
forward weatherboard on sliding hatch. CCrane2299 at 1:40pm 08.12.14 Catalina 22 4/1056 I have three screw holes in the front of my sliding hatch. I have also noticed that if I pull it clo
Pull Ignition Replacement Ima90sJezus at 1:11pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 3/933 Quick question for all you out there... I have an '84 C30, M25 engine, Hull #3687. My electric
1985 H31 Mast Support Beam morich at 11:07am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1453 Can anyone tell me whether the molded mast support beam running across the cabin top has wood or met
Ongoing saga with intermittent starter scevrog at 10:19am 08.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 19/3838 First of all, I have written about this in the past. Since then, I have investigated and addressed s
vacation time Justin_NSA at 10:16am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1374 Anyone know of a reasonable place in Destin or Ft Walton beach FL to rent a sailboat for the day? 4
Walkabout rescue North of Hawaii Joe Snuffy at 10:02am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1004
Spinnaker tack attachment Rummerful at 8:42am 08.12.14 Catalina 310 5/2010 The prior owner put an attachment point on the anchor roller. The anchor line can chafe on it, so I

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Problems with cdi furling jib dlochner at 4:34am 08.30.23 On older CDI furlers the halyards are inside the foil, the cleats are for the halyard. Not positive
Winterization? Davidasailor26 at 4:27am 08.30.23 Draining the water tanks is pretty much just a matter of letting the pump run until everything is em
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 4:00am 08.30.23
Problems with cdi furling jib justsomeguy at 3:22am 08.30.23 why there are cleats on the drum, You need a place to secure your halyard, of course. Dunno about
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 9:44pm 08.29.23 Are all of the hoses you mentioned here fuel return hoses ? The reason I ask is that I just replac
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 08.29.23 Are all of the hoses you mentioned here fuel return hoses ? The reason I ask is that I just replace
Cockpit drain not draining Macboy at 9:39pm 08.29.23 I JUST redid mine yesterday. I used flexible couplers on the glassed in fittings and then built the
Gulf Storm Potential JamesG161 at 9:22pm 08.29.23 Just in from NHC with land fall in early morning... Category 4 Hurricane Idalia Pray for them. D
Raritan PHII long term review Stu Jackson at 8:47pm 08.29.23 That's not been my experience Me neither. PHII July 2010. Peggie Hall came for a visit and a sa
Raritan PHII long term review Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 08.29.23 Pump housing. Cracked and leaking. Complete base, broken off at one mount, and cracked further in w
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (4) Rich Stidger at 8:35pm 08.29.23 Did you ever find the source of your leak? UPDATE: Finally! I believe that I have found the sour
Gonna pull the boat... Will Gilmore at 8:16pm 08.29.23 Maybe removing the boat from the risk area. But that can be nearly impossible. :plus: For the firs
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 8:03pm 08.29.23 Evans Starzinger wrote a few years back about testing rope to chain splices. If you have the time y
Refilling Compass - where's the port? Tally Ho at 7:41pm 08.29.23
Refilling Compass - where's the port? SycloneDriver at 7:36pm 08.29.23 I worked on a different compass, so keep that in-mind. I found the fill port on the bottom of the u
Raritan PHII long term review dlochner at 7:34pm 08.29.23 Interesting review. That's not been my experience 2 boats 2 PHII toilets, no structural problems.
Gulf Storm Potential JamesG161 at 7:03pm 08.29.23 Many of our SBO friends will feel this, including the new SBO warehouse in Gainesville, FL. It may
Need source for winch parts (1) Rich Stidger at 6:58pm 08.29.23 UPDATE: I finally got together with my machinist friend and completed the machining on a bronze bus
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Crusty Ol Salt at 6:28pm 08.29.23 Just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions..... They are a lot like assholes, everyo
Thundering water tank? Jimongee at 6:18pm 08.29.23 H thanks Davida sailor! That makes sense. The folks I purchased this vessel from had never ever

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