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2 Cycle Oil Stain Kper at 4:54am 07.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2441 Think I screwed up. Developed a fuel leak at the connection to the fuel tank located in the cockpit
Sailing Mags rfrye1 at 11:30pm 07.09.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1938 It's got around to reading my 2 sailing magazines on a 5 hr flight. I read Sail and Cruising World.
Some mistakes really suck LloydB at 10:06pm 07.09.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2212 I forgot to open the portable gas tank vent valve and created a vacuum which shut the engine off as
Transom Shower manifold whittem at 7:48pm 07.09.14 Catalina 310 2/1385 Hard a hard freeze in NW FL last year. 2004 CAT 310 Transom shower plastic manifold (in port rear la
Burning engine bulkheads Clydo at 5:53pm 07.09.14 Catalina 310 9/1720 Pulled bulkhead to work on damper plate discovered heat from riser getting to bulkhead even though
Replacement screw head covers Ivan at 5:39pm 07.09.14 Big Boats 6/1066 Does anybody know where I can get the little brown plastic covers that snap into the Phillips head f
Newport RI Moorings Doons60 at 5:17pm 07.09.14 Destinations 5/1950 I'll be sailing to Newport soon and am looking for insight into moorings. All I can find is to hail
Engine access on new Hunter 50 ac rsmart at 4:41pm 07.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/871 Has anyone owning the latest Hunter 50 ac with the 110 turbo Yanmar changed the water pump impeller
Haul out sling on keel forefoot (1) jswesterman at 3:42pm 07.09.14 Ask All Sailors 12/3833 Hi, During the survey haul out for a Catalina 36 I have an offer in for, the yard hauled the boat
Catalina 36 haulout (1) jswesterman at 3:08pm 07.09.14 Big Boats 1/1873 Hi, During the survey haul out for a Catalina 36 I have an offer in for, the yard hauled the boat
Removing mast for trailering? pupluv at 3:02pm 07.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/5480 Howdy, I have an 18 ft Languna Windrose. For the first time I have to remove the mast so I can tr
equalization-- How do I know when to do it elfking at 1:31pm 07.09.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1684 I have 4 gc2 6v batteries wired in a series parallel twelve volt bank and a link 2000 battery monit
Surprise! The engine just quit Fast Ed at 1:26pm 07.09.14 Big Boats 4/1009 We were motoring up the river yesterday when our engine suddenly quit. It re-started easily, and ra
A/C and D/C panel lights (2) ttac at 12:42pm 07.09.14 Big Boats 2/759 Hi all! I am looking for some replacement lamps for my power panel. After our lightning strike I hav
labrador current sharty mcwierdears at 12:16pm 07.09.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1199 hey, I'm picking up a 24' siedelman fixed keel from Forked River, NJ and headed to the Pamlico Sound
26M Purchase (2) BradB at 11:21am 07.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/923 I'm looking at purchasing a 26M and inspected the boat yesterday. It's a 2013 and looks to be in ve
CPT autopilot ben solomon at 10:50am 07.09.14 Big Boats 11/7597 Just had a cpt wheel pilot installed on my 1990 37.5 legend. Very impressive! I was out in 25 knot
vbelt wearing thin on only 1 spot Jared1048 at 10:23am 07.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/842 hello, recently added a high output alternator and I had a problem with the belt not being tight e
window shades shungi1 at 10:02am 07.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1529 We have a 2004 catalina 350 and are looking for a replacement pleated shade. The dog chewed one of
Oday 20 Head stay Chainplate Lifting LordNelson at 9:25am 07.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1214 I finally got the mast up a few days ago and returned to adjust the rigging. I found the head stay c

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New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 2:48pm 08.06.23 So it might be a little under proped. Or you may have been over propped before. @Maine Sail did a
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. (1) dlochner at 2:31pm 08.06.23 A friend had similar complaints about the Jabsco toilet not flushing, I told him replace the joker v
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 2:03pm 08.06.23 The prop is on! Slightly smoother than the beat up old prop. Seems to have less prop walk. Looks
New Campbell Sailer Prop Tally Ho at 1:57pm 08.06.23 I ordered a new prop a few weeks ago from West by North. They are super responsive to email. The
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 1:56pm 08.06.23 meh, I'm not putting another generator in. I don't see a purpose with the advances in lithium. I'm
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 1:38pm 08.06.23 You need a forestay. Furler extrusion (plastic one piece or aluminum foils) is reinforced with the f
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 08.06.23 For a quick and easy solution to the wiring harness problem, I found this to be the easiest and chea
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type BigEasy at 12:49pm 08.06.23 Just about Any thru hull installation - done 'right' - will last 30+ years. :) True; however, y
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type FastOlson at 12:29pm 08.06.23 Just about Any thru hull installation - done 'right' - will last 30+ years. :) While the OP seems to
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:21pm 08.06.23 Before I'd open up the pump to replace anything in it, I'd just replace the pump. If it IS original
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:53am 08.06.23 Was trying to do a dry run to step the mast, make sure all the parts were there as when I bought my
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 11:27am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 11:15am 08.06.23 surprisingly easy. Is that normal Not normal at all. Could be that it had been replaced before wit
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 08.06.23 One further question, is the shaft SS or bronze ? If SS, this makes the correct anode material even
Gearbox issue? Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 08.06.23 Occasional after driving forward, when I throttle to reverse my engine felt loaded with black smoke
New Campbell Sailer Prop MikeHoncho at 10:55am 08.06.23
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? BigEasy at 10:51am 08.06.23 Years ago, I had a 33.5. Impossible to clean the bilges easily because the teak & holly sole is glu
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 10:40am 08.06.23 Look how pink it is. The only place that resembles bronze is near the keyway. I saw that. I've g
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type BigEasy at 10:16am 08.06.23 I would avoid any epoxy alternative; its more expensive, time consuming, & an absolute nightmare if
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 10:05am 08.06.23 Thank you! Stickinthemud57 You are welcome. Definitely update us!

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