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How to change gear oil on Yanmar 1GM10? GorillaToast at 7:59am 06.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/6338 Hello. I need some help from fellow Yanmar owners. I have a new to me Yanmar 1GM10. I just checked t
Waxing topside while the boat is in the water LaColla at 7:41am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2398 I'm curious to hear how other folks wax their topsides, waterline to deck, when the boat is in the w
Water Ballast Valve Replacement atwhite2 at 7:27am 06.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3051 We just spent a great weekend on the water... Sailing around the Apostle Islands off the northern ti
Unknown drainage Source to thru-hull well BarryBershad at 7:08am 06.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/775 There is a drainage hole into the well area where my depth transduce and knot meter are mounted. It
2QM15 Problems Solved RoyS at 7:02am 06.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/6356 After twelve years of effort and thousands of dollars spent, I have finally solved my problems with
looking for purchase advice kb3pgo at 7:00am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2404 I am looking at two boats and am unsure about actual quality of them. Assuming both are in the s
air conditioner installation hunger 28.5 linecreek at 6:42am 06.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 air conditioner installation hunter 28.5 We have a Hunter 28.5 and have seen a post on "Inexpensive
High water levels (2) Jackdaw at 5:50am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 7/983 Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis is at the highest water levels ever recorded. The water is over our
11.0 aluminum water tank Jtoben at 5:34am 06.23.14 S2 18/3240 Everlastingly years ago I cut 4 access ports in the water tank of our 11.0a for clean out and inspec
Summer Sailstice (1) Justin_NSA at 5:30am 06.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/549 How many of you celebrated the Sailstice on Saturday? Our club held our annual Blessing of the Fleet
Yet another Air Conditioning Thread Kermit at 4:45am 06.23.14 Smaller Boats 31/3957 We have a 1999 H260. We're on a mission to cool our boat so we can sleep on it in the summer. Yes, I
sail area and PHRF for Beneteau 323 new323owner at 4:21am 06.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5446 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323 with an in-mast furling mainsail and a 116 genoa. I would like to know the
Noisy engine MORNING LIGHT at 3:53am 06.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/801 Hi, Got a Catalina Capri 26 1991 and seems to me like my engine is getting noisier than before, took
Polars Beneteau 323 pneirik at 8:57pm 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2310 Hi. Does anyone have the polars for a 323.
Where should the waterline be on a Catalina 27? palau998 at 8:31pm 06.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/2552 I have had my 1984 Catalina 27 for a year now. I think it is sitting low in the water. It is not f
Lines on boom?! (1) Craftychicken at 7:29pm 06.22.14 Catalina 22 3/955 We just stepped our mast for the first time and noticed these lines hanging off our boom. We do have
critique my windward progress (2) Gene Neill at 7:28pm 06.22.14 Catalina 22 4/947 critique my windward progress? I'm always surprised at how many times I have to tack to reach a des
dinghy trainmanjess at 7:14pm 06.22.14 Morgan 8/2620 hello all I might be a little dinghy asking this question, but i'll ask it anyway.... I have a Mo
Accessing Raymarine Instruments canuck at 6:26pm 06.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1054 We have a 2012 Hunter 39 with ST60+ speed , depth and wind instruments and a Fusion CD PLAYER. These
new season woes newboatowner at 6:15pm 06.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1075 After a long hard winter my Catalina 30 just went into the water and, lo and behold, I had to confro

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Head Door Vent Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:12pm 08.25.23 Thanks for the "plug" for my book, John! I have a couple of questions: Is the head always a bit "r
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 8:08pm 08.25.23 Looking at the picture, my mast setup is identical, but as you noticed mine is set for pivoting. The
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Straycat22296 at 7:59pm 08.25.23
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Davidasailor26 at 7:49pm 08.25.23
Stowing Winch Handles thinwater at 7:11pm 08.25.23 ^^ A. Form follows function. Winches are often in corners of cockpits. B. In fact, with smooth cut
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Hayden Watson at 7:02pm 08.25.23 Fine, good, as far as it goes. But WHY ? Because the bottom of the stub is rough and irregular ?
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 7:00pm 08.25.23 OK, again thank you for the info. I think I will end up hauling it out and unstepping the mast/ repl
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 garymalmgren at 6:50pm 08.25.23 Hi Johnny. As mentioned you could remove and replace all seacocks and have piece of mind ( and as Ra
Fascinating video about tide prediction jviss at 6:47pm 08.25.23 Apropos of nothing, I would like to share this video about the incredibly complex mechanical device
7.3 Gooseneck assembly replacement FDL S2 at 6:25pm 08.25.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 6:24pm 08.25.23 If I understand you correctly, no because there is no physical contact (except for the gland) betwe
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Ralph Johnstone at 6:23pm 08.25.23 Congratulations on acquiring your new boat & welcome to the forum ............... ...............
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Ralph Johnstone at 5:57pm 08.25.23 This makes a very strong composite base to the stump with good stiffness because the whole thing en
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 5:45pm 08.25.23 I've tested all sorts for mags. My favorite, and what I just installed, are made from 2-inch PVC p
C&C 44 spinnaker pole. (2) jssailem at 5:39pm 08.25.23 There are many images. With out knowing the cable that concerns you I offer a generic image that dis
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 5:37pm 08.25.23 When I took it to "Interstate battery", and pick up a new one I asked that they test it. there mete
C&C 44 spinnaker pole. shemandr at 5:32pm 08.25.23 Broken cable could be a few different things. A spinnaker pole has cables for the '"Topping lift"
Stowing Winch Handles thinwater at 5:00pm 08.25.23 I've tested all sorts for mags. My favorite, and what I just installed, are made from 2-inch PVC pi
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 BigEasy at 4:59pm 08.25.23 OK so after reading your responses it's clear that at some point I will have to have the boat pulle
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Hayden Watson at 3:28pm 08.25.23 The keel on all C30's are lead. The keel is cast with bolts [mild steel on older boats and stainle

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