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Compression Tester setup Ken13559 at 4:08am 03.03.14 Engines and Propulsion 17/8461 I've gathered all parts required for building a Compression Tester for my Yanmar 2GM20F engine. The
Loose P Bracket on First 26 northcave at 3:26am 03.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1055 I was dry the other day whilst antifouling and noticed the P Bracket was very loose. Has anyone enco
New Window Trim Paint Job (2) dgreen1991 at 8:48pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 9/1441 I love this new Rust Oleum textured paint. I chose this sand paper textured brown paint. Removed, sa
My New Solar Panels (4) dgreen1991 at 8:14pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 9/2099 Now I have 2 Amp charging. Here is my installation. My solar charge controller can only handle one p
O'Day 25 curiosity CCrane2299 at 7:09pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 17/2500 While at the marina this weekend, I came across an abandoned O'Day 25. Its a 1979 model and the mari
1980 cat 30 shore power burnswelds at 5:32pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 2/1215 Hello, is there a " stock " invertor on a 1980 cat 30 Tmbs, with the 11 hp diesel?
Replacing spreader without unstepping mast Crashflow at 5:23pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 10/5994 Hey all, I have a 36 foot Pearson with a damaged port spreader. The Spreader is the lower of an upp
Shaft/ packing size Sanfelice at 5:12pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 1/967 Haven't been able to find an answer through search function. Does anyone know what size shaft packi
Cruising Again (4) Roger Long at 2:47pm 03.02.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3385 Strider is still high and dry but, according to the definition of cruising being working on your boa
Boat trailer advice Admiral at 1:47pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2043 I am in the market buying a boat. Looking at the Catalina 30. Of course most do not come with trai
Replacing acrylic portlights and hatch lens (2) Panta Rei at 1:41pm 03.02.14 Bigger Boats 34/14667 Well spring is a long way off, Lake Superior is nearly frozen solid and my boat is covered with many
Cal 2-27 mast step question Roadking Larry at 1:33pm 03.02.14 Cal 4/2863 While my new to me Cal 2-27 is still on the trailer I wanting to put a mast step plate on so that wh
Weather-frozen bilge pump line Skipper at 10:29am 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4713 I had worried about this. My bilge pump discharge line froze solid a couple weeks ago. Or that's
Access panel from head to port side of engine pan zagloba at 8:57am 03.02.14 Catalina 310 16/2939 Has anyone installed an access panel on the head bulkhead adjacent to the stairs for access to the p
Mounting ideas for stern light Rodd at 8:32am 03.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4509 Gents- I need to replace my aging stern light. I would like to mount an Aqua Signal, series 41 s
410 aft stateroom mattress? scottdube at 7:39am 03.02.14 Big Boats 7/1333 Has anyone replaced the coil spring mattress on the 410? I was at the boat show yesterday and it lo
water leaks on trailer mikeepp at 6:18am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 14/1640 OK, I give up. My H23 has water in the cabin every spring while on the trailer for the winter. I'v
23.5 Running rigging mmsailor at 5:19am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 10/1371 I am going to replace the main halyard on my 23.5 . The boat has rf so other than mast raising what
23.5 Rudder Repair mmsailor at 5:16am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/1010 I need to replace the rudder spacers and found them here at the ships store . It mentions a rudder g
winter project - finished Mark Maulden at 9:53pm 03.01.14 S2 6/1178 Finished my winter project. We now have two new water tanks and one new fuel tank. Boat is back to

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Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) JamesG161 at 8:24am 07.06.23 217582 We are trying to stay ahead of Dave, with at least 24 hour forecasts.;) Jim and John
Hunter 37' Model yoms1984 at 8:01am 07.06.23 Thank you for confirmation. I was getting pushback that the 37386 couldn't be the serial number cau
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 7:40am 07.06.23 Last time I had a large fuel leak like that, it was the aluminum tank bottom. The fuel tank is 6 f
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? shemandr at 7:27am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: I think Buddy Melges was not a big fan of the concept of twist. I s
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position fox9988 at 7:22am 07.06.23 The shaft on my '83 Edson has a shoulder that stops the wheel from sitting deeper.
Gooseneck drgbanks at 7:15am 07.06.23 Not missing anything that I can see (other then there should be 2 clevis pins there)! HOWEVER, the
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 6:54am 07.06.23 Thanks, Stu, I just found your thread from 2016 about this. Reading it now!
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Stu Jackson at 6:51am 07.06.23 Doug, I have a 1986 unit. I had exactly the same problems and read the manual about going directly
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 6:31am 07.06.23 Hi all, Thanks for the various pointers. I grabbed the multimeter, shut off the battery charger and
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 6:22am 07.06.23 This summary of Musetta's location from a Coastal based AIS station 2 hours ago. Summary Where is
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake RoyS at 6:06am 07.06.23 Last time I had a large fuel leak like that, it was the aluminum tank bottom.
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? danstanford at 5:57am 07.06.23 If a sailor can sail in light air they can sail in anything. The main sheet trimmer is responsible
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 5:38am 07.06.23 I polished my C120 screen with that product years ago with success.
Replacing lower sheaves on Catalina 30 with internal halyards Ward H at 5:32am 07.06.23 Also try a powered impact drill. Try a little tightening first, then loosening. A little back and
Hunter 306 swim ladder Crazy Dave Condon at 5:30am 07.06.23 Al Fooks who purchased Sailboatowners.com, used to be a hunter employee who worked in manufacturing,
Com-Pac 16 tabernacle/mast step HELP Timm R Oday25 at 5:24am 07.06.23 ComPacs are a known quanity. You should get your money back "if" the boat is maintained . Thin spide
ampacity of disconnects dlochner at 5:22am 07.06.23 You are reaching. a. If you use a disconnect without heat shrink it is worse than a butt with no h
Waste tank plumbing idea... yarrumretep at 5:11am 07.06.23 Hi Peggie - the barb is coming out of the bottom of the tank not the side at the bottom. I'd need t
ampacity of disconnects thinwater at 5:08am 07.06.23 Sitting on anchor, the pump fails. At anchor I don't have enough AC power to run the heat gun to fo
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power dlochner at 5:07am 07.06.23 Time to get out the DVM. Measure the voltage at the compressor when it is trying to start without th

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