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MacGregor 26 - Shroud Tension CarlosIsaza at 6:11pm 01.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/12408 I bough my first boat (a 1997 Macgregor 26X) last summer, and I started by checking and setting the
Stern Tube Flange to Hull Gap Filler? cas206 at 6:10pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1668 I pulled the bronze stern tube from my hull in order to make replacing the cutlass bearing easier.
H30 replacing skeg with spade rudder keelboatguy at 6:05pm 01.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/8076 Hello, I have taken my '81 H30 skeg apart due to delamination. I have previously read about a gentle
Seasickness SailAwayGirl at 5:45pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 44/5249 I just recently heard that mass doses of Vitamin C can keep one from getting seasick. Does anyone ha
Traveler or not? H26 trapoc at 4:07pm 01.13.14 Smaller Boats 2/1026 Hi everyone Has anyone on this forum added a traveler to their Hunter H26 with tiller steering. I
1983 Oday 25 Genny: 135 or 150 ddooher at 4:07pm 01.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1072 I am replacing the Genny on a 1983 Oday 25. It may be the original. I cannot tell if it is 135, 140
BVI Internet rfrye1 at 3:43pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1492 Afternoon Folks. We are headed back to the BVI's early June for 10 great days. Sunsail has a "Wi-Fi"
Correct sealant for large port (2) smokey73 at 2:33pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1697 1994 Hunter 40.5 Below are some pictures of an area I need to reseal. The first picture is of the
H 34 Outhaul Fast Ed at 1:54pm 01.13.14 Big Boats 2/947 Has anyone attempted to replace the line that operates the outhaul? I have Kenyon spars, and don't
Lights and speakers on the arch Gatch30 at 12:58pm 01.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/798 One of my spring projects is to replace the cockpit stereo system as well as the arch light. I plan
Cockpit Drain Plumbing Morgan OI 30 mckinstpete at 9:36am 01.13.14 Morgan 3/4801 Morgan OI 30 has two drains in at the aft end of the cockpit. My starboard drain does not flow, alth
Eu2000i / Eu3000i CYQK at 7:59am 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2708 Making a decesion on a generator and was wondering if it is of benefit to upgrade to a eu3000 unit.
Cushion Covers (2) ShotgunSlim at 7:47am 01.13.14 Catalina 22 6/1526 I finally finished up the last of the V berth cushion covers I've been working on for the last coupl
sail measurement strattm at 7:24am 01.13.14 Smaller Boats 1/1149 I'm trying to find out what kind of foresail my Catalina 250 has. I measured the foot at 9' and the
Interesting Book Hydro Therapy at 6:44am 01.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/656 My wife handed me a book the other day. I thought it would be dull but was wrong. The book is tit
Hunter 34 curtains Buoysmom at 6:06am 01.13.14 Big Boats 7/3598 WE have just purchased a 34' 1984 hunter and I am having a hard time figuring how to cover the ports
323 Bimini/Dodger transition. DougM at 5:32am 01.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2666 I have had my B323 since '05 and never before had a Bimini or Dodger. Now the war department has r
Diesel Compression Tester Ken13559 at 5:07am 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2882 I've bought a diesel compression tester for car. I've a spare Injector for my Yanmar 2GM20F. I want
Bavaria 47 Review Peoplevalue at 4:48am 01.13.14 Bavaria 2/9372 Hi I am looking for feedback on any owner of a Bavaria 47. I have searched the web and there seems
Oceanis 36cc -change coolant how often and how carlager at 1:25am 01.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2408 We have a yanmar 3gm30f engine in our Oceanis 36cc. I have not changed the coolant for 3 years, but

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New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? kappykaplan at 4:51pm 06.21.23 On another, perhaps related question, it looks like you have some black tape there.... above that t
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 4:16pm 06.21.23 Should have a d-ring shackle in the top of the gooseneck pin. Picture is on loan from the internet
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 4:10pm 06.21.23 i try and err on the conservative side when teaching newbies Well, I will defer to your wisdom on
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:50pm 06.21.23 i try and err on the conservative side when teaching newbies
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:48pm 06.21.23 wisdom :)
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 3:43pm 06.21.23 what is very clear, you don't know me at all. i have way over 1,000,000 miles at sea. been sailing
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:38pm 06.21.23 what is very clear, you don't know me at all. i have way over 1,000,000 miles at sea. been sailing s
Beneteau Grey Water system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:29pm 06.21.23 Gray water tanks are a lot harder to maintain than black water tanks because the only thing that goe
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 3:20pm 06.21.23 Jviss is right that running it for a bit will "probably" not do too much harm. Mr. Hansen is right
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:12pm 06.21.23 Jviss is right that running it for a bit will "probably" not do too much harm. Mr. Hansen is right t
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? mhessick at 3:06pm 06.21.23 I didn't mean to start an argument. I just want to see if the engine runs before we launch. It app
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 3:02pm 06.21.23 unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds Ha, ha, read
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 2:55pm 06.21.23 if the impeller shreds and goes into cooling water ways, might plug them up. It's clear you don't
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 2:52pm 06.21.23 Then again, impellers are not that expensive nor hard to replace, if you want to run them dry, have
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 2:47pm 06.21.23 OK, I'M ASKING. how do you know that all outboard engines will not possibly destroy the impeller w
Topping Lift JBP-PA at 2:45pm 06.21.23 I have a related question about how to handle the well-known issue of the boom coming down into the
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 2:42pm 06.21.23 if the impeller shreds and goes into cooling water ways, might plug them up. then over heating dama
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 2:32pm 06.21.23 A brief out of water experience is not going to ruin an impeller, it's still wet. A brand new impell
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Project_Mayhem at 2:13pm 06.21.23 Which one is the dinghy for your dinghy? One indicator is the axle capacity. You can usually figure
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 2:06pm 06.21.23 the "rule" is: never run an impeller dry. end of story.

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