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Oil change for winter ?? newage1461 at 3:23pm 09.29.13 Engines and Propulsion 9/3070 I have a Yanmar 2QM15 and run it for about 25 hours each summer. I can't find anything in the book,
Epic Day! agprice22 at 3:20pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 5/1083 Wonderful sailing day on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York! Winds were steady out of the SSE all day
Operation information Weasel at 2:30pm 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/755 I need some assistance in programming and receiving data from my new Lowrance Combo Elite -5 DSI Nav
Yanmar 18 WTF Deadline at 2:22pm 09.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1253 I was motoring my H320 on the York River when the Yanmar 18 suddenly ran away, not in gear but revvi
Lewmar 16st winches Found at Sea at 12:56pm 09.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1261 Prior to servicing the winches on my 1984 H34 I discovered that Lewmar no longer makes parts for the
Boat Speed and Fuel Consumtion nvilleteacher at 10:47am 09.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2358 I have a Catalina 380 that was built in 1999 that I purchased this past spring. The boat came with a
Oday Widgeon rudder/tiller jorlich at 10:31am 09.29.13 Parts Search 0/2709 I'm looking for a rudder/tiller for a Widgeon 12. orlichjo@yahoo.com
Leak 37c (2) med2463 at 10:10am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1835 We have one leak that I haven't managed to eliminate. When there is a prolonged heavy rain, water c
about to buy a catalina 22 gitpicker2007 at 9:30am 09.29.13 Catalina 22 23/6936 I'm an experienced Hobie Cat sailor, and am considering the purchase of a 1981 Catalina 22. I've sai
Trailering to Sausalito Ca. part 2 sfr at 8:24am 09.29.13 Trailer Sailors 7/1988 Frist of all thank's everyone for the great advise,found it very helpful. So I've decided to launch
Exposed fiberglass on deck repair? (1) PirateLisa at 8:20am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 9/6946 New to us boat had a zodiac sitting above the companionway for who knows how long. When we removed
Drifting for the purposes of fishing Spence at 8:02am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3317 I was wondering how a sloop can simply stop for fishing in various weather conditions. I'm not talki
ceiling light (1) Vegas at 7:58am 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/979 Never had a ceiling light burn out before. Can anyone tell me how I open up the "hockey puck" shaped
Sail trim simulator and trainer? jviss at 7:28am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 8/7854 (Trying this again, because of my faith in most of the contributors to this forum. First, let me th
Guess on a repair. (2) jscm1971 at 7:27am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2402 The boat was in winter storage ON LAND at the marina during the storm last fall, the back stand shif
Alignment question Rich (P303) at 7:18am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1249
Sails and gear for sale Blindsquirrel at 6:55am 09.29.13 Pearson 0/4 Boxes of new leftover deck hardware and some unused sails
Raymarine ST2000 Repair - where at? Apex at 6:54am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1309 With the recent topics of autopilot: I thought I would ask if anyone has a resource for repair of t
6.8 knots... Maine Sail at 6:20am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 27/4241 Yesterday was one of those Maine fall days you wait all year for. We flew just the 150% and sailed a
I think I'll enjoy a nice book Ken Cross at 6:09am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/905 I really wanted to go fishing again, but our weather looks a bit rough: So where do you draw the lin

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Propeller residue...normal/not normal? Walsh0575 at 6:04am 05.27.23 Hi all - OP here...the white residue was cold galvanizing high zinc spray. I sanded it off back to t
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 5:48am 05.27.23 Ask a local broker for a recommendation. Brokerages ship boats all the time. I started to do that
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 5:47am 05.27.23 There's a guy here in Martin County who moves sailboats. I'll post his info when I find him. It won
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:41am 05.27.23 No, but if you post photos of what you're working with, we may be able to help.
Weird Electrical Experience Crusty Ol Salt at 5:40am 05.27.23 Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe. I am amazed that you can still find polarize
Shipping a boat question shemandr at 5:36am 05.27.23 Sailers moving Sailers advertises in the sailing press. I'm not recommending them but I would start
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Summerof69 at 5:34am 05.27.23 Thanks Kappy. That's kind of what I figured. Any idea how to separate the breaker from the panel?
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 5:33am 05.27.23 Wait, what??? How could I never noticed this. Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:28am 05.27.23 Should be 30 amps.
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 5:24am 05.27.23 http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf This was posted by another forum member RichH,
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:20am 05.27.23 As honest as a man can be, I am looking for one that fits my H280. I have come to believe getting th
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 dmax at 5:19am 05.27.23 You've come to the right place: Rail mount custom bimini
Weird Electrical Experience Crusty Ol Salt at 5:16am 05.27.23 Remember the old days when it didn't matter which direction you plugged a two prong A.C. plug into
Ship's Bell Apex at 5:15am 05.27.23 just polished the perko 6" that came with my boat, throwback to times with BRASSO. It was not chrom
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 5:08am 05.27.23 Selden has a tuning guide for the B&R rig. Somewhere on one of my computers I have it. I will sear
Shipping a boat question dlochner at 5:03am 05.27.23 Ask a local broker for a recommendation. Brokerages ship boats all the time.
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change sailcapt340 at 4:50am 05.27.23
Ship's Bell jviss at 4:41am 05.27.23
Ship's Bell sailcapt340 at 4:31am 05.27.23
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 4:26am 05.27.23 Of course, you have to stop the engine while engaged with it. Good solution if it works. You need

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