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Injector pump shims Waybad at 12:28pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1317 Older Yanmar 3HM35F, Injector shims in manual it reads coat shims face with some sort of Lock tight
Jib Fairleads Adjustment Don Guillette at 12:11pm 06.06.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/10900 Our good friend Shermandr has provided us with a topic. He made two statements. The first one was "p
Mac 25 Sail Numbers fwild3 at 10:15am 06.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1025 I just used adhesive insignia cloth to replace the peeling Mac 25 insignia on my old mainsail. Do M
long beach to catalina (1) glasplyowner at 9:59am 06.06.13 Destinations 2/4118 I'm headed out to catalina from long Beach on my 19' in board out board on Thursday the 27th of June
Poly X hose wittmanns at 9:17am 06.06.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/7944 We have a Gulstar 50 sloop with three heads and lots of sanatation hose. We installed poly x 2 years
"Have you seen my daddy" The Black Pearl at 8:00am 06.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1006 Okay, where do I begin? I guess thats how all boat stories begin. I recently bought a Hunter. I am
Compass options? Ken Secor at 7:49am 06.06.13 Catalina 22 4/880 My 37-year old C-22 has a compass mounted on a bracket on the starboard bulkhead. The location is f
Wacky Temperature Readings odaydokay at 7:40am 06.06.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1343 I have been seeing erratic readings on my M12 Universal Water Temp gauge. Min readable is 120 degre
Seacocks?? (4) Dennis Kitchen at 6:47am 06.06.13 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2529 I know from reading these forums that most of you Cherubini owners are well schooled on your boats b
1983 H34 Sole Replacement rsears54 at 5:48am 06.06.13 Big Boats 0/894 Getting ready to install new sole - have Teak and Holly sealed on all sides with epoxy. To those of
Replacing Transmission c130king at 5:43am 06.06.13 Catalina 310 22/7769 Hello Again, On Tuesday, following 4 hours of really good sailing, the transmission gave out. Star
GRP Hulls skipperscouse at 1:23am 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 2/901 I've recently purchased my 1st GRP boat. 1980 34ft long keel . Based in Australia . Start of
Improvised anchor light?? Roadking Larry at 11:35pm 06.05.13 Ask All Sailors 33/12602 My new to me Macgregor 26C has no installed anchor light (yet). I hope spend some time anchored out
Trying to hold on Baringa at 9:47pm 06.05.13 Big Boats 1/1051 I do enjoy my 36 MKII, but it occurred to me sailing the recent Sarasota - Key West race in the wick
S2 30C Yanmar 13 HP Engine Underpowered? bllevine at 9:15pm 06.05.13 S2 12/6161 I'm purchasing a 1984 S2 30' with a Yanmar 13 HP Diesel. Does anyone have any experience with this
Adding shore power: interior questions (3) dan8152 at 7:17pm 06.05.13 Catalina 22 5/2239 My catilina 22 came with a 110 outlet poorly installed that goes to a battery charger. I just got a
Occupancy Limit DanoDano at 7:06pm 06.05.13 Big Boats 3/1054 Going to have my 356 in a Fourth of July parade. Just curious how many people can I legally have on
Volvo MD 2030 whistles at 2,000 rpm mwsjr at 6:40pm 06.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1404 My Volvo Penta MD 2030 makes a whistling sound at around 2,000 rpm, when in gear. The noise goes aw
Waxing and polishing, I`m over my head DAVA390 at 6:01pm 06.05.13 Ask All Sailors 22/6777 On the P23 I`m getting ready, its time to turn to the outside. Years of neglect have left her white
Finally out (in) on the water again... (1) Squidd at 5:30pm 06.05.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1048 Out of the barn and down the road...Trip was uneventfull and I like it that way..;) http://img.ph

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44ds rudder drop dmax at 1:53pm 01.20.23 Yes, once I pressed the pin flush I used a bolt (actually was same size as pin) to push it the rest
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Davidasailor26 at 1:29pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false echo
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat (10) PGIJon at 1:29pm 01.20.23 212344212345212346212347212348212349212350212351212352
Bermuda Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except dur
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 1:18pm 01.20.23 Jon, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your H34. From your previous posts I know you put a
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 1:13pm 01.20.23 Interesting idea. Did you have a smaller diameter bolt in the middle to press against the pin?
44ds rudder drop (1) dmax at 1:01pm 01.20.23 I had the same problem - mine had a SS pin stuck in aluminum, bad combo. I made a press out of 1/4"
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 12:51pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rath
Bermuda dLj at 12:36pm 01.20.23 St. George sounds good to me. Scooter sounds fun also. Plus it places me a a good point to leave for
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover DArcy at 12:34pm 01.20.23 If the screws go through into the tank then water can get up through the threads. If the gasket is t
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover smokey73 at 12:32pm 01.20.23 If you are talking about the screws themselves rather than the lid (which was in my case), I used B
Bermuda smokey73 at 12:28pm 01.20.23 Made the trip from Bermuda to Rhode Island as crew (2 people sailing and a sick wife of the owner) o
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month JRacer at 12:21pm 01.20.23 Sounds to me like they want the ability to use the site name themselves. Otherwise, it seems they wo
Mattress Underlayment dlochner at 12:15pm 01.20.23 We also used hypervent. Seems to work well. Apparently it was originally invented for use in lands
Missing boom PRoberaon at 11:53am 01.20.23 Good point.
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Rick D at 11:21am 01.20.23 If you are talking about the screws themselves rather than the lid (which was in my case), I used Bo
Mattress Underlayment (1) jssailem at 11:14am 01.20.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 10:01am 01.20.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference? I used Annap
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat BigEasy at 9:50am 01.20.23 Sorry to hear about the loss of your boat. My Hunter 33.5 was totaled after Katrina. I was actuall
Fuel Tank Return Line (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 01.20.23 WOW ! First of all, B E A U T I F U L photo shots and parts layout of your plans. Couldn't be clea

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