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West Coast to Hawaii Islescape at 11:25am 03.13.13 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/19066 Does anyone know when the PAC Ralley starts and location of the start? San Francisco? Is anyone from
Crack around mast base? (2) jaj63207 at 11:18am 03.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3081 I don't like the looks of this. Can anyone tell me what is under the crack and what I am looking at
more on uncontrollable urge dlewis812 at 11:18am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1232 http://sailinganarchy.com/2013/03/13/dig-deep
Bend in Mast tgrass462 at 10:29am 03.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/1119 I have a slight bow in my mast (Hunter 260) - towards the stern. I've been wondering if it is becau
Old or new outboard autocad at 8:30am 03.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3148
A little history (1) cb32863 at 8:26am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1330 In response to seeing all these this guy just up and bought a boat and sails the world posts at var
Buff & Wax VS A Polymer polish dive7mmwet at 7:23am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 23/5682 Wax Or Poly Its been covered by some of the Gurus I see but old school, Its that time of year as we
Grey Water Tanks David B at 5:10am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/808 We have a 2012 Oceanis 50, and are wanting to fit grey water tank(s) as this seems to be a growing r
ground stevieb at 4:38am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1074 I'm restoring an old 24 foot pocket cruiser that sleeps 4. I'm told that to get good ground, the bat
Self furling or folding Benjamin Disralei at 4:27am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1429 Hi fellow Beneteau owners, in relation to a 361, 2002 french built with 30HP Volvo Penta drive, what
Need Mast for '84 Hunter 34, Kenyon 4873 46' captaincoconut at 4:14am 03.13.13 Parts Search 4/3043 Mast broke during huricane Sandy, need a suitable replacement. Kenyon B'R rig 46' tall, double swept
reefing lines sushiloco at 12:45am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1003 I have a 1988 432. When I bought the boat the owner decided to remove the reefing lines. I was just
Solar Wire dspurgeon at 9:57pm 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1473 Solar Wire: I have a quandary involving the wire used to wire my solar panels. I did hours of rese
Engine clean jorgefife at 9:23pm 03.12.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1792 Back again! Read the other day an article about having a clean engine, and I thought I should do the
Jib luff length and or forstay length finding41 at 8:34pm 03.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1536 Does anyone know the Jib luff length and or forstay length on the Mac 26D/S? I can't seem to find th
Lewmar port light screens PORKCHOP at 8:30pm 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1139 My (somewhat new to me) H33.5 needs new Lewmar Port Light (old style) screens. These are the ones Le
Top 3 Casco Bay Spots JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:11pm 03.12.13 Destinations 10/5071 Hello All, We are planning on doing our first bit of Maine cruising this summer. Specifically, th
Almost Ready (1) rgranger at 6:50pm 03.12.13 Trailer Sailors 63/15084 Almost Ready - Pivot Pin Removed The P.O. glassed over the pivot pin so I need to get out my chisel
Access plates to Fiberglass tanks (1) BobT at 6:46pm 03.12.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1230 The new Old Boat has glassed in tanks for fuel ' water. (It's a 1979 Gulfstar 37) Physically clean
winches teacher63 at 6:38pm 03.12.13 Smaller Boats 10/1537 I am adding a winch to my Hunter 23 for the main halyard. I am leaving the one on the mast. What s

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Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced M
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jon hansen at 12:30pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:27pm 12.20.22 What do you mean by engine frame ??? do you mean the 4 steel an rubber engine shock mounts if so th
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:26pm 12.20.22 @Ken13559 , @Ralph Johnstone did you ever notice any performance issue? I think the amount of fue
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jssailem at 12:22pm 12.20.22 Hey Tom, Has this been bugging you for a while and your getting around too try and solving the chal
Electrical system dlochner at 12:21pm 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery.. This is unlikely. The batteries would be quite huge or a
STEEL RAILS capta at 12:15pm 12.20.22 There is no reason at all to pull the engine. Just build yourself an A frame strong enough to lift t
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 12.20.22 Another question ... do you use a trickle charger only in the winter when you don't plug into shore
Anchor Bridle capta at 12:08pm 12.20.22 I've never understood the desire for a bridle if they aren't tying up to a mooring or have a bowspri
STEEL RAILS jssailem at 11:56am 12.20.22 Rick. Get into the engine bay and assess the condition of the metal used. How much metal is remainin
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 12.20.22 I was asking about capacity in amp-hours (ah) which is the typical capacity specification for deep c
All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then
Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:

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