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Coolant resevior blocked johncharde@gmail.com at 5:59am 03.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1384 I have a Westerbeke W 10 Two in my O'day 272. The coolant reservoir tank feed into the coolant manif
Need input again on new asym spinnaker issue. (2) deacm at 5:50am 03.03.13 Big Boats 5/1197 I posted this same topic last July but I'd like some more input as the issue is STILL raging between
Shaft Log Size Anonymous 121765 at 4:23am 03.03.13 Newport 0/2964 Guys, My pal Lenny has an '84 newport 30. We are hauling our boats for a bottom job in a few wee
Caulking/ Adhesive RichStan at 3:16am 03.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1398 Good Morning All, I have a 1991 Hunter Vision 32. I am replacing the Lexan side panels with the port
Are LED lights polarity sensitive? centerline at 10:31pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 10/21078 I bought and installed a set of seachoice LED Nav lights for the bow and they dont come on.... i did
New autopilot or existing Robertson Old Sailor 2 at 9:41pm 03.02.13 Big Boats 3/981 You folks are such a wealth of information. My 1992 Passage 42 has what I think is the original Rob
H356 fixed cushion backs sailmaster39 at 8:46pm 03.02.13 Big Boats 7/1284 Lookig for suggestions,ideas regarding making the salon cushion backs removable.They are a pain to d
theBorderRun newsailor72 at 8:14pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2674 I came across this http://www.theborderrun.org. Has anyone here done this? what is it like? I'm kin
My electrical system died. doehunter at 7:04pm 03.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2575 Sometimes it feels like I just can't get ahead. I Finally got my trailer put back together, and to
depth finder stevieb at 6:53pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2282 I have a 24' sloop. What would be a good depth finder to purchase?
Black smoke under power mellis18 at 6:53pm 03.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 15/4296 I got black smoke under power today. In neutral with 2500 RPM no smoke. But as soon as I went under
Search Engine - Thanks to Phil & SBO Stu Jackson at 6:52pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 1/854 The new improved search engine is really good. Your efforts to improve it are very appreciated. Ma
power draw? willsnow at 4:03pm 03.02.13 Trailer Sailors 10/2625 I'm designing (with the help of Don Casey's Sailboat Maintenance book. Fantastic information!) my el
Overpropped or engine issues? mej at 3:51pm 03.02.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1832 This spring will be the third season we have owned a 1985 37' Hunter cutter. The engine is a Yanmar
Need a Hunter 31 Mainsail, for my 1985 Hunter oldschoolkyle at 3:15pm 03.02.13 Parts Search 0/1519 Looking for a used mainsail if at all possible for my 1985 Hunter 31.
Pettit Vivid Thinner? Dan Hill at 12:33pm 03.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1594 Quick question, other than the recommended Pettit 120 thinner, which is 40 miles away from me. What
This is why I love sailing....my 1st trip to Catalina (4) StinkBug at 12:18pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2447 Finally getting around to posting this. A couple friends and I sailed my MacGreggor 25 to Catalina a
Beneteau 361 cutlass bushing & shaft play suttonski at 11:49am 03.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3935 Hi, I would like to find out if I can get a CUTLASS BUSHING 25X40X100 at a cheaper price than the $6
Hood 707 SL 411 captcoho at 10:27am 03.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1441 Hey All, Still looking for info on the Hood 707 SL furler..... I would like to replace the Hood 81
Favorite Cartoon (1) Warren Milberg at 9:59am 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1618 The recent "Cartoon" thread made me think of my favorite boating cartoon. See below. If you have a f

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Need a "double" block at the mast base capta at 12:08pm 01.26.23 I would suggest you use two single blocks as it would be most difficult to fairlead two different li
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source BigEasy at 12:06pm 01.26.23 I wouldn't leave a gas generator (or any generator) running in my abscence. Honda issued a recall
Need a "double" block at the mast base Justin_NSA at 11:56am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman block? Right now the line i
Solar panel question/Recommendations Leeward Rail at 11:55am 01.26.23 Leeward how did they attach them to the top? I was looking into those types of panels and considere
What is This, Anyone Need One? LloydB at 11:52am 01.26.23 Wherever you put it you should make a label for it that says something such as 'do not install after
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 11:45am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water. Did you read my article in the earlier post? If
Need a "double" block at the mast base Dave Groshong at 11:44am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman line?
Head Discharge Pump Jeff Jellick at 11:36am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 01.26.23 Please be considerate of nearby boaters, and run it during limited daylight hours. The sound can ca
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 10:56am 01.26.23 Hi Scott! Long time no sea (haha see what I did there?) Thank you for the insight on those panels. I
Line routing to cockpit (3) Dalliance at 10:45am 01.26.23 I currently have everything except reef lines led back to the cockpit. Garhauer is the place to go
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 01.26.23 the starting motor is working very well (in fact it worries me water could come back from the exhau
Missing boom PRoberaon at 10:24am 01.26.23 Thanks
Solar panel question/Recommendations Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 01.26.23 I will be adding Solar this year to accommodate planned multi-week cruising. As yet not sure about
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 9:53am 01.26.23 Thanks, I will look at that. Thinking of how I could fabricate an overhang maybe an inch out. Might
Yanmar engine console - yuck BigEasy at 9:48am 01.26.23 so it's just the white (yellow?) console. Any suggestions/advice? Sand it, repair crack at upp
Line routing to cockpit thinwater at 9:40am 01.26.23 I've had both. I like it as-is. Less friction. Grinding a sail up is a pain, but body weight makes i
Solar panel question/Recommendations jssailem at 9:39am 01.26.23 Conservatively, I can go about 48-72 hours at anchor before recharging. I plan for consuming about 7
Solar panel question/Recommendations TheBigDeal at 9:38am 01.26.23 Check out this site for ideas. https://seabits.com Consider a Raspberry PI system. https://seabits.
Solar panel question/Recommendations jssailem at 9:30am 01.26.23 Check out this site for ideas. https://seabits.com Consider a Raspberry PI system. https://seabits.c

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