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Goiot Dealer in Canada? sailexa at 8:42am 10.07.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1767 There used to be a guy in Quebec (Precourt) who carried Goiot stuff but I understand he closed his b
Low Oil Pressure Yanmar 4JH2E Help smokey73 at 8:28am 10.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 17/12424 I have 1994 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E with about 1250 hours with a 3 bade Maxiprop. BACKGROU
Boat show report Witzend at 7:42am 10.07.12 Catalina 310 11/2794 Lots of traffic...Liked the Outbound 46 very impressive! The 315 is a much better than the 309 whic
Winterizing: Anti-freeze vs. Blowing Out Lines Fly4hire at 7:01am 10.07.12 Big Boats 7/7709 Any opinions? Last few years I've done the antifreeze thing. Don't like the mess even if it is the e
Battery water level edwmama at 6:50am 10.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1445 Hello fellow sailors Can anyone tell me or educate me on this issue that baffles the heck outa
Keel Crack? Anyone else? Help, please! (3) jesfl45 at 4:38am 10.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4547 Dear Hunter Owners, Friends . . . Yesterday, I visited a 1995 vintage Hunter 35.5 now stored on
Not Bad (1) Roger Long at 4:24am 10.07.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1570 Not bad for a two day run. Power legs are in red, sail in green, and motorsailing in blue. https:/
Suggested Locations To Winter On A Sailboat Ducati at 3:45am 10.07.12 Ask All Sailors 44/9209 Truth be known, if I could hang it up today I'd be sailing south to winter on a boat in the Carribea
Cockpit Cushions rogerlwhite at 9:07pm 10.06.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3511 So, am I just not doing a proper search? Surely, more than two people have purchased the Sunsure Co
is this sail is baggy or still good to go? (3) nuxer at 8:50pm 10.06.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/6525 hi everyone. i am in vancouver bc and started sailing this year with new (to me) catalina30 i am
Changing Head to Electric rlilburne at 8:39pm 10.06.12 Big Boats 5/1857 Hi, anyone converted the manual head on a Hunter 38 to electric. There seems to be a circuit breaker
Need Stand Up Swivel Block for Oday 25 Ward H at 5:36pm 10.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2199 Had a good sail Friday night but found the plastic sheeve in the stand up swivel block for the port
1994 H26 Stern Railings??? Allemay at 5:18pm 10.06.12 Smaller Boats 6/1234 Has anyone tried to purchase these recently? I'm not sure where to get them or how much they may co
Removing furling main - selden in mast furler PKFK at 4:59pm 10.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2501 Hi - it's time to remove the mainsail for the season. Unfortunately it's the first time doing so
Mystery Sump Water Fly4hire at 4:26pm 10.06.12 Big Boats 4/1781 On my 356 I'm experiencing an unusual phenom - my sump pump box is filling up and activating periodi
The joys of having a swing keel :( c_witch at 3:33pm 10.06.12 Trailer Sailors 12/9520 Well here it is the end of the season for us :(. We went over yesterday to get the boat ready to pul
Loose H30 transmission shift connection AndyO at 3:24pm 10.06.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/980 I have a 1981 H30 that has a loose connection for shifting from reverse-neutral-forward. The loose c
Using 1 part poly paint. Emory M at 3:11pm 10.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2126 Because I have a trailer boat. What's the problem I would get myself into if I used a 1 part poly pa
New Trailer atwhite2 at 2:50pm 10.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3835 OK, OK, OK... So, lets just say that I am a little mechanically inclined, but do not have the equipm
Would like to convert 2 main cabin bunks into a queen size JJtheshark at 2:37pm 10.06.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3092 hello: I would like to convert the bunks in the main cabin of our Mirage 25 into a big bed. We hav

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Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? dlochner at 8:43am 12.21.22 Perkins was originally a British diesel. It is now owned by Caterpillar. The threads on the fittings
A roundup of 2022 Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 12.21.22 Blokes on Boats! What a heart-warming video filled with beautiful boats & a great story. Loved the
Water volume difference between Groco HF, Raritan SF PHII Jamsco Twist n Lock Hayden Watson at 8:39am 12.21.22 Thanks Peggy. Fisheries actually delivers free to my marina so that makes it even better. It soun
Marina Advice Sailor Sue at 8:24am 12.21.22 We've locked through both ways in 3 different boats in the past. It's pretty much as duck21 describ
Water volume difference between Groco HF, Raritan SF PHII Jamsco Twist n Lock Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:16am 12.21.22 The user controls the amount of flush water used by any manual toilet. Always using the wet mode ex
A roundup of 2022 stickinthemud57 at 7:52am 12.21.22 That was very relaxing, and nicely produced. Thanks for sharing!
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting dmax at 7:49am 12.21.22 You could add an air intake heater, there may be one that fits the 2GM but here's a generic one: htt
Electrical system william24424 at 7:43am 12.21.22 Thank you. Reading & studying.
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 7:32am 12.21.22 Well that is something to consider to use similar type of materials on it i did not notice an rust
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? (1) georgetheleo at 7:26am 12.21.22 I have now been to 3 hydraulic hose shops, a goodyear/parker shop, and a Fuel injection shop. None h
Marina Advice duck21 at 7:18am 12.21.22 Oh--locking through--it was actually quite easy/straight forward. We went through at around 0700.
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tom Fritz at 7:14am 12.21.22 Thanks everyone for your responses. -The 2GMF has a heat exchanger using raw water to cool antifree
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 7:12am 12.21.22 Why did you state that you would not use stainless steel to remake the rails I would have said the
Marina Advice duck21 at 7:08am 12.21.22 Hi! Indeed, we did the opposite(ish) trip back in 2021--we left from Benton Harbor on Lake Michigan
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting mermike at 7:07am 12.21.22 :plus: on servicing the injectors.
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting HMT2 at 5:41am 12.21.22 I had the same problem with my 83 2GM. Nothing really fixed it. There are no glow plugs on a Yanma
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 5:37am 12.21.22 Hi John I will be going to her this coming week end to get pictures an develop a plan of that can
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Kings Gambit at 5:18am 12.21.22 Here you go! Dont let the $900,000 price tag scare you :) https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/2
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 4:57am 12.21.22
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 4:53am 12.21.22 A bit different model boat here, but the sea water pump on our engine is in the same location. Repl

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