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Heat Exchanger Deadline at 3:58am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1094 Has anyone taken off the heat exchanger on a Yanmar 18 hp 20GM? I want to take the rods to a radiato
Water tank access Deadline at 3:56am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1363 I've traced my water leak on H320 to the fresh water tank but can't access the darn thing. After rem
Swing Keel/centerboard Lost this weekend LarryH at 2:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 9/2837 The wife, kids and i were just beginning to leave our marina on our 1999 H260 this weekend when the
Main Halyard Truckers Knot DarylA at 1:21am 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2338 Im now preparing to take our new Mac 26m and get it wet for our first time this weekend. Looking at
Oday 192 stay anchors (grommets?) on mast mkb at 12:27am 05.29.12 Day Sailers 2/1522 My Oday 192 uses a grommet to anchor the shrouds and forestay to the mast. A hook on the end of the
31 minutes on the M/V Wenatchee (this is a must-read) (1) Phil Herring at 10:01pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/10038 A little background: This was just sent to me a by a friend who is a member of the crew and figured
O23 trailer question rbyham at 9:32pm 05.28.12 Day Sailers 12/1980 I am shopping my first sailboat. Currently have my eye on an O'Day 23 that looks to be in good shape
boomkicker/vang quandary sinnettc at 9:19pm 05.28.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/15151 Ran into a bit of a quandary this weekend when we were overpowered and I think I may be missing some
Keel repair problem Caught_Between_the_Sheets at 8:30pm 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2096 Ok I removed the sheet from around my ankle, so no longer caught...Now Trying to remove the keel on
Leaky Lewmar port londavidson at 7:26pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1252 My 1989 C-36, Carte Blanche, #1013, has a leaky port. I'm sure the gasket needs replacing. Two quest
A New Anchor Question BWagner at 7:17pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/863 First I want to thank everybody who responded to my first anchor question - we bought 300 feet of c
Happy Birthday Golden Gate bridge (1) sfgary at 6:57pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1216 Went out today just to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. Winds were 20-25 kn
Local Wind Speeds SailingShawnee at 6:52pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2721 Do anyone know of a website or resource to find local sailing conditions such as wind and gusts spee
Gear Oil Level Yanmar 2YM15 MLampner at 6:46pm 05.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/3278 So I went to check the level in the transmission on my relatively new Yanmar. The owner's manual say
3YM30 broken impeller blades (3) Ken Honeycutt at 6:15pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 6/3657 Posting this as a follow up to an earlier post about retrieving broken impeller blades from a 3YM30
Battery Switch Voltage Drop Jon4399 at 5:54pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1435 I thought my house bank was dead or dying. My volt meter on the elec. pnl. showed the voltage at 11
H23 Jib Sheet Winch/Cleat Operation (2) carboman at 5:18pm 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 8/1897 Seems like I had issues with the current setup last year. Which way should the winches rotate if y
2gm20f Trans issue bcollis at 4:36pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/1715 This is the second time it's happened, so I guess it's not a fluke. Before I untie, I always put t
Bimini Top StrayCat 22 at 4:19pm 05.28.12 Catalina 22 8/3199 I've been working hard to get my boat in the water this weekend, but an unexpected electrical issue
Sheet lengths drumbeater at 4:04pm 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 1/810 I'll admit I've never measured the sheets on my boat, and I assume they are original, everything els

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Strut Replacement (1) fstbttms at 3:45pm 04.17.22 ...my current strut got eaten by electrolysis...
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included Crusty Ol Salt at 3:38pm 04.17.22 Crusty Old Salt: Is your $11 a foot monthly or seasonal? I am guessing it must be monthly. Mont
water leak in side deck window, what would be best to seal the surface mounted glass CharlieAnn at 3:33pm 04.17.22 Thanks I'll work on that tomorrow ..
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included higgs at 3:21pm 04.17.22 Crusty Old Salt: Is your $11 a foot monthly or seasonal? I am guessing it must be monthly.
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included Dalliance at 3:12pm 04.17.22
Gas prices, inflation concerns BigEasy at 2:13pm 04.17.22
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines flightlead404 at 2:10pm 04.17.22 Similar experience with my '99 H410. I just use my dockside water hose to blow the lines out about
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 2:09pm 04.17.22 more great info and the burning hands from the furling line going wild is an affair to remember. tha
Gas prices, inflation concerns yappasailing at 2:00pm 04.17.22 Interestingly enough, my marina fee did not increase this year. However, it was established last y
Gas prices, inflation concerns yappasailing at 1:47pm 04.17.22
Brass tube Paulam at 1:43pm 04.17.22 Thanks - interesting -now just have to find out where it's connected or plugged in.
Knocking sounds when sailing down wind Hollyberry at 1:26pm 04.17.22 Pretty sure that Yanmar/Kanzaki combo says NOT to put in reverse, but to free wheel. Hurth/Zurn say
Adding a third battery to the system DArcy at 1:10pm 04.17.22 After reading the Marine How-to article on "deep cycle" batteries I chose flooded GC2 for my boat. D
Gas prices, inflation concerns Dalliance at 1:07pm 04.17.22 For me, sailing offers a pretty low-cost recreational activity. I probably burn about 20 gallons o
Knocking sounds when sailing down wind Tally Ho at 1:05pm 04.17.22 I would guess it makes the sound all of the time when sailing, but it is easier to hear when running
Gas prices, inflation concerns Dalliance at 1:01pm 04.17.22 The only difference for me this year might be fewer power boats out on the lake, which would be an i
Gas prices, inflation concerns Tally Ho at 12:57pm 04.17.22 For me, sailing offers a pretty low-cost recreational activity. I probably burn about 20 gallons of
Gas prices, inflation concerns JamesG161 at 12:55pm 04.17.22 Just like Sailing... We will weather many storms and, sometimes come out of the Storm with Lessons
Speaker installation higgs at 12:46pm 04.17.22 Fred: Don't overthink this. Even lamp cord will work. My cockpit speakers sit under the helm's se
Rudder uphaul and downhaul line diagram for Hunter 23.5 (1) SkookumZac at 12:44pm 04.17.22 204505 -Z

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