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Forespar Horse shoe ring RAD88 at 7:49pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2157 Does anyone know if there is a replacement cover available for the Forespar horse shoe ring? Mine ha
portwindows gasket for 1968 Cal Cruising 46 edwmama at 7:48pm 07.16.12 Cal 1/2556 hi cal boat owners I have a 1968 Cal Cruising 46 bill lapworth My main saloon and forward Vberth
Mercuray 3.9 hp Mark Juetten at 7:30pm 07.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1402 'd appreciate any insights into this engine! THX
Just bought an O'day 26! (2) Fly_H23 at 7:11pm 07.16.12 Day Sailers 34/7394 After much haggling and assuring the Admiral she would indeed have stand up headroom (she about is 5
Whaaa! Ripped Sail! Marc Bergmueller at 7:11pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1279 During the last storm with 70 mph winds my jib came unfurled. We were in North Carolina putting and
Is this original (2) Bigjer40 at 7:04pm 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/964 1984 H27 and I am wondering if this is the original traveler set up??? It is really sticky and if I
What are these lines for??? (3) Bigjer40 at 6:48pm 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1616 Can someone tell me what these lines out of the starboard side of my mast are for? One goes to to th
H22 toerail LDM at 6:36pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 1/1057 The toe rail on our 1981 Hunter 22 was 'oxidized' with a white film covering the semi-gloss black. I
Freezer compression rod captron at 6:35pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1563 Anybody have any suggestions as to where I might begin to search for a new gas or is it a spring loa
Mercury 3.9 hp 2 stroke OB Mark Juetten at 6:14pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 1/1233 I have been given mercury 3.9 hp ob about 1968 , Does any one know how to stop engine. No kill sw
Selden vs Lewmar Goldfinger at 5:49pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 Had a quote from my local rigger to supply and install a traveler on my 33footer, mid boom setup.
Gas piston replacement for fridge lid captron at 4:12pm 07.16.12 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2687 Anyone have any idea where I might look for a source to find a replacement gas filled or is it sprin
Selden Endless Furling Line Nodak7 at 3:50pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4330 I searched the net for instructions on how to replace and splice the endless line on our Selden Main
Hatch panel cauking Richit at 2:48pm 07.16.12 Catalina 310 0/1058 Hi Everyone, I need to recauk the hatch panel on top of the dog house (the panel is attached to th
Jib Halyard on Oday 22 jberube85 at 2:15pm 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1583 I have a rope/wire jib halyard on my 1972 oday 22 that has seen its better days, do I need to stay w
Mouse Infestation Jda at 1:41pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 14/10872 After two years of sitting under a tarp in the north woods of Maine I found that mice (most likely d
Mystery portal in the bottom of my Ericson Therock at 1:32pm 07.16.12 Ericson 1/3166 I have been refurbishing my Ericson 25 CB. In the cabin on the floor on the threshold to the head
Installation of a Raymarine Autotiller (1) twodzusfittings at 12:59pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 17/3256 I purchased ST2000 Raymarine Autotiller. Installation went very easy, followed the instructions to e
Sunday Morning (1) Sail123 at 12:56pm 07.16.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/2735 Last Sunday Morning as we came back from sailing. Our Sugar Bee was in the first pew.
2 Sail/Rigging questions (1) jGo at 12:49pm 07.16.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2953 Hi all! I have 2 questions about my sails. 1. My main often gets hung up on the topping lift.

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Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine dmax at 3:27pm 10.14.22 it actually leads outside. But it's not connected to anything in the engine compartment, right? Jus
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! kappykaplan at 3:27pm 10.14.22 The Marines don't have Fleet Admirals, they have Generals!
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 3:25pm 10.14.22 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1 beer awarded. :beer: _____ 6 Beers for top list. :beer::beer::beer::
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! kappykaplan at 3:16pm 10.14.22 And a quote, just for the Marine Sharpshooters who shot from the rigging while the Naval crew with
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:54pm 10.14.22 Macerator pumps are not check valves...the best they can do is slow down water that's being forced t
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine xavpil at 2:51pm 10.14.22 A looks like it might be a hose to vent the engine space - follow it and see if it leads to an exha
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main dlochner at 2:35pm 10.14.22 Several years ago I asked a fairly well know Detroit sailmaker why most new mains were loose footed
Raymarine electronics hookup help Scott T-Bird at 2:32pm 10.14.22 This diagram below should help understand the requirements. I have the SPX-5 / ST6002 combo and I a
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine dmax at 2:30pm 10.14.22 No I can't really access the top and less fit a bottle of oil. I'll look closer then. Thx! Hopeful
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine dmax at 2:29pm 10.14.22 Since we seem to have the same engine could you tell me what A and B are on my picture? A looks li
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine xavpil at 2:23pm 10.14.22 Are you not able to reach the top of the engine? My boat is similar and there's no problem accessin
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) dmax at 2:21pm 10.14.22 this seems about right, and yes it's 5411. Now, how am I supposed to access the knob? Are you not
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Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) xavpil at 2:14pm 10.14.22 this seems about right, and yes it's 5411. Now, how am I supposed to access the knob? Since we see
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine xavpil at 2:11pm 10.14.22 Assuming you have a Universal Atomic 5411, the oil fill is on the top of the valve cover. There's s
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) xavpil at 2:09pm 10.14.22
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) dmax at 2:08pm 10.14.22 Assuming you have a Universal Atomic 5411 diesel engine, the oil fill is on the top of the valve cov
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! kappykaplan at 2:08pm 10.14.22 Number 3 is also attributed to JPJ. 5 was uttered by OHP. 7 is Theodore Roosevelt. 8 is LT Forgy.
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) JoeWhite at 2:06pm 10.14.22 210070 Is this what your engine looks like?
New home for Andante Alansails at 2:05pm 10.14.22 Tom, We Will miss your Guidance and input! Do Not Forget US! Much Thanks

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