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Yanmar stalls at low rpm after running markgoldfarb at 7:58am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4066 My Hunter 295 has a yanmar 2gm20f. She runs great until I come back to the dock after runing her for
Mast Luff Sluggs or Boltrope?/Standing Rigging Q Ward H at 6:55am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4444 I am purchasing a new main sail for my Neport 17. I am being offered the option of Luff Slugs for $7
outboard storage for dinghy? iSailor at 6:15am 06.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1838 where do you guys store your outboard motors? On the rail? Anoyone use the deep locker in the port
222 fuel locker anchorclanker at 5:44am 06.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2507 The locker on my 222 had a small 3 gallon fuel tank. I brought it home so I could run the motor up a
Basic sailboat maintenance and repair questions. anchorclanker at 5:33am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2009 While my particular boat is an O'Day 222, I feel there is enough commonality among the many makes an
Inflatable problem mellis18 at 9:47pm 06.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1066 Pulled my Caribe inflatable to clean the bottom and do some minor repair. When I got it home I foun
Andriod phone 1977oday22 at 9:20pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1963 Ok, I'm getting into the new age of electronics. Now I have an andriod phone, I'm lucky that I can a
Just out of curosity..O'Day 22 1977oday22 at 9:01pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4831 I happen to run across another 22 at the marina. Although it's a 22 (trailored and un attended) it s
WHERE to wash headsail? Cool Beans at 8:22pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2721 Where could I wash it? It has a 41 foot luff and like an 20+ foot leech. . .it's a biggun, 155% :do
Honda outboard work drock10 at 8:06pm 06.15.12 Catalina 22 14/5834 Hey guys I have to clean my carb I guess on my motor but I have never done it anyone know the proces
owners manuals 31 hunter 1986 sailboatdave at 5:47pm 06.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1859 we are looking for manuals for a 1986 hunter 31. all we can get would be helpful, pluming and all
Bene First 38 fuel consumption jgurley at 5:41pm 06.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2642 Just on the chance there's someone here that has a First 38 with the Perkins 4-108M and a Kiwi prop,
Great day of sailing on Lake Lanier (1) Cabasa 83 at 4:03pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/969 I had a great day of single handed sailing today and wanted to thank all those who answer questions
ericson 30+ GrampaArt at 2:01pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2721 Would appreciate info/opinions on the ericson 30+. This one's a 1980, shoal draft and I believe a ta
C27 Drawings jGo at 1:57pm 06.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/4525 Hi all, I am looking for an AutoCAD (or other vector format) or scaled/dimensional drawings of th
Now thats a yacht... (1) kpgraci at 1:48pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3149 Went out to the marina last week and this was parked at the visitors dock... It's 168 feet. I fel
Tool for opening water tank? FirstSummer at 11:27am 06.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/6204 Does anyone know if there is a special tool for opening the water tank? I just purchased a 2006 Bene
boom bail screws stripped Michael Tannehill at 10:38am 06.15.12 Catalina 30 1/1522 I am using a friends 30' Catalina sailing on Lake Tahoe. The middle boom bail screws on the port si
Newport/Bermuda Race underway Alan at 10:09am 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1226 Well the race is on and they're expecting record times for this one. Wind out of the NE at 16 to 20
Optimal angle of Baby stays davenlynn at 9:21am 06.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1361 It seems to me that the wider the base of a triangle, the more support it affords (IMHO). I'm not an

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How well does a C-270 trailer? sail sfbay at 2:40pm 10.01.22 Welcoem to the forum!! Buy one with a tandem trailer............lot easier, more stable and safer t
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 2:39pm 10.01.22 No, that is the weird thing. the bilge pump pumped water when I had it in a bucket, but did not pum
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kappykaplan at 2:13pm 10.01.22 On my pumps, the check valve is within six inches of the pump. When you disconnected the hose from
Ian's third landfall kappykaplan at 2:09pm 10.01.22 Glad to hear your boat weathered the hurricane with no damage. :beer:
Getting cold out here Tally Ho at 2:04pm 10.01.22 And his port side lifeline down. I have to have that lifeline down when I dock. If I forget, some
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy nightowle at 1:51pm 10.01.22 Hi Jay. Winters and summers pretty moderate around these precincts west of the Cascades. Prevailing
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? HeelBoy at 12:47pm 10.01.22 Cement is generally considered not dense enough to be worth much as ballast, btw. People add lead s
Ian's third landfall ggrizzard at 12:36pm 10.01.22 I just got back to the dock in New Smyrna Beach Florida (just south of Daytona). Intuition is afloat
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? jssailem at 12:00pm 10.01.22 Perhaps a useful weight might be and advised. Lead acid batteries come to mind. At 65lbs or more a p
Getting cold out here jssailem at 11:56am 10.01.22 Must not be that bad of a sea state. It looks like he is negotiating the waves smoothly.
Getting cold out here jssailem at 11:55am 10.01.22 Observant!
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? capta at 11:51am 10.01.22 The Thunderbirds racing on Frisco Bay had an extra 500# on their keel because of the conditions on t
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jon hansen at 11:43am 10.01.22 8alNxLjCBJc
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer Crusty Ol Salt at 11:34am 10.01.22 @rgranger Cannot read on the can but does it contain zinc chromate? The MSDS indicates zinc and
identify this boat if you will (please) (1) capt_paul at 10:19am 10.01.22 It could be a customized Pearson Ensign 22. It looks like an Alberg design for sure. Curious to know
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? PaulK at 9:47am 10.01.22 Based on the builder's reputation, your concern about extra weight impacting structure of the boat s
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Kings Gambit at 8:30am 10.01.22 Sounds like a fun meeting making new friends there in Cabo! However, different situations may call
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? Leeward Rail at 8:01am 10.01.22 when it hits bigger water with some wave action, its going to ride like a big empty dinghy. Define
Getting cold out here Terry Cox at 7:37am 10.01.22 Do you always sail with the Companion way and door open? And his port side lifeline down.
Cabin Woodwork in I36 dmax at 7:37am 10.01.22 I would be pretty wary about that boat - the asymetric gaps seen in the cabinet probably indicate th

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