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Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild jrezab at 2:00pm 07.06.12 Pearson 1/3271 I have a 1986 Pearson 303 equipped with a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine. I am in the process of repla
Border Run 2 Race & Sail Trim (4) Rick D at 1:21pm 07.06.12 Racing 4/7114 Attitude Adjustment 2 took a first in Cruising Class. However, the bragging rights are tempered sinc
What brand is your Windlass? therobesons at 1:06pm 07.06.12 Big Boats 16/2578 Our 1999 Hunter 420 has a Simpson-Lawrence but it does NOT fit the 5/16 chain that is on the boat.
Another sail destroyed sailaway78 at 12:37pm 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4297 Received a call from some friends of mine this morning. Bringing their boat home from Pensacola, to
Going crazy over this disconnected wire (1) luken7 at 12:08pm 07.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1427 Here the heck does it go and what does it connect to? Now that the Higgs Boson has been found, this
Waterpump 9.8 Mercury Outboard mklein@iowatelecom.net at 12:06pm 07.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/7484 Hello, Today I am having trouble with my 9.8 Mercury Outobard. The last time we were out the wa
Chain Plate leaks dawg2 at 11:44am 07.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2567 I am in the process of getting all of my "leaks repaired" on my 88 26D. Between new windows, using C
No nav. equipment Navicula at 11:44am 07.06.12 Big Boats 2/1039 I bought a standaed horizion VHF and the remote for the cockpit.........the one with AIS. in order
Practical Sailor Image Request practicalsailor at 10:50am 07.06.12 Ericson 4/5423 Dear Ericson Sailboat Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its
Main Sail Tack (1) Mark Nooney at 9:58am 07.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1345 We were setting up our jiffy reefing last night and realized that the Main sail tack was not secured
propeller zinc Brad Teachout at 9:51am 07.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1059 How do i finnd the size of my propeller zinc ?
Value of 1964 O'Day Javelin? Steve Knob at 9:23am 07.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2185 I have a 1964 Javelin, hull #6914, class #118. It is complete with new sails, but needs paint and wo
Practical Sailor Image Request for Catalina Owners practicalsailor at 8:53am 07.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1549 Dear Catalina Sailboat Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its
Stiff Gear Shift cable knotcarin at 8:52am 07.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1346 I have a Hunter Vision 36 with the single lever control for the throttle and gear shift. When the k
Practical Sailor Image Request for the Bavaria 38 Ocean practicalsailor at 8:49am 07.06.12 Bavaria 0/2357 Dear Bavaria 38 Ocean Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its
Remove brightwork to renew David W at 7:57am 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1914 Hello all, my spring boat chores have turned into summer chores. One is to redo to brightwork. We do
Plastic Under Rub Rail Justincase at 7:53am 07.06.12 Pearson 6/5127 Just survived a 60 mph squall line but suffered some minor damage to the boat. Does any one know wh
Long Island Raftup 2012 FourPoints at 6:49am 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 0/959 Open to anone interested in coming, over at seafaring.com we're organizing our 3rd annual Long Islan
WANTED: RayMarine Autohelm 3000 RobertLangdirect at 6:29am 07.06.12 Parts Search 5/5284 Please help me to locate a RayMarine Autohelm 3000 to troubleshoot my Autohelm 3000. I can send yo
Head Problems Wykagyl at 6:10am 07.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2270 We sail a Catalina 320 and just rebuilt our Wilcox Crittenden head with no success. We would like t

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Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Parsons at 5:25am 02.15.23 Personally, for any wet areas (most places on a boat), I use Ancor heat-shrink fittings (Heat Shrink
Superstitous steps dLj at 5:08am 02.15.23 If it's not a gold coin, you are wasting your time... The gods of good fortune would be offended at
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals RitSim at 5:06am 02.15.23 So related to the use of quick connect or even terminal blocks in wet places-- does silicone grease
Ouch! dLj at 5:02am 02.15.23 I am in a municipal marina on Lake Michigan, about 20 miles south of Chicago. I just paid my slip
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice BigEasy at 4:22am 02.15.23 Don't pay the renewal fee. The Documentation number remains with the boat even forever If you
Funny Friday!!! (1) DaveJ at 3:49am 02.15.23 213005
Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box sailme88 at 3:33am 02.15.23 The bolt head is possibly a point to affix a bonding cable....
Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box Marmalade at 3:28am 02.15.23 Looks similar... Water Cooled Stuffing Box
DX Cup (1) Drinky Crow at 9:37pm 02.14.23 ^^Thanks for that^^ $2 hun a side w/splice......hmmmm https://www.premiumropes.com/dx-cup# https://p
Superstitous steps FDL S2 at 8:26pm 02.14.23 I'm convinced most of us are somewhat traditionalist when it comes to our boats . After far too lon
DX Cup FDL S2 at 8:08pm 02.14.23 I replaced my jib sheets with Marlow D2 Club lines last summer. The dyneema core is sk75 vs sk78 in
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:06pm 02.14.23 213004
Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box (1) Tally Ho at 7:50pm 02.14.23
Ouch! Tally Ho at 7:42pm 02.14.23 I am in a municipal marina on Lake Michigan, about 20 miles south of Chicago. I just paid my slip f
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 02.14.23 I Also found this potential candidate: Oil Pressure Sender for Yanmar Diesels perhaps the best of b
Ouch! WayneH at 7:27pm 02.14.23 My old marina got bought out last year. The new owners are catering to powerboats. Not just any powe
Superstitous steps rgranger at 7:23pm 02.14.23
Water system leak rgranger at 7:22pm 02.14.23 If you can drain any remaining water you might be able to pressurize the lines with low pressure ai
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 02.14.23 Very nice looking indeed. As a matter of fact, I think it would be even better if you didn't instal
Water system leak twalker H260 at 7:00pm 02.14.23 If you can drain any remaining water you might be able to pressurize the lines with low pressure air

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