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Heat Exchanger Deadline at 3:58am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1118 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 2/1441 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 9/2875 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 15/2655 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 2/1621 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 8/10128 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 12/2081 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 20/15703 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 10/2175 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 2/1318 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 2/889 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 1/1241 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 16/2783 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 4/3501 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 6/4045 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 6/1540 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 8/1947 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 13/1759 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 8/3259 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 1/842 I'll admit I've never measured the sheets on my boat, and I assume they are original, everything els

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Invest 98L BigEasy at 7:54am 09.25.22 If you want to better understand the way wind and weather forecasting has evolved I suggest the boo
Hunter 33, 2015 smokey73 at 7:38am 09.25.22 @dLj Do you have a link for the ISO standard or better yet, numbers from the referenced ISO standard
Integral Fuel Tank leak Kings Gambit at 7:30am 09.25.22
Hunter 33, 2015 dLj at 7:20am 09.25.22 Published values for torque by bolt size assume an incompressible assembly like steel on steel. Whe
Integral Fuel Tank leak kloudie1 at 7:04am 09.25.22 Fuel return line leaking?
420 outhaul length sailor420 at 6:40am 09.25.22 What size line did you finally use and type. I need to replace mine.
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed Maine Sail at 6:32am 09.25.22 Temp sensor is likely doing what it should if the batteries are below 80F
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 6:24am 09.25.22
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean shemandr at 6:23am 09.25.22 Since the OP is asking about safety I would treat myself to a rig inspection or replacement. And it
First 405 Rudder Parts Mechone at 6:23am 09.25.22 Where's your quadrant? Above or below in pic .On my boat the shaft collar sits against the delrin t
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Kings Gambit at 6:18am 09.25.22 Nobody has mentioned installing an autopilot. For me that would be an essential piece of gear even w
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed dlochner at 5:56am 09.25.22 What is a "bonded ground wire"? gary On this charger it is a chassis ground. Incase something sh
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:55am 09.25.22
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 5:40am 09.25.22 I'm talking about the ballast tank inspection port in the floor in front of the head, not the vent
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Crusty Ol Salt at 5:30am 09.25.22 The Caribbean is the Caribbean Sea, pretty well defined by charts, Extends from the Windward Isles
Hunter 33, 2015 RoyS at 5:24am 09.25.22 Published values for torque by bolt size assume an incompressible assembly like steel on steel. When
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed garymalmgren at 4:39am 09.25.22 What is a "bonded ground wire"? gary
Invest 98L (2) JamesG161 at 3:46am 09.25.22 There are 2 different types of Recon Aircraft NOAA and Hurricane Hunters. This is NOAA Recon in pro
Invest 98L All U Get at 2:43am 09.25.22 Two seasons in Florida, summer and Dammit Jim.
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 10:30pm 09.24.22

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