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Deadline at 4:33am 05.29.12
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I tried everything to figure out why my Yanmar 2GM20 was overheating quickly, only to discover that
Deadline at 3:58am 05.29.12
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Has anyone taken off the heat exchanger on a Yanmar 18 hp 20GM? I want to take the rods to a radiato
Deadline at 3:56am 05.29.12
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I've traced my water leak on H320 to the fresh water tank but can't access the darn thing. After rem
LarryH at 2:33am 05.29.12
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The wife, kids and i were just beginning to leave our marina on our 1999 H260 this weekend when the
DarylA at 1:21am 05.29.12
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Im now preparing to take our new Mac 26m and get it wet for our first time this weekend. Looking at
mkb at 12:27am 05.29.12
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My Oday 192 uses a grommet to anchor the shrouds and forestay to the mast. A hook on the end of the
Phil Herring at 10:01pm 05.28.12
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A little background: This was just sent to me a by a friend who is a member of the crew and figured
rbyham at 9:32pm 05.28.12
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I am shopping my first sailboat. Currently have my eye on an O'Day 23 that looks to be in good shape
sinnettc at 9:19pm 05.28.12
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Ran into a bit of a quandary this weekend when we were overpowered and I think I may be missing some
Caught_Between_the_Sheets at 8:30pm 05.28.12
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Ok I removed the sheet from around my ankle, so no longer caught...Now Trying to remove the keel on
londavidson at 7:26pm 05.28.12
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My 1989 C-36, Carte Blanche, #1013, has a leaky port. I'm sure the gasket needs replacing. Two quest
BWagner at 7:17pm 05.28.12
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First I want to thank everybody who responded to my first anchor question - we bought 300 feet of c
sfgary at 6:57pm 05.28.12
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Went out today just to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. Winds were 20-25 kn
SailingShawnee at 6:52pm 05.28.12
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Do anyone know of a website or resource to find local sailing conditions such as wind and gusts spee
MLampner at 6:46pm 05.28.12
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So I went to check the level in the transmission on my relatively new Yanmar. The owner's manual say
Ken Honeycutt at 6:15pm 05.28.12
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Posting this as a follow up to an earlier post about retrieving broken impeller blades from a 3YM30
Jon4399 at 5:54pm 05.28.12
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I thought my house bank was dead or dying. My volt meter on the elec. pnl. showed the voltage at 11
carboman at 5:18pm 05.28.12
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Seems like I had issues with the current setup last year. Which way should the winches rotate if y
bcollis at 4:36pm 05.28.12
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This is the second time it's happened, so I guess it's not a fluke. Before I untie, I always put t
StrayCat 22 at 4:19pm 05.28.12
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I've been working hard to get my boat in the water this weekend, but an unexpected electrical issue

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Iron in saildrive oil
Egovos at 8:27am 01.16.23
Thank you all very helpful
Iron in saildrive oil
Ted at 8:00am 01.16.23
When I have my oil analyzed, the lab sends me a detailed report explaining every item that they test
Iron in saildrive oil
Egovos at 7:47am 01.16.23
Busted Mast
sbrogden at 7:46am 01.16.23
I've settled on putting in a 1-1/2 inch platform under the mast bracket. There is enough adjustment
Iron in saildrive oil
kloudie1 at 7:46am 01.16.23
Could mean that the oil has not been changed since new . That would not be unusual for a gearbox "br
Jibing The Mainsail
Kings Gambit at 7:38am 01.16.23
Question about main panel breakers
jssailem at 7:12am 01.16.23
That makes total sense. Been there did that.
Replaced Motor Mounts
Tally Ho at 7:01am 01.16.23
Replaced the motor mounts on my 23 yr old 410. Purchased Ellebogen mounts which were a direct repla
H41DS what length exhaust?
dkinzer at 6:54am 01.16.23
I did end up using a Centek 1200199 180* bend (which I bought on eBay) rather than trying to wrestle
Missing boom
Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 01.16.23
My Starwind had a bolt rope in the bottom of the sail. You'll get better sail shape by going to a lo
Question about main panel breakers
Dave Groshong at 6:20am 01.16.23
You can bend them with pliers according to a Hunter electrical engineer
H41DS what length exhaust?
Dave Groshong at 6:19am 01.16.23
The BuildList says 18ft
Funny Friday!!!
shemandr at 5:37am 01.16.23
Cringe worthy!
Need a new boom for Hunter 336
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24am 01.16.23
Mast Mfg probably different. Long story but a few of us know. Suggest waiting two weeks till you
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to?
RussellBeckner at 5:22am 01.16.23
@Ralph Johnstone, Good input... I am going to order one kit which should be more than enough for tou
Missing boom
PRoberaon at 4:43am 01.16.23
Appreciate the info
Replaced Motor Mounts
Sailgunner at 3:29am 01.16.23
So you obviously researched this. I am curious how the Ellebogen mounts compare to the OEM Yanmar m
Missing boom
Marmalade at 3:27am 01.16.23
You might give these guys a call on the boom... don't know where in GA you are, so can't judge of ma
Jibing The Mainsail
Mifeo at 12:56am 01.16.23
PST. Preventer Sheet Traveler And the reverse after the gybe.
Fuel Gauge
artboas at 10:37pm 01.15.23
Stress not about the units "dampen motion" design. These units have worked for years. Do they work

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