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Sureseal Dripless Shaft Seal gpd955 at 10:05am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1278 My Sureseal has become unsure. I've watched the video on how to change out the lip seal while in th
"Burping" Air Conditioning System Buf at 9:31am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/3765 I am having a hard time getting my heating/airconditioning system to pump raw water through the syst
Fuse for deck light 1992 model year Vegas at 9:23am 05.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/834 Replaced desk light bulb but still doesn't work. I find where the decklight connection is on the pow
Cable tv kandk at 8:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 1/1427 How do you switch to cable tv? I changed switch to B and changed input on tv to cable. It just keeps
Helms 27 grtsct at 8:33am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1633 Does anyone have an opinion good or bad on the Helms 27 also if you have any personal experience wit
Rookie needs some help pat5884 at 8:15am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6567 So I bought my '82 Catlina 22 about 1 year ago. Never sailed or owned a boat so I am still figuring
Fresh water intake on a 1978 Hunter 27 perezall at 8:08am 05.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2232 Hi Folks, I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 27 and cannot locate the fresh water intake for the water
two shrouds on one chainplate (2) njl at 8:03am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4279 I have two shrouds connecting to a chainplate in an awkward way and would like to fix it. The heavie
questions about my mac 222 newsailor72 at 7:30am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/914 questions about my mac 22 It's a 1974 so I believe the swing keel is cast iron, have some questions
Need to replace my mainsheet - What type of splice at end? dknape at 7:17am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6017 Okay, so I went out and enjoyed the boat on Saturday, but ran into an issue where a section of my ma
Replacing masthead sheaves Dmac336 at 7:12am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1244 it is becoming apparent that my main halyard masthead sheave is cracked as my new halyard is becomin
Surfing with a Mac r.oril at 6:56am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1040 'We had planned a trip to Santa Barbara, SBYC, and had hoped to sail 3 days. Damn WINDS!! We did g
GPS Problem lehigh375 at 6:42am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2145 Went out yesterday and my Garmin 545 did not work. It would give me the time, voltage, and I could
Cabin top thru bolt Hole covers (?) (3) abaragones at 5:51am 05.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1128 Hi, by any chance someone here knows where can I get these covers for the cabin top thru bolt in my
Leaks 37c med2463 at 5:30am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1248 Finally after 2 yrs have the boat w/no leaks. When we bought the boat, it had many leaks. Fixed mo
connecting rudder to outboat sailboat738 at 4:03am 05.27.12 Smaller Boats 10/2946 just bought a 96 23.5 but just moving from it to my slip was very hairy having to use both the ou
Catalina 400 wing keel width Marinetech at 3:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/1850 Hi Just purchased a 1998 Catalina 400 hull 146, and now need it shipped from Annapolis MD to Newfou
Jackstay securing points? H336 neilmcc at 1:00am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/801 The jackstays on our H336 had been removed prior to us taking her over. I have the stays but I am no
Below forward berth (1) paulj at 10:31pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 10/2408 I was visiting the area under the foward berth and to my surprise....... paulj :troll:
What's this hardware? (1) Faris at 9:05pm 05.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1508 This sits right in the middle of the fore deck of my recently-acquired Catalina 27. I assumed it wa

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Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 8:30am 01.04.23 There is a throttle lever at the controls and it needs to be opened. Have you stated what your en
Dingy conversion jssailem at 8:19am 01.04.23 What are the cubic feet of an inflatable dinghy air tubes? What are they 8" or 15" diameter tubes?
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Benny17441 at 8:12am 01.04.23 I have never seen a diesel with a throttle valve in the intake. Opening the throttle does nothing
Dingy conversion JBP-PA at 7:50am 01.04.23 The lightest pourable foam I know of is 2lbs/cu ft, after it's cured.
The cycle of life Don Guillette at 7:43am 01.04.23 Phil: Good luck Mate. One of the regrets in my life is that I never had the chance to meet you and B
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations JBP-PA at 7:43am 01.04.23 Rustoleum cold galvanizing paint is zinc. This is different than rusty metal primers, this is zinc
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood sail sfbay at 7:42am 01.04.23 You can purchase Veneer Tech 3M pre-adhesive backing veneer on Amazon Veneer Tech 2 x 8 3M Pre-Adhes
Dingy conversion jssailem at 7:35am 01.04.23 With all these ideas, does anyone have an idea how much weight will be added in the process to the d
Stock Color for 85' 22 JBP-PA at 7:31am 01.04.23 I've made some very close mixes using a white base, a TINY LITTLE SPECK of black, and a surprisingl
The cycle of life Rick D at 7:22am 01.04.23 Hard to know what to add to these comments, Phil. I hope you have some satisfaction seeing a vision
Dingy conversion JBP-PA at 7:20am 01.04.23 Pourable flotation foam is actually quite easy to work with, much easier than epoxy. Just quickly m
Need a H336 potable water tank monitor RoyS at 6:52am 01.04.23 Consider also a water meter instead. Just insert it in the output hose with a couple of hose clamps.
Dingy conversion rgranger at 6:30am 01.04.23 Interesting idea. Maybe inflate then glass the tubes? That was my first thought also. I think i
Older sailers Sailm8 at 6:11am 01.04.23 Well life is funny. We lost our boat to Ian and I sort of thought that was it for boating. There i
The cycle of life sailme88 at 3:53am 01.04.23 Phil, You did it WRONG !!! You've set the bar so high that it will impossible for it to be topped..
The cycle of life Will Gilmore at 9:59pm 01.03.23 Phil, there isn't an emoji to click that expresses how I feel about your post. I am grateful for wh
The cycle of life Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:54pm 01.03.23 25 years ago I accepted your invitation to host a new "headmistress" forum on what was then just the
The cycle of life David in Sandusky at 9:47pm 01.03.23 Profound thanks, Phil! Fair winds and following seas, my friend!
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 9:31pm 01.03.23 Thanks Tony @Bogart - how brilliant to find another owner of the same year and model! There is a re
The cycle of life Allan12210 at 9:13pm 01.03.23 Thanks for this extremely valuable forum, Phil and Bly. The opportunity to share and learn has been

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