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Oday 34/Universal 5424 Oil Pressure Alarm Sender jmseas at 12:31pm 05.04.12 Bigger Boats 2/1758 I found this post a few months back regarding the lack of a a low oil pressure alarm on the Universa
Anyone have a good guide for bleeding the injectors paiscool at 12:27pm 05.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/8511 I have a Westerbeke 30B and I was told to bleed my injectors to see if I am getting fuel.The operato
Happy Star Wars Day Freedom77 at 9:55am 05.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/683 Today Is May The Fourth. Happy Star Wars Day. May The Fourth Be With You:) "there Is No Try, Only
From 8hp to 9.9hp. domalon at 9:51am 05.04.12 Day Sailers 5/2785 I'm replacing an old 8 hp Evinrude with a new 9.9 hp Nissan. Could anyone tell me if the old outboar
Star Wars Day Freedom77 at 9:44am 05.04.12 Sails Call Lounge 4/2611 Today Is May The Fourth. May The Fourth Be With You:) Happy Star Wars Day. "there Is No Try, Only D
Cam cleats Mike Mc at 9:26am 05.04.12 Catalina 310 1/1384 Anybody replaced traveller cam cleats with original or upgrade? Original model? Appropriate replacem
Stainless replacement ports and windows Bubblehead at 8:44am 05.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/839 Have read a post in the past that named a company making beautiful replacement stainless or aluminum
Mast Raising System, but still needs a little tweaking (5) impulse II at 8:16am 05.04.12 Day Sailers 8/2629 OK, so there it is! Finally put together the mast raising system and like many other projects, what
Can sails "shrink" after cleaning? iSailor at 5:55am 05.04.12 Catalina 310 12/3857 I had my full batten main sail professionally cleaned over the winter. Now I cannot get the battens
Crossing the Outbound Track (2) Roger Long at 5:26am 05.04.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2147 Forumite BobT, with remarkable timing, called just as I finished straightening up the boat and had p
Masonboro inlet gettinthere at 4:43am 05.04.12 Destinations 3/5445 Looking for info on the Masonboro inlet. Have you been thru recently? Deep ' well marked? We have a
Another Echo Charger Question - Outboard Alternator Looking4Wind at 4:43am 05.04.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/5018 Greetings. I have a 25' O'day with 110w Solar panel connected to 2 120Ahr house batteries. I would l
yanmar control panel slbt37 at 3:26am 05.04.12 Big Boats 4/2668 Anyone know where I can find a control panel for a yanmar diesel ? It is for a 1984 hunter 37 cherib
iPhone App Sailboat Owners (11) Sail123 at 12:50am 05.04.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1931 How many of you with iPhone's know this site has an iPhone app? Go to the app store on your iPhone
Yet Another Keel Bolt Thread Faris at 10:26pm 05.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1673 So, I'm fixing up C-27 hull #506 - a 1972 fixed keel. Everything important is in good shape aside f
Thinking About AIS, Radar, Night Sailing, Tankers Etc. Rick D at 9:21pm 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 24/5259 So, I got back yesterday from Ensenada, Mexico where we picked up a second in this 65th race from Ne
repainting Hunter 23.5 rudder Terry11319 at 8:20pm 05.03.12 Smaller Boats 2/1015 My Hunter 23.5 has a wood rudder that I have sanded to remove stains. I need advice as to how to pr
Flying with inflatable PFDs Kordie at 7:30pm 05.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1105 On my most recent trip out of LAX I had to surrender the CO2 cylinders from our three life jackets.
windass....engine 430 Navicula at 7:01pm 05.03.12 Big Boats 4/1085 I powered up my 430 on the hard with the batteries hooked up and pluged into a genny... everythin
Cal 22 Parts sailden66 at 6:59pm 05.03.12 Cal 2/4514 Hello group, I am in the process of inspecting a 1986 Cal 22 for purchase. Currently I own a Cat

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Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase dLj at 8:12am 10.29.22 I might take you up on the offer! More than likely next year though Not up for a Halloween cruise?
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 8:10am 10.29.22 Congrats on the new boat! Sail and enjoy! Just an aside, perhaps, but I live not overly far from wa
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil Hello Below at 8:05am 10.29.22 Or, you may be able to insert your vacuum hose into the very rear of the oil sump by wiggling it do
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase dLj at 7:36am 10.29.22 Congrats on the new boat! Sail and enjoy! Just an aside, perhaps, but I live not overly far from wal
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 AndyL at 7:22am 10.29.22 Thanks - that sounds like the best option. I'll make a new hole and fill the old damaged hole.
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 6:34am 10.29.22 We used to cruise in company with a couple that cruised their 7.9 a lot. It's a minimalist interior
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 6:32am 10.29.22
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit shemandr at 6:30am 10.29.22 I had something like #2 on my Ranger 29, which had no anchor locker, windless or bow roller. It was
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil (1) RoyS at 6:21am 10.29.22 :plus: You have to suck it out so you never get all of it. I'm looking into replacing the plug with
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Sailgunner at 4:11am 10.29.22 At least 25kg. I have the 55# Rocna on my 41 with all 3/8" G 43 chain. Of course the chaiin needs to
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil Secret sail at 3:01am 10.29.22 even with a great drain plug you cant get all the oil out of the different recesses inside the head
Knot Transducer kappykaplan at 2:54am 10.29.22 Yeah, I think it's best practice to put the blank in when the boat is idle. :plus:
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 2:28am 10.29.22 Oops Senior moments. They come and they go.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking rgranger at 10:34pm 10.28.22 Oops Brain fart
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 10.28.22 I could be wrong but I think that is the inside of the thermostat housing. Until I see otherwise,
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 8:12pm 10.28.22 Thanks @SycloneDriver , for that info. It appears that there is some attempt to measure the pump o
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 10.28.22 Undaunted, I removed the thermostat housing, connected a clear poly tube to the water supply line w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 8:01pm 10.28.22 Some pumps have a removable / replaceable cams. He should make that the cam is in place. A photo
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 7:54pm 10.28.22 I think he measured it directly at the output of the pump. That's what it looks like in the pictur
Al Fooks SycloneDriver at 7:45pm 10.28.22 More or less. Or an excuse for under staffing. Most the staff do good to very good customer servi

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