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First 38 forward hatch spring jgurley at 6:30am 05.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1213 The spring on my forward hatch has escaped it's anchor, so the hatch is no longer self supporting.
Folding Prop Report (2) Maine Sail at 5:51am 05.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 42/24786 Some of you may know that I purchased and installed a Flex-O-Fold two blade prop this year replacing
Finally Out! Tsatzsue at 4:57am 05.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/975 Finally got some water time on Sunday in Narragansett Bay. Never fails...the water was like a pane o
New Jersey ICW Local Knowledge Roger Long at 4:56am 05.08.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1774 I made the run from Cape May to Atlantic City a bit early to take advantage of good weather. I'm no
Fuel Filter yellowood at 3:42am 05.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1689 Is it necessary to replace the fuel filter on my Catalina 27 every year? Thanks.
Keel Vibration - Advice? northcave at 1:32am 05.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1424 I have recently bought a swing keel Beneteau 26 from 1986. On our first passage from Salcombe to Da
H36 folding/fethering propeller speeds Andreas7699 at 1:17am 05.08.12 Big Boats 6/1794 Hi. I have been reading about folding and fethering propellers for a while and it seems to me that o
Sailing course cmt145 at 8:40pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2183 Can someone recommend a sailing course that will take a person from basic to advanced . In Florida o
When you open your boat and hear water running, is it a bad Juice6576 at 8:14pm 05.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2168 So we had a hell of a lot of rain this weekend, so I went down to check out my new Zarcor comp anion
Today was a good day. (4) Time Out at 8:09pm 05.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1501 The marathon of bottom painting, cleaning and waxing is done. The boat was launched today and I got
Travel to Gulf with a another sailboat healeyman at 7:07pm 05.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2485 Have a sailboat on Chicamauga Lake, on the Tenneseee River. The first mate and I wish to take the s
Fuel filter clean? (1) rhythmsurfer at 7:04pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2422 After buying the 1981Hunter 36 (Yanmar) I have put somewhere between 50-100 hrs on the motor. After
Hull leak through keel stud Sinbad at 6:28pm 05.07.12 Big Boats 3/1539 Bad news! Noticed the bilge pump cycling every now ' then so I checked to see what was going on. F
Working distance (4) All U Get at 6:07pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1375 Hi all, I know quite a few of us have a boat that is further away than we would like. Keeping thi
423 Wanted !!!!!! Cash Waiting BlackwellADB at 5:31pm 05.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/43 I AM A CASH BUYER READY TO PURCHASE A BENETEAU 423. MUST HAVE A 4' 9" DRAFT OR SHOAL KEEL. GEN
Need Some Measurements for a MAC 25 Fred Villiard at 5:22pm 05.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/916 When my camera bag was stolen out of my truck most of my pictures of my rebuild and my notebook with
Beneteau 381 garymuir at 4:58pm 05.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/898 water issue, v-berth starboard side ceiling water is in side ceiling just beside hatch window. how?
Honda 5hp motor cutting out (1) drock10 at 4:48pm 05.07.12 Catalina 22 11/5922 Guys I have a late 2000 I want to say 2010 Honda 5hp outboard and it cut out and dies when in gear.
New Yamaha 2.5 gjaffess at 2:57pm 05.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/794 I am buying a new Yamaha 2.5 4 stroke. There is a big difference in price on line ($800) or at a de
disapointed at my susuki df 9.9..... Manureva at 2:48pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2466 I need to vent.... I bought a Susuki df 9.9, then the dealership closed....now the closest service c

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Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:00am 01.02.23 deeper will still have moderate water temps due to Pacific Ocean tidal flows. I can attest to that
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:51am 01.02.23 One easy thing that can be done for a hard to start diesel is to add a fuel supplement containing a
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 01.02.23 That doesn't look like corrosion to me. All that whitish stuff is mineral deposits from leaking wat
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 01.02.23 or if I need to repair? Thanks Dean Welcome to the site. I know someone here has the experienc
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:41am 01.02.23 @SycloneDriver , from what I've been able to find, a diesel is constant air intake. Does this af
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 01.02.23 I suspect the rescued sailors over rated their sailing skills which lead them to make a risky deci
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:37am 01.02.23 Thank You for the videos! That is exactly my next project for this morning.
Any sailor peppers out there? Tin Kicker at 9:31am 01.02.23 Sounds like entertainment for Walter Mitty dreams but the reality is that wherever you want to go -
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 01.02.23 I have never seen a diesel with a throttle valve in the intake. @SycloneDriver , from what I've b
Beneteau interior wood kodiak1120 at 9:23am 01.02.23 Dave, thanks for researching & locating my original post. I refinished the companionway ladder app
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 9:11am 01.02.23 Would I been correct in thinking, if I have lazy jacks I would not need a topping lift? Thanks Ric
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:03am 01.02.23 That is beautiful. Did you cover it with a layer of fiberglass cloth like it done on the bead and
Warped Rudder Hayden Watson at 9:01am 01.02.23 That is beautiful. Did you cover it with a layer of fiberglass cloth like it done on the bead and c
Towing a dinghy Hayden Watson at 8:57am 01.02.23 Try pulling it in by hand while under way at hull speed and you will feel about a fifty pound drag
Funny Friday!!! JamesG161 at 8:37am 01.02.23 WOMEN A real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. S
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 8:29am 01.02.23 I have never seen a diesel with a throttle valve in the intake. Opening the throttle does nothing t
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 8:27am 01.02.23
Engine Data for 1984 O'Day 222 with New 2022 Tohatsu 6 HP 25" MFS6DWSPROUL Outboard rschuss at 8:22am 01.02.23 Sounds like a lot of fussing to me. When motoring, I adjust the engine speed until the GPS says I'm
Happy new year to all Kings Gambit at 8:20am 01.02.23 Going sailing tomorrow to start the year off right! We went! Fire/Rescue flag mast at the harbor
Engine Data for 1984 O'Day 222 with New 2022 Tohatsu 6 HP 25" MFS6DWSPROUL Outboard rschuss at 8:14am 01.02.23 *Note that all testing was done solo and with no mast/boom nor rudder/tiller * ***Note that all

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