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resealing outside of portholes Bigjer40 at 9:08am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1000 My ports are not leaking, but the outside seal is starting to crack and there are holes in the bead.
H410 rear sump box scottdube at 8:32am 04.08.12 Big Boats 4/1150 Has anyone replaced the rear sump box with something less troublesome on their 410? I have a 1998 4
Prop Question jberino at 8:14am 04.08.12 Pearson 2/1346 Hi, I'm new to the forum. Does anyone happen to know the pitch for the original prop on my 1980 P-3
Bilge Cover (2) gpd955 at 8:10am 04.08.12 Catalina 310 3/1918 This morning I noticed that the portion of sole that serves as the bilge cover was uneven. When I p
Water is still very cold... cb32863 at 8:03am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1182 Especially up in northern Minnesota. No information on the size of the boat or the father's sailing
Bottom paint identification Chris Bogle at 4:24am 04.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1692 In process of preparing newly purchased Oday 22 for launching in a few weeks. My aim is to apply new
Diesels Won't Run On Water...Doh'... Maine Sail at 4:21am 04.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 7/4718 I will cut the story way down.. On Friday a boat I have been re-fitting most of the winter was spl
Sunrise Service on the gulf Terry in Naples at 3:31am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 0/967 Happy Easter to all, off to sunrise service.
Hunter 340 Parts and accessories. wavehunter at 2:09am 04.08.12 Big Boats 4/1433 Hi Folks, new to this site. I am close to buying a Hunter 340 and would like to know where online I
Insurance coverage dies not cover solo sailing? caguy at 8:26pm 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3583 Insurance coverage does not cover solo sailing? I got into a discussion with someone I just met who
Honda Saildrive Gearbox (2) drgerafe at 8:25pm 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 1/4902 We have a 1980 S2 8.0B that has the 9.9HP Honda Saildrive 280 in place of the original OMC Zephyr (r
Strut Issues betzhunter at 2:44pm 04.07.12 Big Boats 22/4325 We started to replace motor mounts on our h34 and when we removed the bolts from the coupler the sha
Hunter 30T Windlass install (4) Phoenix-UK at 2:14pm 04.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/7126 Hi, Over the last year I have tried to find details of previous electric windlass installations on
ODay 27 teak toe rails jeferie at 1:54pm 04.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1444 Hello! Can someone please give us some advice on fastening down a loose (forward) toe rail on our 19
Yet Another Solo Mast Raising Question ArtVandelay at 1:51pm 04.07.12 Trailer Sailors 75/38187 Hey guys, I know there have been plenty of posts regarding this issue, but I haven't found my answer
Circumnav of the Americas Warren Milberg at 1:47pm 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 1/989 Some weeks ago, I posted about Matt Rutherford, an intrepid sailor who is now nearing the completion
Hunter 33.5 - new owner questions bdeakin at 1:25pm 04.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3804 Hi everyone -- New owner of a 1989 H335 in NJ. Took her out twice so far and been having a blast, b
Toe rail bolts MLampner at 12:15pm 04.07.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1908 S I do my annual beginning of the season cleaning I have been tightening up the toe rail. I can reac
Where Lines Break Warren Milberg at 11:40am 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2422 Over the years, there has been a lot of discussion here about which knots, hitches, and splices are
Overheating Yanmar 3GM30F AlexLopez at 11:02am 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 17/9459 Hello all. I think I have a brain teaser that is currently frustrating me. I have a Yanmar 3GM30

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STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:43pm 12.20.22 John I agree with that your saying is there any type of material that i can attach to the rails to g
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced M
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jon hansen at 12:30pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:27pm 12.20.22 What do you mean by engine frame ??? do you mean the 4 steel an rubber engine shock mounts if so th
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:26pm 12.20.22 @Ken13559 , @Ralph Johnstone did you ever notice any performance issue? I think the amount of fue
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jssailem at 12:22pm 12.20.22 Hey Tom, Has this been bugging you for a while and your getting around too try and solving the chal
Electrical system dlochner at 12:21pm 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery.. This is unlikely. The batteries would be quite huge or a
STEEL RAILS capta at 12:15pm 12.20.22 There is no reason at all to pull the engine. Just build yourself an A frame strong enough to lift t
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 12.20.22 Another question ... do you use a trickle charger only in the winter when you don't plug into shore
Anchor Bridle capta at 12:08pm 12.20.22 I've never understood the desire for a bridle if they aren't tying up to a mooring or have a bowspri
STEEL RAILS jssailem at 11:56am 12.20.22 Rick. Get into the engine bay and assess the condition of the metal used. How much metal is remainin
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 12.20.22 I was asking about capacity in amp-hours (ah) which is the typical capacity specification for deep c
All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then
Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t

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