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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 18/2426 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 17/9461 Hello all. I think I have a brain teaser that is currently frustrating me. I have a Yanmar 3GM30
First Boat Bob Mc at 10:37am 04.07.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1352 I am looking at a 1993 Catalina 28. While I wait for the survey could anyone give me information on
Land Transport for a Zodiac Beneteau 321 at 9:08am 04.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1641 Can anyone suggest a source for a set of fold up wheels for assisting to move an inflatable on land
Rebirth Roger Long at 7:34am 04.07.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2545 In the spirit of the holiday, your cruising correspondent has risen Lazarus like from near death and
68 Pearson 22 ( rub rail?) Samboni at 6:32am 04.07.12 Pearson 3/2220 Hello, just purchased a 68 Pearson 22, not the Ensign, but the 22 that was only made for about 4 yea
Successful Maiden Voyage! (7) Bonzai at 5:26am 04.07.12 Destinations 10/4778 Well, we made it to St. Simon's with my new/old boat Salacia, arriving from Cape Canaveral Florida i
12V Gurus -- Need your help! weinie at 4:30am 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2838 I recently installed a Seaward LPG propane locker with included solenoid. I have the solenoid hooke
cabin heating advise? centerline at 11:01pm 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4448 what do people use to heat their cabins with on smaller boats... when I had my powerboat and stayed
Set-Up for a CDI FF2 ?? (2) Cruiser1 at 10:19pm 04.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/13606 Well, you know how you have all those jobs that need doing on the boat and how some seem such a can
Dichotomy of sailing cephius (Dave) at 10:10pm 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2209 Many are drawn to sailing by the idea of the grand adventure. Yet when I read the recommendations a
replacement lamp cover? O'Day Ed at 6:42pm 04.06.12 Day Sailers 2/1199 New O-Day owner here. My plastic cover that overs the anchor light at the top of the mast broke and
New Mooring field at Carolina Beach is open (1) Gary_H at 6:38pm 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1872 Spent the last weekend At the new Carolina Beach Mooring field. Not bad, some of the balls need more
Need help with the name of a part CNein001 at 5:49pm 04.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2587 I need to replace the sliding hatch that is used to enter my Cal 27 from the back of the boat. I do
Problem getting to max rpms in neutral. weinie at 5:12pm 04.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2158 The specs for my universal m18 engine indicate the maximum rpms is 3200. While the transmission is
Water ballast tank 240 KI4ARJ at 5:10pm 04.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1573 I use sea water to fill my tank. In the years of experience around sea water, "THINGS" grow in and
Moving Day (1) gpd955 at 4:26pm 04.06.12 Catalina 310 2/1353 It's a little cold but we are sitting on the dock, with sweatshirts and hats having a little bit o'
Sailmakers lousy apprentice BobM at 4:07pm 04.06.12 S2 2/1295 That would be me. Just hand sewed a bunch if new sail slugs onto the main. The slugs are on nylon
P-18 Hull #1 Back in the Water (5) 31seahorse at 3:39pm 04.06.12 Precision 3/2920 Hello Precision Owners, Earlier, I've posted some pictures of the repair/restore process we have per

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Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Davidasailor26 at 1:43pm 12.20.22 Please refresh my memory, is the 2GMF antifreeze cooled or sea water cooled ? The F stands for Fre
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush (4) Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 12.20.22 This is taking @Peggie Hall HeadMistress 's verbal description and putting it into pictures. This i
STEEL RAILS jssailem at 1:37pm 12.20.22 Rick. Simple answer is No. If the steel is there and has deteriorated to a point that the strength i
1994 vision 32 fuel tank dimensions Stokeshc at 1:10pm 12.20.22 i would think if it exist it could be measured
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 1:03pm 12.20.22 I really like that 48 North lets you pick from a wide range of lengths for your bridle. The prices
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? VenturED at 12:51pm 12.20.22 I think the forward hatch on your V21, and most likely the cutter rig, were options. My boat came wi
Oysters!! justsomeguy at 12:46pm 12.20.22 Ted; I never did get his name or the boat he owned. Turner?
All Sailors kappykaplan at 12:44pm 12.20.22 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Same to you and yours, and to all our SBO members! :beer:
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

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