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Alternator Belt trouble Drw at 4:58pm 12.24.11 Catalina 30 8/3099 I have a 1995 c-30 Catalina with a Universal 25XP deisel engine. I am continually tighenten the alt
1985 Beneteau 37 First Hull weakness???? ManiacHunter at 4:19pm 12.24.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3778 I am ready to sea trial a immaculate 37 First 1985. Looks like a time capsule inside out. Bells and
sailing from Northeast Ohio coast to Lake Erie islands JOHNEVERARD at 3:45pm 12.24.11 Destinations 3/3796 Can anyone tell me how long it can generally take to sail from say Mentor, OH area to Put in Bay, fo
Florida here I come daysailer at 3:16pm 12.24.11 Day Sailers 7/1932 After having a "tuff" time at Great Bay in Newington NH, with the horrible current, I have decided t
Our Moment of Maximum Convergence At the Golden Gate (1) rardiH36 at 11:41am 12.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2476 Although the below recount happened to me four months ago, I have delayed posting until a time when
Autohelm Type 1 Rotary Drive Photos (1) Frank P at 10:03am 12.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2701 I had my AP rotary drive out in the cockpit the other day to gain access for a different project. Wh
Beneteau 35 First Hull weakness???? ManiacHunter at 8:25am 12.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2421 I am ready to sea trial a pristine 35 First 1985. Looks like a time capsule inside and out. Bells an
Season Greetings cscott at 8:13am 12.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1105 MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR
Holiday 2011 Quoddy at 8:01am 12.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1392 Fair winds for our sails and for peace on earth in 2012.
O'Day 20 Centerboard/Keel Question andybassman at 6:29am 12.24.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/6244 Merry Christmas to all. On my new to me 1974 O'Day 20 the centerboard does not fully retract into
Santa has davits. Ed Schenck at 6:09am 12.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1936 Saw this in my paper this morning. Then found it online: http://www.gocomics.com/theflyingmccoys
Which resin to use for repairs mmsaws at 2:46am 12.24.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2870 I recently purchased a 1975 Lancer 25. Overall the boat is in good condition for it's age, but it d
Holding tank clean out Mark Mayer at 11:01pm 12.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4644 Was wondering if anybody has a clean out port on a Ronco Holding Tank? I live near Ronco and was ab
Bow roller mellis18 at 9:22pm 12.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1905 My Hunter 31, 1984, doesn't have a bow roller for the anchor. Anyone out there had any experience i
My CS30 under spinnaker (2) alexco38 at 9:21pm 12.23.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2127 Sorry CS is not on the boat type list. Someone took this picture of our boat.
Cracked bow cap JOHNEVERARD at 8:12pm 12.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1696 We just purchased a 1981 Hunter 33' Cherubini. It looks like the bow cap has been repaired awhile a
Beneteau First 30E Bennie30E at 6:55pm 12.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/7534 Is the anyone out there with a 30E? I have purchased an '83 and it would be great to have someone wh
Mixing Elbow on a Yanmar 4JH3-TE kemahflash at 6:22pm 12.23.11 Big Boats 3/3265 I had a overheating issue on my 2002 yanmar 75 hp turbo due to a impeller problem and the mechanic
Hunter 49 companionway screen artboas at 5:55pm 12.23.11 Big Boats 4/2199 Finally figured out how to make a companionway screen for my 49. This is actually an issue with all
Rig Dimensions Hunter 170 Liberty Sailing Scho at 5:53pm 12.23.11 Day Sailers 3/2541 Can anyone tell me what the I, J, P, E, specs are for the Hunter 170 Or at least the length of the m

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:26am 11.16.22 progress. Great news, John! :beer:
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (2) JamesG161 at 12:33am 11.16.22 210961 Jim...
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 9:40pm 11.15.22 Was there enough room to cut the original hose clamp with a Dremal tool? Unfortunately, no. Though
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 9:36pm 11.15.22 Whatdaya mean :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: ? ? ? I meant that Benny's comment was not n
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 9:33pm 11.15.22 Launch time looks good and is Live now here... Live Now but on time with the 1:04 am EST Launch O
Engineless.... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 11.15.22 Whatdaya mean :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: ? ? ? You suggesting we go out into that pea
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 9:22pm 11.15.22 Winter time is here; this is the time when extensive discussions on trivial sailing subjects take p
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 9:14pm 11.15.22 Not to gloat, but we enjoy a longer, if somewhat hotter, season here in north Texas. Our club's Wint
Engineless.... Benny17441 at 9:04pm 11.15.22 Winter time is here; this is the time when extensive discussions on trivial sailing subjects take pl
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:24pm 11.15.22 Yes we have new sleeves with O-rings to be pressed into the block. New pistons and rings. The new
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:15pm 11.15.22 Those pistons sure look rough! the cylinder walls were OK? Or did they have to sleeve them? Glad
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 8:14pm 11.15.22 Glad to see that the project is moving forward and stuff will begin to come together..
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 (1) sailmcchico at 8:12pm 11.15.22 What you see in my photo is what it looks like all the time. I have been doing this for 24-years a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 8:00pm 11.15.22 What color are you going to paint it?
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Hayden Watson at 7:56pm 11.15.22 ... Do I just get out the teak oil and go to town? As John said, it all depends on what type of fi
Miss sailing BigEasy at 7:50pm 11.15.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reaso
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose JoeWhite at 7:38pm 11.15.22 Was there enough room to cut the original hose clamp with a Dremal tool?
Miss sailing Tally Ho at 7:15pm 11.15.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 7:12pm 11.15.22 Those pistons sure look rough! the cylinder walls were OK? Or did they have to sleeve them? Glad
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 7:11pm 11.15.22 First a look at the old pistons. Yup, it was time for a rebuild.

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