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Yanmar 2GM question edbulmer at 3:54pm 09.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1204 My engine runs great lots of power but it is hard to start. Have replaced both filters and tightene
pop top mod raffo at 3:02pm 09.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/9370 I found that pushing the pop top up with one hand and then holding it up with my head and then raisi
Cernterboard spec S245 pvbob at 2:09pm 09.01.11 Seidelmann 1/1981 Does anyone have spec/drawings for the centerboard for a S245? Thanks, Bob
Holding Tank Vent Hose Bad Obsession at 2:01pm 09.01.11 Catalina 30 9/6571 I have a seeking suspicion that I am getting some odors in my boat from my holding tank vent hose.
safety zone JamesO256 at 11:34am 09.01.11 Smaller Boats 4/1413 I have a 1983 22 foot swing keel. What would be a safety zone 4 open water.
Halifax to Saint John photos (1) Roger Long at 11:34am 09.01.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/4194 There aren't many. The ship's photographer was distracted first by the beauty of the coast and then
Saildrive boot relacement rgreno at 8:55am 09.01.11 Smaller Boats 4/2489 I have to replace the rubber boot around the leg on my yanmar sail drive but can't seem to find a ap
Wiring on the 336 and refridgeration neilmcc at 8:29am 09.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 16/3924 Wiring on the 336 and refrigeration Back again... I want to fit a fridge unit to the coolbox and va
RichH, Where are you ? MSter at 8:03am 09.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1713 Rich, last we heard you were looking for a spot to weather Irene around NYC. What did you find ? How
More batteries. Ed Schenck at 7:40am 09.01.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2958 There have been several posts recently(and forever) on the subject of batteries and chargers. Almos
any info on reliability of Lancer 38 CC? hpojrhi@gmail.com at 9:24pm 08.31.11 Lancer 0/1578 I'm considering purchasing a Lancer 38 center cockpit and was wondering if anyone has any knowledge
Battery chargers...I'm so confused bustedrudder at 8:45pm 08.31.11 Big Boats 7/3129 My 40.5 (3 months old to me) has the original Dytek GP1230 charger which is by all accounts obsolete
"Blue Tape" Report Dan Johnson at 8:20pm 08.31.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2515 I was finally able to get down to my boat today at the top of the Chesapeake Bay. I was an advocate
Yanmar 2GMF looses RPM after a few hours of motoring. Runaway2 at 8:19pm 08.31.11 Engines and Propulsion 22/7531 We sail a 1985 Pearson 303 and estimate our Yanmar 13 horse to have roughly 1800 hours on it. A new
Quadrant steering cables Repro at 8:02pm 08.31.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1726 G'day all. The cables going to my steering quadrant come in at a slight angle. Is this normal on a
Norfolk Virgina BULLYING c_witch at 7:25pm 08.31.11 Ask All Sailors 120/17727 I invite all on this board,if you agree that the poor owner of the boat that has been beached in Nor
Batteries rlrmystic at 6:45pm 08.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1528 I'm getting closer to owning my H29.5. This boat has sat. A number of months . So I figure this grou
water over the rails! eliems at 6:30pm 08.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1305 On the close reach with the main reefed we needed to move to beam reach to avoid land but the gusts
Hunter 216 Cracks Judy Fegen at 6:20pm 08.31.11 Smaller Boats 2/2204 We are considering buying a 2004 Hunter 216. The boat has a large crack in the conpanionway. Is thi
Rigid boat models - tenders (1) galynd at 6:19pm 08.31.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2234 Does anyone have any knowledge of these Rigid (brand) tenders. I'm looking for a used RIB and have

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Galley Stove Gimbals FastOlson at 7:10am 02.11.22 My galley range (Origo 6000) has enough weight in the bottom oven assembly for the gimbaling to fun
CENTERBOARD HELP (1) twodzusfittings at 7:02am 02.11.22 Work done so far. I reached out to Rudy today, via email and with pictures. I await his response.
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 6:57am 02.11.22 No myth. Just compare British and American sailing magazine usage. I'm not buying it until I see a
When to move up? seadaddler at 6:20am 02.11.22 The most common boats that are popular is of course is the Catalina 30 or Hunter 30 and these get l
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust RoyS at 6:16am 02.11.22 Temporarily disconnect the small hose at the top of the mixing elbow and direct it to a bucket. Star
Saloon or Salon... BlowMeAway at 6:09am 02.11.22 What you gonna do with the drunken sailor? https://thesweetchunksband.bandcamp.com/track/drunks-o
When to move up? All U Get at 6:07am 02.11.22 I had my eye on a three-masted windjammer but my wife refused to look at it. We decided 45 feet and
Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 (1) jssailem at 5:57am 02.11.22 4 ft is not bad. A chandler that sells boat diesel heaters should be able to supply exhaust pipe in
Saloon or Salon... All U Get at 5:56am 02.11.22
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 5:41am 02.11.22 Yes, but let's not start an urban myth that's not rooted in truth. No myth. Just compare British a
Ford 20 information landhort at 5:27am 02.11.22 After finding and reading through Glen-L's book, RIGGING SMALL SAILBOATS, I understand how to rig my
Add a dedicated starter battery sailme88 at 5:25am 02.11.22 Maybe before you get new batteries, check all your connections, especially the negative. Clean the
Haul out the water sailme88 at 5:10am 02.11.22 My mast gets unstepped at our Club... no cost... Transportation to our house is $400. Roughly a 10 m
Thru Hull Backing Plates dlochner at 4:59am 02.11.22 I pulled my one and only below water thru hull last weekend. What I found was a little surprising.
Add a dedicated starter battery dlochner at 4:48am 02.11.22 @ Davidasailor26 "anything rated in CCA or reserve capacity is not a deep cycle battery. " I don'
When to move up? shemandr at 4:17am 02.11.22 You can always make more money. You can't make more time. You live in a great cruising area and yo
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 4:10am 02.11.22 Thanks Rich and Tom. The thing is that the tank was clean. I soaked it in Seafoamed gasoline just to
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:46am 02.11.22 +1 for the recommendation to get a digital voltmeter and check the voltage drop in the starting circ
Add a dedicated starter battery NYSail at 3:42am 02.11.22 Maybe before you get new batteries, check all your connections, especially the negative. Clean the c
Add a dedicated starter battery Joe at 2:46am 02.11.22 Try Costo or walmart. That's my source. I think there's only 2 actual battery manufacturers anyway.

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