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Salt creep at swageless fitting? Cool Beans at 8:42pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1611 Was down at the boat to pull the port upper chain plate. I noticed all the shrouds had dried salt c
Water flow with moyer's bypass kit chiefaponte at 8:33pm 11.12.11 S2 4/1552 My atomic four is equipped with Moyer bypass kit plus a new thermostat. Last time my boat was in the
Westerbeke Universal M30 Oil Pressure Sensor Stan Breaux at 7:45pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3839 My oil pressure sensor won't stop alarming. I checked the oil, and it was just 1/2 quart low. I adde
Steering broke JasonC at 4:27pm 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1688 Great day sailing, until the steering broke. The boat was coming out next week anyway, but steering
Hunter 140 question bill novak at 4:18pm 11.12.11 Day Sailers 2/2145 I bought a Hunter 140 and have a question about the transom plugs. Are these supposed to be left op
rudder post on 79 33 (3) bugaloo at 3:18pm 11.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1939 Has anyone replaced the rudder post on a 33, I have the rudder out and the post look's bad bad and b
First Time sailor needs help farstrider at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3184 I've just started living on a boat and sailing for the first time. I need some help on how to launch
waybad Waybad at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1778 I am replacing my framing of my wash boards in my hatch. It was angled at about 4 to 5 degrees in a
cabin doors 409broadway at 1:45pm 11.12.11 Pearson 2/1810 need advise on purchasing cabin doors for 1979 pearson, or how to make new doors. have original tha
Fresh water flushing question chiefaponte at 10:35am 11.12.11 S2 5/1487 My 1976 s2 8.0c has a garden hose connection on deck that ends in the bilge. Additionally it has a t
Corrosion/ stray current location? sailcruiser at 10:27am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2039 Hello, we are seeing some through hull and rudder paint corrosion and I like to first rule out/cor
Stern bearing too much play Dante1 at 10:04am 11.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1225 Hi I have a Hunter 36 2006 . The shaft is too loose in the stern bearing any one can help to tell
Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention 119 strong CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11 Catalina 22 1/1361 65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
Sand & Buff-Dream Weaver Before and After (5) brian3820 at 7:19am 11.12.11 Big Boats 12/2466 Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
US Virgin Islands to BVIs? Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2888 Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
Is the" Beneteau First235 Forum " still active??first post letoile at 7:07am 11.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2865 We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
150 genny fairlead fitting (1) Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4273 Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
floor board replacement obsailor at 8:42pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1826 Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
Holding Tank Vent Length - Peggie redunculous at 8:22pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6151 Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
Veterans Day Salute (1) Andy1237 at 7:53pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2423 A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t

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Happy Birthday Marines jssailem at 6:54am 11.10.22
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 6:44am 11.10.22 Fuel management is a rational concern. The Wabasto EVO 40 says their heater consumes 0.18-0.43 lite
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:27am 11.10.22 Assuming it's true, that is a very helpful sign. What do you suppose Amazon's charge is for that?:p
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 6:25am 11.10.22 One simple test that might only cost a beer is to have the fleet scorer rescore the last race using
Help! Engine problem :( smokey73 at 6:07am 11.10.22 If you bought the new pump and specified the correct part number to an established Yanmar parts vend
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 6:04am 11.10.22 Thanks, much appreciated food for thought! At the risk of hijacking my own thread... As it stands,
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater (1) mermike at 5:46am 11.10.22 I'm starting to lean towards a separate tank. I had a half pint of diesel handy and used that to run
1987 Catalina 22 Replacing Rubber Seals on Pop Uo Seat Locher Hatches. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 11.10.22 That is why I gave you a contact whom to talk with. A year ago Frank butler died and the chief des
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home RoyS at 5:40am 11.10.22 Back to the marina when their system is running again.
Help! Engine problem :( smokey73 at 5:35am 11.10.22 If the OP bought the pump new OEM from an authorized Yanmar dealer or distributor one would hope Yan
Happy Birthday Marines kappykaplan at 5:31am 11.10.22 :plus: from one of your transportation specialists!
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 5:30am 11.10.22 With mechanical joint for the engine so readily available, why not add a wye and run from there? T
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 5:29am 11.10.22 This tsb might be relevant for you. Looks like it may be your situation - potentially a warranty c
Help! Engine problem :( smokey73 at 5:22am 11.10.22 This tsb might be relevant for you. Looks like it may be your situation - potentially a warranty c
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 5:21am 11.10.22 Is this a new boat to the OP? Did someone change the pump recently? Seems strange that it worked
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater sailme88 at 5:16am 11.10.22 With mechanical joint for the engine so readily available, why not add a wye and run from there?
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Parsons at 5:12am 11.10.22 My friends have used these knock-offs for three winters and have been impressed with their reliabili
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater dlochner at 4:52am 11.10.22 Like most DIY projects, I checked with some of my cruising friends and found a heater offered by Am
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Terry Cox at 4:48am 11.10.22 Self installed our Wallas 40D diesel heater several years ago and wrote an article about it here. Hu
Sick Crazy Dave Condon at 4:45am 11.10.22 One yes and a nasty strain of flu from a doctor

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