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Yanmar losing coolant Tim R. at 10:16am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 57/15929 Here is what I know: Engine is a 14 year old Yanmar 4JH2E with 2000 hrs. - Earlier in the season t
Mac 25 Serial #: Ricky B at 9:44am 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1783 Hi, I purchased a 1975 Mac 25 and recently tailored her home from her mooring which she had been f
Lifelines r.bostic356 at 9:41am 09.13.11 Catalina 22 8/1846 I have a Catalina 22, 1976. previous owner had lifeline installed but when I bought only had the st
Precision 21 vs O'Day 192 GordoSK at 9:26am 09.13.11 Trailer Sailors 23/28305 Hello, I am a new sailor currently taking lessons and I am considering the two boats (Precision 21
Cradle/Jack Stand Heights for Irwin 25 JimGo at 9:25am 09.13.11 Irwin 0/3127 Hi! For those following the saga of me finding a sailboat, I gave up on the Catalina 25 that needed
Hydraulic steering on B- First 42 CrazyLegs at 9:00am 09.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1499 Hi Gang, my first post as we are just now looking at purchasing what I think (hope) is our dream boa
Batteries...where to start? sailcruiser at 8:24am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 30/5159 Hi everyone, I'm working through some issues on a recently purchased boat. It can be one of sever
Mast floatation windchime22 at 7:27am 09.13.11 Catalina 22 6/2864 Has anyone seen/installed/have any foam or etc in the top of mast on case of a knockdown? Do you thi
Stainless steel anchors and deck hardware Fogg at 6:23am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 5/1662 I recently ran into a source for stainless steel pelican hooks, turnbuckles and a lot of other stain
H 26.5 motor mount tschroder at 5:53am 09.13.11 Parts Search 0/3454 I would like to replace the EZ-lift motor bracket with an original "fixed" motor mount. Does anyone
Second bilge pump gpdno at 5:13am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2672 I'm looking to install a second bilge as a back-up in case of a failure of my primary pump or float
S2 8.0C Engine Compartment Pictures (1) Styx at 4:55am 09.13.11 S2 12/7472 I have a 1976 S2 8.0C. I am doing a complete refurb. When I purchased the boat, the engine compartme
Frozen AC Rag Bagger at 4:52am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 4/1324 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. I purchased the boat last year and she came with a built in AC unit. I'
Safety Rail History ISFISSY at 1:51am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 21/6009 Why do sailboats have cable safety rails in lieu of SS tubing rails?
new sailor needs help EDHAAR at 12:32am 09.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1652 I need help,I recently purchased an O'day 12' dinghy it is a rather old boat .I do not know how the
More (or less) on Pettit Hydrocoat obsailor at 8:20pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/5731 I contacted Pettit to get their reaction to last week's comments about problems of soft growth with
Hunter 34 bow/stern pulpit design/dimensions Pheidingsfelder at 7:21pm 09.12.11 Big Boats 2/2476 I finally found someone to build my stainless! Crazy story, they found me actually. We're trading SS
Storage ideas? sPk at 7:17pm 09.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2985 Anybody have any clever ideas for storage shelves for the O'Day 25? I want to increase the shelf '
Topping Lift with Rigid Vang on H29.5 tlowum at 7:02pm 09.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1674 My recently purchased 1994 Hunter 29.5 has a rigid boom vang that the previous owner had installed.
Really good news for me NSR sailaway78 at 6:51pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2598 I probably shouldn't post this here, but just for the two wheel gear heads on the board. A friend o

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How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? Richard19068 at 11:06am 08.29.22 is there anyway to know if the engine is frozen... I don't know the engine but can you put a wr
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting (4) nmanoilov at 11:01am 08.29.22 After cracks were made in a "v" shape with the dremel tool and filled with Plexus MA310 glue, I've u
Cleaning the hull dmax at 10:58am 08.29.22 https://www.westmarine.com/davis-instruments-fsr-fiberglass-stain-remover-16-oz.-108753.html?gclid=E
Cleaning the hull LloydB at 10:53am 08.29.22 Money
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Leeward Rail at 10:52am 08.29.22 Is it just me that would almost be willing to take the place of one of the test dummies ? Edit: lik
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 10:50am 08.29.22 It's great to just point people to the one thread where all the info is collected. That assumes th
No More Hot Feet Parsons at 10:31am 08.29.22 Thanks @sail sfbay and @Georgedoyle - makes me re-think some of my negative opinions about this prod
Groco HF repair parts Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:31am 08.29.22 I'm wondering if the pump assembly I bought way back was an older model toilet? I'd bet that's the
GPS Antenna Removal H49 (1) Boiler at 10:27am 08.29.22 School Assuming it is Raymarine. I replaced the original chart plotters with Axioms. I will be in
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Thaniel at 10:14am 08.29.22 1) Search the Internet and this forum to see if the your question has already been solved previousl
Bilge pump breaker not working jibes138 at 10:10am 08.29.22 Why do you want to shut off your bilge pump. See if the pump works when you lift the float switch.
Hunter 30 and prop walk FigBug at 10:09am 08.29.22 In the ASA 103/104 classes you learn about and practice prop walk and wash and learn to use them to
Hunter 30 and prop walk FigBug at 10:07am 08.29.22 I'm not sure if the OP is complaining about too little prop walk or too much. Most posters on this
Beneteau 323 holding tank - is it full?? jssailem at 9:45am 08.29.22
No More Hot Feet tfox2069 at 9:35am 08.29.22 Very helpful, thanks!
Why do we bother rant Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 08.29.22 At the risk of plageriazing @Stu Jackson g: How is the GPS Antenna by the portside helm attached?
GPS Antenna Removal H49 jssailem at 9:19am 08.29.22 Hey Boiler... Interesting name. Either a Navy Black shoe or a Steam Fitter? Or perhaps you like craw
Why do we bother rant OS2Dude at 9:13am 08.29.22 I usually only respond if the post is helpful. If several posts are, then I'll respond to the forum
Hunter 30 and prop walk Bubbadog at 9:03am 08.29.22 Exactly!
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 08.29.22 :worthless: The H-49 is not unique as to how its GPS antenna is mounted. Depends on WHO installed

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