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Ft Lauderdale to the Keys and maybe bahamas on way back? redunculous at 3:53am 09.05.11 Destinations 21/9773 Ft Lauderdale to the Keys and Dry Tortugas Well First time sailboat owner here, I spend a lot of
just wondering fandango at 10:48pm 09.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1185 I recently returned to sailing with the acquisition of an 05, 26M. I have been very impressed with
Seeking O,Day 222 Manual///Rigging specs cachila6969 at 10:43pm 09.04.11 Day Sailers 2/4676 I am new at sailing and just purchased a used 1985 222. The rigging is entirely disassembled, need t
Confusion - Hunter vs. Rhodes vs. S2 JimGo at 8:54pm 09.04.11 Trailer Sailors 69/20017 I'm relatively new to sailing (taken a few lessons, gone out single-handed several times in a 14' re
windows Lost Parent at 8:00pm 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1370 We have a 1982 Catalina 30 and i was wondering if anyone has removed the ugly grey windows and insta
Oday 26 jproppe at 7:15pm 09.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/5179 How much should a fully loaded clean and in excellent condition O'Day 26 sell for? The boat I'm inte
improve my FM radio reception eianm at 6:56pm 09.04.11 Big Boats 5/4141 I have a Panasonic FM stereo amp ( runs off the inverter), but all it has is the O.E. silly "T" wire
Sea birds and boats Ross at 6:35pm 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2169 The other day I witnessed a perfect bird repelant while I was at my boat. There was either a gull or
Sea birds and boats Ross at 6:35pm 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1250 deleted as a duplicate
Need to replace Headsail truckman at 6:07pm 09.04.11 Catalina 310 5/2871 Hello all, I find that I need to replace the headsail which is a stock 135%. Was wondering if that
Another A/C Problem rgtet at 5:56pm 09.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2637 I have a question on air conditioning and I'm seeking some ideas/guidance. For whatever reason, my
Final Alternative AC unit (3) shipwreck66 at 5:07pm 09.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1965 Installed Alternative AC unit ch was installed behind the galley wall today. The blue duct will com
engine leaking water (2) cnsmith at 5:00pm 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 16/2798 Hello all, I noticed my engine is squirting water from one of the hoses. It looks like something I
O'day 25/26 Boom Bail John Stevens at 4:24pm 09.04.11 Day Sailers 8/4867 I need to set up a vang for my 26. Can you tell me the size of the boom bail for the mast and the b
i cant belive i have to asj hoe to do this! USCG369 at 1:28pm 09.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1421 I can't belive I have to ask this but after owning my mac venture 21 for about 3 years I know for a
Duel Racor Fuel Filters marty1000 at 12:10pm 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1824 I bought a Morgan 45 cc with dual Racer filters, the type that is switchable so I can change filters
H 42 Owner's Bunk YOTBUM at 11:07am 09.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1177 We are seriously considering buying a Hunter 42. All seems just right for us except the rudder post
proper gear position under sail iron horse at 11:01am 09.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/6737 Being new to a 40.5 legend what gear does one leave the transmission in under sail. It's a Yanmar 54
Fresh Water Fill on '84 Hunter 31 (1) bobmorning at 10:19am 09.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/3803 I have questions about filling the fresh water tank on our Hunter. The previous owner said that he
What do you think about this C30? wind4power at 9:15am 09.04.11 Catalina 30 32/5899 I guys, went to look at this boat the other day. What do you C30 owners think? http://www.sailboat

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How many impellers? RoyS at 5:32am 10.18.22 Was happened to the pin that goes through the hub of the impellers that you installed?
How many impellers? Terry Cox at 4:51am 10.18.22 Purchased our 1991 boat in 2002 without inspecting the impeller. Yanmar had about 650 hours of run t
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 4:29am 10.18.22 Dual coil but it was 11 gallon and I think a 15. I did not find any thing smaller.
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 4:22am 10.18.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, inc
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 9:47pm 10.17.22 Couple of hundred hours is a lot. Suggest a scheduled replacement every X hours.
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Mark Maulden at 9:33pm 10.17.22 And if you get hot dipped, run it through the gypsy several times both ways. Make sure there are no
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Mark Maulden at 9:29pm 10.17.22 Go to a wine store and get a spray can of nitrogen. Couple quick shots in the can and put the lid on
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Project_Mayhem at 8:50pm 10.17.22 I've had luck with simply leaving normal, ablative bottom paint and one part barrier coating in the
Leaking thru hull Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 10.17.22 Glad to hear you're hauling out. I had the same issue. I was able to nearly eliminate my slow leak w
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 10.17.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, incl
How many impellers? SycloneDriver at 7:06pm 10.17.22 Your impellers probably failed, as you guessed, due to high back pressures. Time will tell.
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:43pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements? I replaced one shortly
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:40pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones y
Pressurized Freshwater System artboas at 6:22pm 10.17.22
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 6:20pm 10.17.22 There may be a simpler and less expensive solution. Sure Marine has a heat exchanger that works with
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery artboas at 6:19pm 10.17.22 We are upgrading to lithium batteries and need to find the 12v dc engine and house battery charging
How many impellers? Tally Ho at 6:00pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones yo
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 5:48pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements?
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Terry Cox at 5:31pm 10.17.22 Hot dipped galvanized chain is dull and has lots of irregularities in the zinc coating. So, when t
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 5:29pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the s

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