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holding tank puzzle paperbird at 4:18pm 09.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4800 I have a puzzle that I would appreciate some help solving. We have a Pearson 422 with 2 heads and 2
Engine Gauges (high oil pressure) (3) cnsmith at 4:07pm 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3922 Hi everyone, I recently noticed my oil pressure gauge is very high when im giving the engine gas.
Trimming the jib on a bream reach KandD at 3:33pm 09.05.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 41/17873 Out today on a sail and spent the trip on a beam reach but I had trouble getting the tail-tels to fl
Ice box drain JVoss at 3:16pm 09.05.11 Pearson 1/1512 I recently bought a 1984 Pearson 34. I love the boat but the ice box drains into the bilge. Previo
Clearing 90 degree thru hull vent Alvorada at 3:08pm 09.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3496 How do you clear a 90 degree metal thru hull vent? OK, so we have two little ones on board (not an
Passport 42 Series I Systems Layout Diagrams Padrino at 2:54pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 4/3342 Passage 42 Series I Systems Layout Diagrams I was able to locate on-line the systems diagrams for t
Puffer adventure. UPSGUY at 2:47pm 09.05.11 AMF 0/2417 Took my 10 year old out for a sailing excursion out to a local sand hole. Awesome sailing 15-20 knot
Vang as a mainsheet? (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 09.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 13/3070 My 1996 Hunter 280 has the "optional" traveller on the cabin roof. While I like the traveller option
Dropping Acid....battery problems Tally Ho at 2:30pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1726 I was doing some maintenance today (gale-force winds from the north and heavy seas kept me from vent
Ongoing maintenance - Rudder duncanhoo at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Bavaria 2/2684 Finally caught up on my boat (that is finally after many years fixed all the broken/breaking stuff
My boat won't start sometimes loki219 at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 5/3604 I have a 1987 Catalina wingkeel with a universal diesel aux..My problem is tha The motor starts the
h33.5 trailer psherwin at 1:10pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1102 I am looking for a trailer for a Hunter 33.5 ('88-'94 bulb wing keel). Does anyone have one on the
Winch replacements for c42 mkI pintospal at 12:33pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 0/1446 Anyone replace their original c42 mkI winches with electric? Thoughts and recommendations?
Review/Feedback on an S2 1978 6.8? JimGo at 12:14pm 09.05.11 S2 10/11540 Hi! I'm still trying to find my first sailboat. I just visited a 1976 S2 6.8 that's in very nice s
Making up Standing Rigging.... (1) Sumner at 12:05pm 09.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2003 Guidelines for correct swaging is available online in Advisory Circular 43.13-1a or AC 43.13-1a. Sw
Hunter 37.5 - Setting Up for Singlehanding Neill Parker Jr at 11:33am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2300 I am considering purchasing a 1995 Hunter 37.5 was hoping there are some Hunter 37.5 owners who coul
plugging leaks dtrainor at 11:15am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/896 Folks, My wife and I purchased a (very) used 15 foot O'Day and we have enjoyed sailing it on a smal
Rotten bulkead and counter GDavies at 11:00am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1239 A project I'll be taking on soon will be the replacement of the bulkhead below the cockpit, and the
Okay, gimme hell... zeehag at 10:03am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3564 found a cheeepo ct41 for parts boat--- i can use much of the items on board and not have to pay ret
Passport II A/C: Control Board or Compressor? Capn D at 9:47am 09.05.11 Big Boats 2/2244 I've got an 11 year old Marine Air Passport II 16K A/C system. About 6 years ago the control board f

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Wing Keel repair PaulK at 5:31pm 10.25.22 Looks like we need to wait for bil1215 to measure the keel and see if it was cut down or not. If no
H33C prop walk kappykaplan at 3:50pm 10.25.22 Once the boat speed has picked up, water flow over the rudder will combat the prop walk effect and
Stagnant water in the lazarette CarlN at 3:18pm 10.25.22 It's very common for limber holes to get plugged with bilge trash. If you can find it, just poke the
Voltage Meter Issue marchem at 2:47pm 10.25.22 So, given a nav table and a laptop computer, you could estimate your SOC by plugging in all the var
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:44pm 10.25.22 The bulb was clearly an after market addition. I'm not convinced that much if anything was cut off
Precision 185K Advice ifmdalvey at 2:40pm 10.25.22 I live just down the road from you and my first boat was a Catalina 22. its a great boat to start w
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 2:39pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:32pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? (1) Tally Ho at 2:30pm 10.25.22
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:29pm 10.25.22
H33C prop walk sail sfbay at 2:17pm 10.25.22 A sketch of you docks with prevailing wind direction would help. What propeller, feather and folding
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:12pm 10.25.22
Buy now or wait for recession? Tally Ho at 2:08pm 10.25.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 1:57pm 10.25.22 Mine is definitely an encapsulated keel. I am still hoping to hear back from someone with a pre-198
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 1:17pm 10.25.22 Looks great and thanks for the comments. However you'll want to rotate the cup so the opening for th
CDI FF2 (3) patbratton at 1:12pm 10.25.22 Hello, thanks for choosing CDI! We are referring to the luff extrusion requiring a 13" deduction, n
Insurance claim jssailem at 1:11pm 10.25.22 Law suit, or discuss the issue with your state Insurance Commission Office. They may be able to help
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 1:07pm 10.25.22 Whether it is the spring line or the grappling hook both are dropped onto the dock. They catch the
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 1:05pm 10.25.22 I like the idea. Afraid my aim may be off. No telling what damage may happen. Whether it is the spr
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Justin_NSA at 12:56pm 10.25.22 Hello all, I read your posts and the recommended articles. I was convinced by the article at Botto

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