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Vent Engine Bay La Scandell at 1:32pm 07.30.11 Big Boats 8/2807 We have a passage 42.6, I would like to vent the engine compartment. Has anyone achieved this, if s
Lee helm sharps4590 at 12:54pm 07.30.11 Catalina 22 4/2193 Will a Cat 22 have a little lee helm in light winds, 4-6 mph, if you're sitting to the windward? Th
pop top supports kentsapp at 11:53am 07.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4468 i have recently purchased a 1983 macgregor 25 with no pop top support struts. not the u shaped piece
New Motor Mount rawlings at 11:39am 07.30.11 Day Sailers 3/1667 I need to purchase a new motor mount for my 1979 O'day 22. I currently have an older 2 stroke motor
Digby to Yarmouth and - Pictures! Roger Long at 11:34am 07.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3574 There is a public Facebook album of pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1694857
Yanmar overheating advice? SeacretSailor at 10:49am 07.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/3591 I'm getting high temp alarms on my Yanmar 2QW15 (raw water input) after it reaches operating temp.
Stereo/Electrical Question - New 1979 30' Hunter Owner Brianthomas at 10:48am 07.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2208 Hi All, I recently purchased a '79 30ft Hunter from my grandfather who no longer has the capacity t
Strange fuel tank behaviors jfrench at 10:28am 07.30.11 Catalina 22 3/1413 I added a second fuel tank last week, bought a new one with the Nissan name on it so that it fit pro
Importance Of Telltales Don Guillette at 9:02am 07.30.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 35/18164 Numerous articles and books (including mine) have infomation on how to read telltales. This subject
Larger Steering Wheel John in Edmonds at 8:59am 07.30.11 Catalina 30 14/4238 On my 1989 C-30, I want to replace my 28 inch diameter steering wheel with a larger one, perhaps a 3
Nice sail yesterday BobM at 8:27am 07.30.11 S2 2/1368 My Wife and I took my 14 year old niece Anne and her cousin, my 16 year old niece Sydney out for a s
backing up a hunter 38 grandcrew at 7:28am 07.30.11 Big Boats 14/4097 I'm a recent buyer of a hunter. The boat has a shoal draft, and the original 3 blade prop. I have ha
O'Day Ospray Questions P.LIZNPETE at 7:16am 07.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1415 Can someone tell me if the wooden trim on this boat is teak or not ? It's feeling dry and I'd like t
house bank/dedicated start bat confusion sailormanbigd at 6:54am 07.30.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3129 morning y'all, been reading NIgel Calder's boatowners mech and elect manual this am and my head is s
halyard pulleys (3) chrisgnh at 6:28am 07.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5158 Good morning, I am a recent Venture 21 owner with a lot of work ahead of me and a few questions.
water heater hook up pullark at 6:15am 07.30.11 Catalina 30 2/2650 Hi, I have a 1989 Catalina 30 with Universal M25XP motor. I would like to install a water heater and
Seafarer 24 Sonhar at 4:25am 07.30.11 Seafarer 1/7505 Hi, everyone!! I just recently aquired a Seafarer 24 with futura deck. I will be doing lots of "clea
Replacing the table top jfrench at 4:11am 07.30.11 Catalina 22 16/3486 Has anyone got a good solution to replacing the particle board table top in a 22' once moisture dest
Bimini on Y25MKii ? g5665 at 3:38am 07.30.11 Yamaha 1/1667 Does anyone have a bimini or dodger on Y25MKii ? Pictures please. Thank you
MSD plumbing Joe at 1:32am 07.30.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3979 Hi Peggy.... I'm reworking the MSD plumbing to accomdate a new head. Question 1: Is it recommended

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Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? PaulK at 10:04am 10.10.22 Our last boat had a 1982 Yanmar 3gm, raw water cooled. Keeping up with oil changes, belts and hose
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 10:04am 10.10.22 Try a drop or two of Hydrochloric Acid around the rim of one bolt top. It will emit Hydrogen Gas
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 10:03am 10.10.22 Can you remove the cleat with the bolts still attached? Since very heavy pounding on the protrudin
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 kappykaplan at 10:01am 10.10.22 Happy to hear you had a good sail! :beer:
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Thaniel at 9:57am 10.10.22 Can you remove the cleat with the bolts still attached?
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 10.10.22 My Dometic 975 MSD no longer pumps water into the bowl and has sprung a leak between the bowl and t
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (9) Simon Sexton at 9:56am 10.10.22 Hey Y'all, Good morning, hope all of you are having a wonderful Monday so far! Just wanted
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 10.10.22 Would these work ?
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Alan Gomes at 9:54am 10.10.22
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Hollyberry at 9:53am 10.10.22 Perkins seem to run forever... but also seem to leak oil no matter what you do! FWIW we had VW conv
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 9:51am 10.10.22 I'm guessing that, since no-one here seems to know that there is such a thing as a "Licensed" MMSI
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 10.10.22 Duh I counted 4 on your list. The fifth one is in fine print so small you can't read it Some
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main Hollyberry at 9:46am 10.10.22 I'm doubtful that anyone would build you a bolt rope footed main without charging you more! And you'
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy Apex at 9:46am 10.10.22 I had a '79. YSM8 inboard. Outboards are an ugly bandaid to me....I moved from a Catalina 25 to t
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 APP314 at 9:42am 10.10.22 Hi Michale, I found virtually impossible to apply the required torque (120- 260 Nm or about 100-190
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy Project_Mayhem at 9:41am 10.10.22 As @Davidasailor26 mentioned, they are notorious for deck leaks because O'Day used silicone which is
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 10.10.22 maybe a dumb water heater question.... Nope, didn't see that one anywhere in our list of dumb quest
Through holes and prop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 10.10.22 My basic point is that I think the ABYC standard may have been written for power boats with much hi
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rgranger at 9:23am 10.10.22 When you close the lid for storage turn the can upside down for a moment. The paint will form a thi
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? JamesG161 at 9:18am 10.10.22 I like the 5 points stressed by John Harries about buying a boat. Duh I counted 4 on your list. I

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