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Oriental NC: Whittaker Point Marina Review (1) rgranger at 9:15am 06.27.11 Trailer Sailors 6/4852 Hey All Just got back from a four day jaunt in the Pamlico and wanted to give Kudos to Whittaker Po
Vberth hatch weather stripping svoelker at 8:55am 06.27.11 S2 4/2730 The foam type weather stripping on my forward vberth deck hatch is old. Some of it is missing. I che
Dang batteries Paul356 at 8:45am 06.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1244 It should become quickly apparent that I don't like batteries much and they don't like me. But here'
pin hole in SS John at 8:17am 06.27.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2296 I found that the stainless steel sink in my galley has a little pin hole in the bottom which causes
Halyard size for vision 36 Skydaving at 8:15am 06.27.11 Big Boats 5/1316 Trying to find out the main halyard size (diameter of the rope) for a vision 36. The length would he
Wood thingy around keel crank. Need some advice. Capt Strapfoots at 8:12am 06.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2338 I have an 84 Mac 25 and the wood that surrounds the keel crank winch is starting to buckle... How do
Integration StandHorizon 2150 AIS & Coastal Explorer (1) pauljgrenon at 8:04am 06.27.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1670 Objective: Using my new Standard Horizon GX2150 Radio, Get AIS targets to show up on my computer run
Is there an alternate site for mobile users? Forrest15112 at 6:53am 06.27.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/3531 Many sites have a location specifically formatted for display on small mobile device screens. I woul
Bow tie down loop. mklein@iowatelecom.net at 6:47am 06.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2009 Hey, my front bow tie down loop is slightly loose and in bad condition. The SS flat bar that is su
Hot water tank won't allow water in Ralph at 6:46am 06.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2049 Hi Everyone, Saturday afternoon we noticed that when we turned our faucet on and selected the hotw
is the pearson 27 hull bottom solid or core? ramsdoc at 6:38am 06.27.11 Pearson 11/3800 Hello all: I need to mount an in-hull transducer in my Pearson 27. I know that a core hull is not go
Best choice for replacment sails for Bene 361 Benjamin Disralei at 6:25am 06.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2485 Hi Fellow owners I am looking to gain more speed up wind and am faced with the dilemma as to the be
No Reverse Gear on Yanmar 4JH5E benwald at 6:13am 06.27.11 Big Boats 3/3769 I have a Hunter 38 with a Yanmar 4JH5E engine. This year I have noticed my remote shifter is much h
C25 Leaking malyea at 5:59am 06.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/7077 Friend of mine, new to sailing, bought a '84 C25 (tall rig, swing keel) and asked me to show him a f
Checking oil levels fambarstow at 3:59am 06.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2266 On the Yanmar 37 hp diesel engine, how do you check oil levels?
Reefing H260 Sublime at 8:52pm 06.26.11 Smaller Boats 7/4987 Alright, I still haven't quite figured out the reefing system on the main of my H260 and the manual
1981 O'day 23 pull out bed Technodad at 7:11pm 06.26.11 Day Sailers 5/2190 Hi guy's, I have purchased a 81 O'Day 23 and have a question. The pull out bunk was an option when
M25 trailer boards (2) Falconer at 6:52pm 06.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1197 My boat has been sitting in this trailer for 6+ years. Looks as if it has settled. Should the traile
damaged keel rpar at 6:44pm 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3463 Hi everyone, I'm looking for someone with Ericson experience...Have a 32' with a fin keel. Four
A Leak kwcoffin at 6:37pm 06.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1302 June 26 2011 I own an '89 Hunter and on the first flush this year a leak appeared, or should I say i

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Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 7:02pm 09.05.22 Have you or anyone else added fuel to the boat lately? Gasoline in a diesel will cause issues. I
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 6:59pm 09.05.22 Is there any exhaust smoke? Was it there before this issue? No and no. It burns pretty clean.
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 6:59pm 09.05.22 I think I would try quickly opening and closing the lines at the injector, just as you suggest. Wh
chartplotter (1) BC Bernie at 6:35pm 09.05.22 Hi there, Garmin 9" I installed last year in the original pod. Good luck!
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 6:34pm 09.05.22 Have you or anyone else added fuel to the boat lately? Gasoline in a diesel will cause issues. I h
McLube........ McLeak? Captain Larry-DH at 6:29pm 09.05.22 Since my local marine shops stopped bringing in McLube Sailkote spray, I/we sailors here had switch
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 6:25pm 09.05.22 Is there any exhaust smoke? Was it there before this issue?
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 6:24pm 09.05.22 I think I would try quickly opening and closing the lines at the injector, just as you suggest. Whe
McLube........ McLeak? danooxnard at 6:15pm 09.05.22 I have the same can in the picture, never had leaks.
Mainsheet danooxnard at 6:13pm 09.05.22 mine looks just like brockangelo's
McLube........ McLeak? Ken13559 at 6:00pm 09.05.22 Since my local marine shops stopped bringing in McLube Sailkote spray, I/we sailors here had switche
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors (1) 2Sheets2TheWind at 5:45pm 09.05.22 Success. Pushed the throttle up with the shaft disengaged and it kicked over. Pulled it back to 2/
Transmission Not Working Tally Ho at 5:37pm 09.05.22 Good thoughts, I should try tugging on the cable since it may have come loose. Did not sail with m
Yard work done resulting in more problems markwbird at 5:34pm 09.05.22 Totally agree.
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Kingjim91 at 5:33pm 09.05.22
Yard work done resulting in more problems Alan Gomes at 5:28pm 09.05.22 Yes, Baja Naval. We understand from local friends there that the media hyped this and there was lit
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse SV Fiasco at 5:27pm 09.05.22 T-Bird....It sure is a Fuse Holder :) Been on westmarine and found the thing I stepped on. I agree,
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Scott T-Bird at 5:16pm 09.05.22 The boat and the model and the engine don't make any difference. This is a very simple electrical i
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 5:08pm 09.05.22 Did he pay for the 5 minute or the 10 minute argument? I said I wanted the 5 min. argument, we ar
Mainsheet (2) Jacktar at 5:02pm 09.05.22 2 from catalina 22.org files and catalina direct catalog pages

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