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Diesel Fuel tank gasket & misc. amontem at 2:10am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4012 Irwin Citation (1979) 34' Refurbish questions Hi , I am refu
Stuck centeboard amontem at 2:06am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2064 Hi All, I am unable to release my centerboard form its housing. My boat is an 1979 Irwin 34'Citation
Splicing issue Prime Time at 9:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2920 I have 3/4 inch nylon double braid. Tried to do an eye slice and found the core was actually double
Man Overboard shipwreck66 at 9:00pm 05.21.11 Catalina 22 5/2070 forgive me for stating the obvious here, but was having lunch with local coast guard personnel today
9.2A stern tube diameter? scottmcg at 8:28pm 05.21.11 S2 5/1691 I'm repowering my 1977 9.2A next month with a BetaMarine 902 (25hp). While the boat is on the hard f
Evaporative A/C shipwreck66 at 8:25pm 05.21.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/4034 Ok Phil, here is your update. I Purchased a Kuulaire Evaporative AC to put on my boat to run off an
Outboard alternators ebsail at 7:36pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1505 What happens if you run an outboard with an alternator and your battery switch is in the off positio
Forward wheel on Pearson 10M JudeHey at 7:31pm 05.21.11 Pearson 1/1719 Why is the wheel forward in the cockpit on the 10M? How do people like it? Thanks
Ilya is Launched! arknoah at 7:01pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1175 After many frustrating weeks of waiting and trying not to be a major pain at the marina, Ilya was fi
Winch to eye relationship (1) dscribner at 6:29pm 05.21.11 Trailer Sailors 12/6680 In one post I posted a photo of my boat on the trailer. One fellow piped up and said that my winch
Hunter 40 Mast Step Well jmag at 6:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1060 Our Hunter 40 (1986 vintage?) has a shallow well for the mast step. It's a problem. It collects but
Battery life Ross at 6:02pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2474 I had to change my batteries this year they lost 3 volts over the winter and won't hold a charge. Th
Patronus is home Juice6576 at 5:59pm 05.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2111 Shakedpwon cruise is in the books. The weather was crappy and not much sailing got done, but we sure
Crack In Mast (1) plannen at 5:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 36/10292 My mast has a 12" crack at the lower section of this 50 ft mast. (see photo) Is there a risk sailing
Motor mount installation and access to bolts? jrale at 5:37pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1998 Macgregor Owners, RE: 25 ft Macgregor sailboat: How do you gain access to motor mount bracket bolts
barlow winch Jerry C at 4:52pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1391 how to take apart a barlow australia on a 222 mast
Rudder Line Question Ledhead51879 at 4:34pm 05.21.11 Day Sailers 2/1626 I recently purchased an Oday DSII but it has a DSIII rudder, I took the rudder assembly apart to cle
Removing bent dipstick Raftco at 4:09pm 05.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2870 I have a Universal 25XP diesel. Today, I went to check the oil level and found the dipstick seems t
Boom vang ehudm at 3:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/6084 Did anyone try to use 2 boom-vangs? one connected to the port side and the other to starboard side.
Breaker Sizing FourPoints at 2:59pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 27/14795 I'm trying to size the breakers for the new electricial panel, right now on the old panel everything

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Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:54pm 09.19.22 Do check the BASE VALVE GASKET. If the gasket material around the weighted flapper swell, it'll blo
Strange Belt Wear Morgan donor at 6:47pm 09.19.22 I see no reason the belt cover should be so close to the belt. Asking for trouble... with any cyclic
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Ken13559 at 6:36pm 09.19.22 Do check the BASE VALVE GASKET. If the gasket material around the weighted flapper swell, it'll bloc
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Ken13559 at 6:26pm 09.19.22 the horizontal V probably indicate to the helms direction to go? ;)
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Capt Robbie at 5:44pm 09.19.22 most of the boats that stay in the water here in nj have engine room heaters, run heat lamps near se
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:33pm 09.19.22 Quick note: The parts book shows the two front mounts to be "100" and the two aft mounts to be "75"
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:28pm 09.19.22 Hard to tell from the video, but there could be a separation of the engine mount top plate from the
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) RitSim at 5:14pm 09.19.22 Rear main seal, or oil pan rusting out or oil overfill or head gasket external leak
Exhaust leak (1) jssailem at 2:26pm 09.19.22 I like the water/bubbles test. Mechanics often use an improvised stethoscope combined with visual an
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 2:04pm 09.19.22 But it's not a Raritan! No one asks how to rebuild or fix a Raritan. Jabsco? Well that's another
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list jssailem at 1:50pm 09.19.22 Generic Bob... Still funny.
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) jssailem at 1:41pm 09.19.22 I want to be able to go on long trips (costly) and need to be able to rely on the engine. The goal
Regional crops jssailem at 1:33pm 09.19.22 At the least they are getting smaller. 2022. 625lb Gator 2016. 800lb Gator Perhaps there are few
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Sailfanatic at 1:12pm 09.19.22 The V shape allows the sail trimmer to recognize how much curl is in the luff of the spinnaker. The
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 09.19.22 Your #1 job before anything else is to find the exact source on the engine of the oil leak and go fr
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 12:09pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple th
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic hbethell at 12:09pm 09.19.22 daydreamerjr were you ultimately able to connect your Nexus Classic to a wireless bridge? If so, whi
Regional crops rgranger at 12:08pm 09.19.22 I noticed that in both stories.... the hunters are wearing crocs... :biggrin::thumbup:
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) HeelBoy at 12:07pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple thr
Regional crops rgranger at 12:06pm 09.19.22 Same area.... 6 years earlier https://abcnews4.com/news/local/mammoth-800-pound-gator-caught-in-sou

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