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My magnetic mistake agaliha at 2:41pm 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1903 On Good Friday, I was sailing on NE on Chickamauga Lake with winds out of the south at 18 knots, gus
Safety line pelican hook rings (3) paulj at 1:35pm 04.24.11 Catalina 310 4/2737 Grasshopper Spent the morning redoing safety line pelican hook rings. Must have used wrong for
Wet Exhaust Hose braund at 1:11pm 04.24.11 Catalina 30 1/1620 I'm replacing the cooling water inlet hose to the diesel on my C30. It is wet exhaust hose, but as I
Where do the wires go on the outboard? ebsail at 12:43pm 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3556 I just bought an O Day 25 and it came with a 9.9 Mercury outboard (circa 1990) electric start w/alte
Need To Replace The Bow Pulpit mccauley13 at 12:38pm 04.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1979 The boat next to mine broke loose in last weeks storms and got into my bow pulpit and bent one of th
B331 - CQR Anchor on Bow Roller (2) CABixler at 9:32am 04.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5161 Over the winter I bought a CQR style anchor for my Beneteau 331. The primary purpose being it wou
Fringe Benefits of Upgrading Roger Long at 8:32am 04.24.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4947 Or, maybe it's a primary benefit. You find things like this: http://hphotos-ash4.fbcdn.net/221307_
Jib Telltales Quoddy at 8:16am 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3607
Sail Boat in "Tourist" r.oril at 8:10am 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5249 What was the sail boat used in the movie "Tourist". It's pertty neat that Johnny Depp would sail of
Too Much Engine dependence Don Guillette at 7:16am 04.24.11 Catalina 30 12/3032 This thread was posted on the SAIL TRIM FORUM and since it involves a C30 I though some of you mate
Too Much Engine Dependence Don Guillette at 7:02am 04.24.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4786 A Catalina30 friend of mine from So Ca called me the other day regarding the thread on steering with
O'day 34 limber holes Sefuller at 6:04am 04.24.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1556 On our 1983 34, the domestic water pump is in the "L" of the port settee. There appears to be a ver
216 Broach Paul Wash at 5:12am 04.24.11 Smaller Boats 2/1404 For those of you who ask if you can capsize a 216, just wanted to share our experience yesterday aft
beneteau oceanis 311 hbrowes at 3:32am 04.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1651 hi has anyone mounted davits on the transom of a 311? if so what type and how did you mount. the tra
Sailing for Hope Regatta to benefit St. Jude Children's Hosp crewzen at 12:01am 04.24.11 Racing 0/2555 The Kentucky Lake Sailing Club will host a very special regatta (distance race) on May 21, 2011 to b
Help Find Grommet in Anchor Locker crewzen at 11:38pm 04.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1279 Hi All, I have finally found the source of an annoying leak, it is coming from the deteriorated rub
Help Finding Rubber Grommet for Anchor Locker crewzen at 11:36pm 04.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1292 Hi All, I have finally found the source of an annoying leak, it is coming from the deteriorated rub
coronado 15 details keithh at 10:00pm 04.23.11 Smaller Boats 0/1750 i have a 20ac pond and want to sail a small boat on it - however it is only 4' deep, maybe 5'. will
removing starboard side bulkhead lancquin56 at 8:50pm 04.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1715 Hi , trying to beef up starboard chain plate cause it is pulling through. Any info about removing bu
water flow through muffler and piping lr172 at 8:08pm 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2426 This is my first post. I bought an '85 Hunter 34 this spring and doing a bunch of maintentance befo

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Mixing elbow cracked. Ralph Johnstone at 7:57am 08.09.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/mixing-elbow-gasket.162996/?highlight=mixing%20elbow See
Mixing elbow cracked. Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 08.09.22 A cracked elbow? :huh: How did that happen? People normally complain about the elbow getting clog
DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU dmax at 7:42am 08.09.22 Nice job and write-up.
Mixing elbow cracked. Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 08.09.22 I've never had any problem removing a mixing elbow. After 20 years on my latest (3GM30F) it came of
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator Ralph Johnstone at 7:40am 08.09.22 Ah, I see you're looking for a way to sink you're boat :facepalm: . Should the inlet pressure reduc
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator sail sfbay at 7:37am 08.09.22 If you do not have room to route shore water hose through the starboard lazarette locker then sugges
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? brockangelo at 7:34am 08.09.22 Some marinas may have dry storage with rig up: dunk it in the water, and away you go in 15min inst
Hot water tank use when at anchor Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 08.09.22 Your source of hot water can be running your engine. It takes very little time to heat the contents
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Sandy Stone at 7:23am 08.09.22 A couple of far-fetched possibilities here - is the valve cover off? On my engine it's possible for
roller troubles sail sfbay at 7:23am 08.09.22 If it was my boat trailer I would replace the tired rollers, assuming I was happy with its new perfo
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor JBP-PA at 7:21am 08.09.22 To add all the rest of my wants seems just a step away. Am I wrong? I was in the same spot a few y
Hot water tank use when at anchor Ralph Johnstone at 7:15am 08.09.22 If it helps you sleep better at night, take some comfort in the fact that the cold water comes into
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor Scott T-Bird at 7:09am 08.09.22 Where you sail, I would have a chartplotter for sure. When we hit bottom, we're touching soft sand
Cabin water leak buddybear at 7:04am 08.09.22 hot water heater? Check to see if the water in the bilge is warm
Cabin water leak BL_Sailor at 6:59am 08.09.22 I would also check the stuffing box. If you are experiencing even a drip every 15-30 seconds that wi
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator Greg Mott at 6:59am 08.09.22 Thank you for the quick response and the picture. Unfortunately my LP gas tanks are in the starboard
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:39am 08.09.22 A clunk when first turning over an engine especially with no start would suggest something inside th
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 6:38am 08.09.22 "A pastor, a priest, and a rabbi walk into a bar." Which one was more enlightened? Was there an epip
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:38am 08.09.22 I would certainly pull the head before removal of the engine. If the problem is in the top side, th
Rebuild Perkins Diesel Hayden Watson at 6:35am 08.09.22 You indicated that the engine access to place it into the boat was a hatch above which has been glas

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