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Bilge Pump Jack at 6:24am 09.23.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2049 After a day sailing we were going to drain the bilge by hitting the bilge pump switch but the pump d
Hunter 23 WK Mainsail jonathanAdams at 6:15am 09.23.10 Smaller Boats 1/1546 Anyone know where I can find a used mainsail for my Hunter 23 WK?
WM in Chicago Ken13559 at 5:23am 09.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1126 I've a business trip to Chicago this December (gonna be pretty cold by then) and intend to dropby WM
shower sump GarEi at 1:56am 09.23.10 Pearson 7/3253 I have a 1985 Pearson 303 and need to do something about the shower sump mainly the boat does not ha
Yanmar diesel - fuel line problem, lesson learned Endurance2010 at 11:53pm 09.22.10 Big Boats 7/3867 Loose banjo fitting sucking in air. After spending numerous hours on my fuel system and consulting
Overheating engine and leaking pedestal Bing at 11:08pm 09.22.10 Bavaria 9/5036 Has anybody else had a problem with their Volvo saildrive overheating? Ours is a D1-20 in a Bavaria
Bow stem; ALL ripped the heck out BrotherB at 9:30pm 09.22.10 Catalina 22 10/3306 Apparently I was too fixated on my amazing approach while motoring to a slip to notice that the spot
Cruising Mexico's Pacific Coast wb6jao at 8:32pm 09.22.10 Destinations 3/4290 Hi Folks! Mary and I have spent 6 years cruising on the Pacific Coast of Mexico and wrote up our re
Hunter 310, water under the engine ? Alain at 7:29pm 09.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1839 Hello, my questiion is for hunter owners 310 or 326. Under my engine there is always stagnant water
New sail cost alanr77 at 7:18pm 09.22.10 Catalina 22 12/3430 Hello everyone, I'm getting close to sail replacement time. While pricing sails from different sail
Speaking of gauges guidera48 at 7:16pm 09.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3699 I am also working on my Tach. I found a new Yanmar tach the P.O. had purchased and installed. Did no
Hull Cracks jfrench at 6:45pm 09.22.10 Catalina 22 0/2 While pulling out the interior cushions on my newly acquired '86 Cat 22, I noticed substantial crack
Need a port foolproof at 6:30pm 09.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1628 I want to put a port the forward wall of my cockpit, next to the companionway, where there was once
Sailing stories on PBS jimmyb at 6:28pm 09.22.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2419 Couple of good sailing stories on Public TV lately. One about the first non stop race around the wor
Volvo Penta double-action engine controls Gunni at 5:56pm 09.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1963 I hate them. Never liked them on a motor run-about, and they have no place on an ocean-going sailbo
BVI's 6-7 Day Sail Plan-Including Anegada? Ducati at 5:31pm 09.22.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5435 We are trying to plan our 7 days sail in the BVI's that includes Anegada. Got any suggestions?
replace factory installed ice box wrlong at 4:41pm 09.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1878 I have a 2006 Hunter 33 and find the factory installed ice box very small and ineffective. I want to
Deck cleaning Peter Ennis at 2:50pm 09.22.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3367 I'm geeting a little tired of scrubbing bird and spider detritis, dirt and scuff marks from my deck
low pressure psi for Perkins 4-108-50hp m1ke at 2:50pm 09.22.10 Columbia 0/2616 I recently purchased a 1972 Columbia 45 with an original Perkins 50 hp marine engine 4-108 I want t
Towing With A Car bbqdude at 2:31pm 09.22.10 Trailer Sailors 16/6734 As you might have seen I am looking at small boats in the 15-16' range. Should I be concerned about

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Replace light with fan? jssailem at 3:57pm 11.05.21 :plus: I like the Sirocco II model.
Single handing Project_Mayhem at 3:37pm 11.05.21 My choice would be to mount the hardware on the comings as it's easier to reach on most boats. Cabin
Advice for Priming Fuel Pump - Westerbeke 30B Jskosmo at 3:32pm 11.05.21 A bunch of research about the specs / PSI on the different pumps. And I found a reference where a ma
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) SailingLoto at 3:17pm 11.05.21 I charge my catalina 25 with a $35 ebay panel and controller. I believe it is 50w. It lays in the
Replace light with fan? Tally Ho at 2:47pm 11.05.21 Caframo fans are very good. I have 2 on my boat. Quiet but powerful. msAoGrp4T78 Greg
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? Dave Groshong at 2:46pm 11.05.21 Max 112% for B and R rigs
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jaysweet at 2:46pm 11.05.21 I think this may be the cause of your cracked ring. I would not force the helm to respond unless a
Starting issue post fuel filters change Tom J at 2:44pm 11.05.21 Just did my end of season fuel filters change and am having an issue starting engine. (Universal M
Replace light with fan? jssailem at 2:28pm 11.05.21 You have the wiring there. Should be a straight forward project. Will need to to have a decent place
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 2:25pm 11.05.21 Considering the linear drive motor that works under the deck, I am not sure how you would free the
Starting issue post fuel filters change jssailem at 2:23pm 11.05.21 Good luck. On my Perkins, i need to get diesel out the #2 cylinder to know it is ready to start.
Starting issue post fuel filters change jssailem at 2:21pm 11.05.21 Awwshucks.
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 2:03pm 11.05.21
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? sail sfbay at 1:57pm 11.05.21 Same question came up on these threads, which indicates 115% and possibly up to 150%: (1) MAX size f
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Windpilot at 1:57pm 11.05.21 Hi Thaelia, Funny I just wrote seatek, here in S.CA, to send the final bill, I'll see the inner fore
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 1:47pm 11.05.21 Hi Windpilot, It will be great ! Was it difficult to install an inner forestay with furling ? Can yo
Starting issue post fuel filters change Don S/V ILLusion at 1:42pm 11.05.21 Diesel/gas confusion aside, crack open the injectors to ensure fuel flow to each cylinder. Diesels n
Solar Storm... Don S/V ILLusion at 1:39pm 11.05.21
Starting issue post fuel filters change jssailem at 1:38pm 11.05.21 The Universal is a diesel engine. Putting in GAS... could be a reason for the lack of starting and
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 1:36pm 11.05.21 Not a typo - fuel dock at Marina is down and I just ran engine for 10 hours getting it back from Lew

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