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Yanmar Engines Paul and Judy at 11:31am 01.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1997 YANMAR SERVICE AND OWNERS MANUALS The following link may be used to access many Yanmar service
Selden Mast Survey John Frankel at 10:50am 01.28.11 Big Boats 12/3763 I recevied a letter from Selden Mast, regarding extrusion deformation of the furling mast on selecte
Deck Leak!!! dermotmccann at 10:12am 01.28.11 Columbia 0/2578 I have had a deck leak on my Columbia 41 that I have tried to conquer for 4 years. It drives me craz
A Question For Mainesail - Soldering? sailaway78 at 9:59am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 13/7818 Maine, I read your crimper tests, and am as always impressed with the way you go about your tests.
Thermal Expansion of Rigging jibes138 at 9:54am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2554 I wrote this on another forum but food for thought, comments? That brings up another subject. How
Removing mineral deposits from hull at the waterline hsims at 9:37am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3012 Hello, The hull of my Ranger 28 has an accumulation of minerals at the waterline. The boat has been
Local Knowledge - Tampa area Sailors BStevenson at 9:34am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3741 We are looking at a move to the Tampa area, specifically Apollo Beach, and are currently planning on
Transatlantic Advice??? Exiles at 8:55am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2624 Hello all, I am sailing a boat from Sweden to Greenland Nuuk via. Scotland and Iceland to reach the
Feb 2011 Issue of Practical Sailor Head Master at 8:10am 01.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2964 I wish to point out an error in the article on electric marine toilets, published in the February 20
One Of Those (1) kloudie1 at 6:56am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1871 Winter morning.. 29F at the marina yesterday but worth poking my head up .. it was 65F by noon.. nic
The first sign of spring! PrincessoftheLake at 6:52am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2254 Forget hopping robins or blooming tulips-for me the first sign of spring is when my first shipment o
NMEA 2000 Drop Cable med2463 at 6:41am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 20/9698 Installing Garmin GWS 10 wind sensor. Connector on drop cable is too big for hole in pedestal botto
40.5 prop shaft Zinc Wayne Dengel at 2:41am 01.28.11 Big Boats 7/2184 So, I have to get a new one. My new boat does not have one at all. What size. I think the saft i
Catalina Fleet Clubs in Florida Bob Watts at 6:49pm 01.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2048 I live in Palm Coast, FL and want to know where the 22 Fleet Clubs (No II or Sports) are located thr
H356 Saloon cushions... (4) Doug/Karen at 1:47pm 01.27.11 Big Boats 0/9 As part of an overall redecorating project, we are replacing our fabric saloon cushions with leather
deck hull flange keao at 11:40am 01.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1421 My 1991 43' hunter legend has an outward deck to hull flange. under the toe rail there seems to be
B285CC stripped interior pics (5) Bonzai at 11:32am 01.27.11 Trailer Sailors 21/9127 Finally got to bring the boat home.Hauled it 79 miles thru the N.Ga. mtns on a trailer that I haven'
Replating winches Aldo at 9:21am 01.27.11 Catalina 22 2/1746 Has anyone ever gotten their jib sheet winches replated? The chrome on mine is a little thin, and th
Phrf ? Quoddy at 7:25am 01.27.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5727 What does the PHRF number mean? B + PHRF, is the number of seconds it takes to sail a nautical mile
Good Guys kloudie1 at 6:55am 01.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2062 My Weems ' Plath "Martinique Ship's Bell" bulkhead clock started sounding really bad when it rang..

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20 hour battery capacity test done (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:00am 07.18.22 Following up with a little more data 15 months after the previous capacity test results. At the star
There goes the neighborhood! (1) PaulK at 6:59am 07.18.22 207408 We woke up to this one morning in Portland, ME. Didn't know icebergs got that far south.
watch the fuel source scottscotty at 6:54am 07.18.22 it was non ethanol 93 . My tank was new. motor fitting , bulb, and lines were all brand new (used re
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... tfox2069 at 6:48am 07.18.22 That wouldn't be stimulus money, would it? Award the best thread comment prize to justsomeguy, imm
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 6:43am 07.18.22 I would disconnect the raw water hose at the exhaust elbow and examine the flow there. On my heat e
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 6:41am 07.18.22 Good ideas. Thanks. Yes, I should not assume I can judge exactly whether I am getting the right amou
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 6:39am 07.18.22 beer. :wink:
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 6:34am 07.18.22 207406
45DS mainsail furling flightlead404 at 6:34am 07.18.22 Slightly related, just thought I'd pass on this tidbit. Last year I had trouble unfurling practical
Formal Nautical Education jssailem at 6:28am 07.18.22
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:28am 07.18.22 In my opinion, sailing is learned by doing. University courses on specific subjects like fluid dyn
Formal Nautical Education dLj at 6:24am 07.18.22 In my opinion, sailing is learned by doing. University courses on specific subjects like fluid dyn
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:21am 07.18.22 Curriculums leading to certification/degrees are designed by faculty at the institution and go thro
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:20am 07.18.22 If you are a self learner and interested in yacht design then you really should pick up a copy of S
Mast Height - Oceanis 440 sail sfbay at 6:10am 07.18.22 This might be a good opportunity to climb the mast and drop the weighted line from the highest apert
H460 bow roller removal barunal at 6:08am 07.18.22 Sure, will do so.
H460 bow roller removal jssailem at 6:07am 07.18.22 Let us know how the inspection and solution develop.
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 5:51am 07.18.22 Thanks. I'm making some options now.
Custom sailboat holding tanks dlochner at 5:15am 07.18.22 There may local plastic fabricators that can build one.
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:35am 07.18.22 That's a true wheat blond head you had there. -Will

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