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What's the requirement on "securing" waste valve? butchrobbins at 9:11am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 41/18121 I just read a posting on the Waterway Guide where a captain got a fine for improper securing of disc
Difficult situation... ideas please (1) drh1965 at 8:53am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4706 In the attachment, I show the situation I frequently face on departure from the docks. The wind and
Hot fresh water system Catalina 30 tedleman at 8:22am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/4040 Have Shurflo water pump that continously recycles - 4-5 times/minutes and over time empties water ta
DC Panel LED back lighting serenisea at 7:24am 11.05.10 Big Boats 4/1506 Hi, We have a 97 Hunter 376. The last time my wife and I spent the night on the boat, one of the c
Hull Speed 1981Lancer at 7:01am 11.05.10 Lancer 3/2474 Quick question, what is hull speed and is it something I can change? give you an example, right now
O'Day 222: Mainsail Reconditioning estopa at 6:58am 11.05.10 Day Sailers 10/3369 Hi Folks, Wanted to get a feel for if I need a new mail or not. I was thinking of sending it out t
Planning new standing rigging. Ed Schenck at 6:41am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 25/5696 My boat was delivered by truck yesterday so obviously the mast is horizontal. I plan to replace all
O'Day 23 centerboard Golden Road at 5:07am 11.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 20/5831 I'm getting a 23 that needs work. The biggest ? is the centerboard. What is it made of, and what is
Looking for a product bobtigar at 3:35am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1995 I am looking for a glass holder that secures into the top of a winch. Anyone know who sells them?
I must Insure, Shouldn't I? mikeh77586 at 12:13am 11.05.10 Ask All Sailors 21/3704 It has been nearly 15 years since I have owned a Sailboat and I was elated to find just what I had b
Stripping an antifouling paint from the damaged lead keel misha93 at 9:31pm 11.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2049 I need to re-shape a slightly damaged tip of the keel. I presume that the one of physical properties
Rigging Mark H at 9:27pm 11.04.10 Smaller Boats 1/1240 A firiend just bought a Gulf Port 18ft sailboat. He was asking me if I knew where he could get some
Vibartion Mark H at 9:23pm 11.04.10 Smaller Boats 7/1492 I was sailing with my son last weekend. He asked me what was causeing a vibration sound.After invest
Universal Diesel emilbec at 7:18pm 11.04.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1248 Anyone with experience with a Universal M35B engine?
Sailing the ICW Laguna Madre out of Port Mansfield janet68 at 5:23pm 11.04.10 Newport 0/2914 Hi we want to take our Neptune 24 to a very quiet place with clean and protected water. We are cons
S2 6.7, 6.9 & 22 Class Association Bullseye07 at 4:28pm 11.04.10 S2 1/5550 I recently purchased a 6.7 and was looking for information on the S2 6.7, 6.9 ' 22 Class Association
query;max damage to hull/board w/ impact to bottom etwannabe at 3:50pm 11.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1903 Hi; I am trying to determine worst case sanarios of damage to both,either/or the hull dagger/center
New to forums, new to sailing HELLO! kevinnem at 3:20pm 11.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5098 Hello everyone. I am new to sailing and the forums. I sailed a little bit when I was younger, and
rebedding engine mtg. bolts (4) blowinganddrifting at 2:48pm 11.04.10 Catalina 30 1/2032 Does anyone have the link handy, I have searched but without luck. We are out 97 days from home and
Hard starting (sorta) 2GM20F . . . Clark at 2:20pm 11.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2426 Engine hadn't been used for a few weeks and last weekend the Admiral and I finally made some time fo

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Assistance with Entry to Canada Information jssailem at 3:29pm 07.02.22
Wasps / Mud Daubers Jacktar at 3:17pm 07.02.22 Put 2-3 old style moth balls (naptha not new stuff)in old sock and throw in back recesses of boat in
Wasps / Mud Daubers sail sfbay at 2:52pm 07.02.22 Read this: 11 Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Mud Daubers And Their Nest (welllivingideas.com). Do a sear
Wasps / Mud Daubers kappykaplan at 2:27pm 07.02.22 Try dryer fabric softener sheets. :beer:
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 2:20pm 07.02.22 Copper washers with rubber strips are strictly a Yanmar product. Only about a dollar or so a few ye
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 2:17pm 07.02.22 I didn't observe and drips at any of the fillings after 16-18 hours - over night and then some. A
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 2:15pm 07.02.22 where did you get those? McMaster Carr? Also are they technically crush washers? Seems solid. Cr
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 2:09pm 07.02.22 this should further eliminate after the lift pump. After the pump doesn't enter the equation. Th
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 2:07pm 07.02.22 The air intake for the motor. A diesel motor mostly needs air and fuel to run. You have just about
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 2:02pm 07.02.22 The fuel tank is above the elevation of the lift pump. More or less even with the bottom of the tan
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Ralph Johnstone at 2:02pm 07.02.22 Double vaccination counts as two individual shots, six months apart. Booster shots are additional s
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information MikeHoncho at 1:47pm 07.02.22 It may be all for nothing if you are not double vaccinated. ArrIveCan app will not allow you to con
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information MikeHoncho at 1:46pm 07.02.22 Bugger. Is your plan to sail or ride a ferry? Pushing back from Tacoma on or around the 15th and h
Invest 94L (1) jssailem at 1:37pm 07.02.22 TS Colin is a threshold Tropical Storm. A lot of rain.
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 1:35pm 07.02.22 So you think the air is getting in prior to the lift pump? Well, according to theory, only before
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 1:13pm 07.02.22 Where are you with TS Colin? Simple Oh My Gosh! :doh::yikes::eek:o_O:puke::wow3: Boy NOAA is bor
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 12:52pm 07.02.22 The whole problem here is you're treating the fuel system and engine too damn good and it just does
Invest 94L kappykaplan at 12:46pm 07.02.22 Where are you with TS Colin?
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 07.02.22 Exactly why I questioned the placement of the jerry can. What's the jerry can got to do with some
Windlass on an 11A (1) sail sfbay at 12:38pm 07.02.22 Can you mount the windlass on the deck behid the anchor locker door? Below is a 1982 S2 11A windlass

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