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Victron bmv 600 battery monitor help galynd at 5:11pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 18/8833 I installed a victron batt monitor on friday night. saturday, I sailed approx 8 hours without start
Our new home (3) Tim R. at 4:07pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 33/5951 Well, we closed on our new home today. A 1997 Caliber 40lrc. We will be racing her in an overnight
Starter/generator combination Gudenuph at 4:03pm 08.23.10 Day Sailers 3/1905 Does anyone out there have an under 10 HP outboard with a combination starter/generator installed? H
Main sail Mac at 3:25pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1937 Does anyone with a Mac 25 wrap their sail around the boom? I think the boom is made to do this? Le
low boom raffo at 3:16pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2796 I am a new member and a novice sailor. I have raised the mainsail and done it right I think, but fin
O'Day 32' vs 37' Center Cockpit models billybob at 3:12pm 08.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/3839 I am trying to make decision between my first O'day and my first center cockpit. I have physically i
After shave lotion?????? woodster at 2:33pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 40/13938 ok here is the question .....what kind of after shave do you use......i know this is not about saili
Our emergency tiller was stolen - please help cara at 2:27pm 08.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/2486 Hi all, We are relatively new owners of an old boat... a 1984 27' Hunter sloop. Unfortunately, th
New dealers in Seattle and Mystic Phil Herring at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1430 Got word from Hunter today that there are two new dealers in the network: Springline Yachts Mystic,
Preemptive cutlass bearing replacement Levin at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 17/6058 Hello all... So I'm about to have my 2000 Hunter 340 hauled out to get the bottom painted and to r
water between liner and hull Deucer at 1:43pm 08.23.10 Smaller Boats 26/5774 Man...gotta love owning a sail boat. In a much earlier post (like in 07), I was wondering if anybod
mast brian lego at 1:28pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1265 trying to buy new mast for 1980 mac , anybody have any ideas where i might find one new or used..tha
Kenyon Instruments (1) Jfelkins at 12:53pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/7162 Does any one have any info on Kenyon Knot-o-meters or depth gauges. I think both are thru hull trans
O'day 34 and 35 owners DannyS at 12:46pm 08.23.10 Bigger Boats 5/1822 I'm working on solving an oil pressure issue (Universal M25). The light on the instrument panel has
How much weather helm does Bimini add? ChuckThomas at 12:06pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2336 Saturday night race had winds around 15 knots. We were experiencing alot of weather helm. We had t
2011 Lake Havasu (AZ) Pocket Cruisers Convention Don Guillette at 11:54am 08.23.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/5543 Last week I was tooling around on some of the message boards and saw a thread about the above conven
Sail slugs kirbyc1goo at 11:10am 08.23.10 Trailer Sailors 6/3423 So im about to buy a sail, and it comes with 3/8 inch slugs. The boat did not have a mainsail origi
When a problem Develops... Head Master at 10:48am 08.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1844 When you have a problem with a piece of equipment on your boat be sure to note down what it is doing
Just another main reefing question (7) Team118 at 10:43am 08.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2951 Hi there! I have some questions about setting up a main sail reefing system on a 77' Catalina 30.
New Oday 23 owner KYODAY at 9:02am 08.23.10 Day Sailers 3/1956 First let me say hello to everyone. I have been reading this forum for quite a while prior to buying

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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
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 07.02.22 Primary fuel filter first, then the primary fuel pump (fuel lift pump), next then the secondary fuel

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