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September 2010 SAIL Mag. Issue Mainsheet99 at 5:43pm 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1741 The September 2010 issue of SAIL Magazine has one of my photos in a story on page 94. The story, Flo
Bottom Paint Question Futsal Fred at 5:37pm 08.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1561 My Hunter, which was previously in Long Island Sound, has maybe 8 or 10 coats of ablative bottom pai
honda generator zrolimt at 3:58pm 08.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5276 is it a good idea to hook up shore power inlet to a hond eu2000? I have a 2003 B361.
Rudder Delamination Lee3567 at 3:15pm 08.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3584 Ahoy! I have a 25' O'Day and the rudder delaminated. Can anyone tell me what it is made of (obvious
Pumping too long? Clark at 2:09pm 08.24.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2736 We have a Raritan manual head - PHC I think. Is there a danger in leaving the pumpout nozzle connec
Question about power at the dock Sublime at 12:32pm 08.24.10 Smaller Boats 3/1229 Please excuse the newbie question. I've got an H260 that previously used an extension cord hooked
tOPSIDE PAIINT Andrew Erdmann at 12:21pm 08.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1226 I am looking at painting the deck of my Daysailer 1. Should I use a one or two part urethane? Anyt
shaft zinc Hayden Watson at 12:06pm 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3440 On my boat the shaft zinc seams to last about 3 months. If I install two zincs on the shaft will the
ST50 Masthead Transducer Jimk at 11:43am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1886 I'm looking for a ST50 Masthead Transducer circa 1992-1994.
Islander AC breakers Craig Cook at 10:23am 08.24.10 Islander 3/3919 I have one breaker on my AC panel and would like to add a few more for other circuits. I would also
Removing boat from trailer Stan the man at 9:48am 08.24.10 Trailer Sailors 11/8060 My boat is in my driveway and I want to remove it from the trailer so that I can do repairs and pain
Gas Generators Paul and Judy at 9:19am 08.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2451 Anyone installed a Inverter Generator on their Sailboat? Please talk about where you installed it.
Beating angles Beneteau 411 dkobyrne at 8:37am 08.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/8241 Hi, I have a Beneteau 411 celebration and would appreciate advise/direction on rig tuning and sail
carpet or new floor med2463 at 6:30am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 14/469 We have made several improvements on our Hunter Cherubini 37c over the summer, but one thing we won'
DC, Northern Va., Maryland question Hugh4753 at 5:27am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2416 Daughter has just moved to College Park Md. and on a recent visit there saw a lot of sailing activit
M22 outboard power limitations. nemosuit at 2:55am 08.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/8279 The literature says my 1978 M22 can handle up to a 10 HP outboard motor. Why? Is that based on wh
H33 Alternator upgrade SMACGW at 9:58pm 08.23.10 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3366 On a 1983 H33 with a 2GM 15HP diesel, stock 35 Amp Hitachi aletrnator, can I have the Alternator reb
Sea Clear II Navigation System (87) cscott at 8:59pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2645 I use my Laptop and 76CS or 76CSX Garmin GPS with SeaClear II software along with free downloaded NO
Adler-Barbour R-134a Conversion Success K7MX at 8:51pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 6/5430 I recently successfully converted my elderly Cold Machine refrigeration system from R-12 to R-134a a
Anyone in Northern Vermont Area to give a hand wiring? vtsailguy at 8:20pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1288 I am looking for someone in the Northern/Burlington Vermont area who is handy with wiring. I am a co

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Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild jaysweet at 3:55am 07.08.22 sailcapt340: I really wouldn't bother with buying a new pump. This is a really easy repair. I read K
Shackle at base of retractable main jviss at 3:52am 07.08.22 Don't use Fram - they are garbage. Use a filter made by Wix, like NAPA Gold, if you don't use the Y
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild sailcapt340 at 3:52am 07.08.22
Help! Will Gilmore at 3:02am 07.08.22 Pictures of the damage would be helpful. -Will
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild (1) Ken13559 at 1:49am 07.08.22 I wrote this work instruction to keep the knowledge. Not getting any younger and at times forgetful.
Help! Ken13559 at 1:44am 07.08.22 Perhaps this article may give you some idea to fix your bent mast. https://www.pbo.co.uk/all-latest-
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information SoSound at 10:51pm 07.07.22 I've seen four packs and eight packs and six packs. Where can I find a five pack?:):):) Utah. Ma
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information SoSound at 10:49pm 07.07.22 I went into the DOL and applied for a Enhanced License. When doing so I saw on the website that it
The one armed electrician... nightowle at 10:48pm 07.07.22 Outstanding project. I'm impressed you did it single-handed.
C310 Wheel removal to service the engine control box? Clydo at 10:46pm 07.07.22 Couple of related things... I can't tell if my buzzer, engine sensors or wiring is at fault, but wh
Garmin Wireless wind vs. Raymarine microtalk gateway? Marmalade at 9:25pm 07.07.22 @Tally Ho really happy to hear it worked-out! Those little NMEA0183 wires are filled with black mag
Another solar panel install question jssailem at 8:59pm 07.07.22 Sounds sensible. How is it working? I am left to assume that the wires are capable of handling a 40a
GPS antenna location on Hunter 45 DS (1) jssailem at 8:57pm 07.07.22 If you cannot follow the cable from the MFD to the antenna, (what I would do). If no antenna cable c
Help! jssailem at 8:52pm 07.07.22 Which one did you destroy? Hobi Tandem Islander, a West Wight Potter 19, and a Helsen HMS 23 Dwy
C310 Wheel removal to service the engine control box? Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 07.07.22 Can someone confirm what it should do on our boats? The alarm must sound for low oil pressure bef
Help! Tally Ho at 7:59pm 07.07.22 I've bent my mast and live in the middle of Indiana. What do I do? First We need to hear the stor
Another solar panel install question Juice6576 at 7:53pm 07.07.22 So I decided to run just the charging current to the house battery as my boat already has a combiner
Sailing with a depth finder JamesG161 at 7:49pm 07.07.22 Mark Twain or 2 fathoms of depth or Rope with a brick. Jim...
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild jaysweet at 7:25pm 07.07.22 It's a pretty easy fix. See this posting, which contains other links as well. Depco pumps (or better
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild Alan Gomes at 6:15pm 07.07.22 Has anyone rebuilt their Raw Water Pump? My 2000 Yanmar 3GM30F Engine needs a new Raw Water Pump.

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