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Yanmar Transmission Fluid Carl sv WINDROSE at 10:20pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 5/3683 The fluid in my KB-20 transmission on the Yanmar 4-JHE transmission has me worried. We have owned o
Lake Michigan pagas at 7:45pm 04.12.10 Destinations 3/3228 Anyone know how long it would take to sail from Chicago to Detroit? Thanks
Wits Wet Witzend at 7:15pm 04.12.10 Catalina 310 5/2335 WitzEnd is in the soup now. We launched her Friday after the yard monkeys got the travel lift stuck
cleaning main sail ScottD at 6:25pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1766 I have some tiny spots that look like mildew on my mainsail. I tried a sailbrite product with no suc
Ever hit a salvage yard score? (1) RECESS at 6:24pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4977 I feel I did alright last week while on spring break at Clearwater. Took a stroll through Don's Mari
Floor Boards BroadReach at 6:15pm 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1410 The marine supplier PYI has a product called "floor anchors" that they sell for use to hold wooden f
Valiant 40 progress part three, varnish and rigging. (3) CharlieCobra at 5:45pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1469 We managed to get the boom off and the mast ready to pull tomorrow. We also finished varnish prep a
Is there a Y valve? rpwillia at 5:00pm 04.12.10 Catalina 310 8/2731 The drawing for the 310 plumbing in the manual shows a Y valve between the output of the toilet and
Noobs on a 3 hour tour (2) Hermit Scott at 4:48pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2625 For that synthetic line as a backstay, I ended up tying a buntline hitch with half hitches to take u
Bottom-cleaning diver in Solomons? Ivan at 4:31pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 2/2172 I am considering having my bottom cleaned by a diver this year as my bottom paint was always good w
How do you load your boat? Roger Long at 3:16pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 9/1831 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_0-vKJWol0'feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKn1FuB53
Gulfport, FL Sandy Stone at 3:16pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1869 I saw with interest the thread about relocating to the Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor area, and the in
Retractable Keel WBruce at 3:08pm 04.12.10 Day Sailers 2/1978 I have a 1984 model, O'Day Day Sailer II. My problem: When I launch the boat, I can not be certain
Stuffing Box, how often should it be changed Scott B at 2:54pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 26/13821 We're heading into our fourth season on our boat, with the engine at 400 hours, is it time to change
Looking for good used mainsail for 1979 Lancer 25 hz293 at 2:38pm 04.12.10 Lancer 2/2414 Does anyone have a good used L25 mainsail, 1979 (P 25 X E 8.5). I've found a new one for $490 but c
Question on discrepancies in C-22 wts listed Smiley at 2:28pm 04.12.10 Catalina 22 2/1448 Question on discrepancies in wts of C-22 listed I'm curious about the discrepancies in weight liste
Set-up on Water? lokiii at 2:12pm 04.12.10 Day Sailers 5/2278 Has anybody tried setting up a H170 on the water?
Lookin For Part BHW at 1:59pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 4/1445 I Have A Hunter380 2000 When I Open My Cockpitseat I Need The Rubber Stopper That The Seat Rest On
Emergency Tiller Hunter 45 CC Jeff20919 at 12:29pm 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1408 This weekend we tried to remove the Emergency Tiller on our 2006 Hunter 45 CC, because it appeared t
Practice Sessions Don Guillette at 12:19pm 04.12.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/5844 I had an interesting call today from a sailor who wants to start his sailing season off on the right

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Shower pump wont operate Bluenose at 5:53pm 05.29.22 On my 331, there is a Y valve below the sink that flips. One way is for the ice box, the other for t
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Stu Jackson at 5:47pm 05.29.22 All in all a pretty uneventful trip. Thank you all for your help! I really appreciate it! Welcome
H34 Jib Halyard cleat jssailem at 5:44pm 05.29.22 Drill holes. Tap holes. Screw on cleat. Standard practice for owner or marina staff.
H34 Jib Halyard cleat Stu Jackson at 5:42pm 05.29.22 Yes, cleat on the mast. I've had mine that way for 25 years. Unless you think or feel that you nee
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 (6) SycloneDriver at 5:39pm 05.29.22 Today I got it installed. I'm currently using the internal regulator. I did this because it was ea
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 5:37pm 05.29.22 Welcome to Everett. Thanks for the update. Glad it went smoothly and all enjoyed the cruise.
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 sailme88 at 5:20pm 05.29.22 It really isn't a question of what you HAD, it is now all about what you HAVE,,, This includes a cu
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 PaulK at 4:47pm 05.29.22 Why are you asking us this question? Why not ask them? One would think that a commercial operator's
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon PaulK at 4:40pm 05.29.22 Like dj says, lots of possibilities. It could be getting pinched anywhere. Finding out might involv
Transferring from Blaine to Everett colb218 at 4:31pm 05.29.22 Finished our trip today. Yesterday was mostly smooth sailing. Got the sails up for about an hour bef
Cracked hull Shorefun at 4:28pm 05.29.22 Get some MMA glue and a large dremel carbide bit. You need to cut a channel where the cracks are t
Stern tube plugging dLj at 3:23pm 05.29.22 How long do you foresee owning this boat? If you are thinking you'd never sell it and never want t
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon dLj at 3:10pm 05.29.22 Can you see the pivot pin? Hard to give advice with this description - there could be many possibili
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 dLj at 3:08pm 05.29.22 I'm still looking for the "simple" boat project that really is "simple"... dj
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 WayneH at 2:56pm 05.29.22 Yep, I know. For over 6 decades my sailing course has been in exactly the same direction that my Wi
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 2:23pm 05.29.22 Well, I checked the chart plotter before I started the upgrade to make sure it worked with the old
Bavaria saildrive Kings Gambit at 12:51pm 05.29.22 I wonder, though, if the membrane did fail and you tried to file a claim, whether they would give y
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 12:42pm 05.29.22 I accidentally sat on my phone and Siri suggested several local gyms. How are you going to get you
Bavaria saildrive Alan Gomes at 12:40pm 05.29.22 Well, I just changed my insurance starting June 1st and the new insurance company dId not inquire a
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 12:33pm 05.29.22 I accidentally sat on my phone and Siri suggested several local gyms.

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