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a Rememberance - Thanksgiving - non sailing (1) Shoaldrafter at 4:50am 11.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1327 Let us see if this non sailing post gets by our 'host'. See this web site and power point presenta
Atomic 4: Replacement fuel pump spring cap? (2) ryanmohr at 4:36am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1989 Took the carb and fuel pump off today to clean them and lost one of these spring caps for the fuel p
Ballast Idea.....Dumb Idea....Might Work....??? (1) Sumner at 9:20pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4540 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor/Ballast-1.jpg A ballast idea for a 26S and I gue
Flyer - deck compression or shear or both (1) bad dawg at 8:04pm 11.29.09 Pearson 0/1154 I have had to replace the lower section of bulkheads both forward and aft in the main cabin. I have
Corroded track pin for genoa car tyson_troy at 5:14pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1373 The locking pin for my port genoa car is frozen. I've used penetrating oil to loosen it without any
22 vs 25 Joe McGinty at 3:47pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1470 I've had a '79 Mac 22 for five years. Love her. We daysail on a 9 mile X 3 mile lake. I now got
How to test a fuel tank sender spadaforaj at 2:02pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1335 No matter how many times I try re-wiring my fuel guage - it is either pegged on full or empty and ne
Yanmar starter question patman70 at 12:55pm 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1855 Have a Yanmar 12ysm (old turkey) ' the magnetic solenoid stopped working. Wondering if it comes apar
masthead anemometer installation Sailfish74 at 12:52pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2873 Could anyone advise on how to run a wire through the mast on a Hunter 35.5 to connect a new ST60 Win
Yanmar Parts wufibugs at 11:33am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3037 I did some shopping and it seems that Niemiec Marine has the best prices going for Yanmar parts. Th
power thrusters dennis23685 at 10:54am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2145 has anyone had any experience with the outboard power thruster sold on this site. Sounds almost to g
Battery Question thaeni01 at 10:51am 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1229 If I hook up two 100 amp deep cycle batteries in parallel will I have 200 amps of capacity?
Texas in March dennis23685 at 10:21am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2538 I need some advise from all you trailer sailers. I am hoping to take my catalina 22 from Colorado to
Spinnakers Help with sizing. Rod Douglas at 9:13am 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1125 Salty Dogs I have just purchased a 1991 Legend 35.5. I am seeking information about Spinnakers. Wh
222 Mainstay Questions WayneCatt at 8:48am 11.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3411 I have had a 222 model for about a year . .when I rig the mast the backstay is somewhat slack with t
Fuel filter questions sol y mar at 8:46am 11.29.09 Catalina 30 12/7066 I recently purchased a 1988 cat 30, and have been using this time to get to know my boat. I need to
Another solar question. Ed Schenck at 8:07am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 23/6208
Draining water tanks 213008121 at 7:26am 11.29.09 Cal 0/1690 looking for information on how to drain the fresh water system. I emptied the 2 water tanks by runni
Hunter 240 weight dispersal on trailer Dock Holiday at 6:58am 11.29.09 Smaller Boats 20/8391 Anyone know how much boat weight the swing keel should support on the trailer and how much weight th
Barient 2 speed 21ST issues? RobG at 6:20am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1832 One of my concerns noted in my survey of the E28 was play in the drums of the genny winches. I could

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Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad rgranger at 1:08pm 05.13.22 Pad edantic Accelerating Drive Device Lever Expediters. Oh wait, @jon hansen beat me to it. :cool:
Charging from a tow vehicle dlochner at 1:08pm 05.13.22 How big is the boat's battery? How much does the cooler draw? How often will the cooler run?
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad (1) jon hansen at 12:32pm 05.13.22 205284
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 12:10pm 05.13.22 My first thought is about charging the truck battery. Do you have a heavy duty alternator and batte
Charging from a tow vehicle dlochner at 11:59am 05.13.22 My first thought is about charging the truck battery. Do you have a heavy duty alternator and batter
Barnacle Buster Shagdance at 11:30am 05.13.22 Pumped in fresh water through Raw Water Strainer about 15 gallons just to flush and then pumped the
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 05.13.22 I'd use a strainer instead of a filter. Install it above waterline to make it easier to clean. And
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SailingCal21 at 10:37am 05.13.22 Did you ever find the issue? I'm pretty sure that the alternator signal will be a pulsing DC voltag
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad LloydB at 9:43am 05.13.22 Since you already have a go fast boat just go with the electric trolling motor. It's a sailboat, it
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 05.13.22 IMO all boats need to be checked and aligned (one satisfies the other) at least at 50 hrs. after the
600 Watt Inverter Fred at 9:27am 05.13.22 I would do the installation work myself. Its a Samlex 4-Pure Sine Wave. - most portable devices can
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 05.13.22 What's the guy in the orange PFD know that no one else knows? The pics were taken on the Symphony
Dutchman "Twist"? LloydB at 9:23am 05.13.22 While reading these post an offhand thought occurred remembering when I had a long curly extension c
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. JamesG161 at 9:13am 05.13.22 Check out these links... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/jammed-in-mast-furling.124993310
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. capta at 9:00am 05.13.22 I operated IMRF for twelve years on Skipping Stone, pictured here. We did 2 round trips to the East
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing jsmac at 8:29am 05.13.22 Hi, I sail in the Chesapeake Bay. It is brackish water and usually pretty dirty where I am. I have
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak Kingjim91 at 8:21am 05.13.22
Where do you keep the booze? capta at 8:10am 05.13.22 One of the things that I like about my old H-34 is the liquor locker built into the nav station. It
Hunter 240 rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 7:44am 05.13.22 If you are towing with the rudder up, i strongly recommend tying the rudder itself in the up positi
Adding Freon to Isotherm ASU 3751Refridgeration unit SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:43am 05.13.22 You are going to have to evacuate the system, which may require the installation of a service valve

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