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Quiet cove (2) Maine Sail at 7:05pm 07.30.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3250 The rain held off today, as did the wind:doh:, but the day still turned out nice. We are sharing thi
Lifeline gate modification ranchu56 at 6:51pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 3/1388 Would like to move gates on starboard and port sides from rear area forward to area between 2nd and
Self Bailer Replacement JBrown_Mi at 6:39pm 07.30.09 Day Sailers 1/5952
Pictures from the mast Andy1237 at 6:31pm 07.30.09 Destinations 4/3491 Lets see if this works this way. I posted som pictures in My Forum of our Daisy Raft up. http://f
How is the travler used? wiltrek at 6:10pm 07.30.09 Catalina 22 2/1651 Hello, The dealer that I bought my Catalina 22 from was not very helpful in showing us the workings
fisrt sailboat (1) new2sailing at 6:00pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3665 Hi First I hope I have posted in the correct area first time sorry if it is wrong I am going to buy
trailer for my 92 twointheface at 5:46pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1842 I just went from a starwind 19 to 26s and what a upgrade... the only problem is my trailer is rusty
3gmf20 sea water pump upgrade captron1 at 5:04pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 0/895 have a 83 h34 with a stock sea water pump, want to upgrade to a Jabsco. has anyone done this?
Oil Changes sailaway78 at 3:01pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1848 So here is the deal. 3GM Yanmar, 1981 model with 2000 hrs. Engine is angled down at the rear, prob
Cal 39 Mark III Prime Time at 1:27pm 07.30.09 Cal 0/2039 I'm looking for opinions on the Cal 39 Mark III with a wing keel. Construction quality? Toughness?
Lichen Roam geompo at 1:03pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1346 I confess I'm afraid to sail my 26M in more than 12 knots of wind and at more than 15 degrees of hee
Beneteau First 35s5 vs Oceanis 351 Staszek at 12:39pm 07.30.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/7723 After 3 years sailing on a Hunter 23 it's time for me to make the step and I'm currently shopping fo
Looking for Main Hatch Cover smltime at 11:24am 07.30.09 S2 1/1482 I am looking for a Main Hatch Cover for a 1979 S2 7.3 Someone sat on mine and broke it! Thanks -
i550 Peter Ross at 10:41am 07.30.09 Trailer Sailors 7/11569 This past winter I got hooked on a small sportboat called the i550. It's a stitch and glue plywood s
Loose footed or Bolt Rope main for a 30 ft cruiser Royal Flush at 9:21am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2963 Lost my nearly worn out main over the weekend in heavy weather so I'm beginning to speck out one thi
Adding sail slugs to a Mac25 mfavro at 8:22am 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1381 I have an 86 macGregor 25 and was curious about adding sail slugs, or shackles or sail slides to mak
starting a Catalina 310 sound JohnJab at 7:53am 07.30.09 Catalina 310 4/2616 When I turn the key to start my 2001 Catalina 310, i get a screeching sound from the alarm speaker.
Hunter Extended Warranty John Ehricht at 7:49am 07.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1963 We have an extended warranty for our Hunter 36 which is suppose to be valid until January of 2011.
A C pumps LESLIE at 7:40am 07.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/2 The mermaid AC is my new project,the question is do I buy a pump from them or go elese where?I am o
Which boat would you move? Roger Long at 7:05am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 27/3773 So, I'm coming into the unsupervised and unregulated town dock in a strong wind with no dinghy and t

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New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:15am 04.15.22 Just an update. I got about 5 gallons of fuel off the boat yesterday. The first pump I used was sim
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jssailem at 7:07am 04.15.22 You nailed the problem like a pro. Calder agrees with your insight. :clap::biggrin:
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines JamesG161 at 7:06am 04.15.22 Since Perkins = Volvo Penta I have a spot for Volvo Penta. Jim...
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 7:00am 04.15.22 Yes @CYQK , a contact would be nice. So far contact with the West Coast Perkins distribution center
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Leeward Rail at 6:58am 04.15.22 Hard to avoid in some cases. It is a small tight knit sailing community here and many boats have had
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Leeward Rail at 6:54am 04.15.22 It could have been worse: it could have been your brother-in-law you sold it to. :banghead::) You
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:47am 04.15.22 204409
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 6:17am 04.15.22 Now that's what I'm taking about. -Will
Water Heater Discharge (1) JamesG161 at 6:14am 04.15.22 First of all that is not his picture above. This is taken from WestMarine Advisor. s showing a stai
Westerbeke 10-2 folks -- coolant qs, anybody know? (1) SeaSoul at 6:10am 04.15.22 Hey all! I found out why the coolant overflow wasn't draining into the exhaust manifold--clogged wi
Water Heater Discharge sailme88 at 6:05am 04.15.22 Multiple issues going on here.. First, the that hose to nowhere is kinked.. Rigid gray pipes should
Water Heater Discharge Captain Mateo at 6:02am 04.15.22 yes I see that now, but you might also replaceTCV it with "Thermostatic Mixing Valve". His thru h
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 5:52am 04.15.22 The TCV is actually the Temperature Control Valve yes I see that now, but you might also replaceT
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits dlochner at 5:44am 04.15.22 SS is not a good electrical or heat conductor. When a SS washer is placed between a connector and th
Water Heater Discharge Captain Mateo at 5:43am 04.15.22 What is called the TCV is really a Pressure Relief Valve to prevent the Water Tank from fracturing.
Water Heater Discharge Captain Mateo at 5:41am 04.15.22 Had a similar issue with my original (2002) Force 10. (I ended up replacing because i also found a l
Vernazza, Italy (1) TomY at 5:39am 04.15.22
Seams A Problem? Kings Gambit at 5:38am 04.15.22 ... and make it a point to let some air out of the tubes on a hot day. That should have occurred t
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 5:35am 04.15.22 I am confused on who labeled your first picture. The thru hull is for the discharge of the PRV which
Desperate leakinhg jon hansen at 5:33am 04.15.22 well then, become their 'new best friend'. and like any best friend a case of beer for the operator

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