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What kind of wood for cheap rowboat repair? SeanMorey at 11:39am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1799 Hi all, I need to fortify the seats of a funky fiberglass skiff. Can I use plywood if I keep it pa
For Peggy and west Florida Ed Schenck at 9:48am 03.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2586 My Great Lakes boat has no provision for pumping overboard, no Y-valve and no pump. It does have a
Weather Forecasts sailaway78 at 8:12am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1560 Have been watching the weather pretty close for the raft up this weekend. The NOAA forecast is for N
Lexan port panels salderfer at 8:10am 03.18.09 Bigger Boats 8/3764 Looking for recommendations for replacing port panels on an O'Day 322. Are these custom only? Are t
Lexan port panels salderfer at 8:04am 03.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 23/4159 Looking for recommendations for replacing port panels on an O'Day 322. Are these custom only? Are
Lightning and sailboats Cpt. Jon at 7:53am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 25/6164 Hello, I know this is very long, but I wanted to share the experience that leads to the questions
Headsets and Mics? windward54 at 7:29am 03.18.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/5314 Spring is just around the corner and so is better weather. In fact, the first day of Spring is Frida
Painting and Cleaning a Prop (1) Earl S at 6:48am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/8282 Last year I installed a new Maxi prop along with a new Yanmar engine. When the boat was pulled for w
S2 7.9 Daggerboard Lift Git-R-Done at 6:39am 03.18.09 S2 4/6813 We put my new (1985) 7.9 in the water on Saturday. I immediately noticed that lifting the daggerboa
S2 7.9 Daggerboard Lift Git-R-Done at 6:37am 03.18.09 S2 0/1 We
OB Engine Cutoff Lanyard (1) Warren Milberg at 6:17am 03.18.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1479 OB Engine Cutoff Lanyard (TAKEN) This item (see Item 2 below) is the "Safety Switch Lock" used to c
Sail kits Nereussailor at 6:03am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1396 Has anyone ever bought a sail kit from sailrite and sewn their own sails? or ever purchased a sail m
Boat paint scratching easily! nameaneh at 8:04pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2146 I recently finished painting my boat with Glidden's Poly Floor and Porch paint and it's been about 4
Time to start planning. Benny at 7:42pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2027 Last year we went to see the Washington DC 4th of July fireworks from the Potomac River in our trust
REAL Sailing Stimulus Package Andy1237 at 7:40pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1593 Could you could qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000 to buy a sailboat? Here is the catch-You ha
Head maintenance FMott at 6:08pm 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5191 Peggie: Your comments and recommendations in this forum have been very useful and I have relied on y
Thinking like a sailor, "sticking" around, "stuck" ashore: (1) blowinganddrifting at 6:05pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2189 With all the sailors out there, I'm thinking outside the "boat" at the moment. Yeah, the boat is st
Boom vang bail modification (2) Roger Long at 3:31pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1528 I've always known that the bail for the boom vang was a bit short so that the vang tension pushed th
Sheet Winch Adjustments (1) MacMikey at 2:27pm 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1599 My sheet winches on the 25 Mac are getting a bit wobbley between the main body and the top. I see a
marina holding title? bayside at 2:20pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4151 This is our first sailboat- first post, as well. We paid in full for the boat in dry storage and fo

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pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? gfrazzle at 8:50am 11.16.21 Valerio, I like Mainsail's setup better- saves having to occasionally empty the water bottle.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Benny17441 at 8:41am 11.16.21 Any valve clatter? Check the engine valves lash. It would really help if you advised about Max R
Water Heater temp setting sail sfbay at 8:37am 11.16.21 ...........Is 150 temp what others see. Can this be lowered? 120 - 140 F. I set mine at 125 F. Ne
Tall Rig or Standard Meriachee at 8:36am 11.16.21 Find a guy with a drone and send it up. Altitude is displayed, and you have the advantage of a video
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 8:17am 11.16.21 There are two drain valves on the 2QM15 that you can use if you still have raw water cooling. The o
Water Heater temp setting DeniseO30 at 8:15am 11.16.21 You might explore the age of the water heater also and mixing valves do not have to be mounted right
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 7:51am 11.16.21 I'm having a rigger come early January to hopefully replace lots of my rigging so I'm guessing he co
Looking at a c30 this weekend jeepbluetj at 7:43am 11.16.21 RitSim got the biggies. Also look for leaky rudderposts (if it's a wheel steered C-30) The crushed m
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question DeniseO30 at 7:37am 11.16.21 Well maybe it's not about making their boats go faster.. but, for those trying to determine RPM wit
Worth the Cutter Rig? sail sfbay at 7:36am 11.16.21 ......... This site looks pretty good. I had a asymmetrical spinnaker manufactured by Peak Sails...
interested in buying a 310 Alansails at 7:34am 11.16.21 We do all our sailing on the Great Lakes with our 310, Erie, Huron, Michigan and the longest we have
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? JamesG161 at 7:34am 11.16.21 what hose did you splice into? The Engine Water pump discharge. Shown in picture. Same place use
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 7:30am 11.16.21 as apex mentioned, about replacing the throttle cable 2 years ago, unfortunately the issue started
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question kloudie1 at 7:13am 11.16.21 If the engine revs to 3500-3600 RPM in neutral and won't go above 2200 under load, that can be a sym
Water Heater temp setting ricksoth at 7:13am 11.16.21 Thank you everyone. I will explore the mixing valve.
Worth the Cutter Rig? dlochner at 7:10am 11.16.21 Thank you! I misunderstood, sorry, I do get a diver every month but haven't painted the bottom in y
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? DayDreamer41 at 7:10am 11.16.21 @JamesG161 what hose did you splice into?
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 7:02am 11.16.21 Thank you! I misunderstood, sorry, I do get a diver every month but haven't painted the bottom in ye
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? (2) JamesG161 at 6:57am 11.16.21 I talked with PYI techs directly and I purged mine continuously and the best for longevity of your s
Cradle Post Dimensions for 302 or 322 sail sfbay at 6:53am 11.16.21 Here is an option..........buy the cradle and ship it to this cradle shop in Canada to have them mod

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