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Rebuilding A Raw Water Pump - How To (4) Maine Sail at 12:24pm 03.18.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3722 As some of you may know I have been doing some winter projects on my engine. It seems once I get goi
What kind of wood for cheap rowboat repair? SeanMorey at 11:39am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1866 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 11/2685 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 11/1610 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 8/3986 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 23/4583 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 25/6781 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 1/5426 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 6/8463 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 4/7062 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 2/1556 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 2/1427 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 9/2275 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 14/2141 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 7/1650 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 3/5357 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 13/2301 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 1/1556 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 6/1680 My sheet winches on the 25 Mac are getting a bit wobbley between the main body and the top. I see a

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Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem markwbird at 9:12am 02.25.22 That really should not happen. It's a self priming pump. Just to be thorough you might check the e
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:41am 02.25.22 There is a physical difference between DC and AC fuses. It relates to the Arc issue in a DC circuit
Fuse ratings Tater at 8:41am 02.25.22 When a fuse blows, especially due to short circuit, there is a tendency for "arc over". The metal +
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 02.25.22 And a handy tutorial on fuses - https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/fuse-tutorial Note in particula
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I r
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 02.25.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 8:28am 02.25.22 I filled in the old holes and drilled new ones - too difficult to try and line them up. Here are the
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 8:22am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:17am 02.25.22 The voltage is a maximum as some others have said. No harm done from using a 24V, 110V or 240V fuse
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 02.25.22 Greased up the impellor with vaseline and it turned easily Not the end of the world but better to
Fuse ratings Brian D at 8:10am 02.25.22 The voltage rating of a fuse is the maximum voltage that it can safely interrupt. If the voltage is
Fuse ratings Ralph Johnstone at 8:07am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (4) Jeff2642 at 8:06am 02.25.22 Thank you! Are you going to replace with the standard 20 gal tank or enlarge capacity? or a 2 cell
Fuse ratings Hello Below at 7:47am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC O
Gel battery update All U Get at 7:38am 02.25.22 Now it is time to Break Them In. For maximum performance Gel batteries should be cycled 15 to 20 t
Fuse ratings JoeWhite at 7:34am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC OR
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling jssailem at 7:34am 02.25.22 My mast is deck stepped. There are weep holes at the mast base to allow the water to flow out over t
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 7:30am 02.25.22 Now if you have a glass fuse protecting your VHF take a close look at it it may say 240 or 110 volt
Macgregor 22 Pop-Top Tent spedpetsman at 7:20am 02.25.22
Fuse ratings leo310 at 7:13am 02.25.22 Now if you have a glass fuse protecting your VHF take a close look at it it may say 240 or 110 volt

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