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Hi all, I am the new owner of a 77 Columbia 32'. It has no engine. What kind should I be looking
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Mid 80's 32' have a problem in the head,seems that sea water is getting back into head,"y" valve
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bmorr at 1:49pm 02.11.22
My mast raising pole is in the garage. I measured its 1 1/4 and is original. I would replace the re
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... I've read that epoxy and chopped strand don't work well together, but then I've seen videos whe
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jviss at 1:34pm 02.11.22
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Dalliance, I love your clean engine and ample space. Would it make it easier if you exchanged the o
Raw water intake strainer
JrzSailor at 1:25pm 02.11.22
@Dalliance: Perfect! That's exactly what I was looking for. I saw the plastic ones on Amazon, but wa
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JoeWhite at 12:59pm 02.11.22
Deeper frying pan or pot may solve the problem.
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jssailem at 12:46pm 02.11.22
I thought about just jumping in and doing it for you. Then I remembered the parable about giving a f
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JoeWhite at 12:46pm 02.11.22
There are strainers that are connected inside after the throughull resembles a colander . Do you ha
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Dalliance at 12:43pm 02.11.22
I installed one in my engine compartment a few years ago. Before that I only had the original slott
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capt shaggy dog at 12:42pm 02.11.22
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Chuck Young at 12:33pm 02.11.22
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Capt Shaggy Dog.. You can edit your post and remove the email address. You can then send Peggie a PM
Add a dedicated starter battery
jviss at 12:17pm 02.11.22
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Leeward Rail at 12:09pm 02.11.22
As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I would have said "Simplify". But there you go.
Add a dedicated starter battery
dlochner at 12:09pm 02.11.22
I'm not sure if this is the problem, however, the article below talks about a serious problem with t
When to move up?
jssailem at 12:06pm 02.11.22
my motto is now reduce and simply. :beer: As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I wou
Add a dedicated starter battery
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Whenever I hear somebody say they want a "dedicated starter battery" it makes me pause. You should
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you will run out of space to store the new important stuff. When that happens this exercise will st

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