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Gear Here? Steve O. at 7:11am 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1924 Is the Gear Here forum gone or am I just missing it? All in all I find the new site design much mor
Installing solar ventilator H26 Larry Caillouet at 5:56am 09.30.08 Smaller Boats 5/1546 Has anyone installed a solar ventilator in front of the mast on a Hunter 26? It seems to be the only
A few suggestions Mulf at 4:42am 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1645 Hi Phil: Just a few suggestions as I keep learning the new site. - On the Home page under the logi
diesel in base madelinemar at 4:40am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1634 I own a nonsuch 36. It has a westerbeke 52 engine. I noticed lately the oil level climbing up on the
Exchanger zinc mac1840 at 11:43pm 09.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1111 Two questions on this one; the first is how do you get to the exchanger zinc on a westerbeke for a B
Where Do Hunters Sail? DavidB75 at 9:56pm 09.29.08 Smaller Boats 10/1754 Hello Again everyone, I wanted to see where Hunter Owners sail these fine boats. Are these boats go
deep cycle dieing question Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 7:49pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1845 My deep cycle battery is only 3 years old, but has experienced some fluid loss from being tossed abo
Recoring the deck. (4) Barry B. at 7:49pm 09.29.08 Catalina 22 2/4155 Now that we can post more than one picture per post I decided to chronicle my deck recore project.
Potomac River Raft Up Bad Obsession at 7:25pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 0/900 A group of us are planning to sail to Bretton Bay this weekend to raft up and hang out for the night
Sailboat Owners Catalina 310 Forum - WTFO rpwillia at 7:25pm 09.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1820 What happened to the Catalina 310 forum? One day I can access it, the next day I get this!
ugly Oil ! thaeni at 7:13pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1519 I have a 12hp Westerbeke. Went to change the oil and found it grey in color and paste like. Does any
Trailer Storage? negronr at 7:02pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1189 Hello everyone. I live in Fort Lauderdale. I want to find a place to store my Tanzer 22 with it's tr
Volvo Round-the-World Sailing Race Steve A. at 4:43pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1386 Anyone planning to follow the Volvo Round-the-World race this year? I followed it last year -- lots
Nice site as usual coleHankins at 4:36pm 09.29.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1714 How do we change our new username? I couldnt find it in the FAQs
Make Your boat a Pirate Ship (2) earlfixit at 4:32pm 09.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1591 Our Club has Raft-ups during the late Spring to early Fall. The wife and I take one of the later one
Reefing main on a roller boom? 1972 22' tcstiles at 4:10pm 09.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1648 I recently came into posession of this boat, and have never used a boom where the sail rolls around
I Got Lucky This Morning (1) ITMaster at 3:42pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 18/2434 Went down to the boat to check on the tide, since everything has been so out of whack the last week
Solar Controller Question Rick D at 11:41am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1818 I'm going to ramble a bit before I get to the point. I was considering replacing my three-stage sola
Leaking Lewmar ports recess12 at 11:10am 09.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1546 This is a general question about the Lewmar ports on Catalina boats or any boat. Mine have been le
Xantrex? John at 11:09am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1563 Does anybody know what's happening with Xantrex? I had an item I had to return for warranty work whi

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Tipping angles dLj at 5:58am 11.30.21 How about the oil pick-up inside the engine? Will it be pumping air instead of oil? Best to check w
Tipping angles RoyS at 5:15am 11.30.21 How about the oil pick-up inside the engine? Will it be pumping air instead of oil? Best to check wi
Porta Pot on 23.5 Rick Webb at 4:52am 11.30.21 Just remember the cabin floor sits on top of the water ballast tank lid That means short screws fo
mousing line knot Shaw_2112 at 4:16am 11.30.21 Google "attach wire mule tape." Electricians do this everyday. Their methods are proven. Tape the
New Capri 18 Owner shemandr at 3:58am 11.30.21 Maybe something to assist raising the mast?
jon hansen at 2:57am 11.30.21 me too, love photos
Will Gilmore at 2:12am 11.30.21 Very interested. Thank you. Please, a few pictures would be great. -Will
Replacing valve at engine cooling through hull intake. Beneteau 331 BigEasy at 1:27am 11.30.21 Definitely would replace on haulout. If the thru Hull fitting breaks or becomes unsealed, while in
mousing line knot LloydB at 1:00am 11.30.21 g8qTyx293i8
Traveler Change ... (1) Hayden Watson at 12:33am 11.30.21 Hayden: Thank you for the picture. I didn't know the term (turtle) so I left that out of my reply b
Tipping angles All U Get at 11:28pm 11.29.21 Is it OK to run your engine with the heeling angle? If that thru-hull is out of the water, you wil
Traveler Change ... Joe at 10:48pm 11.29.21 Thanks for the information ... It does look like the pulling angle would be off. I will still have
New Capri 18 Owner (1) thedude at 10:35pm 11.29.21 The mystery line runs off the back of the mast and with a single point fixed attachment next to the
New Capri 18 Owner shemandr at 10:35pm 11.29.21 Is it an extra halyard? Where on the mast head does it connect? Could it go over a sheave? Is the
New Capri 18 Owner Joe at 10:31pm 11.29.21 Does the line look like it should move or lift? A picture of the lower end of the wire would help.
Universal Diesel Fuel Pump Question BAD ORCA at 9:15pm 11.29.21 My model 5432 (M40?) came with a mechanical fuel pump. It looks original and is still working perfe
New Capri 18 Owner thedude at 9:00pm 11.29.21 I would like to say it's a topping lift but you describe it as being "About three feet above the bo
New Capri 18 Owner shemandr at 8:47pm 11.29.21 I would like to say it's a topping lift but you describe it as being "About three feet above the boo
mousing line knot thinwater at 7:51pm 11.29.21 Google "attach wire mule tape." Electricians do this everyday. Their methods are proven. Tape the w
PSSailor at 7:16pm 11.29.21 Alden Mistral 981-A is now named "Carmina", based in Seattle/ WA/ USA. I have done significant refur

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