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O'Day 302 solar cabin fan Michel16055 at 8:05pm 08.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/979 Before I purchase what's available on the market, I would like to know if anyone has a spare solar c
First 310 Biminis (1) Break Away at 7:38pm 08.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1011 Some time ago I asked about biminis for a First 310. I had some helpful suggestions and said I'd sha
Reefing Line Amere at 7:05pm 08.25.08 Pearson 8/4419 The other day on my P38 I got caught in some 20+ knot winds and, since we had a long way to go and m
H 23 mast raising block and tackle ITHACAJIM at 6:28pm 08.25.08 Smaller Boats 3/3243 I am trying to improve the mast raising lowering system for a hunter 23, 1988, by getting a block an
Can't get to macerator gerry17139 at 5:26pm 08.25.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2369 Dear Peggy, My friend (it's reall not me) is very frustrated with his macerator. He has a 2004 hunte
Update today paulj at 3:49pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1346 This is a sailing boat. paulj
Beautiful Up in Maine (1) Jim Seamans at 3:43pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1117 Was up in Portland and Bangor, Maine this last weekend enjoying a family reunion. Thursday to Sunda
My mast broke this week-end! antoineH336 at 3:22pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1955 I'm in pain, and looking for advice. On Sunday, I was sailing the north part of Lake Champlain NY
Phil, what happened to my thread? CharlieCobra at 1:57pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/964 I posted up about a slip I was giving up in the PNW and it disappeared. I'm not selling anything, j
Watch Hill,RI Info seadaddler at 1:51pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1340 OK I give up where is it that everyone anchor's at Watch Hill,RI. We were sailing past it last we
What is the absolute best bilge pump sailaway78 at 1:49pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4050 Once again, a Rule float switch has failed. A little over a year old. Also noticed when I pulled i
aft birth beneteau 331 Mystic51 at 12:26pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1421 My wife and I just bought a four year old 331 that will be put in the water in a few days. We want t
battery cable size John at 12:23pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1392 So now I have a second question: I'm installing an emergency start battery, which would be used f
Check Yanmar drain cocks on older engines Blueskies at 12:12pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1333 I was lucky, we had just completed a 240 mile trip, and I had been checked engine oil, coolant etc.
Thud from below! Pete17844 at 11:23am 08.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1224 I'm looking for suggestions on what might cause a thud from underneath (I'm positive we weren't agro
PNW slip available CharlieCobra at 11:21am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/878 I'm not really sure where to put this as it's not an ad. I'm giving up my 36' slip in Skyline Marin
lake Erie Bogdan at 11:13am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1324 can anyone help me, Im trying to find if anyone can share chart of W. Lake Erie. really want to take
Big Western Lake Ontario Sailing Regatta this weekend. jimq26 at 9:41am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1004 Looks like good weather (Fay is supposed to be finished by then). All sailors - racers ' cruisers a
Mecury 6.0 wont start..... Scubajeep at 9:21am 08.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1425 I have a 1996 mecury 6.0 on my Hunter 23.5 that was working fine 2 weeks ago... then yesterday it wo
Anti-Siphon valve on Engine Rob19574 at 8:38am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1708 Hey all - I had a situation this weekend where a hose went on my anti-siphon valve located under

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Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B 31seahorse at 5:31am 10.01.21 Use the "bucket" method described by kloudie 1 & dlochner. Never put a pressurized water hose direc
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button RoyS at 5:27am 10.01.21 Instead of connecting the wire to the house battery I would connect it to the start battery. I would
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? KGarvey at 5:11am 10.01.21 John, I had Garhauer manufacture a replacement Amiot I beam style aluminum traveler for my Bene 35s
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B dlochner at 5:08am 10.01.21 Folks will need pictures of the engine to be able to comment, Mark. Best way is to put the raw wate
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Claude L.-Auger at 4:59am 10.01.21 Greg, a diesel engine only needs electric power to activate the starter. So without getting into the
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR mermike at 4:44am 10.01.21 I was originally going to move the boat from Port Ludlow to Olympia, because it's closer to home and
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR mermike at 4:10am 10.01.21 I'll be on the boat all next week. I'll send pictures when I get there. I've been wanting a dodger
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B kloudie1 at 3:54am 10.01.21 Folks will need pictures of the engine to be able to comment, Mark. Best way is to put the raw water
Refinishing Catalina Capri 14.2 boat, question on pigment colors Joe at 3:52am 10.01.21 I used Interlux "boottop and striping enamel" for my boot stripe. It's a one part polyurethane, li
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 2:51am 10.01.21 Yes, the pivot point is at the mast base - I'm assuming on your boat you remove one of the pins to
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 2:41am 10.01.21 I did have spray nozzle (for a hosepipe) confiscated coz it was a bit gun shaped. My fault as I shou
Tempest International jssailem at 12:58am 10.01.21 Samson 1/4" dyneema I intend to use for standing and much of the running rigging. Nice work BigDre
Inner forestay on H42 Rick D at 9:47pm 09.30.21 Yes, as far as I can tell, the screws go into an embedded aluminum plate as the rest of the gear is
Inner forestay on H42 Windpilot at 9:39pm 09.30.21 Close, my spot doesn't seem as wide. Thanks for the response! Do you think the backing plate is abou
Inner forestay on H42 (2) Rick D at 9:09pm 09.30.21 Here is one for a 40.5. Not sure how relevant it is for a 410.
Bottom Paint in Northern Stu Jackson at 8:49pm 09.30.21 Charles, Maine & Chicago are vastly different, mainly fresh vs. salt. Two different bottom paints.
Bottom Paint in Northern sesmith at 8:34pm 09.30.21 +1. VC17 up on the Great Lakes.
Adding kayak to sailboat jssailem at 8:13pm 09.30.21 Yes. Those Alaskan Low pressure storms are nasty. I flew in on a quick meet and greet business trip
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR WindS at 7:51pm 09.30.21 Thanks Mike, John: I appreciate the welcome. I think, for me, sailing around Olympia is a good
Bottom Paint in Northern Tally Ho at 7:28pm 09.30.21 I (and many others on the Great Lakes) use VC17. Very thin, fast drying, works reasonably well in fr

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