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weight of fin keel Sailorman27603 at 7:31pm 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1401 I am thinking about scrapping the lead keel off my 27'. Does anyone know the weight of the lead in
Peter Suah, are you out there? Steve677 at 6:43pm 08.14.08 Smaller Boats 3/1403 If Peter isn't around maybe someone else will know the answer: How long does the main sheet need to
Can any one identify this? (1) James'n'Melissa at 5:57pm 08.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1002 We found this item on our boat. We have no idea what it may be - or even if it belongs on a boat in
Webasto Heater Syversens at 5:11pm 08.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1040 Hey all, one thing thats been a problem for a while now is our heater. in the morning we turn it on
Beneteau First 285 santafe at 4:58pm 08.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/6728 We just bought a 1988 Beneteau First 285 and are new to stepping a mast this size. The boat was just
bow damage repair biggio at 3:33pm 08.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/929 I have a Catalina 27 Tall rig Bow has been damaged (local yuts tried to take her out) they drift in
So long, West Marine Mac Bentley at 1:57pm 08.14.08 Smaller Boats 3/1109 Went to the local West Marine today and found it closed, shut down, left town. Sign said 'Please vis
Spinnaker Hlyard for 356/36 Hunter seadaddler at 1:44pm 08.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1519 I am looking to add a spinnaker halyard to my 2007-36 Hunter. It calls for line size 10mm(3/8) and
Going to show my ignorance here... Brian D at 1:32pm 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1140 I mentioned that I was getting a new slip. This Saturday I will go to the new marina and do the pape
H28 needs a mast!! Jack4873 at 12:56pm 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1150 As I posted under general interest, I got dismasted last weekend so now I need a mast. Anyone know o
Toe Rail Leak Panacea at 12:54pm 08.14.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1446 I have a Hunter 31 1987 and suspect I have a leak from the toe rail on the stbd side (forward - just
Atomic 4 removal from a 1973 P30 gravy26 at 12:23pm 08.14.08 Pearson 3/1664 I believe I lost one of the 2 main bearings this past weekend. It started making a terrible noise a
How to keep the instrument panel cover up on a 361? Luftig at 10:37am 08.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1422 Has anyone figured out a clean way to keep the plex cover over the instrument cover up when you are
"A Strange Case of Justice " Warren Milberg at 10:23am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2154 This story was in the BoatUS "Seaworthy" magazine and is quite amazing....
Window Replacement - Main Cabin P30 Alan Dyer at 10:14am 08.14.08 Pearson 1/1740 I recently purchased a P30. I am replacing all the ports and windows. Beckson has sent the 4 small
Block Island trip Paul T at 10:04am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/932 Hi everyone! I'm planning a BI trip in September (weather permitting) on my O'day 23. I know the is
Replacing Old Mainsail Halyard Line with New rardiH36 at 9:42am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 19/8628 This weekend, I will be replacing my very old "who knows how long its been on the boat?" mainsail ha
I hate dock rats!! soling42 at 9:11am 08.14.08 Ask All Sailors 28/3500 I'm talking about the big a$$ wharf rats that are partying on my boat when I leave. Luckily(?) they'
Tohatsu 6hp Kevin at 9:08am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1056 OK...I've bought my Tohatsu 6hp, Garelick 71090 motor mount, and had a machine shop manufacture me a
getting a new motor tsiptom at 8:25am 08.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1415 I hate my 9.9 Yamaha motor; it is so dam heavy how can I trade it in or sell it (it works well)

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Fuel Filter Replacement sail sfbay at 3:38pm 09.29.21 ........is there any reason to replace the filters after X amount of time or hours....... No, based
Fuel Filter Replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 09.29.21 I got two nickels and a ball of lint in my right rear pocket that says the gauge is at fault. I kn
Rudder cables - need some help Tom J at 3:11pm 09.29.21 this is one of those repairs where I am going to take a bunch of before pictures to ensure that my
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 2:56pm 09.29.21 Another "what were they thinking" moment..... The (very nice) plotter housing was mounted as shown:
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size flightlead404 at 2:35pm 09.29.21 To close this out M5-0.8
Fuel Filter Replacement SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:27pm 09.29.21 I'll bet that unless your fuel supply gets contaminated with algae, it will be good for 10+ years. I
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 2:26pm 09.29.21 One other quick thought. The thermostat, if there is one, is likely part of the AC heating element.
Quest Water Pipe Size (2) Claude L.-Auger at 2:09pm 09.29.21 FYI here is how I did install the bypass on my water heater with the same Qest fitting as yours. In
Fuel Filter Replacement Claude L.-Auger at 1:53pm 09.29.21 I'm also of the opinion that if your fuel is clean there is no need to replace the filter annually.
water heater check (one way) valve dlochner at 1:42pm 09.29.21 Thanks Dave, that seems like a logical solution. I will certainly give it a try. One other quick
Hunter 22 (1981) kickup rudder question SeaTR at 1:41pm 09.29.21 @newsailor130 , See my comments on this topic in your other "Smaller Boats" forum similar posting /
Exhaust Steam blackjacksparrow at 1:41pm 09.29.21 Westerbeke 58
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 1:38pm 09.29.21 Wrong type of check valve. Use a brass or bronze check valve with pipe nipples and attach directly
water heater check (one way) valve Head Sail at 1:37pm 09.29.21 What do you mean by "exploding". Do you have a picture of the exploded check valve?
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 1:36pm 09.29.21 Are you sure it's in in the right direction? FYI, I still have the flat old black Shurflo check va
Mods to our 35s5 BigEasy at 1:28pm 09.29.21
Tempest International BigDream at 1:16pm 09.29.21 The Second fix was to the top of the mast, which the new mast would have used a cast masthead, but I
Rudder cables - need some help AwwShucks at 1:06pm 09.29.21 After, and yes, it's a pain to get to the steering quadrant. Also ensure before tension that you'v
Tempest International (6) BigDream at 1:04pm 09.29.21 198830198831198832198833
Tempest International (10) BigDream at 12:55pm 09.29.21 Ok, figure I would update as it would seem that anyone that owns an International Tempest are in hib

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