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Bleeding the fuel lines Mary Ellen at 10:43pm 04.24.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1158 Hi - I have an '87 Catalina Mark II. Trying to change the filters myself this year ' am a bit confu
Keel bolts west wind at 12:35am 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1350 I am hauling out in about 1 month, Keel Bolts are in question, I've heard they are replaced with 413
Another Windlass Question sandpiper10471 at 1:27am 04.25.08 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1042 I am about to install a windlass in the anchor locker of my 37 C. I have looked at the archives and
Mast Pad eye or Ring Style Car Charlotte Stone at 1:33am 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2532 I'm looking to use a whisker pole and I need to attach a fixed pad eye ring or a track with a slid c
Adjustable outhaul and loose footed sail (1) walt at 1:28am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1435 Ive been using a loose footed main this season (from FX, been real happy with it). I put on an 8:1 a
Spinnakers David21341 at 1:36am 04.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1231 Do any of you Beneteau owners (especially 351) have a spinnaker? If so, how do you run the sheets al
Anyone with personal knowledge of.... Chuck15494 at 2:49am 04.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1167 ...an Atlantic crossing by a 423 with a shoal keel and how it may handle it from a pointing perspect
Tachometer Problems Jim S.1435 at 2:46am 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1798 I noticed my tachometer on my C30mkIII would operate when I just started the engine. After a few sec
Mac 26 D Hawk4661 at 2:55am 04.25.08 Trailer Sailors 4/1825 I was told that a Mac 26 D was the best bet for the new sailor? What is the opinions here ? txs guys
Heat and Humidity Wave Bye at 2:58am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/951 How many other MacGregor Owners out there battle mold and mildew inside thier MacGregor due to the h
Leading lines aft on a P303 mbieweng at 1:53am 04.25.08 Pearson 3/1249 Has anyone taken on the project of leading lines aft from the mast on an older (1983) Pearson 303?
Do you lock your dingy? Bad Obsession at 3:56am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1838 I was thinking about my last trip to Annapolis and I realized that most of the dingys at the landing
Dang Impeller! Steve Leon at 5:02am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1474 Finished all the off season repairs/mods for this year. Got the boat loaded and ready to go. Put th
HUNTER 49 problems Victor at 5:05am 04.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3852 Hi guys,I went to the Oakland's (San Francisco Bay Area) Strictly Sail Boat Show.I had the opport
Compass Light Tom Laatsch at 5:09am 04.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1201 The small plastic bracket that holds the light for my Ritchie binnical compass has deteriorated and
S2 10.3 plywood bulkhead repairs Houston10.3 at 5:43am 04.25.08 S2 3/2623 Does anyone have experience with leaking chain plate entry points on the 10.3? I have some minor rot
S2 10.3 Rig tension Houston10.3 at 5:40am 04.25.08 S2 0/1528 Anybody have an idea of the optimal rig tension for the 10.3? I have SS rod rigging for the boat and
Cool! Live on. . . Ed Schenck at 6:21am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/924 my laptop. Friends are racing in the Regata del Sol al Sol regatta to Isla Mujeres from St. Pete.
Navigation & Anchorages in Dry Tortugas & Marquesas Persy at 6:50am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1487 My family and I are going to spend a couple of days in the Dry Tortugas ' Marquesas the last week of
Mast bolt for a 26M Tom5816 at 4:10am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1059 I have a 2003 26M that was modified to have the mast crutch in the stern like the newer M's. My ques

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Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 12:53pm 08.31.21 An easy thing to check is to pull the hose off the raw water pump to HE and check that it has no old
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 12:51pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really nee
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 12:48pm 08.31.21 We added some DIY sun shades that make a big difference. Good idea. I made one for the south faci
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 12:44pm 08.31.21 NEVER Assume it needs Refrigerant. R12 and R134A are NOT compatible because of the oil in the compr
Stantion bases Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 08.31.21 READ ALL ABOUT IT ! ! ! ! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/galled-stanchion-removal.124993
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 12:39pm 08.31.21 Concerning 30c and hot...If it were 30c and 90 + % humidity, this northern raised guy would check in
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light blaser1234 at 12:27pm 08.31.21 Thank you for your relies. Very much appreciated.
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) Jacktar at 12:26pm 08.31.21 Put a simple DYI awning over boom to keep shade over cockpit and allow air flow from a breeze if one
propeller selection, and shifting dlochner at 12:00pm 08.31.21 If you have the standard Edson Pedestal with the gear shift sitting athwartship and the throttle run
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light kloudie1 at 11:59am 08.31.21 It is a generic panel that includes a sail drive diaphragm warning. On a boat with sail drive it lig
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:59am 08.31.21 If rain and wind, your ventilation options will be very limited Fortunately our marina is very she
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:58am 08.31.21 80 percent of a/c or refrigeration problems are electrical. Before doing anything mechanical, all po
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:57am 08.31.21 PS. 30C is not hot :biggrin: That is what the "ish" is for. We hit 36 or 37 this summer. Likely
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power dlochner at 11:52am 08.31.21 To sum the many good suggestions, provide shade for the boat and don't block air flow. A boom tent w
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 11:51am 08.31.21 I got a set of Outland Hatch covers for our boat. They work great. Between that, lots of ventilati
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power kappykaplan at 11:50am 08.31.21 "hatch umbrella" "breeze booster" "wind scoop" "hatch scoop" etc :plus:
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power thinwater at 11:45am 08.31.21 At dock, box fans rule. One in the fore hatch works if you are in the cabin (also very useful on exa
pint blotches on radar screen dlochner at 11:43am 08.31.21 Can you get a screenshot of the blotches? Radar images are never sharp, they are just blotches. On m
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 11:42am 08.31.21 plan to go up mast and try everything . The Boom angle is the key... Jim...
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock tfox2069 at 11:41am 08.31.21 I also ran across a post from Jackdaw from a few years ago which answered the same question deep int

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