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Perkins will not start Kerry13709 at 8:02am 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 31/2848 While waiting to replace my sole, I have been unable to start the engine for about 4-5 weeks. Batter
Heeling porsche at 8:56am 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1317 What is the Ideal heel that you take your boat ? I have been told around 10 to 12 deg. I have saile
water ballast or swing keel ? porsche at 9:42am 01.21.08 Trailer Sailors 25/12526 Just wondering if the water ballast boats perform like the swing keel boats ? I have to have my boat
Jabsco head problem agaliha at 10:27am 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1857 I have a problem with a Jabsco "29 Series" manual head on a 2002 Beneteau. I bought a rebuild kit h
Signal flag ID assignments JC2 at 2:44pm 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1081 Chichester had a flag code, consisting of a letter (possibly C; I forget) and the numerals 67 (basic
outboard alternators walt at 5:05pm 01.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/987 Im guessing someone here knows how these work.. Here is how I believe they work but could be wrong.
Keel Before (1) KevinMc at 8:41pm 01.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1067 This is the keel before.Error: Error: expected , but found instead
CABLE What do I need to do here? (1) KevinMc at 8:45pm 01.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1021 This area is worn. What should I do, if anything?Error: Error: expected , but found instead
Removal of rear Air Conditioning unit. AndrewB at 9:26pm 01.21.08 Big Boats 3/921 Does anyone know how to remove the rear Air Conditioning unit. I think the fan needs replaceing. I h
Mast supports when un-stepped on deck George H260 at 9:38pm 01.21.08 Big Boats 4/1535 Hi AllWill be having my mast un-stepped and placed on the deck while coming up the Hudson to Lake
Spinnakers on cargo ships Alan at 11:03pm 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1422 The first cargo ship departed the UK today headed for South America and has deployed a HUGE spinnake
Signs of Spring sailaway78 at 12:29am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1229 It may be just the latter part of January, but I was sitting out on the deck this morning with a cup
Adding second house battery Ross in Tampa at 12:43am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1113 Greetings all,I am planning on adding an additional house battery to my 1979 25 Oday. I already ha
Running Backstays Burleigh at 1:40am 01.22.08 Big Boats 5/1272 Hi all,Has anybody experience of fitting running backstays to a B ' R rig on a Hunter 376 ?. The m
Stepping the mast and tuning the B&R rig: any advice? RJ9757 at 1:52am 01.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 12/4978 Hello all. This week I'm unstepping the mast on my 1987 H31 to replace the lower spreaders and the
MacGregor 25 1983 HIN ? Sean deFuentes at 3:22am 01.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1271 Help, anyone,I recently purchased and moved aboard my 1983 25 MacGregor.I need to apply for an anch
Local Notice to Mariners Warren Milberg at 3:37am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1055 In chatting about cruising with a few sailing pals of mine recently (what else is there to do, it's
VD-160 Powerplate vs VD-152 Horizontal Evaporator skip lucas at 4:14am 01.22.08 Other Sailboats 2/1646 I own a 1991 Hunter 433 Mooring sailboat. I replaced the frigibot freezer/refrigerator compressor a
Question about 22 mkII wing keel mykcoon at 4:20am 01.22.08 Catalina 22 0/1122 Does anyone have a photo of the slide-out galley for a 22 mkII?Can't find any on Catalina's web pag
88 Oceanis 390 Terry at 6:07am 01.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1087 I would like to talk to anyone who has replaced the keel bolts on thier 390 wing keel. I requested a

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Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. sailme88 at 6:01am 04.14.21 WD 40 in place of ether indicates a glow plug issue. Air in the lines is air in the lines and WD an
How does the "Lift Top" work on the 1973 23' O'Day sail sfbay at 5:50am 04.14.21 I understand the correct model number for the lift top model is O'Day 23-1 and introduced in 1972 an
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died rgranger at 5:48am 04.14.21 That one tankful lasted me all summer so the small tank size was just fine. Same. I also have t
How does the "Lift Top" work on the 1973 23' O'Day (1) Justin_NSA at 5:40am 04.14.21 Holy smokes! That's a serious top! Most tops that lift, like my old M26S are tiny compared to this.
Should I buy this prop for my '79 H33? RoyS at 5:39am 04.14.21 Looked at my collection of boat parts. I have the same boat and engine that you have. In my collecti
How does the "Lift Top" work on the 1973 23' O'Day matatooie at 5:22am 04.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! What a clever idea: SailboatData.com - O'DAY 23-1 (LIFT TOP) Sailboat Mig
Time for New Insurance fullbore at 5:00am 04.14.21 BE, did you or insurance agent check with American Modern? I got new insurance with them recently fo
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler dlochner at 4:57am 04.14.21 Have you looked at other Hunter 240s to see how the factory dealt with this? When decks are attache
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died George_NJ at 4:57am 04.14.21 I have a 1971 Ven 222 that a previous owner obviously did the same and kept their tank down the same
Not known in the States but a BIG name in Oz rgranger at 4:50am 04.14.21 Thanks for sharing. It sounds like he lived a full life and went out on his own terms. RIP
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler rgranger at 4:46am 04.14.21
How would you patch this? dlochner at 4:36am 04.14.21 The transom is obviously strong enough, especially with a big hole cut out of it...Any additional s
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime dlochner at 4:32am 04.14.21 Check the strainer. Some of the old Perko and Groco strainers used cork gaskets between the glass bo
Should I buy this prop for my '79 H33? dlochner at 4:29am 04.14.21 What makes you think the prop is bad? Failing props on a sailboat are very rare. There are probably
Should I buy this prop for my '79 H33? shemandr at 4:08am 04.14.21 I looked at the link too and noted it said: "...The EP3 Hung Shen NiBral Propellers are designed for
Replace standing rigging H49 shemandr at 3:57am 04.14.21 ... the rigger said the standing rigging should be okay for the next two or three years then probab
How would you patch this? Davidasailor26 at 3:47am 04.14.21 The transom is obviously strong enough, especially with a big hole cut out of it...Any additional s
B361 Battery replacement Davidasailor26 at 3:45am 04.14.21
Thinking about painting my hull SailingLoto at 3:20am 04.14.21 First coat of Interlux Perfection put on yesterday with a foam roller and not tipped.
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime Davidasailor26 at 2:57am 04.14.21 I did have the problem once but filling the raw water strainer (by closing the seacock, pouring in w

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