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head hose john little at 6:25am 01.21.08 Irwin 2/1865 My friend in the ajacent slip has a 1985 Irwin 38CC. He is trying to replace the hose coming from t
Catalina 22 - Repair Shops - Centerboard Craig at 6:35am 01.21.08 Catalina 22 2/2863 My centerboard cable snapped on my moored Catalina and the centerboard fell and basically anchored t
Perkins will not start Kerry13709 at 8:02am 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 31/3307 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 17/1390 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 25/13757 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 10/1896 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 1/1109 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 5/1061 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 3/1121 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 10/1122 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 3/965 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 4/1728 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 8/1463 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 12/1272 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 3/1144 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 5/1334 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 12/5818 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 3/1331 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 8/1085 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 2/1776 I own a 1991 Hunter 433 Mooring sailboat. I replaced the frigibot freezer/refrigerator compressor a

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Water Heater/Air Conditioning system Gary Ryan at 6:24am 09.26.21 Thanks guys!
Water Heater/Air Conditioning system Davidasailor26 at 6:16am 09.26.21 The hoses from the water heater to the engine carry engine coolant to the heater, so no need to worr
Water Heater/Air Conditioning system dlochner at 6:14am 09.26.21 Don't put AF in the water tanks. It does not flush out easily. Pump the water tanks dry. Drain the h
Loosening Alternator Belt shank at 6:02am 09.26.21
Loosening Alternator Belt Don S/V ILLusion at 5:48am 09.26.21 I haven't been able to tighten or loosen the little screw on the adjustment bracket at all. It's ju
Loosening Alternator Belt shank at 5:27am 09.26.21 I haven't been able to tighten or loosen the little screw on the adjustment bracket at all. It's jus
Loosening Alternator Belt NYSail at 5:19am 09.26.21 Do you tighten the other bolt as well? And yes a lock washers would help. Greg
Hunter 310 1997 Fuel tank replacement - pics of aft sailcapt340 at 4:56am 09.26.21 Are you saying you have to cut the wall itself that we see in your third photo? When I enlarge you p
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Jim Legere at 4:46am 09.26.21 I believe Dahmer Marine was the original manufacturer for a lot of the prop struts on the Cherubini
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... Will Gilmore at 2:38am 09.26.21 I think posting pictures of you sailing your hobie, pontoon flying, would help. I am a ComPac fan.
Outboard to rudder link Christopher Williams at 11:07pm 09.25.21 Hello thank you for your reply, I have a tiller regards Chris Williams
A simple list of preparations... Stu Jackson at 8:42pm 09.25.21 You have a link for the first one? What? That IS the link. What do you mean by both risk toleran
M15 engine is overheating catalina30 at 8:35pm 09.25.21 Stu, as I mentioned I did take the line off that is down stream from the pump and water we flowing o
M15 engine is overheating Stu Jackson at 8:33pm 09.25.21 Are you sure it was primed? i.e., it had water "at" it? Those Oberdorfers are pretty reliable.
A simple list of preparations... jssailem at 8:12pm 09.25.21 Most folks who consider a 2000 plus nm voyage, have been punt on the water for a few sails of 100 -
I left the lights on patrickfarley at 7:43pm 09.25.21 The battery is dead. The battery was purchased on April of 2019. Last time the battery lasted 8 ye
A simple list of preparations... SailorElliot at 7:40pm 09.25.21 Check any of the Transpac race requirements, they will have an exhaustive list of offshore equipmen
Catalina 22 or Tanzer 22 Wolfpack Six at 7:39pm 09.25.21 You don't say what country you live in. The Catalina will have better resell in the US. The Tanzer
A simple list of preparations... SailorElliot at 7:39pm 09.25.21 There are websites oof sailors who have made the trip and in their writeup you can learn of their s
A simple list of preparations... SailorElliot at 7:32pm 09.25.21 Good advice. Here's a discussion of possibilities; Spares for a Long Cruise 101 Engine Spares for

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