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Cockpit speakers in arch LSCalifornia at 11:50am 12.19.07 Big Boats 17/3056 Anyone successful with enhancing the cockpit sound system that Hunter installs on the traveller arch
Sump Pump for liveaboard jilm4 at 12:27pm 12.19.07 Catalina 30 5/1652 I live aboard an '84 C30. The water from my shower drains directly into my bilge which is never ful
Encapsulated ballast on Passports James20243 at 11:52am 12.19.07 Other Sailboats 5/1639 We have a 1989 Passport 40 we have a bulge swelling that is centered under the floor under the navig
Teak & Holly Kerry13709 at 6:43pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1202 Ok, I made my decision to use teak ' holly plywood. The vendor has unfinished at $200 a sheet, and f
Did anyone see the movie "Message in a Bottle?" KorculaChris at 8:44pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 11/3526 Why would our hero, Kevin Kostner, go to a plunging foredeck in a gale, with waves breaking all over
Zinc Voltages MoonSailer at 10:00pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 I need to replace the zinc on my prop shaft but didn't get around too it before the water cooled off
Best Florida coasts/areas for daysailing Ted1394 at 9:49pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1316 My only sailing experience being the Great Lakes, I'm looking at the possibility of buying a condo i
Does anyone know of software to demo sail trim? Rich Stidger at 10:08pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1183 I have been tapped by my power squadron to teach a new seminar course on sail trim. It's a two-hour
catalina 30 traveler upgrade emalsyd at 10:14pm 12.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2546 thinking about replacing my traveler which is currently located in the cockpit and attaches to the e
Challenger 40 Mast Step (1) crzhors at 10:12pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1098 Merry Xmas! I have posted a picture of our mast step, which brigdes over the keel and bilge.We have
Hot Marina Kim at 10:20pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/987 Oday 26 w/ Johnson 9.9 O/BI'm having to move my boat due to a relocation. The only place where I
Fantasia 35 Jules Robinson at 11:25pm 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 3/2490 Hello,I have been looking for articles or reviews on the Fantasia 35.I can't find any. I did fi
B&R parts - Rig Rite Richard Deep at 12:26am 12.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1655 Well, I decided to replace the standing rigging on my 85 H-31 (it's original!). In talking with the
Passing through Hudson River and Erie Canal Ted at 1:04am 12.18.07 Big Boats 8/1172 Has anybody passed through Hudson River - Erie Canal and Oswega Canal to Lake Ontario with a 6 feet
What years had blister problems? PDXnative at 12:46am 12.18.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2090 I have been reading that a lot of the 1980's Beneteau's had blister problems. Anyone know what years
Boom kicker on a 26S (1) walt at 1:44am 12.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/3509 Earlier here, I was asking about ways to keep the boom up during main sail reefing (usually done whe
Wema tank level indicators ernierogers at 1:15am 12.18.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/3326 I replaced the Wema level sensor sending units in both my fresh water and waste holding tanks about
Recreational Boating Act Update Rick D at 6:14am 12.18.07 Ask All Sailors 0/811 It's stuck. See the link for a recent update. Rick D
Replace Curtains navis at 5:02am 12.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1650 We need to replace our port curtains and are having a tough time finding someone to do the work (at
O'day 25 Center of Gravity Fred3886 at 5:01am 12.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1398 I'm trying to locate the center of gravity or balance point information for my newly purchased O'Day

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Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 12:38pm 11.23.21
Suggestions For Finishing Raw Fibreglass Around Port-lights dmax at 12:24pm 11.23.21 I haven't done that to mine, would like to sometime. I know some people glue/epoxy ribs to the hull
Suggestions For Finishing Raw Fibreglass Around Port-lights wbarrie at 12:15pm 11.23.21 Thanks for the feedback @dmax - you are correct, they are Lewmar portlights, I do have the trim pie
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 11.23.21 1. got rpms to about 2600 in neutral still not great and rpms in gear 2200. If you're only gettin
Suggestions For Finishing Raw Fibreglass Around Port-lights (1) dmax at 12:09pm 11.23.21 First, clean up the edges of where the liner was cut away, you can get U-shaped trim to go over any
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Benny17441 at 11:58am 11.23.21 Speed through the water or speed over land? In Nautical miles/hour or Statute miles/hour? If yo
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 11:56am 11.23.21 I does pull water out of the tank, but not enough to keep up with the pump. So I'm sure the pipe is
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 11:53am 11.23.21 When I filled the tanks, water does come out of the vent. I haven't tried it with fill caps off, goo
Water tank pick up Slipin Away at 11:49am 11.23.21 The pickup tube is the blue line. You need to unscrew the fitting and see if the pickup pipe has br
What's in your toolkit? LloydB at 11:32am 11.23.21 I guess someday they will make a 7mm, 10mm, 13mm or 25mm drive metric socket set but why not now?
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Brian D at 11:31am 11.23.21 Flexseal... ROFLMAO Yes, it is a BMW bumper. Didn't want to ID it, but I was sure someone would fig
Tank system monitor Scott B at 11:19am 11.23.21 I ve a Hunter 386 2004. And my panel for the tank system monitor show me only multiples bars.. how
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question DeniseO30 at 11:13am 11.23.21 just trying to make a point; you really can't get answers if you don't spend some money on testing
Tank system monitor Justin_NSA at 11:06am 11.23.21 I went with SCAD. I have to use the internal probe since I have a metal holding tank. Works like a c
Water tank pick up Justin_NSA at 11:03am 11.23.21 Could the vent be plugged and the pump is sucking against a vacuum? What does it do if you open the
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Benny17441 at 11:02am 11.23.21 i change my fuel filters and have checked- no leaks there Never spilled any fuel? Check the fuel
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:01am 11.23.21 Why not take the injector pump to a re-builder and get a price for the re-build? There has got to be
Setee supports on Hunter 23 pale519 at 10:49am 11.23.21 I am in the midst of the same project! I see that you cut away the glass that tabbed in the bench t
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? artboas at 10:40am 11.23.21 jssailem- EXACTLY what i had planned to do tomorrow- to the letter!!!! Get Auto pro fluorescent le
Mast Step lyricpekka at 10:31am 11.23.21 Braces to where? Ideas?

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