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Broken Spreader LSU Kid at 2:44am 09.08.07 Day Sailers 7/1907 I was getting ready to launch today when I realized I had broken a spreader. I was sliding my mast o
H23.5 rudder jbreland at 3:58am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/909 In searching through the archives I found a thread where people were talking about drilling a small
Old Gelcoat oday27jfc at 4:07am 09.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/941 Is there anything to revive 25 year old finish or do you just paint or refinish?
H-216 in Very Light Air Mr.Ernie at 6:50am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/941 As those of you that have raced the 216 in very light air already know, the asymmetrical kite is use
Depthsounder malfunction Lou 14643 at 10:18am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 12/5368 Just back from a wonderful three day sail on the Chesapeake - consistant 10-15 knot southerly winds,
water pump seals losciale1 at 9:14am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1062 would love a step by step for my Oberdorfer seawater pump that has 4 scews on the impeller cover and
water pump seals losciale1 at 9:03am 09.08.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1004 can anyone give a step by step on the oberdorfer seawater pump that has 4 screws on the cover and is
Keel Bolts glassbutterfly at 10:30am 09.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/947 We have bought an old Catalina 27 and the keel bolts are rusted and extremly thin. We need to know h
Turning upwind pmeyers at 11:03am 09.08.07 Smaller Boats 16/1055 I convinced my wife to go fishing with me on my sailboat. We motored about 5 miles to the entrance t
Boat Value Radioop at 11:17am 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1377 Can anyone tell me where on-line I can go to see what the "Blue Book" value is for any given sailboa
Air Conditioning raw water clogging LSCalifornia at 12:14pm 09.08.07 Big Boats 13/6961 Thought I'd share this recent discovery regarding Air Conditioning issues related to clogged sea wat
Wheel Conversion David at 12:12pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1066 I'm interested to know if it's possible to convert the tiller/rudder assembly on the 26S to a pedest
honda 50 is getting louder gary nelms at 12:09pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/892 The '99 honda 50 4 st runs good but seems to be getting louder, especially when rpm's are up. I don'
Havre De Grace Manny at 1:52pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 53/4466 Hey Gang,My wife and I have been talking about moving the boat for the next season. We are conside
LOOKING FOR pics of sand sailor at 1:56pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1142 wood ' glass hatches dont like the fiberglass slider one i have and want to build a wood one w/ wind
Are ST50 instruments still available Pat at 3:17pm 09.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1258 I have been troubleshooting my speed instrument for some time now. Bought a new transducer, checked
Bent Keel lock Bolt extracted... abk at 3:46pm 09.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1060 The p/o had the lock down bolt sealed in with silicone... I wrestled it out and it was bent into a s
The Boat for all Seasons !!! Colin& Mary at 7:49pm 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 3/918 To All you seafaring folk out there Help.In 2009 we are looking to do the ARC and now we are in the
Mysterious tapping sound Ken Palmer at 10:37pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 10/1296 We have noticed a tapping sound when motoring our 33.5. This sound happens while under way or not.
water cooled generator Joe A at 10:57pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1476 I am looking for a small(2000W) generator that is water cooled. I want water cooling so I can use t

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Aging Diesel Fuel dlochner at 6:09pm 07.23.21 Unlike gasoline, diesel does not degrade much over time. It is susceptible to water intrusion from c
Aging Diesel Fuel SycloneDriver at 6:04pm 07.23.21 Just make sure the fuel additive contains a stabilizer and you'll be fine.
Spinnaker Pole Ring MetricMountie at 5:56pm 07.23.21
First time boat owner... Battery alarm Don S/V ILLusion at 5:50pm 07.23.21 Really? Shouldn't the charger be able to charge batteries independently? What would you suggest I
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip jnorten at 5:43pm 07.23.21 I have a 35 foot slip for my C30 and cannot imagine anything smaller. I want more than 1" to spare
Yanmar 2GM visegrip at 5:15pm 07.23.21 Visegrip, do update us the outcome. I'm sure everyone here is keen to learn Ken Y I intend to. Th
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm drm1 at 5:03pm 07.23.21 Yes there was an issue with undersized heat exchangers with the early 3YM30's. They were changed o
First time boat owner... Battery alarm (1) kodiak1120 at 5:00pm 07.23.21 Therein lies your problem (or at least the first clue). Your charger apparently can't differentiat
Yanmar 2GM Ken13559 at 5:00pm 07.23.21 Visegrip, do update us the outcome. I'm sure everyone here is keen to learn Ken Y
First time boat owner... Battery alarm kodiak1120 at 4:56pm 07.23.21 Here's a better picture
First time boat owner... Battery alarm Don S/V ILLusion at 4:55pm 07.23.21 The engine battery is brand new but the house batteries (I believe there are two) are quite old .
First time boat owner... Battery alarm (1) kodiak1120 at 4:55pm 07.23.21 Thanks... I just looked and this is the charger. It looks like it's set to Gel batteries, but I ha
Aging Diesel Fuel shank at 4:40pm 07.23.21 Hello, Yes, on Champlain. It has been a great lake for sailing. Sounds like you haven't had any p
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing drm1 at 4:40pm 07.23.21 Sigh. North channel. Love it there. currently in the thousand islands. Also very beautiful. gotta lo
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 4:29pm 07.23.21 Thanks for your help everyone
First time boat owner... Battery alarm Davidasailor26 at 4:28pm 07.23.21 What type of charger do you have? Does it appear to have any settings for temperature compensation?
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 4:26pm 07.23.21 Yes I have an echo charge output.also have the inline fuse to my starter battery. so I guess when m
Sudden fresh water pumping issues Tally Ho at 4:09pm 07.23.21 PS: Your strainer has the best orientation.;) Jim, why an upside orientation? I have one sim
Aging Diesel Fuel Tally Ho at 4:06pm 07.23.21
36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio drm1 at 4:02pm 07.23.21 Ok Happy to say 2 nights and no dragging. Storm coming through tomorrow with high winds so gonna fin

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