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need Quick Genius 600 windlass wiring diagram sailboatlover at 1:38am 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 0/2686 Hello, my name is Charles and I bought a quick genius 600 windlass last fall, I am looking for a wir
keel crank is a death trap! help.. Dread Pirate Borneo at 2:53am 07.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1468 1976 Macgregor Venture 25' It would appear that the the crank for the swing keel is broken.. wh
Sanitation Hose Chick Weiss at 4:32am 07.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1227 Peggie...in looking over the archives, I noticed that last year you recommended Trident 101 or 102 f
steaming light Greg at 7:19am 07.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/994 The Steaming Light cover on our 1980 30ft Catalina is broke and the bulb also needs to be replaced.
Rigging a 22' McG 1975 - any schematics out there? (1) hugodiaz at 7:06am 07.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2001 Rigging a 22' - 1975 or so. I forgot how it rigss!! it has been 3 years since I had it on the water.
23.5 forestay turnbuckle? jbreland at 3:32am 07.22.07 Smaller Boats 3/1123 I just aquired a H23.5 and was doing some looking around on here about tuning the rig and adjusting
Right of way Phil18102 at 5:16am 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1284 Hi all: I am the type of sailor than is constantly watching out for other boats. I make sure I
mildew problems dick12062 at 5:09am 07.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1110 we have a 2002 hunter 340 which we sail in the pacific northwest. during the summer months we are fr
raw seawater strainer losciale1 at 4:59am 07.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1062 Need to know the maker,the lid and base are bronze,the lid is held tight by two wing nuts on top. Th
Crazy lake winds Tereza at 7:06am 07.22.07 Day Sailers 3/1231 Beatiful sail this norning. I was hesitant to go out, as on Sundays the lake swarms with every know
Electrical Threat? Rubicon 1983-31 at 5:36am 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1210 I was at anchor (salt water) when a thunderstorm approached. I had the portable generator on deck ru
mac 25 retro-fit chucker1 at 8:33am 07.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1063 Hello again went sailing yesterday with my wife and grandson and had a great time (this was my 2nd
Was i in the wrong?....... frank balcer at 9:02am 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 61/4534 Was sailing back in today from the MS.Sound, coming up the channel. Myself and another boat were tac
Racor filter Joe Wienecke at 10:14am 07.22.07 Big Boats 22/2073 I was at a LMHSA meeting this weekend and they had a guy speak on engine etc. He said the 1st filte
H23.5 sail slugs Garth16012 at 9:38am 07.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1261 I need to replace some of my sail slugs on my 94 Hunter 23.5 It appears to have the original Z Spa
St4000+ Siep Nyholt at 10:19am 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1188 Went to switch on autohelm today......from standby to auto, screen showed 'no data'....and beeped co
Broke Swing Keel Cable O'Day25 Johnny Curry at 10:49am 07.22.07 Day Sailers 1/1254 I broke the cable at the keel of my O'Day25.By diving I don,t feel an eye to cable into.Does anyon
head issue kaamrhein at 10:41am 07.22.07 Big Boats 1/1188 wheb you pump to drain nothing happens.it seems something is clogging the outlet line.what is the be
need to replace the block on my mainsheet RMilavsky at 11:06am 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1531 One of the sheaves is cracked on my block that I use for my mainsheet (attached to the traveler)Doe
need a new block for my mainsheet Raymond Milavsky at 10:58am 07.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/973 one of the sheaves is cracked in my block that I use for my mainsheet. I probably have to replace th

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Exhaust Steam sail sfbay at 12:47pm 09.30.21 Just a therory............if the hot exhaust gas and water are not fully mixed due to insufficient c
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Stu Jackson at 12:40pm 09.30.21 and would like to replace the t-handle stop cable with a button. Why? Honest question.
Changing Hoses jeepbluetj at 12:37pm 09.30.21 What ^she^ said. But I like to use absorbent puppy piddle pads to catch the spills. They're terribly
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers jeepbluetj at 12:31pm 09.30.21 So are you NOT recommending these speakers? I'm confused... dj p.s. I'm following this tread as I
170 Under Main Only markwbird at 12:27pm 09.30.21 Increased weather helm and will not point.
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 12:24pm 09.30.21 Might be useful for folks to know where this bleed device is exactly, say on the Universal's. Any
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 09.30.21 But if they do decide to do a luggage check .................... you really got some "splainin' to
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 12:11pm 09.30.21 Hopefully these will help . You absolutely need something to keep the gin pole or boom from going si
Exhaust Steam Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 09.30.21 if you have good flow out the exhaust one possible cause of steam in the exhaust is fouled mixing e
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (1) Timm R Oday25 at 11:14am 09.30.21 As an owner of a very similar Oday 25 , I can tell you straight out that dropping the mast is very m
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases JuanMarcos at 10:48am 09.30.21 Just an update. Downloaded the Beneteau catalog and found the part. It is used in many models. rigr
Adding kayak to sailboat (4) SoSound at 10:44am 09.30.21 2350 PDT. Wind is back up and blowing from the south. Point Wilson weather station reports 37 mph g
Quest Water Pipe Size duck21 at 10:42am 09.30.21 @Terry Cox -- This is a great write up -- thanks for sharing! @Claude L.-Auger -- Thanks for the p
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 10:32am 09.30.21 Winters are a piece of cake along the coast of Maine compared to Vermont. We have more snow, it's m
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 10:17am 09.30.21 I'm allergic to snow shovels and I like to sail in January. :beer: Go figure. By the way, stayed i
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 10:08am 09.30.21 You do need biocide down south. Here in Maine not much grows in diesel at 10F or below. My questio
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? dmax at 10:04am 09.30.21 So, the pivot point is at the 2-pin base plate, right? I have two methods for "pausing" the proce
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button JoeWhite at 10:03am 09.30.21 Use 16 gauge wires from house battery bus. The solenoid must be able to pull 1" of travel. Use 3 AMP
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel Stu Jackson at 10:03am 09.30.21 fuel pump sieve/screen Is your fuel pump before your primary? If so, you should re-plumb it to be
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? NYSail at 9:55am 09.30.21 I sold my first boat, a 1977 Cal 34-III to a gentleman from St. Petersburg Russia. When we were spea

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