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yanmar 1gm 27ft hunter 1983 scottish at 12:49am 06.08.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1027 Engine troubles? any ideas: when in neutral rpm is 3000, but when in gear it moves at 2knots??? and
Galley pump for Oday 26 Mike at 12:12am 06.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1006 Does anyone know where to get a replacement for the galley pump in the Oday 26? The pump I'm lookin
Genny for a 23.5 Jack h23.5 at 12:56am 06.08.07 Smaller Boats 1/793 I have a standard jib on my H23.5 but would like some more power to go to windward on the lighter ai
has anyone heard of 'the prop shop' ChuckThomas at 1:44am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1132 Has anyone heard of a watering hole 'The Prop Shop?' It is supposed to be somewhere on Lake Ponchar
Navigation MerSea at 2:26am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1161 This week on the Chesapeake bay we had one commercial tanker in the marked channel and one cargo shi
Fuel Pump Stephen K at 2:33am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1302 My boat does not have the original fuel pump. The prior owner must have replaced it as the current o
Compass Bruce319 at 3:14am 06.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1031 I am buying a 1984 Hunter 34 and the compass is missing. Does anyone know what make of compass came
Squishy floor below galley steve22112 at 2:48am 06.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/884 For no appearant reason, the floor in front of the galley is spongy/squishy when you stand on it. I
macgregor25 re rig baja ed at 5:16am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1155 I picked up my boat in SD Ca, and have sailed it a couple of weeks. Its a fun little toy boat. I f
Fiberglass Tanks RHSmith54 at 5:03am 06.08.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1764 I need to replace the holding tank on my boat. Tanks that I've found on the web (and elsewhere) don
Liveaboard suggestions Pamela at 11:56pm 06.07.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1422 Hi sailing friends. We are planning to purchase a sailboat in the next three years to live aboard fu
How patient are you before getting ticked off? abe at 5:47am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 21/1983 I ordered a UPS sail from Doyle in the bay area in mid March. Told it would take 6 weeks. Talked t
H260 Trailer George at 6:30am 06.08.07 Trailer Sailors 6/1667 I'd like to thank the person who alerted me to the possibility of a broken bracket on my trailer bun
Service Manual for Honda 2hp ? Glenn17427 at 7:53am 06.08.07 Day Sailers 2/2306 I have lost my service maual for my Honda 2hp and have been trying to find one on the internet to do
Boomkicker - I don't get it shemandr at 8:41am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 10/3071 I have a boomkicker and I don't understand it. Mine appears to have little range of motion. As a v
Why you NEVER use brass below the water line! (1) Maine Sail at 8:13am 06.08.07 Trailer Sailors 4/1694 Hi All,Some of you may know that I have been replacing all the through hulls and sea cocks on my n
furling mainsail Doug at 10:24am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1072 I think it was CDI that makes bracket that attaches to the mast then accepts a traditional forestay
Electronic Chart Files - New Jersey Coast Tim at 11:19am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 1/859 I'm looking for electronic chart sources for the New Jersey Coast. Anyone have some advice? I need
shoes higgs at 11:50am 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1519 I have small feet - 7.5 and Sperry starts their shoes at size 8 as does West. I have found Timberli
To reef or not? George H260 at 11:44am 06.08.07 Big Boats 13/1072 As a new H35.5 owner I would like to know at what wind speeds do other H35.5 owners reef there mains

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Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Sailfanatic at 11:40am 07.03.21 Not my bible when it comes to wrenches. The two referenced, pipe and adjustable, which I have tried
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 11:39am 07.03.21 Installed the momentary control just like the Jabsco control on the sailboat.
Roller furling failure Richard19068 at 11:34am 07.03.21 My first go to would be to drop the sail while head to wind. Having completed this maneuver many ma
Hello justsomeguy at 11:33am 07.03.21 kQ_ZgpxZDiI
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 11:31am 07.03.21 Are any of them any good? No.
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working hvac&r tech at 11:30am 07.03.21 Nice, whatever that white gunk is sounds like the problem unfortunately is all around the hot water
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Richard19068 at 11:24am 07.03.21 Here in Puget Sound, hull cleaning has been outlawed for years with ablative bottom paint. This is
Adding a whisker pole topping lift markwbird at 11:19am 07.03.21
Roller furling failure markwbird at 11:14am 07.03.21
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? markwbird at 11:11am 07.03.21 Which is more common? Hangover
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 11:05am 07.03.21 Like you say..the solution is a non-copper paint that works well in true fouling locations. I think
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 11:02am 07.03.21 On Vancouver Island they have rules about sewage discharge from boats, when the cities and towns don
Family Cruise Terry Cox at 11:01am 07.03.21 The crew has finally settled on a plan of sorts. They defined it as wanting to go to places. Okay, s
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance (1) Stu Jackson at 11:00am 07.03.21 After too long suffering with the tools Terry mentioned, I went to a tool shop, bought the right siz
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 10:58am 07.03.21 Ask me next summer after 12 months in the water and a winter in the Bahamas. I don't need to know
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Monterey385 at 10:58am 07.03.21
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter dlochner at 10:57am 07.03.21 There's a reason non-metal anti fouling paints have never gotten much traction in place where fouli
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Terry Cox at 10:52am 07.03.21 Here's the bible on stuffing box maintenance include wrenches https://marinehowto.com/re-packing-a-
LED Anchor Light KZW at 10:41am 07.03.21 Has anyone used this one? https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/3186/led-upgrade-navigat
Bleach in water tanks Art12050 at 10:38am 07.03.21

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