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Dragging Shaft Kurt Oberhofer at 7:56am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1240 Question: I have a Vagabond-47 with a 85hp Ford Lehman diesel with Hurth Gear box. While sailing pre
Engine Key blanks Doedee at 6:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1546 My 1990 41f5 has an M50 Perkins Engine. (50 hp.)Perkins was sold a number of times. I am looking f
Have a Starwind, need help ..rigging topics! Bonny George at 5:22am 06.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/1265 Trying to prep a newly bought Starwind, questions about sail tenders???? Boom air block rig??? and m
Javelin Main Sheet JBB20755 at 5:15am 06.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1900 I have an early 70's (pre 75) Javelin. Can anyone give me an idea of how to run the mainsheet? I hav
Second forward stay Mac Mire at 4:09am 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/992 I have a CDI Furler I use on my genoa, but I would like to rig up a second forward stay for my jib.
Cruising Range of 356 on an tank of fuel Craig at 3:53am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1298 I'm wondering what the motoring cruising range on a 356. I know it is a sailboat I just want to know
H34 problem areas geoff16655 at 2:48am 06.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1309 I am about to inspect a 1983 H34 shoal draft cruiser with a view to purchase. Are there any specific
Cabin Thru Drain Trev at 2:23am 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1166 I am considering making a drain through the cabin into the bilge, I dont get much water below deck,
Generating 12 volt. Liam at 2:19am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1200 I have been thinking about what to do to generate 12 volt while cruising , other than the alternator
how to remove black in grooves on teak? Sailoff at 12:38pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/4835 I am refinishing the teak railings. Removed them and brought them home, stripped them, and washed w
mast tuning Mac at 1:48pm 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1050 When sailing today, we were healing about 25 degrees, and looking at the stays, was wondering why th
HAS ANYONE USED DURABAK COATING Richard Gordon at 1:43pm 06.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1210 I'm restoring a 25' o'Day that has seen her better days. I've ground out the spider web cracks,made
Air conditioning / refrigirator Blitz at 1:21pm 06.09.07 Seidelmann 4/1682 I was wondering if anyone ever with a 34, 37 or 30T have installed an air conditioner - what type, n
is this crack in transom sink cause for concern? (1) Tom at 4:03pm 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1227 Just curious if anyone thought that this crack and subsequent repair in transom sink are cause for c
brian and steph bahama trip allen13458 at 7:53pm 06.07.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1200 Any one know where the updates are? http://album.sailboatowners.com/detail?photo=
keel maintenance rpksail at 9:12pm 06.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1203 I just purchased a 1983 Cataline 22 - and I have general keel questions.. 1. How do I tell if I ha
Raritan Tank Monitor system Smitty at 10:05pm 06.07.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1452 Has anyone used it? How well does it work?I would really like to be able to get an idea of how fu
Vetus Winch Repair near Annapolis.???? Rovic at 10:36pm 06.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1237 Does anyone know where to get a Vetus "Puma"12v, 500 watt winch repaired in the Annapolis, Deale are
The Groco HF on my boat is in really tough shape. Smitty at 10:43pm 06.07.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2251 I think it's time to replace it. I'd like to follow Peggy's recommendation and use the Raritan PHII
sealing portlights on a C30... Ghislain Gaumond at 9:44pm 06.07.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1198 Like several C30 owners, we are looking into resealing our leaky portlights on our vessel...we searc

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Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 2:03pm 08.31.21 I have had good luck with other Seaflow pumps. Appear to be well made and used to come with a 4 yea
propeller selection, and shifting ggrizzard at 2:01pm 08.31.21 On 1979 my H30C with the Edson binnacle, the gear selector points to port and a "down" movement shi
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 1:59pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really ne
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? HEINZIR at 1:36pm 08.31.21 I hang this from my split backstay. Unlike other portable units, this one does not have to be pointe
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power JohnShannon at 1:33pm 08.31.21 A dip in the water can cool you down. With me swimming somehow lowers my core temp a little bit and
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 1:26pm 08.31.21 I found a post on sailnet that discusses the the idea of using sea/lake water as a cooling loop with
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:19pm 08.31.21 I have had good luck with other Seaflow pumps. Appear to be well made and used to come with a 4 year
Help with a fresh water system issue flightlead404 at 1:14pm 08.31.21 Agree with others that it sounds like a leak on the suction side of the pump. For their more recen
Help with a fresh water system issue flightlead404 at 1:12pm 08.31.21 At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follow
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:10pm 08.31.21 On a related note, I plan on adding an NMEA2000 external GPS such as this one, and an NMEW2000 AIS t
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:02pm 08.31.21 That should work on SeaTalk already. What brand is your chart plotter? That may be the issue. Jim
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 (1) odaydokay at 12:58pm 08.31.21 Did you miss twisting off the bottom of the electric fuel pump, pulling the plastic fine sieve and m
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 12:53pm 08.31.21 An easy thing to check is to pull the hose off the raw water pump to HE and check that it has no old
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 12:51pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really nee
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 12:48pm 08.31.21 We added some DIY sun shades that make a big difference. Good idea. I made one for the south faci
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 12:44pm 08.31.21 NEVER Assume it needs Refrigerant. R12 and R134A are NOT compatible because of the oil in the compr
Stantion bases Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 08.31.21 READ ALL ABOUT IT ! ! ! ! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/galled-stanchion-removal.124993
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 12:39pm 08.31.21 Concerning 30c and hot...If it were 30c and 90 + % humidity, this northern raised guy would check in
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light blaser1234 at 12:27pm 08.31.21 Thank you for your relies. Very much appreciated.
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) Jacktar at 12:26pm 08.31.21 Put a simple DYI awning over boom to keep shade over cockpit and allow air flow from a breeze if one

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