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oil change / heat exchanger flush jason simon at 3:12am 05.08.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1244 I know this may sound stupid and you may think if sombodys asking they shouldn't be doing it. I have
Solenoid ? AndrewB at 3:18am 05.08.06 Big Boats 6/1073 I get an intermittent problem with starting my Yanmar. I turn the ignition key on and get the normal
A question for Peggie on PH II Allan Frey at 3:43am 05.08.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1226
RIG TUNING PEARSON 26 DREW6713 at 3:42am 05.08.06 Other Sailboats 2/3463 Can anyone give some basic advice on rig tuning the pearson 26. I will be putting my mast up for th
23 keel work picklefreek at 3:52am 05.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/750 For all the times we have talked about freeing the swing board or doing any work on a 23 keel, and I
Stands deformed Hull! Tim at 3:26am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2927 I need some help. I searched the archive and could not find anything, not sure if I was searching f
No water to faucets Ken13531 at 3:34am 05.08.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1172 My boat is a 1987 Catalina30.I have no water making it to the taps however I do have a working pres
When pulling boat out of the water..... Maule at 7:08am 05.08.06 Smaller Boats 2/765 Note to self - Self when pulling the boat out of the water whatever you do pull the rudder up next t
Setting of Latitude and Longitude on GPS Jim Seamans at 7:13am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1092 As I was bumping along in 15kts of wind this morning. I was checking settings on my GPS and the one
Start of Newport to Ensenada Race Photo (1) Rick D at 7:18am 05.08.06 Destinations 1/1570 I thought you'd like to see what the start area looks like for 400+ boats. It's always amazing they
slight leak around exhaust tube thru hull 1990 P42 Steve10933 at 6:00am 05.08.06 Big Boats 3/866 Has anyone experienced a leak around or through the exhaust tube going thru the hull? We have a sma
Dripless shaft seals- Tides Marine-any experience Ed Fluss at 5:53am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2196 Im considering replacing my stuffing box. The two choices seem to be PSS or TidesMarine. Any comme
Advice/Comment about using a steam blaster/cleaner Chip at 8:04am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 2/912 I have a fiberglass boat with gel coat which has been sorely neglected from a maintenance perspectiv
What sort of boat knife is best? Marcia at 8:46am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 28/3935 What sort of all purpose knife is best for a sailboat? My husband seems to think a multipurpose typ
Tiller bracket Justin Zink at 8:46am 05.08.06 Newport 0/1799 When replacing my tiller I found cracks throughout the tiller bracket and head fitting. I am not as
Modifying the wing keel on the 50 srmorgan11 at 9:34am 05.08.06 Big Boats 0/909 It seems the wing keel was a fad in the early 90's, and the design of the wing on the 50 seems rathe
Fuel Consumption Dan R. at 9:32am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1054 I'm buying a 1979 Catalina 25 with a mid 80's 7.5 HP 2 stroke outboard. I'm trying to get a general
O'Day 27...Bay friendly? Tim22924 at 9:25am 05.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/910 I'm considering an O'Day 27 that will be used for sailing in the San Francisco Bay. Anyone out ther
Adler Barbour in the Reefer Tim Welsh at 9:17am 05.08.06 Big Boats 4/1278 I'm fixing to put a Adler Barbour refrigeration system in my 1986 Hunter 34 and would like some inpu
Electronic Navigation: Capn Mosaic/ Maptech Paul P. at 11:06am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 1/950 Is anyone out there using The Cap'n Mosaic 8.0? I own the sotware, and I understand that the develo

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New Main Sail? sail sfbay at 12:46pm 12.20.20 Everyone will have their favorite sail loft and they should be consulted on options that will best s
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 12:22pm 12.20.20 Calculate gallons per hour at wide open throttle Fill up just enough to run for required number of
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Project_Mayhem at 12:17pm 12.20.20 Looks great! Did you laminate the new bulkheads?
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 kappykaplan at 12:06pm 12.20.20 Looking like a boat, indeed! Good job. :beer:
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (7) SailingLoto at 12:02pm 12.20.20 We had a nice weekend, good weather, and I had most of the interior ready to go back in. I made it t
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Tally Ho at 11:51am 12.20.20 Very nice looking video. I presume you did an alignment job on the newly installed shaft but didn
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 BlowMeAway at 11:49am 12.20.20
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller (1) Tom J at 11:46am 12.20.20 The chain tensioner is mounted vertically on the forward part of the chain locker.
Shrink Wrap not done! (1) Tally Ho at 11:45am 12.20.20 Your boat is on the cusp of having a canvass cover that is very heavy. If you go with a cover have
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Brian D at 11:31am 12.20.20 I saw it the first time in 1623. Yeah, I know... go ahead, it's 2020 and nothing can hurt me now. :b
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 dlochner at 11:29am 12.20.20 Haven't seen the unclouded sky for so long I probably wouldn't recognize it if I saw it. Yep, wor
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 12.20.20 Sky viewing unlikely. Haven't seen the unclouded sky for so long I probably wouldn't recognize it
Shipping from Michigan to California jon hansen at 11:09am 12.20.20 well, really just sharing old sea stories. i was in the transportation game. great lakes ships. i
companion way Project_Mayhem at 11:01am 12.20.20 First off, Dave has some excellent knowledge regarding fiberglass. He's guided me through a number o
Shrink Wrap not done! dlochner at 10:59am 12.20.20 I've tried to find a Catalina mast from a dismasting to use the fitted cover.. I'd need the lower 1
Shipping from Michigan to California jon hansen at 10:58am 12.20.20 steve fosset was there that year too. he had bought dennis conners catamaran, stars and strips. that
Shipping from Michigan to California FastOlson at 10:56am 12.20.20 So Jon, what you are hinting at, is that our petty transportation difficulties are due to lacking..
Shipping from Michigan to California (1) jon hansen at 10:23am 12.20.20 188355 Sayonara, larry ellisons maxi went around the country by train. open flatbed cars. draft 17'
Shrink Wrap not done! sailme88 at 10:21am 12.20.20 I have a fitted cover that came with our boat. The cover is roughly 10 yrs old, but hasn't been use
AC75 New Zealand PaulK at 10:17am 12.20.20

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