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INside fuel injection pump mike mills at 5:02am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/872 Hi my friends injection pump was seized,i stripped it and found that two out of three fuel rail gear
Through hulls Tim Cook at 4:10am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1165 I intend to haul out and service my 27 in the spring. I wonder whether I should replace the plastic
Battery bank holdown Ken H. at 3:11am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1091 Just purchased a 1985 31 foot Hunter and want to add an extra battery bank - from researching the fo
Buying a mainsail Sine Nomine at 2:37am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1453 Can anyone recommend the best mainsail arrangement. Ordering, I've been asked about the amount of r
Cold Weather Clothing rasselas at 2:22am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 29/2136 I am looking for some recommendations on good cold weather clothing for my wife. What works, feels
Depthfinder and seperate fish finder jack at 2:21am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 2/831 I have a thru hull depth sounder installed that works well, as a gift I received a fish finder with
for general information Ross at 2:05am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/862 Here is a link to a very complete glossary of boating terms.http://www.sailinglinks.com/big_glossa
reefing the main jim/becky at 1:52am 12.27.05 Bigger Boats 2/1102 I was out yesterday and the wind came up to 25+ kph, I was enjoying the sail but feel that I was loo
Storage cabinet John23883 at 1:36am 12.27.05 Smaller Boats 3/952 Those of you that stay aboard for a week at a time know that storage is at a premium and once you re
Boat I.D. John Springer at 12:44am 12.27.05 Other Sailboats 0/681 I recently purchased a 17' sailboat. I would guess the boat to be from the mid 60's. The only iden
New problem, leak around the compression post texastom at 12:39am 12.27.05 Big Boats 10/1790 Last week when I was at the boat I noticed that the counter weight line coming from the compression
Yanmar 1GM Engine ZINC Bill Edmundson at 12:05am 12.27.05 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3868 I'll be on the boat this week end. I got an impeller ' gasket, fuel filter, oil filter, belt and en
Somebody Puleez Explain Gary Wyngarden at 11:43pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1398 Weather forecasting drives me nuts. Winds overnight hit as high as 41 knots at our nearby reporting
deck rot marmite at 10:37pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1153 On our Catalina 22, we have significant deck rot. We found this by noticing the deck sags when walk
Ensign or Old Glory? Chris at 10:33pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2257 Can anyone answer this question: I was given an ensign for Christmas, like the stars and Stripes bu
Knot meter Roger at 9:32pm 12.26.05 Grampian 8/2272 Hi All, my G-23 knot meter doesn't work--hasn't since i bought da boat. I would like to replace or r
prime Rachelle at 9:28pm 12.26.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1323 After many pumping strokes with our current head, we begin to get a good flow of water/flushing capa
Dodger Needed - 1978 H33 okiman at 8:01pm 12.26.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1047 This is my second attempt to reach someone who has had a dodger made for their H33 Cherubini. I hav
Dodger Needed - 1978 H33 okiman at 7:57pm 12.26.05 Other Sailboats 1/734 This is my second attempt to reach someone who has had a dodger made for their H33 Cherubini. I hav
Permanent head for H25 Randall at 7:54pm 12.26.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1006 I want to permanently install the head in my '82 H25. I already have a Sealand 965 portable with a

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Stern Tube Diameter? Tally Ho at 3:51pm 04.21.21
Up the mast with spinnaker halyard? Tally Ho at 3:48pm 04.21.21 I typically use my main halyard (but will use the spin halyard in a pinch). I take a tether and wra
New Sails teacherspet at 3:41pm 04.21.21 The best time to buy new sails is around December, I know that its a long way away. I got a new Main
Dock Tying Alternatives Terry Cox at 3:39pm 04.21.21 It is called the stern bridle technique. Nice idea; must give it a try. Okay where you have cleat,
Hunter 19 or 19-2 Jib haylard wraps around CDI furler Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 04.21.21 Thank you for the prompt. But what is the "uppers"? The upper shroud or cap shroud are the riggin
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together (4) CapitalistSailor at 2:57pm 04.21.21 EmmanuelC I have a Beneteau 311 made in 2000 and we appear to have the same type of furler. For sev
Hunter 19 or 19-2 Jib haylard wraps around CDI furler Doug J at 2:35pm 04.21.21 Thank but my set up is different. The haylard serves no purpose except for raising the mast Pict
Beneteau Spare Parts Website DPW at 2:23pm 04.21.21 Any new update on this?
Barnegate Bay Inlet? Scott T-Bird at 2:19pm 04.21.21 I saw your new bottom and it looks very nice! I also saw American Lady in the water on Monday. If
Diesel shutoff question ontherocks83 at 2:07pm 04.21.21 My old Universal 5411 used the throttle to kill the fuel, after a few accidental shut off's you lear
Keel is gone dlochner at 2:01pm 04.21.21 There are some common failure points with swing keels and centerboards. Perhaps the most common is a
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') Brian S at 1:55pm 04.21.21 Ya don't. For smaller boats, you don't want unnecessary weight at the ends. Also, for smaller boats,
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 1:40pm 04.21.21 Yes. He wasn't even aware the stop cable was frozen because he never used it in all the years he had
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Brian S at 1:35pm 04.21.21 There are no rig tension specs for the average O'day in the manual. I like mine to be tight enough s
Lubricant for impeller Maine Sail at 1:25pm 04.21.21 I tried auto and hardware stores and I haven't found glycerin. I do get some strange looks :huh: Wh
Keel is gone berner73 at 1:25pm 04.21.21 Sincerely sorry for your loss. Tough entry into boat ownership. Be patient with hearing back from
Dock Tying Alternatives (1) jssailem at 1:22pm 04.21.21 I can the hop off line in hand and snug to a mid-dock cleat, holding the boat steady while I secure
Keel is gone jssailem at 1:02pm 04.21.21 Keel thieves. Oh my. It seems that if it fell off while you were out cruising you would notice. Have
Dock Tying Alternatives danm1 at 12:59pm 04.21.21 The PO of my 34 installed Genoa track cleats that work well for spring lines. Docking single handed
Dock Tying Alternatives kbgunn at 12:59pm 04.21.21 I added a mid-ship cleat on the jib track. Now I can easily dock unless I miss the dock cleat. The

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