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O-ring Broke sailor SV Marcell at 10:07pm 07.28.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1056 I had to clean my 18 HP Yanmar intake strainer. I swear there was no o ring hidden between all the
PHRF rating help Bill at 4:58pm 07.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/905 I'm trying to get sail area for my 92, and would like help or a referal to possible help. PHRF rati
C 38 H2O tank replacement socalsaylr at 2:41pm 07.28.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/873 We need to replace the original 35 gal fresh water storage tank on a 1982 Catalina 38.Can anyone
Battery charging by outboard Tree at 2:19pm 07.28.05 Bristol 2/1678 I have minimal electrical needs on my boat. GPS, VHF Radio, Depth Sounder, run when cruising by sa
Installing a generator maremarepr at 2:06pm 07.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/993 I am considering installing a small diesel generator on a 29.5 to keep A/C running at night (heat is
C and D current direction Jon B at 1:00pm 07.28.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/773 Just a simple question. If I am coming down the deleware river to shoot through the C and D canal Wh
newbie question regarding Macgregor boat brian at 12:56pm 07.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1464 hello all, lookig at acquiring my first sailboat, and have been looking at a mac 26D (i think). The
Advice on water tank leak. Stephen OBrien at 11:49am 07.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/842 While filling my water tank, I noticed water coming out into the hull under the vberth. So, I know
Norcold Icebox Conversion manual o Mario7470 at 10:41am 07.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3884 Hi,I have a Norcold unit on my new boat that does not make any sound and much less any cooling....*
Lake Almanor, Ranger Paul mbechelb at 10:12am 07.28.05 Ask All Sailors 0/875 you gave me an answer on sailing Lake Almanor in Plumas County California, saying you were headed fo
285 rudder Michael Morgan at 9:29am 07.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/1156 I am looking at replacing the rudder on my 285 this winter. Does anyone have any experience on who m
34 Air Conditioing Ed at 9:22am 07.28.05 Big Boats 11/1270 After all these years of sailing my 34, the heat got to me on my last cruise. I'm thinking of instal
Mounting an outboard La Admiral at 8:51am 07.28.05 Other Sailboats 3/803 Does anyone have an opinion as to where to mount an outboard (14HP Volvo Penta);1)on a hanging brac
Bent mast uncle whiskers at 8:46am 07.28.05 Day Sailers 2/955 I'm considering the purchase of a 1978 Mariner with some repaired damage to the hull and a mast that
Wanted to buy Catalina 30 catalina6551 at 8:05am 07.28.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/914 Wanted, Catalina 30 with wing keel, 1987 on newer. Hull,deck,rig,sails' engine must be in good shape
Fuel Consumption and wind strenght of a bimini Steve McTaggart at 7:51am 07.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/791 I have a Hunter Legend 430 1996 with a Volvo MD22L 50hp, 3 blade fixed prop. I am trying to find out
Oil life Franklin at 7:42am 07.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/991 I keep hearing that oil should be changed every so many hours/miles or so many months, which ever co
Davits and Diesel Generator Nelson Gainey at 7:26am 07.28.05 Big Boats 0/1086 Has anyone installed Dingy Davits or a Diesel Generator on the C-350?Will you share the Vendor, mod
Question From The Cheap Seats... Joe McGinty at 6:36am 07.28.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1075 I have a boom box in my V-222. It uses 8 "C" cells. What would happen if I connected the negative
Out board power for 30 hunter 'COMEMTS' JONNY at 5:49am 07.28.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/917 I have a 1979 30 hunter ,12 YSM yanmar it is always giving me trouble,loss of power,black smoke etc,

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Vee-berth battery ventilation DinghySailor at 10:20am 03.16.21 I'm going with the house bank plan, knowing I'll need to replace batteries this year. Thanks for dri
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? MikeHoncho at 10:19am 03.16.21 Please take video when you do it. Lol
America's Cup DArcy at 10:12am 03.16.21 Do you think there will be a time when these high tech speed demons, sailing multiple times faster
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? srimes at 10:00am 03.16.21 BUT, it has an electric drive also, with lots of torque on the low end. Agreed, probably not good t
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer jonelli at 9:51am 03.16.21 @jonelli : Tough crowd. Nah... I was kind of hoping for this kind of response to the thread. I
Rhodes 22 battery location... rustydusty at 9:39am 03.16.21 The running lights are on the cabin sides near the cockpit, and I am not going to change them. In my
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? dlochner at 9:39am 03.16.21 I could not reply yesterday so here is my comment: I am a mechanic and I would advise to use one 5
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? Deparlocean at 9:37am 03.16.21 The reason for the difference in battery terminals, is that you do not invert polarities when you co
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? Deparlocean at 9:34am 03.16.21 I could not reply yesterday so here is my comment: I am a mechanic and I would advise to use one 5/
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? Deparlocean at 9:27am 03.16.21 ...like a folding table!!!
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? Deparlocean at 9:26am 03.16.21 Hello I just read the conversation thread and I would have done the same thing. Also I imagine that
America's Cup jssailem at 9:26am 03.16.21 @PaulK, I have as much chance with that as talking to his board to raise their stake in "cloud servi
Hunter 49 Staysail jssailem at 9:23am 03.16.21 ScottySailor. Congrats on your nearing retirement. The idea of circumnavigating the world in a sail
America's Cup Michael Davis at 9:10am 03.16.21 Never had that sort of support on dinghy races in San Diego Bay. :( Yeah, we live in a dog eat dog
Origo 1500 stove sail sfbay at 9:10am 03.16.21 ..............What is everyone's thoughts stoves like the Eureka SPRK+ or Soto/Jetboil type stoves?.
America's Cup PaulK at 9:10am 03.16.21 I admired all the boats that came to rescue. Never had that sort of support on dinghy races in San
America's Cup jssailem at 9:06am 03.16.21 The video of the event talked about a problem with a stay, saying the main could not be released. Th
America's Cup Michael Davis at 8:57am 03.16.21 Did they ever identify why the USA boat crashed? Was it a technical failure? I heard it was a win
America's Cup (1) jssailem at 8:37am 03.16.21 The technology is astounding, certainly not somethin any of us will ever experience personally. La
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 8:31am 03.16.21 Now you need to run a rod off the steering sector, with water tight boot in transom, to make it turn

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