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Birds roosting on my mast Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:18pm 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1123 At Colonial Beach Yacht Center there are birds trying to roost on the top of the mast of several boa
great book pete at 9:00pm 07.31.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1401 Don- Just finished your book and found it very useful. However, there are two areas where you cou
Reefing SailboatOwners.com at 4:53pm 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 49/3907 The wind is howling... and the boat is heeled more than you'd like. The weather helm is making your
Yanmar oil consumption Nice N Easy at 4:31pm 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1335 I am wondering about the oil consumption on my 2QM15 Yanmar compared to others.It is a 1980 model
1980 O'Day 30 On Long Island Sound This Weekend? Sojourn Jim at 2:39pm 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 0/958 Hi, Just trying to touch base with the skipper of a sister ship to our 1980 O'Day 30 (Sojourn) who
Great Northern Gulf Coast Cruise Ole RB at 12:57pm 07.31.05 Smaller Boats 1/1548 Did anyone on this forum participate in the Great Northern Gulf Coast Cruise held around the Pensaco
SoCal Hunter Rendezvous Rick D at 12:38pm 07.31.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/933 I'm at Catalina Island where we just finished a Hunter rendezvous that was informative and well-atte
Pleiades Celebrations!!! Sherry at 12:23pm 07.31.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/965 Just wanted to share my note of celebration with you! Everyone on this forum has been so wonderful
Keel cable snapped! Maurice DePas at 12:20pm 07.31.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/830 Hello,Thanks for your site. It was very informative and helped me a lot when I was buying my Ventur
Salon Table Will Not Drop Scott N. at 12:19pm 07.31.05 Big Boats 6/1098 The salon table in my 1992 H35.5 Legend will not drop down. The table will not budge at all. Does an
Manual RAD18362 at 12:11pm 07.31.05 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1667 Has anyone access to a 1977 Hunter 30' brochure, manaul or any related paperwork?
Basic question - need cleat on mast?? Sherry at 12:10pm 07.31.05 Mid-Size Boats 20/3726 The topping lift on my 1992 (new to me) Hunter 30 exits the mast on the port side but does not have
Need to Identify Sailboat Phil Cosmas at 12:09pm 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1173 I saw this boat while on vacation in Michigan and took a picture from a distance.... Please if anyon
battery combiner/battery charger Henry Taylor at 10:30am 07.31.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1272 House and Start batteries are separated, linked via a WestMarine combiner, alternator output led to
What will we sailors do when we get old? Switch? JC on Bainbridge at 10:23am 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 20/1917 When I was young, I played around power boats and water skied. I had a lot of fun, but eventually I
Catalina 25 vs. Hunter 25 Jack at 10:11am 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 8/11233 Looking for advice, I have never owned my own boat, but love sailing. My intention is a trailer sail
Steering Pedistal Replacement Jim Gregory at 10:01am 07.31.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/801 The 10" deck flange of the Merriman steering pedestal on my 1984 Hunter 37 Cutter has become badly c
Saturday evening entertainment Tim R. at 9:43am 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1067 My wife and I were enjoying a nice quiet evening in Cocktail cove, Jewell Island Saturday night when
Head malfunction Tim R. at 9:25am 07.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1014 I have a WC headmate potty that just this season has developed a problem. It takes a long time to p
Shore Power Green lead connected to engine? yes/no Forrest at 8:42am 07.31.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1464 I'm confused, one person sez to connect green shore ground to engine and another sez not to. Don C

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Secondary fuel filter removal dhandzy at 10:42am 04.02.21 If that's the new filter in the picture, the threads are visible in the center. "righty tighty, lef
Secondary fuel filter removal dhandzy at 10:41am 04.02.21 You should be turning it clockwise looking down. You have been tightening it. Hope this helps. Chee
Re-powering! jssailem at 10:37am 04.02.21 I see what you did there. clever.
Re-powering! jssailem at 10:36am 04.02.21 Makes sense Jon. There are many ways to skin the cat. For the OP it sounds like he has a solution th
Re-powering! jon hansen at 10:34am 04.02.21 ships of course do not use their propulsion engines to make electricity.
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations jssailem at 10:33am 04.02.21 Under what circumstances might the line help? Reasonable query. The Life sling prides itself at be
Re-powering! jon hansen at 10:30am 04.02.21 it's good friday. John the OP is a great lakes sailor. with no coral, chain is not needed. that sa
Secondary fuel filter removal Justin_NSA at 10:27am 04.02.21
Re-powering! jssailem at 10:23am 04.02.21 I have said that this adventure in repowering is a great opportunity for the OP to explore his boat
Its funny Friday! SFS at 10:16am 04.02.21 When I first glanced at the pic on my phone, I thought "He might need that outboard that's on the ba
Its funny Friday! SFS at 10:13am 04.02.21 Or, "I didn't know 4x4 meant 4 feet of elevation surrounded by 4 feet of depth".
Custom font for boat lettering jssailem at 10:03am 04.02.21 Just be sure you get the letters large enough of the Coast Guard to read through their binoculars. I
Unknown email request jssailem at 10:01am 04.02.21 Too Funny Scott. :biggrin:
Secondary fuel filter removal Don S/V ILLusion at 9:51am 04.02.21
Secondary fuel filter removal DaveJ at 9:49am 04.02.21 You should be turning it clockwise looking down. You have been tightening it. Hope this helps. Cheer
Starter/solenoid submerged Collin Williams at 9:41am 04.02.21 If the starter was submerged it is either toast or will be down the road - this happened to me and
Unknown email request Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 04.02.21 Years ago, we had persistent calls on our land line (that we no longer have) from more than one pers
Custom font for boat lettering dhandzy at 9:29am 04.02.21
Re-powering! Kings Gambit at 9:28am 04.02.21 As I live near the No. 1 and No. 2 shipping ports in the USA, Los Angeles and Long Beach, respective
Replacing windows, H31, 1987 (1) kloudie1 at 9:22am 04.02.21 I have not seen a 31 with frameless windows, but they may have done that in the last year or so? All

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