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Is a vented loop necessary for the MSD III? Dave at 2:05pm 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1028 I'm installing a marine sanitation device type III (holding tank, then Y-valve, then (a) macerator p
trailer rust Boat Babe at 1:22pm 04.18.05 Trailer Sailors 5/1577 I have a Capri 16 which I keep on a trailer. I've found that the trailer is rusting badly and I n
REALLY need advice on max prop adjustment!!! Gary at 1:16pm 04.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1615 1984 H31 2GMF13 YanmarI'll make this as short as possible. Bought the boat and the 16 inch, 2 bla
Stanchions with base use in 1985? fergnor14996 at 1:14pm 04.18.05 Big Boats 9/863 Hunting (pun intended) for 2 to match the 24 inch with base. Is there still a source for them?
Adjustable Jib Fairleads on H-216 Mr.Ernie at 12:52pm 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 0/947 It appears to me that the location of the jib fairleads on the H-216 are just fine as long as you ar
Another tragedy in SFO area Mel E at 12:36pm 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/877 with a nice S/V lost on the rocks in San Francisco.
mac26 boat cover FredJ at 12:25pm 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/980 I need to cover my mac 26S but am having no luck on finding a ready made cover. Is there anyone out
Furler-forestay Ken Yap at 12:05pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/949 After viewing Brian Toss' Tuning Your Rig video, I tried my hands at tuning my Hunter 326 B
Whole rig too tight ? Phil at 11:40am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/988 This is really good timing, I just posted on the Hunter site last week. I bought a 30 foot sloop in
Aluminum Toe Rails for Legend 40.5 Fred at 11:36am 04.18.05 Big Boats 5/1212 The marina repairing my Legend 40.5 is having difficulty finding replacement toe rails. The toe orig
Deltaville, VA to Colonial Beach Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:27am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1513 I am planning on moving my new Hunter 27 next Sunday. That boat has a 18 HP Yanmar. Question: Is
Hull numbers Mic at 11:26am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1056 Can someone please tell me what each number and letter means in a hull number? the last three are 81
Piracy off Yemen Debra B at 11:07am 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 27/1971 Noonsite has a report of 2 yachts attacked by fairly organized and heavily armed pirates. No chance
Roller furler/ genoa. What size? Pete at 11:05am 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 4/829 I'm restoring an 1981 H22, my first sailboat. It did not come with a headsail. I'm considering a ro
Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 Bob Hoffmeister at 11:04am 04.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1256 I purchased an Autopilot ST4000 in January, 2003 for my ODay 39 which specs out at 18,000 lbs. It wa
Are gauges necessary to adjust the standing riggin vince reis at 10:31am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/973 What gauges or guidelines are useful when adjusting the standing rigging on a 22 ft sailboat? I nee
headstay clevis duality at 10:06am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1190 last year we lost the clevis for the headstay, my wife could not find a stainless one and bought a g
Extended Offshore Cruising Harry Anderson at 9:46am 04.18.05 Bigger Boats 2/1216 Is the Oday 40 hull and rigging built to handle extended offshore cruising (assuming capable skipper
1992 Chevy S-10 to trailer Catalina 22 captMark at 9:42am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/881 I would like to pull a catalina 22 with my 1992 Chevy S-10 Is this a good idea? Two wheel drive aut
Cleaning up the brass Rick at 9:27am 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1007 Hey gangJust curious if anyone has any organic tips for getting the green "gook" off the seacocks,

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Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles jon hansen at 10:34am 03.09.21 scott, the banjo bolts at the top are for the return fuel feed. they are not to be used to bleed the
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Michael Davis at 10:33am 03.09.21 The copper washers seal the joint. Should be two on each banjo bolt. The spec. torque crushes the co
Single or double line reefing Parsons at 10:30am 03.09.21 I've had both, and as both Scott and Thinwater say, it's a tradeoff of adjustability vs. complexity
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Scott T-Bird at 10:29am 03.09.21 the 'banjo bolts' at the top, tighten only to specks. do not over tighten Yes, the manual calls ou
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles jon hansen at 10:29am 03.09.21 having the fuel system clean and leak free makes for a happy engine.
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Scott T-Bird at 10:28am 03.09.21
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles jon hansen at 10:26am 03.09.21 the 'banjo bolts' at the top, tighten only to specks. do not over tighten
Fix or toss Roland5048 at 10:24am 03.09.21 Replace them all. Not too long ago, I had an upper shroud chain plate fail while underway.:yikes: H
New chartplotter Calif. Ted at 10:21am 03.09.21 Radar is only compatible with MFD from same manufacturer so that's usually the deciding factor, othe
Single or double line reefing Scott T-Bird at 10:19am 03.09.21 I had single-line reefing with hooks at the gooseneck on our Starwind 27 and now I have single line
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles jon hansen at 10:16am 03.09.21 had all my injectors cleaned/rebuilt last fall. diesel specialists, green bay. the copper like washe
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Michael Davis at 10:12am 03.09.21
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? (2) Scandium at 9:54am 03.09.21 Took another look in the dry bilge. The nuts are pretty rusted!:confused: The bolts look clean. Good
Single or double line reefing thinwater at 9:53am 03.09.21 I've had single and double. I would go with double, since there will be less friction and each will
replacement pads on my jackstands question (1) Claude L.-Auger at 9:41am 03.09.21 I have had very good success with rubber step covers bought at the big box and cut to size. Protects
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? shank at 9:28am 03.09.21 I have a Prius and used to have a 87 Catalina 22 on a trailer and there's no way I would try this.
New chartplotter DRhoads at 8:49am 03.09.21 All the electronics on the boat are Raymarine New chart plotter (latest versions) usually means al
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 03.09.21 Here's the reality: https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/03/why-cuomos-death-order-didnt-really-
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? (1) jssailem at 8:26am 03.09.21 Maybe you need to train them early...
New Fuel tank - '91 30t Justin_NSA at 7:37am 03.09.21 For what reason? Looking for something larger? Different material? Both? Just curious. I have a '91

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