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Please see note on home page Phil Herring at 11:57pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/818 We experienced a web site problem yesterday that caused Bill's replies from Tuesday to be lost. Unf
Spade or Delta anchor Mat at 11:19pm 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1243 I sail a 37.5 and currently have 2 Danforth anchors. I am planning a trip from CT down the ICW and b
My old but good sails Camerons Macgregor at 11:10pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/893 After saving my Macgregor Venture 24 from the junk yard crusher and beginning the restoration proces
Boom tent Bluebird at 10:53pm 01.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2196 Hi every body, hope one of you can help me out. I spent 4 months looking boats up on the net just t
Jeanneau Sun Way 25 joboy at 10:44pm 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1766 Can anybody let me know where i can get a copy in SPANISH of the Owner's Manual for the Jeanneau Sun
Legend 44 - what's the battery capacity ? Tracker at 10:40pm 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/856 I can't find the battery specs for the 44 model anywhere. Can anyone tell me what the UK spec factor
Can you reef a Roller Furling Jib Steve Carpman at 10:31pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2622 Bill,We are having a new jib made and would like some advice on what can be done to make this new
Tethers? Tony Litvak at 10:21pm 01.18.05 C&C 3/2168 Hello,I am preparing my boat for single handed sailing next season (I will be doing day long cruis
c34 loose rudder bob at 9:32pm 01.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/940 Towards the end of last season, I felt a shimmy in my stearing. When hauling the boat for the winter
Sail Set Purchase John S at 2:26pm 01.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/923 The time has definitely come to replace the stock sails on my 26 D (1987). This has probably been ad
Ideas on how to re-bed stanchions? Ivan Edwards at 12:38pm 01.18.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1419 On my First 285, 1990, a couple of stanchions are loose, and leaking through the bolt hole beneath
O'Day 25 center board specs Jocelyn (Nipan 2) at 11:25am 01.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1415 I look for the O'Day 25 (1977) specs (dimensions)Can any one help?Thanks!
C-30 Wing vs Fin Keel Steve Romero at 11:21am 01.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1199 I'm thinking about buying a 1990 Catalina C-30, with a wing keel. I sail out of San Diego Bay where
lost digits patrick at 11:18am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1129 where might one find the serial # on a universal m-30 5424? OK, OK, yes, I admit ...its a little dir
And now for the bad news: data loss Phil Herring at 10:48am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 30/2299 Today at 5:57pm Pacific time a delete command misfired and instead of deleting one reply, it deleted
no dc power John at 9:44am 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/854 I have recently purchased a 1987 28.5 .I have power everywhere except the ignition panel. I can star
Safety Rails and 250 Sails John Kessler at 9:08am 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/933 My Jib always seems to hang up on the safety rails on my Catalina 250. Any suggestions? Thanks!Jo
Full Batten Sail Adjustments Paul at 8:58am 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/987 Bill, my Seaward carries a full batten mainsail which supports quite a large roach. I read the previ
Show Off Your Boat! Jack4865 at 8:02am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 49/2873 What does your boat look like? C'mon, let's see it. Jack"Friendship"C350, #80
H22 Centerboard rope or cable replacement? Pete at 8:00am 01.18.05 Smaller Boats 3/1036 Among things that I need to replace on my first sailboat (H22) is the rigging for my centerboard. I

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Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Michael Davis at 10:39am 03.09.21 scott, the banjo bolts at the top are for the return fuel feed. they are not to be used to bleed th
M25XP PCV Question brett_howard at 10:37am 03.09.21 Sounds like its time for a compression check. I've already got a million other projects I really n
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-

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