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water under the engine dave t at 9:53pm 08.01.04 Bigger Boats 0/1045 Hi,I was inspecting for purchase a 1981 O'Day 28 in good condition and noticed about 1.5 inches of
cable from edson steering wheel to rudder steve at 8:38pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1323 I recently replaced a cable that broke. It runs from the chain around around the sprocket at the st
yanmar SB8 is hard to start steve at 8:10pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1163 Lately my yanmar SB8 on a Hunter 27 1978 is hard to start. I press the ignition button and all that
Raymarine Autopilot information please Tony L at 1:36pm 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1212 Hell all,Help please, this is my first boat purchase!I ordered a 37 ft yacht (7000kg or 15000lb di
Bermuda or bust! Carl at 1:09pm 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/865 OK, I have a Mac 24 "project boat"I have sailed, but do not consider myself a sailor by any means.
how should fresh water pump sound bruce at 12:54pm 07.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/956 Just purchased a 2001 Hunter 290 and am not certain the fresh water pump is behaving correctly. When
Lake or Coastal Sailing Scott at 10:03am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1597 We live in New Jersey and must choose between lake or coastal sailing. I have experience with dingh
Hard To Raise Mainsail Sonny at 9:41am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 5/2451 Main Sail is hard to raise, and hard to drop. What Might be the problem. I have spoken to several ot
HELP WITH HOSES jerry10848 at 8:41am 07.31.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1255 I bought a new toilet ' Shields "148" 1 1/2 (one and one half) inch sanitation hose. Although the
Test: Laptop to cell phone internet connection Tim Welsh at 7:33am 07.31.04 Big Boats 6/1023 Time 4:30 P.M. Saturday July 31st 2004, Sky...Sunny,Wind....None, Temp.....Very HOTT!!!!!!!. Connec
Mast Tabernacle Crossbolt Gil at 6:48am 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1165 We recently tried to lower the mast on our Venture 25 while docked. We experienced a problem with un
Oven on CNG system not working Les Murray at 6:10am 07.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/937 My '86 C-36 has a CNG oven and stove from GSI, which I believe is original. On a recent two week cr
headsail/spinaker swap j cianflone at 5:23am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 0/844 I have a spinaker from a 22 catalina I would like to trade for a hank-on headsail (cat 22). The spin
Peter Suah - Extendable Mast Crutch Wanted Steve677 at 4:25am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 1/1062 Hi Peter,In your reply to a thread concerning mast raising systems you mentioned that you have a m
Where can I get a replacement carpet? Steven at 4:08am 07.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1219 I first want to thank everyone that has responded to my past questions. I have an '88 Catalina 30 a
Refrigerator options ? Eric Theil at 3:50am 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/965 I was just trying to get an idea on the best cooler option. I am looking in size for atleast 2cu. ft
Restoring a Ranger 33 1973 Cap JIm at 3:50am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 I salvage a Ranger 33 maybe wanting to restore. Looking for good used parts.
companionway screens neil b at 1:49am 07.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1169 I would appreciate any feed back about, type and manufacturers of companioway mosquito screens. Bugs
Brother, can you spare a line? ex-admin at 12:57am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1626 Most of us keep some amount of spare line aboard -- line that has no specific, regular use, but is j
rigging Mike at 12:07am 07.31.04 Day Sailers 3/1231 After crewing for many years, I bought my own O'day Daysailer 17'. Since I'm used to taking orders

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New Start Battery? CarlN at 3:16am 12.22.20 A group 27 standard car battery should be fine for a start battery for that small engine. No need fo
Texas December Racing (1) Bill19233 at 10:24pm 12.21.20 Raced again on Sunday, ten boats, no one finished, wind disappeared completely. Figured out the jibe
What size stuffing flax do I need? jssailem at 9:56pm 12.21.20 get one of each. less than $8. you spend that on 1.5 coffee drinks.
Fresh water pump Ron20324 at 9:38pm 12.21.20 You DO have the pump pointed AWAY from the water tank? I just dealt with mine today to winterize. If
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 9:04pm 12.21.20 I'm back at this. My single line setup performed pretty poorly this weekend. Think I might give th
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? David in Sandusky at 8:38pm 12.21.20 If the wire is good, no reason to change it. The original wire halyard on our boat had a few issues
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? Calif. Ted at 8:21pm 12.21.20 Wire was used to lessen stretch inherent in rope of the time, not required anymore.
Engine Cover Gelcoat Color rpwillia at 7:55pm 12.21.20 I did have some luck with a gelcoat tub repair kit I found at Home Depot that was a better color mat
Shrink Wrap not done! CarlN at 7:49pm 12.21.20 Captain Larry has the right idea. Not just the tips but remembering the yard crew's names and whethe
Fresh water pump Ralph Johnstone at 7:42pm 12.21.20 Do a test for external leakage and if all is dry, test for a leaking check valve in the freshwater p
What size stuffing flax do I need? Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 12.21.20 It's definitely either 3/16 or 1/4". Buy the two and return the one you don't use.
Vend�e Globe? PaulK at 7:24pm 12.21.20
Texas December Racing PaulK at 7:16pm 12.21.20 Hard to jibe when there's not enough wind to keep the sail full. Looks like you kept her moving as b
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) PaulK at 6:59pm 12.21.20 My brother has a J/30 in Juneau, but it doesn't seem to get so cold there. We met a singlehanded sai
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Dr. D at 6:58pm 12.21.20 Yeah, I saw it. Not worth the hype.
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) jssailem at 6:41pm 12.21.20 I sleep comfortably on my boat in Everett when the temps hit the teens. I have a Wallas 40DT Diesel
New Main Sail? smokey73 at 6:22pm 12.21.20 Thanks for the insight. I might shop for a loose footed sail when I need to replace mine. Like the
LiFePO4 conversion Hayden Watson at 6:17pm 12.21.20 One option that gets used a lot on RV's is the Li-Bim 225 which you put between the LFP bank and the
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) Hayden Watson at 6:03pm 12.21.20 I installed an Espar S3D5E hydronic heater in my C30 and did a Halloween cruise with the temps in th
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 (1) walt at 5:50pm 12.21.20 Good conditions in Western Arizona. We have had this six inch mirror telescope that the FIL never u

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