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Racor 200 FG bowl Otto Dieffenbach at 2:01am 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 0/2084 Bowls seem no longer available. Has anyone found a substitute?
White Smoke kevin d at 1:56am 07.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1244 My exaust blows an unusual amount of white smoke and the overheat alarm sounds if I run the engine a
HOLDING TANK VENT HOSE jerry10848 at 1:54am 07.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/904 PeggyMy Raritan PH II was delivereed yesterday.Next question: I'm replacing all of the hoses. Wha
Working with star board Paul McGhee at 1:40am 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1293 Anyone who has worked with the star board product: is it sandable/shapable similar to wood?I hope
What's your normal RPM? JimmyDreams at 1:15am 07.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1420 Boat: '87 Cat 30 with Universal M25 diesel. Unknown hours on engine.When I'm motoring somewhere, I
UNIVERSAL #5411 DIESEL PARTS grw0357 at 1:09am 07.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1179 HELLO: LOOKING FOR A GOOD PLACE TO MAIL ORDER PARTS FOR MY #5411 UNIVERSAL ENGINE---------THANKS AL
UNIVERSAL #5411 DIESEL PARTS grw0357 at 1:04am 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1395 HELLO: LOOKING AND NEEDING PARTS FOR MY UNIVERSAL MODEL#5411 DIESEL.,CAN YOU TELL ME A GOOD PLACE T
Galvanize your Mac trailer normo at 12:56am 07.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/928 For those of you who wished your Mac trailer was galvanized there is hope. In the southern US from
Standard Head Setup Ron Kinkead at 12:26am 07.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/782 I am well into restoring this 27 O'Day and I am ready to start on the head. It is currently a mess
Bow Rail Ron Kinkead at 12:13am 07.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/967 I am in the process of restoring a 1978 27' O'Day and I am looking for a bow rail. The old rail tha
forward hatch cover 1980 hunter 27 tom r. evans-kennedy at 11:52pm 07.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/948 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 and need to replace the fowrard hatch cover //both slides are broken off at
Loos Gauge and tuning the rig Paul Aubrecht at 11:40pm 07.28.04 Big Boats 3/1026 I have discovered that when my dealer commissioned my boat last september,he never used a Loos gauge
Righting an Xcite Steve at 11:36pm 07.28.04 Day Sailers 0/1034 Hi, I have an Xcite which I love to teach on but yesterday we turtled in lake Mi outside sister bay,
Beneteau First 26 J Lewis at 11:01pm 07.28.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/906 Are there any other owners of 1980s Beneteau First 26 out there?Looking for some advice on leaking
Odor removal frank at 9:07pm 07.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1654 KO spray PEGGY YOU ONCE INDICATED THAT YOU CAN USE KO RIGHT OUT OF THE BOTTLE TO GET RID OF ODORS
Genoa / Jib Rigging Question Marty 26d at 2:19pm 07.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/911 OK....I'm sold on the idea of a furler...BUT...on a Mac26d with a single forestay, how do you set up
Bilge Pump Check Valve T J Furstenau at 1:30pm 07.28.04 Ask All Sailors 15/4732 Okay, maybe I'm missing something really obvious here, so I'm hoping someone can tell me what it is.
replacing holding tank with lectrasan richard smith at 12:17pm 07.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1389 I am replacing my holding tank and associated paraphenalia with a lectrasan. When the hose leaves t
New 37-c Vberth locker Morrie at 11:21am 07.28.04 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1089 Check out my new v-berth locker in th photo forum!
New 37-c V-berth locker Morrie at 10:07am 07.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/902 Check out my latest project in the photo forum.

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MSD portapotty and resale value on a trailer sailor sailme88 at 5:11am 01.08.21 The way I look at this is: You upgrade a boat to the way you want it... or you upgrade to sell it.
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) RoyS at 4:50am 01.08.21 As mermike said above your starting motor circuit may be inadequate. If I remember correctly, you sh
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) RoyS at 4:44am 01.08.21 How did u plum this in? On the Yanmar 2QM15 there is a removable plug that is covers a port made f
Eye Splice double-braid thinwater at 4:37am 01.08.21 Great write up.:biggrin: Whip locking dyneema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength
in board sheeting? danstanford at 3:05am 01.08.21 It has to be about more than sheeting angle, look at footage of a TP52, It looks like the luff of th
New dinghy for 2-hp honda jon hansen at 2:58am 01.08.21 interesting results from different uses. in Wisconsin the premium gas is ethanol free. prop size,
Winter Sailing Will Gilmore at 12:12am 01.08.21 At least you don't need a plow. -Will (Dragonfly)
Winter Sailing (1) Michael Davis at 9:45pm 01.07.21
eye candy (3) Will Gilmore at 9:10pm 01.07.21 188890 188891 Modern sailing yacht VS Classic sailing yacht Both are amazingly beautiful. I'm more
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? JoeWhite at 8:40pm 01.07.21 Scott, please vist here to see how I completed the very project you are describing http://mei1970.or
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Ken Cross at 8:19pm 01.07.21 Just wondering what year is your boat and where did you order or find place to order. I have 2007 H
New dinghy for 2-hp honda Ken Cross at 8:15pm 01.07.21 I usually only run our Honda 2 at half throttle or less because it's way quieter. It won't plane wid
eye candy (1) Hayden Watson at 8:12pm 01.07.21 http://wellfoundyachts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Undersail.jpg 72' deerfoot Here is a good Y
eye candy jssailem at 8:03pm 01.07.21 I enjoyed the images of the cabins. They were quite grand for crew cabins. :biggrin:
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:19pm 01.07.21 See 33 CFR 159.7(b)-(c) for the relevant statutory language. You can read it right here: 33 CFR 1
Battery Switches CarlN at 7:17pm 01.07.21 Those aren't big batteries for house use. I'd parallel them and use the pair for everything. The bat
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) chuckwayne at 7:02pm 01.07.21 Our elbow was totally coked up and producing a lot of unburned fuel smoke. ran like a watch with the
Vacu flush loss of vacum discovery at 6:31pm 01.07.21 Thanks...the symptom seems different then other issues because when it was creating strong vacum it
eye candy Michael Davis at 6:22pm 01.07.21 @jon hansen, I think I may have to wait until next payday for some of those. Sure are some pretty bo
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) Ralph Johnstone at 5:55pm 01.07.21 A common culprit are the copper washers on the banjo joints. You could replace the seals with new c

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