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Diesel Engine Cuts Off PrincessCat at 1:04am 07.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1783 My diesel engine is a nightmare.It only starts when cold. When I motor out for a sail, then sail
Diesel Engine Problems PrincessCat at 1:03am 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1246 My diesel engine is a nightmare.It only starts when cold. When I motor out for a sail, then sail
Vented loop spitting water richrsd14 at 12:09am 07.03.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1592 Dear Peggy,I never stop singing your praises to my shipmates - 4 years since I rebuilt my entire s
Mast Cradle John D at 12:04am 07.03.04 Day Sailers 4/1944 Question - just bought an O'Day 19. I am interested in finding a way to cradle the mast when trail
Boom chick a Boom annieq at 10:48pm 07.02.04 Smaller Boats 1/841 I have just acquired a 1983 Hunter 20. All in all, its in pretty good shape, but I need to replace t
Is a Garmin iQue3600 GPS practical for navigation? cajunkraut at 1:31pm 07.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1233 I am not using a navigational instrument on my boat very often and am attracted by the portability a
battery charging d7110 at 12:46pm 07.02.04 Trailer Sailors 2/1410 How successful have you all been with charging from an outboard motor? I just bought a 9.8 tohatsu
Rudder under power Ecopywriter at 12:34pm 07.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/977 I have a bet with my spouse on the best position for the rudder on my 22 while under power with my o
Standing rigging ifio at 10:36am 07.02.04 Big Boats 1/1569 HI,We are new to the forum. Our boat should arrive next week. Does anyone have the tension specs
Cracked gel coat around mast step bob f at 9:11am 07.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1414 I recently acquired an O'Day 19 and the gel coat shows lots of cracking in the area around the mast
install elec. windlass on hunter 27 mic15703 at 8:25am 07.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/935 I need to install a windlass on a 27 foot hunter. Has anyone done this, if so any ideas?
Attention US sailors Phil Herring at 7:48am 07.02.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1056 If you haven't started already, have a fun, safe and patriotic July 4th holiday! We'll see you bac
26X / M for Florida Keys Cruising? davidinmiami at 6:17am 07.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/861 Hi, great site and good info from the community. I live in Miami and I'm interested in cruising tri
O'Day Sprite suez22352 at 6:17am 07.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1405 I have a 1969 O'Day Spirit that has seen very little time in the water and stored inside. I have the
Swing keel sb at 4:46am 07.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1225 I need to replace the swing keel on my 1971 Catalina 22.Do you know where I might find a used one i
Throttle lever adjustment? Airwaves at 3:03am 07.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2012 My 1980 Hunter 27 has the Yacht Specialties wheel steering with the gearshift and throttle levers on
Reefing Line rigging Steve Perry at 2:37am 07.02.04 Big Boats 5/1074 Hi:I wondered if one of you old salts on the 40.5 could tell me the turn by turn rigging of one of
Newbie trailering questions Nevada City Bob at 2:29am 07.02.04 Trailer Sailors 16/2293 Does anyone tow their boat with the motor attached? I have an 8hp Merc (87#)on a Fulton adjustable
HDPE Rudder Update Tony2945 at 2:14am 07.02.04 Smaller Boats 3/3936 This is a follow-up to a rudder discussion held earlier this year. I purchased a HDPE blade rudder f
Spreader attachment Nevada City Bob at 1:53am 07.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1092 On my newly acquired '84 Mac 25, the spreaders are attached to the mast by a single screw into a tan

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Telltales kappykaplan at 5:07am 01.27.21 'Hair telltales stalled' Liked! :thumbup:
Telltales (4) TomY at 4:41am 01.27.21 I just typed telltales in my finder, and several of my photos came up. A knockabout out of Woods H
Barbecue Beefs (1) TomY at 4:24am 01.27.21 Ha! It's funny but I love the fact that the magma regulator just sort of swings with the 1 lb bottle
A good first sailboat? Whatfiero1 at 3:30am 01.27.21 Check sails as most valuable part lay out on ground see how flat they lay look at all 3 corners make
Telltales Whatfiero1 at 3:25am 01.27.21 As a kid, I grew up in 80's I'd use a little piece of duct tape and vcr tape or even cassette tape t
Telltales danstanford at 3:04am 01.27.21 Lots of telltales on the main of the America's Cup boats. I found it interesting that the rows have
Telltales Joe at 2:36am 01.27.21 I just call 'em "Tells". As far as location.... headsail luff and mainsail leech are absol
Redesign Binnacle Pod Marmalade at 1:31am 01.27.21
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 11:22pm 01.26.21 Latest..Seems Twin Disc is not being very responsive. In their very weak defense, they (and Beta) m
Davits and Solar Panels desodave at 11:10pm 01.26.21 This local company (BC) - Ocean Marine Systems - has made davits to fit Hunter's for years and were
Barbecue Beefs Mark Maulden at 10:37pm 01.26.21 A cheap kettle with a few charcoal briquettes. Simple, easy, and cheap. Spent briquettes go overboa
Wallas Diesel Heater help jssailem at 9:38pm 01.26.21 The guys at Scan Marine are pretty good. They were helpful to me.
Telltales jssailem at 9:36pm 01.26.21 Arvel Gentry, when working to develop his understanding of sails, put tell tales all over the sail t
Wallas Diesel Heater help westcoastjack at 9:26pm 01.26.21 You might give Scan Marine a call. They are the Wallas distributor and service center for these pro
Wallas Diesel Heater help westcoastjack at 9:25pm 01.26.21 Hi Shivering. I found the manual. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9v4td2kfoyaqoy3/AAAnLrhHEP5figIsJXb-Hz
Wallas Diesel Heater help westcoastjack at 9:23pm 01.26.21 Try this site Page 87 - 490526C (wallas.fi) Thanks Leo, seems to be a slightly different version s
Telltales All U Get at 9:21pm 01.26.21
A good first sailboat? Apollo366 at 9:03pm 01.26.21 This one seems to have a good accessories & equipment, the recently o'hauled trailer helps too. I'd
Introduction and salt water trailer question Hardhead at 9:00pm 01.26.21 Something to be careful of - my 87' came with the factory trailer, but the PO changed the bunks out.
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:54pm 01.26.21 White Spot Pirates- Nike is quite gal Got a bit tired of Sailing Vagabonde. They seemed to get a b

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