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MacGregor 21 for the oean? Rick at 12:27pm 06.16.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/998 I have been out of sailing for 8 years and am ready to return. I previously owned a Tanzer for 5 yea
Stuffing Box Richard at 12:17pm 06.16.03 Big Boats 4/872 I purchased a 2000 H340 last spring. I've been back in the water about 2 months now, and am wonderi
sailing and transmission tom r. evans- kennedy at 12:16pm 06.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/944 while sailing last weekend the crew wanted to know is it better to keep the trans.in neutral or in
Vent Hose Warren at 12:14pm 06.16.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1083 Have your book and have followed all of your advise so far. While replacing the head last week (Rari
How to check the fuel level on my 322 Chris at 12:09pm 06.16.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1106 I have just purchased an 89 O'Day 322. I am not sure how to check the fuel level. I have looked at t
Anchor locker latch Brooke at 11:37am 06.16.03 Smaller Boats 1/1768 Does anyone know where I can order a new latch for the anchor locker on the Catalina 25? Thanks.
under estimating the tide oops (1) Carl at 11:27am 06.16.03 Smaller Boats 5/961 I thought it was three hours till high tide. Actually it was three hours till lowthis is what they
Autohelm Wind Inst. + Processor on Console J Stage at 10:58am 06.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/829 How do you uninstall the display and processor from the console? Can it be done by taking out the bu
HARD TO MOVE THROTTLE HANDLE JOHN MCDERMOTT at 10:32am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1124 MY SAILBOAT WAS NEW IN 1999. THE THROTTLE HANDLE WAS TIGHT TO MOVE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THIS WAS MY FI
Yanmar transmission vibration Bob England at 9:47am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 7/5766 My question is, what is the effect of overfilling the lube oil in the transmission of a Yanmar 1GM10
Celebrate Sailing, Celebrate Summer! Bly Berken, SailboatOwners.com at 8:59am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 4/902 The longest day of the year and the official start of summer is just days away. Don't for get to j
Bow Plate John at 8:52am 06.16.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1350 What is the "purpose" of the black bow plate on the front of my boat? It appears to be fiberglass,
Our first overnighter John Dodge at 8:24am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 3/930 It looks like we are going to attempt our first over night trip to Rock Hall, MDAny tips? warnings?
Leaking fresh water system Bill Greenberg at 8:06am 06.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1021 My Catalina 28 is a 1991 and for the first time I'm getting a serious leak into my quarter berth fro
Steaming Light/Deck Floodlight on H376 Don Alexander at 7:57am 06.16.03 Big Boats 2/832 Anyone know the type of bulb for the deck floodlight on my 1996 H376. It is a combination steaming
patching a rubber dinghy ron at 7:49am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1086 I have two pinhole leaks close to each other on an open part of one of the tubes on my Achiles. Sho
prop pitch Greg Johnston at 7:19am 06.16.03 Other Sailboats 2/742 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 with a 13 hp yanmar. It began smoking badly two years ago and only producing
Mast foot leak on 376 John Anderson at 7:07am 06.16.03 Big Boats 3/896 After we trucked out 376 to St.Pete from Knoxville, the St. Pete dealer re-stepped the mast, rewired
Another Compression Post Solution (1) Jack at 6:14am 06.16.03 Big Boats 4/801 I was looking at some H34s for sale and this one advertised a stainless steel compression post and i
St Michaels,,,MD Rob at 6:06am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1025 Fellow chesapeake Sailors,,,Im visiting St Michaels for the first time next week...does anyone have

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Electric fuel pump (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 10.25.20 Google is your friend, so learn to use it. Credits to @Stu Jackson . Speaking as an H-310 owner fr
Colorado winter sail Michael Davis at 10:55am 10.25.20
H310 fuel shutoff valve (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 10.25.20 @sail sfbay 's drawing shows where the shut off valve is located. Same as my manual. Don't see whe
Lifeline autopsy jssailem at 10:47am 10.25.20 areas through the stanchion, The cover idea sounds good. The issue is to smooth out any rough spo
Ultrasonic Cleaning of Stainless, how to and re-passivation? jssailem at 10:42am 10.25.20 Thanks Thin! Exactly what I found with the Googles.....My ultrasonic cleaner has heat, so 150F it
Lifeline autopsy cb32863 at 10:42am 10.25.20 You have done what I will be doing. Though, I just returned the same hooks as I am planning on usin
Equalizing 6 volts..... Rich Stidger at 10:41am 10.25.20 thanks...... do you isolate the bank before equalizing..... positive and negative so the only attac
Propeller antifouling - B331 Benny17441 at 10:39am 10.25.20 Take it to a prop shop where they will clean it, repair any nicks, true the pitch and paint it with
tips on starting an old yanmar 1GM ? Benny17441 at 10:30am 10.25.20 The 1GM diesel engine does not have a carburetor, hence no choke. It utilizes fuel injection. It
ODay 34 rudder replacement Tally Ho at 10:20am 10.25.20 Well, I bought this boat. Took a grinder and ground back the glass, then reglassed and faired the r
Equalizing 6 volts..... Stu Jackson at 10:16am 10.25.20 thanks...... do you isolate the bank before equalizing..... positive and negative so the only attac
Electric fuel pump Tally Ho at 10:12am 10.25.20 I agree, probably a PO modification, the 2GM20 has a mechanical pump mounted on the engine. Appare
Can't Drain Hot Water Heater Tally Ho at 10:07am 10.25.20 I usually open the drain valve, and the TP valve, and use an air compressor to blow air into the TP
H310 fuel shutoff valve (1) sail sfbay at 10:02am 10.25.20 Take a look at Figure 61A in your manual that shows the location of your fuel shutoff valve.
Gravity jssailem at 9:56am 10.25.20
Lifeline autopsy jssailem at 9:51am 10.25.20 It is the task of every skipper to inspect his boat and the hardware that makes her function, in ord
Lifeline autopsy markwbird at 9:39am 10.25.20
tips on starting an old yanmar 1GM ? kloudie1 at 9:22am 10.25.20 Pretty sure 1 GM has a compression release. After verifying that the fuel stop valve is open, and th
1GM10 yanmar diesel Noodat Lady at 9:14am 10.25.20 Noodat Lady: The first time this happened the air filter was not attached. My son, who is a mechani
Equalizing 6 volts..... NYSail at 9:13am 10.25.20 I have four 6V house golf cart batteries in the usual series-parallel connection. I equalize all f

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