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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 7/5765 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 2/828 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 4/1085 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 2/738 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 3/895 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 6/1024 Fellow chesapeake Sailors,,,Im visiting St Michaels for the first time next week...does anyone have
St Michaels,,,MD Rob at 5:57am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 0/908 Fellow chesapeake Sailors,,,Im visiting St Michaels for the first time next week...does anyone have
O'day 37 deck core material Olivier Ruhlmann at 5:56am 06.16.03 Bigger Boats 7/1741 Hello all,My O'day 37 is a 37 model. I know the core material is foam because I have had two expe
Bow Roller Brett at 5:31am 06.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1069 I am going to install a bow roller on my Hunter 31. There are bolts on the bow plate which run thro
does anybody know.... charles at 5:16am 06.16.03 Big Boats 2/731 where i can find a whisker pole without mortgaging the boat. seriously, i never knew how much they w
Is Life Line Strong Enough? Frank Wang at 5:10am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1297 I sailed in some rough water not long ago. The full 3 to 5 knots ebb current was against 25 knots wi
Need advice on installing a Simrad 10 Tiller Pilot Hayden at 4:33am 06.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/886 I bought it but now am not quite sure how to install it to maximize its performance and minimize the
Hunter 25 hull number Roy at 4:32am 06.16.03 Smaller Boats 1/971 Thanks for the responses to my outboard size question. I am looking to buy the Hunter 25 I mentioned
Wheel Pilot Installation Michael O' at 4:24am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1111 My next project is to install an ST4000 wheel pilot on my O'Day 34. It appears that the 5-spoke Eds

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eye candy (1) TomY at 5:20am 10.25.20 Beautiful boat! Am I dreaming? No! HOI AN is a cold moulded wood composite hull built 10+ years
Battery problem Sefuller at 5:05am 10.25.20 Around the middle of this summer I again reached out to Balmar to tell them I was done trying to get
cast iron keel BrianRobin at 4:58am 10.25.20 Unusual to see a cast keel with nuts and not bolts.
cast iron keel LakeOntario270 at 4:22am 10.25.20 RUN AWAY! Rusty keel bolts BAD news.
pressure switch fail? wsconner at 3:16am 10.25.20 Since the pump worked with the ground disconnected there must be some alternative path to ground, p
cast iron keel (1) Charnejt at 2:43am 10.25.20 Another photo
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter SoSound at 11:01pm 10.24.20 I think, maybe, that's what happens when you treat or clean the filter element with something that's
Propeller antifouling - B331 justsomeguy at 10:39pm 10.24.20 It was so bad that the boat had near to no power to get over to the yard for a haul out and left gr
Invest 95L rgranger at 10:12pm 10.24.20 Coo- yan = Cajun? Not entirely. But often true. Think of that frat bro you had to drag off the
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Leeward Rail at 9:17pm 10.24.20 I HAVE been wondering about a Mega 30. There is a thread here where someone refit one"improved for c
Ice Makers.... Mickstr at 8:48pm 10.24.20 I bought something like this a few years ago. Works great when I have shore power. I have a Yeti coo
Problems with fresh water manual supply Mickstr at 8:41pm 10.24.20 I used to own a 272, and I found that the fresh water vent line had a kind of dip in it. If I over f
Propeller antifouling - B331 Bluenose at 8:38pm 10.24.20 Interesting!
I win! DArcy at 8:25pm 10.24.20 I have 250 Watts of solar and it keeps my batteries well charged. I have no power anxiety, I just ru
Wing keel dimensions on 1988 Hunter 33.5? dbreedlove at 8:01pm 10.24.20 Thanks so much, Don. You have saved me from having to don my wetsuit. Truly appreciate it.
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? markwbird at 7:56pm 10.24.20 Yes. Sand and repaint
Battery Sizing sail sfbay at 7:55pm 10.24.20 [QUOTE="dlochner, post: 1664931, ...... On an maiden voyage on a new boat, a BoatUS membership with
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? Jim Hawkins at 7:51pm 10.24.20 Well I'm going to ask a question that will show my ignorance but I'm gonna ask anyway. Is it normal
Battery Sizing jssailem at 7:46pm 10.24.20 two (2) 6v 220 Ah batteries in series. The 6v batteries in series gives you 12V power. The batteri
Battery Sizing dlochner at 7:43pm 10.24.20 dlochner...............plans for the DC electrical system is to have a marine electrician inspect t

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