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HARD TO MOVE THROTTLE HANDLE JOHN MCDERMOTT at 10:32am 06.16.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1128 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 7/5784 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 4/905 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 6/1363 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 3/935 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 5/1035 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 2/835 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 4/1091 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 2/758 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 3/903 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 4/804 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 6/1030 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 0/911 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 7/1787 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 6/1073 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 2/739 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 5/1318 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 2/894 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 1/972 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 4/1113 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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Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? Kings Gambit at 2:56pm 10.31.20 So, I finally tried it. I removed the door to the forward cabin and put it in the Vee-berth for now.
PHRF adjustments PaulK at 2:47pm 10.31.20 Our club at one point made adjustments based on earlier results. I ended up getting about 30 second
PHRF adjustments shemandr at 2:21pm 10.31.20 PHRF of Eastern Long Island used to do the credit for dacron. Also for rolling furling. I'm not su
PHRF adjustments Davidasailor26 at 2:00pm 10.31.20 PHRF of the Chesapeake gives an adjustment for roller furling headsails. They only apply it if the s
West Marine antifreeze Davidasailor26 at 1:43pm 10.31.20
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 kappykaplan at 1:40pm 10.31.20 Good job! Nice craftsmanship, @SailingLoto :beer:
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (1) SailingLoto at 1:37pm 10.31.20 Windows installed in starboard side this afternoon.
West Marine antifreeze (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:26pm 10.31.20
Alternator belt tension video advice Michael Davis at 1:17pm 10.31.20 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/making-alternator-belt-tension-easy.188775
Jib Crazy Dave Condon at 1:13pm 10.31.20 They can help you as they have the pattern already
Stolen bimini Crazy Dave Condon at 1:11pm 10.31.20 You can order one thru the forum store as they already have the pattern
Alternator belt tension video advice Michael Davis at 12:35pm 10.31.20
Alternator belt tension video advice Rich Stidger at 12:15pm 10.31.20 I replaced the slotted bar with a turn-buckle. Works very well and you get one handed adjustments.
Anyone recognize this gaff-rigged Catboat? (1) Tom J at 12:13pm 10.31.20 This I believe is a Crosby catboat. It is entering Cotuit Bay, only a mile or so from the Crosby Bo
What shackle for halyards? CYQK at 12:01pm 10.31.20 Admiral read that some snap shackles come apart at the wrong time. She likes the tylaska When the ad
Spinnaker working loads? Hunter216 at 11:52am 10.31.20 I have 2 new Lewmar 30ST winches that I bought for my Starwind last fall. I didn't install them an
What shackle for halyards? thinwater at 11:50am 10.31.20 Bowline knots! There you go. No shackle is best.
Shroud Cleat Project (1) doeska at 11:28am 10.31.20 Well done Jacktar, chapeau! I am simply not handy enough to do that. Recently bought a 'shroud butto
Alkaline batteries Tom J at 11:25am 10.31.20 If your battery contacts aren't too corroded, you can clean them with a pencil eraser. Old trick I
Propeller shaft key material dlochner at 10:48am 10.31.20 It should match the shaft, a SS key for a SS shaft, bronze for bronze.

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