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Universal M-18 oil leak Patrick at 4:09am 05.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1233 I just discovered I have an oil leak and it seems to be coming from the pan.It appears to be coming
Renault RC8D Mike Zylka at 4:03am 05.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1057 Back in March 2003, someone mentioned that they had an old parts manual for 1979 Renault RC8D engine
main sails from hunter chandlery- any experience? Bob Perkowski at 3:59am 05.13.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/868 i need a new main for my 1984 hunter 31. i have a quote from uk sailmakers out here for $1998 which
Mold Lex at 3:58am 05.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/981 I have a Catalina 27. Below the "v" bunk is alot of mold. There is just no way to get in to clean
Delivery Recommendation needed Dave at 3:53am 05.13.03 Ask All Sailors 0/836 Can anyone recommend a captain to deliver a 30-footer from Manitowoc to Waukegan?
looking for a paddle/boom cradle 14' oday w hallett at 3:41am 05.13.03 Day Sailers 2/1686 do you know where i can find one of these for an older oday 14 plus the hardware?
Help - Rigging an O'Day 28 Mark at 3:34am 05.13.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1506 Hello.I am thinking of purchasing an O'Day 28, and would like to know procedure to "tune the rig";
Dimensions of prop shaft H 31 0 Peter Hoenderop at 2:47am 05.13.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/858 I am owning a Hunter 310 build in 1997 with a yanmar engine. The propellor shaft is 25 mm. Can anybo
Anchor locker Carl Lebo at 2:19am 05.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/913 I've been kicking around the idea of adding an anchor locker. Is there a kit that would help or woul
Setting for a three blade PYI on new Hunter 386 Floyd at 1:27am 05.13.03 Other Sailboats 1/873 We are about to launch a new Hunter 386 with a PYI three blade prop and want to be sure on the corre
Spotlight electrical connector (1) Gary at 12:20am 05.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1075 I have a Catalina 30 on which there is a small electrical connector (fitting) just below the engine
Gelcoat repair Tim at 11:02pm 05.12.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1027 Does anyone here have any experience with the gelcoat repair kits that marine stores sell? Do they
non skid deck paint vendor and color John Fisher at 10:30pm 05.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/981 WE HAVE A FEW HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE NON-SKID SURFACE AREAS OF OUR 86 272 .WE HAVE FILLED THE CRACKS
How identify source of engine problems? Stuart at 9:13pm 05.12.03 Big Boats 10/988 Have a 1999 Hunter 340. We've had two instances of issues with our Yanmar.First occured while m
Internal Halyard Sheave JimR at 9:02pm 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 1/958 Trying to find the replacement No. of the Internal halyard sheaves P'S located at the bottom of the
Boom topping lift (2) Ray Dobmeier at 8:59pm 05.12.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1346 We just launched and rigged our 1994 26S Mac. Nowhere in the manual does it even mention the boom t
Dimensions of 4 Post Bow Pulpit on 1981 27' Linda at 8:09pm 05.12.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1115 I've checked through the archives and haven't found this answer. I hope someone here can help.I r
Where Do Rudders Break? Herb Schiessl at 2:39pm 05.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1103 I am repairing my delaminated rudder, but I was wonderinng where a rudder usually breaks. Is it at t
Quick Question On Battery Relocation (1) Bob Fliegel at 1:31pm 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 7/860 I was thinking of relocating my two batteries from the starbord, aft section of the boat (next to th
spark plug and gap mmsailor at 1:25pm 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 6/1845 I can not find my owners manual for my 1999 0r 2000 nissan 5 hp 2 stroke outboard, I had someone tun

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Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:55am 08.14.20 Yanmar describes continuous as all the Time. Your engine should work non-stop at this speed. And th
Genoa Clew Ring kappykaplan at 11:53am 08.14.20 He wants to make the setup. :beer:
Cruising RPM. jviss at 11:50am 08.14.20 at its continuous rating all the time Isn't "all the time" what "continuous" means?
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D jviss at 11:48am 08.14.20 That's weird, in my experience, to describe conditions that way. One would typically talk of a rang
Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:43am 08.14.20
Genoa Clew Ring Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:35am 08.14.20 Very interesting. How do you create this attachment? sorry - I don't understand the question. How
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D srimes at 11:33am 08.14.20 Are you kidding? How do you get to tenths of a foot and tenths of a second? :) This buoy here:
Thru Hull Fittings Abarb at 11:15am 08.14.20 I'll be seeing the boat this weekend. He has it listed at $9500. I thought the SS was a questionable
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 Dr. D at 11:11am 08.14.20 I'll be back at the boat on Wednesday and I will take another look with your suggestions in mind. Th
Broken Furler NotCook at 11:03am 08.14.20 We can offer unbeatable pricing on Harken and Furlex furlers. We will have to talk to you about th
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D jviss at 11:03am 08.14.20 very steep 8.2/8.9ft waves at 5.6/5.7sec Are you kidding? How do you get to tenths of a foot and
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing NotCook at 10:57am 08.14.20 I use an Achilles 7'6 RU inflatable that I tow. Ive towed it over 12,000 miles with only one proble
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 Ron20324 at 10:55am 08.14.20 I'll be back at the boat on Wednesday and I will take another look with your suggestions in mind. T
Thru Hull Fittings Tricia at 10:49am 08.14.20 I'd make sure to have the boat surveyed before buying it. A good surveyor will address your concerns
Thru Hull Fittings Ron20324 at 10:38am 08.14.20 Hi: I'm a looking at a SJ 30' sailboat and the owner says he's replaced the thru hulls with high q
Thru Hull Fittings jssailem at 10:34am 08.14.20 Not necessarily. Lots of factors involved. How much does the boat cost? Is it the right boat for yo
What is wrong with this roller furler? Meriachee at 10:18am 08.14.20 Id still be far more concerned about the integrity of the rig, as adversed to the ability to furl.
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing kappykaplan at 10:15am 08.14.20 ???? ??????, ????!
Genoa Clew Ring (2) jssailem at 10:09am 08.14.20 Here is an example of the my soft shackles and the image of in use on my sail.
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing (1) capta at 10:00am 08.14.20 As Charley said, pick your weather very carefully and make absolutely certain that you do not have a

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