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Whats the best roller furling for an H23? Ken Keough at 7:51am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 4/914 I am looking into adding a roller furler to my 1986 H23.CDI has one for $359 however with the chain
Seeking other O'Day 23' owners Mark at 6:38am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1318 Good day to everyone here.First, I want to express how informative and useful the Oday-list has be
Raising the mast on my Catalina 22 Ed at 6:09am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/11872 Does anyone have an easy way to raise the mast on a Catalina 22? Mine is in a hoist. I juggle it mys
fuel tank Richard at 5:43am 05.29.03 Big Boats 1/976 Has any Hunter 37 owner(1986-88)had problems with sucking air into the fuel system when there is les
Packless Shaft Seal Dave Winiker at 5:23am 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/978 I just installed a PYI packless shaft seal in our '87 Hunter31. Other than a little initial difficul
O'Day 27 Dodger Steve Anderson at 5:03am 05.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1590 Looking for a dodger for a 1978 27 in any condition. Thanks, Steve
Yanmar 3GM30F Engine problems and advise Ray at 4:36am 05.29.03 Big Boats 7/7313 Here is some sound advise for hunter owners with the 3GM30 engine.We bought our 1990 Hunter 35.5 l
Halyards To Cockpit Jim at 4:06am 05.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1082 Looking for suggestions on how to run the main halyard back to the cockpit on a 26X. What kind of b
NYC to Martha's Vinyard on a H326-July Ed Fluss at 3:51am 05.29.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1331 I am planning a trip from NYC to Martha's Vinyard on my new 326 and I thought I would ask around for
alcohol stove Eva McMahan at 3:32am 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1009 My 1985 30' Catalina sloop has a pressurized alcohol stove that does not work. Is there a manual fo
Need for topping lift? Jack Kelly at 3:21am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/893 Just read the responses to another inquiry about this... We have a 23 - never set it up with a toppi
Starting and charging problems with Merc 15 Pete Osborn at 2:18am 05.29.03 Ask All Sailors 3/999 Had an annoying problem with starting my Merc 15 which is rather annoying anyone had similar problem
Whale Plumbing Problems Kevin at 1:09am 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 7/1056 I own a 2003 260 and it came with the hard plastic whale plumbing system. The system does not use cl
Vision 32 Wanted. Please help! Andy Reid at 1:01am 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/989 Searching from San Diego to Seattle. Any referrals and/or pre-purchase inspection recommendations wo
Strainer 4 factory installedair conditioning/ heat Alton D. Kenney at 12:21am 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1022 I have recently taken delivery on my Catalina 350. Has anyone with a 350 or any other model that has
Tank Indicators Gone Crazy Curt at 12:13am 05.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/986 I have a Hunter-logo'd Tank Indicator panel on my 410 that provides readouts for the 3 water tanks a
Aluminum Toe Rails - Stripes On Sides Of Boat John Manard at 12:09am 05.29.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1705 We have a First 38 (1984). As water runs through the aluminun toe rails it causes stripes of residue
C 320 Charger/Inverter Bob Seiden at 11:45pm 05.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1280 Interesting information about the Charger/Inverter on our 2001 C 320.We have Hull #851. The boat
Piranah FIsh Finder J.B. Dyer at 10:46pm 05.28.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1009 I have a 1983 O'Day34. As luck would have it, my depth sounder fried last weekend right at the top
Kenyon Stoves Mark at 3:43pm 05.28.03 Smaller Boats 1/790 Recently there has been a few messages about good service from companies and I mentioned that I had

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Electric fuel pump Alan Gomes at 1:06pm 10.25.20 I agree, probably a PO modification, the 2GM20 has a mechanical pump mounted on the engine. Appar
which winch cable to use justsomeguy at 1:00pm 10.25.20 I'm sorry. Perhaps a serious sailor will chime in. ;)
Colorado winter sail jssailem at 12:47pm 10.25.20 We had a temp of -2C here in the AM. Birds came to the birdbath and skated to a landing. Feels like
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 SailingHarry at 12:18pm 10.25.20 I have had this failure twice. It is the control module -- an expensive, but easy, replacement. An
Lifeline autopsy Jackdaw at 11:54am 10.25.20 The cover idea sounds good. The issue is to smooth out any rough spots that may fray the line as it
which winch cable to use capta at 11:52am 10.25.20 Well, it only took you guys 5 hours to chase this guy away. lol
Converting from roller furled to hank on capta at 11:49am 10.25.20 A deck sweeper will cause the boat to point a little higher. The pressure differential between the
Lifeline autopsy Jackdaw at 11:18am 10.25.20
Electric fuel pump sailme88 at 11:13am 10.25.20 Your fuel system should have a 90 degree valve on the tank outlet. This allows you to shunt the fue
H310 fuel shutoff valve wdonovan at 11:11am 10.25.20 So the 6 bolt flange with square head in center is the valve? That explains it. I was looking for an
which winch cable to use Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 10.25.20
Equalizing 6 volts..... Stu Jackson at 11:06am 10.25.20 Greg, also make sure to fully charge the bank before equalizing.
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

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