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Yanmar 1GM10 wont start Anthony Bavuso at 12:13am 11.27.02 Ask All Sailors 9/6590 I am having trouble with diesel my engine. Below is a copy of the email I sent to my mechanic. Doe
Yanmar 1GM10 wont start Anthony Bavuso at 12:12am 11.27.02 Smaller Boats 3/1309 I am having trouble with diesel my engine. Below is a copy of the email I sent to my mechanic. Doe
Spinnaker Whimsey Dan DeDeker at 11:29pm 11.26.02 Smaller Boats 0/809 Has anyone rigged an 18.5 or similar boat with an asymmetrical spinnaker? What hardware do I need?
Cruising Chute Experience Tim Armand at 11:26pm 11.26.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1651 Does anyone have any experience using a "Cruising" spinnaker? My definition (whether right or not) m
Head enclosure Jeff G at 9:48pm 11.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1124 Ok, here's one for you...Am buying a 1991 MAC26. Previous owner removed the head enclosure (both bu
Hunter Mid 80s Boot Top strip Kevin at 9:19pm 11.26.02 Other Sailboats 2/1021 Jim,I own a 86 Hunter 28.5 it has the Hunter light blue boot top stripe typical of that era Hunter
Blizzard driving? No problem. Paul at 8:32pm 11.26.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1033 ... I dock a sailboat!It's snowing all over the midwest and northeast today. Those of you in sunn
Replacement rub rail on Oceanis 390 stearn Marvin Benoit at 7:37pm 11.26.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1121 I have an 1991 Oceanis 390. The rub rail molding which wraps around the stearn is badly damaged and
spider cracks...... tom at 1:43pm 11.26.02 Smaller Boats 3/1060 what are u supposed to use to fix spider cracks on the boat....and no.. raid doesnt help
before painting bottom.... tom at 1:39pm 11.26.02 Trailer Sailors 5/1799 i heard you were supposed to like,, paint on some kind of stuff that helps the paint stick... what w
Isotherm refrigeration systems ? Morrie at 1:11pm 11.26.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2892 Anyone have any experience with Isotherm refrigeration systems manufactured by Great Water, Inc., ei
Rudder Play Aaron at 12:26pm 11.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1269 I own a 1980 C30 and I need to replace the rudder bushing. What is the best procedure?
Rudder Play Aaron at 12:17pm 11.26.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/943 I need to replace the rudder bushing. What is to best procedure?
O'Day 34 or 35 Lonnie at 12:14pm 11.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1047 O'Day 34 or 35 Fin keelWere they manufacturered with Keel bolts or is the keel molded fiberglasswi
26M Spy Pics MArk at 11:14am 11.26.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/974 Someone visiting the MacGregor factory to pick up their 26X was able to snap a few pictures of a pre
Cabin top support Lee at 9:59am 11.26.02 Smaller Boats 0/714 Has anyone figured a professional looking way of supporting the cabin top open from the inside of th
Aged Diesel Fuel / Tank 272LE Brian R Clare at 9:45am 11.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1141 The 272LE that I have just purchased has sat for going on 4yrs with over half a tank of diesel fuel
H376 Chain Plates Bob F at 7:31am 11.26.02 Big Boats 1/1105 I just read the posts regarding the leaking 356 and there was talk of the chain plates failing on th
Don, read the book -but now have questions Ed at 7:14am 11.26.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1609 Don, got your book a few days ago and went through it once - will do so many more times, but have qu
What have other H26'ers done to fix the cockpit Tom Hultberg at 6:39am 11.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/796 combing pads? The original issue velcrp didn't work very well. I had some covers made and attach

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Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 seanmcclain at 8:36am 09.18.20 That's excellent. Thank you for the info. I think I'll start by fabricating a cutting board and ke
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Hayden Watson at 8:30am 09.18.20 I am assuming you are talking about a pole on the WINDWARD side on the asym, poling out the tack. T
Passage 456 Interior trim for salon port lights clavius at 8:29am 09.18.20 I have the same problem with the white vinyl trim turning yellowing on my passage 420. I plan to pu
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 Davidasailor26 at 8:28am 09.18.20 Haha! Thanks David. It looks like the Seaward Hillerange would fit my mounting box. Do you have
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Jackdaw at 8:22am 09.18.20 I have my adjustable 12-22 whisker pole mounted vertically on the mast with the car on the in-board
ICW, December south to North jssailem at 8:19am 09.18.20 This sounds like "Essential Travel" A job...unpaid... to deliver a navigational vessel into the Lake
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Hayden Watson at 8:17am 09.18.20 Having the ability to fly your asym off a pole is a nice feature as it keeps the sail more useable
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 seanmcclain at 8:12am 09.18.20 In 85 they were using Hillerange in a box like that, but without the locking knob - he Seaward Hill
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 (1) Davidasailor26 at 8:02am 09.18.20 In 85 they were using Hillerange in a box like that, but without the locking knob - xciting.
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Jackdaw at 7:50am 09.18.20 Having the ability to fly your asym off a pole is a nice feature as it keeps the sail more useable
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Sailfanatic at 7:39am 09.18.20 Having the ability to fly your asym off a pole is a nice feature as it keeps the sail more useable w
Catalina 27 Chartplotter Swing Arm Install (5) PSR at 7:35am 09.18.20 Here's my installation, which has no mounting block, with screws into the bulkhead-extremely solid:
Keel cancer? CAT22SWTEXAS at 7:35am 09.18.20 Needle gun worked fantastic. I only had a pancake compressor so I had to wait for the pressure to b
Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question) shemandr at 7:31am 09.18.20 I've used a pool noodle in non-furling mast. I imagine you could run it up about half way up with t
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue! NYSail at 7:30am 09.18.20 point of information. On our 4JH4E the plastic reserve tank is much lower. The line from the top of
Invest 90L jssailem at 7:28am 09.18.20 How about Beta or Bubba? Oh. They take names from a list. They seem to be naming every thing these
Rigging life? Sailfanatic at 7:27am 09.18.20 For better or for worse, my bet is more 40 year old sailboats have the original rigging than those t
Keel cancer? Justin_NSA at 7:13am 09.18.20 Most people sandblast but that's not a DIY process. How well does a needle gun work? I need to clean
Keel cancer? (2) CAT22SWTEXAS at 7:05am 09.18.20 I recently acquired an 86 in similar condition. What you need is a needle gun/ descaler. I bought
Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question) Davidasailor26 at 7:04am 09.18.20 I use the halyard to pull the upper swivel about half way up the mast. Tie another line to the swive

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