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mast corrosion repair Marcus Bradley at 9:04am 07.13.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1184 I have a old tornado class catamaran and I recently found a hole corroded into the aluminum mast. T
Closing Companionway in Heavy Weather Ed at 7:52am 07.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1389 When, if ever would you close up your compaionway and hatch? Heavy wind, heavy seas? or never. I a
Centerbd Pendant Feed Bill J at 5:08am 07.13.02 Day Sailers 1/981 The pendant broke and, wondering what happened, my crew member hauled the line up into the cockpit..
Winter Storage Justin at 5:07am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/806 I have an 88 H23 on a lake in the poconos, this year I have the option of storing the boat for the w
H260 Spinnaker Brian at 5:06am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 4/936 I an considering adding an asymmetrical spinnaker to my H260. I noticed a spinnaker on the HunterOwn
Rust in 356 ss Miguel at 3:22am 07.13.02 Big Boats 9/1059 My boat was conmisioned on may 2002 and I have found rust in the part where the speakers are mounted
How Far? Michael at 3:01am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 3/913 Over on TSBB they have been discussing how far and how far out people have sailed their boats. I
Universal Overheating Eric Stone at 3:00am 07.13.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1430 I have an 11 horse Universal 2 cylinder Model 5411. It is raw water cooled only. I recently got stru
Genset/A.C. installations on C30s Jim Latoz at 2:49am 07.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/824 My wife and I have had our C30 for four years. We are very happy with the boat and plan to move abo
burlingtonfreepress.com-July 9 dan at 1:10am 07.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/894 Hi Fellow Sailors......Please go in to burlingtonfreepress.com-archives-tuesday-top stories and re
Engine Repowering Steve at 12:27am 07.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/899 Does anyone have any experience repowering the standard C30 Universal M25 engine with the newer repl
Boom clean up Kevin at 12:16am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 3/1056 The boom on my 79 25' is starting to show some age. While it is not pitted the exterior finish is r
Head Stay Mast Mount Tim at 11:34pm 07.12.02 Smaller Boats 2/1064 I have an H-26 with a CDI Flexible Furler. I bought the boat used and it did not come with the prope
Need pages 72/73 and 74/75 of Yanmar 2GM20(F) Man Gary H. Dunford at 11:19pm 07.12.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1087 I have just aquired an O'day 302 (1988). The boat is in excellant shape and has all original manual
Back-pressure in Jabsco 3/4 Frank LaBrake at 10:42pm 07.12.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1006 The Jabsco manual toilet on our boat has three 3/4" hoses connected to the pump. The floor-level hos
Asymetrical Spinaker for a 27? Martin at 10:01pm 07.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/859 I have a 27' hunter 1984. On the Chesapeake Bay I with light air I have been using a 150 Genoa. Has
I looked at the 1975 Mariner and . . David at 3:56pm 07.12.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/884 it seemed to be in decent shape except it had a good deal of water in the bilge. It was sitting on t
Main winches Malcolm Clyde at 1:15pm 07.12.02 Big Boats 2/822 I posted a question about the B'R rig and got really helpful replies. Thanks guys. Another question
Headsail RG Miller at 12:36pm 07.12.02 Smaller Boats 3/804 I'm buying a Hunter 23 that doesn't have a headsail. What are the dimensions needed to find a used J
Propane Tank Replacement Stuart at 11:46am 07.12.02 Big Boats 7/2159 We have a 1999 340. The propane tank (think it's 4 lb.) rusted and the valve is outdated ' cannot

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LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Alan Gomes at 5:16pm 04.10.20 that's how I knew my pump was leaking....... oil level was high and thin...... I'd highly recommen
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ken13559 at 5:13pm 04.10.20 You also should check that your engine oil level has not risen. That would indicate that the lift
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ken13559 at 5:12pm 04.10.20 Disconnect and remove. Basic and easy. There is a screen inside the pump that can get clogged. Make
Sailing movie on Amazon Prime Rick D at 5:06pm 04.10.20 Watched WIND last night for the zillionth time. Thin story line, but the best sailing I've ever seen
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice Davidasailor26 at 5:06pm 04.10.20
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F NYSail at 4:57pm 04.10.20 that's how I knew my pump was leaking....... oil level was high and thin......
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F heritage at 4:45pm 04.10.20 You also should check that your engine oil level has not risen. That would indicate that the lift p
How can people continue working during a lock down? smokey73 at 4:41pm 04.10.20 I grew up working on a pig farm in Indiana (hence applying to the Naval Academy ala the speech in th
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F NYSail at 4:36pm 04.10.20 But do remember when you do remove the banjo fittings, best to have new copper washers. You can heat
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice Tally Ho at 4:33pm 04.10.20 My introduction to sailing was a 2 hour sail on a buddies Catalina 30...and I was hooked. The next
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) JamesG161 at 4:29pm 04.10.20 We are still innovative. Virus or not. Social Distancing "RADAR?"
How can people continue working during a lock down? Daveinet at 4:21pm 04.10.20 I just went out for the first time in week. The traffic was heavy. Typical for a Friday afternoon. I
Removing Companionway Plexiglass Slide klbloxom at 4:20pm 04.10.20 No, no pop up. Screwed in place.
Catalina 310 lists to port leo310 at 4:14pm 04.10.20 I have had Tess Too tie up along side a few years ago and at that time the listing was no more that
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 4:11pm 04.10.20 Hi RG, thanks for your post. I have some decisions to make. Being on a fixed income, I need to make
Do you have a favorite Email read? (1) sail sfbay at 4:00pm 04.10.20 Richmond, CA (NE SF Bay) weather forecast looks fantastic!! Just completed an engine oil/filter chan
1-cylinder Yanmar Issues sail sfbay at 3:53pm 04.10.20 Consider reaching out to a marine diesel engine mechanic?
Shaft trough hull log parts ggrizzard at 3:52pm 04.10.20 Yes on both counts.
Removing Forestay from roller furler (1) rgranger at 3:50pm 04.10.20 I wonder if you squeezed it with the type of pliers used for a set ring, you could not get the plast
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice rgranger at 3:44pm 04.10.20 Foiled by auto correct again? :biggrin: Yes... my phone is really bad about that.... and my thumb

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