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Exhaust stains on hull... Greg at 4:07am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1085 Anyone have an easy way to get that crap off, tried using my regular boat soap and it didn't even bu
Cushions Bruce at 4:01am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1063
When the Wind's Too Strong for Your Engine Gary Wyngarden at 4:01am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1100 Reading the "Worst Day" stories reminds me of stuff I've read about the wind just overpowering an au
Rudder Line trashed our Yamaha Bill and Nancy Berg at 3:44am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 9/873 This past weekend on our 2 year old H260 (with the original rudder line rigging) when I put the moto
Different keels for 22' Steve Cooper at 3:00am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 5/881 The specifications for C 22 lists keel displacements of 550,650 and 700 lbs.Which keels go with eac
BOAT SWAP Steve Fuller at 2:39am 08.13.02 Other Sailboats 1/1024 I own a 42 passage,(meticously maintaned,and outfitted)and am considering swapping time for usage. M
Rigging lines for rudder Sean Coerse at 2:15am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/747 I had to have work done on my rudder post and now that it is done I cant seem to remember how to rig
St. Lawrence anyone? Ed Schenck at 1:13am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 2/961 Struggling with stepping and sealing my keel-stepped mast(H37C) this Spring has me reconsidering goi
Stained cushion Allen at 1:03am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/808 I need advice on how to remove stains (ink) from a bread wrapper off of my white cockpit cushions (S
replacement rudder for a oday 25 w fiveash at 1:00am 08.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1154 we have a 75 oday 25 footer, sailed on san francisco bay.while out in the normal 25 mph winds, the
New Sailor, New Sail Boat - What Do I Need? KA at 12:40am 08.13.02 Bigger Boats 3/1033 Just bought a 272 Oday, 1987. What do some of you seasoned sailors recommend I purchase to keep aboa
Many Oday 23 questions... Brian Power at 12:38am 08.13.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/985 Hi, I bought a 1978 O'Day 23 2 months ago and have had tons of fun since but I have a few questions.
Internet access on the ICW Tom at 11:36pm 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 7/2003 We're planning our first trip down the ICW this fall and are trying to figure out the best way to ac
h30 1980 don robinson at 8:49pm 08.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1171 Can any one tell me if on a h30 1980 if the cockpit has a hatch that will come up toget to the back
Raw water strainer on Catalina 34 Bill Hatter at 1:50pm 08.12.02 Big Boats 1/1646 I recently attempted to remove the plastic cover on the raw water strainer on my Catalina 34. I fin
Zinc pencil in engine heat exchanger Tom Speitel at 12:56pm 08.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1448 Question. My Universal M3-20 diesel has a zinc pencil. In the manual it also shows a drain in the sa
navigation software Steve Akseizer at 12:12pm 08.12.02 Big Boats 8/1125 I am considering purchasing a computer navigation program for our weekend cruising on Long Island so
whale gusher urchin manual bilge pump david wilson at 11:24am 08.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1844 just bought a boat that has a whale urchin manual bilge pump to pump waste from a gravity fed holdin
Where can additional 4-D bank be placed?? Carol at 10:59am 08.12.02 Big Boats 13/1092 We currently have a starter battery and one 4-D battery for house bank. We have a 2000W inverter.
Curtains for Java (1) Jim Seamans at 10:31am 08.12.02 Smaller Boats 4/845 My wife had me landlocked this weekend, so I finally got out the fabric we bought last year and made

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Squealing shaft? Justin_NSA at 5:59am 07.30.20 Shaft dripless seal lost water and needed a burp. That would be scary if the mating surfaces got s
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug Bill19233 at 5:58am 07.30.20
Squealing shaft? RoyS at 5:55am 07.30.20 Shaft dripless seal lost water and needed a burp.
Better Cigarette Lighter Plug Terry Cox at 5:54am 07.30.20 In reference to the 12v socket pics that I posted above, the Stanley brand car inverters work well f
Shower Sumps and Raw Water Intake Sable Sailor at 5:51am 07.30.20 Thanks, Alan!. Much appreciated.
proper functioning vented loop Terry Cox at 5:34am 07.30.20 Our 1991 boat came standard with dual electric Jabsco toilets both having siphon breaks between the
Refer Box Drain JRT at 5:25am 07.30.20 My setup is same and I appear to have the same problem. Pump drains shower sump, but fridge seems t
New Victron Smart Shunt vs. New Balmar SG2000 Maine Sail at 5:25am 07.30.20 Thanks. I purchased an SG2000 as an early adopter but have only recently gotten around to getting m
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 5:19am 07.30.20 What's the quote - that people never die as long as the memories of them are carried forward? What
Squealing shaft? Justin_NSA at 5:13am 07.30.20 Could it be the cutlass bearing? A belt would still be moving unless the engine was turned off.
Refer Box Drain valcour at 4:58am 07.30.20 Thanks, I have blown out the hose with city water pressure in the past while troubleshooting, but it
Eractic Tachometer and engine power sailcapt340 at 4:42am 07.30.20
H42 Anodes question smokey73 at 4:32am 07.30.20 Just a thought - If you used the Ag reference anode on your boat in your slip but the dock neighbor
proper functioning vented loop jviss at 4:25am 07.30.20 Come to think of it, mine doesn't have a vented loop between the flush water pump and the bowl, as I
dorade box cowl vent (2) TomY at 3:48am 07.30.20 Way back when, S&S had a formula (I believe) of the size of the scuppers. Like Dave said, size is im
justsomeguy at 3:42am 07.30.20
TomY at 3:26am 07.30.20 Welcome! It's hard to say on the Alden design #. There were just 11 or 12 Mistrals built. You obviou
Squealing shaft? kappykaplan at 2:50am 07.30.20 My first instinct is the fan belt . . .
Refer Box Drain BigEasy at 2:33am 07.30.20 I had chartered a Beneteau 331 that had a similar set-up. Plumbing with a pump and valve that div
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 swshogren at 1:00am 07.30.20 Attached pdf will show you what I've done on my 34. Lewmar 1000 horizontal windlass with 75' of G4

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