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hunter 30 exhaust problem rob lavern at 12:52pm 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/881 is it possible to have the exhaust plugged to the point that no water comes out? my one cylinder yan
Self survey? (like being one's own attorney?) Dave at 12:33pm 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 3/917 What else would you suggest I look for? (obvious trouble spots)I'm buying an '86 C25 (swing keel s/
Trailer Problem David at 12:28pm 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 4/869 Bought 86 w/ no trailer Bought trailer and then looked at all Pictures I could find. Modified traile
What kind of outboard Mac25 Vangoghz at 12:22pm 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1027 I have recently purchased a Mac25. The boat does not have an outboard so my question is what is the
44 HP Yanmar sump Henry Lopez at 11:48am 07.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1013 I have a 1984 Hunter 40 that is powered by a 44HP Yanmar diesel. The sump under the engine, intende
More (or less) spare parts for a Renault Diesel D. Megonigal at 10:52am 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1125 Does anyone have a source for original water pump impellers (Renault RC 8 D 1979 vintage, out of a 1
Outboard for MacGregor 25 Carl at 9:36am 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1376 My Son and I have acquired a "vintage"25. We would like to use a Merc 7.5 that we have to use when n
Re-caulking the deck Curt McClain at 7:56am 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1183 I recently acquired an older Venture 21 in need of a lot of work. There are a couple of details that
Buyer beware?? Bill Perry at 6:18am 07.15.02 Day Sailers 0/1059 I am looking at a used O'Day 15 but would appreciate any advice as to the things peculiar to that bo
Wash down pump Geoff in Ann Arbor at 6:11am 07.15.02 Big Boats 6/997 I want to add a wash down pump to my boat and have looked at teeing off of the fresh water inlet for
Broke my C-22 rudder Randy K at 5:56am 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 2/901 Thought I'd pass on my story as it might be of some help to others. When I brought our 1986 C-22 I
Passages or not? K Cobb at 5:45am 07.15.02 Ask All Sailors 0/870 In their latest generation of 35-36' boats Beneteau and Catalina have gone to designs that have a ca
letting down the Sail Droo at 5:39am 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1098 I was recently out in the bay and needed my sail to come down pretty quick to avoid being beached. T
Helm Seat Hump Guest at 5:11am 07.15.02 Big Boats 0/1366 The helm seat hump is part of the cockpit cushion package that goes on the walk-thru helm seat that
Coronado rail trim Kathryn at 4:52am 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 1/1036 We are in the process revamping a Coronodo 15 for our kids. It nees new rail trim,( the plastic or
C27 Compass installation Todd Bellamy at 4:37am 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1038 Does anyone have any suggestions on where to place a compass on a C27 (mine is an '86 with a tiller)
Engine hot idiot light came on Chris Mead at 4:20am 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 14/1166 The other day after running the Yanmar GM for about an hour back to port at around 2000 RPM...nothin
Head odor Pete at 4:15am 07.15.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1401 Peggy, we have a one year old C320. This year, per your advice, we have started using fresh water f
Raw Water Intake Lyn at 4:08am 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1626 Should the sea cock for the raw water engine cooling intake be closed at all times and every time th
Holding tank replacement Ronald Land at 4:06am 07.15.02 Big Boats 7/997 I just finished (almost) replacing my aluminum holding tank with a plastic tank. The original tank

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Furling Main Outhaul Thingie stephen_i_w at 6:35am 06.29.20 Thank you, I get so many great answers on this forum. It is a truly valuable resource.
Catalina 27 Chartplotter Swing Arm Install Joe at 6:26am 06.29.20 Nice work! Hope you don't mind if I comment on your mount location. I have similar setup, although
Glow Plug key or not to key? Stu Jackson at 6:20am 06.29.20 Doesn't matter at all.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Hayden Watson at 6:20am 06.29.20 Here is the Round Whidbey Race web site. The race starts at 10:00am 7/11/20 and must be completed b
Square sail (1) LagunaJay at 6:20am 06.29.20 Well, it works! This test sail is only about 100 SF and with true wind of about 5-10 knots, she doe
Shout out to Weems and Plath shemandr at 6:09am 06.29.20 As I posted they replaced my 30 year old handheld compass without even charging postage. They stand
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise mermike at 6:09am 06.29.20 @Hayden Watson , tell me more about the race. My rules are daylight hours only, a ration of grog iss
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise mermike at 6:06am 06.29.20 We're back. Had a really fun and interesting sail around the island. Anchored at Elger Bay, Hope isl
Balancing The Helm Lazy1 at 6:01am 06.29.20 Excellent post! Clear question with clear answers and very little drift. Outstanding! did I just dr
Rust Spot on keel cb32863 at 5:56am 06.29.20 Here's my thread from about a month ago on what I did with mine on my Beneteau First 235. Mine was p
TIMING - What are you waiting for? gulfcoastsailor at 5:43am 06.29.20 I recently had my 35 year old diesel tank cleaned for the first time. Remarkably it was in excellen
Kite sailing Will Gilmore at 5:40am 06.29.20 takes great skill to sail to windward. it's called 'beating' for a reason. It's called "beating" b
Catalina 310 transmission problems KenA at 5:17am 06.29.20 We are on the Chesapeake and that means some days with a lot of mototing when winds die. We also too
Centerboard Leak catalanc at 5:15am 06.29.20 I'll be back at the boat Thursday and she will be up on stands so that I can check thinks out. Will
Kite sailing (1) Hunter216 at 5:06am 06.29.20 The other encouraging thing is that this guy was about my age and he told me he is just now learnin
Delamination jviss at 4:55am 06.29.20 Thanks Dave. As to age, I'm not too far behind you. :)
Balancing The Helm Gene Neill at 4:52am 06.29.20 Your foresight on the sail slides when reefing is much better than mine was. Yes, the slides will
The Perfect Hat Gene Neill at 4:47am 06.29.20 Admiral is just now on her second Tilley hat in 20 yr; the Airflow, LTM2 I think. Yes, lifetime gua
Cowl Cover Missing (1) Aftkhar Aslam at 4:37am 06.29.20 Replace entire unit with 3" vent... here's one for $20.99. Google "cowl vent for sailboats" for mo
Catalina 310 transmission problems JRT at 4:34am 06.29.20 What does a blow up transmission start to do as an indicator? I think we are pretty easy users with

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