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Beneteau 411 Advise Sought Wentsailing@aol.com at 11:57pm 01.26.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1400 We purchased a 411 (LE) at a show last week and are seeking help/advise from other B/411 owners. Any
Vent hose for holding Tank Dave Mauney at 10:33am 01.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1258 I have got a puzzler. I have 1" through hulls on each side of the bow. I am leading 1" vent hose d
source for COLE cabin heater? mark stevens at 9:12pm 01.26.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1273 In a recent post I asked for info on locationg a used Newport solid fuel cabin heater and was advise
Jack Stands Guest at 12:41am 01.13.02 Smaller Boats 5/945 I am looking at purchasing jack stands to lift my Hunter 23.5 off its trailer. So I can prepare the
Strictly Sail Boat Show at Navy Pier in Chicago John (Rip) Edmundson at 11:43am 01.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/811 I talked to my Hunter Dealer, Racine Riverside, in Racine, WI this morning. They are taking 4 boats
posting error - apology David at 8:09am 01.26.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/769 I made an error posting to this forum. Please accept my apology
How is a hydrometer used? John Richard at 11:07pm 01.12.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1769 I recently bought a hydrometer from Pep Boys. It is the type that has a bulb on one end that sucks
SAILINGCREW REQUIRED NORTH WALES UK TT at 3:37am 01.26.02 Ask All Sailors 0/968 SAILING CREW WANTED NORTH WALES UK CREW WANTED, Beneteau 331 Yacht. Operating from Pwllheli in Nort
Tiller Holder Arturo DeVitalis at 6:56am 01.04.02 Smaller Boats 0/947 Ray tks for a better idea, ie, an eye bolt. I'm going to make the change. Ain't two heads (or more)
Atomic 4 tune up tracy at 1:54am 01.26.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1359 Im wondering if there is a bible out there on the Atomic 4 gas engine. what Im mostly looking is for
Furling for Hunter 23 Peter Warner at 1:41pm 01.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/947 I'm interested in feedback for headsail furling for a Hunter 23:equipment, reliability, ease of ins
test 25 Phil Herring at 1:28am 01.26.02 Catalina 22 0/1160 test22
Diesel Jennie at 1:13am 01.26.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1397 I have a yanmar diesel engine M 25 that needs to have the starter replaced. Can it be rebuilt or sho
Another dumb rookie Bill at 7:22am 01.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/885 I ran the halyard cleat to the top of the mast. Does any body have an old sailors remedy to get it b
test 19 Phil Herring at 12:35am 01.26.02 Catalina 22 0/838 test 18
Headstay on 1981 h37 cutter Jack Betts at 12:28am 01.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 11/935 I'm replacing the jib on my 1981 h37c cutter and wondered if anyone knows the standard I (foretriang
Bahama Trip - dog Ray Chapman at 9:53pm 01.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/866 We am sailing to the Bahamas on our Hunter 310. We will be taking our dog with us.Does any one hav
Cabin top vs. cockpit main traveler Skip at 4:01am 01.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1241 I am thinking that if I were to move the traveler from the cockpit to the cabin top there would be m
Trailer Specs for 1990 H27 James Calhoun at 1:56pm 01.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/943 I have just purchased a 1990 H27 and must move it. I have a trailer that needs modification to fit
banging noise on swing keel Michael Allen at 9:57am 01.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/2468 I have a 1979 25' cataling boat with a swing keel. I have only had the boat for a few months but I n

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eye candy (1) TomY at 6:03am 03.01.20 Below in WHITE CLOUD, a 25' yawl built in the Uk 108 years ago.
Valve thru hull fittings..... to remove dlochner at 6:03am 03.01.20 If you heat it, try using a heat gun rather than a torch.
Strut lubrication? dlochner at 6:00am 03.01.20 Yep water lubricated. The set screws keep the cutlass bearing from spinning.
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble mermike at 5:53am 03.01.20 Do you get fuel from the bleed scew just ahead of the high pressure fuel pump when you pump the lift
What stove SteveLKN at 5:41am 03.01.20 The black object is the mount for the Raymarine wind transducer, my boat has an I60 wind display. I
Twisting a fitting on tank (2) NYSail at 5:37am 03.01.20
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble RoyS at 5:30am 03.01.20 Sounds like air between the secondary filter and the injector pump. May be some sort of bleed device
hit a rock in the keel CrispyCringle at 5:10am 03.01.20 The material is simple to determine- Iron or steel- a magnet will determine (probably not iron, does
Lewmar Friction lever replacement gary16188 at 4:46am 03.01.20 Those deep-set pop rivets are a metric size, but you can use a near SAE size. I have a 1995 big (70
What stove Codybear at 4:40am 03.01.20 What is the black object on the plate that I have my anchor light mounted? Like the new marinebeam
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia daviddp at 4:13am 03.01.20 When people live in close proximity to each other and an economy depends on tourism, careful and th
hit a rock in the keel BrianRobin at 3:51am 03.01.20 This is now a puzzle to figure out or is it a pool? Who's for lead? Who's for iron? Who's for stee
How is the Traveler rail for main boom mounted? JA Toms River at 3:21am 03.01.20 The traveler that Catalina installs is a solid bar with the ends drilled and threaded on the inside
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia Captain Larry-DH at 3:10am 03.01.20 Masks help with aerosol particulate (from cough and sneeze) but the type of mask that would protect
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia Will Gilmore at 2:37am 03.01.20 Just went out looking for an N95 particle dust mask, Lowes, Home Depot, O'Reiley's, Sanel, Harbor Fr
HELP NEEDED-Finally getting around to removing my main side polycarbonate/perspex panel that ports are set into to re-seat it. eianm at 1:46am 03.01.20 Hi Eian, I've done those side ports and handled the cleaning of the sealant the same way as the ma
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia Steve L22188 at 12:45am 03.01.20 Just returned from 10 days in the BVIs...the BVIs reportedly would not allow an Italian cruise ship
PNW Winter Cruise 2020 jssailem at 10:23pm 02.29.20 Another great video production Terry. Looks like you had your Insulated pants on... Nicely color co
Valve thru hull fittings..... to remove NYSail at 9:55pm 02.29.20 Boat is on the hard..... want no torque to valve and below to skin fitting. Valve is not stainless..
What is this under vberth... Jdtran at 9:51pm 02.29.20 Thanks John. Found it online as well finally.

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