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What's a cunningham? Stuart at 9:20am 10.26.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2607 Read your book. It's great, understand most of it
What size engine for a 22 mark alba at 8:14am 10.26.01 Smaller Boats 4/1050 I just purchased a Chrysler 8hp engine for my Cat 22.It is a short shaft. Is that Ok for this boat.
Uh oh! Clog at bottom of tank? Jack Betts at 12:44am 10.22.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1308 On our 1981 h37, we've got a Wilcox-Crittendon Imperial Jr. toilet with a 15-gallon (nominally, anyw
Chartplotters W Hall at 7:28am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/992 My Hunter 410 is currently equiped with the following ST50 Plus instruments: GPS, Wind, Depth and Sp
ST 50 Wind Tom Huffmire at 6:58am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1258 I currently have both ST50 Tridata and wind, but the Tridata head (LED) is bad ... can not read whil
Propeller Care Jack at 12:18am 10.22.01 Big Boats 6/1166 My prop has a very large build up of growth and barancles. This has caused an unbalaced situation a
Idylle 10.5 Ray Allen at 6:35am 10.26.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4753 I am considering the purchase of a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 10.5 here in Sydney.I can't find any revie
Bow Eye For an O'Day 25 Jason at 5:29am 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1024 I want to start trailering my O'Day 25. It does not have a bow eye for pulling the boat out of the
Ocean Sailing Roy at 12:05am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 6/823 I'd like to take my H240 out into the ocean. Just done river and bay sailing so far. How do the wate
O'day 302 Jim Sullivan at 4:58am 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2348 Does anyone know why we have nothing on the Oday 302 on this web site.. not even a place for review?
Circumnavigation in a Catalina? Vernon D. Baker at 1:37am 10.26.01 Big Boats 4/3101 Getting close to retirement and the big cruise. I have sailed both Catalina and Hunter coastal, but
Swaying single axle trailer. John Averell at 11:11pm 10.21.01 Ask All Sailors 6/2321 Trailered my 1981 Mac25 for the first time on its (correct, I think) single axle trailer, and it beg
Rudder for a 25' 1981 Hunter Frank McGurk at 1:01am 10.26.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/946 I would like to get a diagram of the Rudder and the maintainance process required for my H25'. Any h
Advice on Changing Oil - Yanmar QM15-Diesel Richard at 12:16am 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2324 Just purchased O'Day 30 with a Yanmar QM15 diesel inboard. Needs an oil change - what's best type an
340 Water Heater Fluid Mitch at 9:12pm 10.21.01 Big Boats 6/1114 While draining my drinking water system for the winter, I found some green colored liquid dripping f
POWER FOR ST4000 INSTALLATION Bill Robb at 11:31pm 10.25.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1179 Bill, I want to use the power going to my compass light for my ST4000 installation. My dealer said
Wheel doesn't turn upon start-up Roc at 10:27pm 10.25.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/909 Bill,I have an ST4000 plus. It is 2 years old. A friend was at the helm and flipped the lever, di
Keel troubles Alan "Don't Know Jack" at 2:54pm 10.25.01 Smaller Boats 1/1019 While raising the keel, I must have overturned the winch at the top end. The shaft extension for the
Running cabin wiring Steve Voyce at 1:49pm 10.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/899 I have an 89 Hunter 30' and I am attempting to run some wiring for 12 volts from my power panel (por
Waterline Hunter 20 - 1981 Stephen at 1:06pm 10.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1001 Does anyone know where the waterline should be on a Hunter 30 1981? I just purchased a Hunter 30 an

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6hp Chrysler 150 sailor outboard starting issues IASailor at 1:26pm 06.14.20 I had an issue with the outboard on my Catalina 22. I replaced the fuel line, all good. Good luck.
Maine Visitors TomY at 1:21pm 06.14.20
Big bird strikes again. Windvane Ron20324 at 1:21pm 06.14.20 .... I have no clue how that is accomplished without some kind of known wind reference. Ospreys
M25 loss of raw water suction after sailing and/or rough weather turn - Catalina 30, 1983 yoms1984 at 1:17pm 06.14.20 I am having the same problem on my 44 hp 4JHE engine (No Suction). I have flushed the system out th
Shore power cable Ron20324 at 1:12pm 06.14.20 The OP has not responded, so maybe is dumpster diving after that young lady? Is it too late for mout
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? RunningCloud at 12:57pm 06.14.20 Running Cloud was designed and built by Richard (Dick) Flint in Santa Barbara in 1972 at the old sta
Siracco 15 gooseneck repair (1) IASailor at 12:55pm 06.14.20 I spoke to the former owner. He affected this repair last year and it was done two years before that
Need advise Bluenose at 12:52pm 06.14.20 I would - you should be Ok as long as you set it up as closely as possible to the old one.
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Alan Gomes at 12:48pm 06.14.20 Thats not what I asked him Alan. 3800 rpm seems a bit hi. I would think it would be governed at a
Job sheet tracks nosnebjim at 12:28pm 06.14.20 Sorry about auto correct JIB not JOB
Out for a while and off the water for a while longer kappykaplan at 12:24pm 06.14.20 Tks, for the kind thoughts, John. They called it stage T1, so we think it's early. As far as Momma
Beneteau Cabin floors RitSim at 12:22pm 06.14.20 The strips were no issue. I did find that I could not spot repair - had to strip the whole panel.
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Rick at 12:19pm 06.14.20 Thats not what I asked him Alan. 3800 rpm seems a bit hi. I would think it would be governed at ar
Crack in mast - anyone else seen this? Hello Below at 12:14pm 06.14.20 There was a survey, but the survey specifically states that the rigging was only inspected from dec
Bedding for Beneteau 37 Oceanis sail sfbay at 12:12pm 06.14.20 Buy a fitted mattress a tuck in the excess or buy a flat sheet and drape over the sides. Allow an e
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Alan Gomes at 12:01pm 06.14.20 Can you expand on the last part. What are the symptoms now? You said no smoke at 2200 RPM right?
Beneteau Cabin floors Jeff Hand at 11:55am 06.14.20 Thanks RitSim. I can see how using the cherry stain would bring back the colour of the floor, but wh
Beneteau Cabin floors Jeff Hand at 11:55am 06.14.20 I sail a 1994 Oceanis 400. The cabin floor is looking a bit worn in a few spots. Definitely could
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Rick at 11:49am 06.14.20 Can you expand on the last part. What are the symptoms now? You said no smoke at 2200 RPM right? E
My Boat Is Held Together By Zip Ties! Tom J at 11:42am 06.14.20

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