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O'Day 28 with Universal M12 diesel dies at idle when put under load John Shropshire at 9:09am 11.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 19/4008 My new (to me) 1985 O'Day 28 dies when put into gear when engine is at idle speed. It even does this
Mercury jssailem at 7:07am 11.14.19 Weather and Forecasting 3/1348 It is a liquid metal... The Romans called him a god "Mercury". He was one of the12 Dii Consentes w
Greta Thunberg sails back to Europe on La Vagabonde Captain Larry-DH at 5:09am 11.14.19 Ask All Sailors 266/20461 Do a google search for: Thunberg La Vagabonde I have been following La Vagabonde on YouTube and have
Gremlins again All U Get at 4:29am 11.14.19 Ask All Sailors 9/944
Rusty Keel Bolt (1) TimFromLI at 6:35pm 11.13.19 Ask All Sailors 23/4448 Working on my boat the other day I discovered a keel bolt I didn't know I had and wish I didn't. The
Sliding galley for catalina 22 Erbardy at 3:34pm 11.13.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/672 Hi all. I have a 1974 catalina 22. I would love to find a sliding galley for it. I know that some
Hunter 29.5 1994 Triple Rope Clutch (4) San Diego Steve at 12:54pm 11.13.19 Parts Search 1/561 Can anyone identify this clutch by brand name? The manual says it's Garhauer. Garhauer says it's not
Warrior Sailing Bill19233 at 7:23am 11.13.19 Racing 1/616 This just showed up in my YouTube feed. I hate it missed Veterans Day by a couple days. One of the v
New sails coming - best of both worlds? (3) Jackdaw at 6:10am 11.13.19 Racing 48/10318 Most people know that while we race BlueJ hard, we also cruise a lot. And even when cruising, we wan
hard top bimini for 450-456 jamesrladd at 4:09am 11.13.19 Big Boats 4/1841 My bimini is shot on my 450. Looking at replacing with a hardtop either fiberglass or composite pa
Boat in the cradle for the winter- Bilge full of water? Anchor Lady at 4:07pm 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 30/5817 Hello Boat Owners: I have a 1980 Oday 30, current sitting in the cradle for the winter. We put a ta
Single point Lifting Harness (Sling) for Catalina 22 Swing Keel LEWIS TRAYWICK at 2:15pm 11.12.19 Catalina 22 6/1900 I am requesting information on using a single point lift harness/sling to hoist my 2004 Catalina 22
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel Bob S at 12:42pm 11.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2119 I'm almost done installing a Raritan Elegance head and am trying to find a good location for the sma
clipper 361 fridge merlera at 10:17am 11.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/833 i bought a clipper 361 beneteau and the previous owner told me that the fridge doesnt starts when yo
1974. O'Day 20 Interior Refurbish def at 9:57am 11.12.19 Day Sailers 26/7756 My 20 sails fine. The interior, however, needs some help. I will probably have several questions, bu
Modified sloop to cutter rig Giro at 9:25am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 14/3418 I have been observing photos of Macgregor 25s which appear to have been converted to cutter rigs. It
Fuel gauge is a poor guess Dr. D at 7:52am 11.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/2682 The fuel gauge was showing a bit over 3/4 full. As the season is coming to a close, I went to the fu
More Yamaha 25 prop shaft Questions (2) Syntonos at 7:48am 11.12.19 Yamaha 4/1471 Does anyone know the O.D. of the cutlass bearing? while the shaft is 22mm ( 7/8) the O.D. of off th
Marine radio repair jk kudera at 6:05am 11.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/759 I have an Icom handheld, and it will receive but wont send, anyone know of a repair service?
Holding tank pumpout question Justin_NSA at 5:44am 11.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/3696 I have a really stupid question. I confess, I don't know my sanitation system well enough. We hauled

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Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle (3) Ralph Johnstone at 3:32pm 06.14.24 The problem is that O ring #22 is leaking. with a NON-PETROLEUM grease such as SuperLube : 225432
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle kloudie1 at 3:24pm 06.14.24 If the water is leaking out of the selector switch shaft, that seal is just an o-ring ..It could be
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 3:12pm 06.14.24 I find those things never read too accurately when still in their original packaging :p . Most l
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle kappykaplan at 3:06pm 06.14.24
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 3:01pm 06.14.24 I do have an externally mounted gauge, need to install it, never makes I find those things never
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 06.14.24 In many popular cruising ports, like Georgetown Bahamas, there is a daily "Cruisers Net" where all
Bomar hatch hinge pin ggrizzard at 2:39pm 06.14.24 I don't know if the new nylon "pins" would hold up to a pounding into a jammed pin. Can you find an
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 2:36pm 06.14.24 I usually agree with you, KG, but this ^^^ is part of the part I find to be appalling behavior.
Y33 TM Spartite 2000 mermike at 2:34pm 06.14.24 Did this 4 years ago. I've had issues with the plug shimmying up the mast. I had to use Flextape to
waste tank ind colin59 at 2:33pm 06.14.24
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Calif. Ted at 2:33pm 06.14.24 I am a little concerned about burning the blower out on long motors. Well, they do burn out every
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Stu Jackson at 2:04pm 06.14.24
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) SVFreedom at 1:59pm 06.14.24 Poly tank but cant see levels, it is tightly packed in. I could open a cap (Maybe) but risk damagin
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 1:57pm 06.14.24 The Bernina sewing machines are excellent machines. I don't know that they have a walking foot howev
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:53pm 06.14.24
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Davidasailor26 at 1:49pm 06.14.24 The blowers on most diesels are designed for just that purpose. Unlike a gas engine where the goal
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Michael Davis at 1:44pm 06.14.24 Missing might be when there is no one at the helm and you're recovering in strong wind with little
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 1:38pm 06.14.24 The strength of the joint made in n-buena with Krazy glue is not much of an issue here. If you look
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Ralph Johnstone at 1:36pm 06.14.24 This is how I wired by my bilge blower which is not a bilge blower but an exhaust fan to cool the al
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 06.14.24 One last MAYBE and I do mean maybe. With the holding tank known to contain some liquid (maybe 1/4 f

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