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Yanmar 38 h.p. keeps dieing. Bryan at 7:05am 08.15.00 Other Sailboats 3/1451 My '96 Hunter 376 has a 38 H.P. Yanmar Diesel. My problem is that the engine keeps dieing on a rando
refurbishing a sextant Charlie Gruetzner at 6:17am 08.15.00 Ask All Sailors 4/1804 Recently a friend of mine gave me an old MarkII sextant made by Pioneer Instruments. It still has t
87' M25 water pump Richard Gresham at 5:54am 08.15.00 Trailer Sailors 3/2103 The Oberdorpher (sp?) water pump on my 87' M25 is leaking at the gasket or shaft. Is there a reb
Dinghy for 320 Greg G. at 5:49am 08.15.00 Mid-Size Boats 12/1973 Trying to decide on what kind of dinghy one mught get for a boat his size and where to put it? Any s
Swing keel cable hums. John Ferguson at 5:16am 08.15.00 Smaller Boats 5/1014 I've had my C-22 for a couple months now, and I'm pretty happy with it. The one thing that bother
Sunsail Clubs Glenn at 5:15am 08.15.00 Ask All Sailors 1/1375 Has anyone ever been to club Colonna, the Sunsail Club on Antigua?I am thinking of going next year
larger head sail Glenn Shaw at 4:24am 08.15.00 Racing 5/1266 My 26.5 was purchased in 1987. The sails came with a 110% genoa. I would like to upgrade that sail .
Better line controls for helmsman Lou Phillippi at 4:17am 08.15.00 Mid-Size Boats 7/1117 I recently took my H28.5 into San Francisco Bay to really learn the boat and its systems (nobody tol
Help with Universal Diesel parts mike brna at 4:13am 08.15.00 Other Sailboats 1/1121 I have a Universal Atomic Diesel enginemodel 5424 that requires a new "timingcover" for lack of be
Mariner 2+2 Cabin Design E Koehler at 3:58am 08.15.00 Day Sailers 0/1138 I have seen pictures of a 1969 Oday model and a current Stuart model. What year did the exterior ca
size of hatch Dick Rierson at 3:29am 08.15.00 Mid-Size Boats 7/1166 I have two concerns: First, is it advisable to put a nicro solar vent in the forward hatch (the one
Acrid smell from tank area Paul at 2:04am 08.15.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1450 Peggy,The area where my holding tank is located has a bitter or acrid smell. It is different from t
Trailers for O'Day 25 RicktoRock@aol.com at 2:00am 08.15.00 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1533 I need a trailer for my 25 ft shoal draft keel O'Day.....any suggestions?
Lazy Jacks Dan Z at 11:04pm 08.14.00 Smaller Boats 13/1710 I am considering the purchase of lazy jacks for my 23.5. Any recommendations or comments?
Choice of 2nd anchor on new Hunter 410 H.A. Brown at 8:45pm 08.14.00 Big Boats 7/1317 I am looking for a recommendation for a 2nd anchor that will fit the bow of the new 410. It is quit
Whats The BEST SAILING INSTRUCTION Book? jolie at 3:02pm 08.14.00 Ask All Sailors 19/8655 Any ideas on what's the best sailing book??
Yanmar 4jh3e oil consumption Rick at 2:34pm 08.14.00 Trailer Sailors 0/2632 I have a Yanmar 4jh3e on a new Catalina sailboat and it seems to eat oil at 3000 RPM and above. I lo
ACID in battery boxes. jolie at 2:18pm 08.14.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/977 I was doing an equalizing charge on my batteries in my Passage 42.Some electrolyte spilled in the
Mast light not working Tom Hultberg at 2:14pm 08.14.00 Smaller Boats 7/948 I recently changed both bulbs in my mast head light. I checked the fuse at the panel. I still don'
Tachometer Sensor Take-off Ratio Phillip Coker at 2:04pm 08.14.00 Other Sailboats 0/913 To replace the original tachometer with one that has a built-in hour meter, I need to know the pulse

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Strange Winter? jssailem at 8:58am 03.02.20
How serious is this rot? Project_Mayhem at 8:48am 03.02.20 Replacing the bulkhead is a lot easier than you think. A bit time consuming but there's nothing diff
Panel Light Replacement Installation Project_Mayhem at 8:44am 03.02.20 The resistors on the board limits current/voltage going through the resistors. Most of the so called
Catalina 315 specifications Alansails at 8:37am 03.02.20 I would again add that it is important to all of us as owners to belong to YOUR organization. I see
Outboard motor BeachGuy at 8:31am 03.02.20 What is the best outboard for a older Catalina 22? I have a 30 Catalina which I removed the old di
hit a rock in the keel peacheykeen at 8:23am 03.02.20 Marchaj-Hydrodynamics (?) has proven that wings on keels do not generate lift, at least not enough t
Big scare with new standing rigging (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:07am 03.02.20 Canon 70D with Canon 100-400 w/Canon EF 100-400 4.5-5.6L IS II, a little digital crop but not much
How serious is this rot? captcoho at 8:02am 03.02.20 Recently purchased this little gem of a project boat (Cat 25 tall rig) and discovered this after re
Strange Winter? llaprade01 at 7:42am 03.02.20 As a fairly new cruiser, I find myself overwhelmed with weather data. Your post was certainly infor
Big scare with new standing rigging Joe Blizzard at 7:29am 03.02.20 you can get an excellent GPS stabilized drone these days for around $500 Double that if you want
Catalina 315 specifications SawyerCurt at 7:18am 03.02.20 But I have also noticed that as an organization we have fewer percentage wise 315 owners belonging
In-mass furling on 376 uncledom at 7:13am 03.02.20 Sorry it's been a while. Just moved south, the retirement police, you know. Sailm8 is correct, def
Keel question dlochner at 7:11am 03.02.20 Properly prepare the keel and then apply several layers of epoxy barrier coat, like Interlux 2000.
Twisting a fitting on tank NYSail at 6:55am 03.02.20 Wow... thanks for the photos. So you removed current fitting got uniseal and inserted.... guess you
Old Man Going West!! LeeandRick at 6:47am 03.02.20 We did an 11 lake safari, around the west, a couple of years ago sailing 3 days on Jackson Lake and
Barber Hauler for an H26 Charisma at 6:47am 03.02.20 Great idea
More January racing in Texas (1) Bill19233 at 6:42am 03.02.20 The time to put in a reef is when you first think of it. We went out once in a 40+ knot breeze, (L
More January racing in Texas PaulK at 6:10am 03.02.20 The time to put in a reef is when you first think of it. We went out once in a 40+ knot breeze, (La
hit a rock in the keel Roger F at 5:58am 03.02.20 Don't suck up any lead fumes when heating!
Rabbit hole (2) BillyK at 5:55am 03.02.20 The discovery continues! got down to the boat on Saturday to do some cleaning and the cabin smelle

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