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What happens when your forestay fails Oliverhg at 8:35am 05.27.19 Big Boats 12/3409 The forestay on my 36 failed while I was sailing last week. I was on a beam reach with about 12 knot
H34 1984 3GMF engine mounts Mike Oldak at 7:19am 05.27.19 Big Boats 3/784 I was going through the old posts and found some on replacing the engine mounts, something we never
H34 forward cabin sole -- picture? (1) Mike Oldak at 7:11am 05.27.19 Big Boats 5/635 We have just finished replacing the main cabin sole with new teak and holly plywood and are about to
2002 Beneteau 411 Engine wouldn't Start natep at 9:15pm 05.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/480 I have a 2002 411, we were out sailing the other day and got ready to start the engine just a click
Bilge Pump Manual vs Automatic pumpkinpie at 6:48pm 05.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1784 The sailboat that we have placed an offer on and accepted has a manual bilge pump. Is it possible to
C28-mkII galley sink problem djamied at 5:18pm 05.26.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1394 While I was flushing my water system after launching this spring a new (to me) problem arose - one o
Catalina 400 MKII stiff steering. LeGe at 1:09pm 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1143 Have a beautiful Catalina 400 MK II from 2001 under contract. Boat is in very good shape despite the
autopilot installation question Avi at 1:04pm 05.26.19 S2 7/1143 I am ready to install Raymarine ev 100 wheel pilot . The harness from the wheel actuator has a gree
450cc mast specs Ninsar at 12:00pm 05.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/313 Can some one tell me what the hunter 450cc mast specs mean when I'm asked is it a NG80 or NG86. I'm
Cockpit Drain Grate Removal! Capt.Black at 10:41am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 6/749
Attachment points for Jacklines BC Bernie at 8:52am 05.26.19 Catalina 310 6/1166 Just curious what 310 owners have done for attachment points for jacklines. Pretty sure this subject
Understanding Moon Calendar MikeHoncho at 8:35am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 6/583 I have a G-Shock Gulf Master that I have gotten really good with except understanding the Moon Day f
Bus bar for NMEA 0183 connections Red_Dog at 7:23am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2414 As I have several gizmos that share information via NMEA 0183, I was considering using a bus bar to
All New Electronics for Hunter Legend 35.5 (1) Canonshooternb at 6:53am 05.26.19 Big Boats 6/991 I am replacing all of my electronics with new Raymarine gear ( Wind pack, axiom chartplotter, auto p
Hodges Marine online marine electronics: good or bad? bgstar19 at 5:25am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 10/3485 I am looking to purchase a chart plotter from Hodges Marine, mainly due to their lower prices. Revie
A skeptic no more! kappykaplan at 4:16am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 17/849 Was out solo yesterday under a small craft advisory. Took the main straight to the first reef and w
First Solo Trip on the new boat! iamwhatiam at 11:32pm 05.25.19 Catalina 22 2/517 Was a little nervous, as I've only been out sailing 3 or 4 times....but just had to give it a go. T
Hunter 29.5 Major Aft Leak on Starboard Tack kdammen at 8:01pm 05.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/521 I just got a 29.5 and we found that on a starboard tack we have quite a descent flow of water runnin
Electrical what is it? (1) Diversion240 at 7:20pm 05.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/596 This pic shows a black square with two round electrical (maybe) plug ins. Does anyone know what this
New mast?!?!?! sbcwolff at 7:03pm 05.25.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1305 Long story short, a low bridge and a flooded river led to us dismasting our boat :( Is it easy to fi

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Christmas cruise 2023 Gene Neill at 8:44pm 12.26.23 I think even the British Navy had bigger grog rations. I'm actually a little embarrassed to say h
He's on his way shemandr at 7:56pm 12.26.23 I'd like a dozen - Ice cold, with liquor in the shell, lemon wedges, hold the cocktail sauce. And a
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 dlochner at 7:29pm 12.26.23 Thank you all for your input and recommendations, very helpful! I think this is definitely a projec
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust MitchM at 5:42pm 12.26.23 it would help to know the following : (I note your 1st email was sent at 2:22 am) were yo
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 YankeeViking at 1:47pm 12.26.23 Thank you all for your input and recommendations, very helpful! I think this is definitely a projec
He's on his way Roland5048 at 11:10am 12.26.23 It has to be a bushel ard they are a help to the libido. A bushel of oysters, fresh lemon wedges,
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 10:54am 12.26.23 As a follow up I ended up gettin the Saniflex from Defender. Had headed down to visit some friends
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 10:53am 12.26.23 Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! Now you tell me. Had exactly the same experience as you, starting three yea
Yanmar question arf145 at 7:48am 12.26.23 To the best of my knowledge, no engine and transmission share the same oil supply. Doesn't matter i
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information (2) Crothers99 at 7:33am 12.26.23 On our 1989 Legend 40 the holding tank is in the aft cabin which you may want to consider doing. W
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass dchipley at 7:05am 12.26.23 I should have added I placed the shaft in the freezer and the bearing in the oven to make assembly e
He's on his way sailme88 at 6:00am 12.26.23 pic
He's on his way dLj at 5:49am 12.26.23 While I prefer Dungeness or Blue Fin crabs to Oysters, I have heard they are a help to the libido.
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 moorglade1 at 4:16am 12.26.23 I have 2003 p21 and have replaced the bracket and center board on trailer,the bracket is available o
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust Allan12210 at 9:31pm 12.25.23 Is there a small fitting on the mixing elbow where the water is injected into the exhaust? Mine had
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust (1) garymalmgren at 7:56pm 12.25.23 Hi Holly Here is a simplified diagram of your raw water cooling system. ed. Blocked with marine grow
1985 Pearson 36.2 transmission cable NYSail at 7:35pm 12.25.23
Pearson 36-2 center board maintenance NYSail at 7:29pm 12.25.23 My last boat was a 36-2 with centerboard. One of the first things I did was to fully take apart the
Christmas cruise 2023 shemandr at 7:26pm 12.25.23 I think even the British Navy had bigger grog rations.
Weather patterns for the PacificNW shemandr at 7:17pm 12.25.23 We used to have a New Years Day sail in Cutchogue Harbor near New Suffolk on LI's North Fork. It wa

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