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272LE Engine Replacement fhujber at 7:58am 01.11.19 Bigger Boats 12/1765 I'm advised by my mechanic that the Universal M12 inboard diesel in my boat has seen way better days
Bimini Design Ideas (2) rortega46 at 7:53am 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 18/4395
Stern Rail (1) decktosser at 7:35am 01.11.19 Smaller Boats 7/850 I am aware that this topic has been discussed before but I have specific question. Has anyone purcha
H33 In-Mast Wiring dilemma (2) McKinneyH33C at 6:54am 01.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1186 Hello and Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone for giving me lots to read and learn over the past yea
Where tp post an ad for Sails for Sale? Waveski at 6:49am 01.11.19 Columbia 5/1502 The rules state that we are not to post for sale ads on the forum. The classified section appears t
Battery fuse question Sefuller at 6:14am 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 9/675 I'd like to use a 3 position MRBF (Blue Sea 5194) with a common source direct from the battery. It
Expanding Capabilities Tedd at 7:15pm 01.10.19 Trailer Sailors 26/2171 We currently have a 1995 Macgregor 26S that we love. It does everything we expected it to do and has
HELP! need an isomat NG105 spinaker pole car eianm at 2:44pm 01.10.19 Big Boats 17/4245 Would anyone have or know where i can find a spinnaker pole sliding car for the isomat NG105 mast. I
New Sailing Signal Flags! (2) JamesG161 at 12:43pm 01.10.19 Sails Call Lounge 10/1392 160028 My favorite is... R=Romeo=Roger 160029 and J = Juliet. LMAO... Jim...
NAPA belt source: Rodd at 12:23pm 01.10.19 Musings With Maine Sail 10/3716 After reading Maine's latest article on Alternator installation, I want to replace my aging Gates be
inhauler vs inboard genoa tracks Jimski at 12:03pm 01.10.19 Catalina 30 34/6956 For anybody racing a C-30.... I've been told by riggers and racers that I must install inboard geno
A world without Water (1) JamesG161 at 7:30am 01.10.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/1389 This was a cool picture of no ocean view. orida or Keys 2) Louisiana boot 3) Bahamas and nearly Sout
grounding a wing keel Hayden Watson at 7:16am 01.10.19 Ask All Sailors 21/3372 I have never done it but with 15 foot tidal ranges I have several sailing friends who have found the
Cabin top winches and genoa sail (2) PugetSounder at 7:31pm 01.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3173 Hello all, I am a novice sailor and owner of a Capri 18. My boat only has jib winches, cleats and bl
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2004 Terry Cox at 6:38pm 01.09.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/747 For this of you interested, just published our Pacific Northwest Cruise 2004 on YouTube. Offers man
Sunfish Hull Speed...? Simon Sexton at 6:23pm 01.09.19 Racing 50/14298 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Earlier this week, a friend and I had an interesting conversat
Holding Tank Issue Lily at 4:54pm 01.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/429 I keep trying to pump out my boat but when ever i do not a lot comes out as if it were empty but whe
Climbing a mast Rltgold at 1:57pm 01.09.19 Catalina 22 3/640 I need to inspect the top roller on my new furler and I am hoping I can do it with the mast up and i
h41 headliner removal Valerio at 12:43pm 01.09.19 Big Boats 4/570 i would like to see the autopilot on the rear cabin. how to remove the headliner ?
Update on home HF counterpoise Brian D at 11:59am 01.09.19 SSB and Ham Operators 14/2640 After much study to include the webpage I made regarding the KISS-SSB, I tried a new-to-me counterpo

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Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 1:53pm 06.09.24 Now that is a bit of a dilemma. First, I'm glad you like sailing enough to invest in another boat.
Weekend Login Difficulties sailcapt340 at 1:45pm 06.09.24
Failed Traveler Part JBS Mystic at 1:41pm 06.09.24 Thank you both for the thoughtful replied. We bought this boat two years ago to see if we enjoy sail
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? adamv at 1:35pm 06.09.24 Also, when pricing parts, get them from a Kubota dealer, not a Universal dealer. Often 1/4 the pric
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 1:23pm 06.09.24 Barnegat will fall well short of its nasty reputation right about now. The channel markers start w
Weekend Login Difficulties kappykaplan at 1:07pm 06.09.24 In case you missed the SBO site was down for awhile yesterday. Saw that. Tks for staying on top o
Weekend Login Difficulties Dave at 1:06pm 06.09.24 Thanks Dave --appreciate the effort and the heads-up. In case you missed the SBO site was down fo
Weekend Login Difficulties Tiffany at 1:00pm 06.09.24 Thanks Dave --appreciate the effort and the heads-up.
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 12:57pm 06.09.24 You'll probably have difficulty finding a car to match your track. Replace the whole thing, track ca
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 12:45pm 06.09.24 I'd replace it with the Garhauer straight track traveler. I think the curved track traveler was desi
Merit 22 owners RussC at 11:35am 06.09.24 I'm new to sailing and hoping to get my Merit 22 in the water this W, Th or F. What would be the mi
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 11:24am 06.09.24 That's not a MaxProp.... Post 40 identifies it as an Autostream . . .
Prop rotation question fstbttms at 10:30am 06.09.24 That's not a MaxProp.... As has been pointed out 2 or 3 times already :laugh:
Traditional Traveler dlochner at 10:29am 06.09.24 Often on those simple bar travelers there was a stop that could be moved. This prevented the boom fr
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 10:26am 06.09.24 This is a a few days out of the water operation... shortcuts don't usually pay off on boats. Out
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:22am 06.09.24 try these links on vimeo
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:21am 06.09.24 952879138 952879288
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 marcham at 10:10am 06.09.24 Correct. There's no point going through the bother and expense to replace the shaft, re-align the en
Prop rotation question Maine Sail at 10:05am 06.09.24 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:54am 06.09.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is run

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