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Trailer guidance gwduffield at 3:03pm 02.13.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/812 Hey folks - I recently purchased an 88 Mac 26D. My first boat and am enjoying getting to know it.
Isomat NG-28 Hinged Mast Step Assembly: NG28-3A jamieFL at 3:01pm 02.13.19 Parts Search 0/648 No longer needed.
Racor 500 Filter JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:06pm 02.13.19 Catalina 310 24/3942 Hello all. Anyone using a Racor 500 on their C310? If so, where is it mounted? Pics would be great
Thickness/Width/Gauge Plymouth Sailor at 2:03pm 02.13.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2183 Does anyone know what the thickness of plexi-glass should be for port windows on a 25' boat?
Building a Boat or Die Trying LakeShark at 1:55pm 02.13.19 Ask All Sailors 40/4713 I was perusing Craigs list today and came upon a rather heartbreaking add. Apparently this man spen
Head jojen at 10:06am 02.13.19 The Cherubini Hunters 8/941 New Hunter 30 owner. It is a 1982. Do not know where valve is to switch from holding tank to outside
Battery maintenance for dummies (1) Justin_NSA at 7:51am 02.13.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2204 I just ordered a 2qt battery filler jug I plan on keeping on board in the battery compartment. I lik
Pokit is back in stock! (1) Justin_NSA at 7:18am 02.13.19 Ask All Sailors 12/2239 "The world's smallest wireless multimeter, DSO and logger" There have been at least a couple other t
Depth Transducer Location - Catalina 22 kdwood at 6:32am 02.13.19 Trailer Sailors 4/2347 I am going to install a depth sounder on my C-22 swing keel. Can anyone give me advice as to where
Nissan 8hp Cstrock at 6:03am 02.13.19 Ask All Sailors 2/681 Just wondering if anyone knew how to hook up the start and stop buttons on this motor. It currently
Loos Gauge jkandris at 6:01am 02.13.19 Ask All Sailors 7/818 Good Morning Everyone, Im refitting a 1978 O'Day 25. I was curious as to how to tighten and adjust
410 Wheel Shaft Sailgunner at 3:04am 02.13.19 Big Boats 4/635 Does anyone know if the wheel shaft on a 2000 Hunter 410 is straight or tapered?
Question for '81 Oday 28 keel/centerboard skippers rogjack2 at 4:39pm 02.12.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/438 Has anyone had good experience using a CDI roller furling system with a foam luff 130 headsail on th
Cuba to USA Navicula at 12:39pm 02.12.19 Destinations 27/4359 Hi....i am a Canadain registered vessel and we both have Canadian passports.... We are in the Bahama
Canvas Treatment? mccadamsoday at 12:38pm 02.12.19 Ask All Sailors 11/932 Does anyone have a recommendation on what type of canvas treatment to put on my bimini and sail cove
Help with dock information Momof3k at 9:07am 02.12.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1550 My husband just bought a 40' Hunter Sailboat. We are now looking for a home on the west coast of Flo
Don't see that happen every day (5) Jackdaw at 7:56am 02.12.19 Ask All Sailors 49/5432 In December at the YC on Lake DeGray where we kept BlueJ for a winter, an Oday 322 sank in its slip.
Wheel shaft size Sailgunner at 5:51am 02.12.19 Big Boats 0/591 Thinking of putting a folding wheel on my 2000 410. Does anyone know if the wheel shaft is straight
Remounting Rudder agg212 at 7:52pm 02.11.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1367 Hi all, I have an Albin Cumulus (28') and had a rudder problem at the end of last season (thankfull
What's wrong with this picture? (1) Kermit at 6:11pm 02.11.19 Ask All Sailors 47/2978

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Yanmar 2gm engine died marcham at 12:52am 08.05.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. Where is th
Yanmar 2gm engine died Hayden Watson at 12:36am 08.05.24 One thing that no one has mentioned is that a low pressure state can also be from too much oil. If
Yanmar 2gm engine died Leeward Rail at 9:56pm 08.04.24 Checked oil level a week before and it was fine. "The wing was fine a minute ago... until it fell
Yanmar 2gm engine died higgs at 9:04pm 08.04.24 Don't assume the oil light and the engine dyeing are related. Running any engine at full throttle p
The fog of shore jssailem at 8:57pm 08.04.24 I have always maintained a healthy respect for fog. It was ingrained in my youth. My dad, returning
The fog of shore higgs at 8:39pm 08.04.24 Milwaukee to Racine back in the 70's. There was no GPS or Loran. RFs were being used by some, but
Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 08.04.24 226581 You have been asked repeatedly for the oil level after the alarm incident and no reply. I
Invest 97L jssailem at 8:14pm 08.04.24
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:21pm 08.04.24 I strongly suspect that making the mistake of referring to a marine toilet as a "commode" had more
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Will Gilmore at 6:50pm 08.04.24 Welcome to the forum, Marty. u spent with bluewater sailing? It sounds like you have plans to spen
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge jibes138 at 6:47pm 08.04.24 . The Clearwater leak is indeed lake water. Both of these are manageable no big deal. Have not dete
waste tank ind colin59 at 6:36pm 08.04.24 thank you
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . John Maull at 6:35pm 08.04.24 As regards the Weems and Plath quartz ships clocks that just stop, I have some comments. I had an En
The fog of shore shemandr at 6:17pm 08.04.24 A professional captain once told me recreational boaters should stay at the dock in fog. The recrea
Yanmar 2gm engine died dlochner at 6:05pm 08.04.24 With the answer you have given, the first suspect is the oil pressure switch failed. Once you find
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? dlochner at 6:02pm 08.04.24
The fog of shore WayneH at 5:53pm 08.04.24 I've told this story in several different places but I'm not sure I told it here. We bought our ne
Stuffing box adjusting jaysweet at 5:46pm 08.04.24 Just a comment: if you're in Baltimore, White Rocks Marina is right around the corner, and it's the
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) David in Sandusky at 5:37pm 08.04.24 At hull speed, the wave/wake along the side of the boat is the same length as the waterline of the b
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) jaysweet at 5:33pm 08.04.24 Yes: my 306 rub rail is out of the water when at the slip, but is basically submerged when under mot

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