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Independence Day dlochner at 7:44am 07.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/368 Happy Independence Day to all. While we are busy with our celebrations and grilled hamburgers, let
Size of Prop "Ears"... rpell1@msn.com at 7:26am 07.04.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/912 Good morning all and Happy July 4th, Now that I almost have my new boat, '97 Cat30 MKIII, the quest
Installing Vent in Fore Hatch nveater at 6:55am 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/273 I have a Hunter 33.5 (1994), with the flush deck mounted hatches that Hunter used for several years.
Instruments in dark can not be seen when lit up. Michael-Louis at 3:59am 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/395 Hi All, On my 1992 Legend 35.5 all instruments become fuzzy and unreadable when lit up in the evenin
Know your nautical history? Brian D at 4:50pm 07.03.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/653 Beaver ran from Darthmouth and ended up on Eleanor's lap. What is the significance of that statement
Soft shackles (1) Grotto at 3:55pm 07.03.18 Catalina 22 12/1114
Servicing boom car on Hunter 386 ComoxSweetCaroline at 3:08pm 07.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/251 Hello, I have a 2002 Hunter 386 with Selden furling main. The mainsail is difficult to haul out in a
Is a MacGregor 26M (gasp) my best option? timover5969 at 12:39pm 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 42/8561 I posted this under trailer sailors but I meant to post it to all sailors: Never in a million years
Is a MacGregor 26M (gasp) my best option? timover5969 at 12:35pm 07.03.18 Trailer Sailors 17/2892 Never in a million years did I think I would be saying this - I'm starting to think that a Mac 26M m
2 Cycle Carburetor Question Marc14857 at 12:06pm 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 9/560 Working on my 2 cycle 3 HP Yanmar outboard. The motor starts easily, and can rev up to full RPM when
Re-wiring the boat SUMB44 at 11:48am 07.03.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/784 Is re-wiring the boat (just replacing and upgrading hardware) something that can be accomplished afl
Yanmar YSM - 12 wheatfieldcrows at 10:38am 07.03.18 Parts Search 0/495 I'm looking for a Yanmar YSM 12 cylinder head or entire engine for sale... Alternatively, if anyon
Hunter 26 and CDI FF2 install jbreland at 10:23am 07.03.18 Smaller Boats 18/1240 Just bought a new CDI FF2 to install on my hunter 26 and something in the CDI instructions have me c
Where to retire and sail Randall Schmidt at 9:45am 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 60/4415
Towing a Siren 17 jontamlin at 9:37am 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 0/314 Hello, I am brand new to Sailing and will be towing a Siren 17 with a Subaru Forester. Anyone have
Patching some holes in the head Steve L22188 at 8:55am 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 10/533 Replaced a toilet and have some nice holes in the fiberglass platfrom from where the original toilet
Macgregor 26D 1987 project restoration Brad and The Sea Fish at 8:55am 07.03.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/5480 So, I bought a 1987 Macgregor 26D last week , with trailer, that has been sitting in the desert for
How much foam is needed to float a V222 in a knock down? Todd Atchison at 8:32am 07.03.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1334 Here is one for the group. As I approach my splash date, I find myself turning to the subject of "se
Sail Loft Mississippi gulf coast.... jbreland at 7:49am 07.03.18 Smaller Boats 10/1518 Are there still any sail lofts in say Gulfport or Biloxi Mississippi ?? Internet search and I've fo
The North Pole is moving to Siberia jssailem at 7:44am 07.03.18 Sails Call Lounge 65/2742 Well If there ever was a time to consider the relations with Mother Russia if not now when... The M

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Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 5:40pm 07.29.23 BTW, I'm looking at this because I want a whole house hot water system. Not interested in the shower
Solar water heat exchanger Johnb at 5:36pm 07.29.23 The solar heaters mentioned in posts 6 and 7 above would work but for what it is worth I have used:
Review please Cal 39 Alan Gomes at 5:24pm 07.29.23 Thanks for the confirmation on the "keel stepped mast" There was a post about Cals and how there wa
Review please Cal 39 Qomomoko at 4:32pm 07.29.23 Thanks for the confirmation on the "keel stepped mast" There was a post about Cals and how there was
Selden - Furling Main GibbyGibstone at 4:27pm 07.29.23 I replaced lines last year, do not believe the manual. They were never updated. You really need t
Review please Cal 39 jssailem at 4:22pm 07.29.23 :plus: on Alan's find. I would expect that all of the 39's would be keel stepped. It would be unusu
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level dLj at 4:00pm 07.29.23 I see this as my opportunity to do the LIVEABOARD and sail a larger boat. Looks like a cruiser sail
Review please Cal 39 Alan Gomes at 3:30pm 07.29.23 Hello Mini thread hi-jack. I am looking at a 1980 Cal 39. Can the Cal 39 have both a Deck step Ma
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 3:30pm 07.29.23 not sure what I'm going to do when he sells his shop Buy up his tools. Build a shop. Call it a sch
Review please Cal 39 (4) jssailem at 3:26pm 07.29.23 Deck stepped masts have a base plate on the deck the mast rests upon. This is how mine looks with
H 29.5 flat top main Sailm8 at 2:52pm 07.29.23 Good service from Mack sails on our 29.5. We had a roller main so differt situation.
Review please Cal 39 Qomomoko at 2:26pm 07.29.23 Stu is correct in general. However, in this case there is at least one issue that is not typical wi
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Tally Ho at 2:17pm 07.29.23 One boat mechanic, ferry person, local sailor has been great in advice. -take your time, do no ru
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 2:10pm 07.29.23 I ran the engine for a minute and observed a fine but soaking mist that seemed to be coming from one
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Anchored87 at 1:49pm 07.29.23 I definitely hear that. Freedom from re-rigging and de-rigging being the advantage, of course. Yea
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 1:49pm 07.29.23 Thanks for the replies / advice; not figured out how to use multi-quote yet. The only direct experi
Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 1:29pm 07.29.23 This is where I got the idea... Sc78nueDQ64 145d within minutes. He did one with copper tube, same
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 12:41pm 07.29.23 I just found out my machinist buddy is retiring. I'm not sure what I'm going to do when he sells hi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 12:37pm 07.29.23 Kinda almost the same but very different.. In order to make it work, a new custom shaft (longer and
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:06pm 07.29.23

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