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Any Sea Pearl 21 sailors in the Pine Island Lee County area. videorov at 7:12pm 09.30.18 Other Sailboats 0/828 Just wonder if anyone is sailing one of the Sea Pearls 21 in that area I will be moving to in the fu
Last Rum Race of 2018 on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 5:53pm 09.30.18 Racing 3/885 Weather cleared up enough for us to race in the last GBCA Rum Race of 2018 yesterday. Figured out ha
DC Ammeter Identification (4) Monterey385 at 3:23pm 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 5/552 My 500A DC Ammeter suddenly started providing current readings as high as 900 Amps with no decimal a
It is a sad, sad day flynhi4u at 2:57pm 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/948 Today was the end of our sailing season, if it can really be called that. The state run docks shut d
More 170 Notes. Shorefun at 12:48pm 09.30.18 Day Sailers 3/716 So I was just doing some basic clean up, no time to get more involved today. Found the peeled up an
Anyone know where to ge a BUZZ BEER jssailem at 11:17am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/708 Right on the heels of "Drink a Beer Day" :beer:we see National Coffee Day 29 September and InterNati
Any golfers on this board? Rick486 at 11:08am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 39/3664 Did you follow the Ryder Cup competition? I was so disgusted by the American golfers performance I j
Stainless Steel Rivet Size for boom cap? jjsbiggs at 11:08am 09.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/632 Does anyone know what size stainless steel rivets I need to secure the cap on the end of the boom on
Sherwood Pump "weeping" water odaydokay at 10:44am 09.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/2433 This summer I put an impeller in this old style Sherwood pump (OE on my Oday 85) after seeing weak w
Battery Water Level Randall Schmidt at 7:20am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 28/5607 I had my local shop (Zimmerman Marine at Herrington Harbor North in Deale MD) replace two batteries
Water Pressure Problem jviss at 6:31am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 30/5288 Summary: Jabsco 36800 pump won't always shut off. O.K., guy and gals, put on your thinking caps! (
Pop-top hatch dog issue (3) Hardhead at 6:17am 09.30.18 Catalina 22 4/1189 I'm having an issue where the bottom clasp of the forward starboard hatch dog on my 1987 is flexing
Newbie here RNC725 at 5:54am 09.30.18 Mid-Size Boats 5/837 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
O'Day 272 Rubrail cbourne200 at 7:48pm 09.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/665 On the recent Gordon hurricane non-event, my stern doc line parted and allowed my boat to swing into
Engine stall donniebaird at 7:19pm 09.29.18 Engines and Propulsion 16/1201 Good evening. I have a Catalina 28, over Labor Day Weekend, I took my fiancee and her sister and a
2002 Catalina with M35B Universal bertram at 7:12pm 09.29.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1094 My engine has started to stall for no apparent reason. The waterfuel separator is clear, other inl
Rounding sequence (5) Jackdaw at 6:58pm 09.29.18 Racing 22/3031
Newbie here RNC725 at 6:57pm 09.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/720 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
Passage 42 keel joint crack (1) Wanderwind at 3:48pm 09.29.18 Big Boats 18/2892 Hello everyone, Two years ago I posted about a crack in the keel joint of a Passage 42 I was consid
Finally crawled under my hull... Shorefun at 3:28pm 09.29.18 Day Sailers 2/693 I just got some time today to crawl under the hull of my 170. The hull looks great. Just the 3" lon

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Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 norwoodmatt at 11:41am 08.26.24 This shows the battery location in the cockpit lazerette for my 1999 H-310 and agrees with how I re
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine KCofKC at 11:04am 08.26.24 A couple of things I might add to the above. Some engines are very size sensitive and can't use a m
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Davidasailor26 at 11:03am 08.26.24 I'm pretty sure you're referring to the Towboat US automated radio check system, which was disconti
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Tally Ho at 10:51am 08.26.24 I'm pretty sure you're referring to the Towboat US automated radio check system, which was disconti
Olin Marine Signal Kit sailcapt340 at 10:49am 08.26.24
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From jviss at 10:44am 08.26.24 BoatUS used to have an automated radio check in my area. I am not sure if they turned it off or if
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 08.26.24 This shows the battery location in the cockpit lazerette for my 1999 H-310 and agrees with how I rec
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Tally Ho at 10:41am 08.26.24 Greg, this is an honest (not contrarian :)) question: why do you feel you need to do a radio chec
Olin Marine Signal Kit Tally Ho at 10:29am 08.26.24 I have one of those containers that was on my boat. Good for keeping flares if you decide to get th
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove kappykaplan at 10:11am 08.26.24
Cat310 Engine bed (1) SwanSong at 10:07am 08.26.24 It would be wise to examine the engine/transmission angle with the shaft alignment in the prop stru
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 08.26.24
Olin Marine Signal Kit Calif. Ted at 9:21am 08.26.24 Probably not, here's a page to Virginia requirements but it pertains to "coastal waters" and doesn't
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Stu Jackson at 9:18am 08.26.24 But I get yelled at by the Coast Guard if I request a radio check Greg, this is an honest (not co
Pelican Hook specs for 1999 Hunter 280 Miken at 9:07am 08.26.24 Sorry should have specified that it is on the lifeline
Olin Marine Signal Kit dlochner at 8:58am 08.26.24 You will need a flare kit. Spring for an electric flare. Much safer and cheaper in the long run. Do
HULL SCRATCHES Siamese at 8:58am 08.26.24 I couldn't get your pictures to come up. But... You describe scratches over most of the starboard s
Pelican Hook specs for 1999 Hunter 280 Johnb at 8:49am 08.26.24 Measure the outside diameter of the male thread. Determine wether left or right by turning the loc
Electronics O'day 22 drgbanks at 8:45am 08.26.24 Since it was in the boat when I bought it, I may as well use it. I have to rewire the whole boat an
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From captcoho at 8:37am 08.26.24 Nice bit of history. Something that always "peeves me" is when someone say ends a radio transmissi

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