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Dipstick troubles on MD11D (1) FulmarCT at 4:34pm 10.14.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/309 I have a Freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D on my Fulmar. The oil dipstick in a RW cooled MD11C is short
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? GeneraiT001 at 2:14pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 15/753 Hi, I would like to sail from Newfoundland to the Azores. I can see the charts for these two but the
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? GeneraiT001 at 1:44pm 10.14.25 Destinations 7/430 Hi, Planning a trip next year to Israel with a stop in the Azores. Any recommendations on which port
1976, S2 7.0 Restore (6) Ruxing at 12:07pm 10.14.25 S2 1/416 I'm about to begin Lovin on my 1976, S2 7.0. The original owner somehow dunked the bow at the slip,
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2) JamesG161 at 8:45am 10.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/282 234937 Good thing it was not Named IVAN :facepalm: It will do a Crazy IVAN turn. 234938 Jim
1992 Hunter 28 Throttle & Shifter Cable Replacement. (2) Dave4983 at 2:39pm 10.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/422 I was told, that due to the long cable tips used on the cables for my model, I'd have to remove the
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Rudiger at 10:42am 10.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/310 Shortly I have recognized that my shaft is aproximately 5cm shifted from centerline to portside. As
Sailing Cal 33-2 Video william24424 at 9:55am 10.13.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/250 I made a new video of sailing around Martha's Vineyard. I used Vimeo, it's a good platform, didn't t
Protecting wires at the mast step (5) sailme88 at 4:06am 10.13.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/541 After a near disaster while stepping our C34 mast this past spring, a guard was devised to act as a
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! kappykaplan at 1:52am 10.13.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/411 Today is the official 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy. :beer:
Back stay Flicker shawanaga at 2:21pm 10.12.25 Big Boats 3/475 Has anyone installed a back stay flicker on their Hunter I have a 35.5 and need to tighten up the ba
Kermit's Birth Place (1) JamesG161 at 1:20pm 10.12.25 Sails Call Lounge 7/623 He was born near the Mississippi River, which is just left on the Map below! :yikes: MS. Jim...
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. JBP-PA at 10:36am 10.12.25 Ask All Sailors 42/2583 At our club, we have a 43ft aluminum sailboat that had been abandoned for years. No local knowledge
Delrod suffing box (3) termitec4 at 6:39pm 10.11.25 Irwin 4/262 What is a delrod stuffing box and do I have one on my boat?1970 23ft irwin
Roller furling question azambella at 6:31pm 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/874 Is the diameter of the round (wire?) sewn into the leading edge of the jib the same on all systems?
OPEN POSITIONS Alansails at 11:28am 10.11.25 Catalina 310 0/307 Greetings fellow 310 owners our association is currently searching to fill the following fleet posi
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 8:56am 10.11.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/1102
Annapolis Sailboat Show Sunday?? Ward H at 8:28am 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 6/411 @lehighsail and I were at the boat show yesterday (Friday) Late in the day we heard a rumor, from a
Bottom rudder bearing Beneateau Oceanis 40 Goodvibes at 3:33pm 10.10.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/348 Hi all i live in Western Australia I own a Beneteau Oceanis 40 year 2010 having trouble trying to fi
Mast and boom specifications Mutney bay ranger 12 at 12:13pm 10.10.25 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/281 I recently was given a Ranger 12 dinghy minus the sails, mast, boom, and rigging. I contacted Dwyer

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O'Day 19 Centerboard Will Gilmore at 6:12pm 12.01.25 From Wikipedia O'day 19
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? jssailem at 6:10pm 12.01.25 Not a minimalist sailor, Are ye. :biggrin::beer:
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? capta at 5:49pm 12.01.25 Most of the Mini Transat boats are keelboats (they're required to be self-righting) with about 5' o
C350 hatch rebedding Howard Jones at 5:14pm 12.01.25 That's all great info. Thank you for making me aware of those options. I've got new hatch dogs in go
C350 hatch rebedding jssailem at 5:07pm 12.01.25 Howard, unless you are the original buyer of the boat from Catalina, there is no way to know that a
TV Options (2) jssailem at 5:04pm 12.01.25 I opted for tv and streaming via my Cell phone or Starlink. Both have proven excellent for my usage.
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes Terry Cox at 5:02pm 12.01.25 Hi Paul. Not one to stake my life on it, but I believe the sheet stoppers (clutches) do screw into a
TV Options Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 12.01.25 Is there cell coverage or does the Marina have WiFi? Either one can be used to stream to phones and
TV Options kappykaplan at 4:37pm 12.01.25 Have you contemplated an antenna you could hoist on a halyard while in the slip? Sorry, no specific
Replacing AC wiring to outlets Johnb at 4:24pm 12.01.25 You also need to ensure that a 30 amp main panel breaker is not the only protection the outlets have
C350 hatch rebedding kappykaplan at 4:07pm 12.01.25 I had to rebed a hatch once years back on a Wellcraft cabin cruiser and it had 5200 on it. I prolly
C350 hatch rebedding Howard Jones at 2:57pm 12.01.25 Ok great! That encouraging. I had to rebed a hatch once years back on a Wellcraft cabin cruiser and
Replacing AC wiring to outlets (1) dhandzy at 2:39pm 12.01.25 @Ralph Johnstone and @colemj - you're absolutely right about the parallel vs. serial. I was using th
Air Intake Redesign Project_Mayhem at 2:35pm 12.01.25 Switching to a K&N Filter is pretty common on the M25XP as the can filters with the metal mesh that
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. Project_Mayhem at 2:25pm 12.01.25 This is an amazing amount of detail you've put into this! This will surely help many people for year
O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 2:09pm 12.01.25 No templates unless you have another centerboard to make a mold from. Call marine salvage yards. Stu
Air Intake Redesign Project_Mayhem at 2:02pm 12.01.25 Something is up with the calc I used. It was giving me different results when I reloaded the page. A
Replacing AC wiring to outlets colemj at 1:50pm 12.01.25 I've got to agree with @jssailem on this one but I'll go one further and say that outlets are ALWAY
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 1:42pm 12.01.25 Just to be clear: I do NOT think electric winches are a bad idea. I can see them in my future. Wha
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 1:40pm 12.01.25 Hey All, I am an absolute newby sailor. Just bought an O'day 19 to learn on, but it is missing the

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