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2004 H33 Mainsheet Size Russ S at 8:45am 06.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/455 I'm sure this has been gone over a lot here, but I can't seem to find it. Just bought a '04 h33 that
Keeping Birds off my boat railings (1) Gdindy at 8:44am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 30/275 214396782674061If you have any trouble with birds landing on your railings or lifelines this is the
Extend Furling Foil russellkt at 8:06am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1397 I need to replace my furling jib and located and purchased a used sail in great condition. However,
Removing the Top of the Mast Plymouth Sailor at 6:25am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 6/862 Dear Fellow Sailors: Has anyone removed the top of a mast for repair work? If so, was it difficult
Pearson 28-1 holding tank marvy1 at 6:10am 06.20.18 Pearson 3/1202 The previous owner of my Pearson 28-1 used a flexible holding tank, and it is time to replace the pe
Oh no they didn't! (1) Kermit at 6:09am 06.20.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/852 What will the Chinese think of next?
Orion has Launched (1) Will Gilmore at 4:46am 06.20.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/475 Nate Bayreuther has finally launch Orion. He has several pictures of Orion sporting her new hatchbo
"New" (to me) 1977 O'day 20 SUMB44 at 11:40pm 06.19.18 Day Sailers 8/1590 My wife and I have recently acquired a 1977 O'day 20 as an entry-level foray into family sailing. I
Engine runs cool Pat T at 8:06pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 12/821 After launch this season I notice the engine only gets to 140 degrees. In the past, if I remember co
30 ft O'day grounded, bent rudder post Robert Stevenson at 7:29pm 06.19.18 Bigger Boats 60/7438 My 30 ft O'day ran aground and the rudder post is bent , so the rudder rubs the bottom of the boat w
Removing aft end cap from boom Hardhead at 7:23pm 06.19.18 Catalina 22 1/667 This is probably a silly question -- does anyone have any tips as to how to remove the black end cap
Water ballast??? Yippee Skippee at 5:10pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 10/851 I just took my 81 Mac 22 for her first sail today. She seemed to be a little loose with more side sl
Ray network Meriachee at 4:12pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1853 Is there an easy way that anybody knows to hook an stNG network bus to a laptop to see what's gettin
M25 Stay Rigging Problem Kenneth Frehm at 2:44pm 06.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/681 Seems my leech of my main sail is rubbing on my back stay- all adjustments on forestay doesn't clear
New England Surveyor Drew13440 at 1:37pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 4/701 Does anyone have a recommendation for a surveyor in southern New England? Thanks in advance.
H34 - Refrigeration Retro-Kit mnmpizza at 1:02pm 06.19.18 Big Boats 8/1164 I'm looking at outfitting the H34 with a refrigeration kit for the icebox. I've narrowed it down to
Bought a new boat... FourPoints at 12:07pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/813 I bought a beautiful and mostly well upgraded / maintained Frers 33 this year. One thing that was
Considering buying a 1974 Catalina 22 that needs help DonStack at 12:06pm 06.19.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1284 Just saw a Cat 22 for sale. It needs bottom paint. Keel is rusty .Top coat needs repair..no electric
Why don't more boaters use polypropylene or polyester dinghy painters? Kings Gambit at 10:02am 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 69/7906 It's so strange to try to tie to a dinghy dock and see the following: 1) dinghies tied close on 3-ft
Hunter 26 ballast tank valve jbreland at 8:25am 06.19.18 Smaller Boats 5/677 Anyone replaced the gasket on the ballast tank valve on their Hunter 26? I went to pull mine out the

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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
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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
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 5:29pm 08.04.24 You guys may be right. It could well be salvaged. It has lost all its oil and more recently has go
Useful Technology Ideas smokey73 at 5:14pm 08.04.24 everything from to Python to InfluxDB and Grafana. o_O Well there you are, if I had know that I w
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 5:04pm 08.04.24 If your idle is set right and the engine is running correctly it should not die at idle, even in gea

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