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Flushing cooling system NYSail at 6:29am 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 11/592 So I am getting ready to change antifreeze and all hoses...... Will flush the system a couple of tim
Catalina 310 wing keel draft? Lisa at 4:45am 10.12.17 Catalina 310 33/4813 Ready to purchase a Catalina 310 wing keel. We prefer a shallower draft boat, so that was a draw wit
Hello from new sailor DeToni Charter at 12:11am 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 8/494 Just a word, I wish to say hello from sunny Trogir, Croatia!
Free illustrated checklists for winterizing and laying-up (4) DennisonBerwick at 9:35pm 10.11.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/1114 I've created four illustrated checklists to help with winterizing and laying-up the complete diesel
Whats wrong.... (1) MaryEllaRose at 6:56pm 10.11.17 Catalina 22 18/1535 ...with this picture? Did I manage to get the cable wrapped the wrong way on the drum? I changed the
Need a new strut Ed D at 3:01pm 10.11.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/524 Hello I have a 1989 Hunter 32ft vision and need to find a new strut Please send me all the advise yo
Staying in the water? Robert Larkin at 2:14pm 10.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/621 I am looking to buy a 26X or M. I want to leave in the salt water for several months at a time, I
Reed Creek, Chesapeake Bay Ron20324 at 12:14pm 10.11.17 Destinations 3/698 Has anyone gone into Reed Creek, off the Corsica River, off the Chesapeake Bay this year? How tricky
Play on rudder o'day 37 Robert Primmer at 10:56am 10.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/459 Hi I have a 1979 O' Day 37 center cockpit. I have a lot of play on my rudder and was wondering if a
Replacement ports for 37-C FredV at 10:48am 10.11.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1269
Hull scratches CapnGL at 6:53am 10.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/523 So I have some minor hull scratches from dock rub.... Can these be fixed with just a gel coat applic
Leak at Mast Post Bill OHanley at 6:37am 10.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/719 My boat is 14 years old. 2003 386 with all of the toys. I have had a very small drip at the mast p
Bulkhead replacement on SABRE 28 Bill Carrier at 11:16pm 10.10.17 Sabre Sailboats 14/4292 Anyone have experience in replacing the bulkhead and the chain plates on Sabre 28? Any info would be
Towing Mac 26M overload fortunare at 7:06pm 10.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1457 I've been towing it with a 2012 Chrysler Town ' Country over 10,000 miles with no problem but recen
Insurance Premiums Bob Foley at 2:45pm 10.10.17 Ask All Sailors 41/3151 My premium with BoatUS is going from $1600 to just over $2K in one year. I just got a quote from PA
Vented Loop Air Valve Leaking ..... The Bad Stuff TThack at 1:45pm 10.10.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/4461 I have a Dometic vacuum toilet system with a separate holding tank. There is an overboard seacock i
Engine noise Kommy000 at 1:30pm 10.10.17 The Cherubini Hunters 16/1769 Alright, I'm still new to working on marine engines and maintenance so be patient with me. I posted
Ocean and heavy weather sailing Susan Roller at 12:11pm 10.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/3655 We've just been to a seminar where a speaker said Hunter sailboats are worthless for ocean and heavy
Yanmar 3GM30F Anti Siphon Valve Raw Water Discharge Geoff E at 11:50am 10.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1973 I have a connection on the raw water discharge from the heat exchanger outlet to the exhaust and it
Long track All U Get at 11:05am 10.10.17 Ask All Sailors 10/634 Hi all, We were sailing on Long Island Sound and I was doing some practice with the chart plotter w

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New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 4:55am 06.23.23 Wow! Thanks for the info.
Oceangate Titan kappykaplan at 4:09am 06.23.23 Here's another article: Missing Titanic submersible live updates: Navy likely detected implosion sou
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:34am 06.23.23 A couple more baby steps were accomplished today. Whoo hoo!! :beer:
There is lust in my heart Timm R Oday25 at 2:58am 06.23.23 I'm constantly looking at other boats.. For us now,we also aren't making the time to use the great b
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages mermike at 1:41am 06.23.23 We're heading to Victoria from Port Ludlow on Monday. Looks like a week of good weather ahead
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages DannyO at 12:49am 06.23.23 Thanks everyone. Heading up on Saturday. If you see me up there, would love to say hi and have a dri
Shroud anchor point (1) pclarksurf at 10:42pm 06.22.23 and while you're at it-- go chase that Ubolt into the cabin? Not a whole lot of meat up there-- an
Outboard depth in water. (1) pclarksurf at 10:22pm 06.22.23 Looks about right actually-- and yes, top setting is barely enough to cover the intake-- middle is a
Where to put AIS antenna? SoSound at 10:14pm 06.22.23 Under good weather conditions, I was very happy with just reception through my VHF and displayed on
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 10:04pm 06.22.23 Thanks !!!!!, A further question, when the gear box is engaged in either forward or reverse , is it
Beneteau Grey Water system rgranger at 9:06pm 06.22.23 Unlike several European countries, it's legal in the US to discharge gray water directly overboard.
fuel gauge JamesG161 at 9:06pm 06.22.23 Is calibration by the volume dispensed on the vendor's fuel meter Yes, but just the first time I h
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs jssailem at 8:59pm 06.22.23 Big Easy, you should work with the prop shop to get the correct size on your boat, engine and trans
New Cat 22 Owner pcharn01 at 8:55pm 06.22.23
P-18 spinnacker (1) jssailem at 8:52pm 06.22.23 Sure you can. With a little ingenuity and a helpful sailmaker I put an asymmetrical spinnaker on my
Hunter 310 listed on this site. jssailem at 8:44pm 06.22.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:35pm 06.22.23 Encouraging time. The problems are solved in steps. Fewer setbacks are occurring so I feel we are ma
Where to put AIS antenna? jssailem at 8:28pm 06.22.23 Arcadia. Many sailors just want to know where the commercial boats are. For that all you need is a V
Getting wires in. Ralph Johnstone at 8:18pm 06.22.23 As per @jdrutten , drill holes in the SS arch and feed them through the SS tubing. Use grommets aro
Where to put AIS antenna? jssailem at 8:15pm 06.22.23 Does there exist a single unit that receives VHF and GPS and both receives and transmits AIS? Yes

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