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Restoring a ODay 20 Scott Rasmussen at 4:43pm 10.04.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1995
C250MKII Forward Hatch Brady Sullivan at 4:08pm 10.04.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/475 Hello Sailors, Still looking at C250s. I noticed that the C250MKIIs have a Bomar Plexiglass hatch (
Hunter 23 outboard motor mount jamesstrobel at 12:58pm 10.04.17 Smaller Boats 10/1381 I have a 1990 Hunter 23, and would like to upgrade my original Tohatsu 5hp outboard to a new 4-strok
Loose Volacno Tube (1) MaryEllaRose at 12:07pm 10.04.17 Catalina 22 8/666 In the process of changing my keel cable and volcano hose I discovered that the volcano tube is loo
Hurricane Nate, TD 16 JamesG161 at 9:34am 10.04.17 Sails Call Lounge 17/1167 Formed fast and is moving fast. It looks like a Northern Florida squall on ? 10/8/17 HIGH pressure
B331 standard two bladed prop size? rgbeuk at 9:11am 10.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1258 Does anyone know the 2004, B331 standard two bladed prop size and if it is CW or CCW? I intend to pu
Catalina 27 Holding Tank Pump Out Problem ccsailor at 8:42am 10.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 15/3656 Hi, I have a 1989 Catalina 27 and I'm having an issue pumping out the holding tank. The pump out ha
standard main on furling mast for racing only? danstanford at 7:20am 10.04.17 Racing 2/482 I had someone suggest I use a full battened standard main on the track of my furling mast to enhance
Info on Maine cruising Desert island region or contiguous regions Bfranchini at 6:26am 10.04.17 Destinations 12/1207 Good morning fellow cruisers, I'm writing from a campsite in beautiful Bass Harbour ME. We love the
Four Things Never To Trust Muttondressedaslamb at 5:40am 10.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 59/4266 Two weeks ago, I learned the hard way, how inaccurate the fuel gauges can be on most auxiliary sailb
Need advice, please. Lagoon 47 MSand at 7:34pm 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 1/863 Hello, I thought I would write you all today to get some feed back. I currently own a 1991 Lagoon 47
Kudos for Harken jviss at 5:35pm 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 3/350 New (to me) boat has Harken hardware. I wrote to them on FB kind of complaining that there are no p
C25 plumbing diagram ChuckTurner at 5:33pm 10.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1049 The previous owner of the Catalina C25 that I just purchased removed the sink in the galley and the
Heater hoses? (3) Hydro Therapy at 5:00pm 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 8/542 141523 I checked the transmission fluid in my Westerbeke 12C two and noticed a hose resting on top o
H-26 Zinc on Aluminum Rudder Head BrianW at 4:38pm 10.03.17 Smaller Boats 6/471 During my first 5 years in salt water with my H-26, the aluminum rudder head experienced significant
Contoure built-in coffee machine (1) murrayabbott at 4:29pm 10.03.17 Big Boats 32/5874 141521 Hi. I have a hunter 45DS with a built in Contoure coffee machine. Well it just stopped workin
Repair and painting issues with Hunter 146 AliceMS at 4:16pm 10.03.17 Day Sailers 2/931 I bought my H146 new in 2006 and all was great for the first 8 yrs or so. Last few years I've had to
Cut out Icebox, Install a Fridge? or?? (1) CoastLife at 2:56pm 10.03.17 Big Boats 29/5580 Hey guys, I know we were just talking about freezer boxes on H34's but I want your thoughts on opti
Loos Tension Gauges and 316 Stainless Steel Rigging Wire jviss at 9:03am 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 13/3389 I noticed that Rigging Only uses 316 wire exclusively for boat rigging. At Rigging Only our yacht
Suggestions for northern Maine? Bfranchini at 8:35am 10.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/301 We are doing some fall camping in Bass Harbor near Mt desert Island and we are thinking of bringing

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Trailer Capacity Estimates? Project_Mayhem at 11:13am 06.22.23 I just need to sneak the boat onto our property so my wife doesn't see I've bought another boat! C
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? sailcapt340 at 11:10am 06.22.23 As Kloudie stated, can also happen under bridges. I had a similar experience a few years back, while
Help finding the right boat tfox2069 at 11:06am 06.22.23 You have had a very different experience with broakers than i have had.:rolleyes: Oh, don't get me
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 06.22.23 I would venture a guess that you experience the effects of vortex shedding: https://en.wikipedia.or
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 06.22.23 Now that I know more about this, adding a Shrader valve to my 3" PVC "tank" and making sure it was
Thru hole and keel crack, (2) babadu at 10:53am 06.22.23 Repairing crack all around. Any idea ls for short term cosmetic repairs on the cabin deck? Mostly di
Hunter 310 listed on this site. patbratton at 10:42am 06.22.23 Oh My Gawd. Why must you remind me of these figures ? Next I'll be calculating the cost per outin
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 10:41am 06.22.23 Watching coverage, it appears that the next Titanic-related disaster movie or documentary is slowly
Hunter 310 listed on this site. JamesG161 at 10:40am 06.22.23 1997 Hunter 310 Very nice coastal cruising boat. A good surveyor can get you the boat's value. M
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 10:25am 06.22.23 If the tank is in a vertical orientation, and the inlet is at the bottom, and the water system is em
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 10:22am 06.22.23 The used trailer market is a bit strange. A decent used trailer for sale will likely cost you no
Where to put AIS antenna? arcadiahunter28 at 10:22am 06.22.23 Is this AIS system integrated with the VHF radio? I installed one of these on my H26 the AIS migh
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? kloudie1 at 10:21am 06.22.23 Think of the wind hitting the wall of the winward side of the behemoth .. The wind will increase bec
Hunter 310 listed on this site. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 06.22.23 Oh My Gawd. Why must you remind me of these figures ? Next I'll be calculating the cost per outing
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 10:11am 06.22.23 Oops.. "Reefing"! darn auto-correct! Ok, that is what I was thinking it might have been for. Th
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 06.22.23 Wow, I can't even figure out what that means! Why would there be air in that tank? What does it mea
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:55am 06.22.23 That phenomenon is actually common and have noticed it almost every time we pass the leeward side of
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 9:53am 06.22.23 Pretty sure a '75 C&C 33 will be a solid glass hull, in that size range I believe the 34 was the fi
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 06.22.23 I am running at almost 1300 rpm, I presume that's your set idle at 1300. Could you shoot a video
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? rgranger at 9:48am 06.22.23 It is very possible. Depending on the angle of the ship to the wind, you might have gotten in the w

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