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Photo contest winners revealed... we were shocked! (4) Phil Herring at 8:41pm 09.29.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1906 Okay, okay, the only thing shocking about these photos is how good they are! And how hard it was to
Need info this Palmer Johnson (2) Texseean at 8:07pm 09.29.17 Ask All Sailors 9/356 I got this for salvage and need some help identifing what it is. Im thinking Palmer Johnson pilot ho
I need a key blank for my Catalina 350 companionway lock. gvidor at 7:07pm 09.29.17 Parts Search 2/586 It appears to come from Italy. Any info?
N28-2 Keel Differences MitchK at 6:33pm 09.29.17 Newport 1/486 Anyone know the physical differences (other than length) of the two keel versions on the N28-2. I'm
P42 port / starboard - rear storage hatches - why designed this ways Puesta del sol at 2:24pm 09.29.17 Big Boats 4/605 Any idea why these houses were designed to drain into the bottom of the boat under the aft state roo
Boat signage (1) justsomeguy at 10:07am 09.29.17 Sails Call Lounge 8/672 Git them Duke boys! this stuff? Or more importantly, proofreads it? :laugh:
Reverse cycle heater NYSail at 6:42am 09.29.17 Ask All Sailors 16/889
H34 transmission hunter healer at 4:49am 09.29.17 Big Boats 18/1017 I have a H 34 model year 1983 and I'm getting conflicting answers to how much transmission oil to p
Pearson 39-2 Deck moisture and owners manual andyschoenb@gmail.com at 2:30am 09.29.17 Pearson 7/1409 Hello I am in the final stages of deciding whether to purchase a 1987 Pearson 39-2. It appears that
First world problems justsomeguy at 10:05pm 09.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 25/1468 My poor wife cannot stop complaining about the neighboring boat's AC seawater pump's constant flow.
Sumner, your boats survive Irma? TortugasRoyal at 8:37pm 09.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/657 How's Charlotte Harbor Storage?
Ah....Fall sailing on Lake Michigan ! Tally Ho at 8:06pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 6/578 Here is some footage (sorry about the wind noise....20+ knots of wind makes a lot of racket). Sol
Did OxyClean Ruin My Hatch Lenses? ggrizzard at 4:12pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1772 After the post about Simple Green causing such havoc, I got to thinking about my three year old hatc
Raritan PHii / how do I get this cap off? (1) Skipper at 3:30pm 09.28.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/790 Part 1204B in the picture. It's the cap under the flush selector. It won't budge. Can't get a grip
New Dock Lines versus Older Dock Lines Rasselas36 at 3:04pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 52/3692 During Hurricane IRMA I secured my boat with both new 5/8" 3-strand lines and older 5/8" 3-strand li
Mast replacement Tim22 at 10:17am 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 17/13006 We had a little storm here yesterday evening that dropped a large tree branch onto my mast (it was o
Dead battery wing15601 at 7:32am 09.28.17 Bigger Boats 19/991 I purchased my O'Day 28 3 years ago and don't know how old the batteries are. One will not hold a ch
Removal of W21 Replace with W27 SailorRory at 7:04am 09.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/385 I am not necessarily looking forward to pulling my old Westerbeke 21 out of my Hunter 34 ('83) and k
1997 h40.5 floorboard removal Rich Stidger at 6:53am 09.28.17 Big Boats 17/1105 Have any of the 40.5 owners removed the floorboard under the port side U-shaped settee? The inner-m
"Tow" insurance (2) Justin_NSA at 6:14am 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 19/826 After hearing the tales of fellow sailors, I decided to get one of these. It's a cheap insurance pol

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Trailer Capacity Estimates? Rick Webb at 8:39pm 06.21.23 You can get a very good idea of the trailers capacity by measuring the height and depth or the diame
Hurricane season storage ggrizzard at 8:30pm 06.21.23 Those of us who live in Florida live with a bi-polar reality. The State passed a law that bars most
Hurricane season storage xavpil at 8:06pm 06.21.23 The answer is simple move the boat outside of prohibited area. Generally in the Caribbean it is sou
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs danm1 at 6:32pm 06.21.23 Got a new flexofold this season per the manufacturer's recommendation. They didn't even ask what the
Keel bolts mkI Ward H at 6:31pm 06.21.23 Are you sure the water is seeping in from the keel bolts and not from other sources? Are the keel c
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 6:07pm 06.21.23 Agreed, but pump manufacturer suggested adding it.
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 Mechone at 5:59pm 06.21.23 A 2003 boat would not have had an ELCI breaker, but if retrofitted it would be your main shore powe
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Ward H at 5:21pm 06.21.23 My understanding is newer pressure pumps are designed to work as stand alones, not needing an accumu
Engine vibration universal m3-20 elcojo2 at 5:19pm 06.21.23 Thanks guys for great advise. I did install diese tiny tach because was not sure if tachometer was r
Oday 25 Swing Keel Rigging Ward H at 5:12pm 06.21.23 Having had a 1980 O'day 25 I agree with Mayhem and Tim on how to repair. One word of caution, th
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? kappykaplan at 4:51pm 06.21.23 On another, perhaps related question, it looks like you have some black tape there.... above that t
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 4:16pm 06.21.23 Should have a d-ring shackle in the top of the gooseneck pin. Picture is on loan from the internet
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 4:10pm 06.21.23 i try and err on the conservative side when teaching newbies Well, I will defer to your wisdom on
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:50pm 06.21.23 i try and err on the conservative side when teaching newbies
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:48pm 06.21.23 wisdom :)
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 3:43pm 06.21.23 what is very clear, you don't know me at all. i have way over 1,000,000 miles at sea. been sailing
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:38pm 06.21.23 what is very clear, you don't know me at all. i have way over 1,000,000 miles at sea. been sailing s
Beneteau Grey Water system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:29pm 06.21.23 Gray water tanks are a lot harder to maintain than black water tanks because the only thing that goe
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 3:20pm 06.21.23 Jviss is right that running it for a bit will "probably" not do too much harm. Mr. Hansen is right
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:12pm 06.21.23 Jviss is right that running it for a bit will "probably" not do too much harm. Mr. Hansen is right t

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