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Outboard stand (3) kimelmore at 10:29pm 05.22.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/596 I used some scrap lumber I had around the garage to make this outboard stand. I thought I would shar
Hunter 29.5 SL Coastin at 9:00pm 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/449 Looking at a 29.5. I have a few questions regarding the boat. What are the trouble spots to look fo
Attempted Shaft Sleeve Remedy For Leaking Jabsco 2760-003 Seawater Pump (2) rardiH36 at 8:55pm 05.22.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/954 In a recent thread, Kloudie1 shared that SKF makes a product called Speedi-Sleeve. It is a very thin
Fresh Water Pump on O'day 28 tlv1231 at 7:17pm 05.22.17 Bigger Boats 10/2338 Doing some research and figured I'd reach out to see if anyone here had any knowledge about this...
Already to go cruise... then FOG... Then (3) jssailem at 7:10pm 05.22.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/833 It started out simple and got very complicated... I am attaching my story of a fateful event as I wa
Free to a good home BAT SAVER 8 Charger (2) bawlmer at 4:17pm 05.22.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/489 This is an 8 amp 2 bank charger that came with my Catalina 270. I am sure it is original equipment (
Webasto hydronic issue Tricky at 4:05pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 1/404 Hi there! So we have a Webasto S90 hydronic heater onboard that hasn't really work since we bought
Sail Trim Forum Don Guillette at 3:58pm 05.22.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/1972 Today I received a phone call from a FL sailor. Normally, it's about a sail trim question but this c
Tach quits when battery full gettinthere at 3:27pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 3/314 When the battery bank is totally charged up full, my tach gets a bit wonky and then quits. I believe
S2 6.8 PrairieSailor21 at 2:55pm 05.22.17 S2 8/2246 Hoping to connect with other 6.8 owners or those that have sailed on them. I picked up the shoal dra
Changing keel cable and lifting boat. pulsewave at 2:41pm 05.22.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/944 Hi, I have a macgregor 22 and will be changing out the keel cable soon. A friend has a way to lift
Upgrade Origo 3000 to heater? (3) Jackdaw at 1:32pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 10/3647 Last weekend was COLD here in Minnesota, windy, rain and in the upper 40s. And we sailed. It starte
Has anyone replaced a rub rail? Leatherneck at 12:30pm 05.22.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/902 Had to do some fiberglass repair on a 10 inch section under the rub rail. That portion of the rail w
Has anyone repaired Cross beam crack On Hunter 34 (2) Capt Robbie at 11:39am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2560 136849 I have had what I thought was just a delaminated gelcote section on the forward fiberglass cr
Why Those Troublesome "Rubber" Impeller Type Pumps? rardiH36 at 11:25am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1074 I've often wondered but haven't been able rationalize an answer why the seawater pumps for our small
Yoga on land is hard enough... (1) Brian D at 10:54am 05.22.17 Sails Call Lounge 18/1214 I was at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad, Ca., on Saturday and saw this lady doing Yoga on a p
Irwin 25 - boom vang and bilge pump seansports at 10:53am 05.22.17 Irwin 0/1190 Does anyone have experience with an Irwin 25? I have two main questions (and 100,000,000 other quest
Vision 36 Solar Panel Replacement Donald6433 at 9:44am 05.22.17 Big Boats 15/1317 Has anyone replaced the solar panel on the Vision 36? The wiring has to be upgraded for the new pan
Stern rail cushions wflowe2 at 9:31am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 1/318 I have vinyl (formerly BottomSider) cockpit cushions on my 2008 Catalina 320. The straps that hold t
Condensation AWW at 9:10am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/822 I have a 1999 Hunter 340. Moisture has been accumulating around the lower part of the teak that fra

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looking to buy a new (to me) boat (1) rgranger at 5:05pm 05.14.24
Insurance JoeWhite at 4:16pm 05.14.24 That helps
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? JoeWhite at 4:04pm 05.14.24 I use J-Tides
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? kappykaplan at 3:44pm 05.14.24 When we were in tidal waters we used Tides Near Me. :plus:
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? dlochner at 3:26pm 05.14.24 When we were in tidal waters we used Tides Near Me.
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 3:24pm 05.14.24 Many people in same area as me, said the same thing as you. Eyes are personal filters. Camera sna
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 3:23pm 05.14.24 Don't feel bad Greg... There is likely still time. I have been to Fairbanks AK in search of the lig
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? sailcapt340 at 3:17pm 05.14.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Tally Ho at 3:11pm 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance tes
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? Davidasailor26 at 3:08pm 05.14.24 I have Navionics and I just use the tide and current charts built into that. Works pretty well - You
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Tally Ho at 3:08pm 05.14.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off. Yes, I
23.5 outboard motor kloudie1 at 2:57pm 05.14.24 Check out the Tohatsu 6 long shaft as well. They are well made and parts are available.
23.5 outboard motor dlochner at 2:18pm 05.14.24 Depends on you sailing plans. If it is day sailing, then a 3 hp would be fine. If you plan to cruise
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 1:10pm 05.14.24 Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner. Kappy Kaplan, Come on Down. You're the winner of the "Sol
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 12:57pm 05.14.24 Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner. Kappy Kaplan, Come on Down. You're the winner of the "Sol
looking to buy a new (to me) boat shemandr at 12:49pm 05.14.24 I don't know if a mooring is an option, but if is make sure the boat you buy has a self bailing cock
looking to buy a new (to me) boat Timm R Oday25 at 12:05pm 05.14.24 I would look at a ComPac Cat boat . They are exactly what you are looking for . No other sailboat ha
Condensed for your inconvenience Hayden Watson at 11:49am 05.14.24 I have no problem with condensation anytime in the year here in the Pacific NW. When on the boat, I
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) anelso29 at 11:29am 05.14.24 it looks like you have the shaft seal well under control. I would be concerned about getting the sh
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) TimFromLI at 11:28am 05.14.24 it looks like you have the shaft seal well under control. I would be concerned about getting the sha

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