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Be sure to check electrical system before towing (1) Walt Carper at 8:40am 05.22.17 Trailer Sailors 9/914 I was prepping my Macgregor 25 for spring sailing and taking it to the reservoir when tragedy struck
Help With Nasty Odors when Flushing jeff356 at 7:01am 05.22.17 Big Boats 33/5229 Experiencing unwanted nasty odors in the aft cabin after flushing the head although I can see or fin
Hunter 26 and marine head jbreland at 6:15am 05.22.17 Smaller Boats 1/944 Can you put a marine head in a hunter 26 water ballast. They claim they raised the floor in the new
Cleaning the inaccessible? Ned Ludd at 5:52am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 6/776 I've been working on my '76 Newport 28 and have cleaned every space I can reach. There was lots of g
Post Maine Sail Great Buff & Wax problem - Grey streaks in wax - advice please (1) tmjb at 4:57am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1015 Last Spring I used Maine Sail's procedure to restore the gelcoat on my '81 Hunter 36 with what I tho
Lynch Mob Coming Soon! RoyS at 4:37am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 11/956 Moved to a new marina. Several boats down from us is a newish Catalina 40. That boat sounds like a c
Antenna missing part on Legend 35.5 (2) Michael-Louis at 3:47am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/463 The Legend from 1992 and the technician made this picture. Anyone has a clue what is missing and whe
380 Rollers For Running Rigging Under Turtleshell planoron at 10:43pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/524 Thanks in advance. I am finishing a refit and while restepping the mast I found that the nylon(?) r
Straightening Rolling furler track azsailing at 9:45pm 05.21.17 Trailer Sailors 11/3037 Anybody have any ideas about how to straighten a plastic rolling furler track that has a bit of an s
looking for heavy-duty mast cleaner njlarry at 8:47pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 3/353 About to pull our mast and among the many tasks planned is a good cleaning. It is really dirty espec
Parts I can't buy (1) Ken Cross at 6:08pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 53/3221 I broke a small clamp that holds the autopilot ring on the wheel. I didn't find a ready supply of pa
Battery installation - Any suggestions El Jeffe at 3:40pm 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 10/3484 I'm a brand new owner of a 2001 C16.5. Can't wait to get it in the water. I'm interested in any ad
Locals Only! surfforce 1 at 2:36pm 05.21.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/603 Anyone out there in the Long Beach California area who wants to go sailing this week? I'll host! Cap
Sea Lion grabs young girl Brian D at 1:56pm 05.21.17 Sails Call Lounge 28/2412 People feeding the Sea Lion, little girls sits on the edge, and then... wpDPvq81sC4
Rules question? (1) Ted at 1:20pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 19/910 Just wondering who would have the right of way, a sailboat or a building?
shroud replacement gblankinship at 12:55pm 05.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/820 I bent the threaded end on the upper shroud of my o'day 23. Does anyone know where I can order a rep
Engine RPM's fluxulating thaeni at 12:25pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1348 While mothering in heavy seas (6to8') my rpm's would fluxulate from 2800 down to 2000. This went on
H23.5 transducer placement and install Chris Flanagan at 10:18am 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 23/1661 I was following an earlier post by Dave Congdon and still having no luck getting a reading. I chose
Broken Seacock - repair options? (2) dph123 at 8:36am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 18/4461 I went down to the boat to diagnose an overheating problem. I started at the seawater intake. I st
Outboard motor oil RWSlater at 8:31am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 12/849 Do y'all use synthetic oil in your 4 stroke outboards?

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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
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 11:28am 05.14.24 Thanks, rgranger. I hadn't come across that boat before, I'll check it out.
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 11:26am 05.14.24 That's a good suggestion. I already looked into dry slips and for some reason there aren't any offer
looking to buy a new (to me) boat (2) rgranger at 11:23am 05.14.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) rgranger at 11:11am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance te
Condensed for your inconvenience Dalliance at 10:53am 05.14.24
Connecting bilge areas kwbones at 10:38am 05.14.24 jssailem - I will definitely check out what you've referenced about a pan. I does appear that the lo
Insurance Windpilot at 10:19am 05.14.24 Delivering a transpac boat (dufour 52) back to California from Honolulu with crew in July also.
Insurance (1) Windpilot at 10:15am 05.14.24 On 4th boat since 1983, started with Coronado 25, Ericson 27, Hunter 34 and for 11 years now my Hunt
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines jssailem at 9:49am 05.14.24 Sure... https://www.acconmarine.com/collections/cleats
Hot water tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 05.14.24 Our thru hull is the opposite side from the tank so should not be an issue Mentally planning our
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines nitrogenase at 9:07am 05.14.24 Thanks! Do you have a link for where to find these?
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines (1) jssailem at 9:03am 05.14.24 If you really want a secure mid cleat that has minimal impact on your boat try a pair of these. th
Insurance JoeWhite at 8:57am 05.14.24 Windpilot, what is your sailing experience
Northern Light Show - Possible jssailem at 8:53am 05.14.24 Don't feel bad Greg... There is likely still time. I have been to Fairbanks AK in search of the ligh
looking to buy a new (to me) boat JBP-PA at 8:05am 05.14.24 There are a lot of 15-ish foot sailboats that are easy to rig, maybe a half hour. There are also a
Beneteau 323 nitrogenase at 7:26am 05.14.24 1) The top one controls the bathroom light, the bottom one the shower sump pump. 2) Icebox drains do
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 7:08am 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
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 7:06am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off.
Northern Light Show - Possible JamesG161 at 6:50am 05.14.24

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