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H34 New furler need help after tornado PGIJon at 2:02pm 03.15.17 Big Boats 11/933 Well the Progressive Insurance rep was here and they are going to pay for a new furler. My question
Hunter market Report (3) JamesG161 at 8:53am 03.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/1207 I got these .... COURTESY OF SOLDBOATS.COM I thought they would be of general interest. Where is th
West Marine Spring Super Sale... rpludwig at 1:16am 03.15.17 Catalina 22 0/747 in case you're not on Stingy's mailing list, he just posted: Stingy Deals West Marine has their Spr
Mast head fly mounting Ned Ludd at 8:12pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2619 I got tired of the Davis plastic masthead fly's and just got a SeaLux solid SS unit for only a few b
H376 Ladder Upgrade Install Question rfrye1 at 6:34pm 03.14.17 Big Boats 1/454 I am finally getting around to replacing the huge pain in the neck one-piece OEM boarding ladder wit
Catalina 380 Leaking Chain Plate (5) kimelmore at 5:49pm 03.14.17 Big Boats 3/1435 As promised some photos of my leaking chain plate. It was the forward lower port side chain plate. I
Coronado 25 Sambo420 at 5:35pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/11836 Hello all! I am looking into my 3rd sailboat (first two being Cal 20 ' 29) in a Coronado 25. She is
Best approach to fixing this rudder? (2) Captn Scotty at 4:33pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1317 134258 134257 It would seem that the cold weather has frozen the water trapped in my rudder and caus
Tohatsu 9.8 outboard RWSlater at 3:52pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/15005 Do any of you have this outboard? Looking for opinions on a near 10hp motor. I have the 10'2" infla
Universal M25 fuel bleed (1) LeslieTroyer at 3:25pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/5048 I've upgraded my M25 to include the bleed valve that was on the later engines. I've read that some
Motor for O'Day 20 CHris F at 2:52pm 03.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1436 I purchased a 1976 O'Day 20 In Spetember 2016, which came with a 5hp Tohatsu 2 stroke. I later neede
OPTIMUM PROPELLER SIZE FOR 26M 70HP YAMAHA GILLES PARENTEAU at 2:18pm 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/753 HI ! MY MAX RPM IS 5200...SHOULD BE 6200 MY MAX SPEED BALLAST OUT IS 16 KNOTS...I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SA
bow to beach ladder? RussC at 1:00pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3248 Anyone here have one of these ladders. looks very interesting, but unsure how stable they would actu
Happy Pi Day! LakeShark at 12:32pm 03.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 25/2605 Just noticed the date today and found out its Pi Day! So with all the insanely smart engineers and
Surveyor says?... (2) IH82BL8 at 12:21pm 03.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/874 Actually it was five years ago when we bought the boat that the surveyor pointed out that anchor hat
Best Manual toilet....... NYSail at 10:00am 03.14.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/5126 Just got a new boat (to me) that has two electric toilets. While this is neat and everything, there
Changing Transducers lehighsail at 7:56am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2447 I was reading the thread about painting the thru hull transducers and stopped at KappyKaplan's post.
Thru Hull Repair Paint billjoye at 7:53am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/464 I have a question which I've been unable to resolve. How to you properly finish a thru hull repair?
Macgregor 22 keel cable (2) pulsewave at 6:49am 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1731 Hi all, The keel cable on my Macgregor 22 looks like it's getting a little frayed (see pics). Any
Pulpit + Piling + Tornado = (1) PGIJon at 6:31am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1615 Result of a tornado last night here in Punta Gorda. Not a lot of damage around us other then trees

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Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:56am 05.30.24 So if my engine started and ran without any issues, then the fire circuit to the pressure switch was
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 8:52am 05.30.24 Well, I don't think it qualifies as "The Lord's Work", but I think you are amassing lots of sailing
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 8:25am 05.30.24 Ocean South had these premade grey ones that worked for me. 71" long, 15" wide, 2 1/2 thick. When I
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? giono2 at 8:17am 05.30.24 @morbidfollower what size cushions did you go with for the cockpit?
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 8:01am 05.30.24 What RPM are you typically running your engine at? How often and how close do you get to these upper
Are your PFD's ready? Mark Maulden at 7:50am 05.30.24
Nanni to Kubota Filter cross references. Mark Maulden at 7:45am 05.30.24 A quick google search shows it is a Kubota D722. Any Kubota dealer should have it and I would expect
Damned generator Clay Smith at 7:20am 05.30.24 That is your Answer. You sent me a Private Message at 5:30 am this morning on this subject. Call m
Nanni to Kubota Filter cross references. dlochner at 7:12am 05.30.24 Try the cross refenence pages for Wix Filters. https://www.wixfilters.com/en-us.html
Are your PFD's ready? (1) sailcapt340 at 6:58am 05.30.24 Paul, when you have the chance post a photo of your ladder you use. I for one am interested in seei
Leaky windows Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 05.30.24 The technique for repair depends on how this area of the boat was built. Can you post a pic of insid
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:31am 05.30.24 The manual indicates continuous rating of 24 HP/3400 RPM, while the one-hour max output is 27 HP/36
Leaky windows JBP-PA at 6:16am 05.30.24 I found that the cutout on my boat was pretty shoddy too. I guess if it's covered with trim they do
Leaky windows Project_Mayhem at 5:53am 05.30.24 I assume you've tried different ports in different holes? Perhaps there's some difference between th
Love Hate relationship Joe at 5:39am 05.30.24 I'm wondering if it might fold better by reversing the frame. i.e. back to front. The long section
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 05.30.24 Out of frustration I collapsed on the seats, looked up and noticed that there was signs of leaking a
Are your PFD's ready? PaulK at 5:24am 05.30.24 Haven't checked the date in over five years on the inflatable PFD that I inherited. It lives next to
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 Joe at 5:16am 05.30.24 The sail is original, but has been rarely used. Regardless of the leech stretch, I believe lengthen
Are your PFD's ready? sailcapt340 at 5:00am 05.30.24
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 Jkutyna at 4:53am 05.30.24 Yours is in better shape than mine. I have yet to have the keel addressed on my 33.5 I bought last

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