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Thoughts of summer... Desolation Sound BC SVPardonMyFrench at 11:48pm 03.15.17 Destinations 10/1639 if you are in Seattle or Vancouver, Desolation Sound is a must. Check out this third video of ou
SBO Burgee Mark Maulden at 11:11pm 03.15.17 Ask All Sailors 54/3409 Do we have one? Couldn't seem to find such with a quick search. A lot of sailors talking of meetin
2006 26m bowsprit stantion base need resealing. screws will not remove chemainiac at 6:29pm 03.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/554 hi folks I cannot remove the screws on my 2006 26m bow sprit stantion base. I have attempted to leve
Shaft length for your dinghy...SFW freeheelbillie at 5:44pm 03.15.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1250 Figured I might need the Safe For Work disclaimer. I have a Quicksilver 380, 10' dinghy rated for a
anyone want a free Cal 25? RussC at 4:58pm 03.15.17 Ask All Sailors 6/823 Not mine and I know nothing about it personally. https://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/boa/6042914427.h
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 0/748 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 17/2621 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 16/11842 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 23/15013 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 7/5052 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 1/754 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 6/3249 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 25/2606 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 2/875 Actually it was five years ago when we bought the boat that the surveyor pointed out that anchor hat

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Idle and throttle control help kloudie1 at 6:38am 05.31.24 Check fuel supply very closely.. all filters, look for a collapsed fuel line, maybe check for a plug
Engine fire dlochner at 6:26am 05.31.24 Correct. I have 2/0 from the battery to the alternator which has an ampacity of 350A if memory ser
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? Gene Neill at 6:24am 05.31.24 photo dump I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears?
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 6:22am 05.31.24 It really depends on the wire size from the positive bus bar to the alternator. If the ampacity of
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? JBP-PA at 6:10am 05.31.24 There are several shoal keel/centerboard trailer sailor boats in the 25ish range that can be launche
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:00am 05.31.24 As @isaksp00 suggests, once the internal nuts are released, can the plate be lifted at the stud area
Engine fire ice breaker at 5:55am 05.31.24 So if my engine started and ran without any issues, then the fire circuit to the pressure switch wa
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 5:52am 05.31.24 In my experience rub rails are attached to the hull. Where you see the chain plate behind the rub ra
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 5:48am 05.31.24 Sounds like a bad design. Cutting the rub rail would be my last and final choice. Does your rub rai
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? SailingLoto at 5:43am 05.31.24 I love my swing keel c25, but totally understand wanting something more modern.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft SailingLoto at 5:40am 05.31.24 I have their hdpe flip up rudder on my c25. It's all I've ever had on that boat so I can't tell yo
Idle and throttle control help dlochner at 5:26am 05.31.24 The answers to some of the questions may be here: http://www.downeasteryachts.com/wp-content/upload
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 5:17am 05.31.24 I was worried I might be over propped. I have no idea what prop that is except that it is a 2 blade.
Love Hate relationship (1) Gene Neill at 5:11am 05.31.24 I need to come up with something clever on my Capri 22, the boom is too low to fit a Bimini under i
Bilge water question Ward H at 5:01am 05.31.24 I have a MKII, aa 93. I agree with the others, the corrugated hose coming in from the left in the pi
Are your PFD's ready? sailme88 at 4:49am 05.31.24 I keep the PFDs in a clear walled storage bin ( several actually). They stay dry and out of the mild
Are your PFD's ready? sailcapt340 at 4:25am 05.31.24 The flag bracket itself is cut in a half moon shape ( a tad too deep) to fit over the stainless pipe
Chain plates Hunter 49 isaksp00 at 4:19am 05.31.24 Would it be feasible to cut the old chainplate just below the rub rail, then slide the top half up a
Engine fire dlochner at 4:10am 05.31.24 . I then have another 200A MRBF fuse where the alternator wire connects to the positive charge buss
Idle and throttle control help dlochner at 4:05am 05.31.24 In neutral, I am able to rev the engine from idle to high RPM with no hesitation or issue. When I s

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