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GEICO Marine Insurance claim experience? Vegas at 5:07am 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 5/2095 I'm in the process of switching from AIG to GEICO marine insurance. I'd be interested in any bad exp
Santana 25 Rigging Specs needed Peter Hammond at 11:03pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/974 Hello. I have purchased a neglected 1974 Santana 25 and am looking for the rigging specs.
Yanmar Transmission 1993 Hunter 40.5 rogeronguam at 9:35pm 01.06.17 Big Boats 27/2670 Hi, I need a new (remanufactured) engine for my 93 Hunter 40.5. I have verified the engine is a Ya
Good entry-level portable heater? patrickkidd at 6:07pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1502 Hi! I am looking for a starter unit to heat my Catalina 30's cabin overnight before I drop $1000 on
BOOM KICKER WITH A ROTATING MAST Jerry Zitterkopf at 4:04pm 01.06.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4438 I recently purchased a Boom Kicker (BK) for my 2009 M. After the fact I spoke with Blue Water Yach
NE new323owner at 2:44pm 01.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/1684 I own a Beneteau 323 and it is time for new sails. My boat came with a 116% headsail and I am thinki
Torn From the Pages of "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:27pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 25/3103 This is truly one of the most unbelievable things I have come across in engine maintenance and I wou
Minnesota! LakeShark at 1:03pm 01.06.17 Catalina 22 58/4486 Just wondering how many other Minnesota C22 sailors we have out there. I figured since it's cold an
Where to sell my Hunter 420 on the Gulf coast Persy at 12:22pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/894 I'm going to be selling my 2001 Hunter 420 this year and wondering where the best place to sell her
Smarter than I thought... Kermit at 10:46am 01.06.17 Trailer Sailors 8/970 I did something yesterday I'm quite proud of. @Crazy Dave Condon and I put my boom with sail attache
Volvo dripless shaft seal water hose broke off (1) PeterBreit at 10:41am 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2954 http://C:UsersPeter BreitDocumentsBoatingshaft seal On my 2000 Beneteau 461 the Volvo dripless
recharging to 100% gettinthere at 5:36am 01.06.17 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1304 RC My revamped battery system is working quite well, thank you! I haven't, until recently, been si
Line size for lazy jacks on Catalina 30 Ron Allen at 5:23am 01.06.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/3287 Looking for the correct line size for my 1989 Catalina 30 Lazy Jacks.Thanks
Flexofold size vs. fixed prop Davidasailor26 at 5:16am 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3342 We're considering switching from the 3 bladed fixed prop on our Beneteau 37 to a Flexofold 3 blade.
Webasto diesel heater jhoaktree at 4:08pm 01.05.17 Catalina 310 3/1145 Hello, I'm in the final stages of the design for installing a Webasto EVO 40 in my CAT 310. I inten
Adding refrigeration to Hunter 310 karellen at 3:29pm 01.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/1349 Hello, In the process of a mild refit to a new-to-us Hunter 310. The admiral has insisted on adding
Hey, woodworking gurus? (1) Gene Neill at 3:15pm 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2296 I dug these two teak racks out of the shed today, and would like to spruce them up just a little bef
Cape May NJ to Lewis DE Hydro Therapy at 2:54pm 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1069 Just dreaming of summer and thinking of possible destination. I was wondering if anyone has sailed f
Big breeze mayhem! Jackdaw at 1:24pm 01.05.17 Racing 18/2143 Couple of years ago a big WYC J/24 fall regatta was held in 25 knots of gusty, shifty breeze. As exp
Cutless bearing replacement questions AXEL at 11:12am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 43/6849 I am planning to replace the cutless bearing this season on my 2000 Catalina 30 MKIII. I have starte

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Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:24pm 10.20.23 Those lights just look like two big tassels... I mean, hassles. Really busty... Ah... I mean, dusty
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup kloudie1 at 1:12pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine.
Odd Sailboat ads Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... Dear Sir, Would you consider an offer of $3.28 fo
Mast Trailer duality at 12:27pm 10.20.23 i sold a 52' mast and they brought it back to texas on a mast trailer, thought i had a picture. ill
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 12:22pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... beer::beer::beer::beer:
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Scott T-Bird at 12:12pm 10.20.23 How is the market for buying a boat that is on Lake Tahoe? It wouldn't surprise me if they cost a l
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.20.23 It has developed a habit of spewing lots of white smoke on initial cold start up. How long is the
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday dmax at 11:27am 10.20.23 Put a hydraulic jack under the rudder and you can let it down slowly.
Mast Trailer LloydB at 11:20am 10.20.23 What makes your mast unsafe to leave it with the boat. I ask as a trailer sailor I think my mast is
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 10:24am 10.20.23 Ok thank you, I do remember it has to be stabilized to slow the fall for sure. Unfortunately it's
Invest 94L capta at 10:02am 10.20.23 With a little luck, hopefully we can close out the '23 hurricane season unscathed. That's the sor
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 9:37am 10.20.23 My wife wanted new lighting fixtures for our vaulted living room fixtures and she bought these.
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 9:34am 10.20.23 As a Lake Michigan sailor, I've owned a Capri 22 (tall rig/wing keel) for about 14 years and upgrad
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday jssailem at 9:25am 10.20.23 Amy There are different designs but generally all follow a similar structure as explained by @dmax .
keel bolts Codybear at 9:20am 10.20.23 I completely understand. It was just curiosity.
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 9:14am 10.20.23 Wow, love the circles very helpful!! Thank you so much! This sounds like what I did before, I saw
Spinnaker Blocks (3) jssailem at 9:08am 10.20.23
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday (1) dmax at 9:07am 10.20.23 Not the same boat but basically the same: You need to loosen the steering cables but don't remove th
Spinnaker Blocks dmax at 9:00am 10.20.23 These guys have lots and will customize if they don't, all for a reasonable price: https://www.garha
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 8:57am 10.20.23 great question......my dyslexia must have kicked in and I didn't even realize it was the wrong model

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