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Weather Helm - Sail Cut & Trim Tim22 at 7:05pm 08.04.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/8461 Two years ago I acquired a 1997 Hunter 310. As part of refitting I bought a new suit of sails. The m
VHF Protocol. Is there one? Kings Gambit at 2:29pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 50/2390 Having recently spent some 14 days out there w/ my VHF radio switched on much of the time, even at n
Irwin 41 cc any good? fishsail at 1:56pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3168 I'm looking at a 1984 Irwin 41'cc Ketch for a live aboard and coastal cruising. Pretty much what it
Reefing main? sailnewbie at 1:29pm 08.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/968 So I was able to pick apart my same Mac the other(224) and retrieved many great part and pieces some
Rebuilding rudder help (1) Armyaviation at 12:48pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 28/1242 126536 my rudder on my 21 foot boat had water in it when I took it out. It has set all winter to dr
When to replace a forward hatch? Ran-Dee9229 at 12:46pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/765 I have a 1984 O'day 28. My forward hatch was replace some time ago with a Bomar 18.5 X 18.5. one hi
I ran over a nun, and almost killed a runabout. Brian D at 12:45pm 08.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 22/1997 This morning I headed over to the boatyard for some minor work. On the way back, I put myself in the
Removing an auto-pilot Ran-Dee9229 at 12:41pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 4/734 I have a 1984 ODay 28 with a non-functioning Ray Marine auto-pilot of the same vintage. I want to r
Owner's Manual Ran-Dee9229 at 12:30pm 08.04.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1007 I just bought a 1984 O'Day 28. I'm an experienced sailor but this is the largest boat I've owned.
Anchor Locker Latch for '81 (1) GorillaToast at 12:16pm 08.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/634 126535 Does anyone (Phil?) know where to get the s/s latch that goes on the anchor locker hatch? N
Redundant navigation lights Ted at 10:29am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1552 Is it illegal or confusing to to other boaters to display deck level navigation lights and a tri-col
Charger and High Electrical Issue Solitude at 9:44am 08.04.16 Musings With Maine Sail 15/1220 I have a Xantrex Freedom 30 charger with a Link 1000 remote. This month I received a bill from the
Brilliant! (1) Benny17441 at 8:57am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 11/762 126532 Out of the water and on the road in under a minute.
Hot Weather = Need for good cooler = PB Coolers (1) Ward H at 8:05am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/339 Our smallish square hard shell cooler just wasn't cutting it. Never did and never will. Then I came
Happy birthday to the wild child of mexico Zeehag.... woodster at 7:33am 08.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 2/390 have great day and eat lots of ice cream your friend Woody :waycool:
1985 I 41' cc Good or bad fishsail at 7:16am 08.04.16 Irwin 0/753 looking for info from an owner of the 41cc, I'm looking at one this weekend and would like any insig
Reading Newsprint With LED's Rick D at 6:51am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/349 Curious; do any of you also have a problem reading newsprint (in particular) when using LED lighting
15w solar panel fred1diver at 5:43am 08.04.16 Trailer Sailors 18/1315 hey everyone, I was wondering if a 15w solar panel would be sufficient for my 23ft sailboat? I know
Spreader Repair (2) dgottfeld at 5:28am 08.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/398 We have a 1990 Hunter 27. We have a port spreader that broke off. I went up the mast and looked. Her
Maryland Temp Stickers on Inflateables njlarry at 8:10pm 08.03.16 Ask All Sailors 10/572 Does anyone have any experience with Maryland temporary registration stickers on inflateables? How e

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Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity dkinzer at 2:41pm 04.21.23 Always on the flood or "flood slack". The flood slack that you refer to - is that at the beginning
Injector Pulling Tool kappykaplan at 2:39pm 04.21.23 Initially, I was planning to make a screw-based pulling tool like Yanmar's but I decided instead to
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? RitSim at 2:09pm 04.21.23 I just uploaded several Kubota Parts manuals to the files section. As others have said above. Get
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? jviss at 1:43pm 04.21.23
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity FastOlson at 1:42pm 04.21.23 That looks like Peacock Spit on a brown shorts day.... "Brown!" Rather accurate! :) Note that t
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 1:40pm 04.21.23 Yes, you don't tell them it's a marine-ized engine, something Kubota never did, anyway. You give t
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Jacktar at 1:32pm 04.21.23 Hell its how I got thru college and graduate degree, ha ha.
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? jviss at 1:26pm 04.21.23 The agricultural Kubota suppliers no longer work with the marine side of Kubota. Engine (I think)
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 1:24pm 04.21.23 The agricultural Kubota suppliers no longer work with the marine side of Kubota. Engine (I think)
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs jviss at 1:21pm 04.21.23 Well, with New Bedford having been a whaling town, I can only imagine it must have been a rough pla
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 1:20pm 04.21.23 I would stick to the agricultural suppliers for the Kubota parts. Do you have the Kubota parts man
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs Roland5048 at 1:13pm 04.21.23 Still, as with most cities, there are some gritty sections; you have to be aware. Well, with New B
Need help to recognize a part (1) zinahewitt at 1:09pm 04.21.23 Update. It is an anchor roller as suggested. I tried placing the anchor but it would not work as an
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs Roland5048 at 1:08pm 04.21.23 Do you ever come back up here? Not too often. Relatives are mostly gone now and my only siblings
Rudder stock bushings Avi at 1:07pm 04.21.23
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? jviss at 1:04pm 04.21.23 I would stick to the agricultural suppliers for the Kubota parts. Do you have the Kubota parts manu
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs jviss at 12:59pm 04.21.23 Became notorius a few years back. I recall a bar, a pool table and a criminal act that took place.
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs Roland5048 at 12:54pm 04.21.23 I live nearby on New Bedford. Became notorius a few years back. I recall a bar, a pool table and
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs jviss at 12:53pm 04.21.23 Growing indoors and in smaller pots that you can easily move around is the way to go. You can expe
Rudder stock bushings Avi at 12:51pm 04.21.23

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