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When Reading and Comprehension Collide Kermit at 1:32pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1308 My First Mate and I had a great day sailing yesterday. The forecast was for little to no wind but we
Lake Erie Coast Guard Rescue(s) Windtherapy at 1:14pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1228 Lucky ones. http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2016/05/us_canadian_coast_guard_crews.html
Boat Decals mrudman850 at 1:11pm 05.16.16 Catalina 22 1/535 Have a new set of name and registration number decals for my new-to-me 1977 C-22. Just washed the b
Help!! Did I make a huge mistake? reefsider at 12:38pm 05.16.16 Catalina 22 150/21276 Hi, Just picked up a 1987 Catalina 22 Swing keel with pop top. I need a bit of advice as the boat is
Water in "Stack Pack" SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:08pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1170 My new to me Hunter 50 retains water in the "Stack Pack". After a good heavy rain there must have be
Water in aft berth overhead wharton at 11:47am 05.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/636 I have water in the overhead of the aft berth and in the light fixture. Any idea where it is coming
Water tank interior fractures Peter Olsen at 11:30am 05.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/567 I have a 1986 Hunter 28.5 the water tank is fiberglass with what appears to be a gelcoat interior su
1986 Pearson 33-2 fuel tank Doctor Aud at 11:24am 05.16.16 Pearson 1/1224 I recently purchased a 1986 Pearson 33-2, however have recently noticed that after winter storage th
What diameter packing for stuffing box? emergpa1 at 11:18am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1559 I have a 1987 Island packet 31 foot with one inch shaft. 3gm 30f engine. I need to re-stuff the shaf
Hunter 30' 1977 traveler move to cabin top jmclean1963 at 11:13am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 7/554 I'm thinking of moving my traveler to the cabin top, its currently on the bridge deck. Due to the co
Dock Lifeguard (1) B00MER0N at 10:16am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3143 Parents raising awareness about electrical shock drowning Monday, May 16th 2016, 10:02 am CDTMonday,
Oday28 Universal M12 Exhaust manifold question jeff23clayton at 9:06am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 3/784 Have an Oday 28 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. I am rebuilding the Universal M12 mot
Oday28 Universal M12 Exhaust manifold question jeff23clayton at 9:01am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 1/337 Have an Oday 28 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. I am rebuilding the Universal M12 mot
12 volt fridge Norman Plotkin at 8:55am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 6/840 My 1998 Catalina 28 Mk ii that I just purchased and had trucked south from Maine has a 12 volt fridg
Oday28 Universal M12 Exhaust manifold question jeff23clayton at 8:54am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 4/701 Have an Oday 28 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. I am rebuilding the Universal M12 mot
What did I do wrong and how do I fix it! (1) mrudman850 at 8:50am 05.16.16 Catalina 22 7/1284 123477 Trying to take the old registration numbers off. Scraped and pulled, left a glue residue.
Creative use of zinc anodes question? pateco at 7:56am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1885 I posted this In Maine Sail's forum last week, and no one has replied, so I am posting it here as we
Waxing the MaineSail way. lehighsail at 6:09am 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1477 Can someone tell me the location of the complete waxing and polishing technique by MaineSail? I hav
Cushion retainer? flynhi4u at 6:02am 05.16.16 Smaller Boats 7/1281 We made all new cabin cushions for our boat when we got her and every since have chased them all ove
In Hull Depth Sounder for '76 Catalina 22 ? polarbrer at 6:00am 05.16.16 Catalina 22 5/1309 I currently sail a 2002 22 MKII (Thanks Cap't Don for advising me to grab it when it became availa

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Broken propeller captcoho at 12:27pm 09.05.23 Hi I have broken blade on 1985 h34 2 blade bronze prop Question where is the best place to find rep
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 12:26pm 09.05.23 Update for @dLj and his luck with storms. :facepalm:
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Project_Mayhem at 12:15pm 09.05.23 I have an electric fuel pump installed by a previous owner. I have it connected to the choke termina
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? JamesG161 at 12:13pm 09.05.23 HUN452-77-J102 HUN 452 - 77th Hull made , Molded by Hunter in Jan in 2002. Most likely listed a
Lewmar 3500XXXXX Portlights source? BigEasy at 12:13pm 09.05.23 A couple of years ago I got a quote from Hatchmasters for the two big Lewmar hatches on my boat and
Privacy Curtain hangers for 29.5 ? Rick Webb at 12:10pm 09.05.23 Looks like what we have The one on the tape are much easier to work with
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:45am 09.05.23 Update for @dLj and his luck with storms. :facepalm:
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 11:37am 09.05.23 That is a great explanation! The picture of the parallel resistances in the Victron paper really ma
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 09.05.23 I always like a good puzzle and your photos and write up certainly don't make things any easier. in
Looking for Oceanis 35.1 Owner Manual PDF SoSound at 11:16am 09.05.23 For something as recent as a 35.1, the PDF should be available through the dealer network or directl
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. capta at 11:15am 09.05.23 Wiring is the same as an auto bilge pump. However, why would you replace one of the best pumps ever
Let's Talk About Power capta at 11:07am 09.05.23 Every bit of equipment you intend to install comes with a spec sheet. That is where you will get you
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel (1) Davidasailor26 at 10:53am 09.05.23 A quick recap. The OP wanted to install a third battery in parallel with 2 existing batteries. Howe
Let's Talk About Power Stu Jackson at 10:49am 09.05.23 Mike, re: your comments on Dave's and Ralph's: I, too, am a model railroader, and understand G&Ds.
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.05.23 Some good news this morning. TD 13 is turning away from the East Coast.:thumbup: But will soon be
Let's Talk About Power dlochner at 10:45am 09.05.23 This isn't a backwards way of thinking, its what all marine system's engineers have to do when desi
Let's Talk About Power mikeracca at 10:19am 09.05.23 Good morning everyone! I will attempt to answer everyone's concerns here and maybe give you guys a
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? kappykaplan at 10:16am 09.05.23 Kappy, close. Tks, Ed. :beer:
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Ed Caldwell at 9:48am 09.05.23 The last two digits (02) indicate the boat was built in 2002. Kappy, close. The last FOUR digits
Privacy Curtain hangers for 29.5 ? rgranger at 9:43am 09.05.23 If you research the slide off of the Amazon site, you might be able to find a description of the tra

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