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Rescued 9 times in 7 months ? Leeward Rail at 1:44pm 01.27.16 Ask All Sailors 38/3741 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35422061 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-35413080 http://www.
Outboard Motor mount on S2 8.0 mm2347 at 1:04pm 01.27.16 S2 8/4449 I want to mount a new outboard motor mount on the trans. of a S2 8.0 that is in my shop and I'm not
Great trailering Idea pateco at 10:52am 01.27.16 Trailer Sailors 4/1556 Funny Video on Trailer Modifications 1686928118206843
deck repair lee oakley at 8:43am 01.27.16 The Cherubini Hunters 18/1734 79 30ft cheribini on my lower deck in front of the pedestal some yoyo has drilled holes along a hair
How Fast Can an AGM Battery Be Charged..? Maine Sail at 7:56am 01.27.16 Ask All Sailors 32/6772 Hi All, Finally got around to doing some testing ' data logging that I have been meaning to do for
OUTRAGEOUS EXPEDITION! (1) CaptDon01 at 7:07am 01.27.16 Catalina 22 1/751 We're getting ready for Catalina 22 Fleet 77's "Outrageous Expedition" the week of March 12-19 alo
Correct sheet car placement for 100 jib? patrickkidd at 10:53pm 01.26.16 Catalina 30 42/10920 Hello! I have a 1984 catalina 30 with a short jibsheet track mounted on the deck just next to the w
Raymarine ST4000 LCD Display sporadically showing garbage patrickkidd at 10:44pm 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 18/4147 Hello! I have an Raymarine ST4000 control head that shows garbage every now and again. I read somewh
Hunter 41AC Bow Thruster Bill Marrero at 8:15pm 01.26.16 Big Boats 5/1943 Shopping for a Bow Thruster for Optimistic our new to us 2006 41AC and would appreciate any feed bac
SALT WATER P-31? (1) RobertLangdirect at 8:04pm 01.26.16 Pearson 0/635 119110 I have a 1978 P-31. We raced her for more than a few years on the upper Potomac. Now, I am
New information in the Passage 42 Download page lesalk at 7:13pm 01.26.16 Big Boats 1/845 I have downloaded a few drawings, brochures and miscellaneous files I've collected during my communi
DIY Shrouds for a Mac 25 (1) fwild3 at 4:52pm 01.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4609 We brushed a bridge and damaged a shroud on my 1985 Mac 25. After a local sail-maker estimated $100
centerboard penant rigging for 76 O;day 20 jeffmcgee at 4:51pm 01.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3326 Hey folks, I have a 1976 O'day 20 which I'm working on which has a small tube running between the co
Gulfstar 44 MkII Motorsailer Cool Beans at 4:38pm 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/712 Yes, yes. . .I'm still looking, lol. . . Next interesting boat that has popped up on my radar is th
H26 Bimini Measurements Fred at 3:38pm 01.26.16 Smaller Boats 4/743 My H26 came with a combing mounted bimini. I want to modify it so that it will mount on the rail. Ac
Need some Oceanis 461 spray hood pictures horatio nelson at 2:14pm 01.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/423 hi , I need some detailed pictures of the 461 spray hood, thanks to all who will help. Ciao from Ita
What kind of sailboat is this? (2) p80pott at 12:35pm 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2793 119103 I've been told by the local registration office that this is a 1972, 24' sailboat. Does anyon
New furler for my H34 RvrSailor at 11:08am 01.26.16 Big Boats 8/2004 I've searched through a lot of forum entries but haven't seen where anyone has used a CDI Flexible F
DSC dehler25 at 11:06am 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 3/706 I am aware that transmitting DSC on an Icom 802 uses the same antenna for DSC transmit and SSB. To r
How not to drop anchor cb32863 at 10:09am 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2244 http://digg.com/video/heavy-anchor-drop-fire Oooops.

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Hatch leak repair (1) dmax at 7:32am 12.18.23 If your hatch is like mine (it looks like it is from images of O'Day 222), the answer is no - you ne
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 7:09am 12.18.23 And thank you tfox2069 for the link!
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 7:06am 12.18.23 Thank you very much! I will research. I see those derelict boats all the time and I wonder why the r
How dispose of sailboat? tfox2069 at 7:05am 12.18.23 Derelict and At-Risk Vessels \| FWC (myfwc.com)
How dispose of sailboat? shemandr at 6:58am 12.18.23 You're in Florida, right? I've been hearing radio ads about a state sponsored program to dispose o
Hatch leak repair BigEasy at 6:37am 12.18.23 [QUOTE="Tom TH, post: 1806291, member: 163741 Is there a way to remove only the cover so that I can
Prop rotation question (1) kloudie1 at 6:37am 12.18.23 Like aircraft, the convention of orientation (whew big words) is viewing from the stern .. I think a
Battery charging ice breaker at 5:51am 12.18.23 On our 2004 41AC, the Yanmar alternator charges the start batery and once the Yanmar s running the c
Prop rotation question RoyS at 5:42am 12.18.23 Perhaps you recall your prop walk? Right Hand Props produce a stern movement to port in reverse.
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose NYSail at 5:17am 12.18.23 Well all of the hoses on our boats are that or less deep and in my mind if any one of them failed it
Fore Stay Bow Connection dlochner at 5:15am 12.18.23 The usual connection is a clevis pin with a cotter pin.
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? dlochner at 5:14am 12.18.23 To meet USCG documentation requirements for net tonnage, the boat usually needs to be about 30' long
Battery charging JamesG161 at 5:01am 12.18.23 On my H430... 1) Alternators charge the Start Battery, normally 2) My Inverter/Charger charges the
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Jim Legere at 4:07am 12.18.23 Shaft log hose is what I have known it as. This hose takes a lot of torq. pressure as shaft spins.
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (2) sailcapt340 at 2:36am 12.18.23
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE Ken13559 at 12:06am 12.18.23 Matt, I would love to see the photos of your engine compartment with the 3YM30AE, layout, space arou
Prop rotation question Ken13559 at 12:00am 12.18.23 I've 2GM20F with KM2P. Looking from stern to forward direction, the prop rotates ClockWise CW when g
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ken13559 at 11:51pm 12.17.23 Ken, can you take a close up photo of your existing hose to show its condition ? I believe your bo
How's my hull? Gene Neill at 8:35pm 12.17.23 Yeah, even savvy guys have trailer bearings burn out now and then. It happens. Fatally damaged hulls
Prop rotation question dlochner at 7:42pm 12.17.23 Scott, you're in a rabbit hole. What we all call a transmission is really a reverse gear as it chang

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