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Sailboat Cushions? ToppDogg at 7:20am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/613 Hello, I'm looking at a 77 Catalina 27 that needs all new cushions in the interior, the current o
Rear stay question gitpicker2007 at 7:11am 09.13.15 Catalina 22 27/2907 A possibly ignorant question: On the rear stay ( I hope I have that right- the steel cable from the
prop spins even when engine is off and in gear JensJaunt at 5:14am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/10106 I have a CS36 sailboat with a Yanmar 3Jh4E with Campbell a sailor prop. Yesterday the lazy sheet
Boat was broken into yesterday... kito at 4:16am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2721 Get this.....it's my H30 project boat that's sitting in my backyard. It was locked with just the sta
Spinnaker lines go where fgraham at 9:59pm 09.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/4675 My spinnaker has two lines attached at the clew, Looks like the 2 sheets on the clew of my jib. Th
Miscellaneous Water Leaks - Hunter 356 Knotallthere at 8:18pm 09.12.15 Big Boats 7/2208 Hi, I'm new to this forum and just bought a 2002 Hunter 356 in need of TLC. The previous owner le
Installation of Electroscan MSD u0958901 at 7:20pm 09.12.15 Catalina 310 1/1185 Has anyone installed an Electro scan MSD on their 310? If so, please provide details.
Strange stuffing box behaviour.. Kopite at 7:04pm 09.12.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1993 Hi, My boat is new to me, but I do know the box was re packed with normal flax 3 years ago. T
What happens to red dye in marine diesel? cbourne200 at 6:33pm 09.12.15 Engines and Propulsion 19/6271 Just curious... Bought 5 gal of marine diesel in Spring. Had it in diesel Jerry can (yellow). Pou
272LE shift cable replacement Mickstr6 at 5:31pm 09.12.15 Bigger Boats 9/1726 I have to replace my shifter cable. Any advice? I've searched the archives and haven't found anythin
Big Mac (MacGregor 65) drawings wanted mac_kamchatka at 2:29pm 09.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/861 Hi! Looking for Big Mac owners or anyone who knows. Drawings for our recently bought Mac 65 with mea
Yanmar 3GMF - Removing The Transmission Joe Mullee at 2:17pm 09.12.15 Big Boats 8/6052 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GMF engine. I've done everything anyone has suggested to stop
Oh what a Snipe hunt! waterpirate at 2:01pm 09.12.15 Trailer Sailors 75/16340 I introduced myself last week and have been scouring the web and burning up the cell phone. I have
Foiled by antifouling paint. capta at 1:38pm 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 3/965 It seems that every day the list grows longer of boats down here in the Caribbean that have been dup
Dickinson Newport stove CYQK at 10:57am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 1/574 Looking at their solid fuel heater DMF-00-NEWSF Can you install one of these bad boys in your boat
How can I get my boat home? SenecaDaze at 10:28am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2427 How can I get my sailboat home? Fixed keel 25 foot rests on cradle at marina every winter. I want t
Shake and Break Part 13 - August 6 2015 Skip Gundlach at 8:21am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 0/499 Shake and Break Part 13 - August 6 2015 We left you as we reconnected to the same mooring we'd le
GPS and compass read differently davidmhull at 8:07am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 46/10110 Good morning. I went sailing yesterday and one of the things I wanted to do is check out my new dept
Fresh water pump problems jkeaton at 5:55am 09.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1305 The fresh water pump on my 320 seems to "burb" every 30 seconds or so when the water is not in use.
Hypothetical go or no go (1) 25yearslater at 3:31am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1731 I am curious as to how one would depart or approach this harbor with a North wind at 25 Knots and wa

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Which are the best good old daysailers? (3) jssailem at 8:05am 11.22.23 If day sailing fun is the goal, I always thought it would be interesting to play with one of the Int
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Hayden Watson at 8:00am 11.22.23 It is necessary to use exhaust rated hose due to the temperature and the rather caustic chemicals t
Bronze rudder part jssailem at 7:54am 11.22.23 maybe wishful thinking :plus::banghead::beer:
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:47am 11.22.23 Since you are talking about the short hose between the mixing elbow and the water lift, I would sugg
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:41am 11.22.23
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Ward H at 7:05am 11.22.23 Check the bra drawer .... No need for a bra drawer on my boat. I've banned non essential items lik
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? dlochner at 7:03am 11.22.23 It is necessary to use exhaust rated hose due to the temperature and the rather caustic chemicals th
Cover for Hunter 39 diduljc at 6:54am 11.22.23 Greg, Thanks for the info. I couldn't find that particular Canvas Shop in Florida. John D.
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 6:51am 11.22.23 Only one way to tell, Terry.
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 6:18am 11.22.23
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Captain Larry-DH at 6:18am 11.22.23 This is a 1ft piece of straight hose that's attached to a waterlock muffler on the other end Proba
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 6:12am 11.22.23 Bob Walker could not identify the windlass either. He said it reminded it of the old Ideal windlasse
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 6:05am 11.22.23 This is a 1ft piece of straight hose that's attached to a waterlock muffler on the other end
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Captain Larry-DH at 5:44am 11.22.23
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 5:43am 11.22.23 Looks like I have a bit of work coming this spring, horizontal crack hopefully just cracked bottom p
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 twodzusfittings at 5:14am 11.22.23 Thank you GeorgeC. This is the information I needed to confirm my thoughts. I have already purchased
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 5:10am 11.22.23 Ivw3njap1QQ I got your Frog Trouble right here, buddy! CVO0fRpens8
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 4:49am 11.22.23 Ivw3njap1QQ Oh my! This is definitely new to me. Thank you!!!
Thanksgiving Cruise Terry Cox at 4:28am 11.22.23 The oysters were fabulous. Nice sail write up. Were the Kumamoto oysters better than our Willapa B
The cutest thing I've seen NYSail at 3:17am 11.22.23 Now cute is relative. Those boats are interesting, but this ranks high on my Cute scale, as seen fr

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