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Sailrite bad customer service/hot knife questions lovetorenovate at 7:55am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 36/7509 Sailrite alternatives/hot knife questions I was planning to spend all week re-doing my interior cus
New Halyards kirkandsue at 7:54am 08.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/901 Seeking advice: We have a 1977 Catalina 27 with the original cable halyards. The cable on the jib ha
Nice shot! (1) Jackdaw at 7:51am 08.03.15 Racing 43/10880 Well-known yachting photographer JH Peterson snapped this great shot of us getting some upwind readi
Squeeking auto pilot & Engaugement lever releases WhiteNow at 7:44am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1240 The auto pilot is squeeking a bit..... It's about 6 yrs old.... does the belt become dry. Secondly
Windlass problem GWG at 7:32am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1571 I'm having a problem with my Quick Antares windlass on my B40. It does a fine job with chain, but w
Yanmar 3YM30AE Ken13559 at 7:00am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1148 Yanmar had replaced their 3YM30 with the 3YM30AE. It has larger bore, lower max rpm and better torqu
Day Shapes Rleiby at 6:24am 08.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1075 Does anyone fly Day Shapes on the Great Lakes? ie. Flying a Cone when motorsailing. Is this just an
$25 Boom Tent (1) Canyonkeeper at 5:42am 08.03.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2283 So keeping our 1979 Cherubini in East Hampton this summer and the sun has been strong. I researched
Aft Chainplate issue on 28.5 jbuckhaults at 5:18am 08.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1303 With my boat is out of the water I noticed that tension on the split back stay had lifted the deck s
Are you a planner or roll with it cruiser? Maine Sail at 4:22am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 41/5399 I fully admit that my family and I don't really sail with a plan. By that I mean when we plan to hea
H 34 no power above 2800 rpm hunter healer at 11:54pm 08.02.15 Big Boats 44/5624 Seemed to lose power yest after 2 hrs motoring and would not run above 2800 rpm
Finally got her out Azbones at 11:53pm 08.02.15 Smaller Boats 1/560 So a couple months ago I bought an 87 H23. Brought it home and figured out how to raise the mast and
Eno stove Photoman60 at 9:23pm 08.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1379 We have a new to us 1998 Oceanis 36CC with an Eno 2 burner propane stove/oven.We tried using the sto
bilge pump buddybear at 7:28pm 08.02.15 Catalina 310 13/3860 Does anyone know how the bilge pump is wired to the batteries. My question is with the Perko switch
What am I doing wrong? New impeller not working jonelli at 6:47pm 08.02.15 Catalina 30 41/5620 Hey Guys, I'm attempting to do my M-25XP engine maintenance, and so my plan was to start with the c
30 amp electrical outlet iwindance at 6:38pm 08.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4299 Where is the fuse for this shore power 30 amp outlet? I think that is my problem. I forgot to turn
South Puget Sound Cruise Summary July 2015 Mikem at 6:07pm 08.02.15 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/2209 Hello fellow HAPSTERS. Well, I think the 2015 South Sound Cruise was a smashing success that surp
I bought a 26X to pull my dingy around. Jimsdingy at 5:11pm 08.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1604 Looking for solar and battery mods to run accessories away from slips. Also need navigation and fish
Strength of OLD style C-22 Mast, Teardrop Shape? (1) CloudDiver at 4:54pm 08.02.15 Catalina 22 4/2362 My boom is in pretty rough shape, new ones are on Catalina Direct for $263 but I have no idea how mu
C22 anchor roller, am I crazy? (1) Gene Neill at 2:31pm 08.02.15 Catalina 22 80/12047 I think there might be something seriously the matter with me!! What kind of sick, demented freak sp

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He's on his way rgranger at 9:20am 12.25.23 I sure hope all the good little boys and girls are on a reach or a run from his position. Doesn't l
Santa's Gifts 2023 Alan Gomes at 8:50am 12.25.23 Super nice!
Santa's Gifts 2023 kappykaplan at 8:41am 12.25.23 Very cool!!! :beer:
Santa's Gifts 2023 (2) Davidasailor26 at 8:29am 12.25.23
He's on his way Alan Gomes at 8:23am 12.25.23 I sure hope all the good little boys and girls are on a reach or a run from his position. Doesn't lo
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass (3) dchipley at 8:17am 12.25.23 Soaked in an algae & salt penetrant & then a quality penetrating oil. Took a few patient months thro
He's on his way Crusty Ol Salt at 7:32am 12.25.23 Santa, Sailboat, a bushel of oysters and a screwpile lighthouse. It does not get any better than t
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions jssailem at 5:49am 12.25.23 Merry Christmas Greg
Santa's Gifts 2023 fred1diver at 2:53am 12.25.23 I got a new bladder for the head
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Tally Ho at 7:39pm 12.24.23 Greg, the thinking is 1.5 hours out or back to the slip. It could be 45min. It is a simple approac
Santa's Gifts 2023 jssailem at 6:08pm 12.24.23 courtesy of my wife. Greatest wife. :biggrin:And
Santa's Gifts 2023 Kings Gambit at 4:21pm 12.24.23 December 30th here. Folks are pretty much tired of presents by then and the next night is New Year
Santa's Gifts 2023 Mikem at 3:00pm 12.24.23 A brand new Sailrite LSZ-1 and a repaired jib courtesy of my wife.
S2 9.2A Instrument Panel envisionvenicefl at 2:56pm 12.24.23 Generally the oil sensor connected to the buzzer will alarm as the key is turned, until the engine s
Santa's Gifts 2023 (1) Justin_NSA at 2:55pm 12.24.23 A new Johnson Duramax "cutless" bearing and a LasDrop Gen II shaft seal maintenance kit.
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 Project_Mayhem at 2:55pm 12.24.23 @Sailor Sue hit the nail on the head. My Starwind 19 (same designer as most of the Precision boats)
S2 9.2A Instrument Panel Davidasailor26 at 2:52pm 12.24.23 On the 3YM series the lights come on when the panel is turned on, and the buzzer comes on about 5 se
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions jssailem at 2:35pm 12.24.23 Greg, the thinking is 1.5 hours out or back to the slip. It could be 45min. It is a simple approach
Santa's Gifts 2023 shemandr at 2:35pm 12.24.23
Santa's Gifts 2023 WayneH at 11:50am 12.24.23 Santa got me two new 200W solar panels to replace the two old 95W panels. :biggrin: And 3 big boat p

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