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Fastnet 1979 on ESPN rfrye1 at 11:34am 05.30.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2782 My current Cruising World mentions a documentary by Gary Jobson on June 5th 6pm EDT on ESPN. I can't
manual pump toilet doesn't drain qazvick at 9:53am 05.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/6370 Anyone here know why my johnson manual pump toilet all of the sudden has decide to not drain. The pu
Lifting a Daysailer Jesnodoughnut at 9:29am 05.30.15 Day Sailers 2/2755 I can use some advice/input on how to lift an O'day daysailer II off of a trailer. The trailer that
Newport 28 Mast Wiring Bickeye55 at 9:24am 05.30.15 Newport 4/2690 We recently lowered the mast to replace the standing rigging on a donated Newport 28. While we were
How to identify shoal draft vs full riverbouy at 8:42am 05.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1244 I have a 1977 Hunter 30 and was told the draft is 4'9". from everything I read the draft is either 5
Mounting Height Of Outboard Motor Mount sreidvt at 8:36am 05.30.15 Day Sailers 9/5913 Hi All, I'm still restoring the 1974 O'Day 23 Pop-Top I bought last fall so I have not ever seen
strut 29.9 redux my1972ih at 8:31am 05.30.15 Seidelmann 1/2005 What could hold the strut into the hull besides the screws? Are there any screws which are only acc
Inboard gas tank feeding outboard motor? eugenesdream24 at 8:13am 05.30.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1782 I'm installing a new 9.9hp outboard motor on my sailboat since the old Atomic 4 has seen better days
B331 Speed Transducer wire routing (3) CABixler at 7:42am 05.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2355 Hi I always pull my speed paddle wheel and swap with the dummy (blank) plug. Last season end howev
Yanmar 2GM20F Stribyd at 7:04am 05.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1095 I seem to be loosing coolant but see no leaks in side and no obvious coolant in the discharged water
How to identify shoal draft vs full riverbouy at 4:17am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 2/896 I have a 1977 Hunter 30 and was told the draft is 4'9". from everything I read the draft is either
Beneteau 48 January at 2:59am 05.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1341 Has anyone had any issues recently with the hull of the Beneteau 48?
Coolant get out exhaust Julius at 2:40am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 5/1628 I have a Catalina 30 1984 with Universal M25XP I changed my exhaust pipe and i see the coolant drop
Catalina 30 owner in Ventura/Oxnard nlneilson at 12:43am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 2/951 Taken care of.
Shredding V belts njlarry at 8:45pm 05.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 18/4576 I am having three problems with the V belt on my m25-XPB Universal. 1) The engine keeps shredding b
Forestay Fasteners krantala at 7:36pm 05.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/737 Does anyone know what the fasteners are securing the forestay bracket on a o'day 25...screws or bolt
Yanmar Torque lehigh375 at 7:20pm 05.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/851 I am at my boat but forgot my Yanmar 3YM30 Manual. Can someone look up what the torque numbers ar
Cockpit cushion snaps dave_and_dd at 6:28pm 05.29.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1842 Enjoying the new boat! But wondering, each of the cockpit cushions has a little strap with snap on
Failed Winterization of Our Marine Head sailingseadragon at 12:17pm 05.29.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/3978 You would think after a dozen plus years of winterizing our boat I would be able to follow my own di
Remote Mic at Nav Pod Sailcarl at 9:39am 05.29.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1109 Hello all, It seems that one or more pins at the connection on the NavPod for my remote Mic have

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Swing Keel/Bolts in keel locker rgranger at 9:12am 07.10.23 I did a google for the manual. A few different sites seemed to have it but I did not download it.
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) (1) jssailem at 9:11am 07.10.23 I used the Tiller Clutch. le to use. Effective at holding a tiller position. Often times when I drif
New owner Ventura County morbidfollower at 9:08am 07.10.23 Sweet! Great choice
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Claude L.-Auger at 9:08am 07.10.23 This was the epitome of simplicity ............. Thanks for the idea but I'm afraid it belongs to
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 9:06am 07.10.23 Thanks Jviss! And thanks RussC! I feel like drag is definitely a factor. Do you think it will work i
1960 Tylercraft T-24 rgranger at 9:06am 07.10.23 Here are the specs on that boat... https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tylercraft-24
1960 Tylercraft T-24 rgranger at 9:05am 07.10.23 It looks like a twin keel boat. Those are slower but also great for gunkholling in areas of large t
Building a custom hard dodger PatAndEuan at 9:04am 07.10.23 The bimini and, to a lesser extent, dodger on our 2002 Hunter 466 are also on their last legs. We ha
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 docwells at 9:03am 07.10.23 Photos from construction phase of h26/260 by Marlow Hunter. How much water are you getting? A litt
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 rgranger at 9:01am 07.10.23 We put food color in the ballast tank and found the color in the leaked water so definitely from th
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Hayden Watson at 9:00am 07.10.23 @Hayden Watson - wow, this is really great! When I get somewhere that I can sit for enough time to
Against the wind - in the docks Timm R Oday25 at 8:54am 07.10.23 This happens to us on occasion . What we do is as follows : we hoist the main and let the mainsheet
Weather forecast... Hayden Watson at 8:53am 07.10.23 That sounds great. I am leaving for a 2-week solo cruise while my wife is out of town and plan on s
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 8:52am 07.10.23 The very best inverters will only be 90% to 95% efficient and that doesn't include the standby watt
Closet instead of front port door PatAndEuan at 8:52am 07.10.23 I haven't done it, but I have been thinking about a similar conversion. Never enough storage space o
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Hayden Watson at 8:46am 07.10.23 I'll have to walk through all the above and see how to do this. My inverter also consumes more powe
Weather forecast... jssailem at 8:43am 07.10.23 Hey Cruisers... This week looks to be nice weather. even a little breezes may fill your sails. From
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) RussC at 8:41am 07.10.23 I like the Tiller Tamer brand because it's adjustable for drag. some are just either on or off but I
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 8:40am 07.10.23 Awsome post.....
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) jviss at 8:36am 07.10.23 I have one I will never use, if I can find it you can have it. Stand by....

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