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Snap and Swivel Shackles sailcapt340 at 5:51am 07.08.15 Big Boats 0/735 I have to replace my Topping Lift and Jib Halyard on my 2000 340. I know that I have a "D Shackle"
a cautionary note on Seaward water heaters (4) Bob 04 H260 at 5:28am 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 52/12824 While living on our boat last January we had quite a scare. Suddenly the cabin filled with smoke. We
Adding spinnaker halyard to mast flynhi4u at 5:12am 07.08.15 Smaller Boats 15/7727 We are hoping to build our spinnaker from a Sailrite kit this winter and I am starting to think abou
Halyard diameter flynhi4u at 5:03am 07.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/1359 With the new paint all done and the leaks fixed it is time to get new halyards for our 1983 Hunter 2
Universal 5411 Exhaust jollymon2 at 4:37am 07.08.15 Catalina 30 2/1231 After leaving an anchorage with very heavy vegetation I noticed that no water was spitting out of th
Hood seafurl model 810 gspeckma at 12:14am 07.08.15 Parts Search 3/2067 Looking for parts for 810 furler, specificly the feed extrusion tube.
how does the new search work? jmczzz at 11:19pm 07.07.15 Catalina 22 2/483 I do not get hits when I use the search above? It worked befor. Are there new procedures? James
Do you ask for or use help with dock lines when you come in? Stu Jackson at 10:30pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 40/5539 Many folks have reported having trouble with "helping hands" when they dock. Many times they only m
Storage space on an 8.5 jguyer at 9:10pm 07.07.15 S2 2/1151 I'm getting ready to go on a 19 day cruise on my 8.5. Everything is out of the boat, so I am startin
Sail area and stress higgs at 8:11pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/714 Anyone know a formula for figuring how many #s of stress a given sail area imposes on a stay/running
Self tending Jib bigpapaporsche at 7:54pm 07.07.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1295 I am not sure if this is the appropriate location for this post or not, but lets see what happens. I
Hunter 34 Maxwell winch service Ilanortho at 7:39pm 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3107 Hi all; Just purchased H34. All 4 Maxwell winches badly in need of lube/ service. Before I disassem
Oops Newport Bob at 7:20pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/910 MainE, Sorry for the mistype Love your state - and have sailed from Maine to Florida
Amp Meter Newport Bob at 7:17pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1612 Main, Took your advice and installed a smart gauge last spring. THANKS Gives the essential info! Cer
Universal 25 XPAC running hot mytime at 5:59pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 5/1165 My (new to me) 1994 Catalina 30 (#6242) is running hot 210 degrees at 2500 rpm's. New hoses, sea str
Gib Sice for a Hunter 37 margotec at 5:32pm 07.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1772 Hello, our gib unrolled during a storm and shattered. Now we have to buy another and I would like to
AIS, VHF antenna/s? Ken13559 at 4:42pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1102 I've a questions to those with class B ais and vhf, do you use splitter to share single antenna at m
Problem of return water in the motor when i do sailing fastbreak30 at 3:15pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 4/888 I have a problem of return of water in my diesel universal m -25. When the engine is off and I do sa
Missing S/V Kera Jane macdaddymark1 at 2:04pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/873 I don't know if this is the right place to start this but, Does anyone know or have you heard anythi
Microwave fxg88k at 1:23pm 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1147 I recently bought a Hunter 310 built 1999. It has a Gold Star One Touch microwave but no manual for

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rusty keel bolts Precision 23 moorglade1 at 4:16am 12.26.23 I have 2003 p21 and have replaced the bracket and center board on trailer,the bracket is available o
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust Allan12210 at 9:31pm 12.25.23 Is there a small fitting on the mixing elbow where the water is injected into the exhaust? Mine had
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust (1) garymalmgren at 7:56pm 12.25.23 Hi Holly Here is a simplified diagram of your raw water cooling system. ed. Blocked with marine grow
1985 Pearson 36.2 transmission cable NYSail at 7:35pm 12.25.23
Pearson 36-2 center board maintenance NYSail at 7:29pm 12.25.23 My last boat was a 36-2 with centerboard. One of the first things I did was to fully take apart the
Christmas cruise 2023 shemandr at 7:26pm 12.25.23 I think even the British Navy had bigger grog rations.
Weather patterns for the PacificNW shemandr at 7:17pm 12.25.23 We used to have a New Years Day sail in Cutchogue Harbor near New Suffolk on LI's North Fork. It wa
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust dlochner at 6:36pm 12.25.23 Simple things first. Is the sea cock open? Is the raw water filter clean? Is the through hull clean
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust kappykaplan at 6:28pm 12.25.23 Is your water pump functioning? Did the engine overheat? Is the alternator working? Welcome to the
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 Project_Mayhem at 5:40pm 12.25.23 I found that the trick to getting it off the trailer when the c/b is hung up is to turn the entire b
Weather patterns for the PacificNW JamesG161 at 4:30pm 12.25.23 It looks like after Christmas JamesG may get his forecast come true... Dammit Jim :pimp::pimp:
Santa's Gifts 2023 shemandr at 3:36pm 12.25.23 I was also a twin so a double tax break for my Dad. Unfortunately my twin sister developed a taste
Christmas cruise 2023 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:06pm 12.25.23 222205 Looks like the clam bake to end all clam bakes :sick: .
Christmas cruise 2023 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:55pm 12.25.23 We decided to spend 24 hours there rather than sail further. I'd have spent a week there :
Santa's Gifts 2023 rgranger at 2:39pm 12.25.23
Painting or removing headliner? SailingLoto at 2:32pm 12.25.23 Is spray painting the recommended method? I personally would clean, prep and roll it.
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 SailingLoto at 2:29pm 12.25.23 @Sailor Sue hit the nail on the head. My Starwind 19 (same designer as most of the Precision boats)
He's on his way jssailem at 2:23pm 12.25.23 While I prefer Dungeness or Blue Fin crabs to Oysters, I have heard they are a help to the libido. L
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. Deparlocean at 1:21pm 12.25.23
Christmas cruise 2023 Alan Gomes at 1:09pm 12.25.23 It's a Raymarine ST2000. Inferior to your Pelagic I believe, but we absolutely could not live with

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