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Metalmast 30 Salty Craig at 6:51pm 03.26.15 Other Sailboats 8/7506 Hey guys, I just purchased a Metalmast 30 in fantastic condition. I can't find much conversation ab
Suggestion for Furling Line? Ward H at 6:49pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 36/7567 Planning to replace the 5/16" furling line on my Furlex 100 jib furler. As the 5/16" gets older it
finally got the compression test done cjfj at 6:19pm 03.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2081 Results: #1Cylinder has 400 psi, #2 Cylinder has 175 psi and #3 Cylinder has 150 psi. Think I mi
Pushpit hollow bolt FourPoints at 6:07pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1229 During a MOB drill last summer someone managed to overstress the hollow bolt that attaches one piece
'79 O'Day 23 raising the mast MDaniels at 6:00pm 03.26.15 Day Sailers 3/1464 I've read thru the post and haven't found what I need. I have a '79 O'Day 23 that I bought a few mon
New Alternator / Regulator RonRelyea at 5:58pm 03.26.15 Musings With Maine Sail 21/6482 MaineSail... I'm will be installing 4 GC2 batteries on my Hunter 32. Also plan on a couple of sol
1987 Hunter 31 Owners Manual BDRogers at 4:18pm 03.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2121 Does anyone know where I can find an owners manual for a 1987 Hunter 31? I've searched the Internet
$25 Oil Filter!! rfrye1 at 4:17pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1747 Ok so I go online and find a Yanmar place and order an OEM oil filter for my 3JH2E for like $10-13.
Looking for cradle or stand designs for my Catalina 27 AtLastGSL at 4:11pm 03.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/903 Alas, The great salt lake is having a very bad water year. I need to pull my 27 out of the water and
solent or cutter? Mahayana1 at 12:43pm 03.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3270 We have a sloop rig, 120 roller furling jib and RF main. We are headed down US coast to Carib then o
Maderator Pump bobcat30 at 12:26pm 03.26.15 Catalina 30 6/1364 AS I decommissioned my boat last fall, I always run the Macerator pump after flushing the holding ta
Mooring vs. Docking S. Shaner at 11:23am 03.26.15 Smaller Boats 11/3397 Greetings all. I will be moving my Hunter 22 from Lake Arthur in PA to Lake Chautauqua in NY in a
1986 Beneteau Idylle 51' (15.5) Falcon at 10:52am 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2286 Does anyone know if Beneteau built any 1986 Beneteau Idylle 51' in the USA? I was always of the impr
Wood supplier in SF Bay area markwbird at 10:15am 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 2/728 So, tomorrow I'm heading over to Svenson's to have the mast on my H34 removed to begin the dreaded c
holding tank BillKlarer at 10:00am 03.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1004 1996 Beaneteau Oceanis 50 has three five gallon holding tanks ~ previous owner never used deck waste
extended gearshift lever mick hodapp at 9:56am 03.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1752 good morning folks. i have a 1989 honda bf8ah fourstroke long shaft out board on my mac 25 ' am havi
Heating water at anchor KenKindrick at 7:32am 03.26.15 Big Boats 19/3182 At anchor I've been using a Honda 2000 watt portable generator to heat up the water tank for showers
Mooring pendant jjsbiggs at 7:00am 03.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/752 I'm going to be mooring my Macgregor 25 for the first time this year. What size pendant should I be
What Modifications have you made? (4) Coyote at 6:58am 03.26.15 Bigger Boats 9/2094 While I spent a fair bit of time in my Captain's Berth (Quarter Berth) last week with my Battery Cha
Racor problem seadaddler at 4:03am 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2016 I have a Racor R20 and a Racor 500 before it and this week decided to change all my fuel filters bef

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fuel gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:22pm 06.22.23 The Colors are shown on my Wema Gauge :biggrin: Sounds exotic. I only have the 0 - 1/2 - 3/4 - F
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? stickinthemud57 at 12:22pm 06.22.23 spun us around almost in a full 360. Yep. Sounds pretty vortex-y to me.
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 06.22.23 I was not aware that the trapped air would eventually be absorbed by the water surface inside the t
Where to put AIS antenna? Richard19068 at 12:05pm 06.22.23 1) Does your radio transmit AND receive? (AIS) Does there exist a single unit that receives VHF a
fuel gauge (1) JamesG161 at 11:59am 06.22.23 So far haven't had any problems with a 24 year old WEMA float gauge. :plus: Since I have my fuel
Topping Lift drgbanks at 11:59am 06.22.23 If you buy the kit there is a cheek block that you install near the top of the mast. If I understand
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 Bob S at 11:58am 06.22.23 I installed one in the port lazarette where the shore power inlet is. Also installed a galvanic isol
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing Philly2DC2LBI at 11:57am 06.22.23
Zodiac Inflatable taking water odaydokay at 11:52am 06.22.23 It's PVC, correct? And 10 years old? I believe PVC and yes 10 years old with about 20 miles on it
Topping Lift Philly2DC2LBI at 11:51am 06.22.23
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 11:41am 06.22.23 Sorry. Poor wording. Pump running when faucet opens nearly immediately. I will say the variable spe
fuel gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 06.22.23 Will be testing it this weekend Go high tech and use a stick. No, I'm quite serious. I have a s
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 11:37am 06.22.23 Power washer and Crud Cutter. No to Simple Green.
2002 Beneteau 411 Oceanis -Tachometer Problem dslance at 11:35am 06.22.23 when I couldn't get my tach to work I found the connection on the engine cleaned the connection and
Hunter 310 listed on this site. Ward H at 11:35am 06.22.23 This depends on how much you can do yourself. If you were accustomed to working on your outboard en
Hunter 310 listed on this site. Ralph Johnstone at 11:28am 06.22.23 Here at Lake Lanier a 31 foot boat slip is $3,000 a year with water and power. Clear a path. At
Hurricane season storage xavpil at 11:26am 06.22.23 If your plans are to sail the Caribbean for multiple seasons, bringing the boat back to the US duri
Hurricane season storage ggrizzard at 11:23am 06.22.23 You mean like these...:yikes: Those of you wanting to buy a boat on the cheap (initially :wink3:)
fuel gauge flightlead404 at 11:23am 06.22.23 Will be testing it this weekend Thanks Rick Either way I wouldn't trust it. Having flown thousan
Oceangate Titan ggrizzard at 11:16am 06.22.23 Coast Guard is putting out a presser at 3:00 PM EDT today (Thursday).

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