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engine issues Jeff Kirkpatrick at 10:35am 04.20.15 Big Boats 4/2074 Have a Catalina 380 and when motoring there is white steam coming from the exhaust. Is this normal?
New-to-me Mac 26 Leatherneck at 10:16am 04.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1603 Greetings fellow sailors. I have many questions and look forward to joining in
Hunter 50 heads Allamerican at 9:57am 04.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/492 Hello I would like to know what make of pump the forward head has on a Hunter 50. I am currently
Newport - Volvo Ocean Race Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 1/770 I'm thinking about going to Newport for the weekend of May 15th thru 17th. I was looking at things
Crack. Correct fix? (1) Richandhelen at 9:15am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1106 Found this hairline crack in my davit today. It's on the high-load end of things. The white bit is t
Are Brand Name Builders using Epoxy now? CloudDiver at 9:10am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 23/11073 I know this might be a silly question, but I couldn't find a straight answer anywhere else. Have th
Question about sealant (1) micheldemontreal at 8:46am 04.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/773 Hello everyone I have to redo the seal of the PVC molding between the transom and hull. I have t
A Public Service Announcement, Eye Protection! CloudDiver at 7:57am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1528 I'll try not be too long winded about this because as you will understand in a moment I am in a foul
Java Update for April Jim Seamans at 7:02am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/913 Well just when you think things couldn't get any better..... Sailing has just been fabulous over th
LED bulbs too hot? DAVA390 at 7:01am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 4/714 If I install a combo light mastop., (2 bulbs) is it safe to run both front and rear bulbs all night
Buying a boat from The Moorings Yacht Brokerage Styx at 6:51am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1483 We are going to up-size and have started to look at boats. Any thoughts on buying a pre-owned charte
Integral water tank seal MafaldaII at 6:50am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/597 In my new project boat (Beneteau 445 '94), the integral water tank under the V birth was leaking. I
STrainer cover plate question (1) Navicula at 6:15am 04.20.15 Big Boats 3/731 This cover strainer...... Is just held on by self tapping screws right into the hull..... Is this th
2QM20 fuel filter recommendarions tmjb at 6:14am 04.20.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1181 On my new to me '81 Cherubini Hunter 36 with Yanmar 2QM20 I have what appears to be a Groco GF-250 o
Silicon bubbling (1) geoffschultz at 6:08am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/989 We stored BlueJacket in Panama last year and will store her there again this year. It rains a LOT d
Hunter 23 Cabin Leaks omnivox42 at 6:06am 04.20.15 Smaller Boats 7/1557 I know this has been covered in one place or another, but I have not found the answers I need. I
Acrylic to teak sealant / Varnish before or after? (1) Blitz at 6:02am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1614 It is time for my companionway sliding hatch to be redone after 30+ years. It is constructed with th
ac breaker 31 hunter 34.5 (3) hunter healer at 6:00am 04.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/730 I have a Hunter 34.5 model year 1983 and my main ac breaker in the panel that switches polarity and
aqua signal series 40 tri-color.... Parts?? centerline at 12:23am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 3/920 the lens is broken on my masthead light... im looking for a new lens as the light is in perfectly go
Ft Lauderdale Sailing. geehaw at 11:38pm 04.19.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2754 I have a free day 04/23/15 in Ft Lauderdale. Anyone like to take me sailing for the day or part of t

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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
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 9:31pm 11.21.23 Himm, I Was on the beta program for Raymarine Testing, tested a few GPS's. The date issue originall
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 9:04pm 11.21.23 Thanks to all who responded. We had a lovely sail to Bell Harbor, intending only to stay the night.
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Rich Stidger at 8:53pm 11.21.23 Thanks Rich, I tried all the above and even bought brand new extension cords (heavy duty gauge). I
Water /humidity? jssailem at 8:40pm 11.21.23 Slow learning skills?
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:39pm 11.21.23 Ivw3njap1QQ
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass marcham at 7:55pm 11.21.23 We have the same concern on our H380, except with the rope (100' chain, 250' rope). We just use a bo
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 7:45pm 11.21.23
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.21.23 Steam cleaners are awesome. If you find a "broken" one for cheap, they can usually be "fixed" by run
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 7:31pm 11.21.23
Boom eye - What is this called? Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 11.21.23 Thanks everyone, yes this one is definitely not coming off without force. Screw heads are mostly
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Project_Mayhem at 7:12pm 11.21.23 I had a 12v 36lbs trolling motor on my Starwind 19. It worked great on calm days on Lake Michigan. N
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Blitz at 6:56pm 11.21.23 While it true that there is no "use by" date, it is also true that the various GPS units have used d
Water /humidity? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 11.21.23 There could be a couple of issues. You are new at the use of a forum. You get up the courage to po
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dkinzer at 5:53pm 11.21.23 I have seen a suggestion of putting a small traffic cone in the anchor locker. I haven't tried this
Water /humidity? jssailem at 5:41pm 11.21.23 There could be a couple of issues. You are new at the use of a forum. You get up the courage to p

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