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Trident 101 permeated after 2 short seasons meb135 at 1:07pm 10.05.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3113 This is more of an fyi for those who may be in the process of changing sanitation hoses and have "lo
Clogged Head and Galley Sinks Billy the Kidd at 12:29pm 10.05.14 Ask All Sailors 15/9169 Recently purchased a vintage 1978 Catalina 30'. Head and galley sinks keep filling with water - wil
Need to replace H34 Engine Thru Hull Seacock (3) PGIJon at 11:40am 10.05.14 Big Boats 48/6699 It appears that the sea cock for the engines raw water cooling is no longer closing completely and I
Adding and tuning a dipole (to your boat/house) Brian D at 11:14am 10.05.14 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2025 While searching the internet about shipboard antennas, I chanced across these instructions on how to
Hunter Cherubini shaft log kito at 9:39am 10.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1113 I found this closed old thread http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=153850'referrer
severe lee helm mac 21 PaulKoehler23 at 8:31am 10.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/676 Hello new sailor here first boat. Macgregor 21 1984. She has severe lee helm and I fine it very diff
Cali sailing! (3) Diver960 at 7:52am 10.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1604 Greetings my sailing friends! We took your advice and landed in San Diego two days ago. We bare bo
transducer mounting sailorsteve1 at 7:43am 10.05.14 Smaller Boats 11/2246 will a transducer for a depthfinder work if mounted in the bilge of my c18? where have others mounte
Water Heater on a Hunter 28 dtex at 7:10am 10.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3908 Where was the water heater located on a 1989 Hunter 28?
Last Day (1) Tobydaisy at 6:57am 10.05.14 Catalina 22 6/755 Thanks to everyone for all the info this season. This is the last day of my first year with a C22 an
Replacing standing rigging on 94 H26 Dfisher at 6:55am 10.05.14 Smaller Boats 11/1298 I have done a lot of forum searching but was unable to find anyone talking about cost to completely
Windvane steering and an extra rudder TimHunter340 at 6:25am 10.05.14 Big Boats 4/1394 Hello I am about to do more extended sailing. At first I was going to upgrade my autopilot, but n
Coolant cam at 5:02am 10.05.14 Catalina 310 2/716 I have recently changed the coolant in my 26 hp Universal/Westerbeek engine with a coolant designate
suspending 26S Bob Meyer at 4:48am 10.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/719 I've just purchased a '92 Mac26S, a freshwater boat from Georgia, sight unseen. I understand (from
Keel trouble 84 macgregor 25 Starwind at 11:05pm 10.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 36/8470 Greetings. I have just purchased my first boat, a macgregor 25 out of alametos bay in long beach. Ev
New way of cruising?????? (1) Delezynski at 7:21pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2628 Man in floating bubble rescued in Atlantic Ocean. See it at; http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat
Westerbeke 10-2 overheating (long post) cbourne200 at 3:59pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1797 1987 O'Day 272 with Westerbeke 10-2 is overheating. Purchased about 3 yrs ago from PO who had suppos
mooring buoy on the chesapeake bay jtuner119 at 3:42pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 9/6109 i want to place a mooring buoy around annapolis area. preferably south of annapolis but i have no id
A/C Water Strainer (3) KZW at 3:35pm 10.04.14 Catalina 310 4/1206 Water Strainer Does anyone know of a source for the water strainer shown in the pictures? The str
Control Cable Lubrication LakeOntario270 at 3:17pm 10.04.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/857 I have a 1996 Westerbeke that has 3 control cables. A throttle cable, a shut off cable, and a trans

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Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 11.17.22 What Kappy said. From a winterization standpoint you just need to run antifreeze through the raw wat
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 2:52pm 11.17.22 Do you guys know what chemical got outlawed 30 years ago? Like, can we get some of that stuff from M
CDI FF2 patbratton at 2:46pm 11.17.22 I had a symmetrical kite on my 23.5. Id be happy to discuss how it was rigged, if you need any info
Questions About Bottom Paint capta at 2:35pm 11.17.22 OK, if you say so. Indeed I do.
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 2:34pm 11.17.22 30 years ago antifouling paint actually antifouled. OK, if you say so.
Questions About Bottom Paint capta at 2:30pm 11.17.22 What's your definition of "soon"? I've been hearing this rant for almost 30 years. 30 years ago an
Looking for a captain to sail my boat SFS at 2:29pm 11.17.22 I sent you a Private Message. Welcome to the forum.
Looking for a captain to sail my boat jssailem at 2:15pm 11.17.22 William, Welcome to the Forum. With what looks like a boat named "No Worries" why not sail it down
Looking for a captain to sail my boat William Brunes at 1:53pm 11.17.22 Can anyone give me some shipping companies that are reasonable? Or does anyone have a sailboat trail
Looking for a captain to sail my boat kappykaplan at 1:51pm 11.17.22 Weather conditions aren't favorable this time of year for such a trip. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Looking for a captain to sail my boat dlochner at 1:49pm 11.17.22 Have you checked in trucking the boat? I suspect it will be cheaper. Captain rates are $300-500 a da
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard kappykaplan at 1:11pm 11.17.22 You should have a radiator cap, and the thermostat is under the neck - just like on an automobile.
Where, or where? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 11.17.22 I thought AOC asked that same question
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 11.17.22 Could this be a replacement for wet sanding?? The finest wet sanding paper I use when chasing spi
winterizing puzzle Don S/V ILLusion at 12:21pm 11.17.22 Full tank of fuel? Depending on how well balanced it is when hauled or set on stands, the contents o
Replacing wire/rope main halyard Roland5048 at 11:36am 11.17.22 Will the sheave on this mast take just rope? Depends on the sheave. I replaced the rope to wire h
Electric dinghy engines 4arch at 11:27am 11.17.22 I generally agree with the pros and cons in the post above but have some additions. The pros of elec
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel fstbttms at 11:25am 11.17.22 I was hoping @fstbttms would chime in to give us the right answer. So what is it, Mr. Bottoms - if
Electric dinghy engines Captain Larry-DH at 11:22am 11.17.22 I see bare minimum price at $2,600 so the above makes no sense. I did see another brand - Newport
Where, or where? Ted at 10:49am 11.17.22 Very funny! Actually, Antenna is a small island lying midway between Nesoya and East Ongul Island, t

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