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Front sail of choice? (1) StanFM at 6:47am 06.28.14 S2 3/838 Running a 150% genoa up front as that is what came with the boat. We recently got up to 7.2 mph in
Lost & Found - Table (1) Nom De Guerre at 6:13am 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 2/922 Found, one cedar (?) outdoor/marine side table. 2' square top, 4" square legs. Robust construction,
I Give Up, What is This Thing? (1) Snowbird One at 11:48pm 06.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2159 Sorry for the very basic question, but I've been all over this boat trying to figure out where this
Clearance Of Intake/exhaust Valves santiago47 at 8:22pm 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/947 HELLO MY BOAT IS A HUNTER 29.5 WITH A YANMAR 2GM20F engine could you pleae inform the intake7Exhau
Solo Sailor in 34 footer died thursday on lake Ponchartrain. kpgraci at 7:28pm 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/967 not much on details maybe others know more. http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/06/boater_wh
What to do with old flares? jfschena at 7:27pm 06.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1564 Just found another set it didn't know about. I swore I checked every compartment before I bought the
O'Day 222 Spinnaker Size daleyellin at 7:23pm 06.27.14 Day Sailers 3/1945 Can anyone give me an idea of the size of the symetrical spinnaker for a 222, or a size range? I am
Nike on her way Joe at 6:52pm 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1112 Very nice segment this time... goes to show you don't need a shiny new boat to go cruising... she c
Field Day sullyj020 at 6:20pm 06.27.14 SSB and Ham Operators 2/8843 Anyone doing Field Day as a Maritime mobile ???
I'm having trouble with new alternator. jlp0217 at 5:46pm 06.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4324 I've been a long time reader, but this is my first post. I'm having trouble getting new alternators
wiring of generator and starter rzweig at 5:46pm 06.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/693 Hi, Did some work on the engine and disconnected the wires to the batteries.The boat is an H27 1984
having mast raising system problems Rick in FL at 2:58pm 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/613 Hi All, we have a hunter 26 and bought it used. The mast raising system is not original and I just
Not really about sailing... (2) Team118 at 2:23pm 06.27.14 Catalina 30 2/749 I was in San Diego for business a few weeks ago and I took my son. While eating breakfast at the
Severing and suturing instrument cables wufibugs at 1:22pm 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/802 A recent post about installing an autopilot prompted me to wonder about the problem posed by install
Electric head conversion Perfect Excuse at 12:05pm 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/629 Does anyone have experience with converting a Jabsco manual pump head to to electric flush by using
engine quits gettinthere at 11:59am 06.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 13/1694 After a long day of motoring, when we're at idle speed getting ready to drop anchor, sometimes the m
Primed Rudder from the factory PaxiMoon at 11:42am 06.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/662 Does anyine know if the factory primed the rudder on the early 2011 e33/new 33's? Cheers in advance
rigging MCQMGA at 10:39am 06.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/842 Hi Guys - - I am new to sailing. Just purchased 16.9 ft 1968 daysailer I - Needs new shrouds - A
How to clean carb while on outboard Chief RA at 10:02am 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2416 As I have mentioned, i have raced and tuned off road motorcycles for many years. I double checked h
1983 cal 35 aluminum toe rail stancion bases john nightwind at 9:09am 06.27.14 Cal 1/1501 hey older cal 35 boat owners.thats older cal boats ,not owners,...i have a '83 35' that has 2 alum.s

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winter cover (1) Jim Legere at 4:23am 10.24.22 With my old H37C I used to tarp off the cockpit from the companionway back to the stern with a 10' x
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 4:21am 10.24.22 We don't have barnacles.... Funny you should mention that, I do. lol The boat has been in Ohio fo
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 4:16am 10.24.22 Why? Your gelcoat is probably fine. If the boat spends most of its life on a trailer, there is no
Catalina 88 36 Steaming Light replacement sailme88 at 3:59am 10.24.22 I replaced my steaming/deck light a few years ago.. Decided to go with LED.... Bad choice.. Good for
Sinks draining slowly. sailme88 at 3:54am 10.24.22 I've encountered both the slow drain and weak raw feed to the engine. In both cases the culprit was
Water filter not needed right? xavpil at 3:34am 10.24.22 You asked and I be tellin' ya : ll as I mentioned in post #7. When the handle is in line with the
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Tin Kicker at 2:01am 10.24.22 303 is made for UV protection and is at many Home Depots, Walmarts, Amazon, etc. https://www.homede
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Ralph Johnstone at 11:06pm 10.23.22 New one from West Marine said "store out of sun when not in use" !!!!!!!. Is that a Smartplug. G
Alternator NYSail at 11:03pm 10.23.22 what is the alternator directly wire to? On my beneteau the alt was originally wired directly to
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:56pm 10.23.22 I cleaned out my2GM20F HE last winter and replaced the gaskets. Really quite easy and the two block
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Clydo at 10:48pm 10.23.22 That is DEFINITELY the way to go Greg. When I purchased mine, purchasing the fittings only was an
Water filter not needed right? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 10.23.22
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 8:55pm 10.23.22 You can take the heat exchanger to a radiator shop. They can flush and clean the unit. Then pressure
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft JohnShannon at 7:57pm 10.23.22 A shark? Not a dog shallow enough draft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_24
Water filter not needed right? Justin_NSA at 7:32pm 10.23.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 7:20pm 10.23.22 Says they have a fixed keel: "We have the 2500 lb lead deep profile fixed keel. " Yes, we have the
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 7:13pm 10.23.22 I'm pretty sure O'Day 28's of that era had encapsulated keels and therefore no keel bolts. Do an in
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (10) terry_buda at 7:06pm 10.23.22
New Mac 25 owner Wyo George at 6:41pm 10.23.22 Noice! That boat looks good even on the trailer. Thanks!
New Mac 25 owner stickinthemud57 at 6:31pm 10.23.22 Noice! That boat looks good even on the trailer.

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