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Windvane steering and an extra rudder TimHunter340 at 6:25am 10.05.14 Big Boats 4/1562 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 2/861 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 3/854 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 36/10080 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 20/2854 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 5/2003 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 9/7147 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 4/1590 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 2/1010 I have a 1996 Westerbeke that has 3 control cables. A throttle cable, a shut off cable, and a trans
Yanmar 2GM20F Mixing Elbow jrezab at 2:36pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2318 I am replacing the Mixing Elbow on my 1986 Pearson 303. There is a stainless steel connecting piece
Wind Instrument display not reading doctorbill at 2:14pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2209 My Raymarine ST60+ Wind display is not pointing to the wind although it is displaying wind speed. I
Replacing teak simonphillips at 1:12pm 10.04.14 Catalina 30 9/1886 Hi, been lurking on the site for a long time and picked up lots of useful hints and information. Now
Electrical Systems/Battery SG (1) jrevkin at 12:13pm 10.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1317 I'm surprised there is no electrical systems forum, so I'll post here. I have 2 battery banks. One
Hot side of exhaust of an Atomic 4 DougBaker at 11:09am 10.04.14 Catalina 30 2/1023 Looking for feedback. Just rebuilt the hot side of the exhaust and ended up with water trying to bub
Mac25 leak Jack Bernard at 8:20am 10.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1306 I am somewhat new to my 1984 MacGregor 25. I have a leak. It may be the pivot bolt and am planning
Why pull boat in winter versus leave in water ? Delawaredave at 7:25am 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 55/20185 Newbie. 27 footer. Bohemia River, Chesapeake Bay, MD. Seems most people in our marina pull boat
Engine coolant NYSail at 6:43am 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2209 Hello all...... I will be changing my engine coolant this winter and was wondering about different b
Winterizing with In-Mast Furling kenvail at 5:03am 10.04.14 Big Boats 17/5057 I'm approaching my first northeast winter with my new-to-me 2006 Hunter 38. It has a huge mainsail a
HIgh Tide Roger Long at 4:19am 10.04.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/2731 It was a wild and loud night here listening to a combination of astronomical and wind driven high ti
PHRF rating adjustments Ted at 8:41pm 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4314 Assume for a moment that a sailboat was designed for a specific geographical area taking into consid

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Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:19pm 09.11.23
Halyards and Such Will Gilmore at 9:05pm 09.11.23 Does the 275 have internal halyards? Fouled halyard, rusty sheave bearing, bent mast, broken slugs?
Hunter 320 Steering Issue Ken13559 at 8:52pm 09.11.23 You guys made me scratch that itch.....now I have to go check my steering rod and ball joint....:huh
Fuel Tank Replacement Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 09.11.23 My question is, with their tanks, how do I get a 90 degree elbow for the inlet? Mike, you have a v
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 8:22pm 09.11.23
School's back in session cruise! (1) Hayden Watson at 8:22pm 09.11.23 It's a beautiful evening in Shallow Bay.
Am I Making the Right Call? Ken13559 at 8:15pm 09.11.23 Sounds like a good deal.........for the scrapyard
Am I Making the Right Call? Captain Larry-DH at 8:02pm 09.11.23 Sounds like a good choice if you want ro spend endless time and money fixing it. Listen to @MikeHonc
Am I Making the Right Call? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 09.11.23 My gut is telling me to just walk away from this one and spend my money elsewhere. I'd be better of
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? (1) twalker H260 at 7:57pm 09.11.23 Is it flexing when on the water with ballast tank full? There is some flex in both areas as it is es
Am I Making the Right Call? MikeHoncho at 7:53pm 09.11.23 The same broker that told you the engine is solid didn't tell you the decks were soft. You know the
Mast up winter storage Dalliance at 7:42pm 09.11.23 I store mast up on a six pad cradle routinely with no problems here in Chicago about a mile inland a
Fresh water system pump (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 09.11.23 Is the any issue on our system with the higher psi? It seems hard to believe but Jabsco potable w
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. Tally Ho at 7:34pm 09.11.23 hempel is a world-wide company. I use their railcar exterior paints and interior linings on the rai
bulge water Blitz at 7:26pm 09.11.23 looks for swollen hoses, especially the stuffing box shaft log hose if salt water. close all through
Mast up winter storage Tally Ho at 7:25pm 09.11.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 7:22pm 09.11.23
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? Ralph Johnstone at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Keel moves w no gouges. Can you explain what this means ? Are you saying the keel does move and
Halyards and Such Vincent Williams at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Thanks Usually hoist with sheet running free pretty hard to raise at least as st 1/2 up Looked at s
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 09.11.23 But all I have to do is Polish or rubbing a little bit and it comes back more yellowish. As long

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