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Downeast Dreaming Roger Long at 5:06am 07.29.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 5/9070 Three years ago today, I was just eleven days into the rest of my life. I told people at the time t
Replacing wind instrument bobtigar at 4:31am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2543 One of the many items that must be replace after my recent lightning strike is my Datamarine wind sy
Old gas All U Get at 4:11am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 22/1787 Hi all, Does anyone have a good way of disposing old gasoline. I have a boat on the market and w
Simpson-Lawrence Horizon Express Windlass svGallivant at 12:19am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1202 I have a Simpson-Lawrence Express Windlass on my Beneteau 461. It has a reversing motor, drives the
Cabin ventilation PSR at 10:11pm 07.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1331 Has anyone found a way to replace existing sealed Catalina ports with alternatives that open? More c
Vocabulary help (1) judsonj at 9:45pm 07.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/776 Hey All, I have found this forum to be a great help with almost every project I have taken on in my
Beckson opening port gaskets Mark Maulden at 8:14pm 07.28.14 Ask All Sailors 16/4498 Have 4 4x14 opening ports that need new gaskets. Spent 5 hrs today ( ya five) and got 1.5 ports do
Sail to Cambridge Maryland MLampner at 8:13pm 07.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1699 O any of the bay sailors know if a 1977 Hunter 30 can clear the route 50 bridge at Cambridge. I am s
Baffling problem, and Muffler for '84 C-30 Universal MK25 mfitzg at 7:42pm 07.28.14 Catalina 30 4/1085 I have a very strange problem. Twice now under different circumstances and separated by two season
Dream come true! (4) Ruck at 7:24pm 07.28.14 Trailer Sailors 19/3393 My boys and I overnighted on Lake Lanier this past weekend for the first time. I have been waiting
Overtaking on the AICW rclarke246 at 6:52pm 07.28.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1695 Newbie here. We'll be heading south on the AICW from Annapolis this September in our Beneteau Swift
Propeller pitch. fdnynapes at 6:44pm 07.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1110 Does anyone have a 90 horse Suzuki and know what diameter and pitch what works best, 26 m 2010.
Halyard Lengths rcharrison1 at 6:34pm 07.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/6696 I am replacing the halyards on my Mac 25. I did this quite a few years ago and wrote down the lengt
75 Macgregor 22 (1) moparots at 6:21pm 07.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/721 Hello all, new to this board. I am looking at a 1975 Macgregor 22 sailboat. In good shape, with a t
Bimini Larry D Calander at 5:58pm 07.28.14 Smaller Boats 6/1099 Have used 96 h26 bimini fabric is missing. Frame measures 8 feet out from the stern rail. How can Yo
Too much weather helm jsgonz at 5:15pm 07.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3691 My 1985 28.5 Hunter sails nicely but at 15kts+, I develop too much weather helm. I have a new main,
catalina 445 Varro at 4:54pm 07.28.14 Big Boats 1/2843 question to others owners of 445. I have water in the bilge (keel) Did you hear about a problem on t
Oday 12 manual jdailey16o at 3:16pm 07.28.14 Day Sailers 1/1182 Hello! I am looking for a copy of an O'day 12 owner's manual. I need to learn how to rig the 12's
Propane Locker Rust Stains sailcapt340 at 2:50pm 07.28.14 Big Boats 1/638 Does anyone have any tips on removing rust stains from the bottom of the propane locker? My steel p
Top Motoring speed for Oceanis 390 rongroth at 2:29pm 07.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1781 Would like some ideas of how fast people can motor at what RPM. I have a Volvopenta 2003T 43 hp bui

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Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 3:59am 07.10.23 I'll have to walk through all the above and see how to do this. My inverter also consumes more power
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? Marmalade at 3:08am 07.10.23 @xavpil keep us posted on the route planning! And what are the details on the new boat?
New owner Ventura County kappykaplan at 2:32am 07.10.23 Congratulations on your new-to-you boat! Welcome to the forum. :beer:
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? kappykaplan at 2:29am 07.10.23 I heard a squeal so immediately returned to the marina. Lucky it was close. In the cabin I smelled
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? jssailem at 11:03pm 07.09.23 :plus: Same experience on my paint of 5 years. About 85% lasted till I removed it. It did a great j
Sahara Dust Benny17441 at 10:11pm 07.09.23 It is in the Caribbean and should be in Florida in a week or two. Yes it is composed of dry air an
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? BigEasy at 9:51pm 07.09.23 I'm disappointed in the appearance of this new Pettit Odyssey HD paint. I hope it at least performs
Starting battery Benny17441 at 9:51pm 07.09.23 No, not for using as a starter battery for a small diesel auxiliary engine.. Many batteries die a p
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? Hollyberry at 9:25pm 07.09.23 YES!..
Strange beep from cockpit engine panel gfroch at 8:45pm 07.09.23 Thanks all- I will follow the path and check and clean all leads. jonelli- Yes, our instances were
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Dalliance at 8:18pm 07.09.23
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:04pm 07.09.23 Final word on my project. The prep and application went well, but I have to say I'm disappointed in
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? BigEasy at 7:43pm 07.09.23 Yes! Don't know when it was last changed; however, you should order a new belt. Skip the mechanic
Life (sailing) after heart attack. DAVA390 at 7:22pm 07.09.23 Scott, glad you have a good outcome. I had heart surgery a year ago, (aortic stenosis) and explain t
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Rick D at 7:05pm 07.09.23 If you have to go on hold for a while, try your hand at this: Model Radio Control Sailing
Best Chart Plotter Solution Screen Saver at 6:58pm 07.09.23 Yes I did look at the Dell solution when it first came out. I guess in those days I was a bit conce
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 07.09.23 If any crack in the tank is above the level of any contents in the tank, that won't prove a thing.
Starting battery dlochner at 6:04pm 07.09.23 2 bank 10 amp charger does what is expected. This may be part of the problem. A 2 battery 10 amp
Setting up H310 for single handing (1) Tally Ho at 5:18pm 07.09.23
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Joe at 4:57pm 07.09.23 Scott....take this time to rebuild your health and recover some of the confidence that we naturally

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