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Happy Birthday Sail (2) Flamingo1 at 8:06pm 01.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2085 I took my daughter and her friend out for a birthday sail. She turned 23 today and it was a beautif
Changed oil and engine won't start??? Soaring eagle at 6:51pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/2320 Okay what happened? Started engine after sitting for a couple of months with no problem. Shut it do
H356 salon hull ports replacement sailmaster39 at 6:34pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 4/979 My fixed hull ports located in the salon both port and starboard are so cloudy etc. you nolonger can
for all of the northerners... "Daydream"ing (7) hawk232 at 6:22pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1609 dixiedawg (and family) and I decided to hit the water today... and since it isn't hard I figured I w
Healing angle cstonedent at 6:09pm 01.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6057 My wife and I have sailed 02 311 for one season. We had an on board lesson. Understand the boat is t
composite propane tank Mark Maulden at 5:53pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1291 I see composite tanks are back http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d2655484a4'id=21f7809ae2'e= l
Tiller Handle & Tiller Tamer (1) Darkarcher at 5:18pm 01.20.14 Catalina 22 5/1862 My wife and I purchased a Swing Keel 22 last spring and have really just been getting started on the
Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/7921 I bought a 27 year old boat (an Endeavour 38 center cockpit) and I have been resurrecting it over th
Raw Faith, George McKay william at 4:05pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1331 This story left me stunned...guy with no experience sailing decides to build a 118' schooner? Gets t
Engine mounting maintenance IanJ at 3:10pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1138 One of my Yanmar mountings has got a little rusty from the shaft. Pretty much cleaned it up, but an
Mast Stolen 1972 Day Sailer II - Need Replacement haerle4415 at 2:44pm 01.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2453 Sadly, my mast and boom was stolen from my 1972 Oday Day Sailer II 18 foot. I love this boat, and wa
The ultimate sacrilege 25yearslater at 2:16pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1059 A dear friend of mine inherited a Trojan 25 that is in need of some repair. Having been down this r
Sealing the Head thru-hulls Alctel at 2:14pm 01.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1169 Hi there, I have a 1980 Hunter 36', and am ripping out the entire sanitation system and replacing
Replace 1 1/2" Sanitation Hose Hunter 30G Dragoon at 1:40pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1639 Has anyone replaced the 1 1/2" discharge to holding tank sanitation hose on their 1990 Hunter 30G?
Added air conditioner? KenKindrick at 1:12pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 2/942 I want to add in my Hunter 340 a chilled water air conditioner. I'm thinking that under the port si
Coolant level nestorph at 12:19pm 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1445 I'm getting familiar with my Yanmar 2GMF. How do I measure the coolant level? Is it just by sight
O'Day Daysailor Gunnel Wood spindrift8080 at 12:12pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/8342 Hi Just bought a Spindrift Daysailor I. I believe it is the same as the O'Day Daysailor I. The boat
Double Berth Rich6705 at 12:00pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/1581 I recently purchased a 1981 O'Day 25. I believe at one time, this boat had the slide out double ber
Sailing Rituals SailAwayGirl at 11:11am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 51/6039 Hi all, I recently saw a post on Facebook of interesting rituals that folks have while out cruisi
Coolant leak (4) Nom De Guerre at 9:32am 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/3850 Please review these pictures and let me know your thoughts. This is what I found after checking in o

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1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? jssailem at 7:42am 06.20.23 From what you show in the images, I would guess a previous owner (PO) had deck cracks or damage and
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) jssailem at 7:30am 06.20.23 Now that you show the horizontal windlass, other options come to mind. With the shelf gone I suspe
Mast rewire JamesG161 at 7:18am 06.20.23 the channel for the wires is tight Then test the old wires for Impedance and short circuits. Ins
Mast rewire jssailem at 7:16am 06.20.23 BBC30... Is the mast down on the hard or standing on the boat? Do you have lights on the spreaders?
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels jssailem at 7:13am 06.20.23 Great writeup @Brians Mast :beer: Detailed diagnostic approach and clarity in the discovery process
Mast rewire BBC16385 at 7:03am 06.20.23 www.marinebeam.com. All of their LEDs have been tested and will not interfere with other electroni
Tropical Depression 3 JamesG161 at 6:57am 06.20.23 Jim, Why is that a good thing? A slow trek over HEAT filled waters, allows a storm to build up Vo
Rub Rail Adventure jdrutten at 6:57am 06.20.23 JD, easiest way is to take the panels out at the back of the cabin so you have clear access to the
Furler q's jssailem at 6:40am 06.20.23 What is the query @fred1diver ? Installing a new one is an option. On an old boat some might not wa
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 jssailem at 6:37am 06.20.23 No Hugs.. But a real strong LIKE... @Ralph Johnstone :beer::biggrin:
Tropical Depression 3 jssailem at 6:29am 06.20.23 Jim, Why is that a good thing?
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 6:18am 06.20.23 There are very few boring days. Maybe say Dec 7th, 2023 :laugh: Jim...
Engine Monitor dmax at 6:15am 06.20.23 Nice job.
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 6:05am 06.20.23 I was so impressed with all the responses to this post. Thanks everyone for your input. I finally
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 5:59am 06.20.23 :plus::plus: One boring day, it would be interesting for you to autopsy the old water pump for fai
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 jviss at 4:43am 06.20.23 I think the OP is hinting that some Beneteaus that I have heard about have a solenoid interlock so y
Shroud anchor point danooxnard at 4:18am 06.20.23 You are headed in the right direction, you may want to consider replacing you original chain plates
B & G Chartplotters and iPads dlochner at 3:33am 06.20.23 The missing piece is the age of the iPad and which IOS version you are using. I've had difficulties
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 dlochner at 3:29am 06.20.23 Without knowing the type of windlass, it is hard to provide any relevant advice. Likewise, just sayi
Tropical Depression 3 (2) JamesG161 at 3:28am 06.20.23 Current Information on Tropical Storm Bret. ursday 22nd. 217048 Current speed West is a fast 20 m

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