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Atomic 4 Steam? sailnoproblem at 5:29am 11.18.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2299 I took my boat out for the last sail of the season yesterday. Under power there was a lot of white s
Need spreaders for the mast (4) BoatNutterGil at 5:11am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/2713 I just got a 1980 Hunter 27 - and while putting her up for the winter, I found that the last owner c
storage ideas for hunter 28.5 Sunshine Girl at 4:44am 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/942 Thank you to all who so generously helped me make a decision on which boat to buy! As you see, the
San Fransisco JOLISAILOR at 3:06am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1128 Hello, Is there someone who can give me the adress of CATALINA dealer in San Fransisco please . Fami
drain plug in bilge of o'day 19 michaelw at 12:14am 11.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5227 I recently bought a 1964 O'Day Mariner 19 swing keel. There is only one drain plug in the boat and
Trailer Setup (1) mikep22 at 11:14pm 11.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3091 After lurking in the forums for a year or so, I finally found a boat to buy and join the ranks of th
Tie Downs needed for 25 SK? alfreddiaz at 11:00pm 11.17.13 Trailer Sailors 19/3142 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel. I see that with the fixed keels, owners strap down the
what does self bailing mean? troutman at 8:34pm 11.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1142 I have a V21 and I see that water can drain thru the keel cable hole but how does water drain from t
Newport Headed to the Dump (4) philwsailz at 6:41pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2466 'Cut the lead keel off the parts boat today and loaded it onto a dump trailer to take to the landfil
Alternator Question BWagner at 6:36pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1913 Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe
Significant weatherhelm on a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/11930 I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
Dodger Windshield Cleaning (2) seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 14/7336 Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
Broken Throttle Cable SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 4/1179 I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13779 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2470 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
Should a keel trunk have any flex to it? (3) hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 50/7450 well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
Key West Vacation DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3597 I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa
Oday 272 Tabernacle Replacement Suggestions 87roadracer at 11:16am 11.17.13 Bigger Boats 11/4624 So my new "old" 272 Oday needs a new tabernacle and I would like to have the ability to step the mas
where can I leave my truck and trailer? nena at 9:20am 11.17.13 Destinations 3/3370 I will be trailering my Oday 26 to Biscane Bay in February. Hope to spend about 6 weeks sailing the
Rusty Keel C2L at 7:31am 11.17.13 Big Boats 12/3122 I have a 34 Hunter with steel keel that is rusting. I would like to 1) remove the rust and 2) refin

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Solar vent recommendations (1) Tally Ho at 7:35pm 06.15.23
Fresh water cooling system NYSail at 7:29pm 06.15.23
2gm20f will not start Tally Ho at 7:25pm 06.15.23 Way too many variables to hypothesiz. I ran my 2GM20F low on AF in the HX the day I took delivery.
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 7:12pm 06.15.23 Are you sure of the sequence of the events? It seems more logical that it happened like this; engin
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long CharlieAnn at 7:00pm 06.15.23 Thanks for all your comments and input to my problem of why my 2gm20f stopped running.I guess to sta
2gm20f will not start Don S/V ILLusion at 6:19pm 06.15.23 Insufficient info to guess
Fresh water cooling system TimFromLI at 6:07pm 06.15.23 I assume that is when the system is cold. Does it have an overflow reservoir?
I am still hove-to in the marina Terry Cox at 5:39pm 06.15.23 Several cruises ago, three of our four flotilla boats waited more than a full week for our fourth me
New Alternator Regulator? Maine Sail at 5:37pm 06.15.23 Hi, I'd like to buy one of those 618s and the temp probes, too. Thanks. I have no ability to ship
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service heritage at 5:04pm 06.15.23 You have gotten lots of expert advice here. Installing a 30 amp receptacle is pretty simple after y
Recommendations for a new head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:13pm 06.15.23 If by "hand flush" you mean a manual toilet, those should never be connected to the fresh water plum
Merit 22 owners (2) Digger1 at 2:53pm 06.15.23 Here is my A-Frame set-up for stepping the mast. I also use the main sheets vs a winch. Also made up
Merit 22 owners (1) Digger1 at 2:47pm 06.15.23 Got the mast up on the Merit 22 this weekend for the first time! We also built an a-frame ginpole
Recommendations for a new head 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:35pm 06.15.23 Good day all .......... anyone have some picks of how they set up fresh water for flushing. We have
2gm20f will not start Crusty Ol Salt at 2:33pm 06.15.23 found peacock open and drained all engine coolant, engine over heated and shut down, closed peacoc
Screens for Windows 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:31pm 06.15.23 We have moved over to ABYC since 2019 ....... Love over here. 5 mins to the club ........ what a di
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 2:25pm 06.15.23 Every trade in the US is short on labor these days. If it is a trade where you get dirt under your f
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 2:07pm 06.15.23 Our boat has the type of transmission oil needed stamped on the bell housing, which was ATF. User m
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 1:36pm 06.15.23
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue JamesG161 at 1:33pm 06.15.23

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