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All Is Lost sfgary at 6:03pm 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 84/12032 Went to see the Robert Redford movie All Is Lost last night and found it very entertaining. It's mor
Bonding a Hunter 2002 Passage 456? discovery at 5:03pm 11.02.13 Big Boats 3/872 We were going thru shaft zincs to fast so while we were in Marathon we had SALT send someone out to
Motor on boat while trailering? (1) Nahart51 at 4:57pm 11.02.13 Catalina 22 14/3174 Just finished my refurb. Do you trailer sailors travel with the motor on the boat or in the back of
C&c 25 Mki Scotchyscotch at 4:51pm 11.02.13 C&C 3/3912 Hi guys, I am a complete amateur sailor and I just bought a C'C 25. I've crewed a few times on a s
Rudder questions Martin 15419 at 4:46pm 11.02.13 Big Boats 1/913 Hi - I have a 1995 Hunter legend with a rudder question- at the top of the rudder there is a what lo
Winter cover in the making Manureva at 4:18pm 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1166 Almost done my winter cover for tanzer, i adapted my own version of the stimpson bow shed over the b
Bonding a Hunter 410 2discover at 3:27pm 11.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1749 Hi all None of the thru hulls on My Hunter 410 were bonded. It only has a zinc on the propeller shaf
Help Need Installing an EV-100 in a 2006 Hunter 33 nolasafari at 3:18pm 11.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/4267 Has anyone installed a autopilot on this model Hunter 33? Decided to install a EV-100 in my 33. I
Sail material and cuts 25yearslater at 1:53pm 11.02.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/9390 Having returned to sailing this past year I have seen a variety of different sails that were unknown
CP 16/2 Length of Quarter Berth?? atrometer at 1:10pm 11.02.13 Com-Pac 0/8425 Can anyone tell me the length of the quarter berth that is IN the cabin and NOT under the cockpit???
Pettit Trinidad Pro not working well smokey73 at 11:14am 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 22/5709 Have any of you had any problem with using Pettit Trinidad Pro in the Southeast? I just had my 40.5
What to leave aboard for the winter DAVA390 at 11:03am 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 36/8057 Cleaning out and covering this weekend. Obviously, the battery, fire extinguishers, air horn, all li
Mainsail Luff Line? Gudenuph at 9:34am 11.02.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4369 Your "Sail Trim Users Guide" talks about bending the mast to depower the main. My O'Day 25 ('76) ma
Solar Power Mr Mac at 9:07am 11.02.13 Smaller Boats 16/1925 I am looking at DC options for our H25. I am going to rewire the entire boat (12/3 AWG Marine Tinne
folding prop garysisson at 8:41am 11.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/670 Hi: Wondering if a "Flex-O-fold" folding propeller would fit and work on a OMC saildrive engine? Any
Great piece in Practical Sailor Maine Sail! Solstice at 8:14am 11.02.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3171 Just read your primer on Alts in current issue of Practical Sailor--great job as usual. I know for t
H22 removing the jib S. Shaner at 5:52am 11.02.13 Smaller Boats 4/1232
November "Main Brace" is out (1) CaptDon01 at 11:11pm 11.01.13 Catalina 22 0/812 Checkout the National C-22 site for the latest issue of the "Main Brace" publication. Lot's of activ
Diesel Tank crap Mark Maulden at 9:41pm 11.01.13 Ask All Sailors 15/3614 We took delivery of our boat three yrs ago this Feb. It's a 1979 vintage. The VERY first thing I d
12-v battery charger blackdogleader at 7:34pm 11.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1167 Where is the battery charger on a 26M MacGregor sailboat? Thanks for your answer, Arthur Fleetwo

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Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 10:41am 06.02.23
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Calif. Ted at 9:47am 06.02.23 Autopilot, I do almost everything from in front of the pedestal.
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing HMT2 at 9:42am 06.02.23 Autopilot, autopilot autopilot
Marine diesel engine classes? Stu Jackson at 9:39am 06.02.23 The ONLY diesel engine course worth spending a penny on is the one that includes THE ENGINE THAT IS
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Stu Jackson at 9:30am 06.02.23 I think that I would need two winches for the genoa brought aft for access from behind the wheel.
Marine Toilet Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 06.02.23 Fwiw a clog created by an overload of TP will usually "melt" on it's own in an hour or less, even if
Marine diesel engine classes? jssailem at 8:26am 06.02.23 It is all about expectations of the curriculum vs the cost of the program. In a weekend class I wo
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 8:25am 06.02.23 I don't need any help, but thanks Dave. I dealt with mine a while back.
Marine Toilet Question jviss at 8:22am 06.02.23 everyone - no matter what gender - sits! No way I'm sitting to pee! I don't want to have to pull
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 8:11am 06.02.23 shipping would make it ridiculously what would you want for it? It is a 26S, thanks for the respon
Marine Toilet Question FastOlson at 8:05am 06.02.23 This one cost $5 ood Sign... as long as the crew/guests actually pay attention. (!) The 'attention'
Advice before I buy C30 Justin_NSA at 7:53am 06.02.23 I'd be more concerned about the mast compression. From what I think I know based on posts here, the
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F kloudie1 at 7:52am 06.02.23 Thermostat spec is to start openiing at 160 F and be fully open at 185 F. if you measured 170 on the
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:22am 06.02.23 Update on my progress: I rolled 4 coats of Pettit Protect epoxy paint with a 3/16 roller for a smoot
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F (8) sailcapt340 at 7:17am 06.02.23 I remembered your post yesterday while I was maneuvering through the marina. About 1.5 hours of run
Possible SmartPlug problem jviss at 7:09am 06.02.23 However, the low numbers might not represent a proper sample set meaning the resulting statistics m
Possible SmartPlug problem dmax at 7:05am 06.02.23 However, the low numbers might not represent a proper sample set meaning the resulting statistics ma
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... dmax at 6:52am 06.02.23 I inserted screws on either side of the mast about 4" above the spreader and then ran a pieces of S
Advice before I buy C30 dmax at 6:47am 06.02.23 Catalina stopped putting plywood in the keel shoe during the 1988 production year so it's possible t
New O'Day 192 owner - Rigging Instructions Squidward at 6:38am 06.02.23 Thank you!!!

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