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Boating Tip No. 6,347 Roger Long at 10:19am 11.11.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5394 When you pull into the pump out with a nearly empty holding tank, check to be sure the pump out is a
VHF radio problem gregorybross at 10:02am 11.11.13 Catalina 30 12/1829 Hello All- I installed a new VHF radio, Standard Horizon GX 2150, and I now send a high pitch soun
Centerboard sangold at 9:59am 11.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1133 I've got a 1984 O'Day 23. The connection between the centerboard pull up rope and the centerboard ha
Beneteau 41 Acrylic Window Scratch Removal Captain Ag at 9:21am 11.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1738 I have a number of hairline scratches on my windows. Probably from the wrong abrasive cleaner and br
Depth finder for Christmas Kermit at 9:19am 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1572 Since I've been good this year, my First Mate has offered to get me a depth finder for our '99 H260.
Try to change her, or let her go? Need advice here.. puddlejockey at 8:58am 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 25/3583 Howdy all- sorry this is long, but i really need some input from you experienced guys. My wife ( a
Hunter 376 Headsail johanpor at 8:57am 11.11.13 Big Boats 0/870 Does anyone have a new or almost new headsail for a 376? I am interested in hearing about anyone swi
Interior wood on 1984 Hunter 31 IanJ at 7:32am 11.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1544 I need to do some sanding and re staining of some of my water damaged wood finish in my 1984 Hunter
2013 season is officially over. BobM at 7:12am 11.11.13 S2 1/963 Hauled TP on Friday. First snow is potentially Tuesday. I still have to put on the winter cover bu
dull but still pretty soldier1964 at 6:41am 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1647 Well my sailing season is over and my boat is on the hard. After a good cleaning, both inside and o
Winterizing - a little water left in tanks? Skipper at 6:30am 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1249 This will be my third winter with a boat on the East Coast. I'm from California, so winterizing is s
Raymarine S1 and SPX-5 Ken13559 at 2:35am 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2238 I'm helping deliver a friend's Bavaria 37 on a 400nm 76hr trip. Problem is the course computer of hi
stepping O'day 19 mast michaelw at 11:43pm 11.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1537 I am the new owner of a 1964 O'day Mariner 19. The question is... Do the side/back stays need to be
ICW Tides All U Get at 11:31pm 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1466 Yesterday we left Southport NC heading south and I was tracking the tides so we could get under the
swing keel maintenance Captain25 at 7:52pm 11.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1779 I have a 25 ODay with a swing keel I have the boat on a Mooring in Northport Long Island. When we h
North Star 30 jmallard at 7:19pm 11.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1363 I am considering buying a North Star 30, Model 1000 1974 . See Kijiji NB (for New Brunswick) and se
sailboat pulls to starboard under power. Eibeltje at 6:30pm 11.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 19/6493 We just installed a new engine/transmission on our Pearson 323.It has a offset shaft to starboard.Be
iPad App for PC remote montor? NotCook at 6:28pm 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 0/842 I seem to recall a thread that discussed an iPad App which could be used to make the iPad a remote m
Original DMI Instruments gholker at 5:13pm 11.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2276 1984 C27 Any advice for removing the DMI instruments? Are they worth sending to DMI for repair o
Diy Boat Stands mainsailman at 3:13pm 11.10.13 Smaller Boats 13/14829 Probably a much talked about topic...HOWEVER, I did not read any of them. So if you know of any, hea

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Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 6:57am 06.23.23 Remember when the Challenger exploded?.... O-rings... of alll things... You just never know... neve
Engine vibration universal m3-20 elcojo2 at 6:34am 06.23.23 Thanks for all the replies. I had to take her out of the water for bottom paint. I will do another v
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 6:30am 06.23.23 The end is near!! Or the beginning of your sailing season!
Passage 42 (4JH-2TE) oil lube cooler jssailem at 6:23am 06.23.23 That unit looks similar to my heat exchanger. You might find it a challenge to get the fittings for
Oceangate Titan Joe at 6:11am 06.23.23 Okay, there was the rich pakistani and his son, who I guess could be called "innocents", but the oth
2002 Beneteau 411 Oceanis -Tachometer Problem dslance at 6:06am 06.23.23 Since the tach measures the revolution of the engine by "counting" the magnetic pulses of the fly wh
Where to put AIS antenna? Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 06.23.23 For me, it's more important to be seen by large vessels than to see them! I tend to agree, at leas
Sta-Loc fittings jssailem at 6:00am 06.23.23
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 5:56am 06.23.23 217175
P-18 spinnacker Joe at 5:53am 06.23.23 Just recently purchased a P-18. Has anyone flown an asymmetrical spinnaker? If so what type of rigg
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? (1) rgranger at 5:52am 06.23.23 That gust from the passing cruise ship was the vortex created by the massive emptying of 4,000 wall
Sta-Loc fittings jssailem at 5:51am 06.23.23 Check with Sta-loc. As I remember from their manual and my riggers comments, they require a new wedg
Where to put AIS antenna? jviss at 5:46am 06.23.23 For me, it's more important to be seen by large vessels than to see them! Since class B transponder
Where to put AIS antenna? kappykaplan at 5:39am 06.23.23 The big advantage of AIS is that it allows you to see and be seen in poor visibility conditions, th
Where to put AIS antenna? dlochner at 5:38am 06.23.23 AIS is line of sight and low wattage, for the best reception and transmission the antenna needs to b
Where to put AIS antenna? Joe at 5:37am 06.23.23 Get a splitter and use your existing vhf antenna. The instructions that come with the AIS units wil
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? Joe at 5:34am 06.23.23 That gust from the passing cruise ship was the vortex created by the massive emptying of 4,000 walle
Outboard depth in water. dlochner at 5:32am 06.23.23 The middle position looks fine. The outboard cover is designed to drain and prevent water from enter
There is lust in my heart dlochner at 5:24am 06.23.23 The Nonsuch 26 is not too small for the Great Lakes. With only one sail, sailing handling is much ea
Outboard depth in water. Joe at 5:19am 06.23.23 2022 Tohatsu 6hp sailpro with 25" shaft. My motor mount has 3 locking positions. Pictured is the se

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