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s2 ecclipse 1979 eliz at 5:16pm 09.29.13 S2 11/1726 boat s-2 cheap floating site unsean (just pictures) 1979 22 foot what do i have to inspect for supp
Water in the boat leehoward at 4:40pm 09.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2314 Today when I went to my boat in a slip, I found about 12 inches of water in all storage compartments
Macgregor on the North East River - September 28??? Piotr at 4:31pm 09.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1420 So my family and I took our end-of-season trip up Chesapeake from Rock Hall to the Harbor North Mari
My Keel (5) ncbyrdman at 3:34pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 12/1775 Well guys, what do you think past helping or salvagable?
Oil change for winter ?? newage1461 at 3:23pm 09.29.13 Engines and Propulsion 9/3070 I have a Yanmar 2QM15 and run it for about 25 hours each summer. I can't find anything in the book,
Epic Day! agprice22 at 3:20pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 5/1083 Wonderful sailing day on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York! Winds were steady out of the SSE all day
Operation information Weasel at 2:30pm 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/755 I need some assistance in programming and receiving data from my new Lowrance Combo Elite -5 DSI Nav
Yanmar 18 WTF Deadline at 2:22pm 09.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1253 I was motoring my H320 on the York River when the Yanmar 18 suddenly ran away, not in gear but revvi
Lewmar 16st winches Found at Sea at 12:56pm 09.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1261 Prior to servicing the winches on my 1984 H34 I discovered that Lewmar no longer makes parts for the
Boat Speed and Fuel Consumtion nvilleteacher at 10:47am 09.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2358 I have a Catalina 380 that was built in 1999 that I purchased this past spring. The boat came with a
Oday Widgeon rudder/tiller jorlich at 10:31am 09.29.13 Parts Search 0/2709 I'm looking for a rudder/tiller for a Widgeon 12. orlichjo@yahoo.com
Leak 37c (2) med2463 at 10:10am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1838 We have one leak that I haven't managed to eliminate. When there is a prolonged heavy rain, water c
about to buy a catalina 22 gitpicker2007 at 9:30am 09.29.13 Catalina 22 23/6940 I'm an experienced Hobie Cat sailor, and am considering the purchase of a 1981 Catalina 22. I've sai
Trailering to Sausalito Ca. part 2 sfr at 8:24am 09.29.13 Trailer Sailors 7/1988 Frist of all thank's everyone for the great advise,found it very helpful. So I've decided to launch
Exposed fiberglass on deck repair? (1) PirateLisa at 8:20am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 9/6950 New to us boat had a zodiac sitting above the companionway for who knows how long. When we removed
Drifting for the purposes of fishing Spence at 8:02am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3318 I was wondering how a sloop can simply stop for fishing in various weather conditions. I'm not talki
ceiling light (1) Vegas at 7:58am 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/979 Never had a ceiling light burn out before. Can anyone tell me how I open up the "hockey puck" shaped
Sail trim simulator and trainer? jviss at 7:28am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 8/7855 (Trying this again, because of my faith in most of the contributors to this forum. First, let me th
Guess on a repair. (2) jscm1971 at 7:27am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2402 The boat was in winter storage ON LAND at the marina during the storm last fall, the back stand shif
Alignment question Rich (P303) at 7:18am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1249

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What speed makes you fire up your motor? john6206 at 6:04am 05.28.23 If the boat is making less than 3 kt SOG toward destination if heading to one, then using the auxil
Marine Toilet Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:02am 05.28.23 Another way to test the TP is put some in a jar of water and shake it. TP that breaks up quickly is
What speed makes you fire up your motor? john6206 at 6:02am 05.28.23 I'll add to my post that if sailing in LI Sound upwind against the current you might not be going a
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Summerof69 at 5:44am 05.28.23 Thanks all. I appreciate the input. I ordered a 30 amp breaker and my friend/boat yard manager is
Weeping keel dmax at 5:16am 05.28.23 No idea, I had the foam removed. Never saw it before either. Maybe they wanted to reduce the ballast
Marine Toilet Question (1) jviss at 5:07am 05.28.23 Or, you could always buy RV and Marine toilet paper!
Weeping keel shemandr at 5:03am 05.28.23 Why in the world would a builder put those foam pockets in a keel? :yikes: To save money on lead or
Early Music Instruments jviss at 4:54am 05.28.23 My kind of vintage! $$$ yikes https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--qlDkFRxi--/a_0/f_auto,t_la
What speed makes you fire up your motor? shemandr at 4:49am 05.28.23 I'll add to my post that if sailing in LI Sound upwind against the current you might not be going an
Marine Toilet Question dlochner at 4:49am 05.28.23 We do not have macerator and have no issues. Use single ply TP not the fancy thick puffy stuff. Anot
Electrical upgrades Gene Neill at 4:38am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggri
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker CYQK at 4:37am 05.28.23 2x on the elci breaker code now says you should have one good time to upgrade
Nicopress CYQK at 4:32am 05.28.23 research the order in which you make a crimp with a nicopress tool Cant do that....take it to an air
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Kings Gambit at 4:10am 05.28.23 If the boat is making less than 3 kt SOG toward destination if heading to one, then using the auxili
Santana 21 design info needed Kings Gambit at 3:47am 05.28.23 You can find a lot of measurements information on sailboat models easily by visiting sailboatdata.co
Marine Toilet Question dLj at 3:42am 05.28.23 When I ran those toilets, I was careful to use toilet paper that was "septic" friendly. There are br
What is at the top of my mast. Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 05.28.23 Please forgive any typos, the iOS app has black text on a black background for the message, white o
Center Board problem Will Gilmore at 3:19am 05.28.23 Is it possible to provide pictures of the CB and trunk to illustrate what screws you are pulling? I
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 2:31am 05.28.23 Thank you for your reply. Thought about the extract and re tap. As for the through bolt, how do I g
Early Music Instruments Joe at 12:20am 05.28.23 My kind of vintage! $$$ yikes https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--qlDkFRxi--/a_0/f_auto,t_lar

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