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Flag pennant heymagic at 7:53pm 05.13.13 Day Sailers 12/5890 Just wondering where and how you fly your flag or burgee? Spreader, backstay? Thanks Mike
Check out Kootenay Lake. B.C. (2) Kootenay pirate.. at 7:51pm 05.13.13 Destinations 7/9488 Sailing on Kootenay lake. .July -Sept. Awesome!!!! Music fest w a floating stage! !!
Fuel tank vizwhiz at 7:43pm 05.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2869 Considering building a custom fuel tank to fit a certain space on the outside of the boat. One side
Bilge pump Sailor 3269 at 7:09pm 05.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/607 Ok another question about my boat, my bilge pump kept blowing fuses so I went under the seat and fou
Bent lifelne stantions oceansail0 at 6:34pm 05.13.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1127 Can lifeline stations be bent back straight? Mine are bent at thee base plate.
NY, NJ, CT Beneteau Center Cockpit Owners realst at 6:27pm 05.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/829 I'm looking for a Beneteau 42 or 44 CC owner near me. I'm considering purchasing one located in FL
What size spreader boots for a '78 H30? jaj63207 at 4:40pm 05.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/827 Lost a spreader boot. Do not use white cable ties, they deteriorate in the sun after a few years.
charts and chartplotter for Android tablet lcook at 4:35pm 05.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4333 I want to use a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 as a chartplotter for sailing west coast of BC. Any advice for
Transmission Oil Check on Yanmar 3GM30F (1) Zoom767 at 3:56pm 05.13.13 Big Boats 19/13065 Good Evening, I have a question on the transmission that I was hoping someone could help me with.
Electrical Panel Alansails at 3:09pm 05.13.13 Catalina 310 11/2027 On our 310 the Green Service on light is out :cry: Where would I get a replacement and is it an eas
rub rail? seanmcgrath at 2:54pm 05.13.13 Trailer Sailors 5/3037 Hello, I'm working on a project boat, a Kells 23. I've stripped stripped the deck in preparation fo
Opinions on Barnegat Bay 2013 Ward H at 2:27pm 05.13.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1629 As this is our first full season sailing and first full season in a marina, I was wondering how othe
Ballast skipperscouse at 2:26pm 05.13.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1533 I have a Lello 34 She rides high in the water ( about 10 inches above her waterline) Previous owne
Okay Where are they IainB at 2:09pm 05.13.13 Catalina 30 4/1334 Crawled around under the cushions etc on the weekend and still did not see the thru-hull fittings on
Beneteau 361 Water Heater Vesna at 1:56pm 05.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1553 Have a 2003 Oceanis 361, in which the water heater has stopped functioning with the following issues
Barient #17 Winch Issue Patronus322 at 1:52pm 05.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2085 OK...here's the deal. I took the winch apart today and cleaned it, then put it back together. It now
Need replacement compass for 1986 Hunter 23 CaptainDA66 at 1:42pm 05.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1043 Dear Hunter Owners, I own a 1986 Hunter 23 and I need to replace the bulkhead compass. Has anyone ha
SAIL Magazine story inquiry for Beneteau 25 owners sailmagazine at 1:25pm 05.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/647 Hi Beneteau 25 owners, My name is Becca Oken, and I'm a writer at SAIL Magazine. For our August iss
My anchor roller saga - what I ended up doing.... (3) holdech at 1:15pm 05.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4496 Guess it was a few weeks ago when I asked a ton of anchor roller questions. Finally managed to get
Convert furling main to standard. Skywalker at 11:33am 05.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2644 I am considering converting my furling main to a standard. Not sure if it will be worth the effort f

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Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Maine Sail at 5:45am 07.14.22 I have never seen anything but 5/16X 18 or 3/9" X16 on East Penn or JCI batteries. My guess is that
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 5:35am 07.14.22 Yeah, gonna head back to Walmart and check. Hardware should have been included. Return the batter
Open engine intake.... sailcapt340 at 5:32am 07.14.22
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Parsons at 5:17am 07.14.22 Debate? I come here to learn and share about sailing, but I can ignore a thread with the click of a
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) RoyS at 5:14am 07.14.22 Wrap the pipe before the water injection to prevent it from melting any wires or hoses that may touc
Port hatch on Hunter23 help kappykaplan at 5:08am 07.14.22 Attached is a mock up picture I am using to simu the auto pilot. No attachment.
Open engine intake.... jviss at 5:06am 07.14.22 When sailing I want the engine ready to start in case I need to quickly power out of a bad situatio
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware RoyS at 5:04am 07.14.22 Reminds me of a story I read about the old Soviet Union. Everyone who owned a car had the same State
Open engine intake.... Ward H at 4:56am 07.14.22 I do as the others have said. Open the engine intake on arrival and close when leaving the boat. Whe
Open engine intake.... jviss at 4:53am 07.14.22 Never close any of mine. Inspect and operate all my thru-hulls every Spring and leave them open. I
mast wieght jviss at 4:50am 07.14.22 If you go to Rig-Rite and can identify the extrusion for your mast, you can read the weight/ft., mul
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves jviss at 4:41am 07.14.22 What causes it is lack of use and growth/ pitting on the balls surface. If the pitting/ corrosion g
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Maine Sail at 4:36am 07.14.22 What causes it is lack of use and growth/ pitting on the balls surface. If the pitting/ corrosion ge
Open engine intake.... RoyS at 4:36am 07.14.22 Never close any of mine. Inspect and operate all my thru-hulls every Spring and leave them open.
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 4:31am 07.14.22 jviss, we recently sailed to New Bedford. While walking the dog we got beyond the tourist area and
Open engine intake.... NYSail at 4:31am 07.14.22 Yes agree with the water pump/ impeller. as said I have always opened before leaving and keep open t
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? RoyS at 4:18am 07.14.22 jviss, we recently sailed to New Bedford. While walking the dog we got beyond the tourist area and p
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 3:42am 07.14.22 Bingo! borrow a leak detector and sniff the refrigerant side of things. A good place to start looki
Open engine intake.... Rick486 at 2:56am 07.14.22 I have my intake strainers facing aft. I shut down the generator water intake, but leave the engine
Open engine intake.... JamesG161 at 2:39am 07.14.22 I open all water valves when I go sailing and close when leaving the boat. Two things on engine wat

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