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Darn water pump froze up on me... KingAirDriver at 5:00pm 08.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1913 Motored over to local restaurant to meet some friends. Also first time out in 2 months. Needed to
Problems with furling mainsail, update Viktor Eysselein at 4:53pm 08.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/925 Hi all: This is an update on my problems furling the main sail on my Hunter 45CC (4 yrs old). My
Restoring my keel...HELP Triple Point at 3:58pm 08.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2254 I'm afraid I lost my first posting...I'm a bit of a technophobe :-(. In case it didn't make it to
Pictures of Maine Cruise Roger Long at 3:35pm 08.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2948 Pictures of my recent Maine cruise, taken by the official cruise photographer, Barbara Simon, are no
Cleaning the paddle wheel while under way... FourPoints at 12:32pm 08.10.13 Ask All Sailors 37/11073 Most people know that cleaning the paddle wheel while moving a couple knots usually results in less
Which filter if any? Ward H at 12:24pm 08.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1537 I have a new Yamaha T9.9 4 stroke, new fuel hose and new tank. Plan to run aviation gas to stay away
New Stickers (1) Doc_holiday at 10:23am 08.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2899 I thought I would try my hand at recreating the MacGregor stickers on 'Ohana. The originals were fad
Boat pix (3) hvbaker at 10:13am 08.10.13 Catalina 30 16/3167 Was out the other day and got photographed by boat pix. I am going to get one framed. Which one do y
Pole needs work MLampner at 9:53am 08.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/861 The pole used on the jib seems frozen. This might not be a major issue if it was set right but with
Lock a battery to a dinghy? Sailing Vermont at 6:41am 08.10.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3458 Has anyone figured out a clever way to lock a battery for an electic motor to a dinghy? I have a ri
SeaDek installation on an O'day 39 (3) Panta Rei at 6:39am 08.10.13 Bigger Boats 11/4597 This turned out very well. The SeaDek product is used on stand-up paddle boards and swim platforms.
replacing lost halyard chrisyse at 6:35am 08.10.13 Big Boats 2/2421 I'm looking for suggestions/thoughts on how to replace a genacker halyard, when the original is no l
Bed hardware for double berth in main salon Sailkaz at 6:31am 08.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2937 Hello With my boat 2006 Catalina 309 I received a bag of blocks, clamps and a large cushion, one ha
Dinghy for H42 eianm at 11:40pm 08.09.13 Big Boats 10/2279 I was wondering if it is common for H42 owners to carry their inflatable dinghy on the foredeck duri
satellite phone Monty VM at 8:50pm 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1855 I would like to buy a sat phone and service plan. the purchase is mostly for safety, partially for c
2013 NorthEast C&C Rendezvous Hanuman at 8:40pm 08.09.13 C&C 0/1774 2013 C ' C NorthEast Rendezvous https://www.facebook.com/CcYachtsNortheastRendezvous C'C Yacht
San Juan Islands Recap (12) sinnettc at 8:36pm 08.09.13 Catalina 22 16/3048 Hi all, Thought I'd share some photos from our recent trip to the San Juan Islands. We had a small
Oceanis 41, Yanmar SD50 saildrive slipping in forward zoya at 7:50pm 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6658 My 41 is 9 month old with around 200hrs on the engine and the Yanmar SD50 saildrive was slipping in
H30 88-92 Holding Tank Dean Strong at 5:35pm 08.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1118 In our 1990 H30, the holding tank was relocated to where the batteries compartment directly aft of t
3GM30F Heat Exhanger heritage at 5:13pm 08.09.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/3263 I have come to the conclusion that there are two varieties of tube assemblies that fit into the jack

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Hurricane Season 2023 JamesG161 at 1:05pm 05.27.23 Your posts are addressing how sausage is made. :plus::plus: This is what we do, using Science and
What speed makes you fire up your motor? WayneH at 12:57pm 05.27.23 On my previous AMF Sunbird, I had a trolling motor for an auxiliary. So the question was "If I start
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 12:36pm 05.27.23 216127
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 12:32pm 05.27.23 Nice!
Need details about this boat shemandr at 12:24pm 05.27.23 Maybe a close up of what looks to be an insignia on the cabin would be helpful. Also a measurement
Need details about this boat shemandr at 12:21pm 05.27.23 Well someone has to start: It looks like a Soling. It's a performance boat with that high aspect r
Repair of Swing Arm Spinlock XA Rope Clutch for 2000 Hunter 320 MrEd at 11:57am 05.27.23 I believe West Marine and others carry the XA repair kit. I repaired a single clutch last year, and
Plans for hurricane season 2023? CarlN at 11:46am 05.27.23 I have hauled in St. Augustine. Strapped down to ground anchors. Mast down to reduce the risk of li
Need details about this boat tsuchenek at 11:37am 05.27.23 What brand are the tires!? Cooper
Need details about this boat (1) tsuchenek at 11:36am 05.27.23 Here is a picture.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 11:32am 05.27.23 I got a good look at the eye backing. Looks like factory glassing around a pipe and a threaded U bol
Early Music Instruments jviss at 10:37am 05.27.23 I enjoy making and playing Native American style flutes. easy to take lake sailing with me as I alw
Early Music Instruments (2) RussC at 10:23am 05.27.23 I enjoy making and playing Native American style flutes. easy to take lake sailing with me as I alwa
Do rust converters work on rusted keels? dLj at 9:25am 05.27.23 If you have a heavily rusted part, rust converters are not going to do the job you are expecting/des
Plans for hurricane season 2023? (1) LydieBP at 8:42am 05.27.23 Thank you to every one for sharing your experiences and ways of preparing your sailboat for the hurr
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Ralph Johnstone at 8:36am 05.27.23 I fried the Line 1 shore power circuit breaker and need to replace it. The far more important que
Shipping a boat question kappykaplan at 8:35am 05.27.23
Bent stemhead fitting Ralph Johnstone at 8:25am 05.27.23 The windlass is pulling the chain and rode against the friction of the not spinning roller, straini
Hurricane Season 2023 dlochner at 8:05am 05.27.23 Jim, You're answering questions I've not asked. Early in the thread, I read responses to your initi
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 8:03am 05.27.23 That means Supper time! or :beer: time. Wiki had this picture of the Ships bell from the Titanic.

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