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1986 31 Exhaust gpd955 at 4:44pm 05.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/977 Was helping a friend diagnose the lack of flow from his exhaust today and found that everything work
Anyone with feedback on New Ray Marine C or E series? Solstice at 4:16pm 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1857 Just wondering if anyone has any real world feedback on either the C or the hybrid touch E series MF
Will Racing Make You A better Sailor? Don Guillette at 3:45pm 05.29.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/8185 Not exactly. In my case, I went about it the wrong way. When I realized I needed sailing lessons, wh
O'Day 19 - No boom vang Dede7157 at 2:20pm 05.29.13 Day Sailers 6/2459 Hello.. I just got my first sailboat, an O'Day 19 (1984), and I have no boom vang.. I've Googled for
Height measurement for bimini in I-30 nestorph at 1:21pm 05.29.13 Islander 8/3089 I'm looking to install a bimini on my I-30 Bahama that I just purchased. It's still on the hard and
Learned something new about our boat robertsapp at 12:45pm 05.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1756 Usually when reaching into winds above 20 knots, we sail with a double reefed main on our H336, and
need help with parts jweber1961 at 12:39pm 05.29.13 Smaller Boats 1/721 my 1995 got stripped and am looking for parts like the ladder ports and front hatch ,sail etc used
Catalina 27 but no trailer?? pjclmft at 12:05pm 05.29.13 Smaller Boats 2/1788 Wow. I'm excited about my new 1976 fixed keel sailboat. How do owners get their boats off the lake o
Day Sailing from Elliot Bay, Seattle Blake at 11:29am 05.29.13 Destinations 4/2816 We will be staying on our 26ft sailboat at Elliot Bay Marina in June. We have obligations in the ci
The Opposite of 2 Feet-itus. Anyone downsized? JoelHoover at 10:40am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4199 Has anyone gone from big boat to small boat? Did you regret it in the long run? I'm on my 5th
Compliment captainpat at 9:10am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 1/913 I want to publicly acknowledge the tremendous customer service practiced by Attwood Marine Products.
Light electrical tingle when touching boom RS_Grampian at 8:51am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/5570 On a few occasions -- not always -- I've felt a slight electrical tingle when running my hand along
Oracle boat with foils Tim R. at 8:33am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 24/3100 Not sure if others have seen this yet. The Oracle AC boat has added foils. See the video below. h
Channel Fever (1) Roger Long at 8:31am 05.29.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/11250
how to reeve these blocks (1) Bob 04 H260 at 8:19am 05.29.13 Big Boats 2/1002 I went out on a friends boat yesterday for his first sail of the year. He had just replaced his main
Halyard replacement, no halyard. Happy Daze at 8:08am 05.29.13 Smaller Boats 6/1832 Does anyone know if a 25.5 is stable enough to go up the mast in a sling? Lets say around 200lbs. pe
Termites! The Garbone at 7:09am 05.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3290 Our somewhat new to us old boat has dry wood termites. We had found them in the plywood hatch cove
HOT New Alternator...... (3) Maine Sail at 6:41am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/7006 UPDATED: The Balmar At-165 has been replaced by the new Balmar XT-170. It runs cooler and performs e
Kick up rudder "lock" corbinstein at 6:21am 05.29.13 Catalina 22 4/3272 There's a handle at the pivot point on my kick-up rudder.... I'm assuming it's a locking device of s
Electromaax Serpentine for M-25 (1) dparilla at 5:24am 05.29.13 Bigger Boats 6/1580 Well, we took the next step forward and ordered the serpentine belt kit for the Universal M-25 from

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Water heater capta at 11:34am 05.16.23 When I had a trimaran I had a propane fridge/freezer partially mounted so that any leaking propane w
Fresh Water leak JamesG161 at 11:29am 05.16.23 Thought it might be the tank itself but I hear the pump cycle every five minutes or so If you do n
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 11:21am 05.16.23 There is purpose to clean the power cord because if you dont the gooey dirty cord gets all over you
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 11:10am 05.16.23 Not only did he consume all the beer, he fashioned a hat out if the empties Were those Bud Lite c
Water heater Riptide33 at 11:09am 05.16.23 Mine is located aft of the motor. Above and behind the packing gland.
Water heater sailmandan at 11:07am 05.16.23 Where is your h2o heater located? Dan
Cleaning Shore Power Cord NYSail at 11:03am 05.16.23 There is no purpose other than keeping up apearances, and I don't enjoy menial labor. Go sailing.
Water heater jssailem at 11:01am 05.16.23 Dan.. Why would you elect to carry two types of energy consuming systems onboard (Propane and Diesel
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 10:53am 05.16.23 I think I should feel some shame at the fact that I actually laughed at that one.... :clap::cool:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 10:39am 05.16.23 @BigEasy And baking Artisan Sourdough bread. 215723 Now if I could just get back on the boat.... W
Fresh Water leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:27am 05.16.23 Fresh water in the bilgemay not have anything to with tanks or plumbing...it could be rain water tha
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:27am 05.16.23 Artboas I've pulled all the stuff online for the 49. Maybe I need to check out the documentation f
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 10:22am 05.16.23 I think I should feel some shame at the fact that I actually laughed at that one.... :clap::cool:
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) jssailem at 10:19am 05.16.23 I wondered, due to the new release of Disney's Little Mermaid, if it was some how tracking undersea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 10:07am 05.16.23 . His plan is to complete the rebuild this week with any luck have the engine running in the shop
h 41 fluoresent head light replacement with leds P12nash at 10:00am 05.16.23 I pulled mine apart and removed the ballasts. I then glued led tape lights to the reflective panels
Fresh Water leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Aye ! And therein lies the problem :angry:.
Fresh Water leak JamesG161 at 9:39am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 9:28am 05.16.23 Terry this story is - No where near as beautiful as the Babe.. Yes the delay is wearing on me. In
Fresh Water leak Roland5048 at 9:26am 05.16.23 I'm trying to track down the source of the same issue. Thought it might be the tank itself but I he

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