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I have found my leak, and it is... Brian S at 7:00am 05.24.13 Day Sailers 2/1057 My starboard side window. Needless to say, I am not in the mood to pull the boat, so I can remove
Mac bump trailer mod walt at 6:59am 05.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1187 there are lots of good ways to deal with this issue, here is one way and what I did (including the n
expansion ports gettinthere at 6:36am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 24/5249 I have a Garmin 3210 chartplotter. It has only one input port, RJ 45 jack. I have my radar going int
SBO/Hunter Animated GIF (1) Bob Poff at 5:31am 05.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1026 For those of you who have a webpage for your boat, here's a little animiated GIF that I made from pu
Rock Hall Md - local knowledge Blue Eyes at 5:11am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1739 I am planning a visit to Rock Hall. The charts show sufficient depth within the Harbor, but the entr
Anchor Log (1) Roger Long at 4:25am 05.24.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1853
Y25 weatherhelm dee.yeah at 2:06am 05.24.13 Yamaha 3/1925 It is more rigging/tuning issue. The sails are ooooold, and the stays/shrouds are of some age but
Catalina 310 to the Bahamas (3) doctorsail at 8:20pm 05.23.13 Catalina 310 16/8588 Catalina 310 to the Bahamas At the end of 2012, I embarked on my dream - to sail Still Crazy, my 2
Need sealant advice (1) bradleyheathhays at 8:04pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1791 Hi everybody. I've got a leak along the green line I've added to this picture... http://i287.pho
Whisper Power generator lyleh at 8:01pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1247 Mastervolt Whisper 3.5 generator Looking at installing a generator on my P42. I have a line on a ba
More good weather?? sailaway78 at 7:15pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/880 Planning on leaving Pensacola Sat. morning heading east for Carrabelle. A little over a 24 hour of
"pirate ship" dlewis812 at 6:13pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1352 recall a thread on this a couple of weeks ago.. guess this guy ended up doing ok! http://www.cnn.
Is it worth having a VHF radio in Northern Saskatchewan ? Tony E at 6:02pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3025 Hello. I am just setting up my MacGregor 26X and trying to figure out if I should put a VHF radio in
Yanmar Saildrive Advisory canuck at 5:50pm 05.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1524 For those of you with a Yanmar saildrive or contemplating buying a boat with one of these units, I s
Topping lift CzechMate at 5:32pm 05.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/807 Do you keep your topping lift attached to your boom when your mainsail is up, and when your sailing'
New sail vs cleaning Hydro Therapy at 4:19pm 05.23.13 Day Sailers 3/880 The mainsail on my 22 is original (1980). It seems crisp to my inexperienced eye. The sail does have
Need help what is marine gear oil Peter M at 3:59pm 05.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3000 I have a Yanmar 3ym30 the owners manual states to change the Marine gear oil. The oil has to meet o
two VHF radios gettinthere at 2:59pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2319 I'm considering adding a new AIS VHF radio to the boat. I have room to install it next to the existi
Free 17' blujay (3) redhead78 at 2:43pm 05.23.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1644 I have a 17' bluejay in my yard I had every intention of bringing up to a friends lake upstate, its
Too Much Money (2) capta at 2:31pm 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1628 I know most of us on here are sailors, but I feel that even motor yachts should have the tiniest bit

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No More Dinghy Butt ShawnL at 3:27pm 05.15.23 Or more like a utili-kilt
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 3:24pm 05.15.23 Clearly a near shore statement, which the OP was asking questions about. For off-shore you really
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:03pm 05.15.23 Sorry to say but I've got to double down on what @dmax has already said. When your boat is on the h
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat Hayden Watson at 2:47pm 05.15.23 Directing cool air over the alternator will make the alternator happy, extend its life, and improve
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dlochner at 2:46pm 05.15.23 I think that info is out of date. When you enlightened us about eSIM earlier in this thread, I did
Engine compartment ventilation (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 05.15.23
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 2:22pm 05.15.23 Then you have dual and quad sim options. And cost. I think that info is out of date. When you enli
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 2:16pm 05.15.23 I should mention that the DNS66 or similar DNS resolution blocking apps can not only block ads, the
Hunter smile / keel movement dmax at 2:13pm 05.15.23 The keel really should not be moving a noticeable amount as the joint between the keel and the hull
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? east coaster at 2:09pm 05.15.23 Having just used DW 795 to bed new windows on my 2002 310, I can attest that DW 795 is unbelievably
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 1:59pm 05.15.23 Thanks!
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 1:51pm 05.15.23 Another endorsement for DC 795 (sometimes labeled Dowsil) when you buy it check the 'best before 'd
Merit 22 owners jssailem at 1:49pm 05.15.23 You can find mast heads that will fit your mast extrusion at Dwyer Aluminum Mast Company. https://
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? stickinthemud57 at 1:44pm 05.15.23 If you left the topping lift attached at the end of the boom, You could disconnect the gooseneck an
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity MysticBlue at 1:44pm 05.15.23
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? stickinthemud57 at 1:38pm 05.15.23 Your current rig is exactly how my Mac 26S was set up when I got it (except for the boom rotation mo
Merit 22 owners (2) emh56 at 1:34pm 05.15.23 This is the boat when we bought it last summer. We have done alot of interior cleaning and we are r
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 12:59pm 05.15.23 Clearly a near shore statement, which the OP was asking questions about. For off-shore you really
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 12:57pm 05.15.23 One would think so, but that's not quite the case. Just how much combustion air does something lik
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity dLj at 12:56pm 05.15.23 Seems PO bashing is rampant in this thread - but it could simply be that something caused that to fl

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