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Terminal Corrosion Rich (P303) at 7:58pm 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1082 My plug in wire connector to my Garmin Radar is showing signs of green. Left on mast rack exposed to
Hell gate dlewis812 at 6:41pm 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1023 Have to do my yearly (only 2nd actually) migration from queens to west 79th st this Sunday. Only fa
Towing a dinghy captcoho at 6:20pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1597 Is a 10' 4" RIB to large to tow??? And how long of a painter/ bridle ??? 90 LBS of hard bottom RIB i
cutlass bearing..1978 30' with yanmar 12hp morganoutisland at 5:35pm 05.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1089 Hello all, I need to change my strut cutlass bearing. Its 1 X 3 inch.. I can only find 1 x 4. inch
O'Day 222 lousy rudder George68fs at 5:20pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 2/2787 Hello All, Bought a 6hp Nissan, installed a compression post, and finally splashed my '84 222 this p
Deck Hardware Hard To Reach slowtype at 5:11pm 05.03.13 Catalina 22 4/962 Hi All, I'm in the process of re-bedding a lot of deck hardware on my 88 Catalina 22. The process
Stop and Smell the Rosehips (5) Roger Long at 4:51pm 05.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2869 The wind came up just after I passed Tolchester Beach in the upper bay this morning. I was soon st
Mast height Tom Joad at 4:05pm 05.03.13 Newport 1/2963 Does any one know the height of the mast on a newport 27?
Oil alarm comes on...now what? weinie at 2:53pm 05.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 20/4015 Just when I think everything is just fine.... Oil alarm comes on today after about a half hour of m
S2 8.5 inboard jibsheet track location Bron at 2:37pm 05.03.13 S2 2/1644 My S2 8.5 uses the toe rail to attach the turning block for the jib sheet from the clew. I'm thinkin
New owner of 2001 340 (5) Vitger at 2:12pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2107 Greetings! I am super excited as I seem to be entering the distinguished world of Hunter owners. Sur
Hunter 140 purchase advice mshute at 1:23pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 3/6604 Hello all, considering the purchase of a priced to sell Hunter 140 (1998 model) for my first sailboa
Chesapeake Currents amcmahon at 12:40pm 05.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1089 Hey you Chessy sailors, I'll be heading north from NC thru the Chesapeake on my way to NJ/NY. My c
H34 fuel tank removal? splax at 12:23pm 05.03.13 Big Boats 6/1311 Hello, My quandary about the old diesel fuel in the tank ended as I resigned to dump some more addit
Red Snapper RECESS at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1579 Am I the only sailor here jonesing for June 1st to get here already so Red Snapper season can open?
Just bought 1979 Oday 25 dcranford at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2761 Needs a lot of work so I am looking for any info Owners manual specs whatever Any help is appreciat
Need One of These! (1) GorillaToast at 10:55am 05.03.13 Catalina 22 16/1802 Tiller broke off when I sat on it while tacking. does anyone know of someone who is parting out a
Like riding a bike? kpgraci at 10:55am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1133 so....I know you northern latitude sailors deal with long sailing layoffs due to that thing you call
need help fast re 6 hp Merc Piotr at 10:11am 05.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1555 Going down Chesapeake tomorrow, so I decided to check my 2-year old OB I bought brand new from West
lifting bridle for S2 6.7/6.9/22 RonBarr at 10:01am 05.03.13 S2 0/1080 I have just purchased a S2 6.7 and want to go sailing. Has anyone used a lifting bridle on a 6.7/6.9

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Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 1:54pm 05.14.23 Why is this even a question from someone with 50 years of boating experience? As I said, "it's the
Stanchion bases Crazy Dave Condon at 1:52pm 05.14.23 The old factory is now building mostly pontoon boats and a couple of daysailors only. The former em
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 1:52pm 05.14.23 If you are directing this question to me, no, not a Yanmar, but a Westerbeke based on a Mitsubishi
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 1:50pm 05.14.23 Don't you have a Yanmar? If you are directing this question to me, no, not a Yanmar, but a Westerb
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? (1) dlochner at 1:47pm 05.14.23 Very bad assumption, Sorry Dave. Please read above. Jim.... By 1" I meant 1" rod. It is really
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? Terry Cox at 1:30pm 05.14.23 Do I need to replace this chain ASAP or can we complete our trip and replace it after? Replace it
Rudder Bearing smokey73 at 1:29pm 05.14.23 Most likely stainless steel to aluminum corrosion. It looks like you may have hammered on the pin w
Non working microwave Tom J at 1:22pm 05.14.23 We got rid of ours shortly after we bought the boat. We weren't hooked up to shore power enough to
Water holding tank fittings broken Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:13pm 05.14.23 If it's the 1.5" inlet fitting you may be able to drill it out and replace it with a Uniseal and sh
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 1:12pm 05.14.23 Since a few do not click on the Blue Links to read them. This is accurate info still today from this
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:56pm 05.14.23 Funny you should mention that..I am cleaning out some old junk and I found some dot matrix printout
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 12:47pm 05.14.23 There definitely is misalignment, but the left side of the picture is the shaft log, not necessaril
Its funny Friday! dLj at 12:34pm 05.14.23 Makes me think of the saying, "What's the difference between a poor man and a rich man? A rich man i
Stuffing box- dumb question? Davidasailor26 at 12:29pm 05.14.23 I don't even see how this is possible, but there it is : out flying apart. You have a major probl
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 12:28pm 05.14.23 215660
No More Dinghy Butt dLj at 12:23pm 05.14.23 @Captain Larry-DH Nice! dj
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jssailem at 12:12pm 05.14.23 Nobody can answer this question simply from photos posted :plus: Inspect for the weakest looking l
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 12:11pm 05.14.23
Stuffing box- dumb question? jssailem at 11:48am 05.14.23 Below is a picture of my stuffing box for my 1980 Oday 30. Always left a small pool of water in th
O'Day 28'. Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 05.14.23 Can you make out who the mast manufacturer was? Dwyer made the mast on my '25

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