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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 1/2962 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
Sticking Telescoping Swim Ladder Capt Strapfoots at 9:36am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 1/962 I just bought a telescoping swim ladder but it tends to stick, if I shake it back and forth it colla
Looking for O'Day mast harraz at 9:13am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/790 Hello, I'm looking for a mast for my O'Day II or O'Day 17. It's a 1986 boat with mast attached to

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Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Stu Jackson at 10:02am 05.14.23 and the alternator isn't 'generating,' hence no pulses to the tach? It's not a theory, it's a rea
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 10:01am 05.14.23 Btw..are any of you old enough and/or have been online long enough to remember "newsgroups?" Lol.
Hunter 18.5 and trailer opinions on this boat please bzano at 9:57am 05.14.23 Hi I'm a longtime H18.5 owner. I like the boat a lot, a small boat with a fixed keel makes it feel
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:36am 05.14.23 Thanks, Dave. This has been a very enlightening conversation. And I'll give my British marine engin
Stanchion bases jssailem at 9:18am 05.14.23 @Seahawk345 you may have misinterpreted @Crazy Dave Condon 's communication. His message; "send an
Stuffing box- dumb question? JamesG161 at 9:09am 05.14.23 That is not a Stuffing Box. It is an older version of one of these. PYI Inc. \| PSS Shaft Seal ____
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 9:05am 05.14.23 @Meriachee and all my other drinking buddies
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? (1) JamesG161 at 8:43am 05.14.23 Dang, I was going to take your argument to the bank and explain why I spent 125% of my account bala
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy MikeHoncho at 8:32am 05.14.23 Build chaps for it
The cycle of life Kermit at 8:04am 05.14.23 Talk about late to the party! @Phil Herring thank you for putting up with my thirst for knowledge du
Non working microwave Ralph Johnstone at 7:56am 05.14.23 Maybe a reset button on the back of the microwave ? Almost desperate enough to check the owner's ma
Spinnaker Kermit at 7:51am 05.14.23 I did some remote work for a graphic artist named Zoltan. I never met him or knew his last name.
Rudder Bearing (4) thetone at 7:30am 05.14.23 Pictures215645
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 7:17am 05.14.23 . Could it be that the shore power charger is keeping the battery voltage high enough that the alte
Spinnaker justsomeguy at 7:14am 05.14.23 a block on the mast head Not a whole lot of lateral support at the masthead due to the fractional
Raymarine Axiom flightlead404 at 7:08am 05.14.23 This year I added a ESP32 (even smaller computer, low power) to do engine monitoring and a second f
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 6:54am 05.14.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 6:53am 05.14.23
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 6:46am 05.14.23 he'd been using it for decades before they bought it from a Chinese company. WhatsApp started in 2
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? Terry Cox at 6:46am 05.14.23 If I need new chain, how do I mitigate such corrosion in the future? How old is your chain? Consid

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