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Oh Why? Roger Long at 5:56pm 01.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/3225 Oh why did I mention root canals in my last post. I was just flossing and the gold crown on my lowe
stress fracture? bhstech at 5:04pm 01.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/2641 Looked at a real beauty of a '86 Cat 27 today. Everything looks very good and the boat seems to hav
Anyone have any info. sailaway78 at 3:17pm 01.04.13 Ask All Sailors 34/12104 Just heard the tail end of this on the radio while ago. A couple on a sailboat, enroute from Cozume
Using Raytech, NMEA and Seatalk - help ndavies at 12:38pm 01.04.13 Ask All Sailors 11/4983 Hi: I have Raytech ST60, Raymarine RL70CRC, and other seatalk instruments connected to a Raymarine
Electric Fuel Pump (1) FourPoints at 11:46am 01.04.13 Ask All Sailors 12/5943 I'm planning to install a 10gal internal fuel tank to replace the 3 gal portable tank that was origi
Starter Battery/Electrical Charging System Upgrade (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:38am 01.04.13 Catalina 310 20/9222 Good Morning All, Several months ago I posted about possibly sailing our C310 to the Caribbean. Si
Meguires compoud serenisea at 7:16am 01.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3943 Hi, I am about to apply your tips for a great buff wax. Someone else I know recommended the Megui
WC Skipper professional rebuild Lakinrf at 6:54am 01.04.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/9668 Any ideas on who could professionally rebuild a WC Skipper head by someone in the New England region
Charging At Anchor - Question? Maine Sail at 5:46am 01.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4045 I got this question and answered it off line but thought it was a good one to post here as it contai
Charger overcharging Blitz at 8:28pm 01.03.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3570 Your thoughts?? Last spring I installed a new charger (Victron centaur 12volt 30 amp), new 260 am
Engine won't start sfgary at 7:28pm 01.03.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1890 Good evening, I just got back from the boat and was working on the rigging when I decided to run the
Continuing North Roger Long at 6:48pm 01.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/4296
San Diego Canvas Referral/Help rfrye1 at 3:43pm 01.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2036 Its time to replace my dodger canvas on my 1998 Hunter H376. I am SURE that someone out there has a
Genoa cars yucel at 2:51pm 01.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1049 Hello, I have a French built 2010 Oceanis 43, moored in Turkey. I want to replace the existing ge
Location of Hull numbers ???? Panamajames at 2:35pm 01.03.13 Big Boats 1/1031 There are 2. One is on the side of the boat, aft starboard, its easy to find. I need to know where
Cherubini logo decal dimensions (1) Phil Herring at 1:59pm 01.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5634 Hi all, If anyone has their boat moored in their back yard, would you mind putting a tape measure
Kenyon 550 tank valve frankiedogs at 1:27pm 01.03.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1294 Can anyone point me in the right direction to find the replacement t shut off valve for the pressuri
Replacing the Fuel Feed Pump on my H 36 RTB at 12:50pm 01.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/977 Have any of you replaced the fuel feed pump on this boat? We have the Yanmar 3 GMD. The pump is le
Exhaust Flow dj2210 at 10:51am 01.03.13 Catalina 30 4/1314 Happy New Years to All. We been out of town for a couple of weeks and haven't been able to post this
An email from 'Good Old Boat' magazine, re:mac 26x Phyrexii at 9:48am 01.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1387 From time to time, I get emails from the publishers of Good Old Boat magazine. Every month they do b

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2001 B361 Chain Plate leak RoyS at 5:54am 11.28.22 If you have small sealant covers surrounding the chainplates and screwed to the deck, make certain t
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! sailme88 at 5:37am 11.28.22 are you located where there is a current? Water current against the keel can have an effect..
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! RoyS at 5:33am 11.28.22 You may want to check if your mast is perpendicular to the deck. Check by using the mainsail halyard
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Daveinet at 5:14am 11.28.22 DO you pull your boat out for the season? Could the hull becoming waterlogged?
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement GDanko at 5:12am 11.28.22 The broke bracket is the forward starboard piece. Great access from the front. Fortunately this boa
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 5:05am 11.28.22 Thank you Stu for reminding me of the correct sealant to use. I recently restored a Cape Dory and l
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem danooxnard at 4:41am 11.28.22 I had the same problem on my C22 in Oxnard. I pressure washed the rub rail between the aluminum and
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:16am 11.28.22 Not to worry. It happens. Like learning to ride a bike. You should see what Navy small boats look l
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:11am 11.28.22 By confused, do you mean which way to steer? During my charters I found it very useful to stand ahe
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:09am 11.28.22 If you are reversing into your slip, it's best to stand in front of the helm and look over the ster
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! shemandr at 4:07am 11.28.22 "...but it might point better on one tack vs the other..." This has been discussed on this forum. I
New crew Ralph Johnstone at 10:36pm 11.27.22 She will not go outside when there are chickens in the yard. Unless I'm there to protect her. :laug
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 10:33pm 11.27.22 Thanks ... I think I will be close to your set up. Plan on using Victron and Battleborn wrestling w
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements Zencra at 10:20pm 11.27.22 thanks for your reply, but doesn't help much. I was really after an approx measurement, can you sigh
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:47pm 11.27.22 Benny's reply reminded me of something... Some small outboards do not have a rectifier. As a result
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! jssailem at 9:46pm 11.27.22 I know that as I have removed weight from my boat (in my case 700-800 lbs engine and transmission)
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Monheganlover at 9:46pm 11.27.22 Thanks for the feedback. What you and the previous respondent say makes sense. I was going to econom
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Benny17441 at 9:38pm 11.27.22 I would not bother, the current provided by those small outboards is mainly intended to run navigati
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Benny17441 at 9:29pm 11.27.22 I fail to understand why you would want to install a plug in charger when you already have the set u
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 9:16pm 11.27.22 Does she list the same way when you take her out? Have you added anything to the mast, near the to

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