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The Greatest Adventure in History, Hidden in Plain Sight robertsapp at 7:37am 02.05.13 Sails Call Lounge 27/29323 Are any of you out there fans of Michael Crichton style science thrillers? Would you like to help a
35.5 Head and System Replacement Stretch at 7:16am 02.05.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3498 Well, think I have it figured....read 'the' book, picked through 60 pages of back posts.... Admir
Ambitious Plans! Sailing the Keys HillbillyWanderer at 4:28am 02.05.13 Ask All Sailors 18/3038 Very little sailing experience so far, ASA 101 class and a couple times sailing on the closest saili
Back on Board yachtsman at 4:19am 02.05.13 Smaller Boats 5/1107 Am thinking I might be the owner of a 260 for the longest period.. What a great yacht they are. We
Wow!! yachtsman at 4:14am 02.05.13 Smaller Boats 0/777 After all these years I decided to order an AS spinnaker. The sail arrived today and short of flyin
Powering with ballast tank empty Gary A at 10:28pm 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1729 We are new Macgregor 26m owners and plan to do a lot of powering off our local shores between Ventur
Fresh Water Tank (2) davejet at 8:40pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/917 1983 Hunter 31. Just purchased a 83 Hunter 31. The fresh water tank leaks at the top and around all
Bow Thrusters db50 at 8:40pm 02.04.13 Big Boats 2/1873 I purchased a new C385 last year. I have been thinking about a bow thruster and have recently seen
Cockpit Scupper (5) davejet at 8:36pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1240 1983 Hunter 31. Just bought my first sailboat. I am trying to repair a leak on my where my cockpit s
Life Lines missing Pelican Hook (3) davejet at 8:12pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1560 Just got a 1983 Hunter 31. Trying to fix a few things. The life lines around the boat are in good s
After survey return, would you ask for price reduction? rayhi at 6:25pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 32/10155 This is my first boat (and being 61 years old probably my last). I am buying a 1982, 30 foot Cape Do
mast step on ODAY 272 sargentef2615 at 3:42pm 02.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 22/10242 Does the mast step hinge on the 272 like it does on the 22 for ease in dropping the mast?
Mystery Boat (3) FourPoints at 3:15pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3037 This boat belongs to my (distant) Uncle. I was told by him that it is a (1976?)center cockpit Columb
Extra scew mounting location on chainplate Jared1048 at 2:18pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/781 Looking at my chainplates (well, what I can see of it since its glassed into the hull) there seems t
Battery Charger Sizing Hello Below at 1:56pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 20/7811 Okay I have read Maine Sail's 101 on Installing a Battery Charger which includes information regardi
Realistic average motoring speed for a 26S ? zjtr10 at 1:11pm 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5150 I am sure it's been asked and answered before but I have not found what I need by searching so I'll
Outboard shifter / accelerator control cables Brian D at 12:56pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2302 Anyone know the anatomy of these cables? My shifter cable has a cut in the outer gray sleeve. The in
m25 xpac where is the oil pressure sender steve201 at 12:35pm 02.04.13 Catalina 30 1/1236 Looks to be my problem , i have a 1996 30 mk 111. the parts list shows it uper rear port side, nope
Stanchion bases: 1990's design now available (1) Phil Herring at 12:14pm 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/847 This fits boats of the 290 306 310 320 326 340 356 380 386 410 420 426 450 460 era. They've bee
Stanchion help needed: 1980's boats (3) Phil Herring at 12:09pm 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2758 We've made some good progress on those aluminum stanchion bases that have been so problematic. We

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Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand Ken13559 at 8:51pm 04.19.23 When will we know your findings? We await with bated breath :)
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? (5) Ralph Johnstone at 8:37pm 04.19.23 The question is, do I need HIGH pressure 1/4" lines, or will LOW pressure hose work OK? Certified
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 8:37pm 04.19.23 JoeWhite described the process very well. Just draining the heat exchanger would remove very littl
2022 Lake Michigan Sailing Trip - St. Joseph, Holland, Chicago, Michigan City dLj at 8:30pm 04.19.23 Nice video. Lake Michigan can be quite a tough lake to sail. Brings back memories from my college da
What is this plug on the transom? dLj at 8:12pm 04.19.23 I had that same plug for an old autohelm autopilot I had on a previous boat. I actually still have
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 8:08pm 04.19.23 stickinthemud57, was the 170 extra tippy? Im a novice and plan on putting a 3.5hp motor on that I c
Bottom paints dlochner at 8:01pm 04.19.23 2nd question would be then is there a bottom paint that will works in salt water and fresh or shoul
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country dLj at 8:01pm 04.19.23 Gotcha.. and that's my understanding of it as well. But...and it's a big BUT lol.. that was 20 year
Bottom paints dLj at 7:51pm 04.19.23 2nd question would be then is there a bottom paint that will works in salt water and fresh or shou
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 7:45pm 04.19.23 For the product I used (which I can't recall the name of, sorry) there were less issues with the cle
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 7:37pm 04.19.23 7 layers of glass on each side. A little primer to protect from UV, ready for action! Flanges are
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? SirMichael at 7:35pm 04.19.23 Thanks guys, I've found some Marine grade (USCG approved) line. I'll just go with the 1/4". Sir Mi
Navpod Doesn't Fit (Close) - Options? dlochner at 7:34pm 04.19.23 A Beneteau is a French boat built to European standards, short translation, they are metric. Navpod
A lesson on winches danooxnard at 7:30pm 04.19.23 Hi Brock, I am super glad it worked out so well. The grease is a game changer! Thanks for closing th
Bottom paints NYSail at 7:25pm 04.19.23
Bottom paints dlochner at 7:18pm 04.19.23 Good observation on the location of the anode I would bet with my limited knowledge of the flow of
Bottom paints Clay Smith at 7:12pm 04.19.23 Good observation on the location of the anode I would bet with my limited knowledge of the flow of e
Bottom paints dlochner at 7:11pm 04.19.23
Pumpin up those fenders! Terry Cox at 7:01pm 04.19.23 Our boat has two types of hand pumps to keep our fenders up to snuff. One fender requires a bicycle
Bottom paints Clay Smith at 6:57pm 04.19.23

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