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Lake Michigan water levels... dlandersson at 9:22am 10.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2257 Just put my Mac 26X away for the winter in Michigan City, IN. The water level up Washington creek wa
Discovery Channel's coverage of a skydive justsomeguy at 9:14am 10.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 4/6277 Some very in-depth coverage of Felix Baumgartner's effort to break Kittinger's record on the Discove
Air Dryer or Heater? mogade at 9:07am 10.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3413 I moor my Catalina 36 in Tacoma Wa. this is such a damp winter climate I want to protect the inside
engine vibration chuckles1984 at 8:34am 10.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1809 Hi all, My sailing partner and I (both quite experienced sailors, he owned a new Hunter 34 th
Gloomy Lost Parent at 12:09am 10.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2113 I came down to the boat last evening to pick up some paperwork and parts to take home and work on an
Strut isn't lining up. Help! Jared1048 at 9:22pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/6728 So I gooped up the strut pretty good with 4200 and tightened it up to the hull snug but not fully to
YSE8 issue. Only runs at high idle. Please help. Brodiesel710 at 8:42pm 10.13.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/6569 I'm a diesel mechanic, with no experience with these smaller inboards. My friends YSE8 will only st
Thoughts about swing keel boats. Ray Bowles at 8:36pm 10.13.12 Trailer Sailors 60/76094 There has been a good deal of posting about swing keel boats. Some good, some frought with peril. Fo
Sanibel 18 Center Board Stuck Up...New Sailor! :-) 1usavet at 8:27pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/6940 Sanibel 18 Center Board stuck...new sailor! :-) I have a Sanibel 18 that now has a center board tha
A Different Oil Change Question foolproof at 6:57pm 10.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/6692 I have a Yanmar YSE12 engine in my boat, and I want to change the oil and filter before I close the
Wow! 32 Suspects in Outboards Theft Rick D at 6:12pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3622 Pretty sophisticated. If they were palleting them, I wonder if they were being shipped, given our pr
My Yanmar 2GM won't rev past 1,000 RPMs Nelsonhow at 5:31pm 10.13.12 Engines and Propulsion 12/8918 The 2 GM on my 1983 H-30 won't revpast 1,000 RPMs. I used to max out at about 2,200 RPMs. I ued t
Advice Ref. Try to Fix It or Part It Out ? (6) HighFly27 at 4:17pm 10.13.12 Smaller Boats 8/2817 Pic's. of -- Catalina 25, Model 25-C, S/N 3036 * I do not know the yr. perhaps someone can tell me*
Straits of Florida slashdotjeo at 3:26pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 16/5915 Greetings to all! I know the proper course of action would be to pick up a book and take a few sa
Sailing Cat 22 with swing keel raised? cadams at 2:57pm 10.13.12 Catalina 22 32/14783 I just bought a 1987 Catalina 22 with a swing keel. I used to sail an Oday 26 with a swing keel and
Grrrrrrrrrrrr Muscles (4) c_witch at 2:36pm 10.13.12 Trailer Sailors 8/3696 Just some photo's showing our failed keel cable and how we kinda circumvented the issue with much lu
Wave height vs freeboard c_witch at 2:06pm 10.13.12 Trailer Sailors 17/10406 Hiee, I'm curious as to what conditions people feel comfortable with sailing their boats in when
boat pix.com DAVA390 at 1:18pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2962 Does anyone else feel like they have been had by boatpix.com? I have very sour taste now and didn`t
Leadenham Creek Roger Long at 1:01pm 10.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2886 One month since leaving Portland and anchored here in Leadenham Creek. Working farm, no mega mansio
replacing 40.5 holding tank ritch at 12:37pm 10.13.12 Big Boats 8/2296 My wife and I bought a 1993 hunter 40.5 this past summer and are in need of a replacment holding tan

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Rudder Tube Hunter 36 jssailem at 8:44am 02.25.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. :plus: Per
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? jssailem at 8:38am 02.25.23
Raymarine C90W BigEasy at 8:23am 02.25.23 So they have a C90W for me with a bundle package for $400 with my old C-80 trade in. Check Ebay,
Epoxy Additives PaulK at 8:21am 02.25.23 No, but have seen owners put thin stripes of HDPE under the sliding hatch to provide a smooth slipp
Epoxy Additives jssailem at 8:17am 02.25.23 No, but have seen owners put thin stripes of HDPE under the sliding hatch to provide a smooth slippe
Another anchor (rode) thread JBP-PA at 7:45am 02.25.23 I switched from 3 strand to plait and I love it. Much easier on bare hands (I don't have a windlass)
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Davidasailor26 at 7:45am 02.25.23
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners Joe at 7:44am 02.25.23 Take it from a Catalina 27 owner. Optimal set up is Tohatsu 10 or 15 HP (they weigh almost the same
B&G Autopilot install - glass, Al, or SS mounting brackets or naked? (2) Davidasailor26 at 7:25am 02.25.23 The ram, pushing a relatively short tiller arm, does take a pretty significant amount of force. Bene
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 02.25.23 @Davidasailor26 I made him aware there is no resale value if he proceeded plus there is the safety
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Tally Ho at 7:11am 02.25.23 Just don't catch the Lazyjacks when a gust flips the sail in mid hoist. You maybe getting that new
advice on auto chart plotter dLj at 6:50am 02.25.23 Tons of great advice above. The only thing I'd add in about autorouting I didn't see is be very care
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 6:44am 02.25.23 Get it soon this one is listed to be gone 31 May 2023 https://charts.noaa.gov/PDFs/14500.pdf Or th
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 6:39am 02.25.23 Here is a site that might be helpful. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/find-charts.html
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) jssailem at 6:36am 02.25.23 At one time the Hobbs Meter was the standard for keeping a log of engine time. They were electromec
advice on auto chart plotter JBP-PA at 6:24am 02.25.23 You can also get openCPN and all the US charts for free.
advice on auto chart plotter JBP-PA at 6:22am 02.25.23 Richardson's is about the only game in town for Lake Erie chart books, but it is good as far as char
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Davidasailor26 at 6:07am 02.25.23
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 5:28am 02.25.23 one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richardso
advice on auto chart plotter seadaddler at 5:16am 02.25.23 I have older C-80 as a chart plotter and I also have iPad with Navionics as backup and at the helm

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