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Discovery Channel's coverage of a skydive justsomeguy at 9:14am 10.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 4/6303 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 5/3512 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 7/1814 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 5/2118 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 20/6812 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 6/6630 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 60/77159 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 9/6974 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 9/6723 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 20/3637 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 12/9005 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 8/2860 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 16/6038 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 32/14981 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 8/3797 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 17/10715 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 8/2971 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 4/2926 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 8/2345 My wife and I bought a 1993 hunter 40.5 this past summer and are in need of a replacment holding tan
A Genset for the Hunter 41 jcockerline at 11:22am 10.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/6478 I have a 2009 Hunter 41 DS. Love the boat. I am currently located at Bronte Outer Harbour Marina on

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300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 2:41pm 03.23.23 It is for the house batteries. Without it my system goes crazy when I operate anything on the boat.
Sourcing original hull decals JamesG161 at 2:38pm 03.23.23 You may find those here. Decals Jim...
300A T Fuse 12V JamesG161 at 2:31pm 03.23.23 My guess is that is the fuse you are using on your battery to feed your system. If that is the case
300A T Fuse 12V RitSim at 2:22pm 03.23.23 Why would you need a 300 amp fuse for a bilge pump? My guess is that is the fuse you are using on y
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller jfgy at 1:50pm 03.23.23 In addition to the very useful traveler that I described earlier for my old Hunter 27-2, I added a b
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Timm R Oday25 at 1:47pm 03.23.23 Our Oday came with the traveller mounted on the bridgedeck . On our previous boat it was mounted on
Time for a new outboard rgranger at 1:43pm 03.23.23 .I'm not sure the Tohatsu 6 horse is enough and there are very few dealers around . I do appreciate
Rolling furler question about foil zinahewitt at 1:34pm 03.23.23 Here is a good one showing the sail change. Note that he's removed the feeder and dropped the swive
Rolling furler question about foil kloudie1 at 1:20pm 03.23.23 Here is a good one showing the sail change. Note that he's removed the feeder and dropped the swivel
Time for a new outboard Timm R Oday25 at 1:02pm 03.23.23 Seems like we are dealing with some old information . Nissan outboards have been discontinued for so
Time for a new outboard dlochner at 12:50pm 03.23.23 I've loked at Yamaha's website . I see the 8 horse /9 horse . No mention of the extended length bei
Time for a new outboard Crazy Dave Condon at 12:48pm 03.23.23 @Timm R Oday25 I am a former sailboat and Tohatsu dealer now retired. Tohatsu builds the small engin
Time for a new outboard Timm R Oday25 at 12:27pm 03.23.23 I've looked at Yamaha's website . I see the 8 horse /9 horse . No mention of the extended length bei
To all 23.5/240/26 & 260 Owners... Lift Line Replacement (1) rgranger at 12:03pm 03.23.23 213945
Mid-90s gel cote matching Crazy Dave Condon at 11:56am 03.23.23 Call the help desk and ask for either Al or Joe. Ask them for the correct color code. The gel coa
Time for a new outboard Benny17441 at 11:51am 03.23.23 You can probably use a 10 HP on that Oday25, it all depends on how far you go out from land and the
How to lock the wheel ? Sailgunner at 11:35am 03.23.23 I had the same problem on my 410. It is not a minor procedure to dismantel the brake but it can be
Sourcing original hull decals Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 03.23.23
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III vsfoster at 11:20am 03.23.23 Yes, of course. I will be replacing all of the rigging and chain plates in couple of months. I would
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III Don S/V ILLusion at 10:55am 03.23.23 Hard to see clearly what the extent of damage might be. As this is a significant structural point, I

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