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Want to rent by night in lieu of hotel in San Francisco Shellback at 6:57pm 09.17.12 Destinations 6/3682 Crazy thought. I'm heading to San Francisco for work and thought it would be great if someone rente
My non-boating weekend McZube at 6:38pm 09.17.12 Sails Call Lounge 5/6042 Since there's not much activity in this particular category I'd thought I'd contribute. I own a 197
Winter projects agprice22 at 6:12pm 09.17.12 Catalina 22 5/1417 Alright everybody, Winter is about to close Seneca Lake in Upstate NY for the year, so, given that t
Genoa tracks and sheets MORNING LIGHT at 5:18pm 09.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2091 Hi, been sailing a capri 26 for 3 years but the tracks for my genoa are on the cabin while every oth
Gps or iphone JasonC at 5:17pm 09.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1644 So I am planning a three day down the Potomac and back, for Columbus day weekend. Since my Magellan
Ham Radio ? David S at 3:06pm 09.17.12 Trailer Sailors 12/3008 Back when I was a kid in Fla in the 40's, my Dad had a big floor model radio with several radio band
She's Gonna Blow Witzend at 2:13pm 09.17.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2452 Will be hooting in the Chessy and along the Mid-Atlantic tomorrow, batten down the hatches!
diesel additive redhead78 at 2:09pm 09.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1682 Hi all, where did the summer go... I picked up 3 - 55 gal barrels of red dye #2 diesel and I am sto
windlass bearings Lost Parent at 1:58pm 09.17.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1053 Does anybody know the bearing and seal #s of a Anchorman windlass ?:confused:
Galvanic isolators mjmercer19248 at 1:19pm 09.17.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2080 For the shore power A/C power.........Needed or nice to have? I'm an EE and it sounds like BS to m
Las Vegas, Rhode Island (2) Roger Long at 12:46pm 09.17.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/2847 Special on the casino restaurant menu: Crow Those of you who have followed my mechanical adventure
Battery Selector Knob (2) DanoDano at 12:29pm 09.17.12 Big Boats 2/1296 Went to the boat today (Hunter 356) and noticed the lights on my DC panel were all off. While troubl
Battery location 235 lskid47 at 12:17pm 09.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1326 Sold my T-10 and took a 90 Beneteau 235 in trade. Very nice boat. I can't find where the battery loc
Plastics Engineer FourPoints at 9:44am 09.17.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1176 I have an idea for a marine product that could potentially be of interest to every person on this bo
Hunter 28: replacing the holding tank LTicheli at 9:12am 09.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2343 I'm about to replace the holding tank on my Hunter 28 and would greatly appreciate thoughts on my pl
removing speed transducer - help (1) iSailor at 8:50am 09.17.12 Catalina 310 21/5135 anyone here remove their speed transducer while in the water? Mine is not working and want to see i
Price for a Hunter 170 boom? ddeand at 8:18am 09.17.12 Day Sailers 5/2518 Anyone care to suggest what might be a fair asking price for a Hunter 170 boom? I have no idea wher
Forward Hatch Oday 34/35 (1) MeGeek at 7:42am 09.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1857 I'm in need of replacing my forward hatch for various reasons. I'd like to put on a more modern ver
.BSB reader rgranger at 7:32am 09.17.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3330 Does anyone know of a freeware or reasonably priced .bsb converter/reader that will work on a PC.
Rudder Shear Pin davenlynn at 7:08am 09.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3245 What is recommended for use as a rudder shear pin? Would a 1/8" nylon bolt work? What would be bes

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handheld VHf? Barnacle Bill at 10:48am 12.14.22 So, go buy one. They are nice to communicate with crew who are away on a dinghy or ashore, or if yo
Caframo Hello Below at 10:40am 12.14.22 I have an email into Caframo with some very pointed questions as this has always (40 yr) been a tru
engine vibration capta at 10:08am 12.14.22 I brought in a Yanmar specialist to survey the engine of a boat I'm looking at, today. He found that
Tongue Extensions Project_Mayhem at 9:55am 12.14.22 Hi Tedd, It is really simple to use, put the extension ball in the trailer coupler, slip the rear
engine vibration Dave Groshong at 9:44am 12.14.22 Other than motor mounts, it could be: a compromised (electrolysis/corrosion) stern tube, strut,
Boat Smells! kjretlaw at 9:43am 12.14.22 We had the smell when I bought my 326, it was lightly used but still had the head smell. It's most
Caframo Calif. Ted at 9:41am 12.14.22 Surprised to hear that, mine's over 20 years old, every time I plug it in I'm happy to hear the fan
Caframo Head Sail at 9:28am 12.14.22 I used the Caframo heater. It has a "frost" setting. Turns on when temp goes below a certain temp (
engine vibration Stu Jackson at 9:22am 12.14.22 in neutral running at dock What rpm? Many folks have their idle speed set too low. Separate i
Tongue Extensions B-O-B'03 at 9:03am 12.14.22 Hi Tedd, It is really simple to use, put the extension ball in the trailer coupler, slip the rear o
Oh no, not that sticky! Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 12.14.22
engine vibration Hayden Watson at 8:43am 12.14.22 Three cylinder diesels are notoriously rough running because they are not well balanced as it relate
Just had to show these off stickinthemud57 at 8:15am 12.14.22 Thanks for your insights on the new sail plan. I placed the order last week.I will have the roller
engine vibration dmax at 8:00am 12.14.22 While you still may want to re-align the prop shaft as sail sfbaya says afterwards, you first need t
engine vibration brad minda at 7:45am 12.14.22 in neutral running at dock
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin Don S/V ILLusion at 7:43am 12.14.22 Well I checked couple of things, the panel bellow the pedestal, above the bunk seen definitly some
engine vibration sail sfbay at 7:25am 12.14.22 My experience with engine vibration was caused by misalignment of a new shaft. Had to add shims to
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:12am 12.14.22 That's a really interesting extension, @B-O-B'03 , I've never seen one like that before. Thanks for
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Benny17441 at 7:07am 12.14.22 The qualification process starts 3 years before the Cup, as teams all over the World run through the
engine vibration dmax at 6:52am 12.14.22 First question: does the vibration occur when you are in neutral at the dock or only when in forward

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