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Pearson Resolute duke1946 at 12:28pm 08.11.12 Pearson 3/4326 My partner and I have just acquired a 1965 Peason Resolute. We are looking for any information avai
Furling Tension shanker at 11:44am 08.11.12 Smaller Boats 2/1372 I'm into my first sailing season and my roller furling, or forestay, seems to be a little sloppy. I
Beneteau First 30 Performance tthomas at 11:36am 08.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/10955 Does anyone know much about the new First 30. I have been looking at one but have heard rumours that
AHOY Capt'n, Hiring.. (1) Dragon Fly at 11:18am 08.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1047 Seeking experienced capt'n to co-pilot an Oday 28' from mid-coast maine,... to: 1. Either to the nor
best book for a novice sailor? AaronL at 11:02am 08.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3069 Just picked up my first sailboat last month and have a lot to learn. Any recommendations for learn
Now this is weird - Hope? Roger Long at 10:30am 08.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/4917 I just poured the first oil I pumped out of the sump into a clear container into the gallon jug wit
Problems with RuleMate Bilge pump Rule 750 syoun10 at 9:32am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/9922 After two years of use on my new Hunter 33, the Rule 750 bilge pump started a problem of turning on,
Cabin Deck Sag danpeace at 9:20am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2360 First of all, I have been spending months reading through old post trying to find the answer to my p
I did the Catalina factory tour (1) rpwillia at 8:45am 08.11.12 Catalina 310 4/6785 After wanting to do it for several years I was down in Florida and took Wednesday off and drove over
Big Gulp Class 2012 Sippy Cup Race MLampner at 8:10am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1268 The Sippy Cup is the race is the un Gov Cup run the same night as the Gov Cup departs Annapolis a sm
Deck recore from below sandpiper10471 at 7:12am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 22/7932 I have undertaken a major restoration project on a powerboat. The entire foredeck is being recored u
Recharging marine air-conditioner. Ed Schenck at 7:11am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/31811 Have any of you successfully recharged your marine A/C with an R22 kit? Mine is a 12K Mermaid and t
prop shaft GarEi at 4:29am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1523 I will be replacing my prop shaft on my Pearson 303 at the end of the season. Any thoughts on bronze
Fresh air vent mfg. canyon at 4:20am 08.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/947 Can anyone tell me the manufacturer of the fresh air directable plastic vents on the "inside" of the
Hunter 42 DS forward heads Ian Winter at 1:44am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/906 How do you get to the forward heads anti-syphon valve on the head pick up side. The aft bread has an
Hard To Turn Plastic Ball Valves JibeMama at 10:46pm 08.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3344 I have a 1997 Catalina 320 with original ball valves. They are white plastic. The problem is they
AC power problem Sanfelice at 8:29pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 4/2070 I have found that when I unplug my power cord and plug it back in when returning to the dock, the ma
Boomless mainsail JasonC at 5:52pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4545 As anyone tried a boomless mainsail on a Mac26?
Getting "plastic" taste out of new water tank OdayDave at 5:32pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 19/24729 I finally got around to plumbing the new water tank on my O'Day 25. It also has new water lines. B
H42 rear deck lazzerttes leaking eianm at 5:26pm 08.10.12 Big Boats 5/1422 I have a 1991 H42 and I have finally tracked down the source of my bilge water during /after rain- i

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Stepping out for a coffee garymalmgren at 8:13pm 02.02.23 Hi Joe. Yeah I guess it is a little confusing. I am based in Shiogama city in Miyagi prefecture Japa
Stepping out for a coffee Joe at 7:39pm 02.02.23 Uh, where are you? What's the story of the village? I guess it would make sense if the viewer has b
Hunter 41ac Keel question Davidasailor26 at 7:31pm 02.02.23 Given deep pockets, yes. A half lift every year is $274.00 Looking forward from here and ignorin
Hunter 41ac Keel question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 02.02.23 The corrosion is annoying but manageable. Given deep pockets, yes. A half lift every year is $2
Stepping out for a coffee Phil Herring at 6:39pm 02.02.23 I hope that water was 29 C and not 29 F. :)
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC dkinzer at 5:51pm 02.02.23
Stepping out for a coffee Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 02.02.23 Stepping out for a coffee Live in hope. Die in despair. The sail back made up for it.
Hunter 41ac Keel question Davidasailor26 at 5:40pm 02.02.23 Yipes, what year was that. Hard to swallow when you think of the problems with CI. Lead is better
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 02.02.23 If I remember I was able to tap the old coupling back on without much trouble. I had the shaft well
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Sailgunner at 5:29pm 02.02.23 Other questions- Is it possible to remove the shaft from the flange and then reassemble it to the s
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:23pm 02.02.23 Heat is a good friend here. Heat would be more like a torrid concubine here. With a big hub like
Stepping out for a coffee PaulK at 5:23pm 02.02.23 So... where's the coffee? We had an episode like that in three or four different harbors on Ireland'
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Terry Cox at 4:58pm 02.02.23 THOUGHTS Just coming up on 80 and still like sailing solo, even when the admiral is on board. Here
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Serenity on Hudson at 4:13pm 02.02.23 At 76 I still solo a Catalina Expo 14.2, Capri 22, and a Benateau 30.1. The Bene has auto pilot and
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC RitSim at 4:03pm 02.02.23 Heat is a good friend here. I had a difficult flange to remove . Heated to 350 to 400 degrees -whi
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? sailme88 at 4:02pm 02.02.23 What fire extinguisher do you have mounted next to your galley as the "first to grab" when the frie
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Siamese at 3:28pm 02.02.23 Online, you should be able to get yourself some instructions for a do it yourself pre survey/inspect
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Davidasailor26 at 3:10pm 02.02.23
Punxsutawney Rick486 at 3:01pm 02.02.23 Mmmmmmmmm, not really hide ...................................
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 02.02.23 "One 10-B is not a substitute for two 5-B" What the #%$#~! is a 5-B extinguisher ? ? ? ? (I rea*

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