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A Mystery sea_casper at 6:53pm 05.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2370 Tonight, Public Television, Pearl Harbor, Midget Sub ' Roger.
Hunter e33 humming GreggL at 6:29pm 05.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/1920 Fellow Hunter owners, newbie here. Just took delivery and spent my first few nights aboard the ne
dripless shaft seal woes jwadd at 6:27pm 05.23.12 Catalina 30 4/1796 I'm in need of a dripless shaft seal for a 1988 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25XP engine. After laun
Diesel Engine Shaft Seal Packing Sail123 at 6:26pm 05.23.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2932 I have a 1976 Yanmar diesel engine that should have the shaft resealed before it leaves the hard of
88 Cat 30 forsale questions (1) Howeman at 6:18pm 05.23.12 Catalina 30 18/2092
Only 15k, what to buy? orokusaki at 6:04pm 05.23.12 Sails Call Lounge 3/3613 I'm wondering what sort of boat I can get into for 15k. I only care about A) lasts long, B) can be s
looking for a 96 23.5 owner manual sailboat738 at 5:49pm 05.23.12 Smaller Boats 4/1007 hi guys just bought a 96 23.5 and looking for an owners manual . if you have one could you post a
Fin Keel sailboat stored on a boat lift: recommended? (2) Freeblowing at 5:44pm 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 20/8113
Halyards in Mast and Back to Cockpit Fred Villiard at 5:34pm 05.23.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5222 Don or anyone, I'm running my halyards in my mast and back to the cockpit and am wondering is ther
Water seeping in at keel bolt Dave2424 at 5:21pm 05.23.12 Big Boats 8/2883 Hello Assembled Luminaries I have some seepage from the forward keel bolt. I assume that I need to
Beneteau 393 (3) locogato at 5:19pm 05.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/50 A client is buying a Beneteau 393 in Raiatea Tahiti and I will be delivering her San Diego. I had po
water in engine oil trichardson at 4:53pm 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1772 I have a Hunter 430 with a 50hp Volvo engine. A couple of weeks ago I came up with water in my engin
Static battery charger rgranger at 4:45pm 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1827 Hey All I read this article on using static electricity from wind blowing over a wire to charge a b
Chesapeake Hunter Rendezvous Aug 9-12 (1) Carl sv WINDROSE at 2:59pm 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2121 The Hunter Sailing Associations of the Chesapeake are pleased to announce The Hunter Chesapeake Rend
Stem Fitting Sealant (1) Clark at 1:26pm 05.23.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2585 Rascal, my Capri 22 got into an argument with a Hunter 28.5 and lost. I have to replace the stem fit
painting copper sallylynnh at 1:16pm 05.23.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2291 I have cleaned my heat exchanger and now need to paint it. I'm having trouble finding what paint to
Securing Swim Ladder reworb at 1:04pm 05.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2329 The swim ladder on our new to us 311 is held in the up position by a ratty old sticky bungee cord.
Stern Boat drain robert19954 at 11:42am 05.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2468 Water gathers on my stern deck. It used to drain out of the back but for some reason it doesn't and
Leakage into the bilge Brian Aldeghi at 11:31am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1426 Just bought a Mac 26s. Has a few issues--the worst of which is about 10 gallons of water coming fro
Mast steps, Fixed or foldable? Gyberman at 11:13am 05.23.12 Catalina 30 1/1269 Hello Catalina 30 Owmers, I recently purchased a 1987 MK 2 Cat 30. My problem is the Spreader lights

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Viajar a America del sur kappykaplan at 4:06am 04.16.22 Hello. I am looking for an owner of Catalina 36 or similar, to sell his boat and is also capable of
37C Portlight Jim Legere at 3:19am 04.16.22 I must replace the entire portlight above the galley stove. Unfortunately, I am about 6 hours from
Strut Replacement Arrigo666 at 3:04am 04.16.22 Smart. I have evolved onto a 6-8 month schedule of zinc on prop shaft replacement in my marina. I k
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? (1) Tom J at 10:12pm 04.15.22 You could secure the wiring and use heat shrink, as others have noted, to neaten things up. And, ye
What do you think of this...... dLj at 8:56pm 04.15.22
Keel question Benny17441 at 8:27pm 04.15.22 Haven't learned to sail yet have someone here in St Pete that's going to teach me when i get sailbo
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Benny17441 at 8:19pm 04.15.22 Should be good in most general conditions but should you sail in a river or an area of strong curren
Raymarine I40 wind? Captain Larry-DH at 8:11pm 04.15.22 I liked it. The rotovecta vane seemed accurate and responsive, but in light air (< 5kt) perhaps not
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 8:05pm 04.15.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! Your ghost rider sound seems like it co
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 8:01pm 04.15.22
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Tom J at 7:55pm 04.15.22 No offense: it's a meaningless distinction. If the force was being applied at the bow, we'd call it
A Technically Sophisticated Repair (1) Kermit at 7:31pm 04.15.22 We told @Kermit to do that a few years ago so he could get a new stereo! :beer: I replaced my comp
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 7:31pm 04.15.22 Stainless guys to stainless chainplates to stainless bolts to copper bonding system to iron engine
What do you think of this...... dlochner at 7:29pm 04.15.22 At least the rigger did the right thing by refunding her money.
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:15pm 04.15.22 If you buy that boat you will most likely want to repair the wiring and if the bilge pump works now
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:13pm 04.15.22 Welcome to SBO. Yes the bilge looks like it needs maintenance work by an owner that cares about his
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:02pm 04.15.22 The bilge pump and the switch is manufactured to be underwater, so if both are working, you should
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:01pm 04.15.22 Most bilge pumps can not completely dry out the bilge. It has to do with the type of pump typically
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:00pm 04.15.22 Welcome to boat ownership! I see evidence of old abandoned wiring, questionable connections and cor
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits WayneH at 6:48pm 04.15.22 I knew this earlier and all my electrical connections are lead, copper, tin to lead, copper, tin.

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