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Westerbeke Cylinder Head Torque Procedure Birdman737 at 8:56am 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2198 Greetings all! My 17 year old Westerbeke 42B FOUR has just shy of 900 hours on it, and through some
swing keel rope to cable replacement Dickbarton at 8:34am 07.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/9107 My 1984 O'Day 26 swing keel line is jammed. I suspect the rope to wire splice is frayed in the tube.
Hitch extension oldiesrocker2001 at 8:27am 07.26.12 Trailer Sailors 41/15386 I have the original trailer that must have come with my V21. This is a pretty short one with the ba
In-boom reefing system tleary77 at 7:59am 07.26.12 Big Boats 6/2359 I recently purchaced a 35.5 (I love it so far, even though I had to rebuild the motor) and while doi
1969 newport venture Maury Wray at 7:09am 07.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1599 Anybody got ideas on installing a boom vang.
water leak carriew at 6:38am 07.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1030 greetings, my old catalina 25 is leaking when it rains.It is coming in from the ports. Should I rese
Washdown Kit Bowedtoothdoc at 6:24am 07.26.12 Big Boats 22/4285 Anyone have an opinion on washdown kits for my 450? I am considering this unit which could be mounte
Coastal Cruising dparilla at 2:13am 07.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1561 Well the boat is back in its home slip. Two days shy of three weeks since we pulled the plug. Whil
Transmission bertjazz at 2:01am 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3805 When sailing do I put my transmission on my Yanmar YSM-12 in reverse or neutral.
Coronado 41 g5665 at 9:56pm 07.25.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3636 I been trying to find any blogs with people using a Coronado 41 but with no luck. We are in the m
cat 22weight littlescoop at 8:58pm 07.25.12 Catalina 22 2/1284 Does anyone know the total weight of a 1974 swing keal 22ft Catalina?
Lathrop Engine? vengeful_lemon at 7:25pm 07.25.12 Pearson 4/2147 I'm considering a 1967 Pearson Wanderer, and the seller says that it came with a Lathrop engine, whi
First 310 teak jcollins at 6:40pm 07.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1331 I have a first 310. The teak slats in the cockpit are beginning to split. Are there replacement sl
Water Tank Access Port Installation (10) Dan Johnson at 5:28pm 07.25.12 Ask All Sailors 5/5779 After finding residue clogging my faucet strainers, I decided it was time to cut an access hole in t
Yanmar 2 GM Port Side Zinc Removal Nelsonhow at 5:27pm 07.25.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/2553 I have a Yanmar 2GM on my old 83 Hunter 30. There is a zinc on the port side near the secondary fue
Sailing Lake Wallenpaupack 31seahorse at 4:43pm 07.25.12 Trailer Sailors 3/10245 Hello Members, Perhaps I should have used this title: Sailing Lake "Wall and Power Pack". We spent
Gross tonnage for Pearson 28? viewfinder28 at 4:30pm 07.25.12 Pearson 3/1914 Does anyone know what the gross tonnage (not displacement) of a 28 Pearson Bill Shaw design? I need
Rejuvenate port light lenses? Nelsonhow at 4:08pm 07.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/4050 The grey Plastic port light lenses on my old hunter are cloudy. Short of replacing them has anyone t
Where is Ida Rudder Company ??? Mike in Cape Cod at 4:00pm 07.25.12 Smaller Boats 3/2910 Someone suggested Ida Rudder Company for me to ask about a replacement centerboard for my Hunter 23.
Fiberglass question jberube85 at 2:10pm 07.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1619 I am going to be epoyxing a wood wedge onto my transom to offset the angle so my motor bracket will

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User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? jssailem at 11:58am 01.01.23 Windy weather updates as the data sources are changed. Global models: ECMWF (European Centre for
Older sailers jssailem at 11:54am 01.01.23 They say do not go after a fish that is bigger than your boat. You might catch one. Then what will y
Any sailor peppers out there? capta at 11:40am 01.01.23 Hello again Following geo politics and carefully observing the international political arena there'
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? Project_Mayhem at 11:37am 01.01.23 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Start with DR Marine for parts. :
Older sailers capta at 11:33am 01.01.23 At 76, I'm hard aground as far as ocean sailing and cruising, but day sailing up this way might be f
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? capta at 11:24am 01.01.23 Windy.com wins for me for a APP. Most I've seen seem to do so only once a week, or so. I know ther
Older sailers higgs at 11:20am 01.01.23 Thanks for the comments and suggestions - some of which I have already done. I have a 20 volt right
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:38am 01.01.23
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) All U Get at 10:31am 01.01.23 Our friends crossing today.
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:24am 01.01.23 When you cut the Sk-78, do you use hot knife. I found, that when I tried to cut the Dyneema with a s
Any sailor peppers out there? jssailem at 9:32am 01.01.23 But Lloyd, you have nearby caves you could hide in. Of course there is the likelihood that when the
Any sailor peppers out there? LloydB at 9:19am 01.01.23 'Level 7' by Mordecai Roshwald no zombies here Ma and I don't recall him mentioning they were playin
Older sailers Jacktar at 8:17am 01.01.23 74 and a half, single handing except for odd trips since learned to sail on Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria
Older sailers Kings Gambit at 7:52am 01.01.23 My first sail as a septuagenarian will be this afternoon! :dancing:Been having a bit of weather here
Jabsco Bilge pump on 373 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:25am 01.01.23 Among the guesses - bad pump, bad check valve if one exists, weak pump, low voltage to pump, obstruc
Older sailers (1) Captain Larry-DH at 6:30am 01.01.23 Coming up on 80 and still going strong. Enjoy solo sailing as well as with crew. Grand kids really
Older sailers Crazy Dave Condon at 5:55am 01.01.23 I enjoy sailing on trailerable sailboats on inland lakes.
Installing a Spinnaker sailme88 at 4:16am 01.01.23 The ATN Tacker wraps around the furled headsail. the tack of the spinnaker attaches with a quick rel
Installing a Spinnaker (1) Bosman at 3:12am 01.01.23 What you have is a genaker, if this is a factory one. It is a poor quality photo, but if you zoom in
Older sailers Rick486 at 2:51am 01.01.23 We sold our Hunter 44 DS "Maxine" in 2020 after 14 years of great sailing from Maine to NYC. She was

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