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Live Near New Hampshire or Boston & Know How To Rig a Mac? (4) MacNCheese at 6:48am 06.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2887 I returned from Philly to New Hampshire last night with a Hobie 18 mast, boom, mast step, rigging an
You Can't Go Home Again. Roger Long at 5:04am 06.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/8864
Fusing my ignition circuit. TomY at 4:22am 06.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 11/7990 Hi Maine. A couple seasons ago, a poorly bundled 12 gauge wire came loose above my engine and hit th
Last Leg Roger Long at 4:18am 06.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2125 Sailing days seldom come nicer than on the last sail back to the beginning of the heart of Maine's c
Use Garmin 431s intead of depth instrument? lakesail at 4:09am 06.27.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1645 The dedicated depth instrument (Raymarine ST50) on my Beneteau 35 is toast, and I'm faced with eithe
Butane, propane vs alchohol stoves vmaks at 4:03am 06.27.12 Ask All Sailors 48/17645 My boat did not come with a stove so I have been using my 1 burner camping Coleman propane stove. I
Replacing mixing elbow thetone at 10:50pm 06.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1928 I am replacing the mixing elbow on my yanmar 2GM20F. I have read a lot of good posts here on this su
Border Run-2 Long Distance Race CaptDon01 at 10:47pm 06.26.12 Catalina 22 10/2089 We're not racers, but I'm always up for an adventure. So I entered the "Border Run-2" race. We'll tr
Interior Fabrics & How To Best Get Them Installed (1) Sail123 at 10:46pm 06.26.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3298 My 32 aft cabin Clipper Marine needs all new cushion covers and wall coverings where the factory had
Electric Flush Head rfrye1 at 9:48pm 06.26.12 Big Boats 12/2637 Has anyone replaced one of the Jabsco manual with an electric "push button" type? Are they any good?
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lift Pump Leak Nom De Guerre at 8:06pm 06.26.12 Ask All Sailors 17/11370 I have diesel leaking from my 2GM lift pump. I replaced the crush washers on the banjo fittings and
Trailer pad height pehamilt at 7:24pm 06.26.12 Catalina 22 9/2324 Hello, I've had a trailer built and I'm picking up a 1998 Catalina 22 MkII wing keel. The traile
pearson 34 stanchion paulgillis at 5:49pm 06.26.12 Pearson 2/1539 Im looking for a source for a 1989 Pearson 34 II stanchion. Any suggestions? Thanks
Ever Capsize a Hunter 23? Annapolis Day Sailor at 5:40pm 06.26.12 Smaller Boats 14/10569 Still conducting "sea trials" of my new (1986) Hunter 23. I was sailing yesterday in a creek off the
H216 forestay tension djamied at 5:14pm 06.26.12 Smaller Boats 1/1147 Hi all, In the 216 rigging instructions, it is noted that the forestay should be fixed to the aft
battery overcharging garethreeves at 5:04pm 06.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1917 Hi All, Forgive my ignorance on this subject. I have read through other posts but I am still kin
Pearson 39 - Centerboard weight and materials Kflannery at 3:39pm 06.26.12 Pearson 6/3911 I lost mine somewhere in the Atlantic, had a new one made from the original mold but believe it's to
P30 Rudder Bushings tadds at 2:59pm 06.26.12 Pearson 1/1157 How often should rudder post bushings be checked/changed? What are the symptoms of warn bushings?
361 boat speed with 30B3 suttonski at 2:49pm 06.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/900 Hi, I have a 361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 (27HP) and a 15 in. 3 blade fix propeller. Over the past yea
1988 Catalina 30 mkII air conditioner installation Alethea9 at 2:39pm 06.26.12 Catalina 30 22/14617 My husband and I recently purchased a Catalina 30 mkII and discovered there is less storage space th

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Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail shemandr at 2:29pm 10.06.22 I had full length vertical battens on my H356 with Selden in mast furling. Let me tell you the ways
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Lee Hadjiosif at 1:46pm 10.06.22 When you take the hose off the pump, blow air through it with your mouth, and feel if there is any r
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 1:39pm 10.06.22 Happy birthday, John!
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 1:19pm 10.06.22 @jssailem It's probably a relief now that you don't have to worry about producing ID every time you
Through holes and prop (1) rgranger at 1:15pm 10.06.22 The big circle "patch" is not something I have seen before but if I had to guess, I would suspect
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 12:52pm 10.06.22 Potential Tropical Cyclone 13 Soon to become a Hurricane Jim....
Water Heater Plumbing BarryL at 12:40pm 10.06.22 Hey, My guess is the old water heater was disconnected because it leaks..... Anyway, the plumbing
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 12:21pm 10.06.22 Chris: I enjoy looking at pictures that show sail trim. I don't know the weather conditions that da
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level rbroad9 at 12:19pm 10.06.22 Thank you Terry. This is very helpful!
Random photo from our first regatta Don Guillette at 11:59am 10.06.22 That's us in the middle. We came in 4th of 8 boats and had a lot of fun. ink you could have squeeze
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level Terry Cox at 11:22am 10.06.22 Gear box is full of oil when the level is at the bottom mark. Correct level is measured by resting t
Water Heater Plumbing Don S/V ILLusion at 11:18am 10.06.22 Both, as best I can tell. assuming the heater is there, pressure test it first unless you simply w
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:16am 10.06.22 from the pic, your prop issue looks more like corrosion than from an impact. That can be addressed
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 10.06.22 That hole behind the keel looks purposeful, and I suspect it is for draining the bilge when hauled f
Happy Birthday to John Shepard (1) Will Gilmore at 10:56am 10.06.22 Happy birthday John. We're all sailing for adventure with you oin in on the trip more often too. I
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Hayden Watson at 10:37am 10.06.22 Happy birthday John. If you can make it up here tomorrow, you can help me celebrate mine!
Water Heater Plumbing fhujber at 10:33am 10.06.22 Disconnected from what - the engine or the tank plumbing system? Or both? Both, as best I can tell
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 7:52am 10.06.22 Id value any observations and thoughts on thru holes... Thru-hulls, not "thru holes" ...and the st
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? dLj at 6:15am 10.06.22 I've used those same connectors, or whatever they are called... Gflex 655 is my preferred adhesive f
Happy Birthday to John Shepard smokey73 at 6:05am 10.06.22 Happy Birthday John! Maybe someday you'll make that sailing trip up the Intracoastal. When you do

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