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LPG Tank Lost Parent at 7:29pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1723 Looking to install a new tank to replace my old 20 lb steel tank with a fiberglass one from Defender
Bow light wiring jorgefife at 7:24pm 06.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2425 Hello you good people! Thought you got rid of me, but it is not so. Been busy with all kinds of thin
Is this just stupid Marina thinking? rpwillia at 6:45pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 30/4313 I keep my boat at the Quantico Marine Corps Base marina. Got an email from them today I need to show
260 keel captain chaos at 6:00pm 06.28.12 Smaller Boats 4/1170 I am looking at a 1999 Hunter 260. The keel has been whacked some how. The bottom of the keel has be
H23 Mian Sheet Traveler Car carboman at 5:44pm 06.28.12 Smaller Boats 7/1953 Has anyone ever replaced theirs? I just need the car. What did you end up going with? I think min
1985 O'Day 192 leaking jdroster at 5:19pm 06.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1662 My O'Day just starting leaking and it appears to be coming from the keel area but it's hard to detec
Capri 26 sails gt Ken at 4:48pm 06.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1709 Looking for some usable sails. Just got boat sails are shot left on boat for 10 years. Want some thi
Potty time dj2210 at 4:42pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 16/2625 Well I've been smelling some not so nice odors on board especially after the boat has been closed up
Dead inverter therobesons at 4:41pm 06.28.12 Big Boats 22/8586 We went out last weekend for the weekend and low and behold, our inverter did not work. NO curling
Bottom paint freemacr at 4:11pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1522 I just bought a 26m and I'm thinking about keeping it in a slip. Has anyone had problems with bliste
Modifying cockpit porthole McZube at 3:37pm 06.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1263 The Gray porthole on our H31 protrudes into the cockpit. The surveyor recommended modifying it by s
clutch organizer (2) Navicula at 2:54pm 06.28.12 Big Boats 8/1818 I have 5 clutches on the port and 5 clutches on the starboard, but my deck organizers can only handl
c n c bilge puump Dan McElwreath at 2:44pm 06.28.12 C&C 1/1982 All, new owner of 1980 cnc 32. Confused about bilge pump , which requires battery switch to be on,
LPG Shutoff Lost Parent at 2:28pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1857 Just picked up a electric LP solenoid for my tank and was wondering if it goes before the regulator
gps & depth sounder javelin at 2:12pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 32/4842 On a recent sail, the GPS showed 6.8 knots but the depth sounder ( with the little wheel under the h
26R project---Mission Complete!...well...almost (5) Right On! at 2:05pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 76/12755 I'm one of the people that has been pursuing the rotating mast theory...and I have completely finish
Venture 21 main sheet rigging peacock at 1:59pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5925 I acquired a 1976 Venture 21, sail 3227 and it is missing block at swivel cam cleat on port side. An
Boat leaking r.bostic356 at 1:14pm 06.28.12 Catalina 22 4/1564 Replaced a weldment from the top this spring, while grinding out put a small, (less than 1 cm) hole
replacing steering cable earthdogbob at 1:07pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/862 Replacing steering cable on my mac 26x, when ordering, is the length on cable overall or is it the c
Windlass - vertical or horizontal? coquille at 12:14pm 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1125 Would like to install a windlass on my 1985 37' Beneteau Idyll. It would be a very tight squeeze in

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Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 9:14pm 11.15.22 Not to gloat, but we enjoy a longer, if somewhat hotter, season here in north Texas. Our club's Wint
Engineless.... Benny17441 at 9:04pm 11.15.22 Winter time is here; this is the time when extensive discussions on trivial sailing subjects take pl
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:24pm 11.15.22 Yes we have new sleeves with O-rings to be pressed into the block. New pistons and rings. The new
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:15pm 11.15.22 Those pistons sure look rough! the cylinder walls were OK? Or did they have to sleeve them? Glad
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 8:14pm 11.15.22 Glad to see that the project is moving forward and stuff will begin to come together..
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 (1) sailmcchico at 8:12pm 11.15.22 What you see in my photo is what it looks like all the time. I have been doing this for 24-years a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 8:00pm 11.15.22 What color are you going to paint it?
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Hayden Watson at 7:56pm 11.15.22 ... Do I just get out the teak oil and go to town? As John said, it all depends on what type of fi
Miss sailing BigEasy at 7:50pm 11.15.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reaso
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose JoeWhite at 7:38pm 11.15.22 Was there enough room to cut the original hose clamp with a Dremal tool?
Miss sailing Tally Ho at 7:15pm 11.15.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 7:12pm 11.15.22 Those pistons sure look rough! the cylinder walls were OK? Or did they have to sleeve them? Glad
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 7:11pm 11.15.22 First a look at the old pistons. Yup, it was time for a rebuild.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 7:04pm 11.15.22 Progress is always a good thing... dj
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 jssailem at 6:49pm 11.15.22 Do I just get out the teak oil and go to town? Yes... No ... Maybe What look do you desire in your
Miss sailing jssailem at 6:48pm 11.15.22 Maybe you could get Navy Blue and Gold.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (6) jssailem at 6:45pm 11.15.22 The saga continues. The block has been to the machinists and been returned. Awaiting the head. The
Miss sailing WayneH at 6:40pm 11.15.22 I call that color "Save The Tatas" Fuscia. Last week was highlighter green. Next week will probabl
Selden self tacking jib system MaryEllaRose at 6:32pm 11.15.22 Sounds interesting. I was thinking about using a piece of jib car track mounted in a similar manner
Dyneema for furler line jssailem at 6:28pm 11.15.22 Watching those images in sequence, I agree with @dlochner observations. The spring block is not help

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