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You Can't Go Home Again. Roger Long at 5:04am 06.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/8970
Fusing my ignition circuit. TomY at 4:22am 06.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 11/8450 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 4/2193 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 3/1746 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 48/19215 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 8/1983 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 10/2151 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 12/3409 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 12/2781 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 17/11704 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 9/2464 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 2/1663 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 14/10854 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 1/1197 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 6/2035 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 6/4070 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 1/1211 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 0/949 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 22/15239 My husband and I recently purchased a Catalina 30 mkII and discovered there is less storage space th
Roller Furling Jib Spindrift NH at 2:21pm 06.26.12 Catalina 30 8/2476 I have a Harken Furling system on I believe a 135 Genoa. My questions is do I need to keep a couple

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Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? FastOlson at 4:11pm 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC (1) dkinzer at 3:57pm 02.05.23 My base is secure with bolts from above and go through a threaded aluminum plate embedded in the fi
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 3:55pm 02.05.23 Our setup included everything: AWI, Depth, Boatspeed, True wind and Windspeed. We had it for about
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC jdrutten at 3:29pm 02.05.23 Wow! Exact same thing happened to me. I didn't even see that my gate stanchion was bent and the surv
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC dkinzer at 2:56pm 02.05.23 Yes. I've had it off as I had said. I suspect, however, that the nipple on the base is bent, too. If
Project update: Wooden "drop zone" organizer for H240 kappykaplan at 2:46pm 02.05.23 Looks great! :beer:
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 2:19pm 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC JoeWhite at 2:06pm 02.05.23 I do not have this vessel, but just looking at your photo it appears that all you have to do to remo
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 2:04pm 02.05.23 Sorry... Everything that wasn't spoken for went was taken by Seatow to be demolished on 1/27.
Phasor and Next Gen Generators Captain Larry-DH at 1:33pm 02.05.23 Not familiar with either, but took a quick glance - the phaser 6kw uses the Kubota Lugger engine at
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:30pm 02.05.23 when the prop is in water flow it spins. when verticle the pressure to spin is little. as your movi
Oday 302 keel surface (2) dlochner at 12:22pm 02.05.23 It is sand from the original casting. The molds are made of sand and when the keels come out, they a
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:22pm 02.05.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1579300947844-png.174133
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 02.05.23 locked up verticle in the aperture is the fastest. as per the design of the boat. I must confess,
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:13pm 02.05.23 :)
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:08pm 02.05.23 not 2 bladed not hidden behind the keel in the aperture of a caravelle.
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:04pm 02.05.23 Time for some research : 1. What make is your transmission and what does the mfg. spec for the pr
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 02.05.23 Found it. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fixed-vs-free-wheeling-prop-updated.107118/?hig
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 02.05.23 Anyhow still working on solutions, such as an alternate short distance coupling ete. Time for som

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