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E33 Issues and Concerns - Cabin Sole (Flooring) Peeling Hello Below at 8:54am 06.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1694 When the dealer's staff were detailing the boat for delivery, they removed the carpet runners they h
info elijah78 at 8:33am 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1247 Hi could someone tell me where i can go to post my sailboat for sale? I have been trying to figure i
Age 70 and still sailing r.oril at 8:07am 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/7029 After posting the PopTop Thread, I got to wondering how many of us, that are 70 and older, are still
Suzuki DF 9.9 HP 4 stroke water cooling pee hole question kmccauley at 6:43am 06.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/7173 On my Hunter 260 I have a 2004 Suzuki DF 9.9. HP outboard that has very little water coming out of t
Hunter 27 surprise trepanim@me.com at 6:05am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2017 I just bought a Hunter 27 2005. The boat has not been used much (50hrs on the motor !) But about
Glue for bomar hatch gasket Saillife at 6:03am 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1742 I have an 83 hunter 34 where the gasket on the top half of a bomar hatch that has gotten torn. I'm w
Plastic cover bobbob at 5:00am 06.17.12 Pearson 4/1449 1987 31 foot pearson. Deck to hull joint under the gunnel has/had a flexible plastic cover that hi
Deck delamination bobbob at 4:44am 06.17.12 Pearson 3/1588 We have a 1987 pearson 31, stbd side deck creaks, suspect delamination of plywood. Any ideas out th
irwin 23 drop keel Ray 0569 at 2:37am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/5014 Hello all, I have a 1971 Irwin 23 that i am making into a river cruser and wont be sailing this one.
Burgee of what Club? (1) robert dros at 11:02pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2780 I found his Burgee on my boat and out of curiosity like to know it's origin , the club it belonged t
Great Lakes Starter Boat Rock_Elgin at 9:13pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 57/20070 I'm looking for advice on a good starting cruiser for the Great Lakes (Milwaukee). I found a Catalin
Dinghy Lost Parent at 8:41pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1324 I have a 2003 Zodiac inflateable , does anyone know what it is made of ?
Not free... but close! jfrench at 8:01pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 10/2025 http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/boa/3074896485.html Here's a $1000 boat with an outboard a
Correct position of transmission when sailing Captainron1 at 7:30pm 06.16.12 Bigger Boats 1/1357 Hello everyone. (Re 30' O'day) I wonder what is the correct position to place the transmission of my
Single handing and injury Mark Maulden at 7:25pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 26/3578 With "all" our Problems behind us we decided to leave Fri am for a sail somewhere and back on Sat.
Snake on my boat. rgranger at 7:18pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 38/15855 Hey All Something strange happened today. The family and I went sailing today at Smith Mountain La
Boom setup slowtype at 6:52pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 5/6058 I am having a difficult time figuring out how to set the boom on my 1987 catalina 22. Mine seems rea
Desolation Sound Lost Parent at 6:44pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1371 Is anybody planning a trip up there this summer ?
Demasted JasonC at 6:39pm 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4195 My forestays snapped at the top today while sailing Chesapeake Bay. In case you want to know you ca
just bought first boat 1973 catalina 22 TLUNLIMITED at 6:19pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 2/1563 Would love to find a manual that shows manufactured specs for this boat, wiring, plumbing, trailer e

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Older sailers jssailem at 10:48am 01.02.23 The look on their faces when the "Coastal Grandma" at the wheel waved while ducking under them and
Older sailers Calif. Ted at 10:40am 01.02.23 Time does help teach one how to sail.... Warmest memory of the holiday season for me was passing a
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:36am 01.02.23 Thank you, @Terry Cox, @MFD, @jssailem, @BobH57 for all your thoughts and suggestions. We intend to
Any sailor peppers out there? capta at 10:26am 01.02.23
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 10:25am 01.02.23 curious if reusing the bolt and insert new zing instead of whole assembly will make this more or le
Happy new year to all jssailem at 10:18am 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 01.02.23 I think it is as lean as 35:1 at idle and closer to 12:1 at WOT. Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35
OEM water heater for 1997 oceanis 400? bmadan at 10:14am 01.02.23 I wanted to say "thanks" for this post. I'm replacing my HWH in my Beneteau 36.1 and this was the p
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:07am 01.02.23 No fiberglass. The coating a penetrating epoxy sealer from Total Boat. You did varnish on top of t
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:00am 01.02.23 deeper will still have moderate water temps due to Pacific Ocean tidal flows. I can attest to that
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:51am 01.02.23 One easy thing that can be done for a hard to start diesel is to add a fuel supplement containing a
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 01.02.23 That doesn't look like corrosion to me. All that whitish stuff is mineral deposits from leaking wat
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 01.02.23 or if I need to repair? Thanks Dean Welcome to the site. I know someone here has the experienc
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:41am 01.02.23 @SycloneDriver , from what I've been able to find, a diesel is constant air intake. Does this af
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 01.02.23 I suspect the rescued sailors over rated their sailing skills which lead them to make a risky deci
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:37am 01.02.23 Thank You for the videos! That is exactly my next project for this morning.
Any sailor peppers out there? Tin Kicker at 9:31am 01.02.23 Sounds like entertainment for Walter Mitty dreams but the reality is that wherever you want to go -
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 01.02.23 I have never seen a diesel with a throttle valve in the intake. @SycloneDriver , from what I've b
Beneteau interior wood kodiak1120 at 9:23am 01.02.23 Dave, thanks for researching & locating my original post. I refinished the companionway ladder app
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 9:11am 01.02.23 Would I been correct in thinking, if I have lazy jacks I would not need a topping lift? Thanks Ric

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