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Question for all gearheads sailaway78 at 10:56am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1500 Here's the situation. I was heading into Biloxi, in the east channel. It is only a little over a mi
How do I determine waterline Jeff McVittie at 10:04am 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1633 Hello I've read this site alot but first time posting. I have a 28-5 that I purchased and had plane
building a trailer for a 74 hunter 30 gramparuve at 9:20am 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1200 Welding/building a trailer for a 74 hunter 30. Can anyone give suggetions as to best pad placement u
Heater Problem KenHartfield at 9:10am 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/841 Hello, I have a Hunter 340, when I run the engine to heat up the water, the water is only luke wa
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 33/7034 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 2/7174 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 1/1743 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 4/1453 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 3/1589 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 57/20075 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 3/1325 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 38/15866 Hey All Something strange happened today. The family and I went sailing today at Smith Mountain La

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1984 C22. Questions and best websites bramwell at 9:16pm 01.02.23 I have an 84 C22. If your boat has the one step, cast aluminum ladder, I recommend replacing it unl
Any sailor peppers out there? dLj at 9:14pm 01.02.23 The Ulysses option.... it actually no longer exists. Sadly. Look at what covid did. I know a guy tha
New sailing toy for Christmas Rich Stidger at 8:33pm 01.02.23 Now at a glance you will be able to see how many hours before you get off the sand bar you ran upon.
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 8:24pm 01.02.23 The movie "WaterWorld" come to mind See my "critique" four posts before yours...
Any sailor peppers out there? Captain Larry-DH at 8:04pm 01.02.23
Any sailor peppers out there? shemandr at 7:48pm 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:44pm 01.02.23 The following is from a Google search. The stoichometric air/fuel ratio for diesel is about 14.6:1 v
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:43pm 01.02.23 The decimal point is really important. .5c is 50% of the battery capacity, 5c is 500% of battery ca
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? CapefloridaLI at 7:31pm 01.02.23 What's the engine model ... Is that a 3-year old inboard or outboard engine? Hello it is Beta Ma
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 7:23pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 01.02.23 Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35 X the minimum air required for perfect combustion ? No, it is by
Catalina 30 topping lift line length captcoho at 7:16pm 01.02.23 It would depend where you take the line on the boom. Originally it comes off the block to a small cl
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? patbratton at 7:08pm 01.02.23 I think that it would be hard to beat a Hunter 260 or a 26. I settled on a Hunter 240 but she is a l
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:08pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the h
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:46pm 01.02.23 Another way to deal with low temperatures is just to not charge when it is cold which is what I do o
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters tfox2069 at 6:40pm 01.02.23 Unless it is a commercial vessel, the extinguisher must be in-date and less than 12-years old, but
Raymarine Axiom tfox2069 at 6:26pm 01.02.23
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 6:00pm 01.02.23 Correct. Charge acceptance rates are commonly stated as a percentage, expressed as a decimal, of th
Any sailor peppers out there? garymalmgren at 5:54pm 01.02.23 And there I was for years thinking it was, " Put a LION in a coconut"
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? jssailem at 5:54pm 01.02.23 CrossCut Hardwoods in Portland OR has some Marine plywood I am considering using. AquaTek and Hydro

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