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Thanks for all the advise, mast raising, keel, paint, ladder (8) patrickfarley at 7:41pm 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2080 I am now in Sarasota Florida and have been having a great time. I am not even close to being done w
wireless windspeed instruments skippinschool@gmail.com at 6:47pm 06.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1258 does anyone have any alternative to the expensive wireless wind indicator?
How to fill in the flowmeter thruhull? Chester at 6:46pm 06.11.12 Catalina 22 5/1520 Well, we launched, and nearly sank, our "new to us" Catalina 22 this weekend... or as I like to thin
25 water entering around keel pan area itsagoodthing at 6:45pm 06.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1452 water is entering ( seeping really ) around keel basin, it appear the fiberglass is cracking ?? Any
Fresh water tank MCAPITAINE at 6:40pm 06.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1369 I have a Beneteau 411 year 2000. If I fill the main thank under the bed on the front with water whil
Automated Radio Check John T1594 at 6:17pm 06.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2055 This was new to me! This weekend we used the new automated radio check available in our area (Coasta
Fresh water craigthill at 6:04pm 06.11.12 Big Boats 1/1082 I have a 1985 34' Hunter... Need to know what the fresh water tubing and fittings are and where to g
Winterizing Blunder...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:10pm 06.11.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3521 The drain plugs on seacocks are there for good reason. This was about a $600.00 mistake on a 1.5" br
Forestay. Connection to deck. (1) ppm411 at 4:25pm 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/6946 Before I get creative, I thought I would ask the experts on what I should be looking for here. I am
Shore power with engine? bcollis at 4:25pm 06.11.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4063 I don't leave my shore power hooked up, so the first thing I do when I get to the boat is plug in.
C27 Replacement Spreader Bracket Ajay73 at 3:28pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 20/5403 Wondering how many out there replace the stock C27 spreader bracket with the stainless steel one ava
What is this odd looking (old) contraption? (1) JonnyQuest at 3:25pm 06.11.12 Bigger Boats 5/1293 Guess it was an old knot meter or something, the connecting wire has been slipped long ago near the
Autohelm? morrisn1 at 2:08pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1167 Our 94 Catalina 270's depth finder is just blinking on the last number it happened to hit on. This
Rudder Quadrant Bolt/Nut size (1) senang at 2:06pm 06.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1562 I am installing an autopilot on my Hunter 38. The attached picture is from the installed bolt on the
internal leak in cockpit drain maconhudson at 12:50pm 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2750 We have determined that there is a leak in the cockpit drain and the water is leaking into the boat.
Hunter 306 Owners Manual pdf? bigbrownpilot at 12:32pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2382 My wife and I are purchasing a 2003 Hunter 306, and I was wondering if anyone had a .pdf copy of the
To Turbo or not to turbo SettleMeDown at 12:29pm 06.11.12 Big Boats 6/1327 We're looking and comparing some H49s. Some have 75hp diesel and others have the 110 turbo. Search
1.6 amp Electrical Leak BillyK at 12:27pm 06.11.12 Catalina 30 7/2310 just finally installed my battery monitor.. and its showing me that i have a 1.6 amp electrical lea
Cal 30 1967 cal_dreamer_12 at 12:14pm 06.11.12 Cal 0/2839 I just bought a 1967 cal 30 hull #122 about a month ago. It was a pretty terrible shape left pretty
Macgregor 19 Power Sailor engine mods/upgrades ?? dz2ycz at 11:21am 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/4257 Boat is new to me from original owner. 40 HP Tohatsu is only clamped to transom and in "full loose"

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Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 6:14pm 01.01.23 Thank you so much.. also does it really slow down the boat by 1kt or are there just too may variable
Beneteau interior wood Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 01.01.23
Older sailers shemandr at 6:10pm 01.01.23 I can cite a dock mate who had an Ericson 35 to 37. I think he was late seventies -maybe eighties.
Beneteau interior wood kodiak1120 at 6:02pm 01.01.23 I refinished the companionway ladder last year because it was worn and had a few dings; the sealer
Any sailor peppers out there? Tally Ho at 5:31pm 01.01.23
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking quadrille38 at 5:26pm 01.01.23 Contact Hatchmasters. They are a great resource for fixings hatches
Any sailor peppers out there? quadrille38 at 5:22pm 01.01.23
Older sailers quadrille38 at 5:20pm 01.01.23 A couple in our marina just put their boat up for sale. They are pushing 90 and said they were at a
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ken13559 at 4:56pm 01.01.23 If anyone know the O-ring size do tell. From internet I gather the Fuel Injection Pump outlet O-ring
Older sailers Serenity on Hudson at 4:37pm 01.01.23 76 and just came back from my daily little boat sail in Boca Ceiga Bay in Seminole FL. A Cataline 14
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters njlarry at 4:11pm 01.01.23 Welding supply shops are often the best place to have these systems serviced.
Com-Pac 16 general questions sail sfbay at 3:46pm 01.01.23 The method above is how I determined the pin weight (weight of the loaded trailer king pin on the to
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 01.01.23
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (1) SailKozy at 3:40pm 01.01.23 :plus: The owner of this outfit used to be the parts manager for O'Day. He has a wealth of informat
Older sailers stickinthemud57 at 3:18pm 01.01.23 Health is a crap shoot. We each have our genetic make-up and none of us know what that has in store
Towing a dinghy shemandr at 3:15pm 01.01.23 Of course there are going to be contradictory views. I used to sail to Block Island with my Peanut
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking BigEasy at 3:11pm 01.01.23 Consider using Sikaflex to fill in the split in the gasket. That's what I did to correct a leak in
Towing a dinghy Sailfanatic at 2:43pm 01.01.23 Check this source USt2sCT6W5Y
Older sailers Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 01.01.23 There's a 94 yo skier whose famous quote is " You don't get too old to ski. You get old because yo
Any sailor peppers out there? markwbird at 2:25pm 01.01.23

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