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engine clean in boat ironhors42 at 7:53pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1173 I am thinking of cleaning my engine in the boat with gunk before changing oil, oil filter,and trans
C27 How to fix/ use head (1) trasel at 6:12pm 05.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1970 My new to me 1983 Cat 27 has a Wilcox, Crittenden Div manual head that I can't seem to get funtionin
Inexpensive Bottom Paint OK If Boat On Lift? Annapolis Day Sailor at 5:59pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1663 Bought a Hunter 23 in good shape. Boat will be on a lift. Bottom needs to be repainted. Can I get a
Sail Trim In Light Air Ducati at 5:30pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4294 I spent the day bobbing in light air trying to trim sails for winds under 1 kt. The windex also coul
bedding for forward berth fchurch at 4:33pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 5/2369 We are awaiting delivery of a new to us C 310. We were attracted to the island queen berth with a tr
Hull question - help Ima90sJezus at 3:57pm 05.26.12 Catalina 30 11/2623 It's spent all day stripping the bottom of my cat 30, I used franmar soy strip, didn't work like adv
2008 hunter 25 job jib troutsmustang at 3:56pm 05.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/1125 Had great sailing today in Columbia SC with 17 mph winds. The top of my jib torn and jib came down.
Loss then surging of rpms Steve s at 3:24pm 05.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2365 The diesel on my Beneteau 393 has been operating fine except for today. After about 20 mins of motor
oday 31 replacement sink noanker at 2:45pm 05.26.12 Bigger Boats 1/1218 needed to replace the 17x13x10 stainless sink in my oday 31...couldnt find one anywhere on the inter
Deck thickness ParamourII at 1:21pm 05.26.12 Catalina 30 1/2285 Hey All, Anyone know what the thickness is of the deck and liner on the cabin top where the clutc
Fan for adler barber fridge (1) luken7 at 12:54pm 05.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1511 Hole pounding our way to Ocracoke, the loudest noise started emitting from the fridge. Oiling system
fairlee Creek, shuttle dinghy? DAVA390 at 12:48pm 05.26.12 Destinations 3/4421 The Admiral and I are planning our first out-of-the-river excursion.We are planning to sail over to
Morgan 28? (1) afrears at 11:57am 05.26.12 Morgan 5/2916 Hi all, Im a new Morgan owner that in a moment of stupidity took a boat that was fire damaged. I hav
Outboard Motor for Mac26S Brian Aldeghi at 11:16am 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1160 Has anyone installed a Suzuki 9.9 hp outboard on their Mac 26S? I particurly like the tiller handle
Minnkota npsheehan at 10:42am 05.26.12 Catalina 22 0/1035 New to the forum. I just switched over the old gas for a minnkota and I'm trying to plan the best s
slipper 17 secondchance22107 at 9:08am 05.26.12 Trailer Sailors 10/14967 are there any slipper 17 owners that can share some pictures......i am redoing a slipper and have so
Rusty water in the bilge(?) capejt at 8:45am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1587 I went down to open the boat for the season after spending the winter in the water. The bilge had a
Backstay on a B&R rig Hunter 34 Saillife at 7:56am 05.26.12 Big Boats 5/3803 Hi folks, couple of questions about the B'R rigging. While stepping the mast this year the comment w
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Indysailor at 5:52am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1070 Here's hoping all the northerners are getting their boats in the water and that everyone enjoys the
connecting Yamaha 9.9 to battery Nicky17000 at 1:58am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3699 I wish to connect the motor to the battery but got mixed up in the wiring:doh: Our previous motor

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Older sailers shemandr at 2:22pm 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 you
Com-Pac 16 general questions shemandr at 2:13pm 01.01.23 When I lived in Southold NY you could do this at the dump - ah, transfer station. #3 Stumps me.
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 1:52pm 01.01.23 All of this will require many boat bucks. Are there any boat bucks that aren't "many"? :oops::D T
Com-Pac 16 general questions sail sfbay at 1:48pm 01.01.23 Might consider obtaining the following weights at you local moving company truck scale: 1. tow vehi
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (1) RitSim at 1:33pm 01.01.23 My zinc broke off this year. I removed the center bolt as you did and the cover should be free. Pa
Older sailers dLj at 1:33pm 01.01.23 I just turned 67 - age is more than just a number, there are inexorable aspects of aging that one ca
Older sailers Dalliance at 1:28pm 01.01.23 The previous owner of my boat sailed until he was 83 and I can think of at least 5 sailors I know of
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking kappykaplan at 1:23pm 01.01.23 Consider using Sikaflex to fill in the split in the gasket. That's what I did to correct a leak in
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 (1) Hello Below at 1:13pm 01.01.23 Why not consider what I have? A portable, water resistant bluetooth speaker. No holes, take it to th
Boat is Hibernating 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:55pm 01.01.23 I got some feed back about this very subject: Interesting read. https://skippersplan.com/winter-sto
Older sailers shemandr at 12:37pm 01.01.23 You could do what a friend of my father's did. He caught a large swordfish that he couldn't get abo
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? jssailem at 11:58am 01.01.23 Windy weather updates as the data sources are changed. Global models: ECMWF (European Centre for
Older sailers jssailem at 11:54am 01.01.23 They say do not go after a fish that is bigger than your boat. You might catch one. Then what will y
Any sailor peppers out there? capta at 11:40am 01.01.23 Hello again Following geo politics and carefully observing the international political arena there'
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? Project_Mayhem at 11:37am 01.01.23 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Start with DR Marine for parts. :
Older sailers capta at 11:33am 01.01.23 At 76, I'm hard aground as far as ocean sailing and cruising, but day sailing up this way might be f
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? capta at 11:24am 01.01.23 Windy.com wins for me for a APP. Most I've seen seem to do so only once a week, or so. I know ther
Older sailers higgs at 11:20am 01.01.23 Thanks for the comments and suggestions - some of which I have already done. I have a 20 volt right
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:38am 01.01.23
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) All U Get at 10:31am 01.01.23 Our friends crossing today.

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