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A Mystery sea_casper at 6:53pm 05.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2498 Tonight, Public Television, Pearl Harbor, Midget Sub ' Roger.
Hunter e33 humming GreggL at 6:29pm 05.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2087 Fellow Hunter owners, newbie here. Just took delivery and spent my first few nights aboard the ne
dripless shaft seal woes jwadd at 6:27pm 05.23.12 Catalina 30 4/2166 I'm in need of a dripless shaft seal for a 1988 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25XP engine. After laun
Diesel Engine Shaft Seal Packing Sail123 at 6:26pm 05.23.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/3299 I have a 1976 Yanmar diesel engine that should have the shaft resealed before it leaves the hard of
88 Cat 30 forsale questions (1) Howeman at 6:18pm 05.23.12 Catalina 30 18/2440
Only 15k, what to buy? orokusaki at 6:04pm 05.23.12 Sails Call Lounge 3/3742 I'm wondering what sort of boat I can get into for 15k. I only care about A) lasts long, B) can be s
looking for a 96 23.5 owner manual sailboat738 at 5:49pm 05.23.12 Smaller Boats 4/1110 hi guys just bought a 96 23.5 and looking for an owners manual . if you have one could you post a
Fin Keel sailboat stored on a boat lift: recommended? (2) Freeblowing at 5:44pm 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 20/8799
Halyards in Mast and Back to Cockpit Fred Villiard at 5:34pm 05.23.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5502 Don or anyone, I'm running my halyards in my mast and back to the cockpit and am wondering is ther
Water seeping in at keel bolt Dave2424 at 5:21pm 05.23.12 Big Boats 8/3117 Hello Assembled Luminaries I have some seepage from the forward keel bolt. I assume that I need to
Beneteau 393 (3) locogato at 5:19pm 05.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/50 A client is buying a Beneteau 393 in Raiatea Tahiti and I will be delivering her San Diego. I had po
water in engine oil trichardson at 4:53pm 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2174 I have a Hunter 430 with a 50hp Volvo engine. A couple of weeks ago I came up with water in my engin
Static battery charger rgranger at 4:45pm 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1924 Hey All I read this article on using static electricity from wind blowing over a wire to charge a b
Chesapeake Hunter Rendezvous Aug 9-12 (1) Carl sv WINDROSE at 2:59pm 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2216 The Hunter Sailing Associations of the Chesapeake are pleased to announce The Hunter Chesapeake Rend
Stem Fitting Sealant (1) Clark at 1:26pm 05.23.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2964 Rascal, my Capri 22 got into an argument with a Hunter 28.5 and lost. I have to replace the stem fit
painting copper sallylynnh at 1:16pm 05.23.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2724 I have cleaned my heat exchanger and now need to paint it. I'm having trouble finding what paint to
Securing Swim Ladder reworb at 1:04pm 05.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2900 The swim ladder on our new to us 311 is held in the up position by a ratty old sticky bungee cord.
Stern Boat drain robert19954 at 11:42am 05.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2880 Water gathers on my stern deck. It used to drain out of the back but for some reason it doesn't and
Leakage into the bilge Brian Aldeghi at 11:31am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1767 Just bought a Mac 26s. Has a few issues--the worst of which is about 10 gallons of water coming fro
Mast steps, Fixed or foldable? Gyberman at 11:13am 05.23.12 Catalina 30 1/1399 Hello Catalina 30 Owmers, I recently purchased a 1987 MK 2 Cat 30. My problem is the Spreader lights

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B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down Chris boyce at 3:45pm 01.02.23 I have NMEA 183, NMEA 2000, and Seatalk all wired together. All of a sudden it just lowers down
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? kappykaplan at 3:44pm 01.02.23 Tks for the update, Pete. Sounds like you had quite a summer. Good luck with the rest of the repai
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? (6) SV Gutsy Lady at 3:36pm 01.02.23 Hello all, Sorry for the late follow-up. I completed all the renovation work last winter, includin
Older sailers dLj at 3:33pm 01.02.23 Please explain. Never heard of it. In studies of diet and diet related illnesses, looking at the F
Older sailers Captain Larry-DH at 3:19pm 01.02.23 I imagine you are aware of what they call the "French anomaly" ... Please explain. Never heard of
1984 C22. Questions and best websites Salty Jack at 3:16pm 01.02.23 1. Butyl tape, this is the best brand but no longer available from there, this site (sailboatowners
Older sailers dLj at 3:05pm 01.02.23 To elaborate on my prior post. Check out the evidence of the effectiveness of a whole-foods plant-b
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck Terry Cox at 2:40pm 01.02.23 My gooseneck is broken were the lines pull the mainsail out. Hi Dean. Not sure what you mean by a
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? georgetheleo at 2:39pm 01.02.23 4 days no leaky!! Still going to get a new spare.
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Davidasailor26 at 2:31pm 01.02.23 All talk of judgement and risk aside, I'll speculate that their decision to round Cape Hatteras was
Older sailers Captain Larry-DH at 2:22pm 01.02.23 Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are lifestyle diseases of choice, regardless of genetics
Towing a dinghy dlochner at 2:06pm 01.02.23 Don't rely on one glued on piece of rubber to take the tow load. I know a guy....! But if you're
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 1:36pm 01.02.23 Only part of the problem is appearance. UV also damages the structure of epoxy and causes it to ch
Warped Rudder Hayden Watson at 1:35pm 01.02.23 Only part of the problem is appearance. UV also damages the structure of epoxy and causes it to che
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 1:12pm 01.02.23 Looks great! And :plus: on needing UV protection:beer: I've asked Total Boat if they think the se
Warped Rudder rgranger at 1:11pm 01.02.23 Looks great! And :plus: on needing UV protection:beer:
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) rgranger at 1:09pm 01.02.23 Maybe a lime tree in a pot.
Older sailers Rick D at 12:42pm 01.02.23 Geeze, I think I'm the oldest guy on this thread still sailing. I did axe regattas a couple of years
Raymarine Axiom Davidasailor26 at 11:57am 01.02.23 David, can you provide more details? Not sure I fully understand exactly what is a Rasberry Pi. L
Towing a dinghy Morgan donor at 11:38am 01.02.23 Your towing bridal might best start at the transom and work it's way forward on both sides. Capture

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