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Otsters can grow on a daggerboard (2) OceanBluzs at 9:39am 05.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1201 Currently in the process of scraping 12 years of bottom paint in prep for a barrier coat and new pai
Question for those knowledgeable in Physics davenlynn at 7:57am 05.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2344 Given: The fore and rear stays and the shrouds (simplistically) provide a downward force on the mast
what electronics to get for hunter 23.5 sailboat738 at 7:36am 05.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1370 hi guys i just bought a 96 23.5 hunter it has no electronics installed .its been over25 years sinc
Ahhh, De-masted!! Alex654321 at 6:42am 05.20.12 Day Sailers 2/1545 We were out for the second time this year yesterday in my '81 O'day 19 when a loud crackle was heard
Boat Insurance toddco at 6:13am 05.20.12 Day Sailers 0/1139 Hello All, I am filling out my application for boat insurance from Boat US. Apparently they give a
Stern leak Gypsea Kids at 5:08am 05.20.12 Smaller Boats 3/1434 Forth sail of the season yesterday. It was the Bay of Quinte Belleville to Trenton race so the Kids
Hull painting re-visited Blue Pearl Captain at 4:03am 05.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1667 I've gone down my list of things to do since buying the Blue Pearl, 1993 Hunter 27, and got to hull
Yikes! Already? Roger Long at 3:41am 05.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/495 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT01/refresh/AL0112W5_NL_sm2+gif/084730W5_NL_sm.gif http://w
freezer working intermittently Oceanis 50 Zest at 2:58am 05.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2363 hi, our freezer on 2001 Bruce Farr design is being temperamental. it works fine some days perhaps
What do you call it? (3) All U Get at 2:54am 05.20.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1603 Good morning, Last month there was a post on names for boat parts. I finally got some pictures of a
Lancer 28 or not? Lancer1 at 10:32pm 05.19.12 Lancer 6/7144 I am looking at a Lancer 28 a boat. I have no experience with these boats and have mostly sailed Eri
Which way to go patmacdonald at 9:51pm 05.19.12 C&C 2/1993 I have stripped ' prepared bottom for applying anti-fouling. I will be applying Intrelux 2000E follo
Blue sea battery combiner dkaplan308@aol.com at 8:06pm 05.19.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2404 I have a Catalina 400. A Blue sea battery combiner charges my house bank and starter battery off of
wiring a gps chartplotter james295 at 7:54pm 05.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 14/5697 installing a gps at the helm on a hunter 29.5 1994 whats the best way to hook up power sorce ? have
Boat on Blocks (1) Gilligan and mate at 6:50pm 05.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1236 Finally got JBUG up in the air. Gonna clean her bottom, clean the keel, repair the trailer, new kee
Fuel tank vent question fox islander at 6:29pm 05.19.12 Catalina 30 9/5180 This might be a dumb question but I'll ask it. A leak in one of the seals of my racor stalled my eng
mounting swim ladder fiestaMojo at 6:27pm 05.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1529 I removed my swim ladder to repaint the stern. . . any thoughts on the best way to remount it - shou
Faulty fuel shut off relay. Butch23065 at 6:01pm 05.19.12 Big Boats 1/1008 I have a problem with a relay in the circuit that activates the fuel shut off when you push the kill
seacocks Bristol22Caravel at 5:42pm 05.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1627 So I am currently overhauling my first boat (75 Bristol 22 Caravel) and I am replacing the seacocks
Securing Anchor Rhode Don Guillette at 3:57pm 05.19.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/4480 I noticed this thread on the Catalina site. My slip in Long Beach, Ca was 3 from the end of the gang

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Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? sail sfbay at 8:54pm 12.31.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Start with DR Marine for parts.
My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) jon hansen at 7:24pm 12.31.22 fun videos. loved it!
Happy new year to all WayneH at 7:24pm 12.31.22 May everyone's new year be filled with more sailing and less fixing. I've had enough of fixing the b
Older sailers Hollyberry at 5:56pm 12.31.22 Our sailing crowd is primarily in the 60-80 range, with a couple of standouts in their mid 80s. Admi
Older sailers heritage at 5:11pm 12.31.22 Sailing and sail boats have always been my number one passion. That passion is still strong at age
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? Terry Cox at 4:55pm 12.31.22 do you have it? can you recommend it? if it's no longer available (15 years later, after all) can
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location sail sfbay at 4:55pm 12.31.22 Not a Hunter 41AC/DS with a fractional rig, but my Hunter 386 fractional rig topdown furler tack was
Com-Pac 16 general questions sail sfbay at 4:37pm 12.31.22 Towing capacity is the maximum weight a vehicle can tow. Whereas, Gross Combined Weight Rating {GCWR
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 4:17pm 12.31.22 I suspect they could be both. I know on my rebuild of the Perkins, we have found that hoses for cars
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 3:50pm 12.31.22 I was hoping to get access to the zinc through the plate. Even if i was able to get a drill back und
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 3:27pm 12.31.22 Joe, Not sure about your HE zinc, but mine is visible in the space between the cover plate and the e
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 3:24pm 12.31.22 Paint over metal reduces the probability of metal corrosion. My regular engine color is Perkins Blue
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions JoeWhite at 3:20pm 12.31.22 I am not clear as to why you are trying to remove the end plate. If you are trying to remove the bro
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 3:17pm 12.31.22 I'm thinking you're right, there is absolutely no room on the side and taking it out would allow me
Happy new year to all kappykaplan at 3:13pm 12.31.22 Happy New Year, fred1diver! :beer:
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 2:56pm 12.31.22 You are going to want to get to the inside of the heat exchanger (HE). Does not look like you have m
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Project_Mayhem at 2:52pm 12.31.22 Michigan City is a great little place as Greg mentioned. I spent most of a summer there working on m
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? BobH57 at 2:49pm 12.31.22 My '99 H410 had a 16k BTU reverse cycle AC unit for the main salon and forward berth (located under
Orca Tally Ho at 2:48pm 12.31.22 I suppose if you "need" the latest technology, this is cool. However, I see no reason to jump on th
Happy new year to all jssailem at 2:47pm 12.31.22 Happy New Year Fred.

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