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Fuel filter clean? (1) rhythmsurfer at 7:04pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2367 After buying the 1981Hunter 36 (Yanmar) I have put somewhere between 50-100 hrs on the motor. After
Hull leak through keel stud Sinbad at 6:28pm 05.07.12 Big Boats 3/1522 Bad news! Noticed the bilge pump cycling every now ' then so I checked to see what was going on. F
Working distance (4) All U Get at 6:07pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1366 Hi all, I know quite a few of us have a boat that is further away than we would like. Keeping thi
423 Wanted !!!!!! Cash Waiting BlackwellADB at 5:31pm 05.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/43 I AM A CASH BUYER READY TO PURCHASE A BENETEAU 423. MUST HAVE A 4' 9" DRAFT OR SHOAL KEEL. GEN
Need Some Measurements for a MAC 25 Fred Villiard at 5:22pm 05.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/903 When my camera bag was stolen out of my truck most of my pictures of my rebuild and my notebook with
Beneteau 381 garymuir at 4:58pm 05.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/889 water issue, v-berth starboard side ceiling water is in side ceiling just beside hatch window. how?
Honda 5hp motor cutting out (1) drock10 at 4:48pm 05.07.12 Catalina 22 11/5857 Guys I have a late 2000 I want to say 2010 Honda 5hp outboard and it cut out and dies when in gear.
New Yamaha 2.5 gjaffess at 2:57pm 05.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/784 I am buying a new Yamaha 2.5 4 stroke. There is a big difference in price on line ($800) or at a de
disapointed at my susuki df 9.9..... Manureva at 2:48pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2389 I need to vent.... I bought a Susuki df 9.9, then the dealership closed....now the closest service c
Used Toe Rail for a 1986 28.5 phagialas at 2:48pm 05.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/801 Anybody out there know of any salvage yards in the Mid-Atlantic or East Coast where I may be able to
Teak yellowood at 2:37pm 05.07.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1007 I sanded all the cetol off my teak but there are still dark spots. What can I do to get these out be
Roger the gambling man (1) Shoaldrafter at 2:02pm 05.07.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3110 Roger, You should have stayed at Trump... Across the water... Ed K
shift cable jeagles at 1:58pm 05.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1341 What does a new gear shift cable cost? about 9 Ft.? Where is best place to get them? Jim
change out a wedsterbeke 30 for a yanmar 14?n Dan McElwreath at 1:45pm 05.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 0/1413 Anyone have some thoughts on this? I have a 63 Pearson Triton with a 30 Westerbeke(installed around
H260 Stay Tension Specs tgrass462 at 1:44pm 05.07.12 Smaller Boats 1/1136 How do the experienced H260 sailors on this forum check the tension of their stays? Do you use a gag
battery charger VICTRON sirocovzla at 1:22pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1878 I have two battery banks, one with only one small battery type acid flooded type for engine start, a
What's goes in here? (1) twistedline at 1:04pm 05.07.12 Smaller Boats 11/1801 I'm new to big boats and I can't figure out what goes in these. http://i.imgur.com/Yk2j8.jpg
Hunter 23.5 trailer - HELP ! Mike in Cape Cod at 12:22pm 05.07.12 Smaller Boats 7/2670 I need to replace the axle and springs on my original trailer which came with my 1993 Hunter 23.5
Sticky Compass twistedline at 12:21pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1312 Hello, I have an Aquameter Saturn bulkhead compass on my Hunter 25.5. Its not smooth and sometim
portlight and propeller, Vision 32 rdegols at 11:46am 05.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1166 Hi, I have a Vision 32 1989 and need 2 infos: 1. The opening portlight in the port porthole (i.e.

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The joys of boat ownership rgranger at 3:53pm 11.24.22 Two months of on-the-hard rent would cover a trailer. That seems like the best option. You can re
New crew kappykaplan at 3:44pm 11.24.22 Sure looks that way! :beer:
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke jssailem at 3:19pm 11.24.22
Insurance claim The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:07pm 11.24.22
The joys of boat ownership PaulK at 3:04pm 11.24.22 If you're contemplating having to haul out, wouldn't a trailer be cheaper and not that much more tro
Washington Sellers Beware Head Sail at 2:28pm 11.24.22
Washington Sellers Beware mikeracca at 2:18pm 11.24.22 You say you filled out the online sellers report with the buyers information. Then you say you los
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:10pm 11.24.22 You need a good, recently swung compass, a good set of binoculars (stabilized are best) some charts
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:55pm 11.24.22 Sounds like a fun adventure you're planning. My two cents of what I would take, if I did this trip,
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:54pm 11.24.22 What electronics do you currently have? Is the deck rigged for jacklines? Is the main rigged for
Stepping a mast The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:50pm 11.24.22 Lifting a mast and setting it down in a boat or on the deck is not without risk. If you have never
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:46pm 11.24.22 There are many desalination units available. Three main issues for you. 1) Survival Water 2) Bul
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:27pm 11.24.22 Mariners have sailed their engineless ships for eons, but usually had crews that kept them in safe
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:25pm 11.24.22 There's a famous sailor(he's name escapes me) that has been sailing almost forever without an engin
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:20pm 11.24.22 Josh Slocum sailed around the world without an engine or a watermaker. More recently, so have the P
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:18pm 11.24.22 Seems to me you are all missing the point here. The OP said - I'll paraphrase here - due to time c
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:15pm 11.24.22 Why do you need either of these selections? Your boat is designed for coastal cruising. You should
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:14pm 11.24.22 I'm not sure where you're sailing, but from my experience one can sail engineless w/o an engine, wi
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:12pm 11.24.22 A common adage is there are no dumb questions. That may be true or not, however, it is true there a
New winterizing mod - done! jaysweet at 1:09pm 11.24.22 I assume he is pushing water out of the rest of the fresh water system. I do something similar, bu

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