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Fuel Filter yellowood at 3:42am 05.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1688 Is it necessary to replace the fuel filter on my Catalina 27 every year? Thanks.
Keel Vibration - Advice? northcave at 1:32am 05.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1424 I have recently bought a swing keel Beneteau 26 from 1986. On our first passage from Salcombe to Da
H36 folding/fethering propeller speeds Andreas7699 at 1:17am 05.08.12 Big Boats 6/1793 Hi. I have been reading about folding and fethering propellers for a while and it seems to me that o
Sailing course cmt145 at 8:40pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2182 Can someone recommend a sailing course that will take a person from basic to advanced . In Florida o
When you open your boat and hear water running, is it a bad Juice6576 at 8:14pm 05.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2168 So we had a hell of a lot of rain this weekend, so I went down to check out my new Zarcor comp anion
Today was a good day. (4) Time Out at 8:09pm 05.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1500 The marathon of bottom painting, cleaning and waxing is done. The boat was launched today and I got
Travel to Gulf with a another sailboat healeyman at 7:07pm 05.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2484 Have a sailboat on Chicamauga Lake, on the Tenneseee River. The first mate and I wish to take the s
Fuel filter clean? (1) rhythmsurfer at 7:04pm 05.07.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2418 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 3/1538 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 3/1374 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 4/915 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 0/898 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 11/5920 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 1/794 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 13/2465 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 1/805 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 1/1012 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 4/3118 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 2/1362 What does a new gear shift cable cost? about 9 Ft.? Where is best place to get them? Jim

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Towing a dinghy (1) Hayden Watson at 7:47pm 01.01.23 I am a contrarian and never use a long painter to tow. I lift the nose of the inflatable and hold i
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 7:39pm 01.01.23 For sure, it's a romantic notion to imagine just sailing away from the chaos and living the life of
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 7:06pm 01.01.23 Just returned to Atlanta. Plan to launch into Lake Lanier and return to my dock at Aqualand Marina
Sarasota Bay Returning (1) patrickfarley at 7:02pm 01.01.23 Found another sailboat on a sandbar. Looks like a derelict boat that was abandoned. Most of the du
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating Andiamo1 at 6:56pm 01.01.23
Towing a dinghy Davidasailor26 at 6:49pm 01.01.23 We towed an Achilles inflatable for many years on a reasonably protected bay. The only time it was a
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating dlochner at 6:41pm 01.01.23 A photo would help here.
Towing a dinghy dlochner at 6:38pm 01.01.23 We have towed our dinghy for literally thousands of miles. It is a small RIB (8') and is towed with
Towing a dinghy shemandr at 6:31pm 01.01.23 Basically too many variables. Mine slowed the boat some mostly under power. Sailing, if the wind w
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? Project_Mayhem at 6:17pm 01.01.23 Stand in front of the boat and call D&R to confirm the model
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

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