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Hi, I have a Benetau 361 year 2000 with a Westerbeke 30B3 and I am trying to adjust the idle. If I
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I am about to install my rebuilt Yanmar 16HP into my 30' O'Day. I appreciate any tips to align the m
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Me and my family planing the short 3 day trip to Door county. Could anybody from the area give us an
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Does anyony have detailed instructions on repacking a nylon stuffing box on a 28.5?
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For those of you who have had issues changing the impeller on a Yanmar JH engine, I have a solution
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In my quest to get everything ready for the season,I separated the chute from the spinnaker sail. No
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I now proudly own a C-36. This special sailboat is spinnaker equipped and the pole is rigged to be j
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For my 21 Venture when I called to order new line I was told that I need 55' for the main sail, 55'
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I need to buy a new outboard motor for our Mac 25, as the old one is too heavy for me to lift on and
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Gents, Any one replaced a light fixture in the forward v berth? I was trying to replac
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Checked out the bottom of the boat today. This is the WORST slime growth I have ever dealt with. T
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I need some sail repair work and I'm looking for some referals. The boat is a 27 hunter which is on
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Maine Sail, I had asked about connecting two dual purpose batteries on my fishing boat. One battery
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I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
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http://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/-10796-1.html?ET=practicalsailor:e1429:122809a:'st=email
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I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
Rising Sun at 1:23pm 05.02.12
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Does anyone have a Y-37 aft cabin arrangment or pictures? I'd like to consider changing the aft cab
DeniseO30 at 1:18pm 05.02.12
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Over the weekend I had to crawl into the back area with a grease gun; had to grease the rudder post.
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Is there anyone in the Stuart FL area that has experience in the operation of SSB radio? I recently

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DocMB at 5:06pm 12.20.22
Thanks! That is very helpful.
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Captain Larry-DH at 4:52pm 12.20.22
@Peggie Hall HeadMistress I found this post on Cruisers Forum, and it appears that you are OK with t
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stickinthemud57 at 4:50pm 12.20.22
1. We admit we are addicted to sailing. 2. The only thing that can restore our sanity is sailing. 3
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stickinthemud57 at 4:46pm 12.20.22
Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, i
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All U Get at 4:16pm 12.20.22
That story will be worth a beer in a bar someday.
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Tally Ho at 3:52pm 12.20.22
Here you go! Dont let the $900,000 price tag scare you :) https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/20
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JRacer at 3:51pm 12.20.22
So, that's why it's going to be so damn cold here. :laugh:
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JRacer at 3:49pm 12.20.22
Could always lash diesel jugs on deck. This is what we looked like when we delivered this boat from
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artboas at 3:26pm 12.20.22
I purchased a 2002 Hunter 456 recently and spending the next few seasons getting to know her. This
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smokey73 at 3:23pm 12.20.22
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Although it can be done, "coverting' any sea water toilet to use the boat's fresh water is a bad id
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@duck21 did a similar trip but in reverse direction. You can read about his experience and he might
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dkinzer at 2:00pm 12.20.22
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Parsons at 1:58pm 12.20.22
Well, Ted is still around (84) but apparently suffers from dementia. Looked up his article in Wiki
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Ralph Johnstone at 1:52pm 12.20.22
@Davidasailor26 sail has straightened me out re the "F" for the time being. Of moderate expense ($5
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jssailem at 1:51pm 12.20.22
Yes. It is all starts with a careful "Inspection". A nice bright flashlight. A tool to measure the
STEEL RAILS
Rick.johnson at 1:44pm 12.20.22
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Davidasailor26 at 1:43pm 12.20.22
Please refresh my memory, is the 2GMF antifreeze cooled or sea water cooled ? The F stands for Fre
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Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 12.20.22
This is taking @Peggie Hall HeadMistress 's verbal description and putting it into pictures. This i
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jssailem at 1:37pm 12.20.22
Rick. Simple answer is No. If the steel is there and has deteriorated to a point that the strength i

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