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Yanmar Tranny oil level Dmac336 at 5:10pm 05.01.12 Big Boats 6/1722 the tranny attached to my 3GMF has a dipstick attached to fill hole cap - orange screw in cap...the
Hunter Cruiser 38 tour, Annapolis Spring Show abk at 4:52pm 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/854 I was at the United States Sailboat Shows new Spring Show on April 27, 2012. I have heard that it is
Sequitur Finally Out of Brazil Sequitur at 4:27pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1328 We arrived safely in Carlisle Bay, Barbados yesterday afternoon after a sixteen-day passage from Nat
Video tours of the Bavaria 32 & 45 Cruisers abk at 4:26pm 05.01.12 Bavaria 0/1950 I just was at the new spring Sailboat Show on April 27th and added these 2 new Bavaria Yachts to my
brand new holding tank redhead78 at 3:45pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1494 Hi all I am just about finished up with my new holding tank install. @ things, one I used the white
Best wiring for battery switch Phil P at 2:45pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4621 My newly acquired 91 Hunter 375 has both a 12-volt starter battery and two 6-volt house batteries. A
What would you do if this happened? Don Guillette at 2:44pm 05.01.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/12992 My good friend Stu J is always reading my mind!! It isn't easy to think up topics that lead to a dis
new here (2) john in ny at 2:02pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1590 Just wanted to say hi to you all.my name is john and i have a 75 v222.
Video of my overnighter last weekend! sailingandsuch at 1:58pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2424 Last weekend I took my Montgomery 17 on a shakedown cruise before my trip to the Florida Keys and ma
coaxial cable redhead78 at 1:41pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1778 Hi all, I am rewiring, and need to run a new coax in the mast. I have approx a 55' run, can I use RG
Easily steppable mast, shoal draft and a motor. FlashGumby at 1:31pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4361 I grew up with Lasers, Sunfish and Hobies and eventually lived aboard a 38 ft Panda in San Francisco
Next on the Bucket List...Celestial Navigation gpd955 at 1:01pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1983 I've been focusing less on the career, since I am on the dowside of it now, and spending more time o
The good old days... (1) Maine Sail at 12:59pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2174 A buddy just posted a pic I thought was looooong gone. In fact I was having a discussion with anothe
Best Hunter 340 prop rope cutter wavehunter at 12:38pm 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/927 Hi All, Need to fit a rope cutter to prop shaft of Hunter 340 ? What is effective and also an easy f
One Good Answer Don Guillette at 12:13pm 05.01.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4889 A Florida shipmate called me today regarding a situation that happened to a dockmate friend. The fri
updating mast and jack plate Doncolombel at 12:02pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1196 I'm interested in swapping out my 2 piece mast and jack plate to the new style mast and jack plate o
Running Rigging Through Traveler Support dsturdy at 11:53am 05.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1627 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 TR and would like to bring the main halyard, and other control lines from
Race Ratings and Outboards Charles94 at 11:14am 05.01.12 Racing 3/7251 Base Ratings for racing require boats be equiped will all standard equipment ie strpping the interio
Spartan Marine Hardware out of business?? Ted at 10:54am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1925 I've been trying to contact a real live person at Spartan Marine Hardware with no success. Nobody ha
Stack Pack Scherzando at 10:31am 05.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1885 Has anyone installed a stack pack on their Oday?

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STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.20.22 Clean the rails, prime it with Rustoleum Rust Preventer, and paint. Jim...
keel resting on bottom JamesG161 at 8:30am 12.20.22
keel resting on bottom Benny17441 at 8:13am 12.20.22 It depends on the composition of the bottom and boat trafic near it.
Height of boat on trailer Benny17441 at 8:04am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door.
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Benny17441 at 7:58am 12.20.22 Besides a boat in good working condition and Captain's knowledge, little additional equipment is nee
keel resting on bottom (3) sailcapt340 at 7:52am 12.20.22
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:38am 12.20.22 Although it can be done, "coverting' any sea water toilet to use the boat's fresh water is a bad ide
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations (1) jssailem at 6:44am 12.20.22 Coast guard has a list https://www.partsvu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/USCG-Requirements-Upd
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control Scott T-Bird at 6:39am 12.20.22 BTW, what did you do with the timing shims? They also dictate the performance of the engine, but I
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32am 12.20.22 Where and for how long? crossing from FLL to Nassau is a one full day trip requiring no special pre
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control Scott T-Bird at 6:22am 12.20.22 I had my fuel injector pump out a few years ago (3GM30f) and you must be very careful with re-instal
Engine leaking diesel Scott T-Bird at 6:12am 12.20.22 Then you're sure it's done right. Will check the top of my injector pump once I start running the
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations dlochner at 5:03am 12.20.22 Jacklines, tethers and harnesses. AIS Transceiver Autopilot Charts, electronic or paper. Explorer
Beyond USA insurance dlochner at 4:41am 12.20.22 Did you talk to GEICO? Was it GEICO or BoatUS/Geico? We have BoatUS/Geico and they insured us (70 y
keel resting on bottom Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29am 12.20.22 Wing or fin keel? Rocky bottom? Your private dock or marina dock? Lead or cast iron keel? Barrie
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations garymalmgren at 4:24am 12.20.22 What do you have t start with? gary
keel resting on bottom All U Get at 3:03am 12.20.22 A few other factors include having more marine growth on your bottom because you rest in it daily.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions JamesG161 at 12:19am 12.20.22 I still have not found the actual 'ACU' unit for the autopilot Mine is located near the AP motor.
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? (1) Will Gilmore at 11:16pm 12.19.22 211749 -Will
Insurance Cost Reduction Dalliance at 11:16pm 12.19.22 What Peggy said. :) After our major refit Geico/BoatUS refused to raise our coverage. With some gui

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