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C27 Wood Block Under Compression Post Ajay73 at 1:47pm 05.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1805 Has anyone replaced this block? Mine is damp and I think I'll need to replace it. Based on the sha
Some offshore time finally sailaway78 at 1:47pm 05.04.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1391 I have been seriously neglecting my sailing so far this year. Had a trip scheduled to help bring a
Oday 34/Universal 5424 Oil Pressure Alarm Sender jmseas at 12:31pm 05.04.12 Bigger Boats 2/1803 I found this post a few months back regarding the lack of a a low oil pressure alarm on the Universa
Anyone have a good guide for bleeding the injectors paiscool at 12:27pm 05.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/8903 I have a Westerbeke 30B and I was told to bleed my injectors to see if I am getting fuel.The operato
Happy Star Wars Day Freedom77 at 9:55am 05.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/705 Today Is May The Fourth. Happy Star Wars Day. May The Fourth Be With You:) "there Is No Try, Only
From 8hp to 9.9hp. domalon at 9:51am 05.04.12 Day Sailers 5/3008 I'm replacing an old 8 hp Evinrude with a new 9.9 hp Nissan. Could anyone tell me if the old outboar
Star Wars Day Freedom77 at 9:44am 05.04.12 Sails Call Lounge 4/2644 Today Is May The Fourth. May The Fourth Be With You:) Happy Star Wars Day. "there Is No Try, Only D
Cam cleats Mike Mc at 9:26am 05.04.12 Catalina 310 1/1436 Anybody replaced traveller cam cleats with original or upgrade? Original model? Appropriate replacem
Stainless replacement ports and windows Bubblehead at 8:44am 05.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/864 Have read a post in the past that named a company making beautiful replacement stainless or aluminum
Mast Raising System, but still needs a little tweaking (5) impulse II at 8:16am 05.04.12 Day Sailers 8/2737 OK, so there it is! Finally put together the mast raising system and like many other projects, what
Can sails "shrink" after cleaning? iSailor at 5:55am 05.04.12 Catalina 310 12/4106 I had my full batten main sail professionally cleaned over the winter. Now I cannot get the battens
Crossing the Outbound Track (2) Roger Long at 5:26am 05.04.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2197 Forumite BobT, with remarkable timing, called just as I finished straightening up the boat and had p
Masonboro inlet gettinthere at 4:43am 05.04.12 Destinations 3/5535 Looking for info on the Masonboro inlet. Have you been thru recently? Deep ' well marked? We have a
Another Echo Charger Question - Outboard Alternator Looking4Wind at 4:43am 05.04.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/5100 Greetings. I have a 25' O'day with 110w Solar panel connected to 2 120Ahr house batteries. I would l
yanmar control panel slbt37 at 3:26am 05.04.12 Big Boats 4/2763 Anyone know where I can find a control panel for a yanmar diesel ? It is for a 1984 hunter 37 cherib
iPhone App Sailboat Owners (11) Sail123 at 12:50am 05.04.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1973 How many of you with iPhone's know this site has an iPhone app? Go to the app store on your iPhone
Yet Another Keel Bolt Thread Faris at 10:26pm 05.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1729 So, I'm fixing up C-27 hull #506 - a 1972 fixed keel. Everything important is in good shape aside f
Thinking About AIS, Radar, Night Sailing, Tankers Etc. Rick D at 9:21pm 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 24/5375 So, I got back yesterday from Ensenada, Mexico where we picked up a second in this 65th race from Ne
repainting Hunter 23.5 rudder Terry11319 at 8:20pm 05.03.12 Smaller Boats 2/1033 My Hunter 23.5 has a wood rudder that I have sanded to remove stains. I need advice as to how to pr
Flying with inflatable PFDs Kordie at 7:30pm 05.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1155 On my most recent trip out of LAX I had to surrender the CO2 cylinders from our three life jackets.

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Ice Box Conversion Quandary Leeward Rail at 9:18am 01.16.23 You really do not need gauges except for the valves. Hehe damn hoses would hold more than the syst
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 01.16.23 I'll look further or call them for info on how to store remaining goods. I can hear them now, lik
Jibing The Mainsail (1) Mifeo at 9:08am 01.16.23 212259
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:07am 01.16.23 212258 I watched these guys yesterday. I know that most commercial extension ladders have a load li
Jibing The Mainsail kappykaplan at 9:05am 01.16.23 Google "sailboat preventer".
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Leeward Rail at 9:02am 01.16.23 Pilothouse Motor sailer used with wife, and then sailing with other crew if you wish ? Some nice sha
Jibing The Mainsail fred1diver at 8:51am 01.16.23 Ok, this is new to me, how do you rig a preventer? what is needed?
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Hello Below at 8:46am 01.16.23 So basically I am asking , Does it make sense too get a sail too operate like power boat ? A coupl
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:39am 01.16.23 No. Coastal Florida depth is shallow. Get used to going aground if you want to boat in coastal areas
Occaisional Head Smell 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:35am 01.16.23 I've notice a number of members here who have replaced the breather hose. What size is it. ID & OD
Iron in saildrive oil Egovos at 8:27am 01.16.23 Thank you all very helpful
Iron in saildrive oil Ted at 8:00am 01.16.23 When I have my oil analyzed, the lab sends me a detailed report explaining every item that they test
Iron in saildrive oil Egovos at 7:47am 01.16.23
Busted Mast sbrogden at 7:46am 01.16.23 I've settled on putting in a 1-1/2 inch platform under the mast bracket. There is enough adjustment
Iron in saildrive oil kloudie1 at 7:46am 01.16.23 Could mean that the oil has not been changed since new . That would not be unusual for a gearbox "br
Jibing The Mainsail Kings Gambit at 7:38am 01.16.23
Question about main panel breakers jssailem at 7:12am 01.16.23 That makes total sense. Been there did that.
Replaced Motor Mounts Tally Ho at 7:01am 01.16.23 Replaced the motor mounts on my 23 yr old 410. Purchased Ellebogen mounts which were a direct repla
H41DS what length exhaust? dkinzer at 6:54am 01.16.23 I did end up using a Centek 1200199 180 bend (which I bought on eBay) rather than trying to wrestle*
Missing boom Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 01.16.23 My Starwind had a bolt rope in the bottom of the sail. You'll get better sail shape by going to a lo

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