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Keel Shackle mbailey17 at 9:04am 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1085 Just recently Bought a 85 Mac 22 and doing a little work on her, mostly cosmetic stuff, bottom paint
Testing engine sensors wahoo42 at 9:03am 04.30.12 Big Boats 1/945 How does one go about checking engine sensors and gauges. I have a Passage 42 with a 4JH2-TE Yanmar
Sinking of the Aegean Hunter 376 noprob2 at 8:29am 04.30.12 Big Boats 0/1973 http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/30/11466954-gone-through-a-blender-no-signs-of-distress-be
What magazines do you read? Kermit at 7:53am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 28/3431 I just got a solicitation from "Soundings" magazine for a 12-month rate of $20.00. They don't offer
Replacement Navigation Lights ggooch at 7:09am 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/6031 I am replacing the original navigation lights on my 1982 MacGregor 25 and need a little advice. The
Ice box drain and Pirate defense gun RECESS at 7:04am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1867 Just thought I would put out there an idea we stole from a fellow sailor. Our icebox uses a Jebsco h
Rudder richk at 6:42am 04.30.12 Big Boats 2/1023 My boat (1988 H35 Legend) is currently hauled and I am prepping it for launch in two weeks. I notic
22oday doug brown at 5:39am 04.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2358 hi , i got a 22ft oday sailboat, i need to find out how to hook up the main, so i can let the sail s
Leaking bilge Deadline at 3:18am 04.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1166 My Hunter 320 is ten years old and pristine. But now one of my keel bolts is leaking. I estimate a q
Inner Child Toy Boat Question? Sail123 at 12:49am 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2353 Who here used to have toy boats in the bathtub as a kid? I am taking a bath and I just finished a
Goodbye, H23 (1) Brian M H23 at 11:27pm 04.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/1775 I know I haven't been very active lately, but some of you might remember me. In any case, I figured
Teak Rejuvenation Options (4) Sail123 at 10:53pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2768 Teak is over 35 years old. My 1976 Clipper Marine Aft Cabin 32 has always been a saltwater yacht. Fo
New boarding ladder (2) paulj at 10:09pm 04.29.12 Catalina 310 2/1511 Just can't make that one foot up on deck and bent knee jump any more.... Modification # 1 shown.
Vinyl stripe over Gelcoat stripe Skywalker at 9:42pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2208 I want to change the hull stripe color on my Beneteau. The waterline has a factory Gelcoat stripe th
Realized I left my water pump on Bigjer40 at 8:59pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2151 I am leaving town for the week and realized I didn't shut off all the swithces on my DC panel. The
Proposed sailboat rewire project (1) gray_penguin at 8:47pm 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3235 Hey, I have been researching and studying how to redo the 12V system on my 78 Hunter 33. If I could
Single-hand cast-off Joel H. at 8:07pm 04.29.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/4485 I need to hear some new solutions to casting-off single-hand. Last year I was fine using a midship s
Velcro-like door stopper pipes111 at 7:21pm 04.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2654 In building new bulkheads, I somehow misplaced "the device" that holds my cabin door open against th
Need Advice (8) grtsct at 6:47pm 04.29.12 S2 21/3670 I am looking at a S2 9.2C that I would like to buy, I know the boat needs some work but I feel that
First Mishap Bigjer40 at 6:37pm 04.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/3688 So I didn't account for the windage while docking and side swiped my neighbors outboard. Little blac

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 12.19.22 Stick it out John! :biggrin: Just 2 more weeks and turn the corner to a much better year! Hopefull
Installing Air Conditioning in Hunter 356 / 36 (4) tfox2069 at 6:56am 12.19.22 Quick update on my A/C project. Progress slowed this fall, but we finally pulled the boat out this
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? kappykaplan at 6:45am 12.19.22 Learn to heave-to the Pearson. You can reef the mainsail that way if needed. :plus:
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Kings Gambit at 6:42am 12.19.22 Re Kappykaplan You must have bigger balls then I do! It has to do w/preparation and rigging. Lear
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? jmf at 5:58am 12.19.22 I have an 82 S2 9.2C. I thought I had a compression post issue and when I had the mast pulled and re
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? kappykaplan at 4:40am 12.19.22 Hormones have nothing to do with it - love of sailing!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:23pm 12.18.22 1 each? Sure!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 8:05pm 12.18.22 I am hoping there will be a time that we can rendezvous and really tell sea stories while sharing
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? ShalomOrchard at 7:27pm 12.18.22 Re Kappykaplan You must have bigger balls then I do!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 6:31pm 12.18.22 Best wishes to you, John, on both the 'rona and your engine. I had a dose of the COVID in July after
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 Roland5048 at 6:17pm 12.18.22 For the first 19 1/2 years I owned this boat she was berthed 3 miles up river in brackish water. So
Need used furling system for S-28 Piotr at 5:58pm 12.18.22 For used furler go to sail warehouse. For used sail do an internet search on "used sails" to find t
Need used furling system for S-28 sail sfbay at 4:22pm 12.18.22 For used furler go to sail warehouse. For used sail do an internet search on "used sails" to find th
Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 3:51pm 12.18.22 and hoping. And that worked for a while! I've never had much luck with hoping. Rarely works for
Wooden Boat Maker Brian D at 3:41pm 12.18.22 Man that's a nice boat. I was always fond of the H.H. Payson Instant Boats. They seemed easy enough
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:16pm 12.18.22 He then told me not to take advice from those who know not what they are talking about. He sure h
Fuel Gauge JamesG161 at 2:42pm 12.18.22 I had same issue with my Wema Fuel gauge as @sailcapt340 . I called Wema direct. Ans: The old floa
Hose clip/clamp Dalliance at 2:00pm 12.18.22
Hose clip/clamp All U Get at 1:59pm 12.18.22 Getting my orientation together, you may be closer to the manufacturer than we are.
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 Roland5048 at 1:45pm 12.18.22 Reporting back. See my post #2. Mechanic found the elbow to be about 98% blocked. Sent me pics v

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