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KandD at 1:08pm 04.30.12
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I don't see why not, but can I jump-start my diesel battery from my house bank? Last summer durin
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Just a quick question to anyone that's used bottom paint on their dinghy? I'm reading the can for pr
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Hello, I had a wire come loose in my instrument panel and basically melt my engine wiring harness.
bailing bucket at 10:58am 04.30.12
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This will be my first post a new sailboat owner! I recently purchased a 1976 O'Day 25 and now is my
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My 1986 222 has a great storage area inside the cabin, aft of the step, aft of the centerboard halya
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Here are yet more pics. Some are duplicates from previous post just to put them all together. The fi
Ken Honeycutt at 10:00am 04.30.12
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Making my pre launch spring commissioning yesterday and discovered I had lost two impeller blades so
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kloudie1 at 9:09am 04.30.12
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Got tax return .. went out and bought 4 new Yanmar motor mounts .. average price $116.85 each (diffe
mbailey17 at 9:04am 04.30.12
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Just recently Bought a 85 Mac 22 and doing a little work on her, mostly cosmetic stuff, bottom paint
wahoo42 at 9:03am 04.30.12
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How does one go about checking engine sensors and gauges. I have a Passage 42 with a 4JH2-TE Yanmar
noprob2 at 8:29am 04.30.12
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Kermit at 7:53am 04.30.12
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I just got a solicitation from "Soundings" magazine for a 12-month rate of $20.00. They don't offer
ggooch at 7:09am 04.30.12
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I am replacing the original navigation lights on my 1982 MacGregor 25 and need a little advice. The
RECESS at 7:04am 04.30.12
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Just thought I would put out there an idea we stole from a fellow sailor. Our icebox uses a Jebsco h
richk at 6:42am 04.30.12
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My boat (1988 H35 Legend) is currently hauled and I am prepping it for launch in two weeks. I notic
doug brown at 5:39am 04.30.12
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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
Deadline at 3:18am 04.30.12
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My Hunter 320 is ten years old and pristine. But now one of my keel bolts is leaking. I estimate a q
Sail123 at 12:49am 04.30.12
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Who here used to have toy boats in the bathtub as a kid? I am taking a bath and I just finished a
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Brian M H23 at 11:27pm 04.29.12
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I know I haven't been very active lately, but some of you might remember me. In any case, I figured

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jssailem at 10:41am 12.31.22
When I had my boat in Seattle's Fisherman's Marina, just down the dock from Deadliest Catch boats Wi
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shemandr at 10:35am 12.31.22
The main feature that I would find useful is the route planning off the boat. I couldn't do that wi
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jssailem at 10:34am 12.31.22
Age is a number. Mine is currently 72. My head says I am younger than the number. My body mostly agr
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Joe at 10:13am 12.31.22
This thread really touches me, as it has so many others that hang out here. Maybe it's the New Year
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Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 12.31.22
Was that the otters or the others? Nope, that was the otters. The aftermath looked like a bunch
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cymeyer at 9:55am 12.31.22
I am wondering how many senior citizens are still sailing. I am going to turn 74 this summer and st
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thinwater at 9:17am 12.31.22
Don't give up on singlehanding. Instead, break it down to where you are never doing 2 things and onc
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Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 12.31.22
Or you can go the more DIY way and attach sensors to get some data directly from the engine and log
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john6206 at 9:01am 12.31.22
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Mark Maulden at 8:56am 12.31.22
I leave the stereo on a talk-radio station.
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JoeWhite at 8:20am 12.31.22
I use lanocoat in the stuffing box. It becomes soft when the shaft turns and when cools completely s
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Claude L.-Auger at 8:12am 12.31.22
Underwent heart surgery in 2018 at age 74, yet still singlehanded my 34 down the St-Lawrence River a
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Jacktar at 8:06am 12.31.22
Mothballs keep the wasps out of underdeck areas on boats too.
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Crazy Dave Condon at 7:59am 12.31.22
Squirrels also hate mothvballs
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Tally Ho at 7:50am 12.31.22
Don't ignore the Great Lakes. Very good cruising on Lake Michigan especially along either shore.
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kloudie1 at 7:26am 12.31.22
The alligators here keep the otters pretty much at bay! :yikes:
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kloudie1 at 7:23am 12.31.22
Turning 75 in 2 days.. Just about fully recovered from a knee replacement..I usually go out for a sa

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