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Beached in Virginia (3) Webone at 4:36pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 34/9062 Was camping last weekend at Virginia Beach when at about 3:00 am the wind whipped up and rain to bea
Lancer 28 Value Fairwind at 4:21pm 04.09.12 Lancer 0/1500 We have a 1978 L-28 with an 8hp 4 stroke Mercury on a decent trailer located (at the moment) in San
painting hull javelin at 3:59pm 04.09.12 Catalina 30 5/2438 I have painted smaller boats, 22' and 26' with great success and last year I painted the hull on m
Swing keel bolts (1) zephyritmo at 3:16pm 04.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3441 I recently bought a 1983 M-25 and am trying to figure out where the pin or bolt is that is supposed
Is This Safe? (1) GorillaToast at 2:38pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 45/5987 I know that small camp-style propane tanks should not be stored in the cabin or a lazarette, and I'v
Magma grill regulator Jan11 at 2:24pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 11/12678 I have a Magma kettle grill 10-007 original size combination type that calls for a 10-263 low heat r
Fiberglass Hull Restoration andersailing at 2:24pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2265 Hi Everyone, I have two questions for you all. 1) I am planning to try to clean up the stained
radar mount minnella at 2:22pm 04.09.12 Big Boats 1/1114 I am about to install Simrad 3g radar on my 376. Having surveyed the transome there are a couple iss
Si wheel pilot gearbox Brahmany at 2:09pm 04.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/850 Hi all, My S1 wheel pilot drive gearbox has failed. (plastic gears) This is the second time in 3 ye
Hunter Mainsail covers from this site Bigjer40 at 2:08pm 04.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1748 Has anyone bought a mainsail cover for their Hunter from this sight? The price for my H27 is attrac
Sea/Raw water pump conversion Bigjer40 at 2:04pm 04.09.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2322 Anyone try or have succeed in changing the Westerbeke 32617 to the replacement model 46120? Looks l
Gps Mlr Fx312 - Restart watatumi at 1:15pm 04.09.12 S2 3/2854 Hi all, I have a GPS MLR FX312 in my S2 (I guess it's not a S2 brand), and a week ago is TILT and
Engine for Roger All U Get at 12:53pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2951 Hi Roger, A friend of mine just bought a new engine, more or less. I thought you could use something
Happy Hour (1) seadaddler at 12:52pm 04.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/973 Well we made to Pelican Bay for happy hour with all the PGSC sailors going on our cruise south to th
Leaks, Leaks, Leaks / How to Find and Fix rortega46 at 9:33am 04.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1643 The port side wall in the rear cabin of my 1991 H28 has developed leaks. It seems to be behind the
Oi Vey, a guest killed my head RECESS at 9:18am 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3487 I explain in no uncertain terms that things such as paper towels and feminine napkins cannot go in t
Diesel Engine Help!! paiscool at 8:34am 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3846 I have a 1995 Catalina 320 with a Westerbeke 30B diesel engine with 208 hours. Recently I started th
Hunter 410 propeller Tantor at 8:19am 04.09.12 Big Boats 13/3808
very bad decisions, tragic outcome BJW at 8:11am 04.09.12 Catalina 22 15/2929 http://www.startribune.com/local/146536735.html No in depth info on this tragedy at the moment bu
Hairline cracks on gelcoat (1) patmacdonald at 8:08am 04.09.12 C&C 2/2524 I have a 1976 C'C sloop. Took off the bottom anti fouling over the winter ' noticed a bunch of hairl

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STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 5:37am 12.21.22 Hi John I will be going to her this coming week end to get pictures an develop a plan of that can
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Kings Gambit at 5:18am 12.21.22 Here you go! Dont let the $900,000 price tag scare you :) https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/2
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 4:57am 12.21.22
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 4:53am 12.21.22 A bit different model boat here, but the sea water pump on our engine is in the same location. Repl
C&C 40-2 Air Draft? smo10018 at 4:49am 12.21.22 Thanks for the reply, I had looked on sailboatdata and done a best guess as well. Current owner is
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting frenzy13 at 4:02am 12.21.22 I had the same problem with my yanmar 3gm30f. The engine fired up instantly when it was warm. When i
Help! Identify Antenna's Iris thomas at 12:22am 12.21.22 One of its impressive features is the superb, noise-cancellation application. The scanner can effect
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE JamesG161 at 10:54pm 12.20.22 Good thing there is no Heat Conduction from our SUN. The Earth is actually closer to the SUN on the
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? VenturED at 10:18pm 12.20.22 My rudder doean't kick-up, but I have been thinking that would be one modification. https://photos.
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? sovaste at 8:58pm 12.20.22 Thanks - your pix and description are building my confidence that my 21 was rigged and will sail fin
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08pm 12.20.22 Note that I said, "As long as the water pump remains on, the fresh water supply to the toilet remain
C&C 40-2 Air Draft? jssailem at 7:49pm 12.20.22 With out the boat you are concerned about, the next best is to make educated guesses. Using the data
Miss sailing WayneH at 7:44pm 12.20.22 Okay, here's a little Holiday Fun Recommendation. Paint one side green and the other side red. I'll
Replacing Deck Hardware by Myself TimFromLI at 7:31pm 12.20.22 Tried it by myself last Sunday on a leaking pad eye . The nuts just kept spinning - that's if I had
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions (1) dkinzer at 7:29pm 12.20.22 The attached image is from the Raymarine 81105 Rudder Position Sensor installation document (availab
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions MFD at 6:48pm 12.20.22 I agree that going to the rudder arm seems more natural, and also matches the various docs I was abl
Replacing Deck Hardware by Myself VTRChris at 6:28pm 12.20.22 Thank you all. Ended up putting the Admiral on deck, while I spent time head first in the quarterbe
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions dkinzer at 5:58pm 12.20.22 SV Maverick: what you have depicted is exactly how the rudder position transducer is mounted on our
Marina Advice quadrille38 at 5:54pm 12.20.22 It's early inthe winter season I realize . I've already been looking at a longterm "retirement " bo
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions (1) SV Maverick at 5:50pm 12.20.22 Like others have pointed out you have to improve the geometry of the feedback arm (rudder position i

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