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Dodger or Bimini? bcollis at 5:33pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 23/6425 My wife says I'm now on a budget. I have neither, but want both. Which would you get first?
Fuel consumption rates...? nemosuit at 5:23pm 02.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/8804 Tohatsu 6 Sail Pro: Fuel consumption rates...? Group, This might be in my manual, but that's not
Drying Out an Iron Keel - Hunter 23' (1) carboman at 5:22pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 21/5354 I have removed all of the growth and the first real nasty layer of rust. I ground down to not the sh
Moving Along (1) Roger Long at 4:08pm 02.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3379 Here is one of the pictures Shoaldrafter took of Strider passing near Myrtle Beach with some croppin
Hitech windpowered entertainment system Marc Bergmueller at 3:35pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1815 This is my new Hi tech, windpowered(he,he,he) entertainment system that I built for my sailboat. St
spare parts Jared1048 at 3:31pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1324 What do people usually do... 1. waiting until original part breaks or goes out (granted if it fails
Jammed Outhaul abyssal at 3:08pm 02.27.12 Catalina 310 3/7472 The outhaul on my boom has never really moved to any degree (maybe an inch or two at most. ). Doing
Nav Station Hunter 45 CC (1) Jeff Jellick at 2:44pm 02.27.12 Big Boats 4/1150 We are going to be adding some electronics to our 2006 Hunter 45 CC. Can anyone tell me if the sect
Impeller Issue mattkling at 1:29pm 02.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5391 Maine Sail- I have a Beneteau 361 and have torn a fin or 2 on my impeller two years in a row. Quit
Impeller Issue mattkling at 1:24pm 02.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1949 I have a 361 and have torn a fin or 2 on my impeller two years in a row. Quite costly to dig those b
balboa 20 mast minnow1193 at 12:50pm 02.27.12 Balboa 4/4114 Hi. I have a 1971 Balboa 20' and have question about the mast setup. At the top, there are two sheav
O-30 rub rail.. have any left over? DeniseO30 at 12:43pm 02.27.12 Bigger Boats 3/1245 I need to replace about 6 - 12 feet of rub rail on my boat. Rudy sells it in large rolls. Before I
Rant of 84 Hunter 31 mods swiftibis at 12:35pm 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/5564 Hi all, I just wanted to talk a bit on some of the mods I've done to my 84 Hunter 31 Nadesico which
Replacement of Silver/Grey striping? (1) Bowedtoothdoc at 11:07am 02.27.12 Big Boats 8/1392 Does anyone know the correct color of striping for replacement on a 2000 Hunter Passage 450. I belie
pedistal parts wayne24220 at 11:04am 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2181 I have a merriman yatch specialtys pedistal does anyone know where to get parts for this.It came as
Jabsco Toilet lehigh375 at 10:40am 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1219 As I winterized last fall, I noticed that the pump cylinder on my toilet has a horizontal split on t
Steering inspection plate leak Brad on Vashon at 10:29am 02.27.12 Catalina 30 10/2404 During the survey, we found a leak that was entering at the aft bulkhead just to lateral of the rudd
Solar Panel Location 311/323 watercayman at 10:27am 02.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3263 Hi Folks, I'm looking for some good advice as to what seems to work best in terms of a permanently
HEELING the FEVER in the Atomic 4 RobertLangdirect at 10:27am 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1831 Let me set this up with my boat, GOOD TRADE, a Pearson 31, hull 14 with its original, raw water cool
Found a c22 txtowman at 10:15am 02.27.12 Catalina 22 10/1831 Found a c22 for $500 with a trailer. Should I buy it for parts?

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Beneteau Oceanic 350 Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 08.23.22 If anyone has specifics or a tuning guide for that boat go with that. In general a starting point is
Seawater pump for A/C DeniseO30 at 3:17pm 08.23.22 Update ... so i backwashed the seawater intake from outside, installed a 8.5 GPM saltwater pump and
Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 3:15pm 08.23.22
Seawater pump for A/C DeniseO30 at 3:14pm 08.23.22 Do take some pictures! something about these pumps that everybody is calling pumps... they are actua
Replacing the Coolmatic Waeco Fridge (65L) on 2005 Hunter '33 DeniseO30 at 2:57pm 08.23.22 I may be able to help you if you could give a description of what is failing or what it's not doing.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing Brian D at 2:54pm 08.23.22 Can you send a picture from the other side? That looks like it might work on my setup. Not going t
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 08.23.22
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 2:44pm 08.23.22 Gauges. Ok I got roasted. Ha.
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 2:32pm 08.23.22 Update ... so i backwashed the seawater intake from outside, installed a 8.5 GPM saltwater pump and
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? shemandr at 2:28pm 08.23.22 What you mean "Restore"? If you want a bristol yacht you'll spend stupid money and time. Check out
New to MacGregor Catmando at 2:25pm 08.23.22 Thanks! I usually avoid the DMV like a Covid, but the Triple AAA folk can be difficult, too. The B
2004 Hunter 36 Interior Locker Deck rgranger at 2:00pm 08.23.22 I will need a new piece of decking in that locker to properly mount. Decking? A pic would help.
New to MacGregor rgranger at 1:58pm 08.23.22 Boat HIN did not start until 1972. So you may not have one. The DMV should allow you to attach a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 1:48pm 08.23.22 Thanks for the update, John.. Lotsa water was in there.. I am interested what yall find as to source
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 08.23.22 I agree, the part about being able to raise the head of the sail another 2' is what stood out to me
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't shemandr at 1:26pm 08.23.22 ...Did not dump the engine block into the water... I'm not sure that would have been the worst outc
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 1:02pm 08.23.22 Are you not thinking it might be a good time to go electric now? ;)
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:33pm 08.23.22 If you use any spray cooking oil like Pam that wood too
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing dlochner at 12:32pm 08.23.22 Yeah, that seems like the most practical and solid idea yet. Thanks. If anyone has other ideas feel
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Scott T-Bird at 12:26pm 08.23.22

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