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Lifting a v25 anthony at 10:12am 03.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1154 Hi All I have gleened much info from this forum over the time I have been a member, and I thank you
Yanmar 2GM EBay patrs duncanew at 9:59am 03.26.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1502 Yanmar 2GM EBay parts My 1981 Yanmar 2GM starter is beginning to not engage properly and I am looki
Beneteau 323 Single Handling? BoxedUp at 9:24am 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3467 We've previously chartered a Bene 39 ' 42 but I had crew along. This year, we'll be chartering a 32
Hood Seafurl 2 - furliing line size? Charlie B at 7:55am 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2993 I just purchased a 1985 Catalina 36 with a Hood Seafurl 2 furling system. I believe it may have the
Lake Worth, FL ... projected NO anchoring (1) RichH at 7:48am 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2841 Lake Worth, near Palm Beach FL, is a highly popular for anchoring salt pond for transient boats trav
Wither a gasket Graycruiser at 7:11am 03.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2020 When I pulled my raw water pump last fall for a winter rebuild, I don't recall that there was a gask
Long Sander Shoaldrafter at 6:23am 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1067 I have been asked what I meant by long throw sander. Well as usual, my term is not common usage. W
2009 37' Beneteau electrical problem cajunsailor at 5:18am 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2711 37' Beneteau 2 Cabin Layout I have lost power to my "Cabin Lights" circuit as indicated on the wir
One Leg Forward, One Step Back Roger Long at 4:52am 03.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/4481 I woke up early in Solomons, excited and pain free. After a quick breakfast, I bailed out the dingh
HIN number Pominville at 4:41am 03.26.12 Catalina 30 8/8253 Hi I am new to this forum. I have a 1977 Catalina 30 and I just moved it from CT to NH. When I tri
Head-vented loop on intake line? Endurance2010 at 11:45pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 1/1288 Skippers: Query: If I have a head below the water line, must I use a vented loop on the raw wate
mixing elbow coupling-don't use antiseize Endurance2010 at 11:07pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 2/1268 Skippers: I made the mistake of using anti-seize on the coupling between the lower bracket and mixi
keel removal karlfill at 10:42pm 03.25.12 Smaller Boats 3/1196 Is there a trick to getting the fixid keel out of a hunter 19 trailer sailer I have removed the 2 b
Winlass Control Box Access gfrazzle at 9:35pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 2/997 I want to install a wireless remote control receiver for the windlass in my 2007 41DS. The control b
Dripless Cost BWagner at 9:03pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 5/1749 Hello All, Does anyone know what the ballpark cost of replacing a traditional stuffing box with a
What is this in my V berth (1) finding41 at 8:04pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3649 Today I set out to sand the bilge areas of my 1988 Macgregor 26D in preparation for painting. What I
Binacle paint primer jorgefife at 7:45pm 03.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1792 I know, from prevoius advice on this forum , what paint to use for painting my binacle: Rustoleum is
ballast on a 26' "outlaw" bernardpacific at 6:31pm 03.25.12 Day Sailers 1/1156 My hull #15 has the lead ballast bolted on from the outside rather than encapsulated inside. Were a
hull cleaner and wax suggestions? iSailor at 6:30pm 03.25.12 Catalina 310 2/1532 looking for advice on a good (and easy :D) hull cleaner and wax for my '01 310. tia, matt
Blistering bowlinguy800 at 5:53pm 03.25.12 Catalina 22 3/1379 Hey everyone, I have a question about blistering and what I can do to fix the problem. I have purcha

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handheld VHf? markwbird at 10:50am 12.14.22 ICOM.
handheld VHf? Barnacle Bill at 10:48am 12.14.22 So, go buy one. They are nice to communicate with crew who are away on a dinghy or ashore, or if yo
Caframo Hello Below at 10:40am 12.14.22 I have an email into Caframo with some very pointed questions as this has always (40 yr) been a tru
engine vibration capta at 10:08am 12.14.22 I brought in a Yanmar specialist to survey the engine of a boat I'm looking at, today. He found that
Tongue Extensions Project_Mayhem at 9:55am 12.14.22 Hi Tedd, It is really simple to use, put the extension ball in the trailer coupler, slip the rear
engine vibration Dave Groshong at 9:44am 12.14.22 Other than motor mounts, it could be: a compromised (electrolysis/corrosion) stern tube, strut,
Boat Smells! kjretlaw at 9:43am 12.14.22 We had the smell when I bought my 326, it was lightly used but still had the head smell. It's most
Caframo Calif. Ted at 9:41am 12.14.22 Surprised to hear that, mine's over 20 years old, every time I plug it in I'm happy to hear the fan
Caframo Head Sail at 9:28am 12.14.22 I used the Caframo heater. It has a "frost" setting. Turns on when temp goes below a certain temp (
engine vibration Stu Jackson at 9:22am 12.14.22 in neutral running at dock What rpm? Many folks have their idle speed set too low. Separate i
Tongue Extensions B-O-B'03 at 9:03am 12.14.22 Hi Tedd, It is really simple to use, put the extension ball in the trailer coupler, slip the rear o
Oh no, not that sticky! Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 12.14.22
engine vibration Hayden Watson at 8:43am 12.14.22 Three cylinder diesels are notoriously rough running because they are not well balanced as it relate
Just had to show these off stickinthemud57 at 8:15am 12.14.22 Thanks for your insights on the new sail plan. I placed the order last week.I will have the roller
engine vibration dmax at 8:00am 12.14.22 While you still may want to re-align the prop shaft as sail sfbaya says afterwards, you first need t
engine vibration brad minda at 7:45am 12.14.22 in neutral running at dock
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin Don S/V ILLusion at 7:43am 12.14.22 Well I checked couple of things, the panel bellow the pedestal, above the bunk seen definitly some
engine vibration sail sfbay at 7:25am 12.14.22 My experience with engine vibration was caused by misalignment of a new shaft. Had to add shims to
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:12am 12.14.22 That's a really interesting extension, @B-O-B'03 , I've never seen one like that before. Thanks for
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Benny17441 at 7:07am 12.14.22 The qualification process starts 3 years before the Cup, as teams all over the World run through the

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