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Saving "Kicker Dollars" paddler79 at 12:58pm 03.19.12 Trailer Sailors 7/2531 When an outboard dribbles water instead of a strong stream one of the first things we do is to inser
Suggestions for moving boat up coast Bonzai at 11:49am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 21/3399 to St Simon's Island, GA from Merritt Island, Fl. ICW?......The Gulfstream? Suggestions appreciated.
Decisions, Decisions, Confusion Roger Long at 11:42am 03.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2330 I looked in my email inbox this morning and there were three emails from knowledgeable people saying
I had to share (1) r.oril at 11:26am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1705 This is the captain of the good ship "Andiamo"! My youngest grandson at age two.
Lazarette Lids - Need Help GorillaToast at 11:11am 03.19.12 Catalina 22 8/3228 I need some help from you old-style C22 owners. This winter, I removed my cockpit lazarette lids
Yanmar YSE12 johnstreatfeild at 11:01am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1006 Does anyone have any experience with the fuel injection pump on the Yanmar YSE12 engine? I need to
White exhaust smoke? Spcharby at 10:49am 03.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 22/10147 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dacYbGfv_80'feature=youtube_gdata_player Should I be concerned about
Transmission Problems? bobtigar at 10:05am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1057 Has anyone ever had a velvetdrive transmission fail on them? If so, was there any warning before i
Catalina 250 wb for sale never registered until 2011 mspiers at 9:39am 03.19.12 Smaller Boats 0/12 Ive got a nice little write up for the boat on my website with photos. http://spiers-saddlery.stor
Rub rails? D Hardman at 8:20am 03.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3027 Good morning, I'm new to the site and see that there is a lot of information shared and I'm hopin
selling your boat Ginger80 at 7:52am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3425 the time has come that every sailor dreads. I have to sell my boat. Any advise would be apprechiated
What kind of Fiber glass cloth should I use? (1) Gary_H at 6:58am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1670 OK, I'm repairing a hatch cover and so far I have cut out the bad section and dug out all the rotten
The Mast is up!! ewoden1 at 6:35am 03.19.12 S2 7/2559 So long, not so cold winter, with sole and cabin top repairs. Stepped the mast this past weekend.
Hunter 376 Running Rigging Fareleeds Dave Sullivan at 6:34am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1443 Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way to accomplish maintenance on the runnig riggine fairlead
tachometer recommendations (1) bugbitten at 6:04am 03.19.12 S2 11/2637 Folks, I'm big on engine instrumentation. My 9.2A came with zilch. I've added a temp gauge and now
Peukert Exponenet for Deka DC27 kielboatsa at 5:53am 03.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4376 Does anyone know the peukert exponent for a deka marine master DC27 (flooded group 27 deep cycle). I
Roller furling for a 1976 24'C&C patmacdonald at 12:09am 03.19.12 C&C 2/1588 I folks, Does anyone know where one would be able to find a decent used roller furling for a 1976 24
Bahamas Dismasting (1) BWagner at 9:41pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2031 See the attached photo. This is the sailing vessel Fair Winds which suffered a dismasting off Eli
Universal M-18 HX - what the... (1) Skipper at 8:46pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1443 I found an earlier post from someone with an M-18 who couldn't figure out how to get the port-side e
Light coming through Costy at 8:05pm 03.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1478 So I got below in 21' Mcgregor and I am seeing light coming through the front lower V shape part of

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West Coast Space Launch JamesG161 at 7:42am 11.17.22 Rut Roh Falcon 9 may carry Space Marines in the future. Maybe we can make Space Navy soon.
Electric dinghy engines Parsons at 7:36am 11.17.22 We bought a ePropulsion when cruising the Great Lakes, as @dlochner described, for short distances i
Clever Boat Names JamesG161 at 7:31am 11.17.22 YOT or Yacht but TOY spelled backwards YOT - TOY
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Brian D at 7:31am 11.17.22 Now THAT is one hell of a water maker :yikes: . Yeah, and it is Yellow. Don't drink.
Do you like Pocket Yachts dlochner at 7:17am 11.17.22 Uh oh, this is beginning to sound like the "What's a blue water sailboat" discussion! :):beer:
Dyneema for furler line Mifeo at 7:13am 11.17.22
Electric dinghy engines BarryL at 7:12am 11.17.22 Hello, I understand the appear of electric OB motors. I could probably use one. A few years ago my
Do you like Pocket Yachts Sailavie1 at 7:11am 11.17.22 All Sailboats that I have owned were pocket cruisers (Siren 16, Macgregor 22 and now the Hunter 25).
Racing Boat ID Jumpstart at 6:56am 11.17.22 Shock offered a retrofit open transom kit for the Shock 35. The hulls were the same although the Sh
Electric dinghy engines High Current at 6:55am 11.17.22 You make good points. Electric is not a "no compromises" solution. Neither is gas, for that matter
Roller furling rigs JBP-PA at 6:47am 11.17.22 Furlers tends to be expensive but if you are on a tight budget you can find them used either at a ch
Electric dinghy engines dlochner at 6:25am 11.17.22
Electric dinghy engines Scott T-Bird at 6:15am 11.17.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts Scott T-Bird at 6:09am 11.17.22 My definition of a pocket yacht would be a sailboat that allows you to feel like you could take her
Electric dinghy engines High Current at 5:57am 11.17.22
new jersey, the best sailing on earth :) rhodes1776 at 5:51am 11.17.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts Scott T-Bird at 5:47am 11.17.22 those cal's are fast! right John? I'd speculate they are sailing at greater than hull speed! :t
Roller furling rigs kappykaplan at 4:55am 11.17.22 @kappykaplan and I both forgot to mention adding UV protection to the sail's foot and leech. :plus
Roller furling rigs dlochner at 4:55am 11.17.22 Ah, the plot thickens! Again, thank you for your help. And thus is the story of boat upgrades, pr
Do you like Pocket Yachts dlochner at 4:53am 11.17.22 My definition of a pocket yacht would be a sailboat that allows you to feel like you could take her

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