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Hand held VHF for Blind & other EQ JEJargoj at 1:29pm 03.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1037 My wife is blind and needs a VHF waterproof hand held. Is there one out there that anyone knows abou
Universal 5411 engine starting problems digggs at 1:05pm 03.23.12 Catalina 30 12/9354 I have a Catilina 30 with a Universal 5411 diesel engine.I am having problems with starting. I end u
430 boat handling problems trichardson at 1:05pm 03.23.12 Big Boats 4/2250 I have aquired a Hunter 430 and am having some boat handling problems, especially when motoring, and
Drum Point Marine Roger Long at 11:58am 03.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5914 Kate, Gary (the owner), and Christian who saved my engine, rescued my cruise, and overhauled Strider
Moving Seadaddler (1) seadaddler at 11:57am 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2245 Well after being at Burnt Store Marina for 4 years with no complaints I am trying out a dock in PGI
Replace or repair Hatch Cover Allons79 at 11:35am 03.23.12 Bigger Boats 3/1527 I have a 37' O'Day and need to replace or repair the hatch cover over the salon. The smoke plastic n
Fresh Water / Coolant Pump Bob S at 10:20am 03.23.12 Catalina 30 3/1373 I have a M25XP on my boat and have been toying with the idea of making serpentine pulleys for it ove
In search of elusive swing keel SaucyScallop1 at 9:56am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2988 Please Help, I own a 25ft Macgregor with a swing keel. The swing keel fell and disappeared and
Radio License's Jeff Jellick at 9:44am 03.23.12 SSB and Ham Operators 6/4616 Do I need anything more than a Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Permit, and a Ships Station Licen
loose rutter post Rick Beneteau at 9:43am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1789 Hi Guys , I have a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 10.5. I have found there is some play in the rudder bushing
Raymarine R70C chart not displaying at all ranges Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 5/1556 I have a 2003 Raymarine R70C chartplotter. I am not displaying the CMap chart data at ranges below
Leaking Lexan V-Berth Hatch circa 1991 NauticalMac at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 3/1163 This is not just a V36 problem. The old lexan type of hatch beds down flat onto a thick sealing stri
Posti-Tite Waterproof connector. jjsbiggs at 7:34am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1372 Has anyone seen or used these on their boat? Thought it might be a good thing to keep on board. htt
Masthead setup for spinnaker halyard CHM at 5:42am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2983 I have a 1988 Oceanis 430. As fas as I can tell, there is no built-in spot for a bail and block. T
Time To Shine The Hull? Ducati at 5:22am 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2267 Happy Spring! Last year I got lazy and just applied a product called McLube Hullkote to clean and
78 MAC 22: why it's not yet. nemosuit at 5:06am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1598 Group, I get asked "when are you going to launch it?" Basically, now that I'm retired, I've got
Grounding hewebb at 4:37am 03.23.12 Smaller Boats 8/2770 I was wondering if I should ground the mast to the metal work on the slip. There are taller mast in
Twin Axle Trailer Maneuvering DarylA at 4:00am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/7362 Hi, I have recently purchased a Mac 26m, with which I am delighted. I have a bit of a problem
361 cutlass bearing suttonski at 3:48am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1388 I have removed my cutlass bearing and I am ready to install the new one but I have question regardin
Bilge pump location? Chris Bogle at 3:39am 03.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1219 My Oday 22 does not have a bilge pump. It rained last night and there are a few leaks, mainly throug

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Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 6:14pm 01.01.23 Thank you so much.. also does it really slow down the boat by 1kt or are there just too may variable
Beneteau interior wood Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 01.01.23
Older sailers shemandr at 6:10pm 01.01.23 I can cite a dock mate who had an Ericson 35 to 37. I think he was late seventies -maybe eighties.
Beneteau interior wood kodiak1120 at 6:02pm 01.01.23 I refinished the companionway ladder last year because it was worn and had a few dings; the sealer
Any sailor peppers out there? Tally Ho at 5:31pm 01.01.23
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking quadrille38 at 5:26pm 01.01.23 Contact Hatchmasters. They are a great resource for fixings hatches
Any sailor peppers out there? quadrille38 at 5:22pm 01.01.23
Older sailers quadrille38 at 5:20pm 01.01.23 A couple in our marina just put their boat up for sale. They are pushing 90 and said they were at a
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ken13559 at 4:56pm 01.01.23 If anyone know the O-ring size do tell. From internet I gather the Fuel Injection Pump outlet O-ring
Older sailers Serenity on Hudson at 4:37pm 01.01.23 76 and just came back from my daily little boat sail in Boca Ceiga Bay in Seminole FL. A Cataline 14
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters njlarry at 4:11pm 01.01.23 Welding supply shops are often the best place to have these systems serviced.
Com-Pac 16 general questions sail sfbay at 3:46pm 01.01.23 The method above is how I determined the pin weight (weight of the loaded trailer king pin on the to
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 01.01.23
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (1) SailKozy at 3:40pm 01.01.23 :plus: The owner of this outfit used to be the parts manager for O'Day. He has a wealth of informat
Older sailers stickinthemud57 at 3:18pm 01.01.23 Health is a crap shoot. We each have our genetic make-up and none of us know what that has in store
Towing a dinghy shemandr at 3:15pm 01.01.23 Of course there are going to be contradictory views. I used to sail to Block Island with my Peanut
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking BigEasy at 3:11pm 01.01.23 Consider using Sikaflex to fill in the split in the gasket. That's what I did to correct a leak in
Towing a dinghy Sailfanatic at 2:43pm 01.01.23 Check this source USt2sCT6W5Y
Older sailers Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 01.01.23 There's a 94 yo skier whose famous quote is " You don't get too old to ski. You get old because yo
Any sailor peppers out there? markwbird at 2:25pm 01.01.23

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