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Charleston Catalina Fleet r.bostic356 at 2:27pm 03.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1251 Does anyone know if the Charleston SC fleet is active and who to contact?
Above Deck Rode Storage (2) GorillaToast at 2:24pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 42/5255 Being an optimist, sometimes I don't see the negatives of my brilliant ideas right away - usually no
Lower oil install merc 3.3 Cmp1110 at 1:59pm 03.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/2199 Hello I have a 2005 merc 3.3 outboard. I drained lower oil but it is seemingly impossible to refill
Roller furling sail help millertara at 12:53pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1669 My name is Tara and I have a 1973 macgregor 24-25 and I have a roller furling I want to put on now s
Domestic Sealand MSD (2) rgranger at 12:28pm 03.21.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/9439 Hello I'm hoping you can help me understand how this works. I have a Sealand porta pottie that is
Decision? No, wait, this is a decision. No.... Roger Long at 11:33am 03.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 30/6488
Is this the shape of boats to come? (3) sea_casper at 11:31am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 22/9050 Boat #747 in the video won the Mini Transat. YouTube Video The Mini Transat 6.50 also known as Tra
Baltimore Harbor Festival Warren Milberg at 10:26am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2570
Danger at Boot Key Sailm8 at 10:21am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1110 There are sagging power lines at the entrance to Book Key. Hopefully this is a temporary situation.
Owners Manual gkboomtown at 9:51am 03.21.12 Pearson 1/5062 I have a 31-2 and am in need of an owners manual. Open for suggestions My email is gkboomtown@gmail.
Anybody know the maker of... ewoden1 at 7:41am 03.21.12 S2 4/1688 the original throughdeck fuel, water and waste fittings for S2's? They have a bigger four-screw fla
Solar panel placement RECESS at 6:43am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2212 I know this has been discussed ad nausium but there are a few considerations I wanted to ask about.
Saloon Table Mike Culik at 6:11am 03.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2133
Winch Maintenance Beneteau 321 at 4:45am 03.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2381 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 (new to us) The primary winches are Lewmar Ocean series 2 speed self tra
Bow sprit bgoodoooo at 3:33am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1338 Good morning , looking for information of construction of bow sprit on my 1975 Irwin 10-4, when re
So now what do I do? centerline at 9:49pm 03.20.12 Trailer Sailors 28/7058 I sold my powerboats and bought a sailboat..... A '77 Mac21. I know a lot about power boats and boat
corrosion issues packman at 7:06pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1341 I'm finishing up my new mast and concerned about corrosion issues between the tabernacle bolt and th
Burgee Cabasa 83 at 6:40pm 03.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 21/6549 I want to fly my burgee correctly, but the line is not tight so the burgee doesn't fly right. What i
WiFi kit from IslandPC arrived Bonzai at 6:28pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1568 Has anyone had experience with these "bullet" set ups? Good for up to 2 miles out I hear. Planning t
Reassembling companionway RHigh at 6:26pm 03.20.12 Catalina 22 18/2961 Does any one have a detailed picture of the companionway assembly? I believe I have the pieces to re

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Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 01.02.23 I think it is as lean as 35:1 at idle and closer to 12:1 at WOT. Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35
OEM water heater for 1997 oceanis 400? bmadan at 10:14am 01.02.23 I wanted to say "thanks" for this post. I'm replacing my HWH in my Beneteau 36.1 and this was the p
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:07am 01.02.23 No fiberglass. The coating a penetrating epoxy sealer from Total Boat. You did varnish on top of t
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:00am 01.02.23 deeper will still have moderate water temps due to Pacific Ocean tidal flows. I can attest to that
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:51am 01.02.23 One easy thing that can be done for a hard to start diesel is to add a fuel supplement containing a
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 01.02.23 That doesn't look like corrosion to me. All that whitish stuff is mineral deposits from leaking wat
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 01.02.23 or if I need to repair? Thanks Dean Welcome to the site. I know someone here has the experienc
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:41am 01.02.23 @SycloneDriver , from what I've been able to find, a diesel is constant air intake. Does this af
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 01.02.23 I suspect the rescued sailors over rated their sailing skills which lead them to make a risky deci
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:37am 01.02.23 Thank You for the videos! That is exactly my next project for this morning.
Any sailor peppers out there? Tin Kicker at 9:31am 01.02.23 Sounds like entertainment for Walter Mitty dreams but the reality is that wherever you want to go -
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 01.02.23 I have never seen a diesel with a throttle valve in the intake. @SycloneDriver , from what I've b
Beneteau interior wood kodiak1120 at 9:23am 01.02.23 Dave, thanks for researching & locating my original post. I refinished the companionway ladder app
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 9:11am 01.02.23 Would I been correct in thinking, if I have lazy jacks I would not need a topping lift? Thanks Ric
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:03am 01.02.23 That is beautiful. Did you cover it with a layer of fiberglass cloth like it done on the bead and
Warped Rudder Hayden Watson at 9:01am 01.02.23 That is beautiful. Did you cover it with a layer of fiberglass cloth like it done on the bead and c
Towing a dinghy Hayden Watson at 8:57am 01.02.23 Try pulling it in by hand while under way at hull speed and you will feel about a fifty pound drag
Funny Friday!!! JamesG161 at 8:37am 01.02.23 WOMEN A real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. S
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 8:29am 01.02.23 I have never seen a diesel with a throttle valve in the intake. Opening the throttle does nothing t
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 8:27am 01.02.23

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