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Better than 25 years ago! (2) Watercolors! at 10:07am 01.18.12 Catalina 22 7/1922
I miss my Mac, and I miss all of you. JoelHoover at 9:24am 01.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/7871 Hey Guys, I sold my Mac 2 years ago and bought a Cal 34. 2 weeks later I regretted that decisi
As A Freshman On A Slip, How To Best Not Look Green? Sail123 at 9:04am 01.18.12 Ask All Sailors 84/13324 UPDATE March 20, 2012: Traded to a larger sailboat, from a 25 to a 32. This will be my first year
Keel Bolt Question JoelHoover at 8:55am 01.18.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3305 Hello All, I've been away from the fun for a while (meaning living far inland), and will be retur
Interstate Drag Roger Long at 8:38am 01.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2130
Installing Radar Stargazer3 at 8:23am 01.18.12 Big Boats 9/2903 Hi, all! I'm installing a mast-mount radome on my H410 with "classic" (no furling) Selden mast. I'd
Pressure tank All U Get at 8:17am 01.18.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2096 Hi all, Does anyone have a pressure tank in their freshwater system? We usually get a drop in press
Marathon to St. Petersburg captainpat at 7:50am 01.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1792 My H44 draws 5' with 61' mast above the water. How about some experienced local knowledge to go from
Bow thruster junovia at 7:19am 01.18.12 Pearson 0/1085 I'm thinking of installing a bow or jet thruster on my 422, any ideas?
Your political clout is requested [URGENT] Phil Herring at 6:58am 01.18.12 Ask All Sailors 22/3316 You've probably heard the terms SOPA and PIPA in the news lately. They're acronyms for bills that t
marine heads redhead78 at 5:36am 01.18.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1200 Are there any good books out there on installation of a complete new marine head system on a sailboa
Escape Rumba Centerboard KnotRight at 5:29am 01.18.12 Ask All Sailors 3/4397 I just brought a Rumba and it was missing the centerboard. I was wondering if anyone out there cou
Good news, LightSquared interferes with GPS Bill Roosa at 5:05am 01.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1715 This had a lot of folks worried. Seems like they will not be able to launch theri system after all
Rope endings? neilmcc at 3:31am 01.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1991 Please excuse my ignorance but I am fitting new running rigging to my 336 and have the sizes etc fro
Summer Video gpd955 at 8:17pm 01.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1763 If anyone cares, here is our annual summer video, aptly named "Summer 2011". http://youtu.be/0k4
Bilge Rats- Who'da thought shipwreck66 at 6:02pm 01.17.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3927 Apparently during the recent remodel and reflooring of our marina restaurant the resident rat popula
1987 Oday Manual mavourneen at 5:17pm 01.17.12 Bigger Boats 6/2384 I am looking for some info. I just bought a 1987 272LE Oday. It looks great. Everything seems O.K. e
Lower Shroud U-Bolt BillyK at 3:05pm 01.17.12 Catalina 30 1/1315 Hi Captains.. Looking for a u-bolt for my 90 catalina 30.. the U-Bolt on my starboard side aft
Battery Charging with Heart Interface Jon4399 at 12:28pm 01.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/12437 I am a new owner of a Hunter 37.5 Legend, which came equipped with a Heart Interface. I installed t
Keys or Bermuda? palmettobum at 11:10am 01.17.12 Big Boats 14/3222 Hello! A couple of my friends and I have the month of June to go sailing, and we are trying to deci

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Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 12:03pm 10.27.22 So, tomorrow I plan to pick up my two re-certified CNG tanks from Fire King in Seattle, then drive t
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:42am 10.27.22 16's would be way overkill. I have 7's on my V25, and i hardly ever need to crank them with the ha
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:42am 10.27.22 Lead halyards and sheets through turning blocks, deck organizers then through clutches then to self
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 10.27.22 The other suggestion was to remove the valve cover and push a quarter in between the tops of the va
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Arrgh at 11:35am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:26am 10.27.22 For an in-mast continuous line you want a spliced low stretch line without lumps. For halyards and c
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 11:20am 10.27.22 if you have in mast roller furling, you will know that a knot will jam the furler. A tapered eye w
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:11am 10.27.22 Not all 3/8" Dacron (proprietary polyester) rope is the same. For control line Samson XLS3 or New En
ODay 34 refrigeratiom AndreNJ11 at 10:59am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? BigEasy at 10:55am 10.27.22 Why must the halyards have eye splices? None of the halyards on my previous boats, nor any replacem
40 ft O Day winterizing water system AndreNJ11 at 10:50am 10.27.22 Don't forget: Shower sump pan to overboard drain through the pump (a pint or two should do). Shower
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long dlochner at 10:43am 10.27.22 Interesting. So the water goes past the rings into the crankcase? I'll have to check that out. The
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Richard19068 at 10:12am 10.27.22 His alternative tips when there are no decompression levers were interesting. First he suggested t
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.27.22 Rope is a commodity. There are many outlets in the US or Canada. Spec Dacron 3/8 diameter line and
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:47am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 9:43am 10.27.22 Defender
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 10.27.22 Agreed. I would think if Prestone flush will handle an automotive engine safely, it will handle a s
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Brian D at 8:28am 10.27.22 All of my running rigging has been purchased from here. I never went to West Marine or Defender. SBO
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:27am 10.27.22 It is 27th of October... I had mentioned this was a planned day to haul the boat. Not happening. He
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 joker460 at 8:06am 10.27.22 What I was trying to explain is, if you physically disconnect the inverter output (Carefully) do you

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