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Ranger 29 holding tank questions rrranch at 1:22pm 09.20.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/5066 We just bought Chaser, a 74 Ranger 29. She's in near perfect condition other than a dripping sea wat
Help ID this boat, please... (1) prof10000 at 1:20pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 21/3370 Hi everyone. This is my first post so please be gentle :) Unfortunately, all I have is this lous
Seeking Herreshoff cat ketch owners (1) rpeebles at 12:46pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2040 Seeking Herreshoff cat ketch owners to share information about boat maintenance etc... Thanks! Roge
Replacement Cap for Deck Fill CapeTyphooner at 12:27pm 09.20.11 Bigger Boats 2/3856 I have the 1 1/2" Wilcox Crittenden deck fill plates with the black plastic caps. I am missing one
Aqua Signal Product Report Roger Long at 12:03pm 09.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4847 Those of you who followed my re-fit last winter and spring may remember the incredible string of DOA
Outboard Engine Hoist For Hunter 39 canuck at 11:58am 09.20.11 Big Boats 5/1652 Has anyone mounted a Garhauer engine hoist on a HUNTER 39. Pics or info would be appreciated. What d
Cockpit drain problem bmccollum at 11:24am 09.20.11 S2 5/2694 I am a new owner of a 9.2A. I went out today to manually pump the bilge from the cockpit bilge pump.
oday 22 1973 question captainvic at 9:43am 09.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1147 i aquired a 1973 oday 22 and it is missing all of its sheets (lines). does anyone know the lengths a
A Winter Storage Question Nodak7 at 9:31am 09.20.11 Big Boats 8/1968 OK.. I am sure this will sound strange to many of you but up here in the north country we store, la
Atlantic highlands, raritan bay area marina Calypso at 8:52am 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2669 I'm looking to get closer to home. We live in the Allentown Pa area and we are about 2 hrs to the h
Boat US vs Sea Tow Roger Long at 8:42am 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 34/11096 I'm just about to leave Maine and head for FL/GA via the ICW. Several people who should know have a
Converting Diesel to Electric Motor largojimbo2003 at 8:41am 09.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/3972 Anyone have any ideas, thoughts on converting from diesel to electric motor on a 30ft sailboat?
Trimming sails for downwind (confirmation) Clark at 8:29am 09.20.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/9751 I've read several threads here and am trying to tie them together in a way I understand. Here's the
Reefing a Catalina 30 "Tall Rig" Dana Point Steve at 8:42pm 09.19.11 Catalina 30 21/17578 I just purchased a beautiful 1976 Catalina 30 Tall Rig and am not sure at what wind speed to think a
Split in Mast Post GorillaToast at 7:32pm 09.19.11 Catalina 22 4/1657 While sitting in my cabin today, searching for leaks during a day-long rain, I noticed (to my horror
AC blower continuously runs at high speed HernandoBeacher at 7:26pm 09.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1538 The blower motor on my Marvair AC blows on the highest speed whenever power is supplied from the cir
Repairing my Mast littlescoop at 7:10pm 09.19.11 Catalina 22 18/4304 Can a Mast be straightened if it is bent pretty bad?? A new one is about $1,400.00 new...
Carrying a 9.9hp on the fordeck. KnightSailing at 6:59pm 09.19.11 Big Boats 8/2389 My dink is a 310 high-pressure-floor (roll-up) with a 9.9hp 4stroke (90lbs). I don't like to put a 9
Head Plumbing (2) Angler2184 at 6:23pm 09.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3142 Hello, I been getting a foul odor when I flush the toilet. I have found that the intake line was cak
macgregor 26x steering, cable and wheel maryjane at 6:11pm 09.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/6423 Two items - one a compliment of the steering cable posts, which results in difficult manuvering with

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Hunter 34 companion hatch kloudie1 at 9:38am 02.16.22 My companionway slider had a teak "stop" underneath the front of the slider. It had two screws holdi
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 9:27am 02.16.22 I'm familiar with Mainesail's procedure for thru hulls. After some thought here's what I'm going to
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 9:21am 02.16.22 Or roll over repeatedly taking one on the beam. Worse would be surfing down the face into the bottom
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 9:14am 02.16.22 Is not the height that is the problem. It's like falling from an airplane. You're fine until that
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 9:04am 02.16.22 Don't use butyl to install the windows. Use 3M 4000 UV, 3M 4200 or Loktite PL series marine adhesive
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 02.16.22 Was that just reopening the cockpit drain or putting in a new one? I destroyed the thru hull fitti
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:58am 02.16.22 I once heard a story about Silent Cal. One Sunday, Silent Cal went to church, but his wife had to s
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 8:40am 02.16.22 Oh great...:facepalm: Just when I am talking about planning for a cruise along the Western coast of
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft (1) Will Gilmore at 8:30am 02.16.22 Reviving an old thread here to post this article about a recent rogue wave event of Vancouver. The
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Jacktar at 8:20am 02.16.22 buy the ruddercraft one with gas up lift
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 jssailem at 8:05am 02.16.22 No idea if this the one you need, but it shows that they are available. https://edsonmarine.com/pe
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle LakeShark at 7:51am 02.16.22 Pictures might help as the kick up rudders I believe changed once or twice if i remember correctly.
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 7:40am 02.16.22 Thanks, Does anyone know where to get an Edson wheel brake? Lol
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 7:07am 02.16.22 Not really funny but interesting:
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 02.16.22 Why do you believe 4AWG is inadequate for 60A? My wire tables indicate 4AWG is OK for 60A for powe
Raritan PH Superflush .v.s Raritan PHII Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:31am 02.16.22 They both use the same PHII pump. The only difference is the base...Raritan redesigned it to make t
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Lazy1 at 6:28am 02.16.22 I hate whan I back out of my slip and forget to steer both the outboard and the tiller. Makes all ki
Interstate Trailer Sailing rgranger at 6:18am 02.16.22 To be fair, if you tow over boat trailer > 8.5' wide it is prudent to check with each state on thei
Interstate Trailer Sailing sail sfbay at 6:14am 02.16.22 To be fair, if you tow over boat trailer > 8.5' wide it is prudent to check with each state on their
Its funny Friday! All U Get at 5:48am 02.16.22 Three rednecks were working up on a cell phone tower: Cooter, Ronnie and Donnie. As they start thei

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