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New to me cb32863 at 7:18pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 9/1656 Brought home a 77 O' Day 25 over the weekend. Was quite the trip and there is more here if you want
Puerto Montt to Cape Town Preparations Sequitur at 6:33pm 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1640 We are still in Puerto Mont, and still preparing to continue south through Patagonia, Tierra del Fue
Hydro lock unexplained Genesis1986 at 6:05pm 11.29.11 Catalina 30 9/4871 I have a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1986 with a 21 hp Univeral diesel. One day in August I went to start t
192 Ballast atrometer at 5:05pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 2/1134 If I understand this correctly, the lead ballast (400#s) in the 192 is in the KEEL/CB HOUSING - the
What is it? (1) sunwindsea at 4:50pm 11.29.11 Catalina 30 9/2485 I am slowly restoring my 1979 C30. I thought at first this was a deck cover, but now I'm wondering i
sail size DonCS at 4:17pm 11.29.11 Smaller Boats 2/1254 can any one give me the measurement of the foot and the luff of the mainsail for the hunter 22?
Halyards on Furled sails Nodak7 at 4:06pm 11.29.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/15093 Don, in your book there is a number of references about using the Halyards to trim the fore and main
O'Day 192 Roller Furling atrometer at 2:13pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 8/6769 I'm told the roller furling that was standard on the 192 didn't work well at all, and that most owne
235 Cabin Decal S&N235 at 2:10pm 11.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3665 I am trying to locate a place to purchase a new cabin top decal to replace our weathered decal for t
windvane/stern ladder for H33-C Redbeard33 at 1:44pm 11.29.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2274 For those H33-C owners, do any of you have a windvane rigged for use on your boat? I have thought of
Location for a horn BillyK at 12:58pm 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/6868 Where have you installed a horn if you did hard mount it? This past season there were a couple of
How many layers of flax for a Hunter 336 stuffing box? Sea-ker at 12:57pm 11.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2706 I have a 1995 Hunter 336 with the 3GM30F engine and 1 inch shaft. I am in the process of repacking t
Red thunderbird sail emblem (1) kpgraci at 12:46pm 11.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1552 My jib and main both are pretty old, and both have a red thunder-bird insignia near the tack. I sea
a faster G26 Eric Gouin at 11:45am 11.29.11 Grampian 2/3151 After 6 months of tlc and fixing the basic parts of our new Grampian 26, we spent the entire summer
Kudo's to STANDARD HORIZON !!!! windsock1 at 10:51am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2287 I just felt I had to scream out what great customer service I've received over the years from Standa
Casco Bay sailors dscribner at 10:51am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1414 Can anybody ballpark me on cost and process for getting a mooring around Bug light? Or some other pl
removing the sails for the first time.....any tips? iSailor at 10:34am 11.29.11 Catalina 310 12/5235 I will be removing the sails this weekend and this will be the first time for me with the Cat. 310.
Jabsco backup beilts at 9:24am 11.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2418 I put a new Jabsco manual head in about 2 years ago. Worked great. After my last trip (during which
Winterizing scuppers Skipper at 9:05am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5301 Howdy, Have a Bristol 29.9. This is my first winter with this boat. The 2 cockpit drains are at t
Question about Annapolis School of Seamanship PrincessoftheLake at 7:56am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4346 I am interested in taking the Marine Diesel Basics course and the Marine Electrical Systems Basic co

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Main Engine Vented Loop Terry Cox at 9:18am 08.04.22 I just added pictures of the vented loop and vacuum breaker to my article above.
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Alan Gomes at 9:15am 08.04.22 I'm cutting and pasting a lengthy post I put on the Ericson list back in 2019. It concerns my Yanmar
H23 Cleat Layout Crazy Dave Condon at 9:13am 08.04.22 FYI I introduced the first wing keel version and it had one cleat on the bow. As a dealer I was th
One black and two red electrical switches Stu Jackson at 9:08am 08.04.22 he full list of potential issues is at https://a4.pbase.com/o10/84/622984/1/166823461.VNTy7g2Q.ZBen
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? (1) Maine Sail at 8:05am 08.04.22 I never wrote that any battery should be charged at 100% in one hour, only that this is "1C" becaus
Staysail boom length Johnb at 7:37am 08.04.22 Dan, that sure looks like the original boom. I will be at my boat later today and tomorrow and measu
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? (1) Tin Kicker at 7:31am 08.04.22 it should be noted that no lead acid battery can charge to100% in one hour no matter how much curre
tohatsu on a p18 scottscotty at 6:57am 08.04.22 10/4 CDC......I will check those areas. ty
Catalina 30 winter storage Kingjim91 at 6:42am 08.04.22 I have a custom cover from ShipShape for my C30 TR. They already have the pattern for a C30. The bo
Staysail boom length DanMaine at 6:42am 08.04.22 Aft end of staysail boom h37c.
Staysail boom length (1) DanMaine at 6:40am 08.04.22 207958207958
Staysail boom length kappykaplan at 6:34am 08.04.22 Can't speak to a cell phone!
Staysail boom length DanMaine at 6:33am 08.04.22 ctrl + P should bring up the dialogue for "insert image". On a cell phone?
One black and two red electrical switches Pomerol at 6:27am 08.04.22 Above in this post, Maine Sail published a diagram in which it is indicated that "ABYC standards pro
Staysail boom length kappykaplan at 6:24am 08.04.22 Also... can't seem to post a photo! ctrl + P should bring up the dialogue for "insert image".
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 dsims at 6:13am 08.04.22 Your keel setup is not altogether unlike the one on my Sirius 21, and I'm having the exact same issu
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 rgranger at 5:39am 08.04.22 Why all the photos of a tiny house?
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising RoyS at 5:38am 08.04.22 This simple test may help you focus on your problem. Remove the intake manifold end of the crankcase
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 jibes138 at 3:48am 08.04.22 A leaking fuel line on an inboard gasoline engine sounds a bit like a bomb. I've seen a boat explod
Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel (1) Gianni65 at 12:58am 08.04.22 Hi Kevin. While taking over a Hunter 50 2007, the panel was in bad condition so rather to repaintin

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