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October Sail Bill Jones at 6:33am 10.12.11 Smaller Boats 13/2547 I've owned a much larger boat, sailed the waters of Chesapeake Bay, Florida Keys, BVI, but yesterday
Davits for H27 1979. alessandra at 6:10am 10.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1611 I would like to install dinghy davits on my H27.................. any suggestions ?????????????
Headsail travellers HotChocolate at 4:05am 10.12.11 Catalina 22 2/1343 I was wondering what the general consensus is on headsail traveller location. On my boat they run al
Epic de-odorizing novella (3) Lifeisgrand at 3:43am 10.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/9015 Hi Peggy, After doing all the logical things we could think of to de-odorize our boat, we finally
center board/swing keel awol1958 at 2:55am 10.12.11 Other Sailboats 1/3050 How do you replace the line on the center board / swing keel?? Is there a manual with all this type
Wonderful Software Interface From iPad Sail123 at 1:09am 10.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1217 I joined from my pc, but I only go to this site from my iPad. Wonderful stuff. The pc experience h
Handling H23.5, 240, 260 in waves Nicky17000 at 12:50am 10.12.11 Smaller Boats 5/1706 We have the 23.5 but I mentioned the others because I know there are a lot of similarities. I know t
Zeehag I hope you are keeping safe. caguy at 11:53pm 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1702 Are you still in Mazatlan? If so it looks like Huricane Jova may be headed your way. http://www.d
Electrical Question (1) wgkenney at 11:24pm 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 24/4233 All, I've been working through a simple electical drawing for my boat (Beneteau 473). After going
Aero3gen repairs pjmacmanus at 7:18pm 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2918 Hi, Irene snapped off all six blades of the Aero3gen on my Gemini 3000. I have replaced the blades
No question, just sailin' cb32863 at 6:45pm 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1861 Had a pretty decent sail today and over the first weekend of the month.... Posted my ramblings in my
Mast up for storage KJH at 4:53pm 10.11.11 Catalina 22 2/1538 For the first time since I have owned her, my C-22 will be stored in a boatyard with the mast up. A
Re proping Catalina 27 Mike Gunning at 4:38pm 10.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1533 We are installing an Electric Yacht propulsion system on a 1981 Catalina 27. We want to install the
Engine instruments pullark at 4:31pm 10.11.11 Catalina 30 5/2542 Hi, I have a Catalina 30 Mk11 1989. I have some issues with the engine instruments and am hoping som
marine toilets Charles Ranck at 4:17pm 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1941 What are the pros and cons of using grey water for flushing ?
Dodger Becka Anne at 3:18pm 10.11.11 Catalina 30 10/3631 I'm new to this forum and have a question. Does anyone know where we can find a dodger for a 1985 C
raw linseed oil on teak dark spots? (1) njl at 2:44pm 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2583 I'm noticing that my oiled teak has dark spots in certain areas. It's raw linseed oil rubbed on ever
Hunter 26 or Hunter 260 vweedon at 1:45pm 10.11.11 Smaller Boats 9/6742 Can anyone tell me their opinions of which one to go with? I have done lots and lots of reading and
what happened to this engine? less than 50 hours (3) Hermit Scott at 1:45pm 10.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3379 Some of you know about me rebuilding the YSM12 for my C30. I ran it for a couple of years, put about
H33 Hadling Characteristics under Sail H33CRich at 12:49pm 10.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2359 Sunday, I had the pleasure of meeting another H33 owner at the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis and dur

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Saltwater hose to engine Ralph Johnstone at 3:15pm 10.31.22 Wire wound exhaust hose. The wire prevents the hose from collapsing.
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 3:12pm 10.31.22 I was there for the survey and while it was mostly non-intrusive; it was very thorough even to the
Fender covers- Yes or No? jaysweet at 2:56pm 10.31.22 About a month ago, I bought 2 large, cheap beach towels. Planning to use them to make 4 fender cover
Fender covers- Yes or No? jon hansen at 2:45pm 10.31.22 you boys ever use fender boards? they are a must at pilings and double so when transiting a lock.
Winterizing question Davidasailor26 at 2:38pm 10.31.22 Did I just fill the hot water heater with pink stuff? Indeed you did. Not the end of the world tho
Winterizing question Davidasailor26 at 2:28pm 10.31.22 And for antifreeze, I've had good luck with the hardware store RV antifreeze which is generally muc
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:25pm 10.31.22 FYI. Most pre-purchase surveys are chiefly hull surveys. But in any case, they are usually based on
Fender covers- Yes or No? WayneH at 2:21pm 10.31.22 Fender covers help keep your boat clean. Or at least my boat. Something happened to my beach ball fe
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? Davidasailor26 at 2:20pm 10.31.22 Related to this, on the pre-sale survey that we had done about a year ago, the surveyor noted in th
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? stevenhagberg at 2:13pm 10.31.22 I just picked up a new to me C25 and she needs a bit of freshening up. I'm thinking of getting som
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? dkinzer at 2:12pm 10.31.22 Actually it is a fire extinguisher port. Related to this, on the pre-sale survey that we had done
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 2:11pm 10.31.22 But scares the heck of those Workers. Less Misbehavin
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Dean Strong at 1:53pm 10.31.22 2GM20F is common in 80s-90s sailboats, unlike previous post. Simple solution...hang the ignition ke
Port shades/covers rgranger at 1:51pm 10.31.22 Even if your ports don't leak... I can see these being the bomb in a hot and stuffy anchorage withou
Winterizing question BOSSailor at 1:47pm 10.31.22 I did make up a special fitting to connect my air compressor to the input of my pump, but that is
Winterizing question Rich Stidger at 1:46pm 10.31.22 New-to-us 2008 Hunter 36. With the goal of winterizing the house water system, drained the tank at
Winterizing question (2) Rich Stidger at 1:42pm 10.31.22 I have a procedure that I have used for years with no damage. I drain all of my water tanks and the
Winterizing question BOSSailor at 1:40pm 10.31.22 If you didn't bypass the water heater, yes you've just got a bunch of antifreeze sloshing around in
Fender covers- Yes or No? Rich Stidger at 1:27pm 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some
Winterizing question T J Furstenau at 1:24pm 10.31.22 Like many "problems", there are often multiple solutions. What has worked for me on the fresh wat

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