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Winterizing Water System Ducati at 3:55am 10.17.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2690 This fall I'm winterize the water system our boat for the first time. I ran the water system unti
1967 O'day Mariner FK (1) Rich Barry at 2:42am 10.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1787 Gentlemen: I just aquired a 1967 O'day Mariner FK. Sail #821 The hull is in amazing condition. The p
Roller Furling partially furled...bad shape saltysailor at 10:49pm 10.16.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4842 We experienced some good gusts today and I tried furling the headsail about 10%. We would head into
H33 Winterizing tips Juice6576 at 10:22pm 10.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/3787 Looking for some tips on winterizing my H33. I've owned boats for a while, but my H26 was simple to
Yanmar tcwade at 10:18pm 10.16.11 Yamaha 5/2467 I have a Yanmar that has not been run in several years. I would like suggestions, recommendations,
Video: Hit new personal best of 10.4 mph! Jared1048 at 10:03pm 10.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1639 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNQ2_zxUe-8 Took this over the weekend sailing solo with the chute
Charter sailboat from Florida to Bahamas Jared1048 at 9:50pm 10.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2142 I'm loving the sailing in the Pacific Nortwest but it would be a dream to sail in the tropics. Some
Mast raising bridle Longtimesailor at 8:42pm 10.16.11 Chrysler 2/9763 I need the dimensions and material data for making a "mast raising bridle" for a 22' Chrysler sailbo
Paint my top side littlescoop at 6:53pm 10.16.11 Catalina 22 14/4101 I want to paint the top side deck of the boat in the travel areas, They are all getting a little wor
Sad day in the Maritimes Mormandeus at 5:24pm 10.16.11 Catalina 22 44/8976 Yessir...the boat came out today for the season and a cloud hangs above my head as I sit and face 7
Columbia 30' interior parts unisia240 at 5:17pm 10.16.11 Columbia 1/4361 I recently got a Columbia 30', The interior needs a lot of work. I would like to know if there is a
H42 3 blade variprop eianm at 4:35pm 10.16.11 Big Boats 15/4488 Finally got my variprop 3 blade folding prop. Sliped it for annual bottom job and fitted the prop- t
Aquarius 23ft JMagill at 3:22pm 10.16.11 Other Sailboats 1/1834 I am looking to buy a 1974 aquarius 23ft cruiser. No motor and needs interior re-done and has a few
Sail Batten markc1976 at 1:56pm 10.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1559 Hi, I have a 1979 Hunter 30 that the last time I was out I noticed that a Batten was missing from t
What is performance difference of these two sails? (1) Mich222 at 1:16pm 10.16.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2940 I currently have a CDI flex-furler, but my race crew has convinced me to switch to hank-on for next
DIY Boat Magazine Richard Bryer at 11:37am 10.16.11 Ask All Sailors 19/6477 Anyone here have any recent dealings with this magazine? I was given a subscription last year for Ch
Drilling/cutting inarathree at 11:30am 10.16.11 Ask All Sailors 11/1953 I want to install a 12v cigarette type outlet. To do so, I need to drill, or cut, a 1" diameter hole
12,000 Pound Problem (2) brian3820 at 11:11am 10.16.11 Big Boats 6/1953 Hi Guys! I am the new owner of a Hunter 34. The boat has a crack in the transverse stiffener behind
Help! Forward head pumps straight to vent! redunculous at 10:00am 10.16.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/7495 When I pump my forward head it comes straight out of the vent on the outside of the boat The tank
Engine Cooling gr8_2_av8 at 9:43am 10.16.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1620 Is it correct to say that a Yanmar 2GMF is a "fresh water" cooled engine, meaning no heat exchanger

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Miss sailing Justin_NSA at 9:36am 11.16.22 Dang! I thought this was a Miss Sailing swimsuit calendar thread :tongue:
Miss sailing jssailem at 9:33am 11.16.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hollyberry at 9:29am 11.16.22 That would be my expectation. Rebuild of both engine and transmission. Hopefully they go another 4
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:27am 11.16.22 Is a recently rebuilt Perkins less likely to lose oil eventually?? That would be my expectation.
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (2) JamesG161 at 9:24am 11.16.22 All engines made ?8,000,000 pounds of thrust. Main engines use Hydrogen and Oxygen fuel and resulte
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hollyberry at 9:00am 11.16.22 Is a recently rebuilt Perkins less likely to lose oil eventually??
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 8:24am 11.16.22 :plus:I was on my boat this morning....:cool: Gloat alert! :dancing:
Miss sailing Ralph Johnstone at 8:16am 11.16.22 Car wreck, snapped my tibia. Do all your travelling by boat and stay away from cars ....... too
Miss sailing shemandr at 8:06am 11.16.22 . ...And Admiral and I will head to Maui for a few weeks in Jan/Feb. ...world's tiniest violin...
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 8:04am 11.16.22 Anyone ever heard of using VS721 instead of bottom paint? Its supposed to prevent marine growth fro
Engineless.... (1) Tin Kicker at 8:03am 11.16.22 The diesel was inop when I needed to move the Ericson 32 so I added a temporary transom board for my
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Tin Kicker at 7:55am 11.16.22 I got to watch the night launch of Apollo 17 from as close as the Coast Guard would let us on the Ba
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum shemandr at 7:52am 11.16.22 I was Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing. My bad.
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) cousineddy at 7:20am 11.16.22 Anyone ever heard of using VS721 instead of bottom paint? Its supposed to prevent marine growth from
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum BigEasy at 7:16am 11.16.22 Artemis rocket was built at the Michaud Space Facilty approximately 15 miles SE of my locale. Mich
Miss sailing rgranger at 6:52am 11.16.22 Not to gloat, but we enjoy a longer, if somewhat hotter, season here in north Texas. O :plus:I was
Miss sailing Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 11.16.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reaso
Engineless.... rgranger at 6:49am 11.16.22
Engineless.... william24424 at 6:48am 11.16.22 Engine. If time is a factor. For those circumnavigators, months @ sea....perhaps waiting 8 hours on
Engineless.... AlastairLC at 6:13am 11.16.22

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