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Head stink markhunter at 12:24am 09.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2909 Hi Peggie, I have read and re read your book, yet now feel it is time to get the expert opinion. I h
S2 11m vs. Canadian sailcraft 36 (CS36) jibseaman at 11:57pm 09.05.11 S2 9/14477 I have found a new boat to consider, The CS 36 I thought I had decided on the S2 11m but now I have
28' with centerboard cable broken flight medic at 11:07pm 09.05.11 Bigger Boats 3/1998 1980 O Day 28' problem looking at a 1980 28' that's in real good shape. One problem is the centerbo
Sea Hood removal/replacement on Hunter Vision 36 (9) Steve Dion at 10:02pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4970 Sea Hood removal/replacement on Hunter Vision 36. Here are some photos of what is under the sea hoo
Broken Fiddle/becket block w/ V cam. saltysailor at 9:08pm 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 24/7623 As the photo shows below, I have a fiddle/becket/Vcam block that is being used to adjust my backstay
Hunter 25.5 ice box drain samcturner at 9:00pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1364 I would love to hear if anyone has been able to drain their cooler on a 1984 H25.5 overboard? Why d
Catalina 36 rudder churt123 at 8:51pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 2/1934 Does anyone have the dimensions of the Catalina 36 MKI rudder? I need to fabricate a crash box and
Swept Away oreana123 at 8:14pm 09.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3481 I posted a series of pictures about my new bowsprite and the second headsail I wanted to fly. Well m
deck fill brand mr_f at 7:02pm 09.05.11 Pearson 2/1461 Does anyone know the brand of the deck fill caps used on an '86 Pearson 33-2? And where I might find
Maintain your boat or it'll maintain you shipwreck66 at 6:52pm 09.05.11 Catalina 22 5/1741 Amazing how many times this happens. Two guys get in the borrowed C22 next to me for a quick sail, g
77' Oday 25 Manual Bill B. at 5:24pm 09.05.11 Day Sailers 1/1584 Does anyone knows where I can locate a Manual for an Oday 25 fixed keel? Looking for a copy, or an
Boat Lift for a Catalina 22 jasagarf at 5:07pm 09.05.11 Catalina 22 0/1902 posting removed
Turning Ball Surprise! bugsboat at 4:58pm 09.05.11 Catalina 22 3/1447 I have a 1990 Catalina 22. I have had the boat on the hard going over all the systems and new bottom
holding tank puzzle paperbird at 4:18pm 09.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4686 I have a puzzle that I would appreciate some help solving. We have a Pearson 422 with 2 heads and 2
Engine Gauges (high oil pressure) (3) cnsmith at 4:07pm 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3797 Hi everyone, I recently noticed my oil pressure gauge is very high when im giving the engine gas.
Trimming the jib on a bream reach KandD at 3:33pm 09.05.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 41/16179 Out today on a sail and spent the trip on a beam reach but I had trouble getting the tail-tels to fl
Ice box drain JVoss at 3:16pm 09.05.11 Pearson 1/1465 I recently bought a 1984 Pearson 34. I love the boat but the ice box drains into the bilge. Previo
Clearing 90 degree thru hull vent Alvorada at 3:08pm 09.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3381 How do you clear a 90 degree metal thru hull vent? OK, so we have two little ones on board (not an
Passport 42 Series I Systems Layout Diagrams Padrino at 2:54pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 4/3132 Passage 42 Series I Systems Layout Diagrams I was able to locate on-line the systems diagrams for t
Puffer adventure. UPSGUY at 2:47pm 09.05.11 AMF 0/2315 Took my 10 year old out for a sailing excursion out to a local sand hole. Awesome sailing 15-20 knot

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Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot jviss at 10:14am 07.13.22 I have heard that using a square or hex crimp ferrule then clamping the ferrule into the terminal b
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Thaniel at 10:03am 07.13.22 Just checking in to say I'm staying the heck out of this thread. ummmm..... too late.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jviss at 10:01am 07.13.22 :poke: Oh boy.... I see this getting moved to the sails call lounge Here goes:dancing: Weather yo
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 10:00am 07.13.22
Hunter 45DS propeller pitch kappykaplan at 9:56am 07.13.22 Reach out to PYI - PYI Inc. \| Max-Prop Automatic Feathering Propellers
Port flange screws loose odaydokay at 9:50am 07.13.22 If I get the time, which I probably won't. Took 37 years for this "issue" to occur so at age 76 I m
45DS mainsail furling seanmadian at 9:41am 07.13.22 All - As promised, looping back after some experimentation. Although we did not test this in high wi
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... kappykaplan at 9:33am 07.13.22 Saw this on the news this morning - very sad. The article posted by @Scott T-Bird postulated that i
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Davidasailor26 at 9:31am 07.13.22
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar (1) Tally Ho at 9:17am 07.13.22 I also have a 2GM20F engine. I purchased one of the on Amazon and it includes several different siz
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race markwbird at 9:17am 07.13.22 Generally, off wind is faster up to a point. That point being when the wind is very strong allowing
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race (1) jon hansen at 9:07am 07.13.22 do you want to win races? it's all about the wind speeds on the course. put you vessel in stronger w
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar LynnM at 9:02am 07.13.22 I have the identical engine. Thanks, I'll try several other places. The smallest tube I could find w
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Brian D at 8:43am 07.13.22 Guys, let's talk about the accident and not the politics. I too have see boat names that reflect som
dingy oar length (1) Hollyberry at 8:40am 07.13.22 Thanks for your answer. But how do you fit 7ft hardwood oars on an inflatable? If the inflatabl
Boat Babe on Strike! (2) h2ocruizers at 8:33am 07.13.22 So, just on a whim today I decided to check to see whatever became of this thread... It has been way
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... DayDreamer41 at 8:29am 07.13.22 The capacity stated in the specifications of this boat is 12 seats or 2698# max, (not certain if thi
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar ggrizzard at 8:26am 07.13.22 I have a 2GM20F Yanmar with the same issue. I bought a clear, polymer tube at the hardware store tha
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Siamese at 8:08am 07.13.22 Just checking in to say I'm staying the heck out of this thread.
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... tfox2069 at 8:08am 07.13.22 Years ago in this forum, we used to go round and round about boat capacity and this calculation eve

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