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Cruising! Roger Long at 3:08am 09.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5544
2012 Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention CaptDon01 at 11:15pm 09.07.11 Catalina 22 1/1522 Here is the link for the 2012 Lake Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention: http://www.sailhavasu.com/ind
MD17C rebuild Mark Maulden at 9:02pm 09.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 174/75700 I have a 32 yr old boat with a Volvo MD17C engine that burns about 1/4 qt of oil in ~12 hrs of cruis
Internal heater Ihana at 6:59pm 09.07.11 Bavaria 0/1654 Which kind of heater are you using, propane or diesel? We are a 30 ft Bavaria, 2007 model. And pla
S25 Project madman960 at 6:22pm 09.07.11 Seidelmann 9/3725 Helllo All; I just purchased my first sailboat. It is an S25. Needs bulkheads glassed in, hull pai
Help- h40.5 leak at light over salon table Rich Stidger at 5:36pm 09.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1416 I guess I am lucky- almost no leaks in my 1997 40.5. However, just yesterday I find dripping from t
Autohelm 3000 power plug (1) bcollis at 4:26pm 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3789 I recently purchased an autohelm 3000 from eBay. It did not come with the boat side power plug. It l
Why should we care about pumping out... (2) FourPoints at 4:16pm 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4449 These pics were taken less that a quarter mile from the city waste "treatment" facility. Whenever it
Help with Hunter 18.5 mast stepping and mainsail attachment Green Arrow at 3:44pm 09.07.11 Smaller Boats 1/2426 I bought a used Hunter 18.5, and I can't figger out if the mast is supposed to sit flush down on the
Hunter 260 Holding Tank Vent Plugged jimfrankelly at 3:13pm 09.07.11 Smaller Boats 4/2035 It appears that the vent on our holding tank might be plugged. Has anyone been able to unplug the v
Re-sealing Lewmar Port Windows cymeyer at 2:19pm 09.07.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/11230 Have read some older threads on the above subject, but nothing recent. I am getting water inside t
Hawaii, anyone? justsomeguy at 1:16pm 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2110 http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/2586752226.html I'd go, if the boat is well founded..
Using Jet A in a diesel? Inter20sailor at 1:04pm 09.07.11 Catalina 30 11/8359 A friend of mine offered 5 gallons of Jet A for use on the boat. (Universal MX25). I know that J
Spreader end cap AllanA at 12:58pm 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4480 Good afternoon , I am looking for a "Spreader end cap" for a spreader that was broken during Hurrica
Engine Oil In Bilge Blue Hull at 12:30pm 09.07.11 Catalina 30 13/7250 I have a 1981 C-30 powered with a Universal 5411 2 cyl diesel. I ran the motor for 3-4 hours last we
Stuck Oil Filter Ducati at 11:36am 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3518 I was told that you should only hand tighten an oil filter. If I had only known this info before
macerator cap/ hose plug The Very Thought of You at 11:17am 09.07.11 Big Boats 2/2154 I recently identified the source of an odor in the very aft lockers of our 356. The macerator cap (I
Information Request on Installing Single Line Reefing arknoah at 11:06am 09.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/7298 I need to install single line reefing on my 1984 MacGregor 25. Does anybody have specific recommenda
centerboard problem on a 23 Wayne Steinhour at 10:32am 09.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 52/8806 Hello all, I'm a novice O'Day 23 owner (just bought it last fall, been out for 3 weekends this yea
Comparison questions... Doug/Karen at 9:45am 09.07.11 Big Boats 0/918 Since we sail the only H356 on our lake, I occasionally feel the need to ask our Forum H356-specific

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Invest 98L kloudie1 at 2:13pm 09.22.22 Watching carefully!
Invest 98L Rick Webb at 1:13pm 09.22.22 Was nervous this could be the "I" storm but Ian only has three letters so if my theory holds true it
H41DS heater venting jssailem at 12:28pm 09.22.22 On my Wallas install the heater is in the middle of the aft compartment. I run the exhaust directly
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 11:52am 09.22.22 It's pretty cool when a herd of wild cows come to the beach to welcome you!
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 11:33am 09.22.22 For the origins of why I use Dammit Jim when one SBO poster Tagged me with that Title in 2017. Small
Help Me Choose A Boat !! jssailem at 11:26am 09.22.22 Ocean passages need storage. Water is a critical item. I suspect looking at Attainable Adventure Cru
What's this hole in the shelf for? T J Furstenau at 11:18am 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak FastOlson at 11:18am 09.22.22 Speaking of "hoses".... if you have any remaining hoses in the system(s) that are over 20 years old
H49/H50 main sheet input T J Furstenau at 11:10am 09.22.22 @T J Furstenau Curious what diameter line and length you went with for your main sheet and if you a
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line rgranger at 11:00am 09.22.22 This is very fixable at home. I don't recommend getting it wet as is--those exposed fibers will wi
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 10:59am 09.22.22 Great valuable service you do here with the weather reports. Thus the reason @Phil Herring ask Joh
Invest 98L jssailem at 10:58am 09.22.22 Yes Big Easy.
H49/H50 main sheet input Daze at 10:53am 09.22.22 @T J Furstenau Curious what diameter line and length you went with for your main sheet and if you ar
Help Me Choose A Boat !! DayDreamer41 at 10:50am 09.22.22 Personally I would go for the bigger more room, the offshore trip can be accomplished with either an
Invest 98L BigEasy at 10:42am 09.22.22 Here we go again. Was too good to be true that hurricane season has been uneventful thus far. Nex
Invest 98L walt at 10:41am 09.22.22 Great valuable service you do here with the weather reports. Thanks!!!
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 10:38am 09.22.22 Yes, Dammit Jim! You're doing all of us a service by sharing. Tks!:beer:
Persistent Fresh Water Leak dlochner at 10:34am 09.22.22 When the hot water tank is hot, it increases the pressure on the HW lines because the water expands.
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 10:25am 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 09.22.22

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