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Compression Tube Connection Top Gun at 5:01pm 08.26.11 Lancer 1/1882 I am interested in buying a 1980 Lancer but there seems to be a huge amount of rust around the base
Installing a larger main sail savyauto at 3:57pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1680 I have the chance to buy a good used main sail for my M25 It measures 25x27x10. These seem to be wi
Tank Indicator Inop--how to test? jimlay at 3:47pm 08.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6734 Greetings all; I have a tank indicator that is wired to all 3 of my fresh water storage tanks as w
Hurricane Prep ruidh at 3:41pm 08.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1450 Irene will be here on Sunday. I went out this afternoon and started taping up openings. I taped the
HUrricane Irene Freedom77 at 3:38pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3072 To all you folks back East. I'll be praying for your safety. Batten down the hatches. This too shal
Boomkicker or topping lift kpgraci at 2:15pm 08.26.11 Day Sailers 15/6142 I need something, not having another line aloft has merit, I suppose. If I added a topping lift it w
Yanmar 54 hp fuel consumption Nodak7 at 2:11pm 08.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/16238 Has anyone out there had enough experience with the Yanmar 54hp to give me an estimate on fuel consu
Looking for our dream boat polaris211 at 1:18pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1459 Hey all - My partner and I are interested in buying a 26S, but have not yet had the opportunity to
doubled up and waiting. Gary_H at 12:00pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 22/3929 Well, I'm at the boat and waiting for Irene. I've secured everything the best I can and now it's ju
NOAA Buoy Data Center Dave602 at 10:39am 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1578 For anyone interested NOAA has the Buoy Data on line at : http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/Southeast.s
Question for those who race C30 tall tigs Bob M. at 10:22am 08.26.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/3217 Gang, Like others with Catalina 30 tall rigs, I have found that when the apparent wind goes over ab
East coast boat travel mavreix at 10:16am 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2210 Whats the longest distance anyone on here has traveled up/down the east coast by boat?
Replacing Radial Drive Wheel (1) RosaMaria at 9:59am 08.26.11 Catalina 30 3/2195 This is something the surveyor missed on our recently purchased 1991 C30 MKII - the steering radial
Lancer 36 owners WindDancer at 9:37am 08.26.11 Lancer 0/1509 Have any Lancer 36 owners found a source for port light/window replacement parts? Anyone know who ma
Yanmar dripping oil ... eliems at 9:37am 08.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1540 Yanmar 2GF 18 horse 1993 (2000 hours on it). Noticed two places on the absorbant where some oil ha
Cover for '81 Hunter 22 wanted newsailor130 at 9:27am 08.26.11 Smaller Boats 4/1571 Anybody selling, or have a source for a custom winter cover for a 1981 Hunter 22? Sailor's Taylor ha
what kind of tape? FourPoints at 9:11am 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4191 going to tape all the hatches, lockers and other openings on the boat, but what kind of tape do I ne
Is my boat slow, or am I? Wayne Spanier at 3:39am 08.26.11 Catalina 22 3/2061 Can anyone tell me if my catalina 22 is slow, or am I just not a good enough sailor yet? Or both?
Hunter 25 or Hunter 23 lee5267 at 2:36am 08.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2052 I currently find myself facing the decision between a 1981 H25 and a 1986 H23. They are essentially
Need a new compass! yachtsman at 1:58am 08.26.11 Smaller Boats 0/932 Since new I fitted my 260 with a Saturn Aquametre compass. Then trying to get a cover has been impo

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Raymarine electronics hookup help Johann at 10:43am 10.14.22 Ok guys I thing we are all on the same page here and I am a lot further ahead. One other thing, and
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 10:35am 10.14.22 John Paul Jones. Yes on a few of them. Count down the list for the row number of quote then I can
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! kappykaplan at 10:24am 10.14.22 John Paul Jones. :beer:
Gel Coat Spider. Bill Groves at 10:10am 10.14.22 Thanks for the insight.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 9:57am 10.14.22 That looks like a fairly substantial tang. I'm going with a stay for a spinnaker.
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank JamesG161 at 9:55am 10.14.22 Any ideas on the cause and the fix? Your sea cock ball valve is not shutting off. It may appear t
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 9:52am 10.14.22 A few memorable Naval quotes Anyone want to guess who made those Quotes? Ensign Jim...
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 10.14.22 Recent post on exactly this problem. Do a search. The macerator act as a check valve but is now le
Loading boat on trailer (2) abouttime at 9:41am 10.14.22 Here are a couple of photos. Draft is 2 feet.
Gel Coat Spider. Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 10.14.22 If you can walk and chew gum at the same time, you can repair spider cracks. All except for the for
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 9:31am 10.14.22 This is why I was trying to avoid m.aking any more assumptions. Completely misremembered what the pi
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement jssailem at 8:29am 10.14.22 many longer masts were done that way from the factory :plus:
Winter Cover Parsons at 8:26am 10.14.22 I have no experience not covering boats through winters, but when I looked around my Michigan storag
Typical weather kloudie1 at 8:22am 10.14.22 Of the 9 named storms so far this year, only 4 would have been named in years past. NWS seems to be
Loading boat on trailer (2) Leeward Rail at 7:54am 10.14.22 I have to back part way in, get the keel aligned in the keel tray with the boat only partially on t
Winter Cover (2) Tally Ho at 7:34am 10.14.22
Loading boat on trailer JBP-PA at 7:24am 10.14.22 To retrieve my boat, I cannot back as far as launching it. I have to back part way in, get the keel
Typical weather BigEasy at 7:08am 10.14.22
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? RoyS at 7:03am 10.14.22 Many boats built during the wing keel fad era had rudders that were lower in the water than the keel
Typical weather Leeward Rail at 6:46am 10.14.22 No name from the NWS but if was in the gulf everyone would be running to high ground. If it isn't

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