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bent rudder brad gooding at 4:38am 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1866 Heavy winds blew my boat to shore with the stern end facing the shoreline. The rudder was hitting th
Dents in the Hull KingAirDriver at 7:03pm 08.27.11 Catalina 22 4/1693 Hello all! New Catalina 22 owner, 1978 Hull # 8526 Great boat, many, many years of neglect, got her
Well, I'm hauled and waiting Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3041 For the first time in 30 years of sailing I decided to haul and weather this storm ashore. The comm
tanzer22 Pullpit ruready at 6:24pm 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2358 The pullpit on my tanzer 22 has a couple of creases in in, Does anyone know where I can purchase ano
Sharing: 1st Dry-Land-to-Dry-Land yammy at 5:45pm 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3404 hello, Macgregors i'm back from my first dry-land-to-dry-land trip between Point Roberts and Semia
Rube Godberg A/C (4) shipwreck66 at 5:22pm 08.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1780 This is the ongoing alteration of a cheap window unit for installation on a C27. Here is a pic or tw
Bilge pump air lock John T1594 at 4:15pm 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3496 Does anyone else have a problem with their bilge pump gettig air locked? Went down to the boat in ad
Speaking Of Cell Amplifiers... Rick D at 1:52pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2017 ...when I am on my mooring in Catalina Island, I can't get an adequate signal for my Virgin Wireless
Cradle Plans for a Beneteau Moorings 322 Andyrapp at 1:31pm 08.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1401 We just purchased a Beneteau Moorrings 322, and would like to build a Cradle so we can do maintance
Where have all the (marine) operators gone? Kings Gambit at 1:15pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3694 I was surprised (and embarrassed) to discover only recently that there are no more marine operators.
Mast support at the Keel Barry Eldridge at 1:03pm 08.27.11 Lancer 1/2087 1980 Lancer 30 Compression Post foot design During a survey for insurance, the inspector thought th
Cutting my 6' keel to 4.5 hunter bum at 12:53pm 08.27.11 Islander 12/9129 Just find a perfect boat ,1982 36 islander, but it is 6' draft...too much for my needs. I,m thinking
Replacing Radar Cable on a 2007 Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 12:05pm 08.27.11 Big Boats 6/1775 I am replacing my existing Ray Marine Radar with a Garmin unit. This requires that we pull the old c
Slidell police ready sailaway78 at 11:20am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1580 I talked to my next door neighbor this morning. He is a St. Tammany Parish ( Slidell ) deputy sheri
Touring a MacGregor 26D or 26S Babbleduck at 11:00am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2359 Hello everyone! I am new to sailboatowners.com and sailing and appreciate the opportunity to be a
Spindrift 22 merlinuxo at 9:58am 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 3/11070 Helped my neighbor bring his Spindrift back from the yards this morning. Stinking hot but the 20-25
Bilge is on every two minutes Creative at 8:58am 08.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1873 My bilge pump activates every two minutes. I feel that the line never empties completely. I feel tha
Newbie..Columbia, SC 06HARLEYULTRA at 8:41am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/896 Hi, We recently move to the Columbia, SC area. I am looking for some Mac X/M owners in this area fo
Storm News from NC jibes138 at 8:23am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2821 My house is located at 35.37N 77.23W approx. Storm is now at 35N and 76.4 W Lots of trees going do
Update Eastern & Coastal NC captron at 7:51am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2074 New Bern/Oriental ' Irene, Oriental recorded a gust of 91 MPH at 7:24 this morning and currently b

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4.108 winterizing Leeward Rail at 7:15am 10.31.22 When you run rv antifreeze through the system do you leave it in or do you open the drain plug on t
4.108 winterizing Rich Stidger at 7:14am 10.31.22 I use regular ethylene glycol antifreeze in the raw water side. I have previously measured the free
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar MikeHoncho at 7:04am 10.31.22 I have the same deposits on the underside of my cap when I check levels. It breaks down when rubbing
4.108 winterizing Leeward Rail at 6:55am 10.31.22 Be certain there is no alcohol in the AF, the alcohol can cause problems with any seals or the impe
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:27am 10.31.22 Congrats on buying your new boat! Now the fun begins. Nothing better than messing around with bo
4.108 winterizing kloudie1 at 5:01am 10.31.22 From a fellow Forum member: Engine Winter Freeze Protection - Marine How To Put the "Marine How To"
First time sailboat owner Terry Cox at 4:45am 10.31.22 Opinions? Rather than removing the house batteries I do all the work from the engine side. Hanging
4.108 winterizing dlochner at 4:45am 10.31.22 I run the engine until no AF comes out the exhaust and then leave it. Be certain there is no alcohol
Furling genoa cover seems too small? sailme88 at 3:27am 10.31.22 My understanding is that the foresail covers are made for boats with performance sails that aren't
Furling genoa cover seems too small? All U Get at 3:09am 10.31.22 Steve from Sailrite always makes it look easy, they have some very good ideas.
Furling genoa cover seems too small? jssailem at 11:07pm 10.30.22 taking this one down once we get into the more unlikely sailing weather. Not there yet, though. :b
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? (1) mermike at 10:46pm 10.30.22 <p>
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? Head Sail at 10:29pm 10.30.22 I have had a person interested in possibly buying my boat that wants to know the Hull ID Number pri
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Qorgyle at 7:49pm 10.30.22 Maybe a stepladder to get above the thickest part of the wrap, does your cover have a wider section
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit Kings Gambit at 7:05pm 10.30.22 I have a Hunter 38' with a double anchor roller. I carry a 25kg Rocna as my primary. I have a 16l
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? kappykaplan at 6:53pm 10.30.22 There is a BoatFax. It's BoatHistoryReport.com: Boat VIN Lookup / Hull Identification Number Look
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? kappykaplan at 6:51pm 10.30.22 I realized I give out my routing number on every single check I write :plus:
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 6:36pm 10.30.22 sage advice and thank you. I am going to wait until I get the full survey back and then negotiate w
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (3) Clutch Cargo at 6:24pm 10.30.22 It cleaned up easier than I thought. This grid piece was actually tabbed versus stuck on with bondo
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit Sailgunner at 6:23pm 10.30.22 I store my fortress on my second roller next to my #25 Rocna. Could send you a pic if you like.

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