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Update Eastern & Coastal NC captron at 7:51am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2068 New Bern/Oriental ' Irene, Oriental recorded a gust of 91 MPH at 7:24 this morning and currently b
Lake Powell -- how is the sailing ?? Mountainman at 5:57am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/17684 the reason that I'am asking while out recently looking for our new to us used sailboat a long time s
Hunter 460 Stauntion Bases Paul Lambert at 3:08am 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1753 I need to replace the stauntion bases on my 460 (2000 model). I can't seem to source these. Does any
Spinnaker for V-25, Can...?...No Can? seatravellerhawaii at 10:53pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1486 Aloha All, I would like to put a spinnaker on my 1978 V-25. I have not seen any sails from Sail Ware
Venture 2-22 - Thrust voltzwgn at 10:18pm 08.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2472 If I wanted to get an electric motor for my 2-22 what kind of thrust should I be looking for? is 34
Vision 36 speed record with video sj01 at 8:08pm 08.26.11 Big Boats 5/1790 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vcdu4kcUJg Took our Vision 36 for a trip out around Anclote Key tod
Best Place for Boat's Name and Home Port SHADS at 7:10pm 08.26.11 Smaller Boats 13/3354 We have a 1994 Hunter 26. We are looking to put the home port and boat's name on. What I've read is
Baggett and Sons on both coasts? CharlieCobra at 6:49pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3511 Maybe. Anybody within range of Florida need boat work or know somebody that needs a restoration? H
WindAlert Irene Page sinnettc at 6:34pm 08.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/8528 Found this on the SA site: http://irene.windalert.com Shows wind speed/direction at lots of sites
comparing models 310,311,32s5 diane fowler at 6:27pm 08.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1081 Hello! We are looking to buy a semi-FAST boat to race in the river/ Gulf of Mexico by Fort Myers, F
80-82 Cherubini Hunter 36 Cockpit Access Hatch Waterproofing (9) rardiH36 at 5:55pm 08.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2949 As with anything like this, there probably is a whole variety of workable solutions. This is how I
attaching reef hook Georgem52 at 5:48pm 08.26.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2009 Just got a 1997 270 and I was trying to figure out the reefing system. I saw that the reef tack shac
Compression Tube Connection Top Gun at 5:01pm 08.26.11 Lancer 1/1897 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 4/1690 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 11/6785 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 5/1459 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 2/3076 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 15/6193 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 5/16371 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 4/1463 Hey all - My partner and I are interested in buying a 26S, but have not yet had the opportunity to

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Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long dlochner at 10:43am 10.27.22 Interesting. So the water goes past the rings into the crankcase? I'll have to check that out. The
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Richard19068 at 10:12am 10.27.22 His alternative tips when there are no decompression levers were interesting. First he suggested t
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.27.22 Rope is a commodity. There are many outlets in the US or Canada. Spec Dacron 3/8 diameter line and
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:47am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 9:43am 10.27.22 Defender
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 10.27.22 Agreed. I would think if Prestone flush will handle an automotive engine safely, it will handle a s
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Brian D at 8:28am 10.27.22 All of my running rigging has been purchased from here. I never went to West Marine or Defender. SBO
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:27am 10.27.22 It is 27th of October... I had mentioned this was a planned day to haul the boat. Not happening. He
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 joker460 at 8:06am 10.27.22 What I was trying to explain is, if you physically disconnect the inverter output (Carefully) do you
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jdrutten at 7:59am 10.27.22 This is an interesting thread and the hydrolock boogeyman sometimes finds me during a cold start or
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:49am 10.27.22 Thanks for your reply. Yes the outlets work without the inverter on shore power. I believe the bypas
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Justin_NSA at 7:46am 10.27.22 And no extra cost. I like it !!
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:43am 10.27.22 Thank you for your reply, if you can , would you expand on the neutral ground possibility? Thank you
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 (1) joker460 at 7:42am 10.27.22 The way I read the manual is, the shore power goes directly to the inverter input connection. The ou
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:41am 10.27.22
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? (1) jssailem at 7:35am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Outboard for Sirius 21? Project_Mayhem at 7:12am 10.27.22 I had a 4hp on a 1300lbs boat. I was constantly running it at WOT which resulted in a noisy, vibrati
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 7:10am 10.27.22 Eye splices give a cleaner look than a typical bowline. Looks nautier. Oh, I see. I'm not a Helly
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts HeelBoy at 6:51am 10.27.22 I saw one without the notch made by the same company I just poked around their website and saw tha
Outboard for Sirius 21? sail sfbay at 6:45am 10.27.22 Welcome to the forum!! hp = displacement / 550 How to Calculate Outboard Motor Size for Sailboats -

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