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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 15/6195 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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Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:42am 10.27.22 Lead halyards and sheets through turning blocks, deck organizers then through clutches then to self
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 10.27.22 The other suggestion was to remove the valve cover and push a quarter in between the tops of the va
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Arrgh at 11:35am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:26am 10.27.22 For an in-mast continuous line you want a spliced low stretch line without lumps. For halyards and c
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 11:20am 10.27.22 if you have in mast roller furling, you will know that a knot will jam the furler. A tapered eye w
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:11am 10.27.22 Not all 3/8" Dacron (proprietary polyester) rope is the same. For control line Samson XLS3 or New En
ODay 34 refrigeratiom AndreNJ11 at 10:59am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? BigEasy at 10:55am 10.27.22 Why must the halyards have eye splices? None of the halyards on my previous boats, nor any replacem
40 ft O Day winterizing water system AndreNJ11 at 10:50am 10.27.22 Don't forget: Shower sump pan to overboard drain through the pump (a pint or two should do). Shower
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

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