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Engine overheating in narrow channel surrounded by boats Jared1048 at 2:15pm 08.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/2478 Hopefully your weekend sailing wasnt like mine... While out in a narrow channel with dozens of boa
Fuel System Problems Captain Dick at 1:54pm 08.01.11 Big Boats 12/3077 Own a Hunter 2005 46LE with the standard Yanmar engine package and 100 gallon fuel tank. When motor
Difficult to maintain speed upwind Captain Dick at 1:45pm 08.01.11 Big Boats 4/1578 We sail a 2005 46LE on Lake Michigan and love it. However our ability to sail close to the wind is n
Mast Raising System Part Needed Okie Dokie at 12:22pm 08.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1267 I dropped the shackle that attaches the line leading from the mast raising system to the mast. Of co
"Reefing Madness"--Angst revisited (1) rognvald at 11:50am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3488 Bill and Tim, I hope this file comes through showing the reefing system. Thanks, Ron
Sunbrella teacher63 at 11:38am 08.01.11 Smaller Boats 4/1587 This is going to be about dumbest question ever, but does anyone know what side faces out on Sunbr
New Post from Roger-The Downside of Cruising Strider Reports at 11:04am 08.01.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4485
Vision 36, leak around the mast Mike H. at 11:03am 08.01.11 Big Boats 4/1352 Hello Steve and you other Vision owners. Last weekend we did a rough passage out the gate. Whil
Need Sails leshitch at 10:46am 08.01.11 Parts Search 5/3280 Hi, I recently bought a Hunter 27 and the sails are useless. Does anyone have a set of used sails th
I can't find Havoline/Texaco Coolant Velero49 at 10:41am 08.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1391 Whayt is your Yanmar dealer using instead?
bruised legs Lost Parent at 10:34am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2898 On my 1982 Catalina 30 when I am standing behind the wheel the backs of my legs get beat up from the
Pics of Cherubini style cabins? fingerlakes.sail at 10:31am 08.01.11 Smaller Boats 2/1295 My 1974, 25 ft is a delight to sail...but the cabin needs some work. I am wondering if anyone has p
C-30 Whisker Pole Blue Hull at 10:11am 08.01.11 Catalina 30 7/9272 First season with my '81 C-30. I discovered the value of a whisker pole this weekend. Catalina Direc
repower chusansail at 9:30am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1994 I am looking for a boatyard on the east coast south of virginia, to do an engine repower, which woul
Want to beat the heat in Bar Harbor Maine Christian Sailing at 9:29am 08.01.11 Destinations 5/4909 Too late to do anything this year but the family and I are considering cruising up to Bar Harbor, ME
Johnson Pump Aqua T Head bsavulis at 8:10am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2557 I thought I might post this to alert others to the issues I am having with this unit. The head is
"Reefing Madness"--Angst revisited rognvald at 8:05am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2769 My Pearson 34-2 has an Isomat mast and boom. The boom has internal reefing. I have never had a probl
"Reefing Madness"--Angst revisited rognvald at 7:52am 08.01.11 Pearson 4/1844 My Pearson 34-2 has an Isomat mast and boom. The boom has internal reefing. I have never had a probl
Dirty dink problems mister_j at 7:50am 08.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1378 I recently upgraded to a 35, which I love, but I'm having an issue I could use help on. The exhaust
Adding GPS at the helm Long Story at 7:30am 08.01.11 Catalina 310 17/5355 I guess this could post at any site, but throught I would start with the 310 group first. I am add

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I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Hollyberry at 8:28am 10.05.22 What part/area of Georgia Strait are you planning this? What is the exposure? I kind of agree with t
40 ft O Day winterizing water system twodzusfittings at 8:23am 10.05.22 So first my disclaimer: I'm not an expert but I've done this for the last fifteen years with success
Loos gauge questions higgs at 8:22am 10.05.22 The gauge comes with instructions and an additional gauge to find out your rigging size. Perhaps yo
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? PaulK at 8:22am 10.05.22 Used studs like that to mount the foot braces in my kayaks. They're designed to be installed with th
Buy now or wait for recession? Calif. Ted at 8:20am 10.05.22 Prices took a large leap solely based on demand, I had an unsolicited offer of $10,000 more than I
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? dlochner at 8:17am 10.05.22 Yes, not those specific mounts. Weldmounts are popular with marine electricians for securing low wei
Merit 22 trailer rgranger at 8:12am 10.05.22 The trailer axle should also have a load printed on the cross bar. Typically axle sizes are 2000# o
Invest 98L Will Gilmore at 8:08am 10.05.22 I spent 3rd grade at the Beach School on Fort Myers Beach. The whole row of beach houses on stilts
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? JamesG161 at 8:06am 10.05.22 PS: Just Read above post. Building bridges that take Vibrational loads is much different Static loa
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 8:05am 10.05.22 Thanks @Scott T-Bird for starting this topic. I think it is helping lift some of the Seatalk fog for
Pleasant Surprise/Docking rgranger at 8:05am 10.05.22 When folks on the dock offer to help us as we approach we always politely decline. :plus: Amen! E
Happy Birthday to John Shepard JamesG161 at 8:04am 10.05.22 Today one of our favorites is going to celebrate his Birthday in Branson MO. Happy Birthday @jssa
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 8:01am 10.05.22 We have used Iron Rebar in Concrete for years. The Rebar never corrodes inside the cured Cement.
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 7:59am 10.05.22 Why wouldn't the ones I buy already be updated? :what: Would it be that the store models aren't n
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. brien rahilly at 7:54am 10.05.22 You posted a clear question, along with photos... so that people who have never seen a snipe, could
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? JamesG161 at 7:50am 10.05.22 We have used Iron Rebar in Concrete for years. The Rebar never corrodes inside the cured Cement. Fo
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 7:50am 10.05.22 LoL Iron bars in cement do not rust very quickly at all. Adding rust to cement is not the same thi
Buy now or wait for recession? HeelBoy at 7:49am 10.05.22 Food for though; This presumes a lot of rationality on behalf of someone who spent a pile of money o
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 7:48am 10.05.22 we could end up with a ______ participle. :plus:
Buy now or wait for recession? rgranger at 7:38am 10.05.22 (IMO: never buy one without a decent trailer because getting a trailer alone can exceed the value of

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