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One more good reason to always wear a PFD Ken Honeycutt at 11:56am 07.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2327 http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/6353207-418/body-of-orland-park-man-found-in-lake-michigan.html
Yanmar Hour Meter Failure Rick486 at 11:11am 07.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/7107 Well, I made an interesting discovery today. I am on an extended cruise and discovered my hour meter
I Hate My Sail Drive duncanhoo at 10:48am 07.06.11 Bavaria 13/21295 My first boat with a saildrive was my bavaria. I cant say enough bad things about the design. Whi
Buying new sails: What do the abbreviations mean? JLong80 at 10:36am 07.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1434 I have a 1972 O'day 22 that I am considering replacing the mainsail on, but when looking for sails I
Outboard upgrade plan review sPk at 9:16am 07.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1908 1980 O'Day 25 c/b Currently has original 1980 Johnson 7.5hp, 2 cycle on original wedge ' mount. I
Mainsail configuration on mast cl8on at 8:20am 07.06.11 Catalina 22 10/3415 Hello All. I'm a Catalina 22 newbie and having problems when lowering the mainsail. When the sail is
extra halyard on our 33.5 TracyMyers at 7:42am 07.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1430 Hello forum viewers! Our 1989 33.5 has an 'extra' (meaning we don't know what it is for) halyard. W
DC aux. power jphillips48 at 6:45am 07.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1658 Has anyone tried to use a gulf cart motor as aux. power on a sailboat? Will they work? what are the
Catalina 30 Nicro Fico Traveler TomCatalina at 6:35am 07.06.11 Catalina 30 6/6289 Hi All, I have a 1986 Catalina 30. The traveler car broke after I forgot to tighten the main sheet a
Fresh Water pvc connectors Mike Oatsvall at 6:27am 07.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1685 Does anybody know where I can acquire a couple of the connectors, elbows and tees for the fresh wate
thinking about scrapping/parting out H37C???? STXCUTTTER at 6:08am 07.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5584 I picked up this boat in the VI for $500. It was full of water and laying on its side in Salt river
MSD help needed round the bend at 5:32am 07.06.11 Bigger Boats 2/1451 I have a 1976 Gurney designed O'day 27. The holding tank looks like iit is a replacement as it disp
Sea Trial - Whew! Roger Long at 4:58am 07.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3520 I was at the boat for an early morning sea trial, before breakfast even, since I couldn't wait to se
What's in a name Smithy at 9:45pm 07.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2700 Yeah, I know the traditions about renaming. This isn't about that. It's the name itself. When I
Pulling my new 1982 27' Hunter (1) Moonstruckmantis at 7:19pm 07.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1660 I just purchased this boat, I do not know how to sail, do not know very much about boats in general.
How to remove/install gimballed range Stephen Trapani at 7:04pm 07.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/8083 I bought a gimballed Hillerange propane range off Craigslist (for $150) and want to trade out for th
Video 37 CC Herg� R�gis at 7:01pm 07.05.11 Bigger Boats 2/1642 Amateur video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCSM2-gRdJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSSUIrfD
Air Conditioner Fan Motor Nick16968 at 6:12pm 07.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1659 Where can I purchase a replacement fan motor for the 16 BTU Cruise Air unit on our 2006 423? THe Cru
bristol corinthian motor well captainwhodat at 5:45pm 07.05.11 Bristol 3/3626 Im restoring a bristol corinthian, Im not sure how to open the motor well, it has been painted shut,
prop strut on e-27 jfree at 5:38pm 07.05.11 Ericson 0/3241 can someone tell me exactly how the prop shaft strut is attached to the hull of the E-27?

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Mixing elbow cracked. dlochner at 4:58pm 08.08.22 Shouldn't be a big problem. Take a look at HDI marine for a replacement. https://hdimarine.net
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 4:57pm 08.08.22 I checked and tightened everything. One lag would not tighten. It was spinning, so I drilled the hol
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor Rick Webb at 4:48pm 08.08.22 Thanks for the corrections. What do you recommend my boat have? I will be sailing mostly in protec
Raymarine Wind failure artboas at 4:46pm 08.08.22
Two Things Hunter 49 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:40pm 08.08.22 Have you checked the tightness of the remaining lags? Perhaps the sheared lag was loose.
Cabin cushions sail sfbay at 4:28pm 08.08.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest contacting S2 Sailboat owner who might be interested in them.....do
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:19pm 08.08.22 We have discussed the idea of removing the pan. If even possible which is in doubt, what ever happen
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor rgranger at 4:15pm 08.08.22 I understand most of these systems are not needed for the tried and true sailer who has many hours
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 4:14pm 08.08.22 That what it seems like happened. As I watched the engine while it was put into gear, I could see th
Flush! Tally Ho at 4:02pm 08.08.22 Dear Fellow Sailors, I have a new-to-me boat with a full head and holding tank. Not sure if I nee
Two Things Hunter 49 Tally Ho at 3:58pm 08.08.22 First thing: I finally got around to installing my Gori three blade folding prop and promptly sheer
Interesting Article on Lift rgranger at 3:56pm 08.08.22 Yawl haha
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Tally Ho at 3:52pm 08.08.22
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor kendyoozed at 3:45pm 08.08.22 Thanks for the corrections. What do you recommend my boat have? I will be sailing mostly in protect
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 3:38pm 08.08.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:33pm 08.08.22 @kloudie1 took the words right out of my mouth ... adjusting screw may have come loose after the
Flush! Richard19068 at 3:20pm 08.08.22 Dear Fellow Sailors, I have a new-to-me boat with a full head and holding tank. Not sure if I nee
Catalina Fuse Box Richard19068 at 3:12pm 08.08.22 As others have said, a jammed prop and resultant engine stall should not result in a blown fuse.
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor dlochner at 2:45pm 08.08.22 hanks about the small boat yawling with a digital compass. I hadn't thought that it might not be ab
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? jon hansen at 2:34pm 08.08.22 yes

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