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On the Road Again Roger Long at 1:45am 07.18.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2859 My planned departure was delayed for a couple minutes by the yard workboat moving a sailboat with a
Out for a Week Smithy at 11:30pm 07.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1653 In just a few hours I'll be heading out for a week on Skald, following an epic (to me, at least) 6-m
Solar Panel on V2-22 Faris at 9:24pm 07.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/6010 So, I decided that I need a solar panel. I only need about 12 watts, so I ordered a simple 18 watt
Oil Change jorgefife at 9:20pm 07.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3040 I know this sounds like a silly question, but how do you remove the oil from the engine so I can thr
A symetrical spinniker shanker at 9:19pm 07.17.11 Smaller Boats 4/1626 Hello all, I pick my H260 up in two weeks :) and it comes with an a symetrical spinniker. The owne
Merc 9.8 Hp 1985 ejet99 at 8:02pm 07.17.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/3071 I need an outboard pro... This motor sounds solid and runs good at higher throttle but at lower thro
Main Sail Issue arknoah at 7:40pm 07.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2661 When we sailed yesterday on our Mac 25 (1984), I noticed that my main wouldn't go up the last 8- 12
#1 C-22 For Sale? CaptDon01 at 7:35pm 07.17.11 Catalina 22 3/1914 I seen this ad for C-22 #1 on Craigslist. I thought I heard the factory bought hull #1 several year
Den Haan oil lamps Mark Maulden at 7:19pm 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2306 Anybody bought a DHR trawler lamp recently? I have gone through three (within one week) and all lea
Cradle plans fine folly at 6:57pm 07.17.11 Columbia 0/2642 Just bought a 26 foot Columbia MKII. I need to build a cradle for it ' am wondering if anyone has p
Beneteau 40 Yanmar 4JH5E Fuel Consumption Beneteau40sailor at 6:44pm 07.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/5151 Anyone getting 1 gallon per hour fuel burn rate at 2800 RPM? The manual reads 8 liters per hour at
I'm looking for someone to show me thier 26x pimerese at 6:37pm 07.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1123 I am looking into buying a 26x. I was hoping I could find someone in the Buffalo/Rochester NY area
Advice Canvas Co's in CT Doons60 at 6:28pm 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2114 We're looking to add a Bimini and sunshade to our boat this summer. We've found several canvas compa
1980 Hunter 33 jib stay rough length eolson3705 at 6:15pm 07.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1485 I am starting to research installing a roller furling on my 1980 Hunter 33 and needed a rough length
Boat Cover of Daysailer hkellogg at 6:04pm 07.17.11 Parts Search 0/2533 There was a generic boat cover for the Daysailer that I bought from Boatcovers.com that fit real nic
23.5 leak av8erdunn at 5:58pm 07.17.11 Smaller Boats 5/1604 Ever since I got my 23.5 I have noticed that when it rains I will get water in the pocket of the hul
Raising the mainsail bugsboat at 5:38pm 07.17.11 Big Boats 8/2337 We purchased our 1995 Hunter 37.5 last spring and purchased a new mainsail to replace the original s
Increase head sail size drenard at 5:29pm 07.17.11 Smaller Boats 8/4089 I have a Hunter 260 and I want to increase the size of my head sail. A sail maker suggested that I
Propane Stove TR6 at 5:18pm 07.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/1977 OK I don't want to start a propane vs alcohol debate but................. I'm looking at getting rid
Electrolysis Problem - Huner 38 mscard at 3:03pm 07.17.11 Big Boats 8/2819 I've owned my 2006 Hunter 38 since May 1st. My diver discovered my strut zinc was missing and instal

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It's groundhog day artboas at 10:52pm 10.01.22 Is this the offending beast : aced the one on the lid, donkey's years ago. For whatever reason, t
It's groundhog day artboas at 10:51pm 10.01.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 8:00pm 10.01.22
Getting cold out here Tally Ho at 7:36pm 10.01.22 Agree Greg. It appears he was some distance from docking, still under sail and in some not so pleas
Finally did it dlochner at 7:19pm 10.01.22 The real Dave story. rtDAK7Umk7A
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 10.01.22
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping dlochner at 7:08pm 10.01.22 Unless there are 2 or more bilge pumps using the same outlet, check valves in the pump outlets are n
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Terry Cox at 6:43pm 10.01.22 Had the same problem with our Genset awhile ago and long story short, it was the impeller. The deal
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy Terry Cox at 6:31pm 10.01.22 It spoils my sell professed reputation as a hearty sailor, so don't let anyone else know! Mums the
Getting cold out here Terry Cox at 6:29pm 10.01.22 I have to have that lifeline down when I dock. If I forget, some bad stuff will happen to my stanci
transmission when sailing (1) twodzusfittings at 5:45pm 10.01.22 If you sail vast distances and as it's best to have the prop free wheeling is there a way of harness
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? dlochner at 5:42pm 10.01.22 Adding hundreds of pounds of weight to a light boat built to a price does not seem to be a particula
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? rgranger at 4:35pm 10.01.22 Perhaps a useful weight might be and advised. Lead acid batteries come to mind. At 65lbs or more a
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer rgranger at 4:32pm 10.01.22
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jon hansen at 4:19pm 10.01.22 my $0,02: prepare, fenders, docklines, boathook. the spring line is most important of all lines
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:14pm 10.01.22 Well shucks. I detached the water intake hose at the water pump and water flows freely there unless
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 3:59pm 10.01.22 Good luck, John! We'll be watching this thread.
Finally did it kappykaplan at 3:42pm 10.01.22 2000, A Space Odyssey? 2001??? :beer:
How well does a C-270 trailer? capt_paul at 3:41pm 10.01.22 got it, tandem (double axle) thank you
Finally did it Will Gilmore at 3:32pm 10.01.22 Too funny.. I forgotten Dave was the astronaut in 2001 a Space Odyssey... Just what do you think y

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