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More Boat Names Freedom77 at 11:10am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 31/8797 Having been attached to a number of different clubs over the years, I recently found a couple of old
looking for some help speedy at 11:07am 06.22.11 Big Boats 2/1259 looking for a mast for my 39' Oday keel stepped 57' double streight spreader also double life line s
Ideal dinghy outboard size (1) soling42 at 11:06am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 17/10862 Our 100lb, 10'-4" Achilles dinghy with an aluminum rollup floor and inflatable V section crys out mo
Hunter 27 Advice aeronca at 10:34am 06.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3120 Hi all, new to the Hunter forums, new to sailing and about to be new to owning a boat. Looking very
Running rigging (3) jfrench at 10:07am 06.22.11 Catalina 22 9/7847 Could someone please post a few pictures showing proper rigging of the boom and of the jib sheets. I
OT: trailer sway? - too little tongue weight? MrBill_FLL at 9:57am 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1138 towing a car, but pretty typical of the jacknife trailer. -re: moving the axle back on stock Mac tr
Battery Fuse Sizing - How? (7) Maine Sail at 9:37am 06.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 23/52529 Lately there have been a number of questions, on this and other forums, about battery bank fuse sizi
Replacement T Handle for engine kill switch Alvorada at 9:10am 06.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1755 Has anyone had to replace their T Handle on the egnine kill switch? The thing came loose and into t
fuel pump insamji1 at 8:40am 06.22.11 Catalina 310 4/2065 I have a Universal M-25XPB engine. Last year the wire for the oil pressure switch broke off. Not r
Hello new seacocks Jacques C at 7:41am 06.22.11 Big Boats 4/1749 I am finally getting ready to take out the old gate valves and thru hulls and install new thru hulls
Consigning sails theland39 at 7:23am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1952 I have recently cleaned out some sails from my garage, and thought I would make some money consignin
Add winches and tracks Oday 222 fly symmetrical spinnaker (2) Mich222 at 6:04am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4416 I want to add winches and tracks to my Oday 222 in order to fly a symmetrical spinnaker. The attach
What is best location for radios near companionway of 26S ?? (2) Cruiser1 at 3:30am 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1845 I am in the process of relocating my VHF and AM/FM from above the galley to the starboard and port s
How to moor your boat paulj at 10:01pm 06.21.11 Catalina 310 1/2378 Left Cap Sante Anacortes,Wa for a few days of sailing. I took a lot of photos of things on the way
How sweet it is! Captain Gadget at 9:32pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2500 Well after many an embarrassing smell from my holding tank vent when the toilet was flushed knocking
Retractable keel problems ravencapt at 9:02pm 06.21.11 Pearson 1/1357 Does any one know how to repair or replace SS turning block for cable to retractable keel. This is
Long Beach area Mac 25 owners Kestle at 8:41pm 06.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1148 I am new to this forum, and would like to know if there are any Mac 25 sailors in the Long Beach/ Sa
reduction gear problem spraygun at 8:38pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1350 I have an 84 H34.I replaced prop shaft.So prop and shaft were removed.When I re-installed the new sh
Found readable copy of O'day 22 "manual" PPPPPP42 at 8:22pm 06.21.11 Day Sailers 9/12136 http://www.flickr.com/photos/51807557@N07/sets/72157625609731850/with/5265378105 If you want to sav
New 390 Owner OceanCzar at 7:14pm 06.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2083 Hi all, In the process of buying a 1989 Beneteau 390, any advice is appreciated :)

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Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 8:22pm 08.03.22 Is there any reason you need marinas every night? There are places to duck into for the night and a
Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 8:19pm 08.03.22 It would be nice if we new where "south" was. You in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific
Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 8:17pm 08.03.22 It would be nice if we new where "south" was. You in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific
Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 8:15pm 08.03.22 You've only just begun to ask questions! There are good resources out there, here are some places a
East River dLj at 8:10pm 08.03.22 Dave, you are correct. Navionics does not know how to handle air draft when auto route planning de
Rope lengths for Boom Outhaul and Cunningham led to cockpit brockangelo at 8:07pm 08.03.22 My wife is a nurse and there is a thing when reviving someone: smoke over fire, cloud over grass. Yo
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Ralph Johnstone at 7:48pm 08.03.22 Delo 400 15w-40 No obvious errors regardless of where you look. I do the same as you and no smoke
East River Ward H at 7:29pm 08.03.22 This summer Navionics tried to run me under the bay bridge far to one side of the main span. I don'
Air conditioning thermostat issue Capt Robbie at 7:19pm 08.03.22 Most ac systems are designed to give a temperature difference of 10 - 15 degrees based on normal ave
Going to Rio DArcy at 7:00pm 08.03.22 They do allow for some advertising on the boat. I haven't looked into any corporate sponsorship as t
The Verdict Leeward Rail at 6:50pm 08.03.22 O'Day 26 ? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oday-26 4800 lb displacement. 30 inch draft with center
Rope lengths for Boom Outhaul and Cunningham led to cockpit Leeward Rail at 6:39pm 08.03.22 Yes, colors are good (e.g. we used red for all our reefing lines). How about chicken yellow for f
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:16pm 08.03.22 207941
H23 Cleat Layout isaksp00 at 5:39pm 08.03.22 Our '91 H23 has a pair of plastic horn cleats at bow and the "embedded rod" style at the stern. A pa
Going to Rio capta at 5:32pm 08.03.22 When I was a teen, professional sailors were not allowed to participate in those events, the Olympic
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') capta at 5:21pm 08.03.22 If one considers any trip up or down the left coast of the US, the trip from Seattle is probably the
Hunter 306 - Lewmar Cobra pedestal 2nd hand market? Brinky63 at 5:21pm 08.03.22 Crazy Dave will do. I've had to run cables thru the pedestal already, wish we had more options other
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? heritage at 4:57pm 08.03.22 I'm using a Victron IP65 for charging the AGM starting battery and a Victron IP67 for the lithium ba
Diesel Inboard RPMs jviss at 4:57pm 08.03.22 You're splitting hairs. True, running diesels unloaded at high RPMs is not good for the diesel. How
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Calif. Ted at 4:32pm 08.03.22 My 3GM30 used to smoke a little on cold start and while running, just noticeable, not as bad as you

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