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Getting a slip! Brian D at 1:21am 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 22/8841 Wow, as boat owners one of the biggest hurdles in getting a slip. In some regions it isn't that diff
Trimming a Furling Main red_dolphin at 10:13pm 05.02.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/14875 Don, On May 21st, I'm racing a Beneteau 343 from Long Beach to Two Harbors, Catalina. The next day,
Pearson Built O'day 322 mikedaubie at 9:14pm 05.02.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2026 I'm in the process of purchasing a 1991 O'day 322. My understanding is that the 1991 model is a Pea
water in the hull and cockpit eflatmin7 at 8:48pm 05.02.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1659 Hello, I just bought a 1972 Catilina 22 ...first time sailboat owner..I see drain holes in the cockp
Arco 6 Winch Maintenance (6) Steve22116 at 7:45pm 05.02.11 Lancer 0/3069 Good evening all. I removed, cleaned, lubricated, and reinstalled my winches this past week before d
'86 O'Day 272 Continuous Thread for RLPeeples rlpeeples88 at 7:14pm 05.02.11 Bigger Boats 56/11579 I have created this thread because I know I will have many questions about my new boat. And it's not
Non Skid paint guidera48 at 5:49pm 05.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2007 I am getting ready to paint my decks and need to know about how much paint to have on hand. I hate t
Drilling Stainless Steel thaeni at 5:38pm 05.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2250 I'm installing a tank monitor for my holding tank and it requires a 1" diameter hole. I can't seem
Marinas in West Palm BEach area Salty Seth at 4:57pm 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2261 Any recommendations for docking/marina in West Palm Beach/Palm Beach Inlet area?? Islander 30 with f
Replacing 336 Holding Tank rachelmackenzie at 4:21pm 05.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2833 Excited to report that we had a 1995 336 surveyed today! One of the issues reported was a corroded
Ownership Transfer of Calif Boat & Tax Issue. rfrye1 at 4:15pm 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1723 We are considering the transfer of ownership of our boat (USCG Documented) from personally owned to
electric fuel pump - universal M-18 Richard19068 at 3:39pm 05.02.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/5549 I have a Universal M-18 engine with an electric fuel pump mounted near the fuel tank. It is the cyli
Almost a bad day mikemo at 3:34pm 05.02.11 Catalina 22 17/4527 It's been a year since I've had the old girl out on the water. I finally got the replacement trailer
Alternator question sailnteacher77 at 3:34pm 05.02.11 Big Boats 2/1208 Hey guys. Shopping for a new alternator for my 3gm35f. I see some 80 amp versions instead of the
Boat transport Florida sail at 3:24pm 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2805 Hey Guys, It looks like I will probably be making arrangements for my "new" Nonsuch 30 Ultra to be
Seatalk cables malexander at 3:08pm 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2084 I want to make my oun Seatalk cables. Does anyone know for sure what size the connectors are. I am t
Waxing gone bad. (1) geehaw at 2:48pm 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3348 Well after hours of getting rid of oxidized gel-coat and compounding and 3 layers of wax the top s
Hunter 23 Teak Replacement (1) carboman at 2:32pm 05.02.11 Smaller Boats 6/2630 I have teak oiled and varnished. With another round of this at hand, I decided to try an alternativ
First sail with P18 (2) AZExpedition at 1:20pm 05.02.11 Precision 2/3883 After practicing assembly in the driveway for a week, I was able to splash my new (to me) P18. Big
Does your engine have bad breath? robertsapp at 1:19pm 05.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3449 I'm trying to define "normal" so that I don't drive myself crazy trying to fix something that isn't

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Testing coolant pump? CowboyWay at 4:55pm 09.01.22 Oh, and is just the tach needle dropping, or is the engine actually starting to stall? If you have
Island Time Progress report (1) CaptainRed at 4:53pm 09.01.22 Instrument Panel front. 99% finished.
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering azsailing at 4:49pm 09.01.22 Is the bracket the motor's on really worth the trouble? I had the motor mounted directly to the tra
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 4:41pm 09.01.22 Excellent question! I'd like to hear from someone who's tried. I don't know if it would be accura
Propane pressure gauge Head Sail at 4:21pm 09.01.22 Could you not use a non-contact temperature gun to see where the temperature changes on the surface
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Richard19068 at 3:29pm 09.01.22
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? MarkHejtmanek at 3:10pm 09.01.22 Thanks Andrew - much appreciated basics! I'll get a number of opportunities to sort out the process
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 3:06pm 09.01.22 But enough info on the post to meet most boaters needs. I don't want to know what the hell any b
Invest 91L kappykaplan at 2:54pm 09.01.22 Confirmed fish storm, Danielle.
Just a little surface rust kappykaplan at 2:39pm 09.01.22 This looks innocent enough. But it's not... Definitely not! :beer:
Just a little surface rust dlochner at 2:36pm 09.01.22 Yep, been replacing my cheap HW store clamps with the Scandvik clamps on essential systems. A couple
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? thinwater at 2:29pm 09.01.22 All sorts of cute sollutions (I would go with Dyneema if I did not have the proper crimper, and prob
Hunter Hull laid up Crazy Dave Condon at 2:28pm 09.01.22 @DOCKHAND Never heard back. If you can be more specific as to model and year, damage and/or conc
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 2:24pm 09.01.22 suppose an apology is in order Apology Accepted. I saw the switching back and forth between Weight
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 1:59pm 09.01.22 The issue with the bulldog clamps and Nico press style swaging is attaching the stud that needs to
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 1:55pm 09.01.22 Thanks for all the advice everyone. I will probably use the $6 solution for this long weekend trip,
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 1:43pm 09.01.22 The issue with the bulldog clamps and Nico press style swaging is attaching the stud that needs to g
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) rgranger at 1:41pm 09.01.22 I am hoping that I can properly (and reasonably) fix the trunk so I can continue sailing this wond
Mast lights morbidfollower at 1:36pm 09.01.22 We'll be staying at the guest docks at Elkhorn Yacht Club on 9/3 and then again on 9/7 and 9/8. Com
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer rgranger at 1:35pm 09.01.22 So you are asking if you need stabilizer for your fuel stabilizer :poop: I want in on that.. Know

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