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Anti-fouling mistake? Ed Schenck at 8:04am 03.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3168 I went to WM on Saturday and picked up supplies including the anti-fouling: http://www.westmarine.co
H-23 Forestay Length fleetswell at 8:00am 03.28.11 Smaller Boats 5/3166 Hi All. I need some help with forestay on my Hunter 23. When I purchased her a CDI roller furler h
365 Pilothouse Opinion budcurtis at 7:31am 03.28.11 Pearson 1/2175 Has anyone have any good/bad words/experiences with the Pearson Pilothouse. My wife and I have been
Garmin gps routes yardwork43 at 7:07am 03.28.11 Ask All Sailors 27/5085 I updated my gps to a Garmin 536. Now I find out that Garmin's gps routes will not allow you to foll
Stuffing box wrenches Snotter at 6:17am 03.28.11 Ask All Sailors 16/5713 I need two stuffing box wrenches: 2" and 2 1/8". I can find the 2" wrench online but not the 2 1/8"
2000 Hunter 270 Opinions HeelHead at 5:47am 03.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4134 Hi All, I am considering a 2000 270 with an in-board. It has a wing keel and a lot of extras. Does
Mast Stepping System for a H280 parkermcc at 5:04am 03.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2514 I am looking at a H280 and have been reading all the great information provide on this site ... Grea
Sta-lok vs swage NYSail at 4:54am 03.28.11 Ask All Sailors 21/9740 Hello all... I am getting ready to purchase a Schaefer 2100 roller furling and will install it mys
Seaward 32rk jjohnsonmarine at 2:55am 03.28.11 Other Sailboats 8/15133 Has anyone ever sailed a seaward 32rk? I've been looking at them, but is like to hear some firsthand
In our prayers, and forever mindful... MrMikey64 at 11:25pm 03.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/6052 For those who listen to the news, you may have heard of the 25 ft sailboat that capsized this weeken
Coronado 15 Manual needed Mutsaerts at 10:20pm 03.27.11 Smaller Boats 1/3143 My wife and I are new to sailing and recently purchased a Coronado 15 Catalina and are looking for a
Cost to replace the cushions in my Hunter 430 rwblocker at 9:30pm 03.27.11 Big Boats 7/2605 The cushions in my Hunter 430 are still in ok shape but the foam not as firm as I would like. I wou
Sailboat Capsizes In San Diego Rick D at 8:37pm 03.27.11 Ask All Sailors 136/31046 Two fatalities reported. I have no idea from the description how this would happen in San Diego Bay
What is the model name of my O'day? twocreeks at 8:04pm 03.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 17/4706 Hello! I'm the proud owner of a 1973 O' Day 23 footer. Is there a cross reference I can use to ide
Reef Line 1 & 2 galliob at 7:34pm 03.27.11 Big Boats 6/2920 My wife and I purchased a Hunter Legend 35.5 boat just a few weeks ago. It is a much larger boat tha
34 Oil Pressure alarm Sefuller at 7:33pm 03.27.11 Bigger Boats 5/1882 A passenger on our boat last summer was horrified to discover that we have no oil pressure alarm tha
C 250 wb centerboard need bushings?? mspiers at 6:59pm 03.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3695 C 250 wb centerboard need bushings?? Just purchased a 2007 c250 wb with swing centerboard last fri
Peeling varnish under aft berth cushions. jwbrown at 6:57pm 03.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2069 The varnish on the wood under our aft and v-berth cushions is peeling off in sheets in our 2005 Bene
rub rail replacement markb49 at 6:55pm 03.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3290 Would anybody know what I would need to replace my 2 pc damaged rub rail on my 1994 hunter sailboat?
Hello Everyone! (3) jpospula at 5:49pm 03.27.11 Catalina 22 5/1637 I wanted to introduce myself, My name is James and bought my new to me 1990 Catalina 22 last year.

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Fuel Vacuum Gauge JamesG161 at 1:49pm 08.01.22 blue device with the long piece of flat bar That holds his dead engine in his not Sailing boat. Ji
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 1:45pm 08.01.22 I like the new gauge I installed on my new filter and pump fuel polishing equipment. Yeah, yeah.
Victorian BMV-712 vs Balmar SG2000 neoflight at 1:44pm 08.01.22
Bristol 22 rgranger at 1:28pm 08.01.22 My first thought is THAT IS BEAUTIFUL! Here is the spec sheet for the bristol 22 https://sailboa
Tools jssailem at 1:18pm 08.01.22 I understand your critique. I came by the product when working with my rigger who was servicing a Bo
Diesel Inboard RPMs jssailem at 1:12pm 08.01.22 Mark You know specifics on your engine influence the quality of responses. The Kabota engines with
Seawater pump for A/C Rick at 1:11pm 08.01.22 That is useful ... my pump seems to work well most of the time, but it usually gives me HPF error a
Diesel Inboard RPMs dlochner at 1:11pm 08.01.22 The worst thing you can do to a diesel is not run it fast enough. Long periods of idling cause unbur
Diesel Inboard RPMs kappykaplan at 1:05pm 08.01.22 Diesels like to be run at 80-85% of wide-open throttle.
Winch replacement Alice A. at 1:04pm 08.01.22 Andersen all the way.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) jssailem at 12:59pm 08.01.22 Nice video. Great grab. I guess it is all about the timing. So as not to lose any fingers.
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) jssailem at 12:47pm 08.01.22 I like the new gauge I installed on my new filter and pump fuel polishing equipment.
Barlow 19 Winch jssailem at 12:38pm 08.01.22 I have used the Lewmar springs and pawls in my Barient 22 and 23 winches. They work just fine. I un
Barlow 19 Winch rgranger at 12:19pm 08.01.22 Not so fast cowboy. It is a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_tooth_sharpening :facepal
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 08.01.22 Well, obviously we travel in different financial circles. All I could afford was this cheap gauge
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) JamesG161 at 12:06pm 08.01.22 You guys operate at a much higher level than my pay scale. Not really, but I do like my Racor Vacu
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 12:00pm 08.01.22 If the controller has a malfunction there's a chance that the input or output side could short. I'm
Winch replacement Project_Mayhem at 11:55am 08.01.22 After TowBoatUS fed one of my Harken 32 winches to Lake Michigan I had the opportunity to install so
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) deander at 11:52am 08.01.22 You already got some good advice here. I own a Widgeon (1970). Its is light and very responsive to w
Barlow 19 Winch dlochner at 11:26am 08.01.22 Then I tried "tooth sharpener" and also got multiple hits... fortunately the sharpener was for chai

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