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Mac 26M CDI furler bottom clevis pin size Billiam at 6:49am 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1610 I lost the clevis pin that attached my CDI flexible furler to my boat. When I went to my supply box,
Google Earth Fun - Too Cool. Roger Long at 6:37am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1991 As we learned in the SPOT thread (after a little thread drift), it's possible to have Google Earth f
Proper way to climb the rigging. Roger Long at 5:50am 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3155 Note that the hands are gripping the shrouds and not the ratline battens. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.n
water pump inlet fitting to engine block rmouton at 5:39am 01.18.11 Irwin 0/2094 as you all know , when it comes to building an engine , most manufacturers do not know what anti- si
Propane cylinder prroots at 5:26am 01.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6519 I'm purchasing a Beneteau 411 which comes with a single 10# propane cylinder. The compartment has ro
yanmar 3qm30 engine rmouton at 5:13am 01.18.11 Irwin 0/2585 as the new owner of 40' citation, this has been a learning curve when it comes to this engine.it see
Negative battery switch prroots at 2:20am 01.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4658 I'm purchasing a 2001 Beneteau 411. There are 3 battery switches corresponding to start, house, and
New to sailing, need to rig my sails baxonlakewinnie at 2:16am 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2317 Hello, New to sailing with a Macgregor 25 covered for the winter in my driveway. I'm finding lots
O'Day 22 lifelines pfschmid at 1:44am 01.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2760 I am purchasing a '76 O'Day 22 and would like to install lifelines that will run from the bow pulpit
surfing and posting and pictures night mare steveebryant at 10:38pm 01.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1321 I can't seem to load a picture for my profile and don't know why; I know the pic I am trying to post
How do others hold/weigh down edge of mosquito net? Cruiser1 at 8:06pm 01.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/15095 I have purchase a mosquito net 200L x 80W x 150H to go over the top of the pop top on "Myuna". Figur
Watermakers Gin's CL at 6:05pm 01.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1406 Has anyone installed a watermaker in a Hunter 290? If so, where did you mount it and what brand of
Replace Sails for H31 1984 Jorge Ojeda at 6:01pm 01.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1577 I need to change my sails (main and genova) any advice and place to buy it be apreciated. Regars.
looking to crew dlewis812 at 5:59pm 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2148 to get through the winter months would like to join any trip in south, caribbean etc. would be up
Contact info for John Cherubini II? busyengineer at 5:25pm 01.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2044 I am trying to contact John Cherubini II but he no longer works for Cherubini Yachts and his Cherubi
Keel bolts problem gillesroy209 at 4:09pm 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 16/10778 I recently purchased a Bavaria 47 2001. After a few months of preparation, we were ready to leave fr
Search over (2) Bonzai at 3:59pm 01.17.11 Trailer Sailors 6/4383 I have recently been looking for a different boat to trailer.I love my current boat,but the wife hat
Interesting boat (1) Tim R. at 2:55pm 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2254 This Bruce Roberts design came in for water a couple of weeks ago. A young couple had just purchase
Sea smoke (2) Tim R. at 2:50pm 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1756 Saturday morning greeted us with 10 degree temps and sea smoke rolling by. This is very similar to
Free Rigging ifmdalvey at 2:18pm 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1685 Hello folks, I don`t know how long this has been running or whether Dyneema really will rig 20 boat

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2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Richard McDonald at 7:58am 07.15.22 Richard, 1600 hours for 2006 Diesel engine indicate very low use and if engine vibration is caused
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat rgranger at 7:58am 07.15.22 ...There are instructions under hunter 26 on boat information by @rgranger ... and also attached t
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains (3) rgranger at 7:55am 07.15.22 ... A chemist once explained to me the chemical bond and how the oxalic acid broke that,.... I got
Paddle wheel thru hull dripping John T1594 at 7:33am 07.15.22 It's a long shot and I apologize in advance for any insult to your technique but the transducer and
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar Justin_NSA at 7:33am 07.15.22 The secret is to warm up the oil before you try to suck it out. It will never work otherwise. I boug
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 7:11am 07.15.22 Ah, was guessing that might have been it. Thanks for the clarification.
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race BarryL at 7:10am 07.15.22 Sorry. GPS. Corrected above. The crew and driver should be watching. Make a small change, see if VMG
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 6:56am 07.15.22 You need a good gos to show the vmg to the mark. have fun Not as up on the lingo as I would like
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 6:53am 07.15.22 An unintentional gybe, basically. When you're above 7 knots in the 26S it's planing somewhat, and t
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... mystery at 6:46am 07.15.22 The capacity stated in the specifications of this boat is 12 seats or 2698# max, (not certain if th
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... mystery at 6:44am 07.15.22 Interesting. That opens up questions about commercial licensing. Charter/rental etc. I doubt a $
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) eherlihy at 6:27am 07.15.22 Free Education: (American) National Pipe (thread) Straight Female (American) National Pipe (thread)
H460 bow roller removal sail sfbay at 6:25am 07.15.22 Have you tried to remove the rust with CitriSurf 2310 Gel Stainless Steel Remover and Passivation Cl
Air bnb for Dock Rental PaulK at 6:06am 07.15.22 Land access could also be an issue, with boaters traipsing around the property looking for a water h
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar RoyS at 5:38am 07.15.22 On my Yanmar 2QM15 I can insert the pump pickup tube down through the oil fill port on the valve cov
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains RoyS at 5:15am 07.15.22 In a former life I worked in public transit (subway trains). The never ending rail and wheel wear fi
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 5:03am 07.15.22 jvis, my comments about the bad neighborhood in New Bedford concerned only the presence of lawyers.
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? RoyS at 4:57am 07.15.22 jvis, my comments about the bad neighborhood in New Bedford concerned only the presence of lawyers.
Open engine intake.... jviss at 4:55am 07.15.22 For those of you with trouble sleeping...Think about your prop stern tube, your rudder shaft tube,
Air bnb for Dock Rental jviss at 4:51am 07.15.22 Although I'm not sure how much demand their would be of people willing to rent out their docks. "Y

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