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Any Crown 34 owners lurking about? David W at 12:01pm 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1923 My wife and I own a Crown 34 and are always on the lookout for other owners. Would love to hear from
Can a masthead transducer be wired with the mast up? Kevin Kahl at 12:01pm 08.28.10 Big Boats 5/2050 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 that I would like to install a st60 wind speed / direction instrument. The m
Help- looking for a trailer for 26 Oday 1986 ggombossy at 9:34am 08.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1282 Hi: my name is George and I am new to this site. We are buying my father-in-laws (he is turning 90 a
Fine Day On Lake Ponchartrain (2) kloudie1 at 9:18am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3212 Went out Thursday (8/26) on the 27 foot Stiletto catamaran that my buddy and I have been re-working.
Pushpit Railing Needed Kiminpr at 8:59am 08.28.10 S2 1/1490 During the winter my 9.2C was hit and run leaving me with a rather bent starboard pushpit section. I
Which trailable boat is best? confused, help PrairieSailor at 7:50am 08.28.10 Trailer Sailors 22/14276 hello all, I am a hobie sailor and wanting (need) to move to a trailable boat 24 or so ft; I like a
Water under V berth joewps at 7:32am 08.28.10 Big Boats 10/2010 If water gets under v berth next to hull does it drain in to bilge or just sit there? H34 1984 Tha
#8 crimp pete0001 at 7:29am 08.28.10 Big Boats 5/1699 Anyone know where to get a crimper that can do #8 wire? The largest I can find is #10 before getting
Painting my blue Mac 26M hull white Billiam at 7:24am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2116 The medium-dark blue hull on our 2004 Mac 26M makes the cabin too hot in the Alabama summers. If I u
Insurance Chuck Creel at 5:25am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4616 Ahoy, I was wondering about insurance companies and satisfaction. After selling my old boat and buyi
Disconnected leech cord GKuffner at 5:19am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1728 The leech cord on my 3 year old genoa became disconnected from where it is normally anchored at the
Teak Sanding, Cleaning, Refinishing Questions Ducati at 2:36am 08.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/5117 I am removing the Cetol from the teak inlays on the cockpit seats. It's far to slippery and dangerou
The Numbers Game (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:49pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1488 Just spent two weeks languishing in as well as looking for wind in Desolation Sound. We never do fi
Lady J, week five, paying the seams (6) CharlieCobra at 7:22pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1605 After I bought two more multitools (Rockwell) the job of clearing out the old seam compound went muc
Is this a big deal? SailArkansas at 7:21pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1750 I jinstalled my new battery charger yesterday and Guest advises to fuse the DC outputs...10 amps on
Ride out the storm aboard, or not? liquidity at 7:20pm 08.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1947 So an open question for everyone to ponder. Earl looks like it might hit the east coast but really a
Bimini vacation Mac at 6:32pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1389 My wife and I would like to vacation in Bimini during our April vacation. We would like to stay on
Heard on the radio last July Roger Long at 5:02pm 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3086 The other thread about radio usage reminds me of this exchange I heard this summer. Time and memory
removing keel off Mac 25 aamwiggie at 4:42pm 08.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3619 Just wondering if anyone has removed the rigging and keel from a Mac 25 (or similar boat) to use it
Need Aft Boom Pulley (1) nemosuit at 3:05pm 08.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3785 Restoring a 1978 Mac (Venture, by the date) 22-footer. Anybody know where I can get one of these d

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Running hot kloudie1 at 4:50am 10.29.21 Yes and a known good pressure cap . Then if he still has overheat problems, troubleshooting can star
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? RoyS at 4:43am 10.29.21 With regard to Plow Type Anchors consider this accidental dragging test (looks like 44 CQR's to me):
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? RoyS at 4:23am 10.29.21 My 1980 Hunter 33 displaces only 10,600 Lb.s. I use a 22 Lb. Rocna. As these scoop type anchors bury
Winterizing bilge on my H37 RoyS at 4:12am 10.29.21 Water may not be coming entirely from the mast. Inspected my as yet uncovered boat on the hard yeste
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor artboas at 3:07am 10.29.21 I also found that the screws holding the motor in place were loose. But I had an additional problem
Stupid owner recycled his B323 Propane Tank danstanford at 2:48am 10.29.21 Hello Dan, I acquired a Beneteau 323 this summer (and love it) but the propane tank is 10 years old
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) SVFreedom at 9:24pm 10.28.21 Here's the manual for the Jabsco37045 Jabsco 37045_series.pdf owner manual #27 in the parts list on
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 9:11pm 10.28.21 @Hayden Watson , I'd name this thread "Forespar Fail". Apparently their Tech Support doesn't kn
Aft control sj21 JeffD at 9:04pm 10.28.21 Hello Welcome to Sailing! I have a San Juan 21 also. Below is what I use for lines, but there are
Ericson 27 water fill Guy Erdman at 8:52pm 10.28.21 Maybe this will help. thanks so much Tim. I'm going to the boat tomorrow and will check it out wit
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Alan Gomes at 8:44pm 10.28.21 And as an added bonus, it howls like a banshee if it ever contacts the gland nut to let you know th
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 8:11pm 10.28.21 @Hayden Watson , I'd name this thread "Forespar Fail". Apparently their Tech Support doesn't kno
Ericson 27 water fill (1) TimFromLI at 8:03pm 10.28.21 Maybe this will help.
Aft control sj21 Trick at 8:02pm 10.28.21 There literally 100s of lake's here. Moving to a house on a sandy beach next summer. So it was time.
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 10.28.21 How about adding a shaft collar on the exposed part of the shaft, in between the coupler and the st
Aft control sj21 sail sfbay at 7:55pm 10.28.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat and Coure D Alene Lake Coeur D'alene I
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 10.28.21 One does not generally use the phrase, "extreme, never before never before heard of speeds in a sai
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 7:41pm 10.28.21 :huh: You don't have Spring and Fall? Day and night? Your snow/ice evaporate without ever melting
Hunter 410 refrigerator Windpilot at 7:30pm 10.28.21 I have a 99 410, same problem, somewhere down the road I'll need to rip it out to rebuild. What I di
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 10.28.21 Here's the manual for the Jabsco37045 Jabsco 37045_series.pdf owner manual #27 in the parts list on

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