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Tom's Girlfriend (from WHAT IF?) ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! (1) CaptJake at 7:17pm 12.18.10 Sails Call Lounge 10/9130 This will probably goona get me yelled at, but the temptation was too great. Post your candidates fo
1994 40.5 Range Wayne Dengel at 5:38pm 12.18.10 Big Boats 9/2120 Gents, What is the average range under power for a 1994 40.5?:neutral: Thank you, Wayne
Catalina Capri Trailer waya at 4:57pm 12.18.10 Catalina 22 8/6044 Well, I think I finally found a 2003 Capri with fin keel in the Dallas Area, however it doesn't come
Wabastco airconditioning issue Ed D at 4:38pm 12.18.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1732 Four months ago I installed a Wabastco 16000 btu unit which worked fine in the cool mode Then I swit
Wabastco airconditioning issue Ed D at 4:35pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1662 Four months ago I installed a Wabastco 16000 btu unit which worked fine in the cool mode Then I swit
Beneteau 40 2010 AJL at 4:21pm 12.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5836 I'd like some opinions re the new B40. Sailing characteristics, sailing in 30knt winds, is it foolis
New Owner needs help with "Bottom" Issues seadoggie at 3:45pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1447 My brother and I are the proud owners of Elegance, a 40' Hunter Legacy, 1985. She has been well mai
Venture 22: Reinforceing deckplate, hull, chainplate area (3) UseDaGreyMatter at 1:53pm 12.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5007 There is serious spidering on the out side around chain plates I want to reinforce that entire area
Fresh h20 in the bilge? AADIVER at 1:50pm 12.18.10 Catalina 30 10/2758 Yesterday I pumped the bilge dry. Today after heavy rains it's wet again , but this time with two i
Rich, do you sail Lake Erie (1) Shoaldrafter at 1:41pm 12.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1578 Rich, Do you sail Lake Erie? check out this report: http://www.dump.com/2010/12/17/lighthouse-
Best of 2010 (2) Paul356 at 1:04pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1521 Lost the thread from last week on photos of the best sailing moments of 2010, so I'm taking the libe
Tiller Head charlyb at 8:31am 12.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2202 Looking for a tiller head for a 1976 Hunter 27. The tiller head is 1.5" where it bolts to the rudder
posting pictures gettinthere at 7:57am 12.18.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2116 What is the easiest, most direct way to post pictures here? I know I can upload pics to photobucket
Width Of a trailer for O'day 25 John Stevens at 7:44am 12.18.10 Day Sailers 6/2181 I'm looking for a 25 and wondering if anyone could give me an exact width of their trailer under the
Universal 18 parts? shipwreck66 at 7:37am 12.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1729 After reading several topics I've finally worked up the courage to replace my fuel filter. I don't t
Beneteau 265 toe rail replace/repair (3) jffarrell at 6:52am 12.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5996 I have a Beneteau 265 which I am very happy with, but last weekend the boat in the adjacent slip bro
Another Motor Hoist ? sigbear at 4:10am 12.18.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2585 Rather than hoist my 8 HP outboard and mount to the rail, I thought it would be easier to hoist the
Stanchions Smithy at 10:40pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 19/6941 How important are they on a small boat? Mine does not have any installed - just has the bow pulpit
Good winter sailing viewing RECESS at 7:24pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1808 I have been really enjoying The Sailing Channel's Adventures in Sailing. http://www.adventuresinsa
Would it be bad if... kpgraci at 6:10pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1889 ...I asked Santa for a Blue Blazer and I got everyone else one of those black and white stripped cre

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't smokey73 at 5:57am 08.15.22 Possible broken ring? Could cause the seizing too. Although if the engine turned over even a few ti
Last ride smokey73 at 5:43am 08.15.22 Tom, sorry to hijack your thread. I know it is a gut-wrenching decision and I trust Dalmatian found
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl smokey73 at 5:28am 08.15.22 Is there a cure for boat envy? As Jimmy Carter once opined (paraphrased here) - I have sinned - I
Start battery SycloneDriver at 5:11am 08.15.22 With that type of tester the voltage was not 12.7 when the load was applied but that's a different s
Start battery (1) wyctoronto at 5:01am 08.15.22 WHat is the tester ? brand/make?
universal m18 alternator recomendations SycloneDriver at 4:59am 08.15.22 I'm happy with my Balmar but that seems like overkill for your boat. Hopefully someone else will ch
Start battery SycloneDriver at 4:53am 08.15.22 Thanks, put it under load with a battery tester and then saw the amps go to 200 under load. What k
Start battery Maine Sail at 4:49am 08.15.22 Thanks, put it under load with a battery tester and then saw the amps go to 200 under load. WHat
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl (1) TomY at 4:14am 08.15.22 Those pics are 5 years old. What do you see if anything to be concerned about. Survey says that t
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 10:23pm 08.14.22 There are a lot of nuts, screws and bolts holding this engine in place. Like a helicopter, a bunch
Start battery Ralph Johnstone at 10:22pm 08.14.22 Are you seeing problems with the starting RPM while pulling 200A ? What do you expect or have seen
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 10:08pm 08.14.22 Today was a milestone in the restoration of this boat. Luna now has POWER! The AC circuits are 100%
Invest 97L JamesG161 at 9:55pm 08.14.22 Well we just finished the mid season review. We will put it out on Monday or Tuesday Jim...
Life raft holder jon hansen at 9:53pm 08.14.22 i'm fickle about where i put heavy things on my vessel. i went with a soft case raft that i place o
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system nsailscal334 at 9:29pm 08.14.22 We finally tracked down the problem! The Perkins M30 coolant system has rubber end caps on both e
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 8:44pm 08.14.22 What, if anything, did you conclude on the fact 2 Pistons did not drain? Jim... I would guess the
Bilge pump breaker not working JoeWhite at 8:37pm 08.14.22 Do you mean you can not turn on the pump manually? If so, it is a wiring problem, use a voltmeter to
It appears that I'm collecting boats. stickinthemud57 at 8:08pm 08.14.22 Next up is the penetrations for the handrails on either side of the cockpit, and that's where I'm n
how to remove these light fixtures? dkinzer at 7:57pm 08.14.22 Ours twist about a 1/4 turn and then just pull away from the base. If I remember correctly, you turn
Pumpout Adapter for a Hunter dkinzer at 7:55pm 08.14.22 I just received one of the p/n 800075 from SBO which I think is a match to the deck plate caps on m

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