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1973 Ericson 25 swing keel cb32863 at 10:37am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 5/6640 Wondering what opinions are on this boat. I have found one for sale a nice drive from where I live b
Raymarine ST4000 Fluxgate Bob McKee at 10:37am 08.16.10 S2 1/1778 I recently bought a used, good condition Raymarine Autohelm ST4000. Installation is now in work. Th
Newbie just got a 26C that needs lots of TLC standingbear56 at 10:02am 08.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2596 :confused:HELP! I just brought home a very neglected 26 Classic that needs lots of love and TLC. It
keel garysisson at 9:41am 08.16.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1129 My ODay 28 has a small hole near the bottom, forward part of the keel that is oozing some white stuf
Merc 9.9 fuel consumption rate Gudenuph at 9:40am 08.16.10 Day Sailers 1/1527 My observations on fuel consumption are as follows: O'Day 25, board up, 2 persons aboard, dingy drag
need help 21' macgergor venture (2) jason33 at 9:08am 08.16.10 Trailer Sailors 11/4430 I have got a 21' boat that need a little help I know little about sailing and would like help gettin
Sail Repair Rob19574 at 8:59am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3581 Hi All - On my Catalina 30 - my relatively new head sail (~5 yrs old) had the hem of the sail-cove
Fresh Water Bladders DonW at 8:26am 08.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1652 Have a 1984 First 345 Beneteau. It has original water bladders by Nauta. 22 inches wide, 84 inches
Who is at fault tho52mas at 8:21am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 79/13155 Recently I was motoring after lowering the sails and must have been dog tired. I had several people
Replacing sun shade on Lewmar hatch tadd5181 at 8:11am 08.16.10 Big Boats 3/1841 The sun shade on the Lewmar hatch above the main stateroom on my Hunter 2000 420 has discolored. Ha
Broken steering quadrant? PrincessoftheLake at 8:10am 08.16.10 Big Boats 24/9896 Our 1995 Hunter 40.5 was out in charter this weekend and I have been told by the charter company tha
Atomic 4 flooding issue kecbball at 7:57am 08.16.10 Cal 1/2433 Hi All, Recently started sailing a Catalina 30 sailboat with an atomic 4 gas engine. Having a bl
1972 mecgreger venture (4) jason33 at 7:46am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2027 I have a 22 foot venture that needs work. I have sailed a smaller boat in boyscouts 15 years ago. I
Getting the boat settled properly on the trailer scuzzlebutt at 7:27am 08.16.10 Catalina 22 25/5172 I can't seem to ever get the keel to rest properly in the bottom of the padded rubber keel basin. Th
Elderly impariment on the water? Roger Long at 7:19am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2137 Those of us who have driven around the retirement community regions of Florida know how terrifying i
Smoke from a YANMAR 30 MLampner at 6:37am 08.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1695 Got many good suggestions from a previous posting about trouble getting the starter to engage, so I
Boom height measurement for Bimini EpicAdventure at 6:08am 08.16.10 Big Boats 4/1514 We are trying to get a bimini ordered and need to know the boom height when the sail is hoisted. Th
My new nav pod for the Garmin Brothers = 0 $ blowinganddrifting at 5:52am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2313 We got this nice new Garmin chart plotter, we named Ponce (DeLeon = fountian of youth, more later) b
2 Great Lakes down, one to go blowinganddrifting at 5:37am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1545 We left Lake Huron behind on friday and entered the St. Clair River. We went under the Bluewater Br
H22 Keel Replacement (1) inarathree at 4:57am 08.16.10 Smaller Boats 1/1067 Sad day this weekend. My keel broke on my 1985 H22. I am affraid that it is way beyond repair, as

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Port hatch on Hunter23 help kappykaplan at 5:08am 07.14.22 Attached is a mock up picture I am using to simu the auto pilot. No attachment.
Open engine intake.... jviss at 5:06am 07.14.22 When sailing I want the engine ready to start in case I need to quickly power out of a bad situatio
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware RoyS at 5:04am 07.14.22 Reminds me of a story I read about the old Soviet Union. Everyone who owned a car had the same State
Open engine intake.... Ward H at 4:56am 07.14.22 I do as the others have said. Open the engine intake on arrival and close when leaving the boat. Whe
Open engine intake.... jviss at 4:53am 07.14.22 Never close any of mine. Inspect and operate all my thru-hulls every Spring and leave them open. I
mast wieght jviss at 4:50am 07.14.22 If you go to Rig-Rite and can identify the extrusion for your mast, you can read the weight/ft., mul
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves jviss at 4:41am 07.14.22 What causes it is lack of use and growth/ pitting on the balls surface. If the pitting/ corrosion g
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Maine Sail at 4:36am 07.14.22 What causes it is lack of use and growth/ pitting on the balls surface. If the pitting/ corrosion ge
Open engine intake.... RoyS at 4:36am 07.14.22 Never close any of mine. Inspect and operate all my thru-hulls every Spring and leave them open.
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 4:31am 07.14.22 jviss, we recently sailed to New Bedford. While walking the dog we got beyond the tourist area and
Open engine intake.... NYSail at 4:31am 07.14.22 Yes agree with the water pump/ impeller. as said I have always opened before leaving and keep open t
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? RoyS at 4:18am 07.14.22 jviss, we recently sailed to New Bedford. While walking the dog we got beyond the tourist area and p
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 3:42am 07.14.22 Bingo! borrow a leak detector and sniff the refrigerant side of things. A good place to start looki
Open engine intake.... Rick486 at 2:56am 07.14.22 I have my intake strainers facing aft. I shut down the generator water intake, but leave the engine
Open engine intake.... JamesG161 at 2:39am 07.14.22 I open all water valves when I go sailing and close when leaving the boat. Two things on engine wat
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Alfa at 11:49pm 07.13.22 Richard, 1600 hours for 2006 Diesel engine indicate very low use and if engine vibration is caused
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? ComoxSweetCaroline at 10:37pm 07.13.22 Our closest Hunter dealer is now selling Catalina with no mention of Hunter on their web site. Sad t
Outhaul car on Selden Boom (1) Nachismo at 10:04pm 07.13.22 Sailboat Owners has ordered it. I have never accidentally gybed this boat, but I bought it out of t
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Mikem at 9:50pm 07.13.22 This is why my broter and I bought 300 acres in Northern Maine Ski country so we can build where ev
Port hatch on Hunter23 help Billleathen at 8:26pm 07.13.22 Thanks. New question. Do you have any advice on mounting a raymarine tiller auto pilot on the H

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