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Oil pressure light DannyS at 12:58pm 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3044 I have a Universal M 25 engine and this past trip on the boat, the oil pressure light came on on my
Best Season to Cruise the Keys MoonSailer at 12:49pm 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 4/3213 What is considered the best season to cruise the keys/Bahamas?? October - December or January-May ?
Tension of Standing Rig Seabee Chief at 12:42pm 08.16.10 Catalina 30 3/4529 Can anyone tell me all the tension requirements for all the standing rigging for my 1981 std Catalin
Boat Vibrations Salty at 11:41am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3916 As we left the mooring yesterday for sail, I heard a small thump (there was nothing visible in the
1987 hunter 31 (3) Chuck Creel at 11:13am 08.16.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/5248 closed on the 31 today and looking forward to some week end crusinig. any tips on the 31 shoal draft
1973 Ericson 25 swing keel cb32863 at 10:37am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 5/6643 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 24/9897 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 1/2434 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 25/5176 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

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Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? walt at 9:36am 07.14.22 I find the science behind the climate very interesting. What to do about it.. can be interesting but
Open engine intake.... Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 07.14.22 Even if you leave every other thru-hull on the boat open, CLOSE THE ENGINE THRU-HULL when you leave
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 (2) Alfa at 9:24am 07.14.22 Udi, Rigid solar panels are relatively inexpensive and long lasting but heavy and require solid SS s
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dlochner at 9:23am 07.14.22 Of course that is true. But the point I'm trying to make is that there is no science that shows tha
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Kings Gambit at 9:17am 07.14.22
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:13am 07.14.22 One good thing to be recognized that this site does offer parts for Hunter saillboats
Oil Change 18hp Yanmar Terry Cox at 8:34am 07.14.22 I have a Beneteau 323 and want to change oil. I'd like to suck it from the dipstick hole which is V
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains LloydB at 8:33am 07.14.22 tannin ?
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Tedd at 8:24am 07.14.22 Generally, off wind is faster up to a point. That point being when the wind is very strong allowing
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 8:23am 07.14.22 The reasoning I have heard is about the concentration of the pesticides. More bottom paint comes of
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Thaniel at 8:21am 07.14.22 I meant this thread to be a "meta thread," i.e., not about climate change, but about whether it can
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dlochner at 8:20am 07.14.22 I wasn't inferring that banning the in-water cleaning of ablative paints was smart or even rational
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Parsons at 8:18am 07.14.22 The attitude you display in your third paragraph is as much a cause of the acrimony surrounding this
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Rick Webb at 8:17am 07.14.22 A recent thread was closed by moderation with the note that it was too political. It was a climate
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains kappykaplan at 8:13am 07.14.22 Oxyclean might work.
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 8:13am 07.14.22 Everytime the boat moves, it gets cleaned. Theoretically.. I wasn't inferring that banning the in
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race shemandr at 8:03am 07.14.22 [QUOTE="stickinthemud57, post: 1752444, member: 1517732. ...Does raising the centerboard really hel
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options Mark Maulden at 8:01am 07.14.22 Everytime the boat moves, it gets cleaned. Theoretically..
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? jviss at 7:51am 07.14.22 I meant this thread to be a "meta thread," i.e., not about climate change, but about whether it can
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Tedd at 7:49am 07.14.22 I would suggest that the impact of climate change is settled science, and the causes are mostly know

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