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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 4/3210 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 5/6642 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 25/5174 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? 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
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? dlochner at 7:48am 07.14.22 I volunteer to sequester the beer as my penance. Great, but remember, no belching! :beer:
Open engine intake.... dmax at 7:43am 07.14.22 The first boat I bought with through hulls almost sank a week after I bought it because the raw wate
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Johann at 7:40am 07.14.22 I volunteer to sequester the beer as my penance.
Winch Installation jssailem at 7:27am 07.14.22 Good morning Elliot. You sail in the Pacific. There is a constant opportunity for water to wash ove
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? kloudie1 at 7:22am 07.14.22 Sooooo... Sequester CO2 by buying up all carbonated sodas and burying the mess? Stop making beer and
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves sailcapt340 at 7:07am 07.14.22 Could it be to much grease in the valve? Thats what I did to my head thru hull. I got to heavy han
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Johann at 7:07am 07.14.22
Hard wiring an inverter dlochner at 6:53am 07.14.22 First check the specs. Many inverters have a continuous draw and surge draw. Your 500 watt inverter
Hard wiring an inverter Hayden Watson at 6:51am 07.14.22 I did the same a couple of years ago. The reason for the hard-wire install was because when sailin
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Scott T-Bird at 6:41am 07.14.22 I am positive that the P.O. of my boat never, ever closed ball valves in 20 years. They are all dif
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Scott T-Bird at 6:31am 07.14.22 I'm very worried about one bronze thru-hull on my boat that is in a very difficult place to reach my
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Brian D at 6:24am 07.14.22 On my list of things to do today. Will head back to Wally and ask about the hardware. There is the p
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware jviss at 5:46am 07.14.22 Return the batteries. What are you going to do when you lose one of the nuts to the bilge? You'll b
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Maine Sail at 5:45am 07.14.22 I have never seen anything but 5/16X 18 or 3/9" X16 on East Penn or JCI batteries. My guess is that
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 5:35am 07.14.22 Yeah, gonna head back to Walmart and check. Hardware should have been included. Return the batter
Open engine intake.... sailcapt340 at 5:32am 07.14.22
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Parsons at 5:17am 07.14.22 Debate? I come here to learn and share about sailing, but I can ignore a thread with the click of a
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) RoyS at 5:14am 07.14.22 Wrap the pipe before the water injection to prevent it from melting any wires or hoses that may touc
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.

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