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Merc 9.9 fuel consumption rate Gudenuph at 9:40am 08.16.10 Day Sailers 1/1525 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 11/4429 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 79/13153 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 24/9888 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 25/5171 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
Holding Tank bpterrell at 3:41am 08.16.10 S2 4/2447 Any advise on replacing the holding tank and hoses...cracked the seal fitting to the tank...not good
Need advice on mast crutch support when raising mast on C-27. caguy at 9:36pm 08.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/3188 The mast is raised from the front using the boom. I assume it cannot be supported from the pulpit, i
Removing the sliding hatch at the companionway revir92 at 9:35pm 08.15.10 Day Sailers 4/2811 I need to remove my sliding hatch above the companionway so I can replace the teak wood slides that
Removing the sliding hatch at the companionway revir92 at 9:35pm 08.15.10 Day Sailers 14/8247 I need to remove my sliding hatch above the companionway so I can replace the teak wood slides that

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What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? kappykaplan at 4:44pm 07.13.22 getting back out is getting harder:) :plus: I can identify with that, too!!! :beer:
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Tally Ho at 4:42pm 07.13.22 Sure is! But as I've gotten older, getting DOWN into little cars has gotten too hard! :beer: Gett
Leaks at the Hatch mjsb at 4:34pm 07.13.22 On the H31 that particular piece of teak is above the ceiling/hatchway, it is impossible to remove e
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware jviss at 4:31pm 07.13.22 I would wander back to Walmart and see if any of the other ones on the shelf have the little plastic
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dmax at 4:23pm 07.13.22 9 mm is going to be hard to find, maybe Ace Hardware or something like that.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? (1) walt at 4:14pm 07.13.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fc
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 4:07pm 07.13.22 Yeah, I read that, but both of these terminals are the same size. That is what is confusing me. H
Randy Michaelis at 4:06pm 07.13.22 I ended up getting mine from onlinemetals.com ed in 176463 Little square is buildup from keel I'l
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 4:05pm 07.13.22 Jviss, thanks for that reference so we know where you are coming from. Looks like you picked a new
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Brian D at 3:59pm 07.13.22 Yeah, I read that, but both of these terminals are the same size. That is what is confusing me. in
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dmax at 3:58pm 07.13.22 9 mm?
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? kappykaplan at 3:51pm 07.13.22
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? (2) Tally Ho at 3:49pm 07.13.22 Mid-life crisis? I am sure that is why I bought one! But mine, while garage kept, is no garage qu
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware jviss at 3:43pm 07.13.22 from wikipedia: "Marine battery terminalsedit Marine batteries typically have two posts, a 3/8"-16 t
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? walt at 3:38pm 07.13.22 Jviss, thanks for that reference so we know where you are coming from. Looks like you picked a news
Hunter 45DS propeller pitch kappykaplan at 3:34pm 07.13.22 @seanmadian , you are quite welcome! :beer:
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? (1) DArcy at 3:22pm 07.13.22 No, I beg to differ. The GHG theory is that CO2 absorbs long wavelength IR emitted by earth and re
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 3:22pm 07.13.22 And with that, with the ad hominem, name calling, I am done with this thread. (If you can't make y
Beckson Replacement Lens Tp3 at 3:12pm 07.13.22 The sizes they make are limited and unchanged thru out their production except for hinges prior to
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jviss at 2:50pm 07.13.22 BTW, Roger Revelle died in 1991. Do you suggest I dig him up to testify here?

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