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Who is at fault tho52mas at 8:21am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 79/13160 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 24/9913 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 1/2445 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 4/2028 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 25/5183 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 1/1071 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 4/2461 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 4/2817 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 14/8272 I need to remove my sliding hatch above the companionway so I can replace the teak wood slides that
Found out a new anchoring rule today Ken Honeycutt at 8:00pm 08.15.10 Ask All Sailors 43/10836 So we're anchored out watching the Chicago air and water show when a sailboat with six people aboard
Fuel system bleeding - replace washers? robertsapp at 7:04pm 08.15.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4171 I'm bleeding the fuel system on my 3GM30F for the first time following replacement of the primary fu
Chainplates Don Crowther at 6:55pm 08.15.10 Big Boats 5/2275 Hello fellow h34 owners. My boat just arrived on Friday. Today we got the mast stepped and rigged. B
Welding Fabrication Donnabag12 at 6:52pm 08.15.10 Pearson 0/1575 Found a machine shop in E Providence, RI that made original Pearson parts...stainless ' aluminum. M

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There goes the neighborhood! (1) PaulK at 6:59am 07.18.22 207408 We woke up to this one morning in Portland, ME. Didn't know icebergs got that far south.
watch the fuel source scottscotty at 6:54am 07.18.22 it was non ethanol 93 . My tank was new. motor fitting , bulb, and lines were all brand new (used re
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... tfox2069 at 6:48am 07.18.22 That wouldn't be stimulus money, would it? Award the best thread comment prize to justsomeguy, imm
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 6:43am 07.18.22 I would disconnect the raw water hose at the exhaust elbow and examine the flow there. On my heat e
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 6:41am 07.18.22 Good ideas. Thanks. Yes, I should not assume I can judge exactly whether I am getting the right amou
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 6:39am 07.18.22 beer. :wink:
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 6:34am 07.18.22 207406
45DS mainsail furling flightlead404 at 6:34am 07.18.22 Slightly related, just thought I'd pass on this tidbit. Last year I had trouble unfurling practical
Formal Nautical Education jssailem at 6:28am 07.18.22
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:28am 07.18.22 In my opinion, sailing is learned by doing. University courses on specific subjects like fluid dyn
Formal Nautical Education dLj at 6:24am 07.18.22 In my opinion, sailing is learned by doing. University courses on specific subjects like fluid dyn
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:21am 07.18.22 Curriculums leading to certification/degrees are designed by faculty at the institution and go thro
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 6:20am 07.18.22 If you are a self learner and interested in yacht design then you really should pick up a copy of S
Mast Height - Oceanis 440 sail sfbay at 6:10am 07.18.22 This might be a good opportunity to climb the mast and drop the weighted line from the highest apert
H460 bow roller removal barunal at 6:08am 07.18.22 Sure, will do so.
H460 bow roller removal jssailem at 6:07am 07.18.22 Let us know how the inspection and solution develop.
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 5:51am 07.18.22 Thanks. I'm making some options now.
Custom sailboat holding tanks dlochner at 5:15am 07.18.22 There may local plastic fabricators that can build one.
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:35am 07.18.22 That's a true wheat blond head you had there. -Will
Formal Nautical Education Kings Gambit at 4:14am 07.18.22 Ideally it would be a place where I could liveaboard the boat, commute to campus in a tender, and de

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