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Sort of related... pictures from Cherry Creek Colorado walt at 9:25am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2030 The other eve after work, had a picnic at the local Denver pond (Cherry Creek). Wife and I cooked wh
Mast Support Post Sundancer at 8:29am 06.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1057 The mast support post is creaking in high winds and waves. Is there a way to tighten up (lengthen) t
H23 Outboard Size suggestions neodem at 8:18am 06.18.10 Smaller Boats 11/1808 Looking to buy an Outboard for my H23. When I bought the boat, it came with an electric with what co
testing brakes Adrian Morris at 7:43am 06.18.10 Trailer Sailors 8/3077 I need to get my trailer inspected and they test the brakes on a roller How can I test them myself b
Leaky Swing Keel Money Pitt at 7:17am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 2/3615
Down the east coast, Bahamas bound Caboteur at 7:17am 06.18.10 Destinations 3/3958 I will be leaving Montreal, Qc, Canada in early september to cruise the east coast ' winter in the B
Pearson 30 Stanchions Adrianjohnm at 6:42am 06.18.10 Pearson 2/2370 I am a new owner of a 1975 Peasron 30 and I am going to be putting on some Scheaffer Stanchion Bases
any info on mermaid condensator? (1) Jim D at 6:32am 06.18.10 Big Boats 10/7646 Does anyone have any pros or cons about the mermaid condensator? This unit claims to work by venturi
Sailing to Murmansk Ross at 6:28am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2212 What do you think of starting a trip in October in a Hunter 30 and sailing Murmansk, Russia retracin
Direction of cowl vent kpgraci at 5:10am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 9/7664 on the very tip of the bow...should the opening point fore or aft?
Universal 3 cyl, Kubota #...? umbrella at 3:38am 06.18.10 Bigger Boats 6/9004 Just bought an O'Day 34, 1982 that has a Universal 3 cyl diesel. Anyone know which Kubota engine thi
Poems of the Sail Stormsailor at 2:32am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1611 I wanted to share my original poem with you all, and I was hoping you might have one to share too. H
222 Rigging tension olsalt at 1:52am 06.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2898 The 222 is working out pretty well for the old sailor - she has stood up in 30+ knots and brought us
Winchrite Magic nick at 1:41am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 3/6653 I started a thread a few months ago about the new Winchrite electric winch handle. Basically I was t
Hunter 170 Mast Float... BlueRunner at 12:12am 06.18.10 Day Sailers 4/3561 I was "tooling" around the "net" and found the following link. For $110, it seems like a good deal
Sailing to Greenport Salty at 10:06pm 06.17.10 Destinations 6/5069 I cancelled my previously scheduled cruise to Manhattan and decided to sail to Greenport instead. I
One more "MINOR" problem found sailaway78 at 9:30pm 06.17.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4628 Thought I had all the problems found, and all the fixes figured out. This morning installed a new c
PSS Bellow sailaway78 at 8:58pm 06.17.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1529 I am going to end up with a PSS dripless bellow that I will have no need for. As best I can tell it
Self Bailer CTC42 at 8:09pm 06.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2129 I am new to this forum and still figuring it out. I am a new owner of a 1986 Javelin Sailboat, and s
Ran my outboard OUT of the water on accident... bulboushead at 7:50pm 06.17.10 Ask All Sailors 13/17005 Just as it seems, I made a big fat dumb mistake. After a successful sail, my wife and I were puttin

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Dealing with wind shear Mac Smith at 7:41pm 05.24.22
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training FastOlson at 7:35pm 05.24.22 No USCG Capt license, but about 20+ crossings. It's not difficult. Study the basics. Make very sure
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences chuckwayne at 7:30pm 05.24.22 We put a 20KG Rocna on our 356 and it's fantastic; always sets and holds even in bad bottoms here in
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Rocky Coast at 7:10pm 05.24.22 Thanks for the replies, 1.5k RPM's, excuse the typos please. Thermostat works well in pot of hot wat
MacGregor 25 Classification RichNils at 6:55pm 05.24.22 So, although there is a PHRF base rating for the model, it does not appear to be in the US Sailing
New Articles jaysweet at 6:21pm 05.24.22 Jay, The Victron chargers identified are decent support units that help keep a battery bank up over
Anyone know what this is? jssailem at 6:04pm 05.24.22 It looks a lot like a spring retainer cap. Bit rusted and a heavier weight than the ones I have used
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull jssailem at 5:59pm 05.24.22 then rivet it back on. Or tap and screw the end cap. Easier to open again...
New Articles (2) jaysweet at 5:49pm 05.24.22
Thru-Hull Stats BAD ORCA at 5:47pm 05.24.22 oh i didnt know you could do that. will definately think about that as i get the v-berth finished u
Off to the darkside... capta at 5:46pm 05.24.22 Wow that's a strong transom! I like your test method! I'm definitely leaning more towards an outboa
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:38pm 05.24.22 WOW... At the speed you could lift off... I think that has to be... 1500 or 1.5K... @dlochner has
Survey Survey Survey (1) BAD ORCA at 5:35pm 05.24.22 I have an 1980 Peter Canning Mariner36. They used bronze, flanged taper cone seacocks on nine of my
Anyone know what this is? Justin_NSA at 5:10pm 05.24.22 looks like cast iron. ??
Anyone know what this is? kloudie1 at 5:05pm 05.24.22 I have poked around my 34 for many years and not seen that piece part. I dunno!
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. jssailem at 5:03pm 05.24.22 15k RPM's WOW... At the speed you could lift off... I think that has to be... 1500 or 1.5K... @
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. dlochner at 4:52pm 05.24.22 How is the impeller? At low rpms it may not be pushing enough water, at higher rpms it does. Be ca
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (1) jssailem at 4:51pm 05.24.22 Terry is spot on. Booms are not designed to take the high force stresses in the middle. When you at
Dealing with wind shear DinghySailor at 4:40pm 05.24.22
Alternators jviss at 4:34pm 05.24.22 It all depends on the use case of the the boat. If you are daysailing and plugging in every evening

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