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volvo penta md5b not starting piper at 7:32am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 5/5245 OK, total newb here....have a Pearson 27 Triton (or for some a US Yacht 27 with a Pearson sticker on
H28.5 Website Warren Milberg at 7:18am 05.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1101 As users of the H28.5 Website have noted, the "Forums" section is not working properly. The site adm
Bottom paint---Interlux Anti Fouling Earl Keim at 7:17am 05.03.10 Smaller Boats 3/1369 HI, I have used the INterlux Anti Fouling bottom paint on my Hunter 260. Just for some general ad
H28.5 Website Warren Milberg at 7:16am 05.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1093 As users of the H28.5 Website have noted, the "Forums" section is not working properly. The site ad
Splish, Splash she's in the water!!! (4) estopa at 7:11am 05.03.10 Day Sailers 1/1377 Thanks People for all your help to date on getting my beloved O'day 222 into Milford Harbor this wee
accumalation on prop/shaft lloyd1814 at 6:42am 05.03.10 Big Boats 1/1705 when we pulled the boat out last fall,we found the prpo and shaft completly covered by a concrete ty
Holding Tank Southern at 5:58am 05.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/2487 I have a 28 ft. 1991 Hunter, legacy series. The aluminum holding tank is leaking, badly. I've tried
Sail Drive + Prop Walk Observation Ducati at 3:18am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2343 Just docked our new (used 36.7) for the first time. I usually back in however we discovered that whe
Catfish Rudder juliecat10 at 10:46pm 05.02.10 AMF 5/7804 Hey, I have an old Alcort Catfish 13' sail boat that I'd like to get fixed up. After a quick inspect
Kiwi prop grease Pat T at 8:06pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2659 Kiwi recommends using a high quality marine grease eg Shell Nautilus Marine Grease - NLGI No. 2. I u
Please fix my paint job.... Team118 at 7:43pm 05.02.10 Catalina 30 5/2356 I reached my level of incompetence. I know most of my work on the boat...or my house for that matter
37c electric panel ground (1) sail_4_me at 7:22pm 05.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 32/6322 I'm rebuilding my electric panel, and I found a clipped off wire. I traced it to a keel bolt just be
Whats the best trailer sailor? amyette94 at 6:57pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5233 Im in the market for a new boat and I need some advice on what to get. I need something thats traile
May Issue SAIL MAGAZINE Mainsheet99 at 6:39pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3254 The May issue of SAIL MAGAZINE contains an article entitled "Sound Off" written by author Scott B. W
Installing halyard Davegnvl at 6:15pm 05.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3047 I just bought a Beneteau 423. It has 2 halyards installed - one for the foresail and one for the ma
got a call from the marina thereisabelle at 6:11pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2501 capt. jeff,our good and might add very civic minded slip neighbor called today. " your boat is float
Max outboard size for a Venture 222? RECESS at 5:59pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3990 A friend that I have been trying to get into sailing for a couple of years now had a hell of a deal
Ideal Luff length for symmetrical spinnaker TR6 at 5:56pm 05.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2238 Can anyone suggest the ideal luff for a chute for the 86 H31 ? . Speccs say mast height id 47"6, is
Simple terror Tom and Sue at 5:54pm 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3034 Consider this a therapeutic vent.... I have served in the US Army for 16 years. Multiple deploymen
Help me make a shopping list Propnut30 at 5:38pm 05.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1543 I have been stuck in a rut here. Im deployed and right before I deployed I decided to upgrade my rig

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Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement (3) Blue Horizon at 12:59pm 06.14.22 UPDATE: Thanks to some great suggestions here it set me off on the right path. I did find the be
Cockpit table material Hunter DS45 - Tony at 12:07pm 06.14.22
Cockpit table material sailcapt340 at 12:02pm 06.14.22
Instrument Package Recommendation dlochner at 11:58am 06.14.22 If budget is not a concern, take a look at Airmar's latest sensors for wind and speed and depth. Coo
Hiring a skipper dlochner at 11:46am 06.14.22 On a trip like you are considering, you need to think about the "perceived need" go out in conditio
Cockpit table material Hunter DS45 - Tony at 11:40am 06.14.22
Cockpit table material sailcapt340 at 11:32am 06.14.22
Grounding two isolated battery banks DArcy at 11:19am 06.14.22 First, let me say that my intent here is not to criticize the system you have designed it is to try
Grounding two isolated battery banks Stu Jackson at 11:09am 06.14.22 and if the battery is approaching full, the charge acceptance of the battery is very low. Except f
Hiring a skipper Marmalade at 11:01am 06.14.22 the average price to move my Pearson 303 on the back of a tractor trailer is insane regarding price
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control jon hansen at 10:29am 06.14.22 i vote two bladed. three bladed solid props are for power boats only. :) just my $0.02 :laugh:
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:16am 06.14.22 37 year old boat that has never run aground? Somehow I doubt that. I don't think a grounding has cau
Where Is Your Battery Charger? captcoho at 10:12am 06.14.22 Well the aft bulkhead of the lazzarette is where the charger lives now. The cables should be here s
Hiring a skipper SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:08am 06.14.22 I hired a captain 2 years ago to move my boat from Long Island to Tampa Bay. Should have taken 2 wee
Where Is Your Battery Charger? captcoho at 10:07am 06.14.22 Hi Mike, the original on my 93 C30 was mounted in the compartment under the aft starboard seat. I'
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft Don S/V ILLusion at 9:53am 06.14.22 not an uncommon occurrence on an old boat. Hard to know without opening up some of the cracks to det
Spinnaker use "cruising style" DArcy at 9:52am 06.14.22 The bag says it's a 0.75 oz. so what kind of wind range should I consider hoisting this in? 3/4 oz
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 AaronD at 9:35am 06.14.22 @thinwater makes a compelling case for dynamic traveler line: Dynamic Travelers E.g. thin climbing r
Grounding two isolated battery banks cagreen75 at 9:32am 06.14.22 Alternator will be getting sense voltage from AGM so that if LFP cuts out the alter will still be
Cockpit table material Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 06.14.22 The table is made out of Corian. I stand corrected. Difficult to be correct without being there.

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