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On the Rocks - Off the Rocks (4) Sequitur at 12:30pm 03.08.10 Destinations 2/3341 In late January as we were sailing across the Sea of Cortez to San Carlos from Santa Rosalia, there
New Florida Anchoring Restrictions Chuckbear at 10:10am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1426 Just when you thought it was safe to drop anchor, Florida: Less than a year after the Florida legisl
boom justsailing at 9:57am 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1204 I have a hunter 27 and i cannot seem to find a boom for it, would a smaller boat's boom work for it
How to install waste tank and remove old toilet system. To be environmentally friendly. (2) Seamon at 7:56am 03.08.10 Seidelmann 7/4226 Hi people, I have a s25 1979, I removed the whole floor, the plumbing of these boats (ouput) used to
Need advice on rebuilding Titan 10 surge coupler. caguy at 7:53am 03.08.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2882 I was reassembling my surge coupler last night and I noticed that I was able to move the shocks in a
Icebox lid arm Banooma at 7:51am 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1584 The mechanism in the arm that holds my C28 mkII icebox lid open, then when lifted a little releases
Coast Guard Inspections Ariel at 7:33am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 42/6479 I just read on another forum that in Maryland and New Jersey, when the CG stops a boat for an inspec
Pedestal mounted engine control Kenlee at 7:32am 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1052 My 1978 O'day 30 has a single lever engine control for the Yanmar engine. It's mounted near the dec
Nice Break From Winter for an East Coaster (7) ITMaster at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1363 I hit the jackpot recently. Some friends called me mid January from California and asked if I want
The wing keel of my Beneteau 35S Chuzzlewit at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1316 draws 5" less than the rudder. Is this normal and will drying against a harbour wall damage the rudd
My Beneteau 35S has a wing keel Chuzzlewit at 7:16am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1708 which draws about 4'6". The rudder draws 4'11".Has the boat been modified in the past and willl the
Beneteau 331 in the Bahamas Bum at 6:54am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2848 Hello All, My wife and I are cruising again in the Bahamas on our Beneteau 331 w/swing keel along wi
Cabin Sole underside sealing (1) Jared20459 at 4:44am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2752 I am refinishing our cabin sole of our Hunter 34. The old one has some moisture problems, so I had
H34 Boom Cap? Bob Poff at 3:38am 03.08.10 Big Boats 6/1425 Yesterday I finally had enough of the huge glob of black duct tape and stuphe covering the aft end o
Jib markstv at 10:16pm 03.07.10 S2 4/1727 Thanks for the input on the prop.I am looking at buying a jib or genoa for my 8.0cc any suggestions
Keel salt water morage captnemojr at 10:14pm 03.07.10 Catalina 22 2/1477 I know that there has been lots of discussion on mooring in salt water and keel up or down. well i j
looking for seacock (3) acceri at 10:06pm 03.07.10 Pearson 3/96 I just got a 1974 10m. Looking for what needs to be done..found a lot.. But I cannot find toilet se
Cheap Chart Plotter nick at 9:49pm 03.07.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1868 I helped sail a 43ft Cat back from the Whiitsundays to Brisbane (around 600 miles) last month and on
Transome Trim 26macsailer at 8:09pm 03.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1897 Im needing to replace the fiberglass trim (u-shape) piece that goes around the rear, top portion of
Cutlas bearing larry100 at 7:29pm 03.07.10 Catalina 30 2/1623 Just had a new cutlas bearing installed on my 1988 catalina 30. Immediately started hearing a high p

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Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine jssailem at 7:25am 05.29.22 Try Electronic freeze spray-(CO2 in a can) Freeze Spray Electronics Well almost, not exactly... th
Best Marina in San Diego? Joe at 6:56am 05.29.22
Bavaria saildrive Tally Ho at 6:38am 05.29.22
A different 37.5 windlass install jssailem at 6:35am 05.29.22 Very nice write up and project to completion. Well Done!:beer:
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? dlochner at 6:26am 05.29.22 If you want to know the Tropical Storm activity in the Pacific, tune your internet into the JTWC (J
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? jssailem at 6:23am 05.29.22 If you want to know the Tropical Storm activity in the Pacific, tune your internet into the JTWC (Jo
A different 37.5 windlass install BigEasy at 6:21am 05.29.22 Excellent results! Installing my V2 windlass was difficult enough and the mounting pad was factory i
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? dlochner at 6:09am 05.29.22
Best Marina in San Diego? Joe at 5:55am 05.29.22
Barient winch 21-33 Joe at 5:42am 05.29.22 Remember that there is a restricted range of line entry angle for winches i.e. the fairlead. See i
Hunter 34 Mast Mainsail Track Stop Size Ilanortho at 5:09am 05.29.22 Thank you!. Ilan
Magma grill (2) sailcapt340 at 5:07am 05.29.22 This is what I have for 2 rail mounted swivel bottle holders. It takes up the gap.
Hunter 34 Mast Mainsail Track Stop Size (4) sailcapt340 at 5:04am 05.29.22 Is this the part you are looking for? I have a 2000 340. Be sure you get the screws that have the
Packing gland nut getting hot. Bob S at 4:58am 05.29.22
autopilot install on an H280 (7) Jstonge at 4:10am 05.29.22 Here is some detailed pictures of the ev-100 wheel unit on my Hunter 280. Placement of the motor dr
Packing gland nut getting hot. Alan Gomes at 11:08pm 05.28.22 I can touch it for about 3 seconds then take my hand back off. Even without measuring it that does
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel (2) C_Level at 10:56pm 05.28.22 Now that the season is ready to begin, I'm getting ready to handle this repair. Thank you again to
Packing gland nut getting hot. Mistyseas1991 at 10:32pm 05.28.22 I can touch it for about 3 seconds then take my hand back off.
Packing gland nut getting hot. Alan Gomes at 10:27pm 05.28.22 The drips are coming from the front of the gland nut. Then it stands to reason that it should be c
Packing gland nut getting hot. Mistyseas1991 at 10:24pm 05.28.22 I don't have an infrared therm. but it gets hot enough not able to keep my hand on it maybe about 3

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