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Leaking gas tank joelucido2 at 5:04pm 09.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1474 My ericson 27 has a leaking aluminum gas tank we can not ge it out the lazarette. ???? Cut it
A-Sail Doug/Karen at 3:52pm 09.01.09 Big Boats 6/1303 We are preparing for our club's long distance race and one of my crew suggested rigging an A-Sail (h
Trimatrix mghunter at 3:49pm 09.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1465 Looking for information regarding installation of the Trimatrix Portlights from New Found Metals) on
Barlow winch sizes? Zoomie at 3:23pm 09.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2823 Anyone know off-hand what the sizes of the three factory Barlow (I believe)winches are on the O'Day
Draining the Fuel Tank green98tj at 12:11pm 09.01.09 Big Boats 9/2228 My Yanmar 3GM30F just stopped running. The repairman said it was water in the fuel and the injector
Looking at a 42 Center Cockpit Bavaria ?? bubba at 11:46am 09.01.09 Bavaria 4/8075 My wife and I are looking at a Bavaria 42 CC located in Seattle it is a few years old and would like
Refinishing teak interior Karen at 11:31am 09.01.09 Pearson 0/1625 Just bought a 1984 Pearson 34 - interior woodwork has some water damage from previously repaired lea
Pearson 34 traveller Karen at 11:26am 09.01.09 Pearson 3/2099 Has anyone replaced the curved traveller on an older 34? We plan to race our 1984 Pearson 34 ' wan
New Macgregor Owner njbaker at 11:12am 09.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3820 I have just purchased my first Macgregor, a 1978 Venture 2-22. It is in desperate need of a restore
Winterizing tgrass462 at 10:48am 09.01.09 Smaller Boats 6/1640 With Grasshopper III - we have a new (to us) pressurized water system. I need some guidance on wint
Ericson 35 mk II Question Tim Grace at 10:39am 09.01.09 Ericson 2/2382 Greetings, I am shopping around and found a beautiful 1976 Ericson 35 mk II for sale :). Tons of e
travelers Paulsboat at 10:17am 09.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1270 Help! Does anyone out there have idea where I can get a traveler "Ronstan" rf383 for my 222 main she
Binoc's - center vs. individ focus HukilauMike at 9:58am 09.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1728 I was using my binoculars last night on a lovely after work sail, and I got frustrated enough to fin
Schooner Virginia Soundbounder at 9:53am 09.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3087 Here are a couple of photos I took of the schooner Virginia near Orient Point, NY this July: http:
Roller furling problem wkendall at 9:21am 09.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1348 My roller furler is jammed up and I need to know how to open the drum to change or untangle the rope
Turbo vector air conditioner Terry in Naples at 9:20am 09.01.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1855 lightning hit my boat and i am shopping for a new AC unit. I came across this one. Anyone else have
? where to step mast/forestay length? JAW4 at 9:18am 09.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1225 I'm restoring a 22' MacGregor and don't not know for sure where to install the step plate on the dec
Ultrasonic Antifouling Richard C Erickson at 8:08am 09.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2461 Has anyone heard or had personal experience with the new ultrasonic antifouling devices on the marke
Marinas on Barnegat Bay jimmcgee at 7:53am 09.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2667 I'm considering leaving my marina on Long Beach Island New Jersey. If I do I'd like to go north to
Gel Coat Question Richard Erickson at 7:45am 09.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1612 I own a 2005 393 and for last couple years have noted increasing gel coat cracks at stancion bases

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How to correct time for PHRF? Davidasailor26 at 12:30pm 08.03.21
P28 as coastal cruiser? sail sfbay at 12:27pm 08.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! You are correct, the Precision has less displacement and ballast than a simi
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships JohnShannon at 12:22pm 08.03.21 It seems there are a couple of ways to do it. There is no security on AIS so what ever is broadcast
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning justsomeguy at 12:07pm 08.03.21 The bolt that attaches the u brackets to the mast is what caused the damage when the spreaders were
Sail question Scott T-Bird at 11:56am 08.03.21 @Dil , where do you sail on Barnegat Bay? I'll be on the lookout for a Hunter with sail #20. We ar
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning Dan Wray at 11:47am 08.03.21 The bolt that attaches the u brackets to the mast is what caused the damage when the spreaders were
Chain snubbers thinwater at 10:31am 08.03.21 @dLj, You keep saying this. I don't know why. If there is someone dragging down on me, I want ou
Precision 23 Cooler Options SailingKev at 10:21am 08.03.21 FYI it turns out the current replacement is the Igloo 48-Quart Marine Ultra Hardsided Cooler. Kevin
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 08.03.21 By the way: The fix in my case was for us to put the small "ant farm" void under a vacuum and suck
78 Lancer 28 owners manual (1) Jaycake at 10:07am 08.03.21 Just found a program that will let me compress the PDF..Here it is.
Contact with Crazy Dave Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 08.03.21
Removing Paint from Deck mikemoyer at 9:57am 08.03.21 Totalboat Paint Stripper Ah...I'm in Lake Forest, where are you?
78 Lancer 28 owners manual Jaycake at 9:54am 08.03.21 My printer gives options on Dpi when scanning. I scanned id as a PDF at 720 Dpi..
Chain snubbers Stu Jackson at 9:54am 08.03.21 or, it seems to me, you are more likely putting out more scope. @dLj, You keep saying this. I do
Furling Main Winter Storage BrianH at 9:41am 08.03.21 It's not only the sail that is impacted. I took it down so that the 6 months the boat was on the har
Chain snubbers thinwater at 9:39am 08.03.21 Why would you put a snubber on rope rode? dj You would not, or at least not for the same purpose
Widening the cuddy access on '74 Javelin? Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 08.03.21 The shape of the hulls look very different . If it were my project . I'd cut the opening and reinfor
Long time lurker :) kappykaplan at 9:23am 08.03.21 The CG number will stay the say correct? Yes
1986 H34 Toilet Identification WasabiRush at 9:19am 08.03.21 First question can be answered by a Raritan technical specialist like macm@raritaneng.com and you c
How to remove / grease the helm of an Oceanis 400. JoeWhite at 9:15am 08.03.21 If you are trying to remove the steering wheel, then use steering wheel remover. Clean and apply b

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