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a Rememberance - Thanksgiving - non sailing (1) Shoaldrafter at 4:50am 11.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1327 Let us see if this non sailing post gets by our 'host'. See this web site and power point presenta
Atomic 4: Replacement fuel pump spring cap? (2) ryanmohr at 4:36am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1989 Took the carb and fuel pump off today to clean them and lost one of these spring caps for the fuel p
Ballast Idea.....Dumb Idea....Might Work....??? (1) Sumner at 9:20pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4539 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor/Ballast-1.jpg A ballast idea for a 26S and I gue
Flyer - deck compression or shear or both (1) bad dawg at 8:04pm 11.29.09 Pearson 0/1154 I have had to replace the lower section of bulkheads both forward and aft in the main cabin. I have
Corroded track pin for genoa car tyson_troy at 5:14pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1373 The locking pin for my port genoa car is frozen. I've used penetrating oil to loosen it without any
22 vs 25 Joe McGinty at 3:47pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1470 I've had a '79 Mac 22 for five years. Love her. We daysail on a 9 mile X 3 mile lake. I now got
How to test a fuel tank sender spadaforaj at 2:02pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1335 No matter how many times I try re-wiring my fuel guage - it is either pegged on full or empty and ne
Yanmar starter question patman70 at 12:55pm 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1855 Have a Yanmar 12ysm (old turkey) ' the magnetic solenoid stopped working. Wondering if it comes apar
masthead anemometer installation Sailfish74 at 12:52pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2873 Could anyone advise on how to run a wire through the mast on a Hunter 35.5 to connect a new ST60 Win
Yanmar Parts wufibugs at 11:33am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3037 I did some shopping and it seems that Niemiec Marine has the best prices going for Yanmar parts. Th
power thrusters dennis23685 at 10:54am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2145 has anyone had any experience with the outboard power thruster sold on this site. Sounds almost to g
Battery Question thaeni01 at 10:51am 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1229 If I hook up two 100 amp deep cycle batteries in parallel will I have 200 amps of capacity?
Texas in March dennis23685 at 10:21am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2538 I need some advise from all you trailer sailers. I am hoping to take my catalina 22 from Colorado to
Spinnakers Help with sizing. Rod Douglas at 9:13am 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1125 Salty Dogs I have just purchased a 1991 Legend 35.5. I am seeking information about Spinnakers. Wh
222 Mainstay Questions WayneCatt at 8:48am 11.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3411 I have had a 222 model for about a year . .when I rig the mast the backstay is somewhat slack with t
Fuel filter questions sol y mar at 8:46am 11.29.09 Catalina 30 12/7066 I recently purchased a 1988 cat 30, and have been using this time to get to know my boat. I need to
Another solar question. Ed Schenck at 8:07am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 23/6208
Draining water tanks 213008121 at 7:26am 11.29.09 Cal 0/1690 looking for information on how to drain the fresh water system. I emptied the 2 water tanks by runni
Hunter 240 weight dispersal on trailer Dock Holiday at 6:58am 11.29.09 Smaller Boats 20/8388 Anyone know how much boat weight the swing keel should support on the trailer and how much weight th
Barient 2 speed 21ST issues? RobG at 6:20am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1832 One of my concerns noted in my survey of the E28 was play in the drums of the genny winches. I could

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Where do you keep the booze? David in Sandusky at 10:23pm 05.12.22 A half gallon of Scotch goes nicely with the dishes. White wine and beer in the ice box. Red wine un
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. NYSail at 9:34pm 05.12.22
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad MarkGreen8020 at 9:03pm 05.12.22 Thank you so much for your reply. Do you have a 15 inch or 20 inch shaft. Did you need an outboard
Funny Friday!!! (3) Ralph Johnstone at 8:37pm 05.12.22 Where can I get one of those? Is that a VW? That isn't a Volkswagen. THIS is a Volkswagen:
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 8:24pm 05.12.22 I've cleaned and lubricated, and that did help. I just don't think I'll ever be happy with this in
Where do you keep the booze? kloudie1 at 8:23pm 05.12.22 One of the things that I like about my old H-34 is the liquor locker built into the nav station. It
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Serenity on Hudson at 8:22pm 05.12.22 I have a Honda 2HP on my Catalina Expo 14.2 and it handles wind and waves. Drags a bit when up but n
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:07pm 05.12.22 Pilots have it hard sitting up front.
Loose shrouds? Will Gilmore at 7:59pm 05.12.22 Would you please cut a 1/2" to 3/4" piece of plywood to set under those cargo bars to spread out the
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. BigEasy at 7:56pm 05.12.22 Make sure the main halyard is very tight. Release the mainsheet and boom vang when operating. Spra
Where do you keep the booze? rgranger at 7:19pm 05.12.22 At the last Marina that I had my boat slipped at, I watched a guy put a up a mast on a 30 foot sailb
O'day 28 FWD End of Blackwater Tank Access Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18pm 05.12.22 One question I have is what does one use to clean out all the black nastiness in there? I'm guessin
600 Watt Inverter Johnb at 7:15pm 05.12.22
'88 28.5 Rudder Dripping water rgranger at 7:15pm 05.12.22
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement (1) joshw5144 at 6:50pm 05.12.22 I used to have a 340. Here is what I did (my plumber best buddy did). Under the sink he put a mixing
Hunter 240 rudder jblersch at 6:46pm 05.12.22
Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 6:10pm 05.12.22 Oh! I see the connection! Summertime = long days less darkness to see the lights... Wintertime = mo
Inside Passage Anyone? AaronD at 5:58pm 05.12.22 I do wonder about your comment about darkness tho? How does that not coincide with weather for boat
600 Watt Inverter TimFromLI at 5:53pm 05.12.22 $200 to install? 600 watts is not much for that kind of money. A cigarette lighter plug in type woul
O'day 28 FWD End of Blackwater Tank Access Clutch Cargo at 5:51pm 05.12.22 Thanks for the input.

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