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A Back Up Bilge Pump? Ducati at 4:00am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3457 We race on a 2 ton/IOR which has no bilge pump. We suck out the H2O on race night with a wet vac. It
Adding a bail to an O'Day 222 for a vang (1) Mich222 at 2:39am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1962 I made the leap and drilled larger holes at the base of the DAMCO (Dwyer Aluminum Mast Co) mast on a
Lowering keel on Mac 25 CaptTripps at 10:14pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2178 I have been surfing around and haven't figured out how to lower the kell on my "new" Mac 25 (1985).
Pictures of my new companionway door (5) MartinLanglois at 9:50pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3149 I was tired of the ugly tinted plexiglass door on my Mac25. It was big and hard to hide anywhere on
3 years, 30,000 miles, 19' LOA Joe Blizzard at 7:07pm 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2982 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/06/content_12081661.htm Aron Meder, a 29-year-old Hungaria
Raw water through-hull location xavierlh1 at 6:32pm 09.19.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1522 I just bought a 2005 B373, and as I was tidying the boat at the endof our first cruise, I realized t
rig tuning sailordel at 12:42pm 09.19.09 Big Boats 4/1906 I have a 1989 Legend 37 and am replacing all the standing rigging. Any guidance/information regardi
It's time for a 32ft Mac JoelHoover at 10:45am 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1773 Wouldn't it be cool if MacGregor made a 32-36ft water ballast cruiser with 2 100hp outboards? I'm
Do you cover your sailboat for the winter? cromer at 9:53am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 42/41587 How do you cover you sailboat for the winter? Mast up or down? Do you shrinkwrap, use tarps, or use
Need to build a temp rudder for an O25 gabriel.donnelly at 9:28am 09.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1057 Hi there, My name is Gabriel and I just bought an O'Day 25 and couldn't be happier! However, the rud
I need to build a temp rudder gabriel.donnelly at 9:17am 09.19.09 Day Sailers 3/1589 Hi there, My name is Gabriel and I just bought an O'Day 25 and couldn't be happier! However, the rud
SIRIUS Radio Rick Webb at 8:46am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3037 I just bought a Sirius radio for my car and was thinking of adding another for the boat. Anyone o
Picking up a mooring BobM at 8:36am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 40/11520 What a season. I am trying to get in as much sailing as possible in the short period of time remain
Anyone ever had a Walker Bay 8? jackhartjr at 8:23am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 9/5924 Hi folks, looking for any comments good or bad on the Walker Bay 8 and its use as a suitible dinghy?
Winch Ken13559 at 8:04am 09.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1388 Can anyone tell me what's Andersen and Harken winch equivalent to a Lewmar ST30 dual-speed ?
winterizing head garyc at 7:39am 09.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1954 This year i will be winterizing for the first time. The question is how do I get anti freeze in the
Calling all 222 owners... Zoomie at 7:18am 09.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3402 All, Would someone be willing to provide the demensions from their boat's factory boom vang attachme
Adding a vang to an O'Day 222 (1) Mich222 at 6:10am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2493 My friend has an 87 O'Day 222 with a boom vang. I have a 86 O'Day 222 without a boom vang. Both boat
79 H27 head head valve locations fnuttersny at 5:23am 09.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2818 I need location of head through hull valves on my 79 H27. There is a level fiiberlass molded porti
fishfinder/gps/chartplotter for Canada Steve22124 at 2:51am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2240 I want to install a fishfinder/gps/chartplotter and keep it under $500. An in hull transducer is pre

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Next Gen Marine Genset (3) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:20am 03.30.22 NYSAIL, I thought you might be interested in seeing some pictures of my instalation of a Mase 7.6 ge
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 rgranger at 10:13am 03.30.22 Something to add to the overall calculous of the fix... Your unit uses R-22. If this were my proje
Great Sailing Sunday. Woops! LloydB at 10:10am 03.30.22 So am I to understand your sail plan was three sheets to the wind until you tied one on?
Windward mark rounding strategy DArcy at 10:10am 03.30.22 I agree with the above comments, only one person moving to get the spin set up. For the symmetrical,
In support of the shop rgranger at 10:09am 03.30.22 I too love this site and sometimes have trouble finding what I need on the website...I appreciate th
Have you made cockpit cushions? Timm R Oday25 at 10:03am 03.30.22 I had our cushions made with all Sunbrella..Never regretted it
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:59am 03.30.22 If you want to build a polishing setup yourself, check out "Shelco Single Cartridge Filer". These fi
Windward mark rounding strategy PaulK at 9:52am 03.30.22 Barry has outlined a good procedure. Much depends upon what your setup is and what your crew is capa
Beneteau 361 - Replacement of cockpit teak BigEasy at 9:24am 03.30.22 John, I am curious as to why you didnt attempt to refurbish the existing panels by removing the
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Stu Jackson at 9:22am 03.30.22 Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve a
Next Gen Marine Genset tfox2069 at 9:20am 03.30.22 Very VERY interested in NYSail's experience here. Please do post how the install goes. Where in th
Bent Wing jviss at 8:51am 03.30.22 That boat needs a thorough survey - there could be other hidden damage to structure, etc.
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S isaksp00 at 8:40am 03.30.22 You may also want to have a sail loft check to see if the bolt rope has shrunk, causing folds in the
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 (1) kloudie1 at 8:37am 03.30.22 The cap is going to be around 40-45 mfd at 200-250V for the 115v compressor.. here is a data sheet f
Next Gen Marine Genset (2) NYSail at 8:33am 03.30.22
Bent Wing Benny17441 at 8:31am 03.30.22 Call your insurance for them to send their own surveyor.
Next Gen Marine Genset NYSail at 8:31am 03.30.22 Old thread..... but I just took delivery of my Nextgen 3.5kw genset. They are made in America and no
Bent Wing jviss at 8:29am 03.30.22 with us assuming liability What? No way!
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. jssailem at 8:11am 03.30.22 There was a recent online boat show of classic boats. Here is a link. Homepage - Worldwide Classic
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 7:51am 03.30.22 They were purchased by Dometic a while back. If no one here happens to know, I plan on calling their

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