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Music while surfing..? Maine Sail at 6:46am 08.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2319 Hi All, I nearly always have music playing, usually iTunes, in my office when working and when surf
cdi furler herbwjones at 6:38am 08.22.09 Smaller Boats 4/1426 I have a CDI furler on my Hunter 240. The webbing loop at the head of my jib rotted through, and I
Great 30 days on L. Michigan (1) blowinganddrifting at 5:53am 08.22.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1697 Wow, what a great vacation we just had!!! We spent 20 nights on board, straight through, we travele
Sumlog ll ..Odometer frozen..Speed works Scotian at 3:50am 08.22.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1921 My new to me CS 27 has a Sumlog ll knot-meter. Was watching with interest as odometer was about to t
Brass porthole mount Anastasia at 8:28pm 08.21.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3086 Hello all, Avast ye hardys!! brethren of the sailcloth! Can any of ye mates inform me of the a
Relacing Trailer Bunk Boards mac25wmo at 7:38pm 08.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/4230 The bunk boards on the trailer for my Mac 25 have rotted away and need to be replaced. My plan is to
Cable installation in mast RJ1946 at 6:57pm 08.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1363 Can anyone give some good advice on running cabling for Radar and apparent wind meter in a C30 mast
Apelco Radar Help jsmckay at 6:39pm 08.21.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1110 My Apelco radar was working last year just fine. This year, I cleaned up my wiring and it will powe
Replacing stock alternator tomfoolery at 5:32pm 08.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1260 I can't see anything on this in the archives. I have a Cat 30 with M25 stock 50 amp alternator. Anyo
Mainsheet resistance.... rpell46 at 4:24pm 08.21.09 Catalina 30 5/1719 Hi all, We've been having an unusually great sailing season here in the NY Bight.....winds are ave
Maximum Dagger Board Drop David F at 3:35pm 08.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/56 My 1988 26D dagger board has the main line to raise/lower and it also has a safety line to limit the
water ballast daggerboard Helene M at 2:44pm 08.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3419 Hi, We bought a 26M MacGregor last fall. We have been sailing it all summer. My question is: Is
hooking up hot water heater newboatowner at 2:27pm 08.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1381 The boat that I purchased has a hot water heater installed in the bow under the water tank. I belie
head help needed jackandrobin at 2:09pm 08.21.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4264 we have a 2 year old head, we have been pretty diligent about pumping out and using the proper bacte
Anyone have info on trailer rental for Lancer 25 JonLancer25 at 1:54pm 08.21.09 Lancer 6/2398 I am looking at buying a 1982 Lancer 25 Mark V. I need to get her from Boston Harbor to my home in C
Hurricane prep (1) Bob S at 1:22pm 08.21.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2550 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT03/refresh/AL0309_PROB34_F120+gif/144717.gif It looks like
Inflatable Problems CaptainJB at 1:13pm 08.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1013 I have a Maxxon 10 foot dinghy. Bought it second hand from a friend several years ago. Very nice boa
Surveyor advice needed Prime Time at 1:03pm 08.21.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1578 Can any recommend a good surveyor in the cape cod/buzzards bay region?
Prostate Cancer mckee1952 at 12:39pm 08.21.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3618 Mike Milken, Founder and Chairman of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, is joined by Colin Powell, Joe
Electrical panel female disconnect terminal wjamjeff at 12:05pm 08.21.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1437 I have a 2002 Catalina 250 Wing and need to find Electrial diconnect terminals (female) for the pane

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Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Silverman at 11:46am 04.20.22 Thank you for your comment, I have found some articles that indicate the cause is "too much pitch or
40.5: Replacing Clutches senang at 11:36am 04.20.22 The aluminium plate on my 2005 Hunter 38 is 10mm if my memory is still good. Normal procedure for th
Looking for suggestions for a free Wordpress template for a sailing club website. JoeWhite at 11:32am 04.20.22 Leeward, I use Drupal. Many free themes and modules that is open source. Visit mine Sail La Vie \| 1
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load senang at 11:30am 04.20.22
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Silverman at 11:19am 04.20.22 Thanks for the response, will try it again on the actual sea trial. Current owner not providing/doe
Time to replace lifelines? Dalliance at 10:48am 04.20.22 Time to replace them. I did when mine started to look like that. Went with bare stainless and adde
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Don S/V ILLusion at 10:48am 04.20.22 Probably not (with emphasis on the first word) but rather than guess, if I was contemplating buying
Air Conditioner Failing DeniseO30 at 10:24am 04.20.22 Can't help much with out more information, but at those temperatures there is a chance it will fre
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:20am 04.20.22 I did not see where you said what type of furler you have. Some are very reliable and give decent
Anchor locker leaks (1) jdrutten at 10:17am 04.20.22 The leak in my H-306 chain locker didn't take as much investigation. The photo below was taken looki
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:56am 04.20.22 Uh-oh...I missed that. It did seem like an overly complex plumbing scheme. It should NOT have bee
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 waterman30 at 9:32am 04.20.22 I just traded my 9.8 for the 6 to save my back. It should work fine on the lake I think. I was think
Epic Fail Tater at 9:20am 04.20.22 So, there was an overhead power line near the boat ramp? This surprises me. I would think that wo
Fresh water flush Xstream at 9:10am 04.20.22 As per the first post: I have a Jabsco twist and lock manual toilet: # 29090-5000.
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:06am 04.20.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure, but if my freshwater system
Air Conditioner Failing buddybear at 9:05am 04.20.22 Mark, there are some very simple things you can do to determine if it actually needs to be replaced
Newbie questions Xstream at 8:57am 04.20.22 I think you'll like your new Bene Bruce! I'm waiting for the lake level to come up before we put in
Epic Fail markwbird at 8:49am 04.20.22 So, there was an overhead power line near the boat ramp? This surprises me. I would think that wou
Fresh water flush Xstream at 8:47am 04.20.22 This boat has a freshwater pump just like an RV. With the water pump "on", energizing the solenoid
Looking for suggestions for a free Wordpress template for a sailing club website. Leeward Rail at 8:44am 04.20.22 Wordpress has many templates (Themes) available. Just pick one that has a format that you like. Yu

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