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Quiet cove (2) Maine Sail at 7:05pm 07.30.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3250 The rain held off today, as did the wind:doh:, but the day still turned out nice. We are sharing thi
Lifeline gate modification ranchu56 at 6:51pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 3/1388 Would like to move gates on starboard and port sides from rear area forward to area between 2nd and
Self Bailer Replacement JBrown_Mi at 6:39pm 07.30.09 Day Sailers 1/5952
Pictures from the mast Andy1237 at 6:31pm 07.30.09 Destinations 4/3491 Lets see if this works this way. I posted som pictures in My Forum of our Daisy Raft up. http://f
How is the travler used? wiltrek at 6:10pm 07.30.09 Catalina 22 2/1651 Hello, The dealer that I bought my Catalina 22 from was not very helpful in showing us the workings
fisrt sailboat (1) new2sailing at 6:00pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3665 Hi First I hope I have posted in the correct area first time sorry if it is wrong I am going to buy
trailer for my 92 twointheface at 5:46pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1842 I just went from a starwind 19 to 26s and what a upgrade... the only problem is my trailer is rusty
3gmf20 sea water pump upgrade captron1 at 5:04pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 0/895 have a 83 h34 with a stock sea water pump, want to upgrade to a Jabsco. has anyone done this?
Oil Changes sailaway78 at 3:01pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1848 So here is the deal. 3GM Yanmar, 1981 model with 2000 hrs. Engine is angled down at the rear, prob
Cal 39 Mark III Prime Time at 1:27pm 07.30.09 Cal 0/2039 I'm looking for opinions on the Cal 39 Mark III with a wing keel. Construction quality? Toughness?
Lichen Roam geompo at 1:03pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1344 I confess I'm afraid to sail my 26M in more than 12 knots of wind and at more than 15 degrees of hee
Beneteau First 35s5 vs Oceanis 351 Staszek at 12:39pm 07.30.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/7712 After 3 years sailing on a Hunter 23 it's time for me to make the step and I'm currently shopping fo
Looking for Main Hatch Cover smltime at 11:24am 07.30.09 S2 1/1481 I am looking for a Main Hatch Cover for a 1979 S2 7.3 Someone sat on mine and broke it! Thanks -
i550 Peter Ross at 10:41am 07.30.09 Trailer Sailors 7/11563 This past winter I got hooked on a small sportboat called the i550. It's a stitch and glue plywood s
Loose footed or Bolt Rope main for a 30 ft cruiser Royal Flush at 9:21am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2962 Lost my nearly worn out main over the weekend in heavy weather so I'm beginning to speck out one thi
Adding sail slugs to a Mac25 mfavro at 8:22am 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1380 I have an 86 macGregor 25 and was curious about adding sail slugs, or shackles or sail slides to mak
starting a Catalina 310 sound JohnJab at 7:53am 07.30.09 Catalina 310 4/2616 When I turn the key to start my 2001 Catalina 310, i get a screeching sound from the alarm speaker.
Hunter Extended Warranty John Ehricht at 7:49am 07.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1963 We have an extended warranty for our Hunter 36 which is suppose to be valid until January of 2011.
A C pumps LESLIE at 7:40am 07.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/2 The mermaid AC is my new project,the question is do I buy a pump from them or go elese where?I am o
Which boat would you move? Roger Long at 7:05am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 27/3771 So, I'm coming into the unsupervised and unregulated town dock in a strong wind with no dinghy and t

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Starting fluid Rick Webb at 2:38pm 04.14.22 Perhaps some 151 might get it going then?
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 2:23pm 04.14.22 That one looks pretty much like mine. No teeth missing. No obvious loose threads or tears. Not sure
Starting fluid shemandr at 2:23pm 04.14.22 Would that be diesel mouth to mouth resuscitation?
West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:09pm 04.14.22 2 Charlotte Harbor boat yard but DIY is Charlotte Harbor boat yard I just send them a very detaile
A Technically Sophisticated Repair shemandr at 1:56pm 04.14.22 At this point I have LP's, I had 8 track, cassettes, DVD's, iTunes downloads, satellite radio play
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jon hansen at 1:52pm 04.14.22 torresen marine 231-759-859. muskegon mi. family owned manitowoc marine 920-682-5117 rich larson
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 1:49pm 04.14.22
Starting fluid jviss at 1:46pm 04.14.22 How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders? Just take a big mouthful of it and spray it into
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines All U Get at 1:46pm 04.14.22 Trans Atlantic Diesel in Virginia.
Burning insense on a boat All U Get at 1:44pm 04.14.22 Helps keep no-see-ums away. Epoxy a mason jar to the sole floor.
Starting fluid All U Get at 1:39pm 04.14.22 Racor filter.
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 1:35pm 04.14.22
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf (3) jssailem at 1:28pm 04.14.22 These images from a recent article by Steve https://stevedmarineconsulting.com/troubleshooting-over
Starting fluid Rick Webb at 1:22pm 04.14.22 Saved me. I was thinking pouring it down through the carburetor.
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna Brian D at 1:22pm 04.14.22 I think you are on the right track. At least you are not chasing rabbits. So far you best plan of ac
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 1:21pm 04.14.22 Those cracks could explain the jumpy behavior that popped the clutch arm. Your going to be an AutoH
Burning insense on a boat jssailem at 1:18pm 04.14.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (2) Growl at 1:14pm 04.14.22
A Technically Sophisticated Repair kappykaplan at 1:12pm 04.14.22 I still have a VHS player at home Me too! And LPs . . . :beer:
Burning insense on a boat DArcy at 1:10pm 04.14.22

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