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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 1/1346 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 3/7719 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 1/1482 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 7/11567 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 14/2963 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 2/1381 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 27/3772 So, I'm coming into the unsupervised and unregulated town dock in a strong wind with no dinghy and t

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Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines CYQK at 4:32am 04.15.22 Bought mine from a perkins dealer on the west coast was a difficult find at the time If you need a c
Starting fluid CYQK at 4:26am 04.15.22 Maybe your on to something Couldnt you spray a bit of no.7 in to help start
40.5: Shaft growth (1) kappykaplan at 3:32am 04.15.22 I haul my boat annually. When the COVID pandemic hit, the boat sat in the water for at least 12 wee
Water Heater Discharge Slipin Away at 3:25am 04.15.22 I cannot see a hose leading off the P/T valve which would be attached to the thru hull fitting. If
Desperate leakinhg SFS at 11:00pm 04.14.22 Do they know you are taking on water from an unknown place? That usually puts you up front!! This
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 9:28pm 04.14.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long m
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? svAtargatis at 9:16pm 04.14.22 When you replace the mast, be sure that the PVC tube the the wiring passes through the mast step is
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? Rich Stidger at 9:14pm 04.14.22 When you replace the mast, be sure that the PVC tube the the wiring passes through the mast step is
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Rich Stidger at 9:11pm 04.14.22 The Z-Spar mast that was original equipment on the 40.5 has a rectangular hole with rounded edges o
40.5: Shaft growth svAtargatis at 9:09pm 04.14.22 We bought the boat 1 year ago this month. We didn't have the hull cleaned at all this last year.
40.5: Shaft growth Crusty Ol Salt at 9:07pm 04.14.22 How often do you have the hull cleaned while she is in the water?
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement MikeHoncho at 8:40pm 04.14.22
Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:27pm 04.14.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long my
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 8:03pm 04.14.22 Not sure if there is a temperature/pressure relief valve on the tank that leads to the thruhull, but
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Crusty Ol Salt at 7:15pm 04.14.22 I had a knock down drag out with a grackle or starling who was trying to make a nest in the open end
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 6:57pm 04.14.22 Brian D, thanks for the information on the NanoVNA, I used something similar (but more primitive) in
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 04.14.22 The only pain was the last unit was ethernet and we had to pull that cable. Now it is back to Marin
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Davidasailor26 at 6:27pm 04.14.22 I like the birds nest theory too. Just not sure where they were trying to build that led to the remn
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? jssailem at 6:23pm 04.14.22 You are in the Pacific NW...
40.5 Furling Mast removal jssailem at 6:21pm 04.14.22 A French mast... not Swedish.

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