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Dilemma thesailerdude at 12:35pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1589 I am currently having a hard time finding marinas or boatyard in miami area who could use crane to p
Sealand, Thetford Units Query Stevep at 12:33pm 05.19.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2009 Hi all -- Does anyone know the differences between the Sealand 960MSD and the Sealand 970MSD? I hav
yanmar parts MIKALS22 at 12:23pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2681 Who is a good inexpensive and reliable company to deal with for yanmar parts? Thanks
Today is perfect Netrick at 11:54am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1189 Today is a perfect day to get out on Lake Pontchartrain for a sail. The tide is up with a northweste
Companion Way Locks colin_bucell at 11:40am 05.19.09 Big Boats 1/1748 Does anybody have any ideas on a more secure way of locking up companion way doors. I have a 2009 4
Please help sailaway78 at 11:37am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 31/3376 Can I get a little assistance here.?? I read Mainesails posts religiously, and I have a great deal
3000 RPMs in neutral and 2400 rpms under load 1984hunter27 at 10:35am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4354 Hi, I have a westerbeke 2 cyl 10hp in my 1984 Hunter 27. In neutral it will rev to 3000 rpms full t
manuals and safety issues for boat Merilyn at 9:19am 05.19.09 Bigger Boats 1/1515 I bought 1/2 interest in an O'Day 27 foot sailboat last summer. The previous owner had apparently be
O`DAY 37ft DOWN TO A 32 FT fulltiltboogie at 8:23am 05.19.09 Bigger Boats 2/7349 I owned a 37ft O`Day center cockpit for a short while,am now looking at a 32 ft O`Day center cockpit
Lifting a 1GM TDudley at 8:00am 05.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1932 I own a 1981 27' Cherubini Hunter. I have to change the motor mounts and re-align the engine. I ha
Another engine related question Tim R. at 7:51am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2208 Another engine related question(hot water) My heat exchanger is clean but idling(1500 rpms) my engi
leaky rudder JohnDHill at 7:48am 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/847 The rudder on my 1989 Hunter 30 bleeds rusty water from 3-4 spots when on the hard. Is this signific
GPS System may breakdown next year :( Franklin at 7:35am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1871 "...mismanagement and a lack of investment means that some of the crucial GPS satellites could begin
Macerator noprob2 at 7:06am 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1483 Ok now I am baffled In spring commissioning I check all systems. I turned on the breaker to macera
1982 Hunter 33' sailordk at 6:55am 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1548 I have a severly cracked compass housing, Merriman Yacht Specialty pedestal. Trying to locate after
Problem with light fixture PrincessoftheLake at 5:37am 05.19.09 Big Boats 7/1250 I have a problem with two of the light fixtures on my Hunter 1995 40.5. In the v-berth the overhead
Removing Bottom Paint Using Roll-Of geoffschultz at 3:44am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1764 Removing Micron CSC/Extra Bottom Paint Using Roll-Of The other day I discovered that you can remove
Fresh Water Head and Effect on Calcification? geoffschultz at 3:37am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 31/8775 I'm in the enviable process of replacing my head hoses due to calcification (or whatever that '@# i*
Rig Tuning Problem RussB at 3:13am 05.19.09 S2 3/1398 I have a 1979 9.2A with a mast oscillation problem. At rest in the slip, with winds off the beam, t
Deck leaks around shrouds Beneteau 35s5 homeaway at 2:20am 05.19.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1595 Hi, was wondering if anyone can tell me about the deck fitting where the shrouds go through. Looks

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Bug screen artboas at 1:45am 03.13.22 Used pet screen when I replaced the two damaged hatch screens on our boat. I came up with a really
Purchasing Sails mikeracca at 11:15pm 03.12.22 I have talked with a couple sail lofts, and the one I felt the best about was Precision Sails. They
Purchasing Sails Crusty Ol Salt at 9:32pm 03.12.22 Sail loft... North Sail has been my go to loft. Nice folk. Good service. Measured my boat and then
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 9:14pm 03.12.22 Thanks for replies. The distance off alignment is 3.75" at 7" from keel bolt to wear pin (about 28 d
Purchasing Sails jssailem at 8:48pm 03.12.22 Sail loft... North Sail has been my go to loft. Nice folk. Good service. Measured my boat and then p
Headliner cleaning treating (1) kbgunn at 8:23pm 03.12.22 Mother's VLR. You can get it at your local Walmart.
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) jssailem at 7:18pm 03.12.22 Firstly, welcome to the club. You found an old boat with an old scheme wiring. You were aghast that
Here's something you don't see every day PaulK at 7:15pm 03.12.22 Suspect is apparently being held on $3,000,000 bail according to another site.
Icebox conversion kits PaulK at 7:06pm 03.12.22 We explored this idea extensively last year for our J/36. Turning the icebox into a fridge would ha
Icebox conversion kits markwbird at 6:45pm 03.12.22 I did it. I used the isotherm kit. Ran about $1000.00. I love it. Battery draw is not too bad In my
Bug screen Terry Cox at 6:38pm 03.12.22
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions waterking2 at 6:13pm 03.12.22 I also have a 28 1986 and have almost finished replacing all the sanitation hoses and vent . Once I
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:01pm 03.12.22
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 5:52pm 03.12.22 I am on that forum too and have seen all those "up-in smoke" posts.. Not a single installation I've
refrigeration for a s2 11a Johnb at 5:51pm 03.12.22 Our 3 cubic foot Isotherm uses 30 to 35 ampere-hrs per day but we are in Richmond where it is anythi
Icebox conversion kits dlochner at 5:14pm 03.12.22 The refrigeration unit is only part of the cost. The other big cost is having enough battery capacit
Bug screen Johnb at 5:11pm 03.12.22 if you need it to be noseeum proof make sure it is.
Shackleton's Endurance Found shemandr at 4:27pm 03.12.22 Yeah but in the world of exploration ego was an asset. Also a danger.
Icebox conversion kits Tally Ho at 4:24pm 03.12.22
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Tally Ho at 4:18pm 03.12.22 Thanks Greg. Sail5 is basically turn-key ready to sail. All systems are working and the boat is sq

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