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what age stop sailing ironhors42 at 2:11pm 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 54/8902 Here goes, I am 67 yrs old just started sailing two yrs ago in 2007. The beginning of 2007 I join sa
Oil Change Salty at 2:04pm 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2001 I am changing the oil in my Yanmar (2GM20F) engine for the first time ( new boat). Is SAE 30 Heavy
Making sense of mainsail trim Clark at 1:55pm 04.09.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5825 I'm trying to develop some personal guides on how to trim the main for various wind conditions. I've
9.2a traveler PatrickS at 1:54pm 04.09.09 S2 0/1302 has anyone modified their original traveler on their 9.2a. car, end block etc.
Old wifi question, new angle KandD at 12:44pm 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2411 I want to connect to the marina's hotspot, but we don't get a solid connection below deck. While I
Looking for a Hunter 310 Manual Steve E. at 11:35am 04.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1653 I am soon getting a 1999 Hunter 310 and was curious if anyone had an electronic copy of the owner's
Whale Flipper Pump Mark III (1) Rich Stidger at 11:21am 04.09.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 7/373 I have two of these removed from service around 1990. Free for the postage.
Extra Water Tank D Finney at 11:03am 04.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1022 As anyone added an extra water tank to a 331? Im thinking aabout trying to add one under the aft ca
Mast Step pin on 2002 Hunter 306 Philip1126 at 10:13am 04.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1756 I have a 2002 Hunter 306. I have a problem that I did not really resolve for last season's launch (m
navpod mods Banooma at 8:41am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3205 Has anyone used Starboard plastic, or other cutting board material as a patch for differently-shaped
Starter issue Deadline at 8:34am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4305 The starter button on my Yanmar 2GM20F (Hunter 320) continues to vex me. Last year I replaced the
condensation between hull and liner ncbrydon at 7:59am 04.09.09 Big Boats 0/1084 I am a new owner of a 2002 Hunter 380. I noticed a small spot of water on the floor in the aft cabin
473 Cutter Rig Jester II at 7:48am 04.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1650 Has anyone modified their rig (preferably on a 473) to a cutter rig?
OMC Zephyr Saildrive Brucer at 7:22am 04.09.09 S2 0/1595 I've found lots of documentation for my S2 7.3 except info about the saildrive as installed in our b
spider crack repair Susan at 6:46am 04.09.09 Irwin 1/2461 Can you tell me the best procedure to repair small spider cracks? And, we have taken the lettering o
Gas consumption jkincannon at 6:15am 04.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1480 I had an 8 HP motor on a 12 foot alum boat once, but have not run my 9.9 Johnson 2 stroke enough on
Play in Rudder wally252 at 5:54am 04.09.09 Columbia 0/2012 How do you install shims in the rudder to eliminate excessive play at the tiller?
Cheap cleaning tricks (1) Jumpstart at 5:47am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1856 Over the years I've picked up a couple of tricks to solve pesky cleaning problems. The tannin stain
Garmin 3000 series data card questions Roger Long at 3:52am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4387 I have the Garmin 3205 for my radar installation on order from Tiger. Looking at the downloaded man
Depth finder Tony2367 at 7:26pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3496 A few weeks ago we were returning up the St. Mark's River and ran aground. I knew the tide was low b

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Slipper 17. Removal of Deck mounted mast support Jimc91 at 4:06pm 03.12.22 Update on Slipper 17 mast support post and how it is fastened to deck. Over the past 40 years water
Shackleton's Endurance Found Justin_NSA at 3:56pm 03.12.22 The story is an amazing read. Had he been able to control his ego, they might have sailed under bett
Bristol 24 water tank sail sfbay at 3:39pm 03.12.22 ..........find that the outside edges of the water tank are fiberglassed to the bottom side of the v
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price sail sfbay at 3:21pm 03.12.22 Did your insurance provider insure it at the price you paid vs. the lower market price stated by the
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 3:21pm 03.12.22 Welcome to the forum!! That is why it is a boat. haha, thanks!
Bristol 24 water tank sail sfbay at 3:09pm 03.12.22 ................. It seems crazy to me that there is no way to access the water tank to clean, inspe
refrigeration for a s2 11a jviss at 2:50pm 03.12.22 I'm thinking that a cooling system will need to be able to cool and maintain the coolness without t
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price captcoho at 2:32pm 03.12.22 Thank you for all of the input. Case closed, I bought the boat. Congrates on the new to you boat !
Great Lakes Charter wanted? dLj at 2:10pm 03.12.22 Yes; however, good luck with that. I don't think many would be willing to incur the liability expo
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Will Gilmore at 1:44pm 03.12.22 Congrats for the new to you boat. You'll do fine.... First you hoist the sails and then see what h
Shackleton's Endurance Found shemandr at 1:34pm 03.12.22 Soundings Magazine's daily newsletter had a great photo. I showed the transom where the name was cl
Great Lakes Charter wanted? BigEasy at 1:27pm 03.12.22 Looks to me like @Capt Andy was fishing to find someone on this list to allow him to charter their
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 12:46pm 03.12.22 Yes BugEasy, Just another detail that set this boat apart from others I had looked at. I'll post fu
3m 4000 thinwater at 12:17pm 03.12.22 Thanks and I will assume that by "move faster" you meant that if I see them start to weep, I should
Docking queries dLj at 12:05pm 03.12.22 We cruise year around and will stay out for months at a time. Fenders and dock lines remain with th
Docking queries Terry Cox at 11:43am 03.12.22 We cruise year around and will stay out for months at a time. Fenders and dock lines remain with the
New Catalina 30 Owner Kingjim91 at 11:37am 03.12.22
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. BigEasy at 11:28am 03.12.22 One thing noted is that the bright work should be in excellent condition; everything is covered in
Here's something you don't see every day dLj at 11:27am 03.12.22 In which constellation is "Taco Bell"! Ignoramitorium dj
Docking queries dLj at 11:24am 03.12.22 how much lines would I need in total? I have lines that stay at the dock and lines that stay wit

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