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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 9/5834 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 0/1303 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 10/2413 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 5/3206 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 18/4307 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 1/1651 Has anyone modified their rig (preferably on a 473) to a cutter rig?
OMC Zephyr Saildrive Brucer at 7:22am 04.09.09 S2 0/1596 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 1/2468 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 0/2015 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 5/1857 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 13/4389 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 7/3497 A few weeks ago we were returning up the St. Mark's River and ran aground. I knew the tide was low b
Motor Mount Bolts Stripped Out Deucer at 6:45pm 04.08.09 Smaller Boats 8/2016 Has anybody had this happen to them? I was puttig the boat in a slip and fighting about 15kts of cr

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Shackleton's Endurance Found Leeward Rail at 9:35am 03.14.22 I, for one, would love to see that sitting in a museum semi (or fully) restored. Assuming it was p
Decal Questions brockangelo at 9:11am 03.14.22
Lightning strike JamesG161 at 9:09am 03.14.22 This is my advice on Lightning , see my post #5 here newbie lightning protection? Avoidance is bes
Shackleton's Endurance Found rgranger at 9:02am 03.14.22 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System https://traffickingculture.org/encyclopedi
Its funny Friday! JamesG161 at 9:01am 03.14.22 Confucius says... Bachelor who looses Key to Bachelor Pad gets NO "NEW KEY" Jim...
Bottom scrubbing issue Davidasailor26 at 8:59am 03.14.22
Bottom scrubbing issue (1) jssailem at 8:41am 03.14.22 I'm guessing this is anti-fouling paint? That could be. Is it the same color as the paint you see
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (1) JamesG161 at 8:40am 03.14.22 Guess what is the major source of Lithium? Ocean Water that was/is Solar Dried in Salt beds.
Its funny Friday! dmax at 8:34am 03.14.22
Shackleton's Endurance Found Leeward Rail at 8:33am 03.14.22 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System https://traffickingculture.org/encyclopedia
Shackleton's Endurance Found jssailem at 8:28am 03.14.22 If anyone wants to dive down I was talking with a diver yesterday. Took up the hobby when the qual
Decal Questions Parsons at 8:27am 03.14.22 Nice name - unique and easy to pronounce. My rules have always been: Four syllables, or fewer Not
Looking for artists for a logo rgranger at 8:17am 03.14.22 Reach out to @Will Gilmore here. He did a beautiful wood burn image for me from a photo I had of my
Shackleton's Endurance Found Leeward Rail at 8:16am 03.14.22 It certainly is not environmentally beneficial to leave it there If it was a modern ship with fue
Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker (2) Jeff2642 at 8:13am 03.14.22 Here you have a contact with a very talented Sail graphs connection Chris at Flying Fish Arts. Cust
Shackleton's Endurance Found rgranger at 8:09am 03.14.22 So, I'm not sure I understand the logic of an international treaty that leaves shipwrecks alone. It
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 8:05am 03.14.22 203415
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer walt at 8:05am 03.14.22 My experience with Lithium batteries is with an electric bike but it brings up a "management " issue
Catalina 22 Sport Mast Repair? mikeracca at 7:45am 03.14.22 That was exactly what I was thinking, only made out of aluminum. If you were to have that made out
Decal Questions mikeracca at 7:36am 03.14.22

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