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Alternator problem garylinger at 8:34am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/8089 REVISED Alternator problem I have searched for an answer and can't find one so I am asking here...F
Fiberglass quality Franklin at 8:15am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 38/4135 I've decided to buy my boat back my boat from the insurance (Now I own it outright :) ) and fix it m
Fiberglass quality Franklin at 8:10am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I've
battne vs non batten sail Dana at 7:04am 03.17.09 Big Boats 6/1675 we purchased a 38 with a roller furling/batten sail - it gets stuck and is hard to pull out and some
Anti-theft devices for your outboard.... yugnoir at 6:34am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 21/7775 I've already lost two (stolen from me) so I'm a little anxious leaving my 2006 9.9 Honda on the boat
H356/H335 A-Sail compatibility... Doug/Karen at 6:30am 03.17.09 Big Boats 2/1173 A dock mate (H335) and I (H356) are considering stepping up into the spin world. Not being serious
reading suggestion! yugnoir at 6:20am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1518 While it's getting warmer, we're still a few weeks away in my parts and I'm looking for a good saili
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Capn Pete at 5:46am 03.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1113 The first issue of the e-newsletter "The rOnDAYvous Report" has been uploaded to this site, for all
need a little help blackford21 at 5:24am 03.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1146 i just purchaded a 84 34oday my problem is the glowplug button and the starter button both require a
Oday 25 Trailer Uncle Bill at 3:43am 03.17.09 Day Sailers 3/4286 Looking For A Trailer For An 80 Swing Keel O'day. Located In Upstate NY.
Anyone looking for a project?? MrMikey64 at 12:20am 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1408 Check out this ad on Craigslist: sale-pxyhr-1077829535@craigslist.org . He is near Shelter Island (P
?? Input on Portable Butane heater for Pocket Cruiser stephenronning at 11:55pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3756 Hi Gang. I'm curious if anyones used a portable outdoor butane heater aboard their pocket cruiser. I
Hunter 19 mast info Johan S at 11:09pm 03.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1378 Hi I Live in Cape town South Africa and recently bought a hunter 19 with a mast blank. the old one
Help with Repairing Rudder bxdobs at 10:47pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3640 Hunter 23.5 ... rudder split open along trailing edge ... approx 2 feet long 1/2" wide max Looking
stanchion base martyfab at 6:51pm 03.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1443 I have a 1984 hunter 31 and need a toe rail mounted 1" stanchion base. Hunter says they can't help.
Gulf Coast raft-up Chuck Creel at 6:42pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1585 Looking forward to some sailing this wek end but weather forecast is calling of a nor-easter that we
Help me find a week's cruise destination Rich Stidger at 6:40pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2582 Every year I take my work crew out for a week's cruise. Besides being fun, it's a small payback for
Line Drawing for the Hunter 41 Mystique at 5:51pm 03.16.09 Big Boats 2/1832 Anyone have a line drawing of the Hunter 41? Please forward - thanks!
O'Day 32' elalamo at 5:46pm 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/997 I'm thinking about purchasing a 1987 O'Day 32'. However, I don't know much about her reputation. I'm
'81 Cal 2-25 Fin Keel...anyone got any opinon or input?? stephenronning at 5:45pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2519 Hi Gang. I just bought a Cal 2-25 Fin Keel and am looking fwd to sailing her here in the Puget Sound

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Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? LakeShark at 12:41pm 02.24.22 Since NE Ropes says Viper is new, there may not be many respondents who have experience with it.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 12:40pm 02.24.22 I'm confused. I ordered a few fairly expensive extinguishers at the end of 2017. They are UL rated
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Hello Below at 12:39pm 02.24.22 Where is the drive motor for the autopilot on my MH40? There isn't anything attached at the rudder
Tiller Tater at 12:37pm 02.24.22 The original is just some 6061 1" square tubing with 2 bends. If you have a local welding shop stop
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jssailem at 12:34pm 02.24.22 Thanks for the announcement. Looks like another entry on the Annual PreCruise Check List.
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? PaulK at 12:26pm 02.24.22 The Viper line has the polyester jacket that you want for gripping the winch and long-term UV protec
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 12:24pm 02.24.22 Probably. But I am not sure that was the problem. If it happens again, I will consider that.
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 12:21pm 02.24.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:15pm 02.24.22 It looks like the breather on top of the valve cover may raise up into that area. I have a cut out i
MH40 Autopilot drive motor jviss at 12:13pm 02.24.22 Can you get new brushes for that motor? Then install them, and use a brush seating stone on the com
New Fire Extinguisher Regs dLj at 12:08pm 02.24.22 Yes - just went through all the fire extinguishers on my boat and have ordered new ones. Mine were a
venture 17 cockpit drain (4) topcat0399 at 12:07pm 02.24.22 yes... build it up... or if you have a very strong and steady hand, you could try taking a grinder
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 11:47am 02.24.22 And over here yesterday morning it got down to -12F in the morning, and with single digit highs in t
Newish Capri 18 owner. Slacker at 11:33am 02.24.22 Fall sailing... nuttin better !!!
Replacing sail slugs Ward H at 10:26am 02.24.22 I never heard that they are a wear part. They do degrade because of UV, become brittle and break mo
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 10:18am 02.24.22 Raymarine sent me instructions for checking the autopilot clutch, motor, and course computer. I knew
New Catalina 30 Owner Ward H at 10:18am 02.24.22 Here is the thing I mentioned in the post before this. It looks like maybe a transducer or speed se
Expanding Hardening Foam PaulK at 10:17am 02.24.22 We had expanded foam under the sole of my father's center-console runabout. It was hygroscopic. Be
Replacing sail slugs (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 10:05am 02.24.22 I assume you are familiar with the various options to slugs which are often problematic. One example
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) dreadpiratk at 9:44am 02.24.22 Got all the way up to 30 here with some actual sun in the frozen hell of upstate NY. 12" of snow c

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