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removing the lead keel? Bare Aweigh at 12:00pm 09.16.08 Ask All Sailors 38/6761 My 1987 Oday 28 has an external lead keel that is weeping at the seal with the bottom of the boat.
Protecting my Boat.. TimCup at 11:30am 09.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1112 So, Tonyb praised floating docks, while they were the scourge here in St. Pete... It got me thinking
battery maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 09.16.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2090 How do you maintain your batteries at the dock? I'm faced with having to replace my Trojan T125
Barnacles and folding props. Ed Schenck at 10:18am 09.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2319 Are barnacles a problem with folding props? I recently had the boat hauled for the first time since
H37C Rudder. Ed Schenck at 10:01am 09.16.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1476 After getting Ladylove out of the mud from her Hanna storm anchorage I motored across the Neuse rive
Anyone sail with young children on a Macgregor 26s? heysteveh at 5:53am 09.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1428 Since I just posted about how much I liked the movie about bluewater sailing I gotta tell ya one of
Boom help (2) phdoc at 5:31am 09.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1255 I was putting the boom on my 25' Mac for the first time alone since I bought her and I wasn't sure h
Best Movie ever on Bluewater Sailing: Real Footage... heysteveh at 4:53am 09.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2688 "Deep Water" is a documentary about the first round the world sailboat race which was won by Robin K
dagger board destroyed Cappn Mark at 4:25am 09.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1256 I recently struck a submerged object near marker #4 on Cherry Creek in Denver area. We almost came t
test Phil Herring at 8:31pm 09.15.08 Pearson 1/1154 test
downloading pictures tpolo at 8:26pm 09.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1164 I just noticed that I'm not the only one who can't seem to attach a picture with my posts....was abl
prostar charge controller? John at 6:27pm 09.15.08 Ask All Sailors 1/899 Is anybody familiar with the Prostar 15 charge controller for solar panels? The one I'm looking at c
Fuel tanj shut off valve rvh111 at 5:05pm 09.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1142 Hi there...I have a Hunter 27 (new model). Can anyone tell me where the fuel shut off valve is as it
Seattle Sailing Tourboat Collision Tim C350 April IV at 4:53pm 09.15.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1784 Amazing how quickly the news helicopters can get on the scene and get pictures out. Collision bet
tony b and all others Mike G at 4:04pm 09.15.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1096 tony b, thanks for your response on our quest for information. i'd also like to commend you on your
Knot Gauge Connection BungalowBill at 3:11pm 09.15.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1514 I am trying to find someone familiar with the connections on the backside of an Autohelm Knot meter,
Gone to the dark side ...:( Moody Buccaneer at 3:01pm 09.15.08 Catalina 30 8/2657 I've gone to the dark side ... I've become a power boater. Sometime next year, I may put C30 Hull
Bow Pulpit Drew13440 at 1:30pm 09.15.08 Smaller Boats 2/1063 Anyone know who (what company) fabricated the stainless steel bow pulpits for the H240? Need to loo
Ike Recovery Efforts sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:26pm 09.15.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1511 From the day before the storm hit, the Gov. and the mayor of Houston were on TV explaining how they
Schaeffer traveller on 35.5 George H260 at 10:35am 09.15.08 Big Boats 6/1120 My 1991 Hunter 35.5 has a (too small) Schaeffer traveller set up which is now binding and chewing up

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Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Tally Ho at 2:23pm 05.25.21
Wax after acetone? Tally Ho at 2:20pm 05.25.21 Be careful with the acetone. Fiberglass and acetone don't necessarily play well together. I dripp
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? dlochner at 2:09pm 05.25.21 There might be more information on the Flying Scott Sailing Association website. There is also a Fly
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime Whatfiero1 at 2:09pm 05.25.21 Definitely sucking air. Will cause overheating you can close valve and shove water into pickup tube
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime cymeyer at 2:04pm 05.25.21 Has anyone else ever experienced this? Even after filling the raw water strainer it still had a pr
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue tkwhalen at 1:57pm 05.25.21 Good to know thanks for the heads up
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! tkwhalen at 1:50pm 05.25.21 My 49 is a cutter rig. I recently replaced all my sails with North 3Di Nordac sails. I spent around
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Ralph Johnstone at 1:22pm 05.25.21 A properly tuned Yanmar 3GM and my 22 Y.O. 2GM20F does not smoke after the first puff out the exhaus
Wax after acetone? Justin_NSA at 1:17pm 05.25.21 You definitely need to protect it again. Here's a recent thread on deck waxing https://forums.sailbo
Mast sheave box - Compatible Ronstan part? Ben16737 at 1:02pm 05.25.21 I went ahead and ordered what I think is the right part, everybody cross you fingers for me!
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Monheganlover at 12:54pm 05.25.21 An oil pressure gauge is easy to add to the M25XPB. There's a fitting by the oil pan that you can s
Odd Discharge Justin_NSA at 12:50pm 05.25.21 Looks kinda like oil and water whipped together. Don't be alarmed, but what does your dipstick look
Wax after acetone? Roland5048 at 12:45pm 05.25.21 Be careful with the acetone. Fiberglass and acetone don't necessarily play well together.
Housing market Maine Sail at 12:45pm 05.25.21 It's not easy to build these days. I can't get what I want, (much is unavailable), so like others I
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 12:41pm 05.25.21
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Alansails at 12:39pm 05.25.21 Thanks! I have a multi-meter and took an elementary sailboat electronics class but, hope this isn't
Odd Discharge Alansails at 12:33pm 05.25.21 What does it smell like? From the heat EX?
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start leo310 at 12:32pm 05.25.21 cycle the engine with the fuel off to heat the cylinders first (5-15sec) then add fuel to start.
Full size porta potty? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:30pm 05.25.21 I believe the sbo.com online store has the SeaLand 975MSD -- wl---about a cupful, anyway. Besides,
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start dmax at 12:26pm 05.25.21 Diesel engines do not emit a lot of smoke on startup when running correctly. My current engine has g

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