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410 Leak Dave Long Beach at 6:57pm 01.18.09 Big Boats 7/1912 When it rains I get water on the front of the post that runs onto the table. I have looked on the b
Obama Express (4) Allan R at 11:27am 01.18.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/3853 While not sailing photos, they are nice pictures of a frozen Susquehanna River while President Elect
rudder problems Michael Diane Murr at 2:58pm 01.18.09 Smaller Boats 9/2541 Hello. I am the owner of a 1983 Hunter, purchased last April. It has been refurbished, updated, et
44 Yanmar pickled. want to "unpickle" it. luvitt at 2:36pm 01.18.09 Big Boats 3/1344 can someone give me a quick rundown on what steps to unpickle my engine? it took on water and was i
Obama Express Ross at 4:28pm 01.18.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1886 All of that ice will melt in a month and in two I can launch Bietzpadlin again.
Magic Splicing Tool Picture Reposted (1) jibes138 at 11:10am 01.18.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3713 Several of you have been asking me to repost a picture of my magic splicing tool. Here it is. This
Capri 22 48 quart icebox needed macklir at 11:10am 01.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1706 I am looking to replace my icebox for my catalina capri 22. If anyone knows where I might be able t
Stability? Roger Long at 11:00am 01.18.09 Ask All Sailors 90/11307 I'm stuck here this snowy afternoon babysitting a steambox, not something fiberglass boat owners do
Diesel Fuel bobtigar at 10:45am 01.18.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2343 Short of the color, is the diesel fuel purchased from a road fuel station any different from that at
Ft Lauderdale to Key West Glory Daze 443 at 9:00am 01.18.09 Racing 2/2870 Got back home yesterday after doing the Ft Lauderdale to Key West race. Crewed and helmed on my frie
Ice and bubblers (1) Warren Milberg at 8:47am 01.18.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3825 Its been bitter cold here on the East Coast -- worse in the midwest. Here is an interesting image of
Type of Chartplotter JOEPUT at 8:16am 01.18.09 Bigger Boats 0/1273 I need to replace mt chartplotter, Which is best Internal or external ant.
Inexpensive half hull Doghouse at 8:04am 01.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1675 I am looking to get a / some inexpensive half hull model(s). My wife is decorating a room and want
Streamstay Update td4321 at 7:37am 01.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1169 I was finally able to get the Streamstay furling apart on my Hunter 40 after three attempts. Thanks
Diesel Engine Removal / Replacement Bud22569 at 7:21am 01.18.09 Ask All Sailors 16/11160 I may need to remove the engine from my old 30 sailboat. No doubt I will attempt to minimize the ex
Water in Engine Bilge... Mystery? CaptPaul at 5:59am 01.18.09 Big Boats 3/1354 Here's what I have going on... I do sailing charters and go out for short sails about 5 times a w
Hello all newbie here Mitch at 6:16pm 01.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1341 Hello all. I just want to introduce myself as a new member and new sailor. Kind of a late start at
Canvas attachments (2) paulj at 5:39pm 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1884 Need some help please. Anyone know who makes these canvas attachments?:confused: paulj :troll:
Sad to see this... (3) iSaint at 5:13pm 01.17.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/5814 You'll need to look hard for the mast. This sailboat has been moored off Biloxi Beach for awhile.
Great Lakes to Gulf Via Miss. Capt Andy at 4:03pm 01.17.09 Destinations 13/5649 Anyone have any info on the route from Lake Mi. to the Gulf, via the Mississippi. Appreciate any fee

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Raw water intake strainer jviss at 7:17am 02.12.22 You should have both; an exterior thruhull strainer and a Groco interior type like the one on Dalli
Items to fix for insurance, Pearson 30 Rich Stidger at 6:28am 02.12.22 I read the link provided by Len above and with all of the comments trying to explain the situation,
Raw water intake strainer RoyS at 6:15am 02.12.22 You should have both; an exterior thruhull strainer and a Groco interior type like the one on Dallia
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 6:07am 02.12.22 Could also put a little level on the range somewhere, to make adjustments before you crack the egg!
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 6:03am 02.12.22 Exactly! Height adjustment only needs to be on one side. Something that the gimbal attaches to and
Galley Stove Gimbals RoyS at 5:57am 02.12.22 It would be cool to have a hand screw on one side of the stove to adjust the height of the stove in
Tiller .vs. Wheel kappykaplan at 5:46am 02.12.22 stand in front of helm to back :plus:
Tiller .vs. Wheel patbratton at 5:45am 02.12.22 My only issue with a tiller is the space it demands. A wheel takes up a lot of room but it doesn't r
Galley Stove Gimbals RoyS at 5:42am 02.12.22 Greg, The fore and aft incline on any boat, including mine, is affected by the interior weight distr
To oil or varnish?! shemandr at 5:35am 02.12.22 The rails in the OP don't look too bad to me. They are restorable without sanding that would compro
H240 Rudder Questions (1) patbratton at 5:21am 02.12.22 I have been sick for about ten days with some kind of cold (not Covid 19) and only got up to the lak
Haul out the water sailme88 at 5:11am 02.12.22 That's a great price. Unstepping alone was quoted at $700 at the only place that I could find out h
Aux fuel tank on H50 artboas at 5:00am 02.12.22 In theory, but if the other tank is full, where is the return line going to go? Maybe I am not unde
Ford 20 information shemandr at 4:48am 02.12.22 The Flying Scot has an similar mainsheet system except the double blocks are forward instead of aft.
Tiller .vs. Wheel Will Gilmore at 4:44am 02.12.22 I'm a very visual person. I think I can remember a time I had trouble with the whole steering from
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke BigEasy at 4:41am 02.12.22 Had a 2GM20F that suddenly produced heavy black smoke on startup. Ran fine with no smoke after it w
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 4:31am 02.12.22 Thanks Benny. I only run E0 premix. This thing had two problems. A dirty fuel filter and an intermit
Tiller .vs. Wheel BigEasy at 4:28am 02.12.22 Trained on tiller boats and it became a natural thing. When switching to a wheel had no difficulty
Tiller .vs. Wheel jssailem at 4:25am 02.12.22 Sailing I started with tillers. It was simple instruction in the water. Pull the bow falls off the w
Ford 20 information (1) jssailem at 4:13am 02.12.22 Here is the classic style shown in the first image I posted. block with sheaves vertically positione

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