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Steering Victory!!! Coyote at 2:15pm 10.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1169 I did want to update and Thank ALL responders to my recent Posts/Questions/Frustartions regarding t
Dinghy Ouboard Size Question Mike G. at 1:08pm 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2405 I currently own a Zodiac 310 RIB and have a Merc 4 HP outboard. It is fine for my purposes and fair
raising genoa for visibility (2) walt at 11:49am 10.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1847 This summer there was a discussion on raising the genoa for better visibiility. I played with my gen
Catalina 18 Slacker at 7:08am 10.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2209 Hi I'm considering a catalina 18 that has come up for sale but one of my concerns is the capacity an
Yet another cool site Rick at 11:14am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1459 Hey gang Came across this site and thought I would share. Just call it a ship tracker! For us west
Repowering an 11MS2 kk703hh at 10:54am 10.27.08 S2 1/1602 My 1979 MD17C engine has a "Noise" and two different mechanics, one a long time Volvo dealer, sugges
A story about a broken mast and a question truckjunky87 at 10:38am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3528 My dad and I went in together on a '86 Macgregor 25 this past summer. It's the first sailboat for ei
Newbie, Need advise on how big a boat Baja Will at 10:25am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2361 Hello, I am a newbie here, so I apoligize if this has been covered before. I am looking to buy m
Engine temperature warning indicator Sol Perros at 9:33am 10.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1254 We were out in San Diego bay this weekend and needed to use the Yanmar 27hp fresh water cooled engin
genoa sailtrim Syversens at 8:50am 10.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1225 Hey all, starting my "racing" season this saturday and been struggling with the trim on my genoa....
Water damaged floor repair help needed keith bremner at 8:33am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1310 I own an Islander 36 ('83) and had a small leak combined with a battery problem which led to 4 inche
Pushing the winter envelope. (3) Ed Schenck at 8:27am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1832 Friday I sailed my Highlander for the final time in 2008. It was about 55 degrees with winds of 12-
Steering VICTORY!!!! Coyote at 7:48am 10.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1050 as a follow up to several posts I have placed on this board, I am OVERJOYED to FINALLY Report that
Season is over Justin_NSA at 7:09am 10.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/987 I hauled Cuivienen out of her slip yesterday and into her yard space. :cry: Snow is falling in parts
Welcome to the Telstar Forum sailingdog at 6:43am 10.27.08 Telstar 0/9869 I asked the moderators to create this forum for people interested in finding out more about the Tels
Furling main maintenance... Doug/Karen at 6:08am 10.27.08 Big Boats 5/1472 As the first season with an in-mast furling main comes to an end, we are questioning if removal and
Using Outboard during Winter Delphis at 5:44am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2271 This winter I'd like to keep the outboard on a small zodiac and use it on the mild days. Because the
depth sounders wcaime at 5:40am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1200 I need a new sounder. Any recommendations, i.e. Datamarine, Raymarine, Humminbird, etc? Thanks for t
1988 Legend holding tank replacement lzr at 5:32am 10.27.08 Big Boats 3/1113 I have a 1988 37 Legend that I am getting head smells from. I am going to replace the hoses but I w
pearson 23 sloop, help! ridesroadking1 at 5:19am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1673 I just purchased a pearson 23' sloop, id like to restore it to it original condition.its in excellla

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Time out Furuno rgranger at 10:04am 01.22.22
Oil shortage rgranger at 10:03am 01.22.22 The chemists here can weigh in more specifically on the chemistry. Oh yeah! what @dlochner said!!
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 10:02am 01.22.22 was mostly thinking about how much I miss my knees. That can also be due to gaining weight. Hard t
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 9:58am 01.22.22 Unfortunately, and this is most often a guy problem, people ignore things that they CAN do somethin
Capri 18 Bilge Pump Hose (2) ErikVR at 9:58am 01.22.22 Thanks, I am giving up on this because the pumps they sell are all for mounting below the deck (I c
What is it? Tom J at 9:49am 01.22.22 I'm going to go find out what a leach line cleat is because I don't know that either. My leech lin
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Stu Jackson at 9:41am 01.22.22 They should also be in the manual. Sources for info about your boat: Catalina 30 Groups Link
Mercury 7.5 1982 Tom J at 9:40am 01.22.22 Unfortunately, there is no pull start to this motor, there may have been at one time but no longer.
Mercury 7.5 1982 twalker H260 at 9:39am 01.22.22 It would be unusual in that size motor not to have some sort of emergency rope pull start arrangemen
What is it? LloydB at 9:38am 01.22.22 It looks like the batten lock has been broken and dropped out of the jib when it was unfurled or flo
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR (1) Hayden Watson at 9:29am 01.22.22 Folks get the bigger wheel so that they have command of the wheel from the high side as the boat he
Oil shortage Calif. Ted at 9:06am 01.22.22 T4 is a conventional oil, just "new and improved" T3, your Perkins probably don't care anyway. Synth
What is it? PaulK at 8:58am 01.22.22 Maybe something to do with a batten pocket? To hold it open? Look for others in/on the sail.
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Calif. Ted at 8:55am 01.22.22 Try using the running rigging calculator at the store on this site, click "parts" on menu to left, t
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? DArcy at 8:39am 01.22.22 Many marinas require liability insurance and certainly if you want to avoid litigation you should h
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 8:35am 01.22.22
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR jssailem at 8:27am 01.22.22 Folks get the bigger wheel so that they have command of the wheel from the high side as the boat hea
Mercury 7.5 1982 Light air at 8:17am 01.22.22 Unfortunately, there is no pull start to this motor, there may have been at one time but no longer.
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Light air at 8:11am 01.22.22 The seller says the table has a poly finish on the top so I will wait until I see it to figure out w
Oil shortage dlochner at 8:10am 01.22.22 Just get the manufacturer's recommended viscosity for your engine Marine Engine Oil: Synthetic or C

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