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San Diego Bay (1) Kings Gambit at 7:26am 08.09.21 Destinations 11/2016 At anchor in La Playa behind Shelter Island. SDB is a great destination for a couple of weeks away f
fastnet race jon hansen at 5:31am 08.09.21 Racing 3/1138 ulBX2jTivYg
Shore Power AC Reset Breaker (2) smokey73 at 6:42pm 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1164 1994 Hunter 40.5 One of the two 30A AC Reset Reset "Pop-Up" resets seems to be weak on holding curr
Network Power Connection- SeaTlkng Fred at 6:25pm 08.08.21 Mid-Size Boats 14/1859 My auto helm ST4000+ has its own power feed and circuit breaker. My other instruments have a separat
Yikes! We need whisker pole 101 Jimongee at 4:01pm 08.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1311 Ok so we are on the western shore of Lake MI. Tomorrow we have to sail north. We will have at least
Line length for traveler AwwShucks at 3:42pm 08.08.21 Catalina 310 6/2008
I lost a second batten! Orbweaver at 3:34pm 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 7/633 earlier this summer I managed to spit a batten out at some point during a day sail. Yesterday we had
Engine control protector. (1) sunlover at 3:18pm 08.08.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1111 196980how does one find an acrylic protector for the engine control? 2005 Beneteau Oceanis. I
Rigging with Roller furler (2) SVJourney at 2:32pm 08.08.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2330 Hello, We just purchased a 1992 Macgregor 26s. This weekend I've been practicing setting the mast
Remote Control for Cruiseair units spadaforaj at 1:44pm 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 2/422 Hi - someone I met on the docks last week told me that he had set up his cruiseair units for remote
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal (1) Harry Mathias at 12:41pm 08.08.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2454 I just noticed that the rubber seals at the base of the standing rigging shrouds are deteriorated on
Head motor hung Roger Holloway at 11:59am 08.08.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/751 When I hit the switch to flush the head, the motor is locked up. I can hear it humm when I attempt
What year is my Widgeon need someone with Widgeon experience (3) lmddmc at 9:57am 08.08.21 Day Sailers 4/984 I have several Questions I am new to Widgeons what are these screws for, they are fore and aft th
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... Leeward Rail at 9:34am 08.08.21 C&C 13/3830 I am looking at a 1978 CC 30 Mark 1 this week. Fairly well equipped and from what I know of the nex
Atlantic Storm Activity Begins (5) JamesG161 at 9:22am 08.08.21 Weather and Forecasting 0/622 The Hurricane Season is warming up. The main reason is the Sub-Tropical Jet Stream is barely forming
Freshwater plumbing question (1) ricksoth at 8:46am 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1074 My Cal 27 freshwater system has never really worked since purchasing the boat last fall. I day sail
Polars Beneteau 45f5 The Proud at 7:43am 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1534 Does anyone know where I can get polars for a Beneteau 45f5?
How much chlorine for 40 gallon tank? cymeyer at 6:57am 08.08.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/6928 Reading Peggie's book, page 49 says 4 ounces mixed in a gallon and use one gallon for 5 gallons of w
Prop Specs vmaks at 6:00am 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2048 FRESH WATER ONLY-GREAT LAKES.....1988,Pearson 31-2, fitted with an obsolete(meaning= Martec told me
Topping lift set up Dzianko at 5:12am 08.08.21 Trailer Sailors 6/1368 Trying to set up a topping lift for my newport 17, just curious how I should go about it. Run an ex

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Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 5:43pm 12.16.24 the engine will run on 2 cylinders enough to get you into a marina. Excellent point Greg! I'll pic
Yanmar Engine mounts. (7) Ralph Johnstone at 5:28pm 12.16.24 Yup, no doubt about it. Ellebogen's drawing is the clearest documentation I've seen on the subject.
Yanmar Engine mounts. (2) Jan_H at 4:56pm 12.16.24 I read somewhere that's to accommodate the higher compressive load in the direction of rotation, bu
Barton Marine removable traveler (1) bob45 at 4:41pm 12.16.24 Moving the traveller is a topic that comes up frequently. There are several fairly recent threads o
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Ward H at 4:31pm 12.16.24 Are you referring to the double ended "reduction" barb that's a few inches away from the water pump
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock dLj at 4:29pm 12.16.24 If it's your slip, why not just install a cleat? Many marinas I've been in don't mind, but you do ha
Barton Marine removable traveler (4) jssailem at 4:22pm 12.16.24 Here are several ways owners have rigged their boom for the mainsheet block. This is my boom end r
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 4:18pm 12.16.24 How far after are you moving the traveller? As Dave said, lots of threads discussing the potential
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 4:02pm 12.16.24
Barton Marine removable traveler (2) Tally Ho at 3:56pm 12.16.24 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson kappykaplan at 3:55pm 12.16.24 Tks for sharing, Peggie! Merry Christmas to you and yours!! :beer:
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Tally Ho at 3:48pm 12.16.24 Hi Greg, hope all is going well. With this setup, I'd need to get the rope under the lifelines to g
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson jssailem at 3:44pm 12.16.24 What a wonderful tale of men and the sea. Thank you Peggie. :biggrin::beer: Merry Christmas!
Yanmar Engine mounts. Tally Ho at 3:41pm 12.16.24 I was out at my boat this week and checked my engine mounts (Yanmar 2GM20F). It looked like the for
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (2) jssailem at 3:38pm 12.16.24 Up in the Northwest, we have what is called a "BullRail". It is a 4x4 or 6x6 that runs along the sli
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock zinahewitt at 3:28pm 12.16.24
Propane locker replacement Tally Ho at 3:22pm 12.16.24
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Tally Ho at 3:20pm 12.16.24
Propane locker replacement Clutch Cargo at 2:19pm 12.16.24 When all else fails, ask Rudy Nickerson at D&R Marine.
Barton Marine removable traveler dlochner at 2:14pm 12.16.24 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does

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