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sail rigging RS at 10:50am 08.12.08 S2 4/1543 I need a pic or two in regard to setting up the mainsail and boom, etc. any info/pics would be appr
How much does she weight? hooyasailor at 10:19am 08.12.08 Trailer Sailors 4/2540 Hello, Folks, I have a new (OLD) boat! The trailer is shot (Rusted out) and I can't even move her ti
Center board cable snapped lancelot8602 at 9:43am 08.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2308 I have inherited a 19' Oday Mariner, she is in pretty good shape. My wife and I have been learning
CNG tanks jdgrnt66 at 9:14am 08.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1477 Hello all. I need to fill my CNG tanks and finding it hard to find refill stations in the tampa bay
Long excursion bilge float switch needed tkanzler at 8:36am 08.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1122 The last post in the linked thread sums up both the problem and the reason why raising the switch wo
repairs jim at 8:11am 08.12.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1099 How does one remove the compass to access the gear shifter linkage
Teak Refinishing (1) Kjoe at 7:02am 08.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1179 I am in the process of refinishing the teak rubrails on my V-21. it was neglected for awhile so am
Product Review - *** Sensibulb *** Maine Sail at 6:09am 08.12.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1763 Hi All, First, I know sailors are a cheap lot and I can be too but... Those of you who know me
Upgrading - is it a mistake? BaySailerBill at 5:47am 08.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1081 Hi everyone, Last week I took a step that I hope was well placed. As some of you know I just fin
Boat accident on Ponchartrain ChuckThomas at 5:34am 08.12.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1117 Did anyone hear about a catamaran in a wreck near the twin span?
H26 Rudder Available sea_casper at 5:09am 08.12.08 Smaller Boats 0/25 I have replaced the stock Rudder system including head plates and tiller, with an IdaSailor Kick up
Too bad that central america can be so unsafe... Ralph18414 at 4:20am 08.12.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1350 My heart goes out to the surviver.
Marine Air Conditioning Hermit Scott at 10:50pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1135 I pulled the engine in my Catalina 30 today. I pulled the head and most of the water passages were c
Air conditioner circuit tripping davidtre at 8:11pm 08.11.08 Big Boats 2/1633 I have a 44AC and have been having trouble with line 1 circuit breaker continually tripping. Admited
Running/Steaming light fuse Hoppy at 7:51pm 08.11.08 S2 2/1182
Well at least now I know my auto fire extinguishers work.... Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 08.11.08 Big Boats 8/1407 It could have been much worse. After the fact a situation seems so obvious I have to wonder why I d
Spray suntan lotion agaliha at 7:24pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1080 I was amongst a group of skippers complaining to their "admirals" this past weekend about the oversp
Clean Boating Act Mike G. at 6:44pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 0/837 I haven't seen any recent posts on the topic, so I thought that everyone would like to see this mess
Navigation Table Jim/Cyn at 6:39pm 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1076 There is A Pole That Runs From The Navigation Table Up To The Overhead.What Is It For? My 84 Dose No
Nice night at Worton Creek (1) Mike B at 6:21pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 29/2057 For Orion's Child and any others who were there, Saturday evening at Worton Creek was simply awesome

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1987 Catalina universal diesel won't start Benny17441 at 2:41pm 01.03.22 That clicking sound is the starter solenoid engaging but the high Amp circuit from batteries to star
6" round fluorecsent SVFreedom at 2:25pm 01.03.22 Yes, one of the blue wires is a direct 12v and super bright, the other is much less, it was around
electric toilet for Beneteau 323 LynnM at 2:13pm 01.03.22 We really like the look of the Raritan Elegance....if something like that would fit it would be grea
electric toilet for Beneteau 323 (1) LynnM at 2:12pm 01.03.22 Checking, can I simply remove the existing one and replace it with one of those or is a is a vac-u-f
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric LloydB at 1:49pm 01.03.22 From your signature my guess is that your primary interest is in filming and the sailboat is a secon
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ken Cross at 1:46pm 01.03.22 I've never been on board a 19 but our old 26D had a leak around the deck to hull joint all the way a
1987 Catalina universal diesel won't start jssailem at 1:11pm 01.03.22 you said your voltmeter read 12+ 12+ could be 12.7 which would be good or 12.1 which would indicat
Bug Netting on pop top John Marrone at 12:59pm 01.03.22 Does the Thermacell know the difference between Mosquito and No-See Um's ( Flying Teeth )
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Freelancer at 12:58pm 01.03.22 Rgranger...you understand completely what I need to know. The location of the the axle appears to be
Replace a teak piece on the sliding cabin hatch Light air at 12:53pm 01.03.22 I just happen to have some Trex left over from a deck I built this past summer - it's even in brown!
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 12:46pm 01.03.22 Hi @Crazy Dave Condon He is not trying to buy a trailer. He recently bought a boat, has not taken
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:40pm 01.03.22 Plan for four bunk board supports for each bunk board. Also make sure the bunks are tall enough to
Replace a teak piece on the sliding cabin hatch (1) rgranger at 12:38pm 01.03.22 It's the grab rail. I've seen grab rails here on this site before. @Dave Groshong can probably po
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:09pm 01.03.22 I wss advised pictures would be taken as the inspection port was not installed by Hunter in that loc
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Freelancer at 11:55am 01.03.22 Thanks for the quick post. I'm tight on space across the beam, so an important measurement is the f
Doesn't know where things are. Light air at 11:52am 01.03.22 ALL great advice. I was supposed to settle up on the boat today but life got in the way so it will
Doesn't know where things are. sail sfbay at 11:38am 01.03.22 .............. I have done this with all my "new to me" boats, regardless of how salty or helpful th
Shore Power Cord Storage sailcapt340 at 11:31am 01.03.22
Doesn't know where things are. Parsons at 11:22am 01.03.22 I suggest you use the Navy procedure used by Captains of every ship I have met. Get a flashlight, t
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel jssailem at 11:09am 01.03.22 If the weather genie is correct, you will be ice skating like the Dutch, or folks in Wisconsin, abou

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