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No COmpression on VOlvo MD2020 Sea Fever at 11:11am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1970 Hi, My friend has a MD 2020 and has not started the engine in 2-3 years. He just started to check
Roller Furler Tom23400 at 10:52am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1185 I have a 1994 vintage Harken roller furler. It furles in the Genoa nice and smooth. When unfurling
San Domingo Creek (back door to St Michaels) Velero49 at 10:42am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1981 How is the anchorage at thee nd of San Domingo Creek and ho far is to dingy to the town? Any land/w
Keel isolated or not ? ZIncs warranted? Jellyrum at 10:41am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1232 As background to my question, I have a Freedom 21 with the fin keel. I imagined that the lead keel (
93 26s back stay MontanaSailor at 10:13am 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2281 I just bought this boat. I'm a total newbie. I sailed it this past weekend. WOW it was great! I'
diesel exhaust below water when underway (2) M at 10:02am 08.11.08 Lancer 1/1669 The previous owner of my Lancer 25 added an inboard Yanmar 1GM10, and ran the exhaust pipe out over
Lost my mooring - (1) Randy Burns at 9:57am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/6082 In about 14' at low water. Its a mushroom with chain. It doesnt seem logical, but I have trolled abu
Bimini for Capri 22 BrettHunt at 9:38am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2284 Considering buying a Capri 22. Boat does not currently have a bimini. Wondering if anyone out ther
H27 GENOA LEADS tedsbeds at 9:24am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1017 After a year and a half of restoration my 1981 H 27 is finally in the water. With no help from P.O.
Willard HIN erikj267 at 9:17am 08.11.08 Lancer 2/1951 I just bought a 1976 Lancer 28 foot. It has a WLD (Willard Marine) starting at the hull ID number.
keel won't lower Blue noser at 8:18am 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1603 I think a friend raised my keel to high, it won't go down when i try to lower on the crank, any sug
Aquarius sailboat phdoc at 7:55am 08.11.08 Trailer Sailors 6/39541 Has anybody heard of the Aquarius sailboat before? I don't find much on the web for it. Is it a good
Electric winch vs. drill power attchments Mark Mynsberge at 6:56am 08.11.08 Big Boats 20/5085 I am trying to find an easy way for my girlfriend to raise the mainsail. Using the winch manually t
Grounding idea Deadline at 6:29am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1055 Ran aground with seven people onboard and couldn't budge with the motor. So I put all of them on the
Lewmar hinge Deadline at 6:28am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1182 One of the hinges broke on a 23x23 inch hatch. The hinges seem to extend by ratcheting two small hol
Steering STIFF Coyote at 6:20am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1181 Greetings:::: have an unusual issue with our NEW(2 months) to us 84' Hunter 31' -- the STEERIN
Replacement shower handle Mike Oatsvall at 5:58am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1424 I need to replace the shower handle and can't seem to find a suitable replacement. Any suggestions?
Reverse Gear Problem?? Ralph18414 at 5:32am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1442 They finally launched my new-to-me Morgan 415 Out Island this weekend. I had it trucked to the new
Aquarius sailboat phdoc at 5:18am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/11653 Has anybody heard of the Aquarius sailboat before? I don't find much on the web for it. Is it a good
Do you think this is a good answer? (1) Juanca at 3:05am 08.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1068 I am prepairing my vessel for a long trip. She is a Hunter Lengend 40, 1985. I bought her in 2006.

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Doesn't know where things are. Crusty Ol Salt at 10:46am 01.03.22 I just bought an 85 Hunter 25.5. The seller was the 2nd owner but had her for at least the last 10
A new 466 senang at 10:45am 01.03.22 Happy New Year John. I have a 2005 H38. The one thing I think you can improve on your boat is the ai
A new 466 Blacksheep at 10:36am 01.03.22 Thank you for all of your suggestions. I'll post the mods I make and the results. Happy New Year, an
Replace a teak piece on the sliding cabin hatch Light air at 10:29am 01.03.22 It's the grab rail.
Replace a teak piece on the sliding cabin hatch rgranger at 10:26am 01.03.22 Are you talking about the grab rail or the piece the hatch slides on? If it is the slides, I'd go w
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel rgranger at 10:22am 01.03.22 Sorry Crusty. That really looks like a PITA.
1987 Catalina universal diesel won't start Stu Jackson at 10:21am 01.03.22 John's summary was very good. Details here: Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Ser
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 10:19am 01.03.22 Assuming you want to be able to walk around the boat while it is parked. I'd add 2' to the front, b
Doesn't know where things are. Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 01.03.22 We just got a 2014 Catalina 315 last summer, and spent much of the summer undoing his stupidity. I
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dLj at 9:57am 01.03.22 I could invest in electrical storage by replacing the two fuel tanks that give me 1300 nm range for
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel Crusty Ol Salt at 9:47am 01.03.22 Sick joke time. Amazon/Whole Foods say they deliver in one hour. I bet they don't today :laugh:
Cabin leak! markwbird at 9:44am 01.03.22 No easy fix here. Hard to find leaks are just that. I'm in the bay area as well and my boat has a
Winter Cruising Question jssailem at 9:34am 01.03.22 We have our comforting rain back. Temps in low 40's Grey sky. Creeks rising to edge of banks. Found
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Hello Below at 9:33am 01.03.22 For my coastal cruising in the PacificNW a conversion appears doable, but impractical. :plus:
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel Crusty Ol Salt at 9:31am 01.03.22 The family and I are safe. FEMA policy is up to date. We are good. Praying for those less fortunate
Doesn't know where things are. JRacer at 9:29am 01.03.22 Apparently, Clewless! :laugh:
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel kappykaplan at 9:25am 01.03.22 We've got at least 5 inches of the white stuff up here and it's still coming down.
Winter Cruising Question Terry Cox at 9:24am 01.03.22 2022 will the kids have Terry to greet them? "Good morning Mr. Cox" No school on our first day bac
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric jssailem at 9:20am 01.03.22 If money were no object :laugh: When I win the lottery... I would consider would be a hybrid dies
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 9:17am 01.03.22 Catching the Scanoe Living in a fishing village does have advantages. Neighbor is a waterman you ca

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