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Summer Sailstace is this weekend, who's observing... Ross in Tampa at 2:01am 06.17.08 Destinations 4/2532 Summer Sailstace is this weekend, have you checked out the website to see what events are in your ar
Electrical failure John New at 5:41am 06.17.08 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1500 This one has me stumped. All of the electrics coming through my circuit breaker board on my 1981 Hu
WARNING!!!! Alan at 4:37am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1038 Today, the Environmental Protection Agency published the Clean Water Act proposal in the Federal Reg
How do I know if/when the swing keel is down? George at 5:54am 06.17.08 Catalina 22 3/2243 I have 1987 C22 with a swing keel. I know when the swing keel is up. How does a person know when t
Great Customer Service from Nicro/Marinco JohnS12875 at 6:28am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1371 Some time last fall I bought a Nicro Day/Night solar vent and installed it to help keep the mildew d
Value of a 1973 catalina 27 with an atomic 4 inboard leo coombs at 6:38am 06.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1907 I am looking into a catalina 27 (1973) with an atomic 4 inboard. The vessel is in good shape w 5 sai
mast tuning procedure for hunter 25 Graham Brooks at 6:58am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 1/1273 ref: hunter DWG# 258047A standing rigging dated 11/29/04 and tuning precedure that came with the 199
Bow Light on the Hunter 23.5 strobeone at 6:47am 06.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1283 OK, have looked everywhere, but no answer yet. I have a Hunter 23.5. In the front of the bow rail,
Carburetor tgrass462 at 7:30am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 12/1440 Our 94 Hunter 26 is powered by a 94 Suzuki 8 HP Oil Injected outboard. I've changed the plugs - b
H260 electrical David - Fireball II at 8:10am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1108 Two quick items: one problem, one question.Installed both batteries: launched and engine started f
Live Aboard Question Bad Obsession at 8:28am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 44/4395 I am beginning to think about becoming a live aboard. I am not talking about cutting my ties, leavi
oil leak in a Cat 28 Shelby Scott at 9:04am 06.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1283 I am buying a Cat 28 (1990) and the oil leaked out over the winter and drained into the bilge. Comp
Tiller conversion S299 Peter Reynolds at 9:43am 06.17.08 Seidelmann 0/1484 Hi,I am looking for recommendations on converting my tiller to a wheel steer on my S299?Can it b
What is my boat? (2) Dale Skewes at 10:10am 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1162 I have recently bought a sailing dinghy, but don't know what it is. Someone suggested a Vagabond.
rigging main sheet (1) VentureCrew at 12:14pm 06.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/805 Our youth group has a 1972 O22. Partially restored and ready for a new season. No one remembers how
Anyone familiar with Bucaneer boat sailaway78 at 12:20pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 19/20927 I have become friends with a guy who is looking for a boat. He first called about my old S2, which
Fuel fill hose/elbow Geoffrey Kloster at 1:07pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1563 three quetions will post separately. I'm installing a new fuel tank. Little space between tank an
Solenoid activating connection. Geoffrey Kloster at 1:11pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/875 Completely rewiring my engine. Took it apart 4 years ago and can not remember what it looked like th
Throttle and shift connections Geoffrey Kloster at 1:15pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1175 On an MD11c, does the throttle connection push to idle and pull to increase? That's how it appears.
Bottom Paint Trev at 2:13pm 06.17.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1526 Well I finally broke down and started the bottom repaint job. Choosing to do it myself, I started w

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True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 8:05pm 12.28.21 You should be able to test this before you leave. Can your laptop find your phone's hotspot? It may
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 8:02pm 12.28.21
Hunter window reseal Tally Ho at 7:46pm 12.28.21
searching for a leak and needing advice Tally Ho at 7:39pm 12.28.21 Yes, you should probably bite the bullet, pull the tank, and do it right. Sucks, but better than sin
searching for a leak and needing advice LloydB at 7:38pm 12.28.21 As I understand it you have taken the boat out of the water and the leaking bow water tank is no lon
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 7:21pm 12.28.21
Engine access (1) Tally Ho at 7:21pm 12.28.21 No but.... I have been pondering it since the day I bought her. I think it needs to be large enough
Self tailing winches rgranger at 7:17pm 12.28.21 Just an ss-washer. Years ago I purchased a box of 50 from McMaster-Carr and I still have a lot lef
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 rajhnsn at 7:12pm 12.28.21 So why not just repack the stern gland with flax (PTE) and skip the PSS altogether. Ralph (at #4 a
Self tailing winches grangehill at 6:22pm 12.28.21 201298201299 In this pic you can see five holes through bridge deck. The middle three are into th
Interstate Trailer Sailing rgranger at 6:20pm 12.28.21
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:09pm 12.28.21 even know that was a thing:pimp:
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 6:03pm 12.28.21 Apple has always had USB connections. Color me ignorant. I've only owned an iPad2. Apple is much t
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 5:46pm 12.28.21 Whoopsie. ;) Apple just wasn't that into USB connections, huh? Apple has always had USB connect
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 5:42pm 12.28.21 Thanks for that. Forgot to mention that my work gets done on (older) MacBook - not the phone. So th
Interstate Trailer Sailing Tater at 5:42pm 12.28.21 @Tater I am referring to you boat. Started flight training at NAS Pensacola but many years ago I
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 (2) Tally Ho at 5:37pm 12.28.21 If the shaft is SS, then it sounds like was replaced. I would work on pressing off the coupling. I
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 5:27pm 12.28.21 MacBook Whoopsie. ;) Apple just wasn't that into USB connections, huh?
Interstate Trailer Sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 5:10pm 12.28.21 @Tater I am referring to you boat. Started flight training at NAS Pensacola but many years ago
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Charles Erwin at 5:06pm 12.28.21 So why not just repack the stern gland with flax (PTE) and skip the PSS altogether. Ralph (at #4 ab

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