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Keeping up with the jones SailboatOwners.com at 3:11pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2570 How do you satisfy your sailing addiction during the off-season?Can you find the soul of sailing i
solo sailing a 170 Ken at 5:20pm 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1292 The 170 sounds like a great boat however in my case i would be sailing the boat alone wife and daguh
Main hatch ericson 35 Bill Tucker at 1:06pm 02.17.08 Ericson 1/2506 HI,I HAVE 74 ERICSON 35 (349) AND THE MAIN HATCH WAS MADE OF WOOD BOARDS ABOUT 1 1/2" WITH CLACK JO
New Teak and Holly Deck for a 25 Everlong 25 at 8:50pm 02.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1050 I wanted to ask if anyone has ever installed a teak and holly deck (cabin floor that is) in their O'
Group 27 to 31 battery??? Rich (P303) at 10:20pm 02.15.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1636 I need to replace a couple of batteries and don't want to get into a bunch of wiring or start a new
need park ideas letterman at 12:15am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1184 I kicked it and it moved. Dummy me, kicked it again and it went further. Who invented beer anyway?
Need North Florida docking ideas. Ed Schenck at 10:10pm 02.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/985
Paddlewheel for ST30 Randy18570 at 9:45pm 02.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1927 I have a factory installed Autohelm ST30 speed instrument on a 1998 Hunter 310 and have been in sear
seidelmann 295 documentation Sully at 11:24pm 02.15.08 Seidelmann 0/2175 I am in the process of refurbishing an abandoned 1986 Seidelmann 295 and would appreciate any (copie
C27 POLAR Bill at 12:39am 02.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1040 Does anyone have a POLAR for a Catalina 27?
H31 aft riging... can I pull it? (1) Tampa guy at 2:53am 02.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/964 I have a H31 and it was rigged for raicing so it has some rigging that bends the mast to de-power.
winch maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 2:55am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1276 How often do you disassemble and clean your winches?I know the conventional wisdom is to do it ann
S1 Wheel Pilot vs X-5 Wheel pilot Levin at 3:34am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1742 Hello everyone... So my old ST4000+ Autopilot has been dying for a while but while out cruising o
What was your repower choice Jonesey at 3:52am 02.16.08 Cal 1/1822 My 29-2 has an old tired A30 FARRAYMAN, thinking of a Beta. What has everybody else used?
the meaning of true friends??? (1) sand sailor at 4:35am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1473 i was working lots of O/T these last few months and needed to count on a few of my so called friends
E29 Head Redesign Tim at 6:08am 02.16.08 Ericson 3/2867 I own a 1971 Ericson 29 that, overall, I am very happy with. There is one area of the design I am le
Cabin cruiser burns off of San Diego Bay Brian D at 7:34am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1008 Don't have a link or any other info except what was monitored over chan 16.This afternoon around 1
Keel attachment jaydog5000 at 9:29am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1384 Could some please shed a little light for me on how my keel is attached to the hull? I understand th
New Beneteau 343 (soon to be) SteveinTexas at 9:28am 02.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1424 I am taking delivery of a new B-343 soon in Texas. I am a new sailor and will welcome any advice or
Where is this? sailaway78 at 11:37am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1200 My GF took me on a little trip for valentines day. I took a pic of where we had lunch last Wednesday

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Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. DeniseO30 at 8:44am 11.07.21 Based on the info above for a custom elbow, I did the same for my YSB12 exhaust. It works very well
Winterizing bilge on my H37 DianaOfBurlington at 8:43am 11.07.21 I installed a garboard drain and plug on my old H37C. It just makes sense for those of us that haul
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 8:40am 11.07.21
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans DianaOfBurlington at 8:36am 11.07.21 Or use 3/4" PVC pipe to measure the lenght. Actually a really good idea. :)
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 Windpilot at 8:33am 11.07.21 At anchor, move the boom accordingly, sailing, its hit and miss as you can guess, it can change depe
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals DianaOfBurlington at 8:30am 11.07.21 Wow! I would have never guessed this stuff is still available. Looks like they have the mast too!!
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Johnb at 8:29am 11.07.21 The last time I changed the oil in my Yanmar 3QM30 I got interrupted after I had pumped the oil out
What is this? Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 11.07.21 On my boat the solar array, the alternator, and the shore-power charger can all do their duties no
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! (1) sail sfbay at 8:23am 11.07.21 I alos use a West Marine oil extractor which avoids any mess. I feel your pain.............same on
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 8:22am 11.07.21 I do not know if it is a good thing that I have 2 stores within 6 miles of my home. It is nice to w
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 8:15am 11.07.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! JoeWhite at 8:12am 11.07.21 How about making a hole in the filter and letting it drain into a container below before removing
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 8:11am 11.07.21 You should consider installing a shore power system. Study your guides in the West Marine Advisor
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans JoeWhite at 8:04am 11.07.21 Without the presence of the original propshaft, use any other of the same diameter, or a wooden dow
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 8:03am 11.07.21 I think I did add an outlet for my Promariner battery charger on the Slickcraft. If I remember cor
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 dlochner at 7:54am 11.07.21 Remove the sea water intake hose at either the sea cock or strainer which ever is easier. Removing f
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans DianaOfBurlington at 7:52am 11.07.21 JC: Please explain why the shaft should be bronze, not stainless. Stainless seems to be the industr
Adding a 115V outlet (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 7:48am 11.07.21 With the money you save by not shopping at West Marine, consider adding a battery monitor like the
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:37am 11.07.21
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" kloudie1 at 7:34am 11.07.21 Not unusual .. mine is off 400-500 RPM.. I think when I do replace it, it will be with a VDO .. some

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