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CRUISING RPM - PERKINS DIESEL M30 Bob at 6:54am 08.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1604 I'd like to find out what the recommended cruising RPM and maximum RPM settings are for the M30. I
Wasp Nest Residue Removal hogan at 6:50am 08.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/11100 My wife says the sailors on the internet are the smartest people, so go ask them how to get the wasp
Hunter 1984 34... Yanmar 3GMF w/Perko strainer 493 justice at 6:48am 08.06.07 Big Boats 2/1128 Ok, so the raw water strainer is a "perko", and the parts are ridiculously expensive... what's the n
Trailering a 26? Bob at 6:42am 08.06.07 Other Sailboats 53/6558 I am intending to purchase a Pearson 26'. I want to store it in my yard during the off-season here i
Hunter 1984 34... too much fun.. temperature gauge justice at 6:56am 08.06.07 Big Boats 6/1652 so, with the H34 Yanmar 3GMF, is it possible to add an engine temperature gauge? anybody done this?
Bimini in San Francisco Bay pvwarren at 7:28am 08.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/986 Hi,I am thinking about getting a bimini for my new boat but don't see too many boats with biminis i
Rigging O'Day Sprite George Demmy at 8:06am 08.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/3464 Can anyone direct me to information on where the main and jib sheets lead on the Sprite. I have just
thunder, razzle dazzle or r2d2 david2568 at 8:54am 08.06.07 Other Sailboats 0/823 i am looking for info or specs on an irwin 42.5 custom racer named thunder. could also be razzle da
General stupid mooring question Stimpy at 11:19am 08.06.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1594 New to mooring all... When mooring... when you bring the mooring pennant up on deck through the chau
mast step rb18720 at 11:07am 08.06.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/1962 I have begun to get a slight amount of water that accumulates in the shallow bilge area that is up c
Laminated Sails Ron10127 at 10:45am 08.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1105 Has anyone had any experiance with lamenated sails, like Norths Nor Lam?
Tankers At Anchor Rick D at 10:21am 08.06.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1195 When returning from Catalina Island to Long Beach (CA) this weekend, we counted 14 full tankers anch
wanting to put roller furling Jib on mac 25 ...... Spotyapp at 10:19am 08.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2049 we would like to install a roller furling jib on our 86 mac 25...here is the question, am I better t
oday hull dent joe at 12:29pm 08.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1380 i have a 1979 28 ft oday in great shape however i have a small dent on the side of the hull just abo
Lessons learned from sinking of Sean Seamour II seanseamour21292 at 6:20pm 08.06.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2573 Lessons learned from sinking of Sean Seamour II(Oceanis 44 CC)After the sinking of Sean Seamour I
Venture 23 pop top legs Mark Nelson at 1:44pm 08.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/936 I'm looking for pop top legs or patterns to build my own.
Hunter 35.5 Head replacement Don at 1:32pm 08.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/846 The head on my 1992 H35.5 died this weekend. I am looking for a quick change over to make the best o
Need block advice goin divin at 1:19pm 08.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/873 I need to replace the three blocks on my Mac25. I am new to sailing and would like some advice on wh
Aquarius 23 performance victor at 12:46pm 08.06.07 Other Sailboats 0/808 I am considering acquiring an Aquarius 23 but I have heard from two actual owners that sailing perf
Day sail to ship island Alen at 8:55pm 08.04.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1125 Some photos of a day sail to ship Island

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Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? FastOlson at 8:59pm 03.22.21 I have known several brokers over the decades. While none would want to be quoted, they do not like
Aft Mounted Radar Pole on a Hunter 376 Rich Stidger at 8:52pm 03.22.21 I have the sister ship - h40.5, and I mounted a aft pole on the sloping transom. I used a Kato pole
H33 Direct Waste Discharge Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:16pm 03.22.21 Should be fairly easy...install a y-valve in the toilet discharge line to provide a choice of goin
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Ralph Johnstone at 7:33pm 03.22.21 I used bronze tint on the three overhead hatchlights. They were almost identical to the grey tinted
Hunter 34 Battery Relocation mnmpizza at 7:21pm 03.22.21 Ralph, I moved them from extreme starboard (other side of the fuel tank) towards center. In the p
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Sanfelice at 7:17pm 03.22.21 The problem is not with Yachtworld. However, I do not like Yachtworld's new format which makes it mo
Replace Headliner Hunter 306 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:17pm 03.22.21 What material is your headliner ? What year ? In the1999 310, it's a hard, one piece internal she
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:57pm 03.22.21 I have bought boats I found on both sailboatowners.com and yachtworld and was very happy in both ca
Dockside pressure washer? CarlN at 6:54pm 03.22.21 This is the SunJoe I have. It's been great. Can't do the boat hull but does the dinghy and is really
Gunwale guards Captain W at 6:46pm 03.22.21 @EAMc2 that looks terrific! @TomY did you use Taylor Made also?
Hilton Head sc to Miami (March 31st) jssailem at 6:36pm 03.22.21 @DArcy Windy is as accurate as the information provided by NOAA. They get there raw data from NOAA.
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Dave Groshong at 6:29pm 03.22.21 2074 is the tint we use, common gray tint, use Dow 795 for adhesive.
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Tim22 at 6:28pm 03.22.21 I have bought boats I found on both sailboatowners.com and yachtworld and was very happy in both cas
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:19pm 03.22.21 Yachtworld is a listing service for boat brokers much like the multiple listing services for real e
Why is America so disinterested in racing? RussC at 6:06pm 03.22.21 It appears to me that the sport of sailing has experienced a slowdown based on some self inflicted i
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor jssailem at 5:59pm 03.22.21 And without the diesel smell. And silent While the idea of an electric motor driving your sailbo
Why is America so disinterested in racing? Scott T-Bird at 5:34pm 03.22.21 I pretty much reject the notion that the decline of interest in sailing and/or sailboat racing is ba
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor Bash at 5:27pm 03.22.21 And without the diesel smell.
C22 Swing Keel/Fiberglass Repair? (1) ambler at 5:25pm 03.22.21 The stingy sailor (The $tingy Sailor) has a detailed series on fairing the keel - including a templa
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS sail sfbay at 5:06pm 03.22.21 .......Also - is there interest in seeing the replacement process documented on the site?....... A

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