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24' Sailboat, Islander $300 sue sanchez at 4:15pm 10.25.07 Islander 0/4132 found on Ventura, CA Craigslist24' Sailboat, Islander fiberglass hull, new electrical - $300----
When the tough get going SailboatOwners.com at 10:17pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 29/2717 Given a choice, what are the toughest conditions you would consider sailing in? 15 knots with hig
Rigging replacement higgs at 9:49pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1803 Interesting discussion on this topic is starting on another thread so I thought I'd move it here.I
Multigrade oil harmful to transmission?? MoonSailer at 11:05pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1360 My volvo transmission and V-drive call for 30 weight oil. I've been using multigrade oil the same a
Need Sailmaker Ralph18414 at 11:13pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1601 The sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in North Alabama was awesome this weekend. There was plenty of wind
Sump jabcoMac21 at 12:06am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/739 Recent purchase of 75 Mac 21. The sump is just wired and below with the hose attached. I have only
Healing over Tom23400 at 12:34am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 19/7590 I'm new to sailing (converted power boater) and wondered how far it's safe toheal over before tip o
Let me tell you about my weekend... Ross in Tampa at 12:41am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1143 Did you ever have one of those weekends that is just a comedy of errors... we did. Here's my story..
Weather Helm TallyClassic at 12:11am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 7/1516 Moving on to my next set of questions!!! The boat got launched, Sunday was her first sail. And a n
inmast furling line replacement Syversens at 12:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1677 hello all, I'm having some problems furling my sail these days and its getting harder, I think its d
attaching an outboard motor rebecca9359 at 1:20am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 We bought a one-year old M26 with a HOnda 50 hp motor already attached. THe way the motor is attache
Raymarine ST40 wind instrument Dave O. at 1:32am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 0/998 Does anyone have any experience with a Raymarine ST40 wind unit on their boat? It is quite a bit ch
Moving winches to the cabintop or poptop? Bobby McCullough at 1:57am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/1385 I want to move my winches to the cabintop or poptop of my 81 C22. Has anyone done this...how did yo
Need New Sails Summers Eve at 2:03am 10.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1102
Atomic 4 replacement....? AJ at 2:36am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3768 I'm thinking about taking out my Atomic 4 30hp. gas motor and putting a 4 stroke 9.9hp motor on a br
outboard size on 26m Trevor watkins at 2:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1646 Have just bought a new 26m from the factory to be shipped to Mauritius. Need some advice on the outb
Repaired link George at 3:04am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1244 Hi Peggie,As you requested, I reported the bad link to Phil Herring, and got a response from him t
Building a hard dodger Passrider at 3:46am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 6/3901 Has anyone built a hard dodger for their C-30? I'm interested in what materials and processes were
cast iron keel marty gelbard at 3:43am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1130 Periodically I've sanded down the cast iron keel on my O'day 37 and applied epoxy. It seems corrosio
Autohelm Instrument Adjustment Terry Cox at 4:14am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1581 Our boat came with the standard suite of Autohelm instruments including depth, speed, wind and autop

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PacificNW Weather forecast for November 2021. JamesG161 at 5:53am 11.08.21 Looks like another Bomb Cyclone to me.:yikes: Low pressures dip to 970 millibars but fortunately no
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! RoyS at 5:45am 11.08.21 Agree with Shermandr about an upline fuel filter. I have a Racor 2 micron fuel filter in an accessib
Catalina 250 water ballast swing keel mdidomenico at 5:35am 11.08.21 i don't know if all the 250's are built the same, so take this with a grain of salt. i had a '96 25
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Claude L.-Auger at 5:26am 11.08.21 This is why I use ethylene glycol instead of propylene and let the entire gallon flush out. Any res
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:14am 11.08.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! shemandr at 4:57am 11.08.21 For future fuel filter replacement couldn't you put an upline fuel filter, like a Razor (Spell check
Its funny Friday! justsomeguy at 4:51am 11.08.21
Its funny Friday! All U Get at 3:21am 11.08.21 The first time I read this I thought "Shame on you for calling your daughter a big dog" Sorry. Com
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? Joe at 3:18am 11.08.21 Don't do it. But.... talk to a legit sailmaker to understand why.
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 jibes138 at 3:11am 11.08.21 Don't cut the parts your arrows point to. Are you planning to rebuild the motor? Can't you remove
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Eleftherios G at 1:54am 11.08.21 I have contacted as proposed by the manual them but they weren't very helpful. They advised me to co
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. solesurchin at 1:24am 11.08.21 Use Permatex 80335 Muffler and Tailpipe Sealer, 3 oz. for $5.65 on Amazon Not sure I can find this
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. solesurchin at 1:20am 11.08.21 Is that picture in the vertical or upside down if it's vertical it looks like you have a pinhole le
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 10:01pm 11.07.21 And where would THAT put your keel?
Has anyone built a boarding step? (1) Hello Below at 9:20pm 11.07.21
Has anyone built a boarding step? Hello Below at 9:12pm 11.07.21
New toilet and holding tank system (1) Flying Jay at 7:33pm 11.07.21
New toilet and holding tank system (1) Flying Jay at 7:31pm 11.07.21 How did you get the new tank into the boat? It looks too big to fit through the access door from t
New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 7:25pm 11.07.21 How did you get the new tank into the boat? It looks too big to fit through the access door from th
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 11.07.21 Cutting tools that come to mind are disk/grinder, sawzall, multi tool, plasma cutter. What about pu

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