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Arr!! Its International Talk Like a Pirate Day! PrincessoftheLake at 5:14pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1517 Ahoy and Avast there me mateys! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day!Scrape the barnacle
Yanmar 1gm Transmission [need help finding one] Foreverunstopable at 5:24pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1404 Hello, this is my first time posting and I have to say this is a great site! I've been able to get b
Single-line reefing problem Bob F at 3:26pm 09.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2932 When reefing on my 1998 H376 (single line reef), the tack of the sail pulls tight, but the clew does
Endine Shut down Aldi at 2:53pm 09.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1124 1. I just did a hose line upgrade to the engine. Last sunday we took the boat out and about 30 mi
Spiders in the Gelcoat Hugh Gallagher at 2:48pm 09.18.07 Catalina 22 2/1345 Just purchased a 73 catalina 22. The hull is in good shape but there is a band of gelcoat crazing 36
Stanchion repair....... frank balcer at 8:20pm 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2799 Morning all! I am getting ready to remove and then rebed my life line stanchions and bow and stern p
Life imitates sailing Deadline at 9:08pm 09.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/740 Metaphors ' colloquialismsAgainst the tideAll ahead fullAll hands on deckBacking and fillingBa
Water muffler George at 9:14pm 09.16.07 Catalina 30 2/1356 I have a leaking muffler water box. How can it be repaired ?
noisy companionway hatch Kev matheson at 10:48pm 09.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1400 The hatch cover is very noisy when slid open or closed.and is badly wearing away the gel coat where
What is AGM 354 coaxial cable? Rich L at 10:55pm 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 5/1223 I have a 1995 H26 and pulled my VHF coaxial connector off the wire when I lowered the mast (bet I do
H33.5 owners how do you handle this? (1) tcbro at 11:21pm 09.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 12/1322 My boat is aft-in in my slip. We do not have floating docks here so I cross my stern lines. The H33.
Annapolis Boat show G15876 at 10:40pm 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1699 We are considering heading toward Annapolis for the boat show in a few weeks. Been hoping to get dow
Anchor Weight Question Magothy Boy at 12:09am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 97/7792 Hey FolksI friend of mine gave me a Suncor stainless steel CQR anchor. Nice friend! It is labele
Racing with in mast furling Syversens at 12:17am 09.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1549 Hi All, I'v been playing with the thought of racing my 361... it would be in the free for all class
pre-inspection Don Crowther at 12:30am 09.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/904 I'm looking for someone who would be intersted in doing a pre-inspection on a couple of hunter 31's.
Nice N Easy - Chef Pass - Rigolets info (1) GuyH at 12:51am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/993 I brought my boat back to Lake Pontchartrain from Pensacola this weekend. As you know, the Hwy 90 br
Cutting hole in hull ... what bit? flyhop at 1:21am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1615 I am replacing raw water intake thru-hull and ball valve properly. PO had a simple Marelon ball val
Is safety an accident? SailboatOwners.com at 2:06am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2543 Sailing is a relatively safe activity but how hard do you try to prevent possible accidents?Do you
Hit something SEADANCE at 3:12am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1915 Hi guys and gals,Have a question because I am still frazzled by this. We were motoring thru the Ba
Winter Blues Don at 3:24am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1635 The fall weather is creeping in and the prospect of spending another wet winter in the Northwest is

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O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? LouisMK at 5:54am 10.12.21
Still Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 3:31am 10.12.21 The YouTube channel has hit 340 subscribers, kind of meaningful in a way. The last GBCA Rum Race for
Diesel Fueling Question All U Get at 11:08pm 10.11.21 I added a whistle to my vent hose which emits a sound during the filling process. It changes pitch
False fine alarm ? All U Get at 10:52pm 10.11.21 propylene glycol The primary components are either ethanol or propylene glycol. You may remember fr
Insight on sail condition Joe at 9:03pm 10.11.21 Why not ? I know many folks who singlehand with this setup Perhaps the post title was misleading.
Insight on sail condition Joe at 8:58pm 10.11.21 Well it worked just fine for me....:beer: Not intended, in any way, to suggest it won't work. I a
Towing Benny17441 at 8:53pm 10.11.21 It is likely to do what you propose. The towing specs in the US are very conservative as the vehic
autopilot install on an H280 matts997 at 8:49pm 10.11.21 I got busy and had to hire a marine electrician to install it, who did a fabulous job. The guts of
Macgregor 25 Captain Gare Bear at 7:29pm 10.11.21 For exgeologist older post, I know where there is a very nice 1985 MacGregor 25 possibly for sale. I
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 6:53pm 10.11.21 You should never have a structural fastener screwed directly into GRP (glass reinforced plastic).
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? Captain Larry-DH at 6:41pm 10.11.21 if you ever want to remove it, I would not use 5200 it does indeed stay flexible, but it is very v
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 10.11.21 The O'Day 28 (1985 in my case) was plumbed fuel tank to Fasco pump with internal fine screen and ma
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair jibes138 at 6:15pm 10.11.21 You should never have a structural fastener screwed directly into GRP (glass reinforced plastic). T
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel jibes138 at 5:48pm 10.11.21 That's how O'Day and many others plumbed their boats, but as Stu notes it is not correct. Racor fil
Towing Tedd at 5:46pm 10.11.21 I would assume an advantage of it being a plug in hybrid is that the electric motors can deliver fu
Hunter 260 Price Data (2021) Tedd at 5:40pm 10.11.21 Do the selling price data factor in trailers since they are relatively expensive and necessary, if
False fine alarm ? Pagan Baby at 5:11pm 10.11.21
name/make of gauge Stu Jackson at 5:09pm 10.11.21 where do I find one to replace it and same dimensions? Gee, tadd, Sailsfbay just found one for you
Hitch ball size for Trail-Rite trailer for Catalina 18? LeeandRick at 4:40pm 10.11.21 Just get both and see which one fits. Get all three. I've changed the hitch to 2 5/16 ball on sev
Hitch ball size for Trail-Rite trailer for Catalina 18? Mr. Dave at 4:26pm 10.11.21 Just get both and see which one fits.

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