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Summer Surprises MoonSailer at 2:54am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 2/982 Wow yesterday was great sailing on Wheeler lake in Northern Alabama. When we got there it was hot a
Halyard Lift Block polo07 at 3:49am 06.24.07 Smaller Boats 5/1091 I had a new mast installed last year and as I had roller furling they did not install a separate jib
Prop Shaft Replacement Craig Cody at 5:04am 06.24.07 Big Boats 8/2208 I need to replace the prop shaft on my 1985 C-36. There are some problems with corrosion. The cutles
Wheel-to-tiller conversion BristolCaptnJack at 5:02am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1393 My dad and I are trying to replace the wheel on our '74 Bristol 30 with a tiller but are unsure of w
Wheel-to-tiller conversion BristolCaptnJack at 4:42am 06.24.07 Bristol 0/2090 My dad and I are trying to replace the wheel on our '74 Bristol 30 with a tiller but are unsure of w
Anchoring Sails Edventure at 4:14am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1405 Considering anchoring sail. Saw one a www.BannerBayMarine.com. Anyone have any experience with one?
Racor fuel filter Bob La Salle at 6:43am 06.24.07 Big Boats 1/1383 I installed a Racor 500 MA fuel filter with a vacuum gauge, between the fuel tank and the engine, mo
Installing the CDI FF2 with ball bearing rizz at 6:30am 06.24.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1348 I would like to install the CDI-FF2 with ball bearing on my O'Day 23. The installation manual on the
trailer source in Southern Cal dogboy at 6:20am 06.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1124 I'm looking for a new trailer for my 1978 Catalina 22. Any suggestions for dealers pr manufactures i
S25 Pulpits S25 Newbie at 7:06am 06.24.07 Seidelmann 1/1692 Ahoy,I have recently acquired a 1981 S25. For whatever reason the boat is missing the rear pulpit.
410 bow thruster tom at 6:58am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1219 I have a hunter 410 and would like to add a bow thruster / hunter said they had not done this or off
Polysulfide "grout" is melting Ken Johnson at 7:44am 06.24.07 Bavaria 4/1997 The Polysulfide filler between the tak boards on the seats in my cockpit is "melting" in several pla
Swing Keel jsailor at 7:29am 06.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1248 The swing keel on my Catalina 22 has a worn pivot and must be removed and possibly rebushed. I am lo
Roller Furling - threading the needle Bill P. at 8:42am 06.24.07 Smaller Boats 2/1018 Got my sails back from SailCare - very happy - look brand new and given they were more dirty than ou
Climbing the mast on a H23.5 Rick Macdonald at 8:41am 06.24.07 Smaller Boats 3/1013 Is going up the mast of a H23.5 while the boat is on the water (in a slip) OK to do? If I took a boa
Bow Sprit failure JWM13217 at 8:38am 06.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1176 I just had a failure of the bow sprit on my 1981 Catalina 27 TM. It seems that the bottom stay snap
Bareboat suggestions Bob F at 8:30am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1681 I need some suggestions for new areas to consider for bareboat vacations. We've done BVI's, Pacific
jabsco electic head llogue at 9:36am 06.24.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1538 We are no longer getting water in to the top part of the bowl-just some in the bottom when we push r
Longshaft or regular Flashman at 10:41am 06.24.07 Smaller Boats 14/1344 Just purchased a 1986 25.5 Hunter. No motor, no sails. Need to buy a motor quickly. After reviewin
Panama City local knowledge, anchorages Persy at 11:18am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/3062 I'm sailing from Pensacola to Panama City FL for a few days over July 4th week and looking for infor

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Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 2:46pm 07.07.21 I find seamanship shows up in many locations and ways. Always find it fun to see the concepts applie
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. kloudie1 at 2:46pm 07.07.21 Good stuff! My wife and I watch and enjoy his videos. Foxes Afloat is another uTube narrow boat vide
Water dripping from salon lights sail sfbay at 2:45pm 07.07.21 We had the same problem with our 1998 H376. The final solution was re-bedding the screws in the hoo
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? shemandr at 2:25pm 07.07.21 Watch out for Bears. :stir:
275 Traveler and Main Sheet PMK at 2:16pm 07.07.21 The traveler control line is not continuous on my C275. It is tied on each side of the traveler. I
275 Traveler and Main Sheet shemandr at 2:15pm 07.07.21 I've often wondered about a continuous traveler control line. Sometimes it's a strain to reach down
Some will hate this!!! Hayden Watson at 2:08pm 07.07.21 which gets transferred to the wheels. This is the revearse of the mechanics. The rotaion of the
275 Traveler and Main Sheet sail sfbay at 2:05pm 07.07.21
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. kappykaplan at 1:59pm 07.07.21 Nice find, John. Tks for sharing. :beer:
Some will hate this!!! srimes at 1:56pm 07.07.21 The statement is that you cannot sail "dead down wind faster than the wind speed" which is true in
Arguing with insurance company dlochner at 1:56pm 07.07.21 No personal experience with Nationwide, but a scroll-thru their site shows an icon of a small power
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? patrickkidd at 1:50pm 07.07.21 Boat might sink and kill him too. Better just stay home on the couch? Yeah on second thought I ju
Arguing with insurance company FastOlson at 1:36pm 07.07.21 No personal experience with Nationwide, but a scroll-thru their site shows an icon of a small powerb
Transom Replacement Jerk McGerhkins at 1:21pm 07.07.21 Going to start demo tonight and learn more about the boat. I will post photos and an update later.
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? sailor420 at 1:07pm 07.07.21 Our 2000 420 has a single shift/acceleration lever and there is a button at the pivot point that all
New outboard advice Thaniel at 1:02pm 07.07.21 Here is why I am concerned about traveling long distances with the 125# Honda OB. Even if i tied th
Reefing furling main while running down wind? sail sfbay at 12:57pm 07.07.21 The other option is to get behind some land mass............ Interestingly you said that!!.....that
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? Thaniel at 12:51pm 07.07.21 You are also putting yourself at risk of death from carbon monoxide poisoning. Exhaust leaking int
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. Michael Davis at 12:50pm 07.07.21 Did notice that navigation markers are opposite to ours in NorthAmerica. Some pretty strong current
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? twalker H260 at 12:48pm 07.07.21 You should be able to unlink the throttle from the shifter for cold starts/charging etc. Possibly a

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