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"Gear and Steer" - "Back and Fill" Jeff B at 3:24pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2230 .......You might be better off paying some old tug captain a hundred bucks to teach you "gear and st
this is a baffler letterman at 10:04pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1566 The boat sunk. She was raised yesterday. The owner said he struck something with the rudder. The
gelcoat cracks Jack at 12:22am 07.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/754 During the first year waranty I had about 15 cracks in the gelcoat repaired. They mostly just showed
Lowrance LMS-522c iGPS hook up to Uniden Solara DS Frank Leone at 12:45am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/2228 I have a Lowrance 522c iGPS, I am trying to hook up my Uniden Solara DSC VHF radio.I have tried to
Rudder Deck cowling Barkentine at 1:15am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 3/1037 I don't know what to call it. This part surrounds the rudder where it comes through the deck just be
Slow Sunday Wanderer138 at 12:55am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1111 Well, today's America's Cup race has been cancelled and the forecast here in central Florida calls f
Problem raising sail. Barkentine at 12:59am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 2/1073 When raising the mainsail the sail continues to get caught on the flap where the sail enters the tra
Rudder packing Barkentine at 1:19am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 1/1148 I have considerable play in my rudder and I think the solution is to have it re-packed. If there is
Interested in crewing BuzzardsBaySailor at 2:13am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1125 Interested in possibly crewing on a local race team (New England area). Have been sailing since 197
Newly bought boat kicked off berth in San Diego Bay Sailor at 3:02am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1274 I just closed on a 36' boat (40' LOA) on Friday and was promptly kicked off the berth it was on. The
resealing the big salon window on a 42 Bruce20809 at 3:27am 07.01.07 Big Boats 1/1063 The two large non-opening windows over the fwd salon have developed some leaks around the edges. We
motor mount stuart22320 at 3:48am 07.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1088 hi, my 85 mac 25 has an old engine mount on the port side. the bolts behind it are almost impossible
Cape Coral to Biloxi sailaway78 at 2:34am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1112 Leaving Cape Coral Sunday, the plan was to fuel up and get ice at Ft.Meyers Beach, and head out Sund
Tripp 33 Drop Keel RICK57 at 8:11am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2807 Does anyone know where I can get manufacturer's info on a 1992 Tripp 33 drop keel? Ideally, I would
reefing john at 8:08am 07.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1065 The previous owner of our boat changed the mainsail. It looks like the reefing lines were hastily in
Is a Holder the right boat for us? gary neubauer at 7:33am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 4/9790 My wife and I are starting to look at trailerable sailboat. We are novice sailors and want a small b
25.5 Mast Height Flashman at 7:14am 07.01.07 Smaller Boats 5/1672 My boat came without the original mast and boom but the marina that sold it to me gave me one he pro
BIO Diesel oceansail0 at 10:04am 07.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/874 Has any one heard anything about the use of vegitable oil in a Yanmar? I have seen some guy who has
how's the sink work? DPT at 10:47am 07.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1134 Hi everyone - the sink (Galley and Head) are a simple hand pump operation... there is a (approx.) 20
Dock power for 25.5 Flashman at 10:20am 07.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/1012 I feel like a schmuck asking this question but I must have walked around the deck three times today

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Teak seats and trim. Bluenose at 3:20pm 09.28.21 Terrific, thanks for the tip. Hey, and at only $60USD per litre!! No expense will be spared for my B
When is diesel fuel too old? jviss at 3:14pm 09.28.21 Great question!!. Yes. Ditto dlochner...........subject comes up frequently on boat forums. As
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers Captain Larry-DH at 3:05pm 09.28.21 It probably would be much safer, if we ever encounter boarding waves, to fill those holes. Buy so
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Two Sails at 3:03pm 09.28.21 So off the boat, it seems more accurate for sure. I need to do some more testing, but if I forget t
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 3:02pm 09.28.21 I'm definitely be interested in learning from them what lubricating a joker valve accomplishes Tha
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 2:32pm 09.28.21 One thing I'd like to add, regarding this type of valve, is that they can dribble if there's insuffi
Hunter 310 1997 Fuel tank replacement - pics of aft (1) mghunter310 at 2:25pm 09.28.21 Thanks I've emailed Ezell Industries but no response so far - I saw some earlier posts that others
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Scott T-Bird at 2:13pm 09.28.21 Um, I'd suggest that the manufacturers and the engineers whom support them would be on the over-cons
Beneteau First 35s5 Dinette Table Hollyberry at 2:10pm 09.28.21
When is diesel fuel too old? sail sfbay at 2:03pm 09.28.21 ..........Can I just keep treating it indefinitely or should I pump out the old stuff and replace wi
Bringing dogs aboard (1) Charisma at 1:57pm 09.28.21 198775 She went everywhere with us
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! briankoi at 1:56pm 09.28.21 Thank you for the info,
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 09.28.21 I don't know how you would ever take suggestions. There are literally hundreds of options in all pr
When is diesel fuel too old? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:35pm 09.28.21
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers Scott T-Bird at 1:20pm 09.28.21 Ditto on Larry's post. Very happy with that speaker. Yes, me too, but I just have one. But I als
Its funny Friday! (1) TomY at 1:08pm 09.28.21 Approaching CADENCE, with CAUTION (Somes Sound, MDI).
Its funny Friday! (2) RockynHilda at 1:05pm 09.28.21 Well it certainly is gloomy weather but lets see what sailing jokes you have. Here is one from my
Bringing dogs aboard (2) TomY at 1:05pm 09.28.21 My dog loves to sail. Port es it all. 198772
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 1:00pm 09.28.21 Apparently you think I just make this stuff up, but I'm actually just the messenger, sharing what I
Bringing dogs aboard (1) smokey73 at 12:55pm 09.28.21 Here's our Emma Grace relaxing on the boat. She wanted to be with us so if we were on the boat, she

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