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Stupid Question, What Do You Think? Capn Bob at 7:28am 06.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/936 So here I am, sailing upstream on the Columbia River, port tack, bucking a 1.5-2 kt current on a bro
Tell Tales and Inmast Furling Jim Rushing at 7:36am 06.20.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2218 Don, my new Catalina 387 has inmast furling and no telltales at all. I haven't a clue what is going
Fuel sender gone bad davids at 8:04am 06.20.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1375 Hi everyone --I've done a lot of searching ' reading about bad fuel senders, but haven't found one
Boat Sinking Gulf Of Mexico Benny at 8:30am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 26/2181 Just heard over the news that a South Carolina young man that took some time away from school to sai
Correct Oil Pressure Westerbeke 10two Rich at 9:08am 06.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/923 Last week that my oil pressure alarm was sounding and my pressure gauge was reading at at 100lbs. D
LEEKING WATER FROM CENTER BOARD verdijim at 10:06am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1070 AFTER TAKING MY ODAY 25 OUT OF THE WATER IT LEAKS WATER FOR DATS AFTER.HOW WOULD WATER GET INTO THE
bareboat charting course SweetTrade at 10:38am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1275 Hi all! I am looking into getting a bareboat charting course and all the courses needed before that.
Boom Vang and Main Sheet Replacements? Greg W at 12:18pm 06.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1198 I am wondering if anyone out there has replaced the Boom Vang and Main Sheet lines on a 1983 H31. I
Stuck in Neutral Danica at 5:34am 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 10/4307 Sooo the boat is stuck in NEUTRAL! AHHHh this is our first sailboat so we;re very very new!Here's t
H34 Currently Crossing The Atlantic Joe Mullee at 1:10pm 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 15/2773 Richard Bennett, who has posted on this site in the past, is currently crossing the Atlantic in his
Finished the A/C installation tcbro at 9:43pm 06.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/971 Installed a 16,700 BTU reverse cycle A/C in my '92 H33.5. I installed the compressor on a shelf I bu
Fuel Tank Hold Down Ken at 10:01pm 06.18.07 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1081 I am replacing the aluminum fuel tank on my 1980 Hunter 33. The original tank hold down was a stainl
Nothing's ever easy on a boat Ben16737 at 11:43pm 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1533 I need some advice from you experienced folks. I finally changed the name on my boat. Took some re
Damper Plate Scott at 10:57pm 06.18.07 Big Boats 4/1792 2002 Catalina 34 MkII, M35B, After having a power boaters 3/4 inch line rap around my prop and stall
Blocks for an asymetric Seekswind at 10:51pm 06.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/857 I am interest in putting in some blocks for my asymetric. I was thinking of attaching them to the b
Jabsco Problems Ken at 10:39pm 06.18.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1356 Peggy, I should have listened to your advice. Lots of factors, the big one being the budget at the
Toggle Switch Covers Waldo Emerson at 10:31pm 06.18.07 Big Boats 4/1056 Looking for toggle switch covers for Yanmar--55HP control panel.
Manuals and Schematics - US Spars jao1972 at 11:56pm 06.18.07 Smaller Boats 1/1066 I recently talked with Mike at Hunter, and he recommended that I check out this website for boom and
Dacron Sails Ron10127 at 12:51am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1606 If a person is having a dacron sail built,is there an advantage to having it built as a tri or bi or
Found a bimini for the Mac 25, now what? caguy at 1:26am 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1120 I found a bimini in my dads attic. Its in brand new condition and fits the Mac25 perfectly. The ques

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Please, when can I come back? jssailem at 12:10pm 10.14.21 Other than the wild wind that seemed to blow on my bow as I turned every corner winding through the
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 bzano at 12:09pm 10.14.21 For the main halyard, I used machine screws and nuts with sealer On the jib/genoa side used woodsc
asymmetrical spinnaker sock jssailem at 11:59am 10.14.21 if in light winds and I am going to be sailing for a while, it is worth pulling it out. I think th
New Airmar Technology jssailem at 11:50am 10.14.21 a new transducer... that did not use a paddlewheel for "WATER" speed, but it was outrageously expen
recharge freezer/ fridge Justin_NSA at 11:25am 10.14.21 I had a HVAC tech come out to the boat to work on my fridge. He located and soldered the leaking lin
recharge freezer/ fridge DeniseO30 at 11:22am 10.14.21 Nothing is simple on miniature systems. But, service the costs are just as high as they would be th
recharge freezer/ fridge Rich Stidger at 11:09am 10.14.21 the right way is to charge with an electronic scale that reads in fractions of an ounce. Is this
More on Maine Sail Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 10.14.21 Looking forward to the GoFundMe page. Would it be going too to far to ask @Phil Herring to set up
Raw water strainer Suri at 10:50am 10.14.21 AndreNJ11, thank you for those very clear pictures. You are an inspiration to keep the engine clean
More on Maine Sail jssailem at 10:37am 10.14.21 a sailing Stephen Hawking I kind of like that analogy. The mind is a great thing to use. And Rod h
recharge freezer/ fridge DeniseO30 at 10:04am 10.14.21 I've been in the HVAC business my whole life what you have there best that I can tell is a BD compre
More on Maine Sail Leeward Rail at 8:54am 10.14.21 I would also contribute to keeping his website up and running. Both sites are currently archived
Hunter 41DS vs 41AC gfrazzle at 8:43am 10.14.21 2007 was the last year for teak interiors and lead keels........
Hunter 41DS vs 41AC Nodak7 at 8:23am 10.14.21 Having owned a 41DS and never owned or sailed a 41 AC, one difference might be the winded surface o
Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System John Marrone at 8:00am 10.14.21 Correct....just not sure what weight to replace the old weights along with line that will be in the
Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System sail sfbay at 7:59am 10.14.21 Inherited a slip with pulley system attached on rear piling of slip, each side....... Assume you do
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations JWahaus at 7:45am 10.14.21 What the reason CNC is being phased out (or already has been)? The high pressure? Propane seems
Hunter 41DS vs 41AC SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:40am 10.14.21 Having owned a 41DS and never owned or sailed a 41 AC, one difference might be the winded surface on
Colvic Countess 28 sail sfbay at 6:56am 10.14.21 That is a twin or bilge keel boat designed for the large tide change (nearly 40 ft) and allow the sa
Hunter 280 named Prometheus jssailem at 6:28am 10.14.21

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