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P42 John Melton at 9:10am 05.28.07 Big Boats 5/912 Georgie and I are the proud new owners of a 1990 P42. Our first night on the boat and after a shower
Looking for honest experience/opinions Jim D at 9:05am 05.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1690 Greetings. My wife ' I are planning on acquiring a sailboat next Spring after she completes schoo
Overtheating of 2GM20F-YEU Ed Carrillo at 9:20am 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1039 Hi,Some facts:1. Engine running fine for years after replacing mixing elbowThen recently:a. Remo
Pulling the Boat David2752 at 9:37am 05.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1032 We have a Catalina 25ft swing keel boat. We would like to pull the boat to various lakes in the Mid
What, me worry? SailboatOwners.com at 10:09am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2217 Some of us have come to rely on modern boat handling tools and electronic navigation aids. These
pelican hook spring viktor at 10:36am 05.28.07 Big Boats 7/3667 Anybody know where I might find one of those little tiny springs that are on a Merriman life-line pe
Color of Collinite paste wax? Mike8245 at 10:35am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1376 Can anyone tell me what color the Collinite brand wax is? I have been using KIt brand with great res
Vaseline ok for pump on head? Mike8245 at 10:31am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 14/4054 Is it ok to use Vaseline to hush that '$^^$%%^ squeaking pump on the Jabsco brand head? I took it ap
84 Hunter 31 davits ? Missinglink at 10:53am 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/1112 Has anyone installed davits on the 84 hunter 31 ? What brand, and any instalation tips appreciated.
Jump Pack Suggestions chelsabella at 11:56am 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1024 I have a small 250 ' 300 peak amp jump packs that dont jump the battery on C-30 with a Universal
Head sail furler Macgregor to Rhodes mikesrhodes22 at 12:11pm 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1091 I have a Rhodes 22 that lost it's heasail. The headsail fit over a tube that spun on the head stay
Drive Shaft problem ? Hunter 386 Jeff Bacon at 12:17pm 05.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1062 Sorry, posted this in the wrong forum a few minutes ago................. Hi All:Just this past w
12V electrical again Syversens at 1:34pm 05.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1217 Hi All, I got excellent advice from Mike on how to put in 12V plug from the panel behind the breaker
Pressure in septic tank Syversens at 1:31pm 05.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1248 Hi All, we had a great weekend on the boat with wonderful weather and nice wind. one glitch howeve,
Dead Down Wind Manny at 1:25pm 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1664 Hi All,When your sailing dead down wind, is it normal for the boat to rock side to side (port/star
Cruising Shute Nick at 3:10pm 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/969 Has any H33 owner bought one of the cruising shutes advertised in the Hunter Chandlers? I am thinkin
Serious cracks in cabin Las Vegas 260 at 3:52pm 05.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/991 I found water and 2 cracks (one two-half inches long the other smaller) under the starboard sink cab
Mattituck Inlet,Long Island,NY seadaddler at 8:01pm 05.26.07 Ask All Sailors 5/65219 Need info for mattituck inlet water dept,can't find recentdept on chart.Is there a good marina fo
Timing the cleaning of a water tank Jim at 10:02pm 05.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1244 Have read Peggy's book, but didn't see this topic covered. I've got the water tank cleaning procedu
Jib Furler Sheave H37 Mike at 10:02pm 05.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1109 Hello allI am a recent new owner of a Hunter 37 Cutter. She was in poor state to start. Having dea

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Adding kayak to sailboat kappykaplan at 7:12am 09.30.21 PS: Guess what John's new puppy is named? Why, Lilly, of course!
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? sail sfbay at 7:12am 09.30.21 Do not see why not if it will pass a metal detector?
Adding kayak to sailboat jssailem at 7:00am 09.30.21 Day light breaks time for coffee.
Adding kayak to sailboat jssailem at 6:59am 09.30.21 Perhaps just under their naming threshold.
Adding kayak to sailboat jssailem at 6:58am 09.30.21 Wish I were there. Was an interesting night. First lines were double braided nylon. Second lines
Adding kayak to sailboat JamesG161 at 6:57am 09.30.21 Point Wilson weather station reports 37 mph gusting to 56 mph. I am surprised NOAA did not "Name"
Yet another LiFePo4 query IStream at 6:39am 09.30.21 @LeslieTroyer are you planning to roll your own, buy an engineered system with an external BMS, or u
Tempest International BigDream at 6:29am 09.30.21 There used to be an International Tempest at a club where I taught sailing. I don't think they hav
Fuel Filter Replacement Hello Below at 6:28am 09.30.21 Any thoughts on how vacuum impacts water removal ? No chance of the water vaporizing at 10" Hg (tem
Changing Hoses Sailfanatic at 6:14am 09.30.21 To flush a holding tank, you just need to run a section of garden hose as from the bottom of the ta
Tempest International BigDream at 5:43am 09.30.21 You may have already reached out to these folks: Welcome I owned one for a few years then sold it
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 5:42am 09.30.21 Always hate to see that kind of shoddy engineering where one has to tear stuff apart to get to a
Beneteau 323 shaft lock nut RitSim at 5:31am 09.30.21 My B411 shaft is 30mm diameter. The coupling nut thread is M14-2. Your shaft may be smaller. The
Leaking Boat Stanchions DougM at 5:05am 09.30.21
Adding kayak to sailboat Terry Cox at 5:04am 09.30.21 The wind is certainly testing the rigging as it sings and moans in the dark. A sleeping pill for s
Exhaust Steam Terry Cox at 4:49am 09.30.21 Or is it just a long exhaust from the engine and I just need to ignore it? Different engine here,
Changing Hoses dlochner at 4:46am 09.30.21 Typically at pump out stations there is water. Pick a slow day at the marina and fill and pump the h
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? Will Gilmore at 4:23am 09.30.21 How are you getting the boat out of the water? Crane, travel lift, trailer/ramp, ways? If you're u
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers dLj at 3:50am 09.30.21 These are identical speakers except for the grills. $100 price difference for the pair. The grills
H326 Boom Bag blues Ken13559 at 2:04am 09.30.21 Stuendan, do check out Sailrite Sail Pack video at 1:01:52 I'm sure this will solve your problem as

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