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Cleveland area marinas John at 10:01am 12.01.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1186 Hello, my wife and I are relocating the the Cleveland area, and are wondering about marinas. If anyo
Backing into a down wind slip cat30owner at 11:33am 12.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1587 Recently I have run into a problem and need others help. I have changed my slip to a non liveaboard
Looking for a 30, 33, or 36 Sloop Ed Serra at 11:44am 12.01.06 Yamaha 2/1905 My life dream is to own a 36 or 33 sloop, however if I find a 30 I think I could life with that. Can
Re-packing stuffing box mal at 11:19am 12.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1036 I would like to re-pack the stuffing box on my 1973 Catalina 27'. Any suggestions or tips would be
Companion way Ken13511 at 1:59pm 12.01.06 Smaller Boats 4/956 Does anyone know how to get a new plexiglass companion way enclosure? I appreciate any help.
3 Blade Folding Propellor Glen Stevens at 10:50pm 11.29.06 Big Boats 19/1619 I am looking into purchasing a 3-bladed folding propeller for my Hunter 40. Currently I have a 17" -
Battery Maintenance tgrass462 at 11:42pm 11.29.06 Smaller Boats 3/862 Well - I took a day of vacation yesterday (it was 70 degrees in St. Louis) to complete my work winte
mast cap Bob B at 11:50pm 11.29.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1037 Does anyone know of a scource for a metal mast cap for Macgregors? The plastic one on mine looks too
Staysail Idea Weekend Pass at 12:46am 11.30.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2943 HelloI have a 1982 Morgan 32 with a 135 on a furler. I would like to get a staysail rig set up fo
Engine replacement James Frankie Clemmons at 1:23am 11.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1074 HELP! I need to replace the 25xp in my C-30, 1987 model. Here's my wild Question: Just
water in bilge alans at 1:52am 11.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/963 hi, i have my hunter 310. she is out of water. i completly dried out my bilge compartments last week
Cabin Sole Flooring Abby Normal at 4:26am 11.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/922 I know this is a re-tread, I already checked the archives as I remembered seeing it before. I was w
Yanmar SB8 Transmission (1) Roger10073 at 4:27am 11.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4456 I have a Yanmar SB8 with a Japanese export Transmission in a 1978 Hunter 27.It will go into reverse
Safely exiting the slip sailingdude at 2:31am 11.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1158 For the slip where I keep my C30, the summertime wind is normally about 45 degrees off the starboard
Changing Instrument Panel NYSail at 2:10am 11.30.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1134 Hello all,I have a 1986 Yanmar 3HM35F with a type B Instrument panel. Love the Tachometer, howeve
setting up the sails.... Ross in Tampa at 4:46am 11.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/758 Greetings all,I have had my 1979 Oday 25 for 6 months now, and have loved every minute of sailing
Stern Rail Seats Carr at 4:53am 11.30.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1367 Does anybody know where I can get some Stern Rail Seats for my 1989 Hunter 28? It was stock on the 1
rubber pads for stairway steps R. Ottens at 8:13am 11.30.06 Other Sailboats 0/764 Looking for pads, 18"x 7" for steps on stairway.
Starwind 27 Upgrades ... Scott at 8:21am 11.30.06 Other Sailboats 0/1583 We're taking the mast down this winter and I'm going to paint it white. Starwind masts all seem to
Hey Brian and Steph (1) ConchyJoe at 8:58am 11.30.06 Ask All Sailors 0/995 We have to go to this next year. Not sure what Boat Babe will wear, but The Admiral already has her

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Saw this odd duck... Murgatroid at 1:26pm 07.21.21 So will you name it Allmand Joy? I think that is the one with nuts in it. I rememebr seeing someth
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 1:14pm 07.21.21 Also interesting that there are different regional thresholds for a Small Craft Advisory. It's trig
Companionway sliding hatch Gene Neill at 12:55pm 07.21.21 Sliding hatch is actually the correct term. They pop up on ebay from time to time, but I agree you
Gauges that do not fog Tom J at 12:42pm 07.21.21 Has anyone found a gauge that doesn't fog. My temperature gauge fogs most of the time. Thanks, Mar
outboard on 32 foot sailboat Sailfanatic at 12:36pm 07.21.21 An OB on the stern of a boat with LOA over 27' greatly limits your ability to manuever the boat. If
Yanmar 3GM white smoke JamesG161 at 12:21pm 07.21.21 175-180 is typical for diesel inboards and is not, by itself, a steam generating temperature Not t
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Maurice at 12:13pm 07.21.21 My problem began when I changed the gasket out. Yes it is a PITA. All kinds of tools to clean out
Saw this odd duck... Daveinet at 12:13pm 07.21.21 I now own two! These were built by International Yacht Corp (Helsen) in Clearwater. The parts boat
Yanmar 3GM white smoke Alan Gomes at 11:57am 07.21.21
outboard on 32 foot sailboat FastOlson at 11:25am 07.21.21 We replaced an OEM Universal 23 hp diesel in 2018. With some outside (expert) labor from a ship wrig
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Alansails at 11:24am 07.21.21 When we had our new main made this winter, our sailmaker made the reef, a little deeper, hence would
Yanmar 3GM white smoke Davidasailor26 at 11:20am 07.21.21
Landing a sturgeon Scott T-Bird at 11:14am 07.21.21 6l1GvDWtccI
Yanmar 3GM white smoke odaydokay at 11:06am 07.21.21 175-180 is typical for diesel inboards and is not, by itself, a steam generating temperature. Yes,
Landing a sturgeon odaydokay at 10:58am 07.21.21 It's official. You are now the Sturgeon General!
Landing a sturgeon DayDreamer41 at 10:30am 07.21.21 It is said that under the Bluewater bridge (Sarnia Ontario to Port Huron Michigan) there is the larg
36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:20am 07.21.21 The absolute best money I have ever spent was on a Mantus anchor. I think other "new generation" anc
Saw this odd duck... Murgatroid at 10:10am 07.21.21 Can you, or @rudyardkip give us your take on how they sail? I just picked up one the end of June a
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... SirMichael at 10:08am 07.21.21 Peggie & Kloudie, Thanks, I'll give it a try next week. I'll have to order the gallon of PureAyre
outboard on 32 foot sailboat Project_Mayhem at 10:08am 07.21.21 I've seen running Atomic 4's going for 700-1500 on Craigslist

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