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swing keel Buzz at 12:48am 06.28.06 Morgan 2/2012 Recently purchased 1970 Morgan 28 swing keel is stuck in the "up" position, and lowering mechanism s
Greater Jacksonville, FL Sailing & Marinas? Rick at 3:55am 06.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/940 IF I was to retire and move south to the Jacksonville area....What might we find in the way of marin
Marinas in or Aound Biloxi Rick Webb at 4:03am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1061 Any word on what is or soon to open out there? My wife is being sent out there to help reopen the h
Toilet Talk Richard at 2:57am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 22/4012 We sail on a Lake that is the fresh water supply for a city and therefore motors and toilets are not
'79 Irwin 37 Sloop Propeller Specs Sal20848 at 2:56am 06.28.06 Other Sailboats 1/1309 Does anybody know the specs for the prop on a 37' Irwin sloop with a 4-108 Perkins and 2-1 tranny an
Snake River ??? John Ehricht at 2:31am 06.28.06 Big Boats 3/1001 What kind of monitor do you have? WE had a 2004 Hunter 33 that went down in Katrina. It had a Snak
Costco 6V Batteries Bob F at 1:58am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1065 Has anybody had any experience with the Costco 6V Golf Car batteries? They seem really inexpensive (
Weather Station (1) Sean at 1:47am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1000 I saw this solar weather station and was wondering what everyone uses out there. I know it's almost
Re-power from Yanmar to Volvo Franklin at 6:40am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 29/3083 three weeks ago when motoring the ring around the filter blew and spilled all the oil out of my yanm
Rebedding Portlights in hull Bob15946 at 6:42am 06.28.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1330 I have a leak in the aft port cabin and believe it is from the portlight. Before I rebed the portli
Replacement of mast pin Ed Childres at 5:40am 06.28.06 Smaller Boats 8/1156 Has anybody replaced the mast hinge pin on their H260 with the mast up? What problems should I anti
lost rudder replacement poppyfitz at 4:23am 06.28.06 Bigger Boats 2/944 If anyone knows where a replacement rudder for a 1973 27 ft can be obtained please advise. Thanks
Ranger 30 Headliner jp6538 at 6:45am 06.28.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/1880 I have recently purchased a 1978 Ranger 30. I am looking for information about the headliner. I wou
PENSACOLA TO CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY RICK GORDON at 7:19am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1335 I LEARNED TO SAIL IN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY 50 YEARS AGO. (MY GOD, WHERE DID THE YEARS GO?)THE SAIL ON
New product - chart holder rsn48 at 6:59am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1137 If you are like me and own a smaller or medium sized boat (catalina 27 for me), you went out and bou
Floridians are trying to stop condos Capn Dave at 7:54am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 22/1576 FLORIDA SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES FLORIDA HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY AMENDMENT ! Thursday June 2
Looking for a hatch for a 76 Venture 25 Gregg at 8:10am 06.28.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/892 I have a friend that is in need of a forward hatch for his 1976 Venture. THere is an area that look
Interior / Cabin Cushions Adele at 10:09am 06.28.06 Other Sailboats 3/867 Where to get new cabin cushions?
How to ship a spinaker pole ??? Scott21120 at 10:45am 06.28.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1182 We sold a boat last winter, and on delivery I forgot to include the spinaker pole, which was listed
Commands Don Guillette at 10:51am 06.28.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/3272 I was part of a discussion on another network where the subject was mast rake (which has been beaten

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Holding tank manual pump issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:04pm 12.31.20 I had some trouble sufficiently pumping out my holding tank recently at a marina. "...at a marina"
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 2:00pm 12.31.20 Make a 'Note to Self' Greg... Do not sit boat in water till all of the thru hulls are checked for c
No Brake on steering pedestal dlochner at 1:58pm 12.31.20 Uhhhhhhh......that was a very detailed story. Sounded like an even better story over a pint, but my
H34: removing Kenyon mast head shemandr at 1:52pm 12.31.20 And then paint it...
No Brake on steering pedestal Atrecess402 at 1:41pm 12.31.20 Uhhhhhhh......that was a very detailed story. Sounded like an even better story over a pint, but my
Victron Smart Shunt SycloneDriver at 1:41pm 12.31.20 Thanks for posting this. I did not know the product existed. I would have purchased one for this tr
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... dLj at 1:40pm 12.31.20 Docking: It all depends upon wind and currents. But given nothing extraordinary, I have lines set up
Victron Smart Shunt HandsOnTech at 1:34pm 12.31.20 Thanks for posting this. I did not know the product existed. I would have purchased one for this tri
No Brake on steering pedestal dlochner at 1:30pm 12.31.20 @jon hansen What you say is of course quite accurate, however, there are a couple of pieces to the p
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump sail sfbay at 1:27pm 12.31.20 Welcome to the forum!! Some options come to mind: This is a long shot but have tried to source one
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Captain Larry-DH at 1:24pm 12.31.20 It would be like writing a manual to answer this properly, especially considering my process can var
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... kappykaplan at 1:21pm 12.31.20 Curiously, these are sometimes most finely honed by singlehanding, since you can't do two things at
No Brake on steering pedestal Dave Groshong at 1:21pm 12.31.20 They are expensive, YES! But handmade by the inventor: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=
No Brake on steering pedestal jon hansen at 1:07pm 12.31.20 a sailboat steers with it's sails, the rudder is just for trim. it's a fact. watch how these boys
Electric Cooler Wiring (1) Captain Larry-DH at 12:59pm 12.31.20 I just didn't know if it ramping up and down constantly all week for the whole summer would shorten
Ice Chest Insulation jon hansen at 12:57pm 12.31.20 understood. on my boat, i can load it up and it will last a week. ......... if you keep the lid clo
No Brake on steering pedestal jon hansen at 12:52pm 12.31.20 my best time for not touching the wheel on aeolus, close hauled, was eight hours. it's a game i pl
Electric Cooler Wiring Davidasailor26 at 12:50pm 12.31.20 Our built-in freezer/fridge is wired as option 2, and it does lead to that type of spin up/down for
No Brake on steering pedestal jon hansen at 12:49pm 12.31.20 i use the brake constantly while helming. not as a stop, but as a dampner. it takes 90% of the tork
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... sloughsailer at 12:45pm 12.31.20 I sailed my Ranger 26 for years without a motor. I had certain procedures to follow that always work

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