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Catalina 30 Mast/Cabin Compression infamous-bob19219 at 12:11am 06.11.06 Catalina 30 8/4835 I am considering purchasing this Catalina 30 std mast but am concerned the surveyor has found the ma
Engine Stalling Bill F. at 10:11pm 06.10.06 Other Sailboats 6/1444 My Atomic 4 engine will start well and runs well at low RPM's. When speeded up, or when the engine
Just bought a 13 watt Solar Mel E. at 1:16am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 4/882 charger on eBay. Can it be hooked to the two (2)Battery bank directly on my 26X? Someplace I thought
Mac 25 top closures Tomasan1018 at 1:02am 06.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/765 I purchased an '84 Mac 25 last year; pretty good shape, just needed a some electrical re-wiring ' ne
taking on water Linda7266 at 12:50am 06.11.06 Smaller Boats 3/985 Hope someone can help. Hubby and I have a 25' with swing keal. We have been taking on water, approx
Help finding past articles Pat T at 1:31am 06.11.06 Big Boats 2/979 I can not find my original post and replies relating to transmission rattle from May 29? It was unde
Get red dirt stains out of sails joesparks at 4:10am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1353 I live in Oklahoma where we have lots of red dirt. A kind of wasp we call mud dobbers or dirt dobber
Fuel leak JON at 4:05am 06.11.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1020 My bilge was full of diseal fuel,I couldnt find the leak so I guess its my fuel tank ,How do i get i
Advice needed Old Crow at 4:05am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1146 I am looking at a 51ft Formosa Ketch center cockpit and would like to make it a live aboard, also wo
free coast pilots Ross at 2:24am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 0/770 For what it may be worth we can now down load all of the US Coast Pilots from this link:http://nau
weather helm & boom position Don Guillette at 8:22am 06.11.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2213 Mates: I was talking to a sail trim lister this morning. He was embarressed to ask the questions on
Remove diesel from boat Capt. Ron at 7:03am 06.11.06 Other Sailboats 3/678 My 86 Citation is powered by a Yanmar 3GM30f which is under the sink in the galley. It looks like it
Ideas for a new owner David at 6:07am 06.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/692 I just bought a 2005 26M and need to install a pump out style head, and a fresh water storage tank.
1GM10 Rebuild Lee Henderson at 8:56am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1485 I need to rebuid my 1GM10 due to lack of compression. Do any of you have input with regards to costs
Chesapeake Bay Mike Collins at 9:45am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2319 Guys, I'm going along on a three day charter at the end of June leaving from Annapolis. We are sai
Electrical starter problem alberts322 at 9:08am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1137 My 1989 O'Day 322's 2GMF Yanmar engine starter has an electrical problem. When pushing the starter b
YSM12 Rebuild Rick at 10:03am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1268 Lee, I just completed a rebuild of my YSM12 over the winter. The cost was roughly $1500. in parts an
Play in the tiller & Rudder Bruce21129 at 10:16am 06.11.06 Smaller Boats 4/1491 I am a new owner of a 1986 H23 and there seems to be a lot of play in the rudder and tiller. Is this
Doubble anchor, which first bow or stern? abe at 10:31am 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 2/970 and why? Thhanks in advance.abe
The Bahamas Intermission at 10:43am 06.11.06 Destinations 3/1694 My wife and I are going on a trip to the Bahamas next week and are trying to plan the ultimate vacat

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Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water asalotto at 7:13am 12.28.20 I just purchased the boat, and it's still at the dealer till the spring. It's on the hard. The batte
White Christmas in Florida Justin_NSA at 7:04am 12.28.20 I read a Florida newsfeed recently that said to watch for falling iguanas as temps dropped. Warm blo
Finding Sail magazine 1984 CYQK at 6:55am 12.28.20 Hunter216 Thks for the link Order on the way
Hacked? shemandr at 6:07am 12.28.20 Wow. I'm really behind the curve here. My MacBook Air uses Keychain, which is protected by a 4 let
Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water Scott T-Bird at 5:58am 12.28.20 @asalotto appears to be from Rhode Island. I assume most folks in R.I. store their boat in the wint
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) RoyS at 5:46am 12.28.20 Got a dock box! Returning it today. No room on my dock for a box.
Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water (2) RoyS at 5:44am 12.28.20 I leave a plastic hose in the bilge and a squeeze pump occasionally to empty any accumulated water.
Finding Sail magazine 1984 jssailem at 5:40am 12.28.20 Here may be a lead. http://navalmarinearchive.com/collections/sail_magazine.html
Finding Sail magazine 1984 Hunter216 at 5:35am 12.28.20
White Christmas in Florida ShotgunSlim at 5:14am 12.28.20 Awesome Gene, good for you! I look forward to the seeing the video and more adventures from you.
Hacked? Captain Larry-DH at 3:29am 12.28.20 I have a spreadsheet built with OpenOffice with all my passwords listed. It is saved with a passwor
Reattaching Flotation Foam - 1982 O'Day 19 GerryG at 9:07pm 12.27.20 I've never used it before. I picked up a small bottle today and I'll experiment with it a bit.
Reattaching Flotation Foam - 1982 O'Day 19 MikeHoncho at 9:05pm 12.27.20 I think I agree. I have to find a big enough container of it. It'll be a spring project. Shouldn
Yamaha 30 Blue Horizon at 9:01pm 12.27.20 Thank you kappykaplan! Indeed a friendly forum and appreciate the sentiment. Cheers!
Battery Switch Query Benny17441 at 8:07pm 12.27.20 If the boat is going to be unattended for a few months I would say shut the 12V system down. Regar
Y30 rigging Samurai at 8:03pm 12.27.20 Sure sounds like part of a Lazy Jack system. Here a picture of my boat with a MackPack with lazy ja
Y30 rigging Samurai at 8:01pm 12.27.20
Christmas Cruise - 2020 mermike at 7:46pm 12.27.20 Same to you, Terry! It will be a happy one for all of us, I'm sure.
Y30 rigging (1) Tally Ho at 7:38pm 12.27.20 Sure sounds like part of a Lazy Jack system. Here a picture of my boat with a MackPack with lazy ja
Victron Smart Shunt (2) SycloneDriver at 7:37pm 12.27.20 Here are a couple of pictures of the shunt.

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