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Fuel burn H34 hightower at 1:36pm 06.05.06 Big Boats 15/1055 I have a 3GMF in my H34. I'm going basically motoring it west on the ocean side of Long Island. My
Leaking window JayMow20723 at 1:53pm 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/855 We have a Hunter 280. This past weekend, we spent the night on the boat during a rain storm, and not
on a 77' catalina 22-should I buy single line reef mike masserant at 5:14pm 06.05.06 Smaller Boats 4/1147 trying to figure some elses old sails; a main w/ battens sewed-up, 3 feef points, 2 grommets w/ no l
skylights in deck charliehall1@verizon.net at 10:16pm 06.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1026 I have a 30 foot Oday CB. There are two 4 1/4" diameter clear plastic skylights flush mounted in th
FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlewis812 at 9:25pm 06.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/876 first time using (old) boat. have filled up the water tank, but how does the water system work. mea
Roller reefer/furlers polackrm at 11:45pm 06.03.06 Other Sailboats 1/693 I am going to put a new roller reefer/furler system on my e29 and have been on the internet checking
charging a 23.5 cest ah at 11:25pm 06.03.06 Smaller Boats 5/761 I am putting on a new 4 cycle engine that incidentally has charging capability, is it much of a task
Main Sheet RJMartin at 2:24am 06.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/812 I am a novice trying to figure out the rigging on my V224 for the first time. I understand the orig
Topping Lift RJMartin at 2:30am 06.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1101 I'm a novice rigging my V224 for the first time. It appears that the topping lift is just rope, and
Lower Spreader???? Neal at 6:17am 06.04.06 Islander 5/1572 Was trying to find a replacement lower spreader for my Islander 30 Bahama. One reply I recieved was
Outboard Motor Choice Cruisin30MKIII at 6:14am 06.04.06 Smaller Boats 5/1014 I have a 1971 9.9 hp Evinrude motor that is giving me a fit. Boat is a 1977 Cat. 22 swing keel. Look
Single-Handed First Time JerryA at 10:54pm 06.03.06 Day Sailers 13/1094 I single-handed my 170 for the first time yesterday. I also reefed the main for the first time yest
Sailing instruction software Zee Brown at 5:58am 06.04.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1057 I'm looking to pick up sailing again..been a while and am looking for Sailing instruction on a CDrom
Building a Pedestal Rack Chris W. at 5:56am 06.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/914 I am attempting to build a pedestal rack for My Hunter 31, I have looked out there at the $300+ ones
AC electrics....fuses? Fred Bear at 6:35am 06.04.06 Other Sailboats 1/870 Elec. problem-mystery:P28...had many owners...me for last two yearsHas AC power cord from dock..
Hunter 36 Listing to Port John at 6:49am 06.04.06 Big Boats 11/950 Our Hunter 36 is listing to the port side. In the port locker, we have three batteries and a Fisher
First 345 Keel bolt help Charlie Manning at 8:02am 06.04.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1136 Well, we are back in the water, and the water is coming in fast! Sitting in the slip, I have a coup
Anyone see the movie, Four Seasons? Brian D at 7:57am 06.04.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2379 Anyone know the make of the boat in the movie? It looks like a 40-something ketch. Very nice boat.
Roller Furling problems on a O'day 272 Ed Larmie at 7:53am 06.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1782 I just purchased a 1987 O,day 272 and it appears that the line (jib halyard) that should run inside
Looking for age and sail # of Sunfish sailboat Lois at 7:44am 06.04.06 AMF 3/3373 Looking for the age and sail # of my sunfish sailboat. Hull #AMF37713M76E. Does anyone know how to i

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Battery Wiring Benny17441 at 9:01pm 12.25.20 Every boat I have owned used batteries in parallel. Although there were switches to separate them
epoxy resin jssailem at 8:20pm 12.25.20 Buying local if it is manufactured local. Box Stores and WM buy their product in bulk. Ship to a war
Help Choosing CarlN at 7:37pm 12.25.20 Has your family sailed enough in ocean seas to know that no one gets seriously sea sick? This is the
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? markwbird at 6:30pm 12.25.20 I think the most interesting thing about this post is that there were 56 responses. Oh, wait. Make t
Cal 3-27 Cutlass Bearing Tally Ho at 6:07pm 12.25.20
Help Choosing Tally Ho at 5:57pm 12.25.20
epoxy resin justsomeguy at 5:40pm 12.25.20 https://www.resinresearch.net Right in my backyard! Thanks.
epoxy resin DArcy at 5:38pm 12.25.20 I've started using West Systems, mostly because it is what I can get locally. My local shop is cheap
Cabin entrance cover leaks Jeff at 5:14pm 12.25.20 Had to pull the hood that my companion way glass slides under. We were getting a couples leaks insid
Helsen 22 pop top water seal. mermike at 4:59pm 12.25.20 I replaced the pop top seal on my C22 with this : https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NL4BRAO?psc=1&r
epoxy resin mermike at 4:52pm 12.25.20 Resin Research, no question. I've built 2 boats with it and countless repairs. No amine blush, vineg
Cabin entrance cover leaks capta at 4:13pm 12.25.20 It's probably just about time in the boat's life to take it off and check out what's underneath. You
Christmas lights? (1) mermike at 4:12pm 12.25.20 We didn't quite get the lights organized. We arrived at the boat last night around 10. Fortunately,
epoxy resin rgranger at 3:31pm 12.25.20
epoxy resin jon hansen at 3:23pm 12.25.20 got it. my bud with the subs, has no wood involved. thanks for sharing, jon
Merry Christmas everyone... Ken Cross at 3:15pm 12.25.20 May your bilge be dry but never your cup.
epoxy resin rbringle at 2:20pm 12.25.20 with epoxy or polyester? i have not had problems with epoxy. polyester is not good below 60 i h
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Meriachee at 2:10pm 12.25.20 From Yamaha. No WOT required. That's good, but the original post wasn't for a Yahama, it was for a
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? alexco38 at 1:30pm 12.25.20 From Yamaha. No WOT required. New four-stroke boat motors have a lot of similarities to car engines
EZ Steer Hunter 260 Ajp at 1:24pm 12.25.20 Nothing failsafe but you should connect to the rudder post/shaft, not the rudder itself. Don't need

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