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Wood I, wood I! (1) ex-admin at 7:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2901 Ever go below in a wooden boat? The difference between the interior of a wooden boat and that of a m
mast rigging jim gallagher at 7:47am 07.23.06 AMF 2/2996 Looking for any info on how to rig mast and boom run lines etc. model is appolo 16' 1981 i have man
Bridge vertical clearance over water jveatch at 7:55am 07.23.06 Big Boats 4/4076 How exactly is the vertical clearance of a brdige over water defined as it relates to tide levels gi
Replacing windows on '79 Venture 25 Iowa Sailor at 8:21am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1669 Does anyone know where I can purchase the rubber gaskets and spline? I have new plexiglass; however,
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 9:05am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1075 A couple of days ago I submited a problem I was having with my motor cooling water. The topic was vi
Keel Cracks Theheff at 9:17am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1771 I have just realized I have cracks on both the forward and aft sides of my keel. They are each abou
End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/1008 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?
Compass light Tom Schaub at 10:43am 07.23.06 Big Boats 6/1126 I'm normally a day VFR sailor, so this may sound like a silly question: Is there a switch somewhere
Trouble engaging the starter motor Chris at 10:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1261 I have a 2000 MY Oceanis 321 with about 100 hours on the engine. Off and on, I have a problem when
Shore Power Ground Alarm Marc14857 at 11:27am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/884 For the past few years I have had an intermittant problem with the ground alarm on my ProMonitor Uni
smelly diesel, exhaust? Mystic51 at 12:37pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2707 I have been working on getting rid of boat smells on my 1985 H28.5 for over a year now.I am convince
Refridgerator keeps blowing the fuse Ctskip at 12:58pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/934 I have a 1983 31 ft sailboat that has a Alder/Barbour refridgerator/freezer. Probably from the looks
Mooring buoy equtite Mike at 1:21pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5201 I have been sailing lakes for the past couple of years and i have only recently moved up to a bigger
Dingy Storage - on deck, davits, or locker? Bill Saint at 2:00pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2969 I finally need to have a dingy and am debating where to store it, as it won't be used often. I don'
building a trailer for Hunter 28 kidder28 at 1:50pm 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/1541 I need to build a trailer for a 28. The boat is in a lake where there are no facilities for lifting
LONG TERM PARKING cockneyboy at 3:36pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1077 I AM ABOUT TO BUY A M26 AND WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO LEAVE MY TRUCK AND TRAILER WHILE TAKING LONG SAILI
Largest wave Ryan at 4:19pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1103 I was just wondering what is an acceptable wave height for the Macgregor 26s. I am planning my first
Removing seatol paint from fiberglass pres18308 at 11:21pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 3/3433 Last year I painted my wood trim on my boat (companion way door, steps, molding, etc.) In the proces
Canvas for Cal 28-2 Angus20305 at 10:10pm 07.21.06 Cal 2/791 Does anyone have photos of their Cal 28-2 with bimini and/or dodger? I'm planning to have some canv
.1980 37c owners manuel akflyr at 12:38am 07.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/860 In the proccess of purchaseing a 1980 37' cutter a copy of the owners manuel would be very helpfull

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How to tell if oil is in gas? dLj at 12:24pm 06.28.21
Smaller Genoa shemandr at 12:17pm 06.28.21
How to tell if oil is in gas? kloudie1 at 12:12pm 06.28.21
Never say never shemandr at 12:02pm 06.28.21
Engine Stalling 3GM30F odaydokay at 11:54am 06.28.21 Fuel pump strainer/fine filter checked and cleaned? Fuel tank vent line free of bugs or other block
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed jssailem at 11:50am 06.28.21 Ok Rob.. what about this one. https://www.fisheriessupply.com/sea-dog-line-wide-d-shackle-mooring-bu
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed jssailem at 11:46am 06.28.21 So the gooseneck fitting is solid and greater than an inch wide.
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed Rob Hntr376 at 11:44am 06.28.21 Ok. I do understand the issue of being a couple hours from the boat. My boat is 250 miles away. Wi
First 285 sail slides Dave Groshong at 11:39am 06.28.21 The flat footed kind or the cylinder shape?
Never say never Hardhead at 11:37am 06.28.21 Do it. It's a total game changer. You feel so much less fatigued at the end of a sail Definitely
First 285 sail slides kappykaplan at 11:36am 06.28.21 If you have a sail loft nearby, recommend visiting them.
EV-100 auto helm issues garyaven at 11:30am 06.28.21 Wash with water. No need to disassemble. And then put a bungy cord on the arm to provide tension so
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Tedd at 11:26am 06.28.21 Thanks for that, @Crazy Dave Condon . The confusion regarding the boat @sail sfbay mentioned is in t
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed (2) jssailem at 11:26am 06.28.21 Ok. I do understand the issue of being a couple hours from the boat. My boat is 250 miles away. Wic
How to tell if oil is in gas? Project_Mayhem at 11:12am 06.28.21 That sounds like a solid plan. Thanks dLj!
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed Rob Hntr376 at 11:05am 06.28.21 ON most boats the gooseneck is the point of connection for the sail tack. It uses a pin to hold the
How to tell if oil is in gas? dLj at 11:00am 06.28.21 Oh, just realized you might be wanting to run it in a two stroke... In which case, if you think you'
Mast foot caulk type Project_Mayhem at 10:59am 06.28.21 Use Bed-it instead of 4200/5200. It's faster, better and requires almost no cleaning the next time y
Looking for a new motor Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 06.28.21 I have a 9.9 that's rather heavy. When trailering I put the mount in the highest position it will go
Can I connect an Airmar DST810 multi sensory to a Raymarine i70 display? jssailem at 10:56am 06.28.21 I would like to hard wire if possible. NMEA 2000 protocols to provide data and power up, then the

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