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Fire Island Inlet? Blue Eyes at 11:56pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1319 I'm thinking about a trip to the Bellport area in Long Island's Great South Bay. Anyone have experie
Racing a 270 tva sailor at 12:29am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/956 I wanted to find out how people have done racing a catalina 270 in club races.Would love to talk t
Broken Pop-Top / Cat 25 at 2:16am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 12/1661 The aft two pop-top support poles on my '83 C25 have come loose at the pop-top. The heads of three
New Owner. ATEASE at 3:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1121 I have just purchased an O-Day Javelin. not sure of the age.I am in need of a set of spreaders, Stan
The Cost of a Night's Moorage Gary Wyngarden at 5:37am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1655 We spent last Saturday night at the marina in Roche Harbor, San Juan Island. Roche is an upscale, s
tensioning a fractional rig Justin_NSA at 5:47am 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1110 Okay, according to the instructions that came with my new Loos 91 tension gauge, the shrouds should
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Day Sailers 2/1101 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1081 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water
wanted cushions/ covers leftovers fm redo 28.5 ohpoppy at 7:00am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/954 My Hunter 28.5 is a hurricane survivor and I am trying to get it nice again.I plan to do it right so
Internal mast wiring??? Lyn at 2:03am 07.22.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1519 I have a 1982 Hunter 27' with a tall rig mast. Because of the internal halyards and electrical wirin
HELP, PEGGIE! MY DUCKBILL IS SQUIRTING! Bob Todd at 8:01am 07.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1284 My duckbill valve on the vented loop began squirting a steady stream on the downstroke straight up t
Head portlight Replacement Robert at 8:01am 07.22.06 S2 2/2109 My S2 9.2A ia in need of a replacement head portlight. Does anyone know of a replacement?Best Reg
TV antenna AndrewB at 8:35am 07.22.06 Big Boats 1/923 I am installing a TV antenna halfway up the mast and have got the rf cable to the base of the mast.
refrigeration 1990 C30 sully at 10:09am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1413 I have a 1990 C30 and want to convert the wonderful ice box to AC/DC refrigeration system. The box h
under the floorboards concrete ballast mfi at 10:28am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1378 I'm fixing up what I believe is a 1973 Columbia 22 foot. I took up the floor boards and found concre
concrete ballast mfi at 11:36am 07.22.06 Columbia 1/1790 The concret ballast under the floor is pretty rotted away. What is the procedure for replacing it.
26M additional cockpit seats Bill19553 at 12:00pm 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/864 I have seen an installation of additional cockpit seatings attached to the aftermost lifeline stanch
Victoria O'Day owners coolbreeze at 12:00pm 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1056 HI. I was just at Bosun's Locker in Victoria talking about O'Day rigging and Fern was saying there
Hunter 23 sails and rig Swampyankee at 7:21am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 21/6121 I'm a new owner of an '87 Hunter 23. Unlike our past boats, we bought this one "in the water". I've
malfunctioning autohelm ST4000 sailgirl20776 at 1:15pm 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1041 My auto pilot is no longer functioning. The electronic unit is working and receiving data from sea

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Engine Stalling 3GM30F jssailem at 11:29am 06.26.21 Man Kloudie that looks like a worn out self destructed filter.
BoatUS/Geico insurance dissatisfaction - 2nd topic - agreed hull value kloudie1 at 11:29am 06.26.21 I think the message between the lines is "We don't want to insure your boat." but they will write a
Engine Stalling 3GM30F (1) kloudie1 at 11:25am 06.26.21 Could be a cranking time issue where the cranking that was done before air cleaner removal had kinda
The Thetford Porta Potti kloudie1 at 11:21am 06.26.21 I had a porta potty in my 23 foot boat. Wife and I used the potty many times in the 15 or so years w
Engine Stalling 3GM30F Ralph Johnstone at 11:19am 06.26.21 sounds to me like you successfully resolved the issue But ........................ what was the
Engine Stalling 3GM30F (1) jssailem at 11:08am 06.26.21 Sounds like one of the three components of running the Diesel engine somehow was not there. Air Cle
Mast Corrosion thinwater at 11:07am 06.26.21 ^^ And it looks like it could use a drain to the let the water out. Not sure what the possibilities
Engine Stalling 3GM30F Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 06.26.21 I took the air filter off and it started right up- I ran it for awhile at different rpms and in gea
Never say never JamesG161 at 11:05am 06.26.21 Why did you feel the need to capitalize the words? Why does that bother You HoW i CaPitiLZE? But
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Rick Webb at 10:56am 06.26.21 I think they should do the same thing for folks who leave all of their canvas out for a hurricane.
Sailing to Catalina Island? jeepbluetj at 10:44am 06.26.21 From MDR it can't be more than 5 degree different heading to Avalon. Avalon will be ~10 miles longer
Coolant type used on 2009 43 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:43am 06.26.21 I once read in a book on refrigeration, 80% of refrigeration problems are electrical. Before any add
Caught in a Storm jssailem at 10:43am 06.26.21 Paint the structure blaze orange! I like that idea. :plus: But would someone get confused and try
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Don S/V ILLusion at 10:28am 06.26.21 Not an uncommon exclusion. And given the numerous stories we see here about how people improperly wi
Fill old windlass void with resin and re-drill for new windlass install jssailem at 10:20am 06.26.21 Rather than a hole filled with epoxy fill the space with G10 or Coosa board. Both are an epoxy compa
Never say never (2) pclarksurf at 10:02am 06.26.21
Mainsail slug replacement JRT at 10:01am 06.26.21 Awesome to hear Fleet! Sailcare took care of my sails this year and I was pleased with the results.
Fill old windlass void with resin and re-drill for new windlass install (2) skunther at 9:42am 06.26.21 I am fabricating a new top plate out of 9 gauge SS, and have cut a bottom plate to reinforce it (san
BoatUS/Geico insurance dissatisfaction - 2nd topic - agreed hull value shemandr at 9:10am 06.26.21 I don't generally defend INSC's but the boat is 11 years older. They pay a lot of attention to a bo
Setee supports on Hunter 23 (2) Stokeshc at 9:08am 06.26.21 I have the settee bench tops removed and new ones cut and noticed that the horizontal boards they r

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