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245 Centerboard line dan petticord at 7:47am 05.11.06 Seidelmann 1/1672 What size line do you use for your centerboard pendant?
Low Batt on Autopilot Larry Malmberg at 7:39am 05.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1191 I have a 1982 Catalina 38 with Raymarine instruments. I frequently get a Low Batt signal on the aut
340 Stuffing Size Miles at 8:12am 05.11.06 Big Boats 3/977 All of the sources I've checked say that a Hunter 340 with a 1 inch shaft and bronze stuffing box ne
Towing Story; Rescue or Salvage? Paul Z at 8:27am 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 26/2177 A towing saga that involves stink potters with more money than sense. Real sailors may be intereste
General Questions from a new owner mark15095 at 9:04am 05.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1153 Hi all, I have just purchased a 93 26s from a private party. They took relatively good care of t
Strikeshield lightning ground Jess at 9:58am 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 42/6159 Does anybody have any experience or opinions about the Strikeshield system for grounding a mast? Th
Wanted: Pre owned Catalina 310 Greg Bradley at 10:37am 05.11.06 Catalina 310 6/1764 I am interested in purchasing a pre owned Catalina 310 located reasonably close to the north shore o
Any Good Marinas in Florida Keys to leave boat Bill Wehmer at 11:16am 05.11.06 Big Boats 0/1232 Planning to purchase a boat in the Keys for winter use. Summer in Lake Erie, winter in the Keys. H
Stuffing Box Novice Tom11739 at 12:34pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1179 My stuffing box is dripping about 10 or 15 drips per minute while the boat is at rest. I've never wo
Head pump out trouble (1) Gary at 1:06pm 05.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1549 Peggie,I re-plumbed my system recently...Hunter 31. I finally got a chance to pump out overboard (l
Outboard shaft size for C-22 Corpsman at 1:08pm 05.11.06 Smaller Boats 6/1915 Hello everyone! I just bought a C-22, and am shopping for an outboard for it.I was wondering, from
Jib Bag margaritaville at 6:57am 05.11.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1210 Any one have any idea what size jib bag I need for a 1984 31' Hunter? if possible you have seen one
autohelm ST50 plus MikeW at 3:52pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1173 after restepping my mast and making all the connections in my little black box for this unit, it wil
Alternator ok but not charging batteries Gustavo at 9:28pm 05.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/835 I just bougth a new alternator for my Hunter 380 but batteries are still not charging.I double chec
Rebuilding a trailer, please help. Mike at 10:31pm 05.09.06 Trailer Sailors 6/1736 I'm converting my single axle trailer to dual axles for the piece of mid that if i have a hub failur
moving the axle: how much? MrBill_FLL at 11:25pm 05.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2122 OK, my trailer broke, and I'm going to the welders shortly. axle hanger/ drop linkI think I'll a*
thru-hull and instrumentation mounting hunter at 11:55pm 05.09.06 Chrysler 2/2755 I want to install a depth sounder and knot meter in my 1980 Chrysler 22. Any suggestions on the best
Oldest 22? DC1417 at 12:21am 05.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 8/908 Thanks for all the responses. It looks like my 22 was definitely made before Nov., '72. And if one
Changing Fuel Filters/Yanmar Warren Milberg at 10:54pm 05.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/9902 Would like to get a sense of frequency all of you change primary and secondary fuel filters on a Yan
Changeing boat name Stuart Casteel at 12:38am 05.10.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1251 I want to change the name on my Mac26. I am not a superstitous man but after all I have read and all

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Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Paul356 at 1:57pm 06.28.21 I gather from info here and elsewhere that boat insurance is increasingly difficult to find. It's n
rudder cable came off pullies... Captain Larry-DH at 1:52pm 06.28.21 Not normal. A rudder post should not have a lot of play within the bearings (there should be just en
How to tell if oil is in gas? Joe Blizzard at 1:39pm 06.28.21 The gas does not look blue but not sure if it would at that ratio I've never used Amsoil, but wit
Soft floor/hull MikeHoncho at 1:33pm 06.28.21 Unless you sail in fresh water dj Lol, unless you sail in fresh water and it is salty, then you k
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? ggrizzard at 1:27pm 06.28.21 Windows PC OK, but may be a while. Send me your email address. G
First 285 sail slides 74 xray at 1:26pm 06.28.21 flat footed, central kansas, few sail lofts, Lawrence has one but they just have the standard rons
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? Phil Herring at 1:11pm 06.28.21 You know, @ggrizzard, you could also snap a photo of your screen and post that. Much easier to do an
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples thinwater at 1:02pm 06.28.21 In my case, I used multiple layers of tape to form the backing and pushed a piece of plywood agains
Low East Of Corpus Christi? kappykaplan at 12:59pm 06.28.21 A cold-core low, also known as an upper level low or cold-core cyclone, is a cyclone aloft which has
Low East Of Corpus Christi? shemandr at 12:45pm 06.28.21
Transducer Failure? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:37pm 06.28.21 Just wanted to let you know, I purchased a Airmar unit on ebay that was not wired for my Raymarine s
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? Phil Herring at 12:35pm 06.28.21 Sure, do you use a Mac, PC, or mobile device?
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? ggrizzard at 12:34pm 06.28.21 Once again Phil, you'll have to tell me how to do a screen capture. BTW, a typical 'page' is is elon
Replacement for bose 321 Daze at 12:33pm 06.28.21 The Bose 321 on my boat only partially worked when I bought it. I thought about totally replacing
How to tell if oil is in gas? shemandr at 12:25pm 06.28.21 It was axiomatic on the North Fork to put questionable gas in your car. Until a friend was deliveri
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? Phil Herring at 12:25pm 06.28.21 No changes here. Can you post a screen capture of what you see?
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

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