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Sailboat partnerships apilling at 1:58pm 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 3/981 Hello everyone,I am wondering if anyone here has personal experience with buying a boat with frien
GPS and Macintosh bruce little at 1:50pm 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1310 Have been told the Garmin handheld/portable GPSs (76 and 76C) are not caompatible with a macintosh c
Water leak at bow Dave Amspacher at 1:06pm 11.17.05 Big Boats 7/1290 Recently during some heavey rains we discovered water leaking into the v-berth just aft of the ancho
Macgregor 26 S centerboard downhaul or gravity ? Michael15827 at 1:06pm 11.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3721 Dear Brethren of the seas, if you could lend your expertise on these questions:(1)My Mac 26 S has
Safe angle of heel PMCITGuy at 12:14pm 11.17.05 Day Sailers 5/5375 Forgive me for what's probably a stupid question, but as a brand new sailor, can anyone give me an i
Big Sarasota Pass Benny at 11:36am 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1023 Could any sailor provide the current conditions for the entry through the Big Sarasota Pass. I'm lo
Fuel Usage Hunter 380 Bill Saint at 11:17am 11.17.05 Big Boats 4/1041 Does anyone have an estimate of fuel usage per hour for the Hunter 380? I have a 2000 model.Thank
CREW TRAVEL ADVENTURE FRED HUMPHREY at 10:34am 11.17.05 Destinations 2/1748 HAVE A CAL 39 WILL BE TAKING HER ALONG THE COAST TO SAINT PETTERSBURG FLA. LEAVING FIRST OF YEAR. WI
Small Bavaria Recommendation brian20169 at 10:02am 11.17.05 Bavaria 7/3358 Am beginning the process of acquisition of a new boat and the Bavaria 30 is on my list. There are no
sailing stories or nitemares Denise, hunter 23 at 9:46am 11.17.05 Smaller Boats 28/1720 Since many of us won't be sailing til spring. wouldn't this be a great time for some great yarns?
Universal Air Filter skipper737 at 9:24am 11.17.05 Catalina 30 1/1496 Anyone know where I can get a new air filter for the Universal M-25xp. Thanks. John
yanmar 100 on new beneteau 473 R. Frank at 9:20am 11.17.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1247 Does anyone know what the real trade-off of chosing a 100 hp yanmar for a Beneteau 473 instead of a
Cushions skipper737 at 9:13am 11.17.05 Catalina 30 1/1305 I would like to replace all of the interior cushions in my 89 Catalina 30. Any advise on where to h
Three blade prop Brad Bock at 8:46am 11.17.05 Columbia 3/1729 I just purchased an 8.3 columbia, which has a 2GM Yanmar. It is probably a re-fit. the survey said
Missen sail for 1975 41' Glufstar Ketch Alan Chipetine at 7:48am 11.17.05 Other Sailboats 5/1408 I need to replace my original mizzen sail on a 1975 Gulfstar ketch. Does anyone have any recommenda
Next boat an O'Day 222 ??? PY charlie at 7:30am 11.17.05 Trailer Sailors 7/1946 Hello everyone.This comming summer I expect to sell my power boat and go back to my sailing roots.
Ericson for sale 1969 30' dblake05 at 7:03am 11.17.05 Other Sailboats 0/1689 I have a beautiful 1969 Ericson 30 for sale. It's in Richmond at Marina Bay Harbor if anyone is inte
Significance of PHRF ratings ? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:47am 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 23/9068 Where are libraries when you need them? I guess thats why im here. Anyway, im thinking that i will
Water tank drain? Tex22680 at 5:41am 11.17.05 Seidelmann 6/1619 Does anyone know if there is any way to drain the water tank on an S25 (1979 model if that even matt
Whisker pole Catnip at 5:09am 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1379 I have never used a whisker pole for a jib or a spinnaker. I want to get a pole and I need to add a

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Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles justsomeguy at 12:03pm 03.10.21 If you do use crowfoot wrenches, make sure you look up the torque conversion tables. Because of th
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Kazimierz at 12:02pm 03.10.21 If you plan on keeping it in a slip for the summer, the launch and retrieval thing becomes much le
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? HEINZIR at 12:00pm 03.10.21 No comment on the Prius but 75# tongue weight is way too low! It should be well over 200# for that
Looking for full service Marina for sailboats dkatanic at 12:00pm 03.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Lots of options In Sarasota like the ones below. https://www.sarabaymarina
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles tfox2069 at 11:49am 03.10.21 You may also need (a) crowfoot wrench(es). If you do use crowfoot wrenches, make sure you look up
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Noodat Lady at 11:44am 03.10.21 I would buy used sails. There are many perfectly good sailboats being parted out. They are worth vey
Serpentine kit for Ample Power alternator (1) Maine Sail at 11:40am 03.10.21 Thanks. I will be down at the boat in a few days and will take some photos and measurements. I ha
B323 fuel pickup (3) fullbore at 11:30am 03.10.21 191385
O'Day 272 Gooseneck Question sail sfbay at 11:20am 03.10.21 Rig Rite is a reliable source. Might also consider D&R Marine. http://www.drmarine.com/categories.a
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Kazimierz at 11:16am 03.10.21 Is a 6 hp Suzuki motor enough to move this 3700 lb boat down a 22 km lake?
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need JT Burkard at 11:12am 03.10.21 these sails might work. sorry if this is a repeat reply. https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/bpo/d
B323 fuel pickup Ron20324 at 11:00am 03.10.21 I have a 2004 B323 US built. There is a cover (access) plate in the top of the fuel tank. I haven
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Kazimierz at 10:50am 03.10.21 I raced on a Mirage 24 many years ago and also considered buying one before my last boat. They sail
Swing keel Mac 25 chip veres at 10:45am 03.10.21 The #15 lock bolt can also be inserted before you lower the keel. That provides a partial-keel supp
Replacing prop shaft Mike Mc at 10:45am 03.10.21 Thank you Curt and Tom. I'm still a little confused why some could slide it in past the rudder and
Replacing prop shaft Tom J at 10:30am 03.10.21 As Curt mentioned, this topic has been discussed. If City Island is anything like the Boston area,
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy rgranger at 10:29am 03.10.21 If you plan on keeping it in a slip for the summer, the launch and retrieval thing becomes much les
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy rgranger at 10:27am 03.10.21 The comments on ramp launching are because of the fixed keel. You just need a ramp deep enough to f
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy DArcy at 9:57am 03.10.21 I raced on a Mirage 24 many years ago and also considered buying one before my last boat. They sail
Replacing prop shaft SawyerCurt at 9:47am 03.10.21 This topic was discussed here.

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