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Rain Water Leaks Into the Bilge Sailorette C at 7:02am 11.01.05 Sabre Sailboats 4/2833 Whenever it rains, especially this past October when it rained volumes, rain water fills the bilge.
slime in a/c hoses Glenn Benson at 6:26am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1226 Okay, here I go again. I have slime in my a/c lines. Now, due to the slime not allowing sea water
Wave height on lake Ontario paphman at 6:13am 11.01.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2714 My wife and I purchased a cat. 22 We are going to sail it on lake Ontario. My question is how larg
Rig tension Smitty at 6:07am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 14/4105 I'm not sure where to ask this question, but I'll start here and see how it goes. I'm not racing,
HEY what happened to the chicks on sailboat thread Casual Observer at 5:43am 11.01.05 Other Sailboats 0/833 Phil if you are going to delete that thread, then fair play dictates that you ALSO delete the "Hot H
HEY what happened to the chicks on sailboat thread Casual Observer at 5:41am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1123 Phil if you are going to delete that thread, then fair play dictates that you ALSO delete the "Hot H
Head sail or main sail only Claude at 5:26am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 9/3039 Our boat is a 35.5 with a small 120% genoa. I recently had an interesting discussion with the owner
Rudder post damaged Viktor at 4:54am 11.01.05 Other Sailboats 6/1096 We had couple of windy days here in NY. My Pearson 26 was moored during this time and was subjected
1975 Morgan O/I 33' - thinking of buying one ... info@sebagosailing.com at 4:44am 11.01.05 Morgan 2/2157 Just wondering what the inherent issues are with this vessel. We want something affordable to cruis
Suggestions for a new boat --help please Al at 4:37am 11.01.05 Trailer Sailors 8/1835 I live and sail the coast of Maine. I'm looking everyones opinion of the best trailer sailor. I wo
Back To Basics Don Guillette at 4:09am 11.01.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1480 I was reviewing comments after being off the forum for about 12 days while in Tucson, AZ and sometim
steering problem Del Wiese at 3:53am 11.01.05 Big Boats 4/948 I have an 89 Legend 37 and lost steering during a race last Saturday. Used the emergency tiller to
Any thoughts about Propane refrigeration windride2712243 at 3:23am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1010 I have an RV that has a really nice Norcold refrigerator/freezer and was thinking, Hey why not use t
mast rake? doug miller at 3:08am 11.01.05 Smaller Boats 8/1108 i crewed my boat while an experienced racer was helmsman.his first comment was about the lack of we
Another proud new H 23 owner Spinfisher at 3:01am 11.01.05 Smaller Boats 18/1228 Hello all!I have been reading this Forum for the past three weeks, among others. I made the decisi
Hot Hunks on Sailboats Gary Wyngarden at 2:06am 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 78/4272 Phil's right--we need to give the women equal time here.Here's a picture of me on my warm sunny cr
wiring from mast Gary at 1:36am 11.01.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1065 I will be taking my mast down next weekend for the first time since I purchased 2 years ago. I have
Hunting for Hunter 26/260 FirstMate15036 at 1:26am 11.01.05 Other Sailboats 0/678 Looking to buy a water ballast Hunter 26/260 somewhere in the western US (Colorado or west). We nee
Hunting for Hunter 26/260 FirstMate15036 at 1:04am 11.01.05 Smaller Boats 6/970 If anyone knows of a 26 or 260 for sale in the western United States, let me know. I watch all the
Winterize in Texas? RGallagher at 12:51am 11.01.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1095 I have a Catalina 22 that I keep on the lake in the DFW area. This is the first year my wife and I h

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After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 05.25.21 I worked my way down the dock finger to the end where there is a safety ladder and climbed out easi
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? Tom J at 9:04pm 05.25.21 You will notice the effect the light stern has when the outboard pops out of the water when you are
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER Hayden Watson at 9:03pm 05.25.21 That is why I like the VHB tape. It holds the lens in place so that the silicone has the time to cu
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? FastOlson at 9:01pm 05.25.21 The Newport 28 is a fast and great-sailing design, but that is way more boat and a taller transom th
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:59pm 05.25.21 If I may ask, what was the thickness of the of your acrylic and ball park figure for the acrylic Th
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Tom J at 8:58pm 05.25.21 Emergency ladders on the docks are a great idea. Glad you were ok!
Hunter 34 Pedestal Cupholder/Instrument Mount YVRguy at 8:55pm 05.25.21 Should have put drain holes in the cup holder ? Easy fix
Replacement cockpit ladder Stu Jackson at 8:50pm 05.25.21 if you haven't already you could also go to the C250 forum and ask there, too. They have a lot more
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow JamesG161 at 8:49pm 05.25.21
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER Hayden Watson at 8:17pm 05.25.21 Hayden, I have to replace all my fixed frameless ports. I was surprised when you mentioned a 2 wee
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Georgedoyle at 7:54pm 05.25.21 We have owned our 49 for three years now in Southern California and have never felt like we needed A
Diesel shutoff question (2) Wm. Gill at 7:31pm 05.25.21 Special ordered cable came. It wasn't correct because though the knob end was acceptable, the engine
Hunter 34 Pedestal Cupholder/Instrument Mount Ron20324 at 7:07pm 05.25.21 Nice, thanks Should have put drain holes in the cup holder ?
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Terry Cox at 7:03pm 05.25.21 Appears you fixed part of the problem. Do you suppose there is a deep dip in the hose somewhere that
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start YVRguy at 6:58pm 05.25.21 cycle the engine with the fuel off to heat the cylinders first (5-15sec) then add fuel to start. W
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start YVRguy at 6:55pm 05.25.21 Diesel engines do not emit a lot of smoke on startup when running correctly. My current engine has
B and G autopilot commissioning dlochner at 6:43pm 05.25.21 Is that possible? I bought a vulcan 7 R. Never used. Was going to put it in the helm... but if i
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start YVRguy at 6:42pm 05.25.21
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start YVRguy at 6:38pm 05.25.21 Just out of curiosity, who did the re-build ? Ralph, you would probably recognize the name. I'd r
Hunter 34 Pedestal Cupholder/Instrument Mount YVRguy at 6:28pm 05.25.21 Recommended material is King Starboard. I remade a drink-holder/binnacle pod over the winter. Was

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