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Trailering an Oday 26 Bill Weber at 1:39pm 08.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/974 I am looking for advise to simplify stepping the mast.
Info on Lake Wallenpaupak (PA) rlewis at 1:25pm 06.03.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1298 Anyone spend any time on Lake Wallenpaupak in northeast Pennsylvania? A relative just bought a place
1979 Hunter 30 Nereussailor at 1:06pm 08.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/2270 I am in the process of purchasing a H30 and was talking to a guy that used to work for a boat transp
alternator harol at 12:10pm 08.25.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1414 Hi, can anyone tell me if there's any differance between a marine and an auto alternator. Thanks
daysailer II boom Jim A11532 at 11:48am 08.25.05 Day Sailers 1/1020 We need a boom for a daysailer II. Any idea where we could find one?
Lots of forum activity - How about some reviews Stephen Ord at 11:25am 08.25.05 Morgan 5/1735 I am looking at a number of 39 -43 foot cruising vessels to be liveaboard when I retire. I would lo
Alternating between dry storage and salt berth Jim Parrott at 10:09am 08.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/867 If I paint my unpainted bottom so that I can use salt water guest slips (salt water) for 1-2 weeks a
Support group for 2-foot-itus Dave at 9:44am 08.25.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1701 Fellow sailing addicts,I have to admit, I have had a small case of 2-foot-itus (or rather 3-foot-i
Long Distance Boat Buying OldCat at 9:33am 08.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/2568 Given where I live - CO - I might not find the boat that I am looking for locally.Do surveyors do
sealing control lines fred at 9:20am 08.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/850 I need help sealing the hole in the wheel pedistal which has my outboard control lines. Any help wou
Your book "Get Rid Of Boat Odors" Big Windy at 8:41am 08.25.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1538 I have your book, and on page 49 it gives a six step procedure for fresh water maintenance. My boat
Any opinion? cblock1852 at 8:29am 08.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/774 AllI recently asked about an easy trailer sailor for a first time sailor. Thanks to all for your v
winching an outboard with a plastic housing John Funk at 7:22am 08.25.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1074 We recently bought an extra long shaft, electric start outboard to mount on the stern bracket of our
Air Conditioning in a 2004 H386 Mike16448 at 7:19am 08.25.05 Big Boats 4/823 I have a one year old 386 that I'm very happy with. There is a chance however, that I might be taki
Sling positions Larry Guptill at 6:41am 08.25.05 Morgan 5/1792 I recently purchased a 1981 Morgan 382 and was hoping that someone out there would know the distance
Dinette Layout for 1986 31 Hunter rebecca cahill at 6:41am 08.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1586 I bought this boat on e-bay and it is supposed to be a 1986. The hull id# does end with an 86, howev
Mooring a 32 ft through the winter Matt Virginia at 6:16am 08.25.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1115 Does anyone have advise on leaving a 32 ft sailboat on a mooring all winter, Harbor freezes in a few
YANMAR 3GM HELP !!!!!! MARK DIERKS at 6:00am 08.25.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1872 MY YANMAR REFUSES TO HOLD AN IDLE AFTER RUNNING FOR 30 MINS??FUEL INJECTORS CHECKED (WORKING)FUEL
Can you identify this sailboat Ian at 5:58am 08.25.05 Trailer Sailors 3/1615 Hi, I recently adopted a wreck of a sailboat in hopes of restoring her. Stats are: 21' long, 6' b
Mast head wind vane Mark at 5:57am 08.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2861 I want to add a windex to the top of my mast and was wondering about the size and type I should get.

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49 Exhaust/Engine issue? (1) JamesG161 at 6:25am 02.20.21 PS: I was the "mechanic" who figured out the problem and fixed it. Here is my fix that prevents an
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Capt jgw at 6:20am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year documen
New owners/new name JAE at 6:15am 02.20.21
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? JamesG161 at 5:56am 02.20.21 Basically, the drain pipe from the Lastdrop shaft seal was either plugged up, Similar to the PYI;)
Polars Marmalade at 5:49am 02.20.21
South Coast 22 LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 Southcoast 22 was my first boat. Bought a hurricane wreck and tried to repair and restore it. Learne
South Coast 22 (1) LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 excellent you guys. now i cant wait for summer so i can work on the boat. i bought it in october so
VHF antenna problem Don S/V ILLusion at 5:38am 02.20.21 Mark indicated the usual reason - most marine VHF antennas have a loading coil so when you look at t
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! sailme88 at 5:23am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year document
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? rgranger at 4:35am 02.20.21
can you splice like the pros? kappykaplan at 3:37am 02.20.21 Not even close!
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Thaniel at 3:17am 02.20.21 I understand the type of things to do to reduce drag but I'm wanting to know if anyone has tried it
BELT DUST njlarry at 1:42am 02.20.21 I had some belt dust when starting up in the morning after anchoring overnight. It lessened a lot w
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets artboas at 1:39am 02.20.21 Change to the Smart plug Easier, safer, better designed There i no logical reason to change to twis
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? artboas at 1:28am 02.20.21 Hi Guys, Think I can demystify this a bit. Our wonderful departed ambassador , Mike Harker, ran into
Paint recommendations for hard dinghy njlarry at 1:14am 02.20.21 Most economical is regular Rustoleum available in small quanities at any hardware store. Easy to app
Thru hull question njlarry at 12:54am 02.20.21 Absolutily rebed it now while it is easy to do and then rest easy. Thru bolts should have kept it f
H 30 cockpit portlights. Tally Ho at 11:40pm 02.19.21 I would think if you had to crank them down that tight it would start to deform the frame and lens
VHF antenna problem jssailem at 11:14pm 02.19.21 That can be a difficult thing to isolate. I like the path you took to examine the connections. It is
VHF antenna problem Mark Maulden at 11:06pm 02.19.21 What do mean by a short? What scale on the VOM did you use? My guess is you are measuring through

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