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Yamaha 4hp Outboard David L at 7:17am 08.26.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1388 Does anyone have any information on the generator function of this engin?
purchasing a 26 m jeff everson at 6:13am 08.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1049 i will be getting a 26m in about a mth with a 50 hp tohatsu/nissan motor.any info for the purchase o
Is size important Capt Jim24025 at 6:02am 08.26.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2439 How are winches sized? I wanted to add a winch on my cabin top (O'Day 27) to assist raising the sa
Water damage karen at 5:45am 08.26.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/2058 Hi, I took a second look at this sailboat ' I decided to have an out of the water survey. Its a 19
standing rigging rich at 5:15am 08.26.05 Ask All Sailors 1/943 I recently purchased this boat and noticed the mast has a rake towards the cockpit. There are other
Boat transport Nereussailor at 5:05am 08.26.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1086 Does anyone know a Boat transport company that would move a 30 ft sailboat in Wisconsin?
gel coat Jim Messerschmidt at 4:05am 08.26.05 Other Sailboats 1/776 I have a 1977 Ericsion 39B and was wondering what was the original gel coat color and if there is an
Windlass Installation Legend 35.5 in Photo forum Alex 2740 at 4:01am 08.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/889 I finished the Windlass installation on Nepethe and posted a overview of my experiences ion the phot
Transmission when under sail aquaholic1 at 2:50am 08.26.05 Big Boats 7/1043 Should I have my transmission in Forward, Neutral or Reverse when under sail? And why? Thanks in a
Stinky Forward head H40 Sailortom20832 at 2:16am 08.26.05 Big Boats 2/1188 My forward head stinks!! I have cleaned the Shower sump (it was pretty bad) the smell is not from
Water Damage on Oday 22 Ellen Traver at 1:43am 08.26.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2335 I am thinking about purchasing an Oday 22. The boat has been out of the water for 2 years and has a
Cushion Measurements 34/35 Arthur Stock at 1:34am 08.26.05 Other Sailboats 1/957 In July I purchased a 1987 E-34. The prior owner threw out the cushions for the v berth and aft cabi
rules of the road Dave D 94 H26 at 1:32am 08.26.05 Smaller Boats 3/1086 Where can I find a copy of the rules of the road, so as to never be the object of derision on this w
Hunter 30t holding tank replacement/relocation George Kosta at 1:28am 08.26.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1106 thanks
Picture Perfect Weekend coming... picklefreek at 1:20am 08.26.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1058 This looks to be just an AWESOME weekend coming up for us New England sailors!!! I will be getting
Katrina Justin_NSA at 1:15am 08.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/805 Wall St Journal reports that boats are getting hammered."Several sailboats had washed up onto the b
Stereo Running Down Battery Too Fast Cate at 1:08am 08.26.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1683 I have a 125W stereo running off a Xpower 150 power pack and it will play one CD and then run out of
MD 11 air cleaner paul remick at 1:03am 08.26.05 Other Sailboats 1/829 Anyone ever relace original air cleaners on the MD11 with somthing else ?
Seizing Wire Size for Shrouds Calif. Ted at 12:36am 08.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1669 Anyone know whether .020 or .041 is right size for seizing the shrouds to the spreaders of a C270? H
REDUCED Engine Size for the 26X... Louis B Holub at 12:12am 08.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/944 How does the 26X perform with a 25 HP ?? Anyone have this combination ?? OR perhaps "in and around

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Smart Plug Installation Alan Gomes at 12:08pm 05.03.21 I never thought of that!!! Thanks, I'll contact Geico. I just hung up with BoatUS (Geico) and they
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Ralph Johnstone at 12:05pm 05.03.21 (I think Stu finally said he wasn't familiar with the loop for the raw water hose. Are you sure a
There's a hole in my boat Davidasailor26 at 12:00pm 05.03.21 Use an epoxy primer not gelcoat. Gelcoat is (usually) polyester which is not as water resistant as e
RF Main Halyard coming out of the Mast Slot after winter outside storage Davidasailor26 at 11:40am 05.03.21
Racor Fun Yesterday Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 05.03.21 need the spare fenders to keep me from going ALL the way in. I can just visualize it. Sorry for
Instruments went goofy Davidasailor26 at 11:25am 05.03.21 TWA and TWS are calculated using the AWA and AWS measurements from the masthead sensors, adjusted f
New instrument transducer install & dead rise Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 05.03.21 Following up on @Timm R Oday25 's suggestion of an internal transducer, consider glassing in a smal
Electrical mystery captrick2013 at 11:08am 05.03.21 Had same problem,was ground was bad
Instruments went goofy mdibella at 11:07am 05.03.21 TWA and TWS are calculated using the AWA and AWS measurements from the masthead sensors, adjusted fo
Racor Fun Yesterday Calif. Ted at 11:03am 05.03.21 Again thank you to Frank Butler.... my C34 has access to the fuel cock from the cockpit lazarette.
Instruments went goofy Ron20324 at 11:01am 05.03.21 ... Anyone else experience this goofy behavior? ... You mean the instruments? In the Severn Rive
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Tom J at 10:57am 05.03.21 There can be no siphon when the mixing elbow at the raw water hose discharge is above waterline, I
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Calif. Ted at 10:51am 05.03.21 On later boats the exhaust hose does a complete 360 degree loop before exiting instead of the config
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 10:36am 05.03.21 The vented loop goes between the heat exchanger and the injection elbow. If the muffler is above th
Racing vs. Cruising DayDreamer41 at 10:26am 05.03.21 I do enjoy racing, but, with absolutely no expectations. Our Sapphire just wasn't cut from the, "R"
Racing vs. Cruising DArcy at 10:22am 05.03.21 I enjoy both racing and cruising. I grew up with both, my family raced our Niagara 30 and then Vikin
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina SFS at 10:15am 05.03.21 ... Oh they actually do have trams to bring you back and forth now that run quite frequently... Th
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. dlochner at 10:00am 05.03.21 The vented loop goes between the heat exchanger and the injection elbow. If the muffler is above the
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating sail sfbay at 9:58am 05.03.21 That is a first. Are they requesting maximum capacity per USCG (if there is a nameplate on the boat
Racing vs. Cruising cb32863 at 9:53am 05.03.21 and many of the boats I have raced with that are on a port tack do not give right away to boats on

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