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Info about cruising around Key Largo Jim at 5:46am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1061 Paul or others in the Key Largo area, We are looking to spend a week during Thanksgiving at the Ke
Forward holding tank Hunter 40 Sailortom20832 at 5:16am 08.02.05 Big Boats 6/1045 I recently bought a Hunter 40 (1987) The forward holding tank must be forward under the V berth, as
boom fitting broken c.h. at 3:44am 08.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/850 I had the piece that holds the boom to the mast break. It has a bolt with a curved hook for reefing
Spreader Halyard Installation Steve at 3:39am 08.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4435 I would like to install a spreader halyard on my 1992 H28.I just finished searching the archives a
solar batteries dock goody at 3:30am 08.02.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1151 I am in the process of adding a 50 Watt solar panel; I already have a 75 watt installed. My questio
Precision 28 Main Squeeze at 3:22am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1590 I'm in the process of purchasing a Precision 28. Can anybody give me some background on this boat?
Seaward RK26 Review Stephen OBrien at 3:18am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 0/3482 I had the opportunity last weekend to inspect and sail a Seaward RK26 on Long Island Sound. This is
'76 I36 sophie van der voort at 3:10am 08.02.05 Islander 6/2281 I got mixed up with my friend's boat for the year, I am looking at a 1976 (not a 1969!) I36 and woul
Mystery Windex damage. RobG at 3:03am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1752 I went down to the boat last evening for a couple of golden hours of relaxation hanging on the moori
Confusion Don Guillette at 2:49am 08.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1527 I was at my favorite breakfast haunt in Long Beach (Alamitos Bay - "Schooners or Later" for you So C
Lubricating the head Kirsten at 2:40am 08.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1309 We live aboard and our jabsco manual pump head often is stiff and hard to pump/flush (we rebuilt in
Prop size fo a Cal 39 John Cookson at 2:23am 08.02.05 Cal 1/682 I have had a 3 blade propeller on by Cal 39 for many years (25). The boat has never reached haul spe
Entangled no more Jose Venegas at 2:20am 08.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1125 For those that have suffered from this design flaw in the 361 and other Beneteau boats, this was my
wheel bearing question gary at 2:15am 08.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/889 That other post got me to wondering--if tou have the buddy bearing dohickys that keep the grease in
Vacuflush Harry Greenspun at 1:59am 08.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1258 Peggy, We've got Vacuflush heads. When we get ready to leave the boat, after we turn off power to
Good Haul Out Yard on Chesepeake Cris Hazzard at 1:49am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1508 I'm heading from New York down to the Keys in October on my Catalina 27 and would like to haul her o
Mast step Alan at 1:48am 08.02.05 Morgan 3/2077 I have a 1972 O/I 41 model 413. I need a mast step and have had no luck in finding one. Does anyone
Generator John Ehricht at 1:42am 08.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/883 We have a 2004 Hunter 33 with 16K factory air which needs 3kw/23.5 amps at start up. The diesel tan
Whisker Pole Beam/Broad Reach? James at 1:36am 08.02.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1994 Sunday we headed home on a beam/broad reach. 2' swells and the boat was pitching and rolling. Our 15
bow thruster MT Raines at 1:20am 08.02.05 Other Sailboats 1/925 Trying to help a fellow boater with some bowthruster problems. Tag on thruster motor is not legible.

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Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer Rich Stidger at 5:16pm 04.19.21 If it were me I would want to keep the outboard mounted to the dinghy for ease of launch and readine
Mast Support Will Gilmore at 5:07pm 04.19.21 2x4 lumber has gotten smaller over the years. In my youth it was nearly 2x4. Desire for profits h
Lancer 45' Tally Ho at 4:54pm 04.19.21 Sometimes there is a screen at the end of the fuel pickup tube that can get plugged or blocked, once
sheave under mast plate for CB line. hunter240 at 4:53pm 04.19.21 I have a 1998 H240. Am in the process of replacing for the third time the sheave as well as the bloc
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 4:48pm 04.19.21 I've yet to watch it, but the Emoji Movie is about the struggle against typecasting. Maybe the groun
SPRING CLEARANCE AUCTION BEGINS MONDAY - FAQ Phil Herring at 4:46pm 04.19.21 Yeah, that was a confusing message, wasn't it? I updated that so it makes a little* more sense, but*
SPRING CLEARANCE AUCTION BEGINS MONDAY - FAQ Tally Ho at 4:45pm 04.19.21 So I tried to register, but it wouldn't let me in. It just said "Get Ready..." It is over...until
SPRING CLEARANCE AUCTION BEGINS MONDAY - FAQ Rjm st.petersburg at 4:41pm 04.19.21 So I tried to register, but it wouldn't let me in. It just said "Get Ready..."
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:36pm 04.19.21 Why wait 100 years? I'm sure one of your advisees could use a good thesis idea right now. -Will (
Locating leak Tally Ho at 4:32pm 04.19.21 Start with fresh water or salt water (assuming you are in an ocean)... That would tell you a lot...
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot mdibella at 4:27pm 04.19.21 Check this out: ORC sailboat data.
Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer (1) spadaforaj at 4:27pm 04.19.21 Hi - Thanks for the inputs - gave it a shot this weekend - and seems ok. Pics attached and thanks f
Hunter 356 Winter Cover Tally Ho at 4:26pm 04.19.21 The life of a canvas cover is probably about 10 years or so, if well maintained. Probably going to
VARNISH OR LACQUER Don S/V ILLusion at 4:20pm 04.19.21 Our son had the same boat once - it was polyurethane
Any advice re: a swim ladder for a 2011 26M? There's no way I'm getting up that itty bitty ladder by the transom Tally Ho at 4:18pm 04.19.21
New Owner of an H34 Mike Oldak at 4:02pm 04.19.21 Update...... Throttle control - As mentioned previously, throttle vibrates off. I removed the compa
Leaky Keel? Tally Ho at 3:55pm 04.19.21 Does the bilge look like this one? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/1980-o-day-30-hull-pro
New Owner of an H34 kappykaplan at 3:55pm 04.19.21 Auto Pilot: It seems the compass is a little off (10-15 degrees) and continuously over corrects bac
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin skunther at 3:52pm 04.19.21 Yes Wes. The PO had tried to stop the leak from inside the boat using lots of Silicon II smeared al
Replacing standing rigging with mast up dlochner at 3:47pm 04.19.21 Pull the mast, take the old rigging to the rigger, have the rigger replicate it, install it yourself

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