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Trailer Stolen Ray Jones at 9:18am 05.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/976 Trailer stolen ove Memorial Day weekend from boat ramp parking at Hernando Beach, Florida. Anyone k
Balmar ARS-4 Regulator installation questions GDAYII at 9:17am 05.30.05 Ask All Sailors 5/3038 I am installing a Balmar ARS-4 regulator on my 72 Amp Leece-Neville alternator that has an existing
steering difficulty ballast at 9:06am 05.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/880 looking for assistance with a steering problem...we have purchased a 1993 macgregor that has been re
Engine cooling problems Jim McLeod at 8:46am 05.30.05 Columbia 12/1905 I am having engine cooling problems with my Columbia 8.7 with a 15 HP Yanmar diesel engine. When I
Cored or solid hull? R. Bounds at 8:41am 05.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1227 Looks like I will have to replace the factory Navico depth transducer on the 79-30' I bought last ye
Down wind... r.w.landau at 8:37am 05.30.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/1681 Don, I love beating and close hauled but running, going with the wind, is so frustrating.I think t
Electrical draw question David W at 8:30am 05.30.05 Ask All Sailors 4/852 I need to do some trouble shooting my electrical system.How can I determine the current draw from
Question about a Widgeon's bilge plug Doc3064 at 8:27am 05.30.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/925 Hello everyone. I hope someone here can help me. I have lost (for the umpteenth time) the bilge plug
Hood Yacht Seafurl trivers at 8:27am 05.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1138 I am putting a new sail on my Hunter 40.5 and the sailmaker wants to know which side to put the sail
guarantee beneteau dealer madraco pierreverh@pandora.be at 7:24am 05.30.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/998 WE SPOOK WITH MR VAN KEIRSBLICK LUC AS PART OWNER FOR MADRACO AND BOTH IN 2000 MY BOAT OCEANIS 44 CC
Kiwi Prop evaluation Wayne at 7:18am 05.30.05 Big Boats 17/1037 As promised in a previous post, I am reporting on the Kiwi Prop I purchased for my 386.I had it out
Bilge Blower for C36 Mark at 7:05am 05.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1060 I have just obtained insurance from Boat US and as a condition for underwriting am being required to
Plastic shims in my rudder housing dennisp at 6:58am 05.30.05 Smaller Boats 3/1778 New (old) Hunter (1993 23.5 bought recently) owner here with a question. Answer (or directions to p
water in bilge DRS at 6:02am 05.30.05 Smaller Boats 1/793 I have an 84 H22. I sailed it once this summer. I have it in a slip went on vacation for nine days c
h40 gooseneck lug Art Childs at 5:27am 05.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/799 I need to locate a replacement gooseneck lug for my 1986 h40. Any suggestions?
Replacement parts for Hunter David at 5:27am 05.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1370 I am a new owner of a 20 year old Hunter 31. I previously owned an older Catalina. A company called
Drop Axle for H23 "Kens" Trailer Ed Doran at 5:27am 05.30.05 Smaller Boats 5/1356 As a new owner of a 1986 H23 and trailer I want to thank everyone who has posted information of the
Help, I am sinking!!! Through-hull problem Robert Krosse at 4:55am 05.30.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/935 My brass through-hull fitting for the galley sink has developed a leak.How do I remove the fitting
old subject - cockpit cushions: 23.5 ed allen at 4:43am 05.30.05 Smaller Boats 11/2161 hi everyone, this subject has been posted before but i thought i would see if anyone has come up wit
Hunter 34 year 1984 Rigging Meassures Rigoletito at 3:23am 05.30.05 Big Boats 4/1169 Does somebody have the measurements of the rigging wires ?

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Ugly, Ugly Sailboats (1) Leeward Rail at 7:55pm 01.25.21 While i absolutely love boats like Tom's, and would love to own a marina full of various types. ....
Unusual Force 8 in Long Beach Harbor JoeWhite at 7:54pm 01.25.21 34 knot wind, 21 ft seas at 11 seconds. The best is yet to come Tuesday night. Visit windy.com
oxolic acid travlinon at 7:42pm 01.25.21 I use oxalic acid for rust stains on stainless bar work- it works brilliantly. The method I use is t
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 7:30pm 01.25.21 I know but you can dream that you have all the boat work done.
Davits and Solar Panels BobH57 at 7:26pm 01.25.21 You're welcome, although somehow I believe you were confusing my reply and photo with Rich's. Here's
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread kloudie1 at 7:19pm 01.25.21 Had a new one of these docked next to me back in 1979/80.. The owner was an airline pilot and used t
Troph�e Jules Verne PaulK at 7:14pm 01.25.21 Carbon fiber is crazy stuff. The engineering has got to be even crazier. Look what happened to Amer
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread shemandr at 7:12pm 01.25.21 I agree the 8.0c is a boat with looks only the designer and some owners can love. I'm not even sur
Painting bimini top frame ? PaulK at 7:11pm 01.25.21 Or replace it with stainless...
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread shemandr at 7:08pm 01.25.21 Southcoast 26c A contender.
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Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:03pm 01.25.21 Well another "JOB" down the drain!!! Got fired from "Pet Smart"... seems my attempt to enlighten the
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) smokey73 at 6:00pm 01.25.21 Predicted temps of 76 degrees here so if all goes well, I'll be out for a short sail tomorrow. Have
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 njlarry at 5:43pm 01.25.21 My 84 is solid glass. Get a pro to look at it but given the pattern of dribbles all the way along t
39 Hunter underpowered with the base 29HP Yanmar? sail sfbay at 5:42pm 01.25.21 Might consider another Hunter 39 with a 40 hp engine. Please let us know what you decided.
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