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cable from edson steering wheel to rudder steve at 8:38pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1370 I recently replaced a cable that broke. It runs from the chain around around the sprocket at the st
yanmar SB8 is hard to start steve at 8:10pm 08.01.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1180 Lately my yanmar SB8 on a Hunter 27 1978 is hard to start. I press the ignition button and all that
Raymarine Autopilot information please Tony L at 1:36pm 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1243 Hell all,Help please, this is my first boat purchase!I ordered a 37 ft yacht (7000kg or 15000lb di
Bermuda or bust! Carl at 1:09pm 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/889 OK, I have a Mac 24 "project boat"I have sailed, but do not consider myself a sailor by any means.
how should fresh water pump sound bruce at 12:54pm 07.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/988 Just purchased a 2001 Hunter 290 and am not certain the fresh water pump is behaving correctly. When
Lake or Coastal Sailing Scott at 10:03am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1674 We live in New Jersey and must choose between lake or coastal sailing. I have experience with dingh
Hard To Raise Mainsail Sonny at 9:41am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 5/2473 Main Sail is hard to raise, and hard to drop. What Might be the problem. I have spoken to several ot
HELP WITH HOSES jerry10848 at 8:41am 07.31.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1277 I bought a new toilet ' Shields "148" 1 1/2 (one and one half) inch sanitation hose. Although the
Test: Laptop to cell phone internet connection Tim Welsh at 7:33am 07.31.04 Big Boats 6/1072 Time 4:30 P.M. Saturday July 31st 2004, Sky...Sunny,Wind....None, Temp.....Very HOTT!!!!!!!. Connec
Mast Tabernacle Crossbolt Gil at 6:48am 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1184 We recently tried to lower the mast on our Venture 25 while docked. We experienced a problem with un
Oven on CNG system not working Les Murray at 6:10am 07.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/961 My '86 C-36 has a CNG oven and stove from GSI, which I believe is original. On a recent two week cr
headsail/spinaker swap j cianflone at 5:23am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 0/877 I have a spinaker from a 22 catalina I would like to trade for a hank-on headsail (cat 22). The spin
Peter Suah - Extendable Mast Crutch Wanted Steve677 at 4:25am 07.31.04 Smaller Boats 1/1079 Hi Peter,In your reply to a thread concerning mast raising systems you mentioned that you have a m
Where can I get a replacement carpet? Steven at 4:08am 07.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1243 I first want to thank everyone that has responded to my past questions. I have an '88 Catalina 30 a
Refrigerator options ? Eric Theil at 3:50am 07.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/999 I was just trying to get an idea on the best cooler option. I am looking in size for atleast 2cu. ft
Restoring a Ranger 33 1973 Cap JIm at 3:50am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1059 I salvage a Ranger 33 maybe wanting to restore. Looking for good used parts.
companionway screens neil b at 1:49am 07.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1202 I would appreciate any feed back about, type and manufacturers of companioway mosquito screens. Bugs
Brother, can you spare a line? ex-admin at 12:57am 07.31.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1677 Most of us keep some amount of spare line aboard -- line that has no specific, regular use, but is j
rigging Mike at 12:07am 07.31.04 Day Sailers 3/1293 After crewing for many years, I bought my own O'day Daysailer 17'. Since I'm used to taking orders
Sailing downwind on jib alone - is it safe? Kirk Magee at 11:54pm 07.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1504 I've seen many boats sailing downwind with just the jib or genoa alone and no mainsial. Having a fu

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Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 7:42pm 01.29.21
Is my fiberglass hull okay? skins189lbs at 7:36pm 01.29.21 Capt Robbie, thank you! I will do that! I just learned about and performed the tap test, and yes I t
PSS Seal Failure leo310 at 7:22pm 01.29.21 Ran all summer with no problems and after oil change thats when it failed, the boat is out of the wa
Is my fiberglass hull okay? Capt Robbie at 7:08pm 01.29.21 Skins, The load noise you heard was most likely the core separation from the core material. Use a s
Barbecue Beefs Ward H at 7:04pm 01.29.21 "Our favorite is steaming shrimp in butter and Old Bay wrapped in foil, then butterfly'd lobster ta
Barbecue Beefs Ward H at 7:04pm 01.29.21 Surrounded by warm inviting pubs you chose to BBQ in the middle of the worst snowstorm in 20 years
Barbecue Beefs (2) Ward H at 7:02pm 01.29.21 OK, I'll admit I used a little bit of artistic license in that last post. Here's a couple of photos
PSS Seal Failure Justin_NSA at 6:56pm 01.29.21 I don't see the issue either. I wouldn't disagree though if they say the warranty covers it. What f
Is my fiberglass hull okay? Project_Mayhem at 6:44pm 01.29.21 On my own boat I can see the damage done by previous owners and the factory in places that have shee
PSS Seal Failure (1) Ted at 6:32pm 01.29.21 The prop shaft looks to be well below the waterline in this drawing from the Sailboatdata site. Mayb
Covid-19 Vaccination kloudie1 at 6:29pm 01.29.21 Mine is scheduled for tomorrow noon. my wife is 46 so she has to wait a bit.
Is my fiberglass hull okay? (1) skins189lbs at 6:29pm 01.29.21 I appreciate your input. I looked this up and it seems as though it was cored. I hope this helps my
Is my fiberglass hull okay? skins189lbs at 6:26pm 01.29.21 Gizzard, you are correct. I drilled from the inside. Ceiling is probably not the ccorrect term. Chec
Barbecue Beefs Michael Davis at 6:13pm 01.29.21 the winter cruise in Annette Inlet.:biggrin: You guys are tough sailors. Surrounded by warm inviti
Is my fiberglass hull okay? ggrizzard at 6:08pm 01.29.21 I think "Skins" is referring to a hole he drilled into the overhead from the inside, that he incorre
Barbecue Beefs lehighsail at 6:01pm 01.29.21 "Our favorite is steaming shrimp in butter and Old Bay wrapped in foil, then butterfly'd lobster tai
Please help to select the proper pulley kco at 6:00pm 01.29.21 many thanks all, we sailed the first year without and I did the job to install the organizer last ye
Barbecue Beefs (1) jssailem at 5:54pm 01.29.21 the winter cruise in Annette Inlet.:biggrin: I remember that evening. Is that the night we had ste
Sea Shanties DaveJ at 5:51pm 01.29.21 I can see this thread going on for a while, loved those songs.....keep em comin'. dj
Deck paint Capt jgw at 5:40pm 01.29.21 As I learned back in my model building days, you should try to peel the tape off before the paint ha

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