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From Fresh water sailing to Punta Gorda, Fla. Gary Smith at 10:17pm 04.25.04 Smaller Boats 8/1128 I am leaving Indiana in November to permanently occupy a waterfront home I have in Punta Gorda Isles
owners manual rex kellso at 3:41pm 04.25.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1221 I would like to find an owners manual for a 1978 o'day 23, or more information on the rigging and li
4JHE questions Cinnamon Girl at 2:22pm 04.25.04 Big Boats 4/857 My 4JHE 44 hp Yanmar seems to smoke a bit at mid to high RPMS even after warm up. We expect this eng
Pushing your limits ex-admin at 2:09pm 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 58/2439 You head out for a day sail with a forecast of sunshine and five-to-fifteen knot winds. Forecasts be
H 30 Potential Bilge Water Problems Len at 1:20pm 04.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/803 I just bought a 1981 H 30. During winter storage my cockpit scuppers became clogged and cause water
Widgeon Mast Step w/ cracks Tracy B at 12:50pm 04.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1075 I am buying an O'Day Widgeon. This boat seems like a good deal though I know that it has spent the
Favorite Sanding Tool for Bottom Paint? Don Cedarholm at 12:12pm 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1167 I would like to know if anyone out there has a favorite power sander they use for the annual sanding
Hunter 25.5 mast unstepping and running rigging Steve at 11:53am 04.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3650 I just purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5 and need to lower the mast prior to having the yard lift and put
Black soot in engine compartment steve at 11:05am 04.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/5766 I seem to have excessive black soot accumulating on the engine compartment cover everytime i go out.
Diesel fuel cleanup Bill Ubelacker at 10:21am 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1152 Has any one had any experience with cleaning up diesel soaked plywood on their boat? I have found a
Bathroom Sinks? Bill Dunn at 10:20am 04.25.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/939 DOes anyone know where I would be able to purchase another sink for the Head in my 37' Beneteau? I
Plastic stuffing Box Pat at 10:18am 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1027 Hello I have a hunter 31, 18 hp yanmar ,I was wondering what size packing and how many rings ... Tha
2000 340 3GM30FTachometer/Hour meter Problems TomH at 10:16am 04.25.04 Big Boats 3/833 I'm having a very weird problem. My Tach works fine , then out of the blue it kicks up exactly 500RP
Mainsheet rigging for a Mac 22 Venture Mark Hait at 10:11am 04.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/6808 I bought my Mac 22 last November. I'm not sure how you rig the mainsheet. From all the pictures i've
Someone has got to do it. (1) Jim Seamans at 10:07am 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1007 Life is grand popSat. evening just off the Potomac River.JimS/V Java*
Air Pump to Blow Water from Ballast Tank ken lockhart at 9:58am 04.25.04 Smaller Boats 7/1194 I recently read where a person with a Catilina 250 uses a 12 volt air pump to blow the ballast befor
Datamarine knotmeter not working Steve deForest at 8:39am 04.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2705 I have recently bought a Hunter 31 and the Datamarine knotmeter will display 0.0 when turned on but
cam cleets for sheets paul hill at 8:12am 04.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/822 Right now I have a jam cleet for the jib sheet lines, Does anyone have any thoughts on putting cam c
What are you folks using for depth sounders? Steve C at 8:03am 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1133 See my post last week on "Depth Sounder advise needed". I called West Marine and they had a transduc
Folding Props Paul at 8:00am 04.25.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1350 My race-cruiser has a traditional 2 blade (nonfolding) prop. Just before launch I noticed many of th

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Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M BobbyFunn at 10:22am 07.27.20 Servers can definitely be made secure. What happens is people get lazy and they want all the acces
Daysailer III, centerboard lines stuck John G. Davis at 10:15am 07.27.20 I just returned from the lake after trying the suggestion given to me about holesawing a hole in the
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump (1) rgranger at 10:10am 07.27.20 Yes, throw in an extra $100.oo and get the version with the centerfold. Just kidding. FREE
New to sailing. lots of questions pclarksurf at 10:05am 07.27.20 Lastly, How do I overcome my fear of the heel? Let me tell you a little story -- as I think thi
Remove glue from fiberglass? Dalliance at 10:02am 07.27.20
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Jackdaw at 9:58am 07.27.20 Servers can definitely be made secure. What happens is people get lazy and they want all the acces
Honda 2200 vs 1000 noise comparison Davidasailor26 at 9:57am 07.27.20 What they haven't considered is that given the typical shore power charger is in the ballpark of 20
Yanmar YSB-12 Start Problems kappykaplan at 9:53am 07.27.20 When the engine starts, is it at a fast idle when you pull the "thing" forward?
almost vacation time rgranger at 9:53am 07.27.20 Looking good Fred. Your first overnight will be epic. If you are looking for a quick way to spruc
Real chance of capsizing? Golfpro at 9:53am 07.27.20 I have always heard when the height of the waves is equal to or greater than a beam of a boat you ha
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M MarcW at 9:53am 07.27.20 I dont think most people understand how difficult is is to make a sever secure. To observe anythin
Making Donations kappykaplan at 9:49am 07.27.20 I'm sure Neptune is quite pleased with your donations! :beer:
Hens Teeth: The Saga Continues..... jviss at 9:43am 07.27.20 If I let the prime drop by checking the strainer when the engine is hot, it will NOT draw water. Sa
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump kappykaplan at 9:43am 07.27.20 :facepalm:
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Jackdaw at 9:42am 07.27.20 How does a secret underworld criminal organization develop a recogniazable brand? Are some theives
Cruising RPM. Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 07.27.20 if you cannot hit very close to the engine's max RPM (e.g., within about 100 to 150 rpm of max) the
26X vs 26M head size (1) sail sfbay at 9:41am 07.27.20 Hunter 260, 28.5, and 290s................they have really small heads like the Hunter 290 below....
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M BobbyFunn at 9:39am 07.27.20 Perhaps. But 1) There is no reason to do this, giving it back costs them nothing. It's not like go
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M BobbyFunn at 9:36am 07.27.20 There is no USB port on the printer. Somehow I think they have found the network interface is less
Does this boat exist? stickinthemud57 at 9:33am 07.27.20 Depends on who your passengers are. Most newbies are white-knuckled at 10-15 degrees on their firs

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