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running lines aft Father Mark at 1:24pm 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 21/1636 I want to run lines aft on my hunter 23. I have checked the archives and still have questions. For
Appeal to"The Head Mistress " Mark at 12:16pm 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 6/812 Just lately when my fresh water tank gets low bits of black stuff come through the tap. Any ideas??
outboard motors and mooring Barry Lenoble at 12:08pm 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 4/885 Hello,I will be putting my c22 on a mooring for this season. What should I do with the outboard?
Hunter 23 Rigging Curt DeMuth at 11:37am 03.28.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1135 I have a 1989 23' Hunter and most of the rigging is missing. I have not owners manual nor the knowl
Hitch geometry lloyd at 11:36am 03.28.04 Trailer Sailors 6/1679 Hello, I have a vehicle with a receiver hitch and wish to tow a trailer with it. I
Boat Wax Michael at 11:36am 03.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/943 What wax should I use on My new Boat.
Bimini Crossing Frank at 11:01am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/878 I am wondering if any one is planning a crossing to bimini at the end of May beginning of June. I wo
Auto-tiller information Mike B. at 10:41am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 2/882 I am attempting to install a Raymarine T1000 autopilot on my 23.5Can anyone tell me the exact part
New 36-Shoal or Deep Keel Brian Matthews at 9:55am 03.28.04 Big Boats 3/935 I am purchasing a new 36 for May delivery. I have specified the shoal keel but have some reservation
We've done lots of inshore racing..... Alan at 9:22am 03.28.04 Racing 4/1472 ...and had plenty of success at it. Next year we're planning to do the Marion/Bermuda Race. This wil
Retirement Sailing Lake Jim Bessinger at 8:55am 03.28.04 Ask All Sailors 11/3899 I am planing retirement soon and have been looking for a fresh water lake that would offer allmost y
Any ideas on good hammock for sailboats? Captain Dave at 8:17am 03.28.04 Big Boats 11/6762 I would like to get a good hammock made for suspending on the rigging of a sailboat. That means that
Flying the insignia B Noble at 7:49am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 0/681 I finished the project today. I only wish I had a breeze to set sail.
Flying the Insignia off the stern B Noble at 7:47am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 0/713 I finished the project today. I only wish I had a breeze to set sail.
compression post blues Kevin at 7:46am 03.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/919 Thanks for the reply to my earlier post. I'm feeling realy dumb right now, but the square teak post
transmission dip stick dave reitman at 7:37am 03.28.04 Ask All Sailors 3/978 I recently had my heat exhanger replaced on my M-12 Universal (28' O'Day). The hoses that lead to m
Grey water Geoffrey Kloster at 6:19am 03.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1366 In a recent article in Ocean Navigator the author mentioned that sink and shower water could not be
Port Holes, Hatches, Main Boom End Ed Touchtone at 5:34am 03.28.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1343 Am looking for direct replacement portholes and hatches for the 1979 30'. Also need to replace the e
Tips for repacking H35.5 stuffing box Jeff at 4:55am 03.28.04 Big Boats 8/1021 I've been searching the archives and have not found quite what I am after. I'm going to repack the
Archive search issues Jeff at 4:18am 03.28.04 Big Boats 1/852 Can't find out where to post general site issues so...The archive search is very hard to use since

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2007 Bene 373 Refrigerator not working yet the freezer is. Benny17441 at 11:35am 07.11.20 That freezer is not going to freeze anything at 45 F and nothing wrong with the temperature differen
Catalia 356 - Shaft dripping rate Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 07.11.20 @Ralph Johnstone did it come to you at 3am? Nah, the only thing that came to me at 3AM was the ca
Introduction and first question Alansails at 10:38am 07.11.20 Hi Chris, Welcome to our awesome little group. It sounds like you have an exciting retirement plan
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? Mike Oldak at 10:36am 07.11.20 found it- How to convert analogue engine data and battery levels to show on your chartplotter - Pag
Summer in the Salish Sea Stu Jackson at 10:33am 07.11.20 So you have been locked up on the island for so long that you are giving your beers names? It was
Mainsheet traveler on H24.5 travelingjerryb at 10:29am 07.11.20 One other thing... If you want to get a sense of how much of a difference a traveler will make...
Question about PHRF Calculation Jackdaw at 10:27am 07.11.20 Unlike IRC or ORC, there is no such thing as a 'formula' for PHRF. The ratings numbers are based on
Catalina 315 Alansails at 10:22am 07.11.20 As I write this we decided to stay another day in lovely Detour Village MI. Two weeks on my c-315
Introduction and first question Ron20324 at 10:16am 07.11.20 I move around a lot. Lived in many places. Statute of limitations is my guess ?
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? (1) Rich Stidger at 10:06am 07.11.20 Can you point to which jet you replaced? e pages 15-18 for the pictorial like yours and a listing
Sailing and restoring #9874 (9) AaronD at 10:00am 07.11.20 Case for Tension Gauge and Windex (after a lengthy detour) I know you all have much better shop hab
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? Rich Stidger at 9:54am 07.11.20 <snip> Now the only symptom seems to be when you let it idle for a minute then give it WOT, it dies
Introduction and first question rgranger at 9:52am 07.11.20 Maybe because there isn't much snow in Charleston or Alabama? And you took up sailing instead? I m
NPS threads question jviss at 9:47am 07.11.20 From Groco's document on this topic: https://www.groco.net/media/file/file/i/b/ibv-fbv-tech-blltn.p
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? (2) sail sfbay at 9:38am 07.11.20
USCG Certified LED Navigation Lights jviss at 9:37am 07.11.20 As for changing the steaming light, where's the plus in that as your engine is running and theoreti
Introduction and first question Kings Gambit at 9:17am 07.11.20 ...or your smart phone's flashlight app will suffice. I must disagree. Attempting to use an expen
Introduction and first question BigEasy at 9:16am 07.11.20 Last but not least, some items taken from my list when I used to charter several years ago. Chap st
Engine repair online course BigEasy at 9:06am 07.11.20 US Power Squadrons have an engine maintenance course that is available for a nominal cost. You may
Introduction and first question jssailem at 9:02am 07.11.20 Welcome Salty. As you can see our groups is full of helpful hints. We all hope your first experienc

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