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Crew and Boat Exchanges jerrlaw at 8:05am 05.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1312 I own an exceptionally nice 1996 Oceanis 44 that is kept in the Caribbean. I have sailed from Trin
Changing the coolant on a Yanmar 2GM Kevin13713 at 7:23am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2243 I own a H320 and am changing the coolant for the first time. The existing coolant has about 100 hou
Water leak S. Hockey at 7:15am 05.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1121 I have a 1991 Cat30. Above the stove (port side) there is a light fixture and from one of the scre
Galvanix Batt Cat 3-30 Battery Charger opener at 6:37am 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 0/4044 I have a Galvanix Batt Cat 3-30, 3 bank on board charger. I am having some problems and unfortunatel
storm sails ? Morrie at 5:18am 05.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2075 Does anyone have measurements for a storm trisail and a storm jib (for the inner forestay) for the 3
installing a am/fm cd player w/speakers bernie at 3:03am 05.26.04 Smaller Boats 16/2238 dear friends, i want to install a am/fm cd player with two speakers on my catalina 22 and was wonder
Need to rent tow vehicle Dennis at 2:44am 05.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/891 Sold my Explorer and figured I could rent a truck when I needed to tow my X. Quickly discovered tha
PAR ProtoTank 12 Recirculating Holding Tank S/Y Gryphon at 2:00am 05.26.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2910 Does anyone have any information about the PAR Proto Tank (12gal) recirculating holding tank. I hav
Gate valve replacement Dan Dawson at 1:14am 05.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1103 I want to replace my existing gate valves on my H27. I know Seacocks are best, but a lot of extra wo
Saint Joseph Peninsula and Bay (florida) p323ms at 12:24am 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1662 Anyone with experience in this area??? We are thinking about sailing there and anchoring for a coupl
Rusty Keel Questions Dave at 12:11am 05.26.04 Smaller Boats 3/1126 The C-22 I just purchased has a lot of rust on the keel. I'd like to do a quick fix with this now a
Catalina Sail in Hunter 260 Water Ballasted Boat Gary Verburg at 11:34pm 05.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1159 I am contemplating trailering my boat to Southern California from Phoenix and to sail it to Catalina
North Sails Gennaker Bill22177 at 11:18pm 05.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/960 Has anyone used a North Sails Gennaker on their C-30 TR? I would like to know about your experience
! Cleaning nonskid deck Cyndy at 11:03pm 05.25.04 Ask All Sailors 21/3987 My latest cleaning project is the nonskid deck on the exterior of the boat. I went out and bought a*
Peggy...my porta pottie won't flush Gary at 10:57pm 05.25.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1188 Porta Pottie 255Peggy,Apparenty there is a check valve in the flush hose between the flush bulb a
Condensation tray problem on A/C Paul Aubrecht at 9:51pm 05.25.04 Big Boats 16/1153 I have a 2003 356 with the CruiseAir A/C under my Setee.I went sailing yesterday and when I came bac
26X Overseas Transportation David Pearson at 9:12pm 05.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1190 I am intending to become a MacGregor 26X owner in the immediate future, seeking a 2000 or later mode
Racing the Hunter 216 Angus at 6:23pm 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 19/1300 I have just started racing my Hunter 216 in Club races on Loch lomond . It is fast and fun !! easily
fdgfghgfhyt Andre moreira at 4:56pm 05.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1058
travler bar (1) Dan Robison at 1:10pm 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 3/1218 How do I tighten the travler bar on a 1971 catalina 22? I am unable to see the nuts from the inside

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 11:39pm 01.11.21 Difficulty for some sailors is they are only Great with a 5inch Mounted gun You can do a lot of ne
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? jeepbluetj at 10:51pm 01.11.21 And if you don't wanna put out the $$$$ for the tool, sailrite has much less expensive "hammer it in
Sad News at Garhauer Marine jeepbluetj at 10:37pm 01.11.21 Definitely a loss. I've had a quite a few chat's with him when re-rigging my C-30 and he always stru
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? matts997 at 10:36pm 01.11.21
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Hayden Watson at 10:29pm 01.11.21 He has helped me with most of the rigging upgrades I have done to Papillon. He set me up with upgra
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Alan Gomes at 9:42pm 01.11.21 So sorry to hear this. I really appreciated him. He was most helpful and was keen to serve his custo
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 9:23pm 01.11.21 It happens Richard, that some vessels do not transmit their names relying on the MMSI to identify t
Sad News at Garhauer Marine jssailem at 8:24pm 01.11.21 Sad. He was an interesting fellow. Met him at the Annapolis Sail Boat Show in 2018. He took time out
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Rick D at 8:21pm 01.11.21 RIP. What a shame. I have been there many times. I'm confident the family will carry on.
Wire Size to Bus Bar? Justin_NSA at 7:32pm 01.11.21 It would depend on the sum of the loads connected to the buss. Hopefully all of those lines are fuse
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 7:20pm 01.11.21 @Team118 That's a very nice package. You'll save a lot over buying the system piece meal. I look
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only JoeWhite at 7:11pm 01.11.21 Check for cracked alternator bracket. Ask me how I know. I had a similar vibrations that became seve
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only Mike Oldak at 6:51pm 01.11.21 my diesel mechanic told me that this was a bad year for algae and that it could unbalance the prop.
Dual headstays Jackdaw at 6:44pm 01.11.21 No noticeable performance degradation at all. The only practical issue will have is during tacking,
Cracks in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 6:06pm 01.11.21 I'm going with your previous post... I looked into it more closely and there is a thin layer of wha
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 6:01pm 01.11.21 Of course they are pretty good with all sorts of other weapons... I'm not great with a gun but don
Cracks in keel Ken Cross at 5:55pm 01.11.21 I'd grind it down and put a few layers of fiberglass on it. If you keep it on a trailer, just follow
AIS Receive Problem Identification jssailem at 5:54pm 01.11.21 It happens Richard, that some vessels do not transmit their names relying on the MMSI to identify th
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 5:51pm 01.11.21 Difficulty for some sailors is they are only Great with a 5inch Mounted gun, if they served on a des
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:40pm 01.11.21 189025 -Will (Dragonfly)

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