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Can i sail into the open gulf in a 2+2 ? Wesley at 11:49am 08.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/833 I am an unexperience sailor ( for about 2 years ). I sail San Antonio Bay, TXlike once or twice a m
Tune up for Yanmar 12 JON D at 11:39am 08.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/961 I have a hunter 30 with a 12 Yarmar can anyone help with some advice on a tuneup for my 12 horse Yar
spinaker pole slide Jimbo at 10:52am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/858 I race my Catalina 30 and use a spinaker. My foredeck guy was telling me the ring on the spinaker p
Bilge Pumps for H-27 (84') No room Mike Morrisette at 10:17am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/906 Dear Hunter 27 Owners (75-84)Just bought a beautiful 27'(1984) and after first sea trial found a sm
"Outbacker" SSB Antenna David Burke at 9:55am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1414 Has anyone used an "Outbacker" SSB antenna? What was your experience for voice? fax? and e-mail?C
Bilge Hose C. Timmons at 9:42am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1080 I need to replace my original brittle white bilge pump hose. I was looking at the hose available fr
Engine overheat prevention method Jose Venegas at 9:37am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1175 I had a very scary experience last Saturday with my 361 Volvo engine. A friend of mine suggested th
Engine overheat prevention Jose Venegas at 9:34am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 0/976 I had a very scary experience last Saturday with my 361 Volvo engine. A friend of mine suggested th
Motor for the 26 Michael at 9:26am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 7/732 My 94 26 came with a Johnson 9.9 2 stroke. It seems to be in good condition, and runs well. Still,
More V32 questions after a couple of days aboard. Tom Boles at 9:08am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/933 Well, we had my son's 12th birthday aboard the boat this week-end, and after a couple of days aboard
Weather-helm Don Bodemann at 8:09am 08.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1058 Greetings friends, While sailing my Cherubini H-33 in strong winds this past weekend, I once again f
Super Cold Machine question (for Phil or others) Debra B at 8:03am 08.13.02 Other Sailboats 2/814 I read somewhere (on one of the hundereds of sites) that the water pump for the Super ColdMachine sh
Modifying a genoa Jerry Woods at 7:56am 08.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1854 My 1993 26' Classic came with a 150% genoa. Someone in our marina (different brand of boat) had abou
Windlass Mike Casucci at 6:48am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/945 Two bad shoulders are forcing me to consider a windlass. Hauling in anchor just too painful. Any rec
280 holding tank! Pete at 6:19am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/905 We are in process of purchasing a 1998 H280.We now find out there is no macerator pump in this mode
Keel Confused Bill Vickery at 6:06am 08.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/986 I am looking at 22-25ft Catalinas and noticing all the different keel styles..... I know each must h
Installing air conditioning on H33 Bob Brooks at 5:51am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1099 I bought a Kruzin Kool air conditioner from West Marine a couple of years ago and I want to install
SSB listening to Herb Hilgenberg carisea at 5:29am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1235 I am learning to use the ssb on my boat and I found on a web page about Herb Hilgenberg who broadcas
A different perspective on tropical storms Andy Howard at 5:15am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 1/963 I just wanted to share the following site with everyone, especially all of us southeast and gulf coa
Yanmar 3gm30f developed rough idle/slow speed operation Guest at 4:11am 08.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5692 My 3gm recently developed a rough idle/slow speed. It used to idle at around 800 rpm smooth as silk.

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New England Venues? Bob S at 5:57pm 04.16.20 Also, don't forget Block Island and Sag Harbor on Long Island. :plus:
SigmaDrive - good investment for some (?) (1) SG at 5:55pm 04.16.20 Just when I think I want to cancel my Sail magazine subscription they print something interesting
Freshman sailor asking for advice Klaussic at 5:55pm 04.16.20
Freshman sailor asking for advice Klaussic at 5:51pm 04.16.20 How big, and what type of power boats? I had for some years a 21 foot Hurricane deck boat, and the
Freshman sailor asking for advice Klaussic at 5:46pm 04.16.20 Many thanks, Red Dog! Yes, me and my wife are sharing almost all of our hobbies and we are enjoying
How Heavy is Your Boat? jon hansen at 5:46pm 04.16.20 a contractor bag is 55 gallons = 55 gallon drum. 57- 55 gallon drums on a 34' sailboat that weigh ov
Freshman sailor asking for advice Jim26m at 5:45pm 04.16.20
Nowegian Wood, a video jmce1587 at 5:41pm 04.16.20 Enjoyed. Any others you care to share? This may be a great post for the musically gifted sailors
Freshman sailor asking for advice rgranger at 5:36pm 04.16.20 If you need AC/heat then a 28' is probably the smallest you should look.
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question Ms Hope at 5:35pm 04.16.20 That was exactly my thought last year when I was getting her ready. Fix the drain and other things
24 AWG Wire rgranger at 5:32pm 04.16.20 Yeah, Radio Shack was THE place for this kind of stuff (unless you're old enough to remember Lafaye
Freshman sailor asking for advice jmce1587 at 5:25pm 04.16.20
2009 Beneteau 31 Holding tank vent Willie G at 5:14pm 04.16.20 Thanks guys, I was able to fix this and all is. Good. Appreciate the advice.
Freshman sailor asking for advice Klaussic at 5:13pm 04.16.20
How Heavy is Your Boat? Capt Robbie at 5:06pm 04.16.20 My 1983 Hunter 34 displacement is rated a 11920 lbs. I never looked at the lift scale, but most of
24 AWG Wire Red_Dog at 5:06pm 04.16.20 Radio Shack :biggrin::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: RadioShack , filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy prot
24 AWG Wire Brian D at 5:05pm 04.16.20 For small wires, I don't even try to solder or crimp. They will just break under any pressure. But w
24 AWG Wire rgranger at 4:56pm 04.16.20 Do you have an electronics hobby store like a Radio Shack nearby? Amazon has several strippers that
How Heavy is Your Boat? jon hansen at 4:56pm 04.16.20 like a ship, as you load a vessel it sinks lower in the water. is your waterline boot a foot underwa
Sailor Rescued 200 Miles off Jersey Coast shemandr at 4:55pm 04.16.20 He was very close to permanent social distancing.

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