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It can buy me a boat dLj at 5:07pm 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/692 Just saw this on youtube - I couldn't resist posting it here: mQPjKSVe1tQ dj
Beneteau 34 Any owners out there? Steven M at 2:40pm 11.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2889 I like the size of the 34. Would like to buy one. Have not found any owner reviews. I have been sail
Running Lights 1979 Catalina C 30 Thomast at 1:16pm 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1964 The running lights on the bow of my Catalina C 30 are not working. They are working on the stern and
Replacement seacock valve handle (2) zephyr070 at 1:14pm 11.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1582 As I slowly tick off stuff my surveyor mentioned in his report, I have come to this line item: "The
GAM Split Lead scuba201 at 1:03pm 11.25.19 SSB and Ham Operators 3/1116 Anyone ever build one? Buddy of mine is going to build one for me.
Pulling 3GM30F heat shield and precombustion chamber (1) walmsleyc at 12:11pm 11.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1081 This question applies to all the GM and HM engines (and perhaps more that use the same style injecto
Cabin light wiring, ground location edgarcia2002 at 11:50am 11.25.19 Catalina 30 5/857
H41 genoa size Valerio at 10:42am 11.25.19 Big Boats 8/802 i have a jib with a luff of 580 inch, leech of 547 and foot of 196, i think is like a 95% jib, how b
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 10:36am 11.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/3978 I have a Hurth transmission on an M25XPB from 1990. I recently broke my strut and the prop hit the
Cabin lights and electric head Nick Philips at 8:51am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 12/999 Ok . We have an issue when we flush the electric heads on the boat the cabin lights come on while fl
New Sail Suggestions & Sail Maker in Chesapeake Bay jsmac at 8:49am 11.25.19 Destinations 6/1037 Hi Folks, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 in the Chesapeake Bay, near Annapolis. I'm looking to buy new sa
Sun Cat mast modification question (1) CharlieRN at 8:16am 11.25.19 Com-Pac 5/2271
Annapolis Catalina Cup Challenge (NOODS) Capt john schafer at 8:11am 11.25.19 Racing 1/462 A very strong possibility exists that the Annapolis NOODs may include a Catalina Class, Next May 15
Rudder Bushing ? DMendels at 7:43am 11.25.19 Bigger Boats 2/877 I have a 1975 ODay 27 and noticed that I was getting a kind of chatter through the tiller especially
Bottom Paint Technology Handidude at 6:17am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1418 There are a lot of new bottom paints out there. What do you like or dislike. Why? Have you tried any
Help! Engine won't start :( CalGirlBoater at 6:10am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 25/2783
Sail Cabo San Lucas MikeGoogs at 6:05am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/486 We will be in Cabo San Lucas for the month of February and are looking for a sailboat rental and/or
Brake Line Quick-Release Coupling Set from Catalina Direct (3) Zinger88 at 7:21pm 11.24.19 Catalina 22 2/467 The brake line quick release coupler on my Trail-Rite extended trailer has rusted out. I see that Ca
Change from 3 blade stationary propeller to 2 blade folding propeller linnylee at 5:40pm 11.24.19 Pearson 1/640 I have a 1990 Pearson 27' with a 3 blade stationary propeller and want to change it to a two blade f
Whet Your Appetite? Terry Cox at 4:54pm 11.24.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/689 Recently completed a Veterans Day Cruise 2019 here, bk11K4Jn9so that I originally posted on another

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Legal Question jssailem at 12:41pm 10.11.23 Not a lawyer, but I can read... The Coast Guard's enforcement of applicable U.S. law on the high
Just how big is British Columbia? jssailem at 12:14pm 10.11.23 Intrepid Adventures were not stopped by that dusting... My feet did get a bit chilled...and my calv
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 10.11.23 Part 18 is the tube that is stuck in the exchanger. Have you removed the rear head yet ? After 2
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Panera at 11:59am 10.11.23 Thank you for the suggestion to mount the tank in another location off the engine. Unfortunately, t
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 11:54am 10.11.23 What any sane person would do, except when dealt one of these : My expansion tank is located in th
Just how big is British Columbia? Terry Cox at 11:30am 10.11.23 Does this look like "little Snow at Sea Level"... Just a dusting. :)
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 11:07am 10.11.23 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F and I removed the heat exchanger to clean it, because I could tell it was a m
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Beneteau First 21 Classic officebob at 11:00am 10.11.23 Andrew Did a quick search...+ 6 for shoal keel. Thanks
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 10.11.23 Those batteries need to be charged with a 14.7V absorption and the recommended charge current is .4
Navionics price increasing jssailem at 10:40am 10.11.23 Dave, Like many software programs there is a learning curve to understand the tools programed. I fo
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats (1) rgranger at 10:32am 10.11.23 @FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 10.11.23 so I don't remember whether it's a gasket or a sealant. I was just occurred to me when looking at
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 jssailem at 10:30am 10.11.23 Tie a string on to something @kloudie1 so that the rescue team can find you and pull you back out...
Columbia keel question rgranger at 10:26am 10.11.23 You should probably post this in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum. https://forums.sailboatowners.com
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 10.11.23 one arm has to go in first then after shoulders are in, the other arm comes in. Good Lord man :yi
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:19am 10.11.23 A good synonym roll is just like a good poker hand it just needs a raisin. Boooo:laugh:
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 10:11am 10.11.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our l
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 10:07am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 10.11.23 it was thick brown sludge and very greasey. If it disperses in tap water, there is no oil present

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