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Everything but the cushions RNC725 at 1:36pm 10.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/651 Just bought a 2002 326, the previous owner left everything but the cockpit cushions. Where to order
Max Prop problem Mystic51 at 12:57pm 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 13/3397 I have a 2 blade Max feathering prop on my Beneteau 331. I have used it successfully for ten years.
Tension on intermediate shrouds Ben4195 at 12:49pm 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 4/467 hi folks, I think I need to adjust my intermediate shrouds. They're set to where ever the previous
Winterizing the AC motor ? Pat at 12:09pm 10.01.18 Musings With Maine Sail 4/799 Last year I completly forgot to winterize the AC pump....so I got to buy a new pump this last spring
Winter storage on the trailer shank at 11:17am 10.01.18 Catalina 22 21/1294 Hello, I hauled my boat out yesterday for the long Vermont winter sniff . I have the swing keep m
Vision 32 Mast Wiring SonnyMarshall at 11:05am 10.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/309 I am replacing wind transducer, anchor light and VHF antenna on top of the mast(Vision 32 freestandi
Adhesive Non-Skid (1) Simon Sexton at 9:36am 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1828 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to ask if anyone knows where I can get my hands on some adh
Federal flexible coupling LakeOntario270 at 8:44am 10.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/544 Some boaters swear by Federal flexible coupling on their Catalina34s. What problem is it suppose to
Nice quick easy wind indicator with a baby BOB for hunter 170 Photoman369 at 8:31am 10.01.18 Day Sailers 9/928 i have put a few more hours in sailing Betty and its all coming together. Started on smaller lakes a
Battery Modifications GdlPaul at 8:21am 10.01.18 Catalina 310 13/2766 To date I have had no battery issues spending one night away from the dock, but I would like to star
Flexglue Franklin at 8:12am 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 9/787 Anybody try that stuff for anything? The commerical is interesting.
Keep the Precision-23 or buy the O'day 26? Gene at 7:18am 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 10/4023 I've owned the 1990 Precision 23 for 8 years and like the boat. It's in great shape, always stored
Ahoy! Sorry I couldn't resist. Fatbutter Pancake at 5:56am 10.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/934
Balmar Smart Gauge and my AGMs. weinie at 5:27am 10.01.18 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1282 Boat originally had 3 identical lead acid batteries (2 house, 1 start). I replaced them over last w
Transmission fluid jonelli at 8:52pm 09.30.18 Catalina 30 15/1550 I installed new fluid today according to the instructions I've read. I used an electric pump to suck
Any Sea Pearl 21 sailors in the Pine Island Lee County area. videorov at 7:12pm 09.30.18 Other Sailboats 0/692 Just wonder if anyone is sailing one of the Sea Pearls 21 in that area I will be moving to in the fu
Last Rum Race of 2018 on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 5:53pm 09.30.18 Racing 3/680 Weather cleared up enough for us to race in the last GBCA Rum Race of 2018 yesterday. Figured out ha
DC Ammeter Identification (4) Monterey385 at 3:23pm 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 5/470 My 500A DC Ammeter suddenly started providing current readings as high as 900 Amps with no decimal a
It is a sad, sad day flynhi4u at 2:57pm 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/747 Today was the end of our sailing season, if it can really be called that. The state run docks shut d
More 170 Notes. Shorefun at 12:48pm 09.30.18 Day Sailers 3/553 So I was just doing some basic clean up, no time to get more involved today. Found the peeled up an

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Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 7:19pm 08.13.23 Might have both, and might have to remove the headliner. No headliner in a C22. Ten to one there
Weather vane dlochner at 6:31pm 08.13.23 The surface area of the body and the wings are too large. Rather than reinvent the wheel, look at
Has This Happend to You? PaulK at 6:00pm 08.13.23 We had the head of a spinnaker blow off once, but we were running in big seas and the sail would col
Lifesling Lifespan? Rich Stidger at 5:58pm 08.13.23 I have the hard plastic container instead of the bag. After 25 years the harness looks like new and
Rechargeable Rich Stidger at 5:53pm 08.13.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my ding
Weather vane PaulK at 5:51pm 08.13.23 It has to be absolutely evenly balanced in order for the boat's heeling not to impact the results. Q
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:14pm 08.13.23 Hey Digger, if you did receive the manual from Russ, would you mind forwarding it on to me? Libbyry
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure ...3TacksontheWater at 5:12pm 08.13.23 As an owner of a Rudder Craft kick up rudder and an '88 New Design C-22 (that has yet to see water)
Weather vane stickinthemud57 at 5:12pm 08.13.23 I like the homespun quasi-military vibe. Cool. No expert on the subject (has that ever stopped me?)
Rub Rail Help dennisv at 5:10pm 08.13.23 Thanks everyone for your replys. I was thinking of the rubber mallet approach myself. THe boat wa
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 5:00pm 08.13.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? heritage at 4:44pm 08.13.23 Thank you for your reply. It was these numbers that I was looking for. Might I ask what year your h
Weather vane (1) WI Rigger at 4:37pm 08.13.23 Here it is on my deck before mounting it on the mast
I need a good chili recipe... (1) jviss at 4:29pm 08.13.23 218787 April 13, 2016.
I need a good chili recipe... kappykaplan at 4:25pm 08.13.23 I had my first one in Ireland in Cork in 2016, I think. That's the BEST place to have a Guinness!
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 4:14pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 4:10pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 4:07pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac
I need a good chili recipe... Tally Ho at 4:06pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack Stu Jackson at 4:03pm 08.13.23 I'm only interested in the main halyard winch, and not so much for 'strength,' but for expeditiousn

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