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If you missed out on this in 1988 ... Gene Neill at 4:55pm 05.24.19 Sails Call Lounge 4/670 Here is your chance to own a truly classic automobile! A one of a kind piece of history in mint cond
Catalina 27 for sale Summerbreeze at 4:50pm 05.24.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/795 Trying to post in boats for sale and it won't give me access?
Beneteau 40 Epirb Mounting Location Beneteau40sailor at 4:27pm 05.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/707 Just purchased a ACR Manual Release EPIRB and looking for advice on where to mount it in the cabin..
SeaDeck Replacement - Hunter 45cc Livin� the Dream at 3:50pm 05.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/938 Ahoy fellow Hunter Owners! We have a 2007 45cc and are looking at replacing the Cockpit ' decksteps
New Sails for our 410 VanIslandGuy at 3:46pm 05.24.19 Big Boats 7/2123 New Sails by VanIslandGuy posted May 18, 2019 at 2:08 PMLast year our boat Freewill turned twenty. T
Yanmar 2GM20F Shifter Reversed RKirk at 12:27pm 05.24.19 Pearson 21/7972 Just bought a 1986 Pearson 303 and the shifter works in reverse. Pushing lever forward is reverse, a
Lancer holding tank repair Kurt S. at 11:31am 05.24.19 Lancer 20/5904 Hi guys! I have a 1983 Lancer 27 Powersailer (but with a 2003 Suzuki DFF70 motor) that I've had for
Skylight rebed Hunter Legend 37.5 Alice A. at 11:06am 05.24.19 Ask All Sailors 1/818 we have a leak in the small skylight in the deck behind the mast. Has anyone rebedded theirs? We wou
No slip deck paint Tom7219 at 10:14am 05.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1847 My Mac 25 is in need of renewing the no slip surfaces. As some of these areas have spider line crack
wiring on a 29.5 markgoldfarb at 9:21am 05.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/403 I have a 1998 Hunter 29.5 and all the instruments on the binnacle has all stopped working. Does anyo
Getting ready to move... (1) KeukaSailer at 8:27am 05.24.19 Day Sailers 0/487 Her up to her summer mooring....on Keuka Lake at our little place in the Fingerlakes of NY. If you s
Cutless Size Lusca at 7:58am 05.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/706 Hello, Im looking for the spec of the correct length for the cutless (cutlass) on my Beneteau 36CC w
Washer / No Washer?? lostintime at 7:46am 05.24.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1019 '73 Catalina 30. Replaced prop this season. There was no washer between the castle nut and the prop.
Hard bottom over antifouling seadaddler at 5:03am 05.24.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1548 I am hauling in another week and going to usehard bottom over my antifouling paint with a special pr
Can I vent? All U Get at 4:53am 05.24.19 Ask All Sailors 37/5140
Cut and paste Dhamil6490 at 4:04am 05.24.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/970 Does this function exist here? I'd like to move a thread I created to a different forum.
i60 wind gauge install John Gilbert at 7:56pm 05.23.19 Big Boats 9/2129 My ST60 wind gauge and masthead unit bit the dust. I have purchased an i60 unit to replace it, but h
Legend 37 outhaul question maneframe at 7:22pm 05.23.19 Big Boats 4/664 So, I need to replace my '87 Legend 37 outhaul. I stitched in a new line to the old line at the mast
SeaFoam sailnoproblem at 6:52pm 05.23.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2689 Well I have a atomic 4, which means I have to always clean my carb jet. She has been running rough l
Memorial Day Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:12pm 05.23.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1019 If you've ever wondered why AMVETS sell poppies on Memorial Day.... John McCrae was serving as a Maj

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Shore Tender dlochner at 1:10pm 01.03.25 Interesting, it was only $329 when I looked at it on Amazon. It is far better than the first on you
Another race? Jules Verne Trophy 2024 PaulK at 12:55pm 01.03.25 Sodebo now approaching Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean at about 34 knots, 200-some miles ahe
Shore Tender (1) jpiombo67 at 12:52pm 01.03.25 Saw this one on Amazon. $350 Thoughts? Just using it to go from anchorage to shore.
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 jssailem at 12:34pm 01.03.25 will set up a light on a thermostat Use an Incandescent or a halogen light bulb. LEDs do not put o
Rotating Furling Drum jssailem at 12:30pm 01.03.25 I think you can hold the mast in place, tying the jib halyard to the bow, undue the forestay and rot
Knot for Docking in BC jssailem at 12:26pm 01.03.25 Happy New Year Stu. Happy New Year to you as well, Ted. I'm looking forward to doing some docking t
Knot for Docking in BC jssailem at 12:25pm 01.03.25 Yes
Knot for Docking in BC Stu Jackson at 12:01pm 01.03.25 Do an internet search on docking with bull rails. There are many video how-tos out there.
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? grevelle at 11:23am 01.03.25 Hi Mark - The efficiency improvement is ~5-8% of the field amps, so about 5 watts savings for a typi
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 11:08am 01.03.25 Try just rotating the drum and leave everything else. You'll have to do this before you run the fur
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 yelkenli at 10:54am 01.03.25 I have shore power and will set up a light on a thermostat. I will also re-install two access covers
Knot for Docking in BC Tedd at 10:19am 01.03.25 Thanks, John, I'll try that. It sounds a bit like a trucker's hitch, is that right?
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) Irish NC at 10:14am 01.03.25 Thanks for the welcome and quick response. I ran 12v directly to the solenoid and it ran the motor.
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 BarryL at 9:57am 01.03.25 Hi, Do you have shore power? If so, hanging a 60W incandescent light in the engine compartment shou
Perkins M30 Fuel Supply Issues challenger at 9:55am 01.03.25 Update: There were two main culprits. 1. I replaced the fuel pump and even with some air leak some
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access (1) DHembree at 9:51am 01.03.25 Well, I answered this for myself, but just in case anyone else has the same question, the area behin
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 01.03.25 Hi @Irish NC and welcome to the site. May I suggest you start a new posting with this item to ensur
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' sailcapt340 at 9:18am 01.03.25
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Indysailor at 8:54am 01.03.25 Thank you. i think we will anchor out at Haserot, sail around Old Mission and then anchor in Bower
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Irish NC at 8:53am 01.03.25 nd its quite relevant for my windlass issues. I believe I have the same wiring setup above. I've

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