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Bumper Boats...not like I remember! BlowMeAway at 3:59pm 08.29.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/468 n8lC2vnXJtY
Southern California Oday Rendezvous MaritimeTees at 3:06pm 08.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 0/347 Trying to put together a Rendezvous in the Channel Islands area. The east coast has one with Peter a
Standard Horizon Meriachee at 11:43am 08.29.18 Ask All Sailors 7/508 In the spirit of full and complete disclosure, I'd like to state that this is not, (although it may
Anchor for a 41ac /41ds dakno at 11:40am 08.29.18 Big Boats 14/1397 I'm thinking I need to replace the oe Lewmar/delta 45# anchor on my 08 41ds with a Mantus or Ronca.
Beneteau Battery Switch Part Number BigEasy at 11:20am 08.29.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1695 Do any of you have the part number for a positive (red) battery switch from Beneteau or OEM supplier
USCG Safety Alert 13-18: Potential interference of VHF-FM Radio and AIS Reception. jviss at 9:43am 08.29.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1021 Let us enlighten you about LED lighting! Potential interference of VHF-FM Radio and AIS Reception.
Weird Jabsco Head Experience jviss at 9:21am 08.29.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/892 For what it's worth: I have a Jabsco 29090 head, vintage 1996. It works O.K. Sometimes it squeals
Navico� Announces Tariff-Related Price Increase on VHF Radios nat55 at 9:08am 08.29.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1125 Here it comes folks.......some of the price increases in the Navico lineup are pretty impressive. 2
MacGregor Swing Keel - Complete rebuild (5) Nicole Matz at 8:54am 08.29.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/9462 Hi Everyone, I have a 1982 MacGregor Venture with a swing keel. When we bought the boat we could s
The "new" Active Captain... (?) rgranger at 8:20am 08.29.18 Ask All Sailors 42/3987 So I migrated my old Active Captain account to the new Garmin Active Captain. Anyone here using
Broken strut, another question????? Ken Cross at 7:43am 08.29.18 Ask All Sailors 22/2305 With my Hunter 30G I've motored at least 15 miles with the strut broken off. It was run up to 2900 r
Where is seacock on 1987 Hunter 285? Philgreene at 7:09am 08.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/879 Hello everyone, I have to admit to feeling like a moron asking this, I've had sailboats (Cal 25, Eri
Leaky Inflatable Boat Valves (1) Fog Ducker at 5:25am 08.29.18 Sirius 21/22 5/4489 Hi, I have an inflatable boat that I use as a tender for my Sirius 21. I bought the inflatable used,
Jabsco Electric Quiet Flush minor rebuild..... NYSail at 5:12am 08.29.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1240 Hello all, So the new to me boat came with two electric Jabsco Quiet Flush heads. This past weekend
Standing rigging..... NYSail at 3:12am 08.29.18 Ask All Sailors 13/864 Question (and pretty sure I know the answer): Is the tension on the standing rig suppose to match on
Rare find in Puget Sound Mark Maulden at 7:43pm 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 34/2310
Knock under the boat Ken Cross at 4:46pm 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 18/826 I think I know the answer to this but I am going to ask those of you who are more experienced than I
Handling Issues while docking (4) Ward H at 3:56pm 08.28.18 Ask All Sailors 68/6382 Yesterday was another great day of sailing marred by a very sloppy docking maneuver and dock bump. I
H31 Composting Head mark porter at 3:33pm 08.28.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1254 I'm thinking about upgrading my holding tank system on my 1986 Hunter 31 to a composting head system
Help with O'Day boat identification apell at 3:18pm 08.28.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1016 Hello. I have come across a small O'Day sailboat. Measures about 12'. I'm pretty sure it's a Widg

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TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again.
Toyota Rav 4 for towing LakeShark at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicl
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Disconnect the high temp alarm wire on the top of the engine for a day and see if that stops the ala
O'day 20 Centerboard (3) twodzusfittings at 3:25pm 07.11.24 Question: Is your centerboard designed with Stainless Steel plates holding Wedges up into the cavity
Are These Davit Mounts? capta at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I'd go with davits.
O'day 20 Centerboard shemandr at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I've had two centerboard boats and sailed a few others. I don't think any had a rigid centerboard a
Mainsheet capta at 3:12pm 07.11.24 I think a mainsheet should be of sufficient size that it is easy to grasp as almost any size would w
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 3:04pm 07.11.24
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jdrutten at 2:55pm 07.11.24
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 2:52pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicle
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? pgandw at 2:52pm 07.11.24 I use the CS Johnson velcro keepers on my 19ft Mariner. I love them and now have a complete set for
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dmax at 2:48pm 07.11.24 I have Cetol on my teak for over 5 years (3 coats), put a new coat on every 2 years, still looks gre
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 2:46pm 07.11.24 Completely different products, one is a varnish, one is coating.
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Foswick at 2:13pm 07.11.24 This is eerily similar to an issue I am dealing with on the boat we just bought. It has a sporadic
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project G Newboat at 1:48pm 07.11.24 Alright, I've cleaned everything out and looked at it again. I think this butyl tape is what I want
Toyota Rav 4 for towing LakeShark at 1:36pm 07.11.24 If the question is will it move the boat a short distance the answer is yes. If your asking if its
Are These Davit Mounts? Foswick at 1:22pm 07.11.24 They look more like fishing pole holders. For davits, I would expect a mounting that is much more
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:20pm 07.11.24 As Dave says, the SS wire in the casing is most likely seized. Pull it out from the casing and lube
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue dlochner at 1:08pm 07.11.24 Yes. The end of the control cable sheath is attached firmly. It doesnt move at all in any of the ca
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 12:59pm 07.11.24 It sounds like most of what I would say has been said already. But, I will break it down a little

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