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Missing bottom paint Bill22113 at 10:34am 01.12.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1922 Last summer my Cal33 lost patches of copper bottom paint around all bronze through hulls. Had cleane
If you care about OUR coastal waters.... capta at 9:47am 01.12.18 Ask All Sailors 1/20 Some of you may feel this post is inappropriate for this forum. If you do, I'm sorry, but I feel thi
Vertically Adjusting Mast Step LeeandRick at 9:07am 01.12.18 Trailer Sailors 8/2471 Maybe I should change my screen name to "AnotherCrazyThought" but you folks gave me a lot of food fo
Spininlock tiller extension LakeShark at 7:37am 01.12.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1355 Just curious has anyone here tried one of these on a Catalina 22 or similarly sized trailer sailor?
Diesel Book for Rookie Macmanjams at 7:25am 01.12.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1856 Hi all, My last post was on having too many Captains on board. Your comments were great. I'm O
Ladder ideas 76Oday20 at 7:19am 01.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2049
.mov files? shemandr at 7:09am 01.12.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/780 Does the forum accept .mov files and how do I post them? They must be too large for the attachments
Tartan 30 Simon Sexton at 6:51am 01.12.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2243 Hey Everyone, Good morning, fellow sailors! I've been working on restoring out Ship's Tart
Sailing San Diego DayDreamer41 at 4:22am 01.12.18 Ask All Sailors 9/701 The wife and I are going to visit our son, daughter and grand child in San Diego, this will be our f
What's UP? Dock? JamesG161 at 8:46pm 01.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 19/1741 There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that i
Stern Swim Ladder Luigi at 7:55pm 01.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/881 Hi folks, I own a 1991 Legend 43. When I Purchased the boat the original swim ladder was no longer
Air-conditioner Scuba diver at 4:34pm 01.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2576 I have a 1993 hunter 37.5 I would like to install an air conditioner in the boat this year. After do
Most Beautiful Boat? (1) Simon Sexton at 8:36am 01.11.18 Ask All Sailors 64/6844 Hey Everyone, So recently me and a few of my crew members at the Elissa were discussing whi
Kittiwake Deck Grate petepras at 8:17am 01.11.18 Kittiewake 0/1696 Hi, Just purchased a beautiful 77 Kittiwake and looking for missing parts.Would love an original dec
Free water (1) All U Get at 7:57am 01.11.18 Ask All Sailors 54/4568
Catamaran land transport planoron at 7:23am 01.11.18 Ask All Sailors 0/302 I am looking to move a Lagoon 44 from Houston to Dallas. Does anybody know of shipper that can hand
2011 Hunter 50 AC Wiring Diagram SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:58am 01.11.18 Big Boats 3/737 Hi All, Anyone have a wiring diagram or know where I could get one? I have one for an earlier year,
Pelican Hook? (1) nat55 at 5:18am 01.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1230 Anyone recognize this manufacturer, I recall seeing the MH logo but can't pull it out of what remai
Harken MKII & Pro Furl Manuals jmce1587 at 4:48am 01.11.18 Ask All Sailors 4/423 Just downloaded into the General Downloads area the manuals for the Harken MKII and Pro Furl Reefing
37CC prop size jshudson1 at 7:24pm 01.10.18 Irwin 3/1376 Hi, I have a 1980 MKV with a Perkins 4108 engine and gearbox with a 1.56 reduction. The manufacturer

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The Sewing Machine Thread (1) jviss at 5:38am 08.12.24 Hi Ward, thanks for the detailed reply! You're way ahead of me on this. The thread I bought is Sup
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 5:05am 08.12.24 Hey Ward, your post prompted me to look up what I have purchased for thread, and it's described as
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) sailme88 at 3:53am 08.12.24 Greg, No, most companies (trucks) will only idle for 5-10 minutes when parked. They will shut down
Anchor, dock, or buoy? kappykaplan at 2:31am 08.12.24 There have a been a bunch of threads recently by this Staff member to spur discussion of random top
Anchor, dock, or buoy? mdibella at 10:01pm 08.11.24 I like the dock because it lightens my pockets by almost $10,000 per year for a 31 ft. boat :yikes:
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 08.11.24 I like the dock because it lightens my pockets by almost $10,000 per year for a 31 ft. boat :yikes:
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Leeward Rail at 9:26pm 08.11.24 But if you are in Gainesville, FL, totally different answer. I don't think it matters to her speci
Legend 35.5 1989 what holds my Rudder up vertically? acboudrMN at 8:46pm 08.11.24 Project complete. Radial drive wheel does not hold up the rudder. Must be something below. Must be
Anchor, dock, or buoy? thinwater at 8:43pm 08.11.24 Gainesville where? Filling in your profile will improve your answers (location, boat model and type)
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! capta at 8:16pm 08.11.24 If you are going to replace a thruhull, I'd suggest putting in a bronze one, and that problem will n
Anchor, dock, or buoy? capta at 8:13pm 08.11.24 It really depended on where we were, and why. In the tropics, if one cannot do without A/C, it is th
Dinghy Lights capta at 8:03pm 08.11.24 I should think that AA powered nav lights with the switch right on the light would be more realistic
New Hand Held Nationwide Radios Leeward Rail at 8:01pm 08.11.24 a new line of hand held radios that work nationwide. The company's page says "No fees, no subscript
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment capta at 7:55pm 08.11.24 I don't see the problem. There are still mooring buoys, which I doubt they will remove because they
Dinghy Lights Rich Stidger at 7:25pm 08.11.24 I simply use a handheld white LED flashlight aimed forward. If I see or hear another boat, I point t
E-scooters TimFromLI at 7:22pm 08.11.24 The wife and I use jetson bolt pro e bikes (at MV and BI). They fold up small and were under $300 at
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 7:16pm 08.11.24 I like all three. No reason not to have options depending on the situation. :biggrin: @jssailem, a
Perseids Meteor Shower Peak Tonight! SoSound at 6:43pm 08.11.24 Too cloudy in the PNW tonight. We spent that last several nights anchored out, and watched to see w
Dinghy Lights TimFromLI at 6:26pm 08.11.24 The bow suction cup light lasts about one season. I gave up. I took my suction cup light took out th
O'Day Tempest Cockpit Drain Problems shemandr at 6:24pm 08.11.24 Does your cockpit self drain? What type of cockpit drain do you have? Scuppers don't usually have

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