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Santa Cruz Island "Report" Kings Gambit at 9:25am 07.30.16 Destinations 7/1306 So, my wife and I were at Santa Cruz Island last weekend and up through yesterday. Four lovely nigh
Forum rules capta at 8:23am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 15/967 I suppose if one wants to bulldoze the members and make up the rules as one goes, a battleship is th
Broken Tiller and Question About Traveler (3) catalanc at 6:46am 07.30.16 Catalina 22 13/1657 While sailing yesterday the tiller extension jammed into the boat and snapped off a pretty good chun
microwave oven use b crites at 6:42am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 45/6509 I see many boats with microwave ovens. Do you use yours enough to keep it onboard. Have sailed sinc
Interesting sights at the marina. (1) DAVA390 at 6:35am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 8/926 My marina in Baltimore County is only 15 minutes from home. I really appreciate that as I go there o
Balmar Smart Gauge and ACR - bad combination... Chris & Lenore at 6:12am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2293 I'm curious if others have experienced this? I love the high accuracy and "it just works" aspects o
Centerboard uphaul line replacement John Curtis at 5:09am 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1183 I am looking for advice on how best to replace the centerboard uphaul line on my Hunter 26. Can it b
Refinishing teak/holly sole H33.5 - use stripper? RichW9603 at 9:27pm 07.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/553 Hi all, Bit by bit getting my 1989 H33.5 in shape. The teak/holly soles look dull, don't think they
Water in rear storage on a 29.5 Twille at 6:52pm 07.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/886 So I have water in the scoop storage on my 29.5. I have rebedded the rail feet, the hatch hinges a
1973 Venture 21 Restoration (1) Curious Sailor at 5:16pm 07.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/798 All was going well with my restoration... And then this...
Is this cosmetic only, or does it need repair? (2) SFS at 2:43pm 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/923 Got the first section of sole removed in my 1983 H31, to begin replacement. Underneath the old sole
Removing strut.... NYSail at 11:15am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2332 hello all...... So I have a slight weep from my strut. Very slight and see no reason to do now, howe
Practical Sailor Rick D at 11:06am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/672 I assume the rest of you subscribers have also received the letter stating the page count will be re
Fun time-lapse video Jackdaw at 9:37am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/368 Fun vid... I mounted a GoPro Session camera to the mainsail headboard, and set it to take a photo ev
In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... Skip Gundlach at 7:40am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 0/322 In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... I am servicing my Lewmar V3 windlass. Extended emails and a f
Fuel Tank Options & Hello Cujo665 at 7:36am 07.29.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/732 Hello all, New site member New owner of a 1979 O'day 23 Learned to sail with my father on an O'day 2
Lewmar Gear shifter help needed Jack at 6:10am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/476 Hi All... this is something that has been happening intermittently for a couple of years. sometime
Coffee Pot Clamps CYQK at 5:13am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/5308 On the gimballed stove thread someone mentioned using a coffee pot clamp on their stove Anyone have
25.5 Sole Repair (2) kaboboom at 3:18am 07.29.16 Smaller Boats 0/446 The Pop-Top on the 25.5 is notorious for taking on water. Some previous owner decided to drill a hol
Coating and sealing options for the swing keel reefsider at 12:18am 07.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1459 Hi all, I just got the keel off and am going to have it sand blasted and a bushing pressed in. Once

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07 H-36 front water tank sender Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 04.28.24 take out and move up down Is that the float which is moving up and down ? If yes, does it make t
Access to windlass marchem at 9:42am 04.28.24 hoto archives, and the deck access is there! I don't think I ever used it for anything, so forgot i
Brackets on Pop Top Opening stickinthemud57 at 8:42am 04.28.24 Now I can stop wondering if they were for some alternate form of raising the top or other accessory
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? Jacktar at 8:18am 04.28.24 I agree and a toilet wax ring also works, did mine in 2017 and is still there, no problems, on hull
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Tkman at 8:14am 04.28.24 Thanks for the reply. I will not install the upper block and note this on my drawing. Tom
Oday 192 outboard bracket pgandw at 7:56am 04.28.24 I have a Mariner 19 (the original ODay 19). I have the stock outboard bracket (rated for 2 cycle ou
07 H-36 front water tank sender Windpilot at 7:43am 04.28.24 See if the float on it still floats.
Stern anchoring Kings Gambit at 7:37am 04.28.24
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 7:12am 04.28.24 The only real world experience I have is the egress training from downed helicopters that both the N
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb (1) Nodak7 at 6:57am 04.28.24 Here is what the cabin top looks like on the 41AC & 41DS!
Stern anchoring Terry Cox at 6:25am 04.28.24 Never have nor ever will deploy a stern anchor. Much rather let the boat settle in with either the w
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? Indysailor at 5:28am 04.28.24 Thanks for the tips! I'm stoked to spend a few days there.
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement sailme88 at 4:40am 04.28.24 Had my starter rebuilt. Before that process I had a bitch of a time removing it. After it was remov
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? dlochner at 4:34am 04.28.24 Use some sandpaper to remove the fibers, or just leave them if they aren't hurting anything. The im
Dropping rudder on 11.0A jssailem at 2:40am 04.28.24
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement jssailem at 2:21am 04.28.24 It is a project that you can accomplish with a little mechanical understanding of your diesel engine
The Great Lakes.... jssailem at 1:58am 04.28.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . jssailem at 1:52am 04.28.24 The importance of this exercise is to acquaint all with the subject. Trigger ideas that will resolv
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs Project_Mayhem at 10:27pm 04.27.24 My plan is to remove the guts and replace with a couple strips of LED lights. Two or three strips a
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Ralph Johnstone at 9:17pm 04.27.24

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