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SUGRU Marc14857 at 8:13am 03.03.16 Ask All Sailors 1/390 Saw this article in the NY Times today (3/3/2016). Has anyone ever used this stuff? Seems like a goo
Using old Transducer to New Depth Display mlindberg1 at 6:01am 03.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4485 I have what is believed to be original depth sounder on my Oday 26. The gauge is a round standard ho
Best rust prevention for iron jack shaft Rodd at 5:55am 03.03.16 Musings With Maine Sail 14/1599 I have a v-drive with a 4 foot jack shaft connecting tranny to v-drive. Stuffing box is directly b
Getting ready for new season in New England oldsalt147 at 7:39pm 03.02.16 Catalina 30 6/892 I am new owner of a 1989 Catalina Tall Rig. To the best of my knowledge it was properly winterized.
ZF 10 versus Technodrive TMC 40 Robert1224 at 7:04pm 03.02.16 The Cherubini Hunters 0/943 Ahoy, I am most interested in finding out what the experiences have been with ZF 10 transmissions.
WTB Hunter 260 PNW philip8614 at 6:05pm 03.02.16 Smaller Boats 37/3970 HI, I joined this forum looking to buy a Hunter 260 in the $17-23K range and have been unsuccessful
Lewmar Standard Portlight handle O rings size Kevin Johnson at 5:55pm 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 8/5008 Does anyone know the size of the O ring that is used in the Lewmar (old) Standard portlight handles.
What the word "marine" actually costs! rgranger at 5:05pm 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1640 I've managed to amuse myself today. I'm sourcing parts for a VHF installation and ran across some g
6 gallon hot water heaters to replace 27 yr old ht wtr htr obdoor at 4:07pm 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 1/433 Any and all advice on replacing existing hot water heater for my Pearson 33, price and efficiency im
Mac 26x -12 Added portholes and hatches...good or bad? Greg1999 at 2:18pm 03.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1821 I am looking at a 1999 26x. The owner has added a bunch of opening portals and hatches. There are 4
Hatteras inlet lee oakley at 12:17pm 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 1/381 would like all info on Hatteras inlet at pemlico sound. Experiances of it. I draft about 5ft and wo
MARCH/APRIL MAINBRACE is out CaptDon01 at 12:14pm 03.02.16 Catalina 22 1/528 Just hit the streets, the 2016 March/April issue of the MainBrace: http://www.catalina22.org/index.p
Cleating the anchor rode Iluna at 8:52am 03.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/4184 The owner's manual for our 2007 Hunter 31 says that the cleats on the deck are the "strong points" a
Furling the Genoa thaeni at 8:02am 03.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2058 Instead of turning into wind and furling, is it OK to furl (using winch) under full sail ?
Buying process question - opinions wanted Richard Theyerl at 7:16am 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 44/4556 Hello; I am in the midst of buying our first "big" sailboat. A 1973 Pearson 36. We are not going thr
Propeller / Cutless Bearing tools. North Shore, MA azambella at 5:52am 03.02.16 Ask All Sailors 4/952 Does anyone know of a business or shop that loans or rents out propeller ' cutless bearing tools on
Installing additional winch on 361 Oceanis forte at 2:53am 03.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3101 I own a 361 oceanis clipper , which is equiped with 1 main winch on portside companion way ( in addt
Hi sailors tips and trix dufour Jonas Jojo at 10:30pm 03.01.16 Dufour 3/3832 Hi I got some handy trix to shear Sadly I can't post specific photos In my album you can find my la
Going to the Broughtons Mark Maulden at 9:45pm 03.01.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 37/3749 Were headed to theBroughtons this summer. Anybody have any favorite anchorages/experiences to share
222 Storm Jib George68fs at 8:09pm 03.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1057 Hello all, Would anyone know the size of a storm jib for a O'Day 222? Sq feet, luff, etc. Thanks, G

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Bang! Bang! What would you have done? DaveJ at 12:27pm 02.19.24 I also would have called 911. Totally reckless. And comment #3 in this thread, makes no sense.
Paddlewheel suggestions? Rich Stidger at 12:26pm 02.19.24 I pull and plug after each sailing period. If I am using the boat for several days or weeks, I pull
Western L.I. Sound marina BarryL at 12:21pm 02.19.24 Hey, I'm more familiar with the marinas in Suffolk County but I've stayed in plenty of Nassau count
Moving Up... pclarksurf at 11:47am 02.19.24 Bad country song to follow but pretty sure you can take the boat out of the forum but not the man?
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:31am 02.19.24 didnt someone invent smokeless powder 100 years ago?
Paddlewheel suggestions? dlochner at 10:32am 02.19.24 No magic. There are some really expensive anti-fouling paints that might work. Otherwise, it is pull
Paddlewheel suggestions? BarryL at 10:31am 02.19.24 Hi, The only magic I know is to either use GPS speed or an ultrasonic transducer. I paint my padd
Paddlewheel suggestions? kappykaplan at 10:31am 02.19.24 Hey, Does anybody have any suggestions for keeping the boatspeed paddlewheel spinning? I clean mine
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? jssailem at 10:21am 02.19.24 Is ".38" just your catchall term for a handgun, or can you differentiate between a 9mm, .45 acp,, .
YANMAR replacement Roland5048 at 10:09am 02.19.24 If you are going to keep the boat for many years then I would agree with @FastOlsen and repower wit
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? rgranger at 10:00am 02.19.24 Is ".38" just your catchall term for a handgun, NO! It was def a small cal. with low pressure...
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Davidasailor26 at 9:58am 02.19.24 I guess he was shooting away from the marina, toward what looks like empty land on the other side? S
WINDLASS jssailem at 9:54am 02.19.24 So you have a 30ft 10K Displacement hull mast head sloop... What waters do you want to sail/anchor
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Siamese at 9:52am 02.19.24 I wouldn't have done anything. Could've written down his numbers and called it in, but I wouldn't h
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? jssailem at 9:47am 02.19.24 Duck and cover comes to mind...
No holding tank options? jssailem at 9:45am 02.19.24 dumping pee overboard is still illegal That agrees with what I read.. But just airing your junk ou
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (4) bugsboat at 9:45am 02.19.24 Well, Titan Manufacturing in Ft. Myers, Fl finally got the compression post sleeve and weight remove
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole (3) danooxnard at 9:25am 02.19.24
Western L.I. Sound marina danm1 at 8:34am 02.19.24 I like Barron's, and if you moor there you get priority for winter storage which you should consider
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 02.19.24 As @dmax mentioned, they can be replaced with other models as they're a universal part assuming you

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