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Installing a transponder Sunday Sailor at 10:38am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1898 I've seen a few ways to do this but can you give me any suggestions on something that's fairly easy
Restoring Iron Keel - Belt Sander? PDReynolds at 10:33am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4484 Hi All, My 2006 Beneteau is in need of a keel re-work this year. I am planning on getting the kee
Safe hose/charcoal (?) filter Richandhelen at 9:42am 03.09.15 Big Boats 6/789 We were made aware that our dockside hose is not "drinking water" safe. And it seems that the hoses
Dinghy slats Brian D at 9:30am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1149 My Mercury dinghy has wooded slats for flooring. One of them broke but is still intact. My concern i
Trailrite trailer help shaubby at 8:40am 03.09.15 Catalina 22 12/3909 Hi all, I'm rebuilding a 1983 Trailrite trailer for a Catalina 22. The trailer has drum brakes wh
What is this? (4) cajon409 at 8:16am 03.09.15 Big Boats 3/800 Yes under my jenny connected on both end of this bottle is hose to my exhaust manifold from the jenn
survey, how old is your steering cable? njlarry at 7:17am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1634 How old are your steering cables? Wondering if I should replace mine even though they look fine. Co
Sea Frost Relay, Acr 7610 Replacing Battery Isolator, Altern NICK1951 at 6:25am 03.09.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1822 Alternator D+ stud Good Morning Maine, I am replacing my battery isolator (.8 volt drop) with a
Bedding a new rope clutch (1) Gene Neill at 6:20am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 9/5113 I can't get straight in my head how this will make a watertight seal, being split down the middle li
Zodiac transom Cmp1110 at 4:07am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3545 Good morning all, I have begun removing rotten transom on our 2004 zodiac 310. Has anyone here and
What is this part? (1) lpolliard at 10:11pm 03.08.15 Catalina 22 5/862 Found this in the trailer box with the straps. But the boat is all buttoned up for travel next weeke
Height of deck organizers (3) George Da Porge at 7:27pm 03.08.15 Catalina 30 9/1803
Bottom of hull rudder post issue (5) George Da Porge at 7:20pm 03.08.15 Catalina 30 11/3195
The Dogs of SBO: Gus (3) Phil Herring at 6:11pm 03.08.15 Sails Call Lounge 3/2262 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
New to me Joe308 at 6:07pm 03.08.15 Catalina 22 9/866 How yall doing I looked at my Catalina 2weeks ago I made a offer had no idea of what I was looking
ODay 28 head trouble (1) schenckd at 6:06pm 03.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1723 I have a 1981 Oday 28 on freshwater lake. 15 gallon holding tank under V-berth. The marine toile
Hatch gasket cording Mark Maulden at 6:05pm 03.08.15 S2 9/2129 Found a few threads dating back a few years on hatch gaskets. Internet searches showed a myriad of
OMC Saildrive schenckd at 5:54pm 03.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/3059 Any idea on how long the gasket or main seal (where sail drive passes through the hull) should last.
hole in transom (1) TerryAnne at 5:24pm 03.08.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1578 While admiring photos of your boats, I noticed a flanged hole in the transoms of some 21s. Found out
Galley maid 3 burner alcohol stove/oven sdstef at 2:45pm 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 10/5442 I am moving up to a new to me 87 Newport 30 mk 3. It has an alcohol stove/oven with 3 burners and i

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Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 6:22pm 06.27.23
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Project_Mayhem at 5:48pm 06.27.23 I think your best bet is to drill the heads off, try to pound them in (which I doubt will work) dril
Excess Solar Load Captain Larry-DH at 5:12pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load dlochner at 3:28pm 06.27.23 What kind of panels are you using? If you are getting 200-300 wh a day from the panels you are far e
Selden - Furling Main ice breaker at 3:27pm 06.27.23 I replaced lines last year, do not believe the manual. They were never updated. You really need to
Harbor 20 rgranger at 3:16pm 06.27.23 I googled Harbor 20 reviews and got a fair number of hits. It is a smart looking boat. Should be
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 3:13pm 06.27.23 Okay.. didn't want to leave today on such a heavy post... so lets sign off with a horrible dad-joke:
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:09pm 06.27.23 Now... somethings in life would seem funny if not for the fact that THEY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.!!!:yike
Its funny Friday! (2) rgranger at 3:06pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load rgranger at 3:02pm 06.27.23 I am a big believer in adding ventilation on boats.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 2:43pm 06.27.23 That sounds great Terry. We will be home for a couple of weeks I think, then maybe another couple of
1x19 cable for standing rigging? (2) HeelBoy at 1:44pm 06.27.23 It has to do with the number of strands and their size... I get the logic behind the advice (I'm e
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 1:37pm 06.27.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 1:32pm 06.27.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 1:20pm 06.27.23 Hi Michael. Kinda waiting on John so that we can sail together. Maybe next year for the BBQ? My sail
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Terry Cox at 1:02pm 06.27.23 Thanks Terry. Needs a lot of torque. You're welcome, Peter. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 12:08pm 06.27.23 I stand corrected, others have stated that the original speakers were Poly Planer, 5.25" diameter.
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Jacktar at 11:38am 06.27.23 Yep lots of states do not use VIN on trailers just bill of sale, and weight check.
Tiller, Rudder, etc. drgbanks at 11:24am 06.27.23 Thanks capta, very helpful. There's no way I could know what was on it before as I bought it like t
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Tedd at 11:23am 06.27.23 My guess would be that the 5806 is a serial number. The trailer probably pre-dates when VINs were re

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