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Damaged bow pulpit Fishbait58 at 10:26am 01.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1067 I'm looking a Beneteau with a damaged bow pulpit. What questions should I ask and what other damage
Length of travel donelanc at 10:11am 01.24.15 Bigger Boats 5/1575 I have a 272 le that I bought a year ago and worked on. Mooring it in fairhaven Ma in May. I know
O Day 25 below deck outboard fuel tank sunshinemartini at 8:52am 01.24.15 Day Sailers 4/2992 I have an O Day 25 that I am planning on doing longer range coastal travel in Lake Huron. To accompl
Setting and Use of Tandem Anchors Kings Gambit at 8:32am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1846 I just finished reading an article in Sail magazine's "Special Anniversary Issue" on the use of tand
Composting toilet Hobartwoodworks at 8:04am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 21/9590 Been reading about composting toilets for use on a boat. Anyone have any experience with one?
What do you with your sails? Doc_holiday at 7:40am 01.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2982 In the winter, how do you all store your sails? Mine are basically flaked with battens removed, an
NAVMAN 3100 Depth Display sailnoproblem at 6:17am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2341 I have a Navman system wind display and a depth display. OK I know that's too bad. My problem is wi
Best Way To Terminate Unused 24v Wire? (1) GorillaToast at 5:36am 01.24.15 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4646 Would appreciate some advice... The distribution panel I'm installing has an unneeded 24v wire for
Seaward hot water tank Bob 04 H260 at 5:29am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3076 The pressure relief valve on my hot water tank has a drip whenever the tank heater is turned on. Can
Sailmaker advice in Cocoa, Fla emergpa1 at 5:19am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 0/799 After sailing a couple days on the open Atlantic from Jekyll to Cape Canaveral, I realized my sail h
What to do with an old generator? Persy at 3:59am 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1277 I recently replaced the Northern Lights 5kw generator on my sailboat. The old unit's engine was sho
HULL number nlneilson at 2:53am 01.24.15 Catalina 30 23/6139 On a Catalina 30 1979 the tag inside the cockpit on the transom the text is very hard to read, the
Making a thermos for SE alaska Tom Conatser at 12:49am 01.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1461 Ok everyone here I go. I am currently purchasing a project boat in sitka alaska. I will be living ab
midship cleats splax at 6:22pm 01.23.15 Big Boats 35/9004 Hello, Winch covers arrived for Christmas ;) and I have used the jibsheet winches for my springl
Mast light Vitor souto at 5:51pm 01.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/990 My mast light went bad !before I go up I would like to know if any body would know which light I ha
O'Day 19' Mariner Rudder Assembly supercub at 5:22pm 01.23.15 Day Sailers 1/2338 Looking for a rudder with tiller handle for my Mariner. I built one but it's not up to snuff. I wou
Yvr show Meriachee at 4:35pm 01.23.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1800 Probably no lineups at the floating show at Vancouver this year. Darn good thing we went yesterday!
C&C ladder recomendations please rickybizzz at 3:40pm 01.23.15 C&C 2/1906 Relatively new owner of a C'C Redwing in British Columbia Canada. Curious if any one out there can
Crankshaft Pulley Nut Size Allan12210 at 2:50pm 01.23.15 Ask All Sailors 0/962 The timing gear case gasket on my Yanmar 3GMF22 has finally given up the ghost and I'm losing too mu
Zincs on fiberglass hull w/outboard, swing keel CloudDiver at 1:59pm 01.23.15 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4715 Main Sail, I wanted to ask your opinion on my Zinc Anode protection plan for a Catalina 22 swing kee

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School's back in session cruise! jssailem at 12:31pm 09.06.23 Nothing like sailing at night! True, but it is best done on clear full moon nights with moderate w
School's back in session cruise! (2) Bob S at 12:24pm 09.06.23 Left Cuttyhunk Friday morning 1:05 am for Block Island. Timed it to be there at 7 am hopefully to gr
School's back in session cruise! Terry Cox at 11:41am 09.06.23 Have I ever mentioned that I have a most excellent wife?!?!?! Ditto here.
New to c& c questions Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 09.06.23 Hmmmmmmmmmmm. A valve with a label identifying it as a valve. Not the strangest thing I've ever se
Invest 95L Don S/V ILLusion at 11:33am 09.06.23 We normally look at 200mb level for major steering currents. aka Jet Stream. If we want to look a
How much did my boat cost new? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:12am 09.06.23
Invest 95L Davidasailor26 at 11:07am 09.06.23 Interesting discussion in the latest Tropical Tidbits video 4WjuRZDOJDU He always does a good job
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Hayden Watson at 11:00am 09.06.23 Rinse the tank as best as you can and then use a heavy dose of a good enzyme treatment like Odorlos
Water staining? JBP-PA at 10:44am 09.06.23 I think you could use a solid wood compression post. White oak might be nice. Black locust too. W
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 10:38am 09.06.23 For the M12, it turns out the situation is tricky. There were apparently two different M12 cases, o
New to c& c questions Apex at 9:55am 09.06.23 Swag: (M)anifold (C)ontrol valve
New Electronics Networking Help jviss at 9:49am 09.06.23 https://defender.com/en_us/maretron-micro-mid-field-attachable-connector-male-fa-cm-st https://defe
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 9:40am 09.06.23 what actual level was that? We normally look at 200mb level for major steering currents. aka Jet
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 9:39am 09.06.23 Hopefully this will help . Our Oday 25 has 1/2" thick bulkheads . The bolts in chainplates had elon
Water staining? Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 09.06.23 Hopefully this will help . Our Oday 25 has 1/2" thick bulkheads . The bolts in chainplates had elong
has anyone ever tried? Anomymous 163294 at 9:32am 09.06.23 i thinks this was a stupid question. so please delete this as im not looking to do a helm station
Rope to anchor chain attachment Barnacle Bill at 9:29am 09.06.23 It seems most sailors know how to splice, because they seem to be folks wanting to be self sufficie
has anyone ever tried? Timm R Oday25 at 9:26am 09.06.23 I'm not quite sure what you mean by " helm station " Are you trying to keep the tiller steady ?
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 9:23am 09.06.23 Heisenberg, Schrodinger, and Ohm were driving along when a cop pulls them over. Cop: Do you have an
Bow pulpit modification for 1991 Hunter 27-2 Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 09.06.23 :worthless: And then maybe we can suggest something.

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