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Where is your radar reflector? rpwillia at 8:20pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 87/18314 We had a marine safety guy come in and talk to my YC about safety equipment. One thing he mentioned
can someone explain what is going on here? (1) kpgraci at 8:00pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 21/3868
Keel cable attachment Thomasjbrothersjr at 7:58pm 05.09.14 Catalina 22 1/625 Am I missing something... There seems to be no way to get to the attachment point on the keel while
Finally In (1) Hydro Therapy at 7:09pm 05.09.14 Day Sailers 9/1625 I've been ready for a month. The marina finally gave me the green light so I dropped her in today. I
Bedspread 456 janiceandcraig at 7:07pm 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/840 I am trying to find out what a piece of material is on the used 2003 hunter we purchased. It is a p
Keel crack opinion (1) luv2sail67 at 6:04pm 05.09.14 Big Boats 3/978 I'm hoping the forum can help. This is a pic of our keel. The keelbolts have no sign of rust. So
Butyl tape at Princess Auto (3) holdech at 5:07pm 05.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/6070
Newport Beach to Ensenada 2014 Rick D at 4:44pm 05.09.14 Racing 3/26967 Here's an article concerning this year's race which is a SoCal tradition and once attracted over 600
What do you think (1) Bill1565 at 4:44pm 05.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/869 25? 27? Been here ( Marathon) more than a week. Just noticed this boat.
Cal 2-29 cylinder head Brentpd at 4:22pm 05.09.14 Cal 0/810 I just bought a '73 2-29 about a month ago with the standard 12 hp farymann. It's a wonderful boat
Replacing spreaders on a Cal 2-27 Roadking Larry at 4:05pm 05.09.14 Cal 3/2524 I've decided that I need to replace the spreaders on my 2-27. The PO had redone them using some kind
Finally splash time! CharlzO at 3:39pm 05.09.14 Islander 1/3046 Well, with any luck, she'll be floating ON the water when I get to the yard tomorrow, and not UNDER
Mobile Alabama Boatyards 2mirage8 at 2:33pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 2/783 Are there any good hurricane safe(?) haulout facilities in the Mobile Bay area? Need to haul out sa
Changing fuel filter at sea Okey6772 at 2:17pm 05.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1007 How to change fuel filter at sea without spilling fuel or having to bleed engine (universal diesel)
Georgia Boatyards 2mirage8 at 2:13pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 2/815 Are there any good hurricane safe(?) boatyards in Mobile Bay area? Need to haul a sailboat out for
New Beneteau Owner salestosails at 1:53pm 05.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1437 just bought a 2001 Beneteau 311. Need some control panel rocker switches. Some are broken off. Be
Universal starting problems Richard19084 at 1:18pm 05.09.14 Catalina 310 5/1273 I have problems starting the Universal diesel engine if the engine has been off for more than about
batten question gitpicker2007 at 10:25am 05.09.14 Catalina 22 5/1078 I just took the 22 out for the 3rd time and am becoming more comfortable and familiar with it, but h
Hunter 30 Bow Rail Needed kasishunter30 at 10:13am 05.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/815 The dilemma: the PO of my "new-to-me" 1979 Hunter 30, obviously did not tie the boat up well enough
Mast weight Steve Hansen at 10:08am 05.09.14 Irwin 0/1519 Hi , I've got a 1984 31 foot Irwin Citation that I'm thinking of moving. I'm wondering what the mas

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"Portable" Anchor Light? dlochner at 12:20pm 07.21.23 Just hang it off the boom. This way it is close to eye level for power boaters who don't know to loo
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 12:13pm 07.21.23 This. Had one for about 12 years. Very bright. Works perfectly. @Rick486 and @dlochner how and whe
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Paulam at 12:11pm 07.21.23 Catalina 36 Mk I Westerbeke took over Universal
Sliding cabin top falling out of slots jcrewser at 12:09pm 07.21.23 Modify or replace the wooden tracks, or perhaps try to widen the hatch flange with a fiberglass or
"Portable" Anchor Light? Rick486 at 12:00pm 07.21.23 https://defender.com/en_us/davis-instruments-mega-light-led-utility-light-exterior-3300 This. Had
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 11:59am 07.21.23 Recent plotted chart of Musetta"s progress.
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) rgranger at 11:51am 07.21.23 Did you have any problems with it attracting bugs? So I have become fond of hanging an camping LED
"Portable" Anchor Light? capta at 11:44am 07.21.23 I have never had Palmetto bugs on my boat. Weird. I have had issues with flying grasshopper ...
"Portable" Anchor Light? rgranger at 11:43am 07.21.23 In the tropics the Palmetto bugs seemed to find the boat no matter how far from shore we were and h
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 11:41am 07.21.23 Having a great trip Thanks for letting us be vicarious tag-alongs.
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 11:39am 07.21.23 218019
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal (2) Rich Stidger at 11:39am 07.21.23 ahh yeh but...I keep adding and routing more and more cables through that area and I'm going throug
Faulty Fuel Gauge Calif. Ted at 11:36am 07.21.23 Here's a couple pages with guidance on testing the sender, getting to it is sometimes accomplished t
"Portable" Anchor Light? dlochner at 11:35am 07.21.23 https://defender.com/en_us/davis-instruments-mega-light-led-utility-light-exterior-3300
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 07.21.23 Because when I anchor I want to be in compliance with the law, And Clarence Darrow slowly approac
Its funny Friday! (2) rgranger at 11:35am 07.21.23 218014218015
"Portable" Anchor Light? capta at 11:32am 07.21.23 In the tropics the Palmetto bugs seemed to find the boat no matter how far from shore we were and ho
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 11:28am 07.21.23 if I come back to the East Coast to sail Really... :yikes:
Faulty Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:27am 07.21.23 Welcome to the site. Around here, we require the poster of questions like this to first do a little
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water capta at 11:21am 07.21.23 If you pop off a cooling water hose at the lowest point and shut the thruhull, all the water in the

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