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OMC Saildrive; starting on the hard Wmaraines at 12:27pm 03.29.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/2168 Just purchased a 1979 O'Day 28 with OMC Saildrive. Was rebuilt in 09, but on the hard since fall of
Beaufort, NC Roger Long at 11:59am 03.29.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1303 It was a great week in Beaufort despite temperatures and wind chill that had locals shaking their he
New Water tank Keith13315 at 11:25am 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/715 I am thinking about putting a Flexible water tank inside the space where my molded in water tank is.
bought a new boat trainmanjess at 10:50am 03.29.14 Morgan 12/2011 hello all today I closed the deal on a 1971 Morgan 35'... she is beautiful... I could not pass up
Making a Lazy Jack Cradle sailsail at 10:40am 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/3505 We are thinking about making a lazy jack cradle out of our existing mainsail cover. We thought abou
LED Anchor light replacement kingsailor at 10:29am 03.29.14 Big Boats 3/933 How do I find the LED model number for a replacement anchor light bulb on my 2002 H450 ?
Fuel additive needed? sailsail at 10:15am 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 29/3075 We discovered about a month after haulout that the marina did not fill the fuel tank when they took
CD Topping Lift Knock Off (1) $tingy Sailor at 10:09am 03.29.14 Catalina 22 5/1067 Ahoy, fun seekers The latest post in my series on running rigging replacement over on my blog is
Raymarinr repair cost fir RL70C Pathfinder Chartplotter Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 9:32am 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1061 My Chartplotter screen bit the dust yesterday morning, the last day of our 6 month cruise to Florida
FL to Panama in a 302? the_alpine at 9:23am 03.29.14 Bigger Boats 0/795 Well, what do YOU think? I singlehanded from St Pete, FL to the Bahamas last spring and she perform
Trailering 27' (2) Bateau Margo at 9:10am 03.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/769 We bought our first sail boat this past fall. Next weekend we get to to bring it home in preparation
Replace 26X Rudders (1) CarlosIsaza at 8:37am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1412 I'm looking for new rudders for my 1997 (early 1997 model) 26X. I contacted bwyachts but they are in
H34 Winches YVRguy at 7:44am 03.29.14 Big Boats 11/2001 Our Hunter 34 came from the previous owner with two Maxwell self-tailing winches for the jib sheets.
Ppalu holed off Saint Martin (1) Jep17 at 6:56am 03.29.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/3712 Here is the documentary film of the tragic holing of Pplau. The honesty and sincerety with which D.
North Channel cruise article from Crusing World holdech at 6:55am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1342 Ralph Folsom gave permission to the TrailerSailors Association for a link to his North Channel artic
Mast support tigerjohn10 at 6:18am 03.29.14 Bigger Boats 5/1706 In my O'Day 27 bilge, there is (was) a block of wood that apparently transfers mast support to the k
Sail numbers Doc_holiday at 5:38am 03.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1501 I was thinking of putting sail numbers on. I don't guess there is a formal assignment of numbers, h
Beneteau 40 rudder stock arm removal maloutofoffice at 3:52am 03.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1930 Hi, I am fitting a Raymarine autohelm linear drive. The stock arm needs to be lengthened to suit
Hunter 28.5 leaking??? hunter285 at 10:05pm 03.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1757 My boat has been out of the water for some time now I think 7 years and was given to me by the previ
Slim Jim Android Anchor Alarm RECESS at 8:43pm 03.28.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3321 We have a drift alarm that works well, but running the Chartplotter all night does use some power. I

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When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 6:41am 05.10.23 Easy ... screws are fastened with either a flathead screwdriver or a phillips screwdriver. What ab
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Will Gilmore at 6:35am 05.10.23 Have you ever noticed how the higher end the hotel, the more they charge for extras? Stay in a chea
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 6:33am 05.10.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Scott T-Bird at 6:22am 05.10.23 Easy ... screws are fastened with either a flathead screwdriver or a phillips screwdriver. Everythi
Change Fuel Line jviss at 5:59am 05.10.23 I think you can inspect them - look for cracks, squeeze them to see if they are still somewhat elast
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna jviss at 5:57am 05.10.23 It's obvious, well known, not debatable that in radio communication, especially at higher frequencie
Hunter 410 door latch BobH57 at 5:52am 05.10.23 HunterOwners.com has the interior door latch for 410's, but it's not cheap. Hunter 410 door latchse
When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 5:45am 05.10.23 If the fastener is strong then it's a bolt... If it is prone to failure.. then yer screwed ?:beer:
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 5:38am 05.10.23 My question is: How far can I get from my buddy boat before we lose communication if we both have t
When does a screw become a bolt? sailme88 at 5:20am 05.10.23 Nuts and bolts, nuts and bolts...we got screwed.... This was a HS chant 50 years ago when a believe
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 5:19am 05.10.23 But most fixed mount vhf's broadcast to other boats with similar height antennas, and also the radi
When does a screw become a bolt? (2) garymalmgren at 5:05am 05.10.23 A set screw is a bolt with the thread going all the way to the hex head. Key. 215532 Therefore a bo
Raymarine Axiom flightlead404 at 5:03am 05.10.23 I also use a pican-m hat, but I don't power the Pi from it. Instead, I have a second hat called a P
When does a screw become a bolt? BigEasy at 4:57am 05.10.23 Sailors seem to be folk that get hung up on using the correct terms. i.e.,Although it is common to
Mod for burping fresh water system after installing new water heater - should this work? jviss at 4:25am 05.10.23 I found on my M25 in a Catalina 36 that the easiest way was to pump coolant in from the engine block
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? rgranger at 4:19am 05.10.23 Yep, and they are very quick with their tape measure. Anytime that the see a boat with a new ancho
Machine screw for hand rails dlochner at 4:07am 05.10.23 Here ya go: https://www.boltdepot.com/Machine_screws_Phillips_pan_head_Stainless_steel_18-8_1_4-20.
Bilge pump wowes!!! Davidasailor26 at 2:28am 05.10.23
Self Tacking Jib Experience skob1014 at 12:09am 05.10.23 Thanks everyone for your responses. I understand that the 95% jib is not the ideal foresail for mode
Bilge pump wowes!!! Dalliance at 10:51pm 05.09.23

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