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Do you support your mast in the middle while trailering? Gene Neill at 4:46am 04.09.14 Trailer Sailors 23/13981 Just wondering ...
Fuel tank sludge Prime Time at 4:20am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1062 So, as part of our spring prep work, we decided to take the access ports off the fuel tanks to inspe
Cracks and corrosion majabelle at 3:24am 04.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1081 Hi, I have 2 questions I would love answers to. No 1. I own a 1999 Beneteau 411 Oceanis Clipper (F
The Best Laid Plans.... Roger Long at 3:07am 04.09.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2982 Long time readers of this running account know well how easy it is for me to talk myself into rushin
O'Day 23 - 2 Blog ?? itsjojo at 1:52am 04.09.14 Day Sailers 7/2392 Hi Folks! I purchased an O'day 23 back on August 11th of 2013 that needs a lot of work. Here In Pa.
1977 Oday 23-2 shrouds & stays itsjojo at 1:45am 04.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1265 Hi again! I am very busy here in Pennsylvania getting my 23 ready for it's first launch since I bo
What is the correct procedure to apply caulk Picflight at 8:58pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1478 I have boatlife life-calk at hand to bed hardware. What is the appropriate wait time to fully tighte
Bimini Willemvan at 8:15pm 04.08.14 Smaller Boats 2/706 Anybody have dimensions or ideas for a Bimini on an H26.
Choosing a waste holding tank for my 1980 H30 EdWard3 at 8:03pm 04.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/875 Okay, so it's taken me 2 years to finally come up with a practical design that suits me for a MSD on
Air Horn seamansg at 7:35pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1948 Hi, I was wondering why on the coast guard safety list it has an air horn on board but does not say
New Holding tank questions Blitz at 7:05pm 04.08.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4448 Hello all, I've been looking to replace my holding tank for some time. This was delayed due to th
Idea Thief (2) CaptDon01 at 5:00pm 04.08.14 Catalina 22 0/790 Sure wish I could remember who I stole this out-haul idea from..... Thanks who ever you are! :dan
new salon table (3) woodster at 4:25pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 29/2595 OK here is my rendition of a salon table for S2 9.2a ...it is made out of andaroba planks and biscui
Morgan 38 - Adding Reverse Cycle HVAC jhnewsome17 at 3:38pm 04.08.14 Morgan 3/2067 I have a friend with a Morgan 38 (I think it's a -2 model) who is planning to install a reverse cycl
engine replacement blueskyhaidagwaii at 3:00pm 04.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/2239 Has anyone ever replaced a Yanmar YSM8 with a MD7A volvo? we are about to and are looking for advise
Whoa...Crack in my fibreglass keel! jamoan at 2:29pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2568 Darn it. I have a hair line crack in the fibreglass at the aft end of the lead ballast keel at my hu
Pulling the AC wiring Alctel at 10:22am 04.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/773 Due to the PO drilling holes in the top of the roof, near the hatch, I'd noticed water dripping out
Moving the split backstay mounts - H30 (1) H30Gary at 8:54am 04.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1449 The mounting points for the split backstay on my boat are so close to the aft horn cleats that the t
rusted keel block bolts mdidomenico at 8:27am 04.08.14 Smaller Boats 0/948 I just purchased a 1995 Catalina 250 WB model. The previous owner lefting it sitting on dry dock for
Aft Pulpit Outboard Motor Rack davensport@sbcglobal.net at 7:14am 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4135 My "standard" aft pulpit isn't strong enough to hold a 5hp motor. How complicated is it for a contr

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Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) JamesG161 at 6:42am 07.12.23 charts showed nothing significant on the ocean bottom that aligned with this marked edge of current
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions shemandr at 6:40am 07.12.23 If the boat doesn't have a topping lift for a spinnaker pole then it didn't fly a symmetrical spinna
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) JamesG161 at 6:31am 07.12.23 John and I have been helping on the next leg of Dave Jones route From Nova Scotia to the Azores.
Winch handle safe use Joe at 6:08am 07.12.23
Winch handle safe use jviss at 5:57am 07.12.23 Original question: t a good idea. You are incorrect in saying that doing it in this order would cre
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 5:45am 07.12.23
DIY Electronics? jviss at 5:32am 07.12.23 Replicas I presume? What do you mean, replicas? As in not genuine? I'm talking about Chinese Ard
Perkins 20 Engine jviss at 5:30am 07.12.23 I can pump virtually all my oil out by threading the suction tube down through the oil fill cap, th
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May (1) dlochner at 5:01am 07.12.23 From the entrance to the C&D Canal to the Anchorage at Cape May (Near the CG Station) is a pretty lo
Prestolite alternator??? Rodsails at 4:55am 07.12.23 Diode was probably so it didn't back feed if you're using more than one battery. helping keep the st
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Davidasailor26 at 4:54am 07.12.23 Cape May is a nice destination. Delaware Bay is not the most pleasant journey. Philadelphia to Cape
Potential new Hunter owner Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29am 07.12.23 All who have responded have always provided excellent information and can be trusted. I am a former
mooring buoys David in Sandusky at 3:59am 07.12.23 I have another brand of the same idea as the Happy Hooker. I works 100% of the time.
Perkins 20 Engine RoyS at 3:29am 07.12.23 I can pump virtually all my oil out by threading the suction tube down through the oil fill cap, thr
Found On Deck sailme88 at 3:28am 07.12.23 looks like a sheave axle...
Found On Deck RoyS at 3:25am 07.12.23 I have added to the list of potential sources, the yard crane. It appears that when the yard removed
25' O'Day Swingkeel Ward H at 12:40am 07.12.23
Found On Deck Ken13559 at 11:36pm 07.11.23 Looks like dowel pin for Selden RodKicker. Should have a captive spring clip to secure it in place.
Winch handle safe use Dalliance at 10:13pm 07.11.23 So try some Winchers. I used them successfully on my Catalina 25 for 11 years on SF Bay. Good ide
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? Richard19068 at 9:59pm 07.11.23 Also, you would be well served to read and heed this: https://pbase.com/mainecruising/universal_alt

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