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Deck light replacement? scottdube at 2:41pm 03.29.14 Big Boats 2/783 Has anyone replaced the deck light with an LED? I have looked and am confused by all of the differe
Telephone Crazy Dave Condon at 1:32pm 03.29.14 Smaller Boats 2/988 Generally, I get several emails per day requesting a lot of information. When you ask me to look a
"new design" C22 owners, how do you cleat your jib sheets? (1) Gene Neill at 1:29pm 03.29.14 Catalina 22 6/1992 Do you just use the factory arrangement, as this illustration from the manual shows, or do you use s
Northbound Again (2) Roger Long at 12:42pm 03.29.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3492 We woke our last morning in Beaufort still on the fence about leaving or staying. We were both gett
OMC Saildrive; starting on the hard Wmaraines at 12:27pm 03.29.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/2210 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 0/1335 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 3/725 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 12/2134 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 6/3557 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 3/961 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 29/3129 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 5/1093 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 1/1071 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 0/815 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 3/789 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 4/1443 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 11/2056 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 1/3728 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 7/1386 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 5/1805 In my O'Day 27 bilge, there is (was) a block of wood that apparently transfers mast support to the k

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Lowering mast before expected storm? Joe at 5:25pm 06.17.23 I'm the kind of person that would remove the sails and take them home for storage. One less thing in
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration jssailem at 5:19pm 06.17.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose jssailem at 5:13pm 06.17.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:04pm 06.17.23 Thanks MH and Greg. Appreciate your good wishes.
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages jssailem at 5:03pm 06.17.23 Danny, do-not count Everett out. With 2300 slips it may not have a long wait. There is turnover. Als
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose Tally Ho at 4:50pm 06.17.23
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 4:48pm 06.17.23 i Think most people understand the risk of a pressure leak but I doubt most people shut off the wat
Low fresh water pressure Don S/V ILLusion at 4:44pm 06.17.23 Here's an article which I think @Rodd should read carefully, as well as anyone else who thinks it's
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 4:26pm 06.17.23 Certainly a cause for celebration ! :beer: Greg
100 Liter Plastimo flexible water tank Captain Larry-DH at 4:18pm 06.17.23 This is no longer available
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages Head Sail at 2:24pm 06.17.23 You will find both Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor very difficult to find anchorage. Especually this
Stuck screw on prop anode MikeHoncho at 2:04pm 06.17.23
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages DannyO at 2:04pm 06.17.23 Thanks for your feedback everyone. I have a slip for just 2 weeks in PT. Decided not to anchor the
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? MikeHoncho at 2:00pm 06.17.23 It would cost more and take more time than replacing them with plywood.
Low fresh water pressure Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:03pm 06.17.23 Failed dock water connections have sunk or come close to sinking many a boat that was left on while
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 12:50pm 06.17.23
Doesn't hurt to ask Richard19068 at 12:10pm 06.17.23 Unfortunately Guido died in January 2021
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 06.17.23 Here's an article which I think @Rodd should read carefully, as well as anyone else who thinks it's
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 12:01pm 06.17.23 Congrats, John.
Fuel Pipe ID dLj at 11:21am 06.17.23 The question is whether or not I feel comfortable just cleaning it up instead of replacing it. If i

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