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Pattern for flooring available? RocketDogs at 9:33am 01.28.14 Day Sailers 5/3428 Greetings all! I am trying to gather resources and information so I can get working on our DS1, whi
starter motor installation - Universal M-18 Richard19068 at 8:42am 01.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1096 I'm installing a new starter motor. When I removed the old one there was no shim or gasket but there
Beneteau 43 Reef lines Dave9854 at 6:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1316 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43 with a classic rig, wondering what size the reefing lines should be, and h
Shore Power-SmartPlug vs. 1938 (long post) (45) Maine Sail at 5:22am 01.28.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/12054 For those of you who have already seen this on my site I apologize, please skip over this, but I lik
Need to repair Bow Roller Ken13559 at 3:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/938 Hey, its my bad. Made a mistake of sailing too close to a friend's boat. Was approaching him port to
Anyone else bake on their small boat? (1) dgreen1991 at 9:35pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 15/2167 Tried this little folding coleman oven. Folds flat 12x12x2. If you buy one don't trust the gauge. Ac
Mast Stolen acordb at 7:33pm 01.27.14 Balboa 7/10755 I'm looking for a mast for my Ensenada 20 !!!!! The original was stolen ' probably cut up for scrap
Heads we win!! 2sticks at 7:21pm 01.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/1074 Just finished installation of the new composting head mfg. by Sandy at C-Head. From the first contac
Windex Nahart51 at 7:21pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 19/2736 What size windex do you guys recommend? Windex Sport 10 or Windex 15? Thanks
Mast Stolen acordb at 6:55pm 01.27.14 Balboa 0/1511 [f
sheaves for Kenyon spars alallen1 at 6:27pm 01.27.14 Big Boats 5/1687 I have been unable to locate sheaves for the Kenyon boom on my 37 cutter. A company named Rig-Rite
Alternator wiring question THECUSCUS at 5:56pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2442 From what I've read on this site, it seems most prefer to run the alternator output to the house bat
Difficulty with Main Halyard wfulton at 3:38pm 01.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1030 Am having great difficulty raising mainsail for the final 10' or so. Work easily and fine up to that
anchor wench zommer at 2:01pm 01.27.14 Catalina 30 10/1812 I am looking for suggestions in regards to installing an anchor wench on Catalina 30. The deck spac
Using Inverter Charger as 2nd Charger? Gunni at 1:38pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/965 I currently have a 10 year old, 40 amp AC powered battery charger (Sentry) breakered from a 30 amp A
Lady Liberty graphics Small Seed at 1:22pm 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3133 Hi, I am a brand new Beneteau 285 First Liberty Cup Edition and would like to find a source for the
Looking to revamp some rigging - Hunter 22 '83 halyard sheet HiZ at 12:41pm 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3114 Looking to replace the rigging on the boat while the mast is down Any input on this? Length, s
raptor visit Justin_NSA at 12:06pm 01.27.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/1778 We had an amazing show of bald eagles at our lake this weekend! They tend to spend time out there du
Mast/Boom issues bxdobs at 11:40am 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 3/2605 We have 2 issues with our mast: 1) the triangular pivot on the mast that the boom attaches to
Boat show Meriachee at 10:30am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/694 We just returned from the Vancouver boat show, and had a very nice walkabout of the in-water boats.

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Emergency steering knocking Voyager1 at 6:22pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the response, oday 302 does not have any bearings for the rudder. Just a fiberglass tube
Rebuild or repower dlochner at 6:14pm 07.06.23 Get estimates for both rebuilding and replacing. Beta engines are based on a Kubota block and are p
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Maine Sail at 6:12pm 07.06.23
Emergency steering knocking dlochner at 6:07pm 07.06.23 Looks like the upper rudder bearing is worn. I'll defer to those more familiar with the O'Day 302 on
Hammock install on a H26? Joe at 5:59pm 07.06.23 Unless you already own one, I would not spend all the money on the "tacker" just to hold up the hamm
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 4:24pm 07.06.23 Well I think I may be back. Kinda. I got to board Luna yesterday and she wasn't doing so good. He
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 07.06.23 Radar is running. Got a suggestion as to how far out you'd set it? Mine can go 26 miles, but I cur
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS JamesG161 at 3:38pm 07.06.23 Got a suggestion as to how far out you'd set it? My Raymarine has a "Guard Zone" for Alerts. Depe
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Rick486 at 3:31pm 07.06.23 Actually, the range of your radar depends on the elevation of your antenna. Radar is a LOS (line of
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 3:08pm 07.06.23 Done it a few times - rarely saw visibility beyond 200 yards. Warm up your radar. Radar is runnin
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 3:06pm 07.06.23
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 3:05pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the info. I am familiar with Sturgeon Bay and know Depere fairly well. My wife grew up t
Lake Champlain to the Thousand Islands Caboteur at 2:51pm 07.06.23 Ever thought of turning right after lake St-Louis and going up the Ottawa river and doing the Rideau
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 2:20pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the posts. I can concur about the fog! Past two nights have had plenty! Last night partic
Rebuild or repower jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.06.23 Diesel Specialist 920-347-0880. 2264 mid valley drive, de pere, wis do not compare to john's nigh
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2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Sailgunner at 1:16pm 07.06.23 If your pedestal is an Edson you may have TWO grease fittings on the pedestal. The bottom one is har
Waste tank plumbing idea... yarrumretep at 1:12pm 07.06.23 Hi Peggie - thanks for the welcome - and the really great responses throughout this forum! More gri
Install New Winches? Kevy at 12:28pm 07.06.23 Great points, thanks. I think I'll recruit some close-by expert help as well as I'm a bit of a novi
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