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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 10/2441 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 10/1810 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 6/3129 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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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
Rebuild or repower Tally Ho at 1:39pm 07.06.23
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
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 12:26pm 07.06.23 Ok that means the fuel lines are still under pressure. Then a line slowly drips for a few days. ca
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS jssailem at 12:14pm 07.06.23 Thank you Rick Musetta is currently south of Davis South Shoal. The wind field has him heading into
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS PaulK at 12:12pm 07.06.23 Fog is normal until perhaps September, then you start to get autumn storms. Friend in foggy Marbleh
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Don S/V ILLusion at 11:57am 07.06.23 Done it a few times - rarely saw visibility beyond 200 yards. Warm up your radar.
Hunter 306 swim ladder Brinky63 at 11:28am 07.06.23 Thanks all. SBO reached out with the info.
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Rick486 at 11:25am 07.06.23 I've done it in a race once to Halifax, in summer of course. My memory goes like this: 1. Very littl
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 11:25am 07.06.23 Just reviewed Musetta's noon position. Noon Position. 40.50422, -70.17822 as recorded on AIS Marine
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 11:07am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: Iwpoint. I've never sailed a J88 so I'll accept Dan's experience on
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? Serenity on Hudson at 10:56am 07.06.23 A Catalina EXPO 14.2 has a beam of 6 feet and is cat rigged, no jib. Very easy to sail and almost im
Waste tank plumbing idea... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:14am 07.06.23 First... I just realized you only joined our merry band yesterday...welcome aboard! That's only don
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Don Guillette at 10:06am 07.06.23 David: OK, I didn't see them in the picture. With all the sail trim controls for the main and jib to
Wiring advice? (4) jdrutten at 10:03am 07.06.23 Interesting timing! I'm troubleshooting my nonfunctioning bow light on my 306. I don't have continui
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 07.06.23 I grabbed the multimeter, shut off the battery charger and opened up the fridge door and....of cour
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 07.06.23 The ideal is to have the sail break evenly from top to bottom. If the foot flutters, bottom luffs o

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