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AICW boatyard help Jimm at 1:13am 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1366 Southbound @ Myrtle Beach...need to rebuild/replace a water pump soon. Any suggestions of boatyards
Honda 2000i vs Dometic Marine Air Vector Compact 16K BTU PKFK at 10:16pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5775 Spec sheets are one thing - but real life tests are another. I want to hear from any folks using a
7.3 original tiller dimensions Tobalo7.3 at 7:39pm 11.09.13 S2 2/1818 My 81 7.3 came with a replacement tiller that needs replacing itself.... can anyone share specs on
New sheet length? Tobydaisy at 6:58pm 11.09.13 Catalina 22 3/751 I am getting a roller furlling head sail, my old hank on sail had short 23 ft. sheets. What length a
Zinc wastage and voltage at fittings smokey73 at 6:38pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1106 1994 Hunter 40.5 I know there was an earlier discussion about zincs lasting only 3 months or so bu
P-31 Stanchions gundaddy at 5:24pm 11.09.13 Pearson 10/5854
What outboard do I need? IH82BL8 at 5:07pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 26/3020 I have a dinghy without an outboard. How many horsepower outboard do I need for a 10-11 ft inflatab
Mmsi # Mark Maulden at 4:30pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1430 I'm trying to get an MMSI #. Since I spend time in British Columbia, I'm told I have to get a licen
Drifter or Asymmetrical sail for Hunter 23.5 Gardnera at 4:28pm 11.09.13 Smaller Boats 4/1500 I have seen plenty of spinnakers for a Hunter 23.5 but I want a Drifter or Asymmetrical sail for dow
Salty Dawg Rally getting hammered Jim Seamans at 4:04pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2174 http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/4007/1955938 Doesn't appear to be a fun time...
Asym (2) paulj at 4:01pm 11.09.13 Catalina 310 2/1194 Michael Meyer I have a ASYM spinnaker sail with a roller furler. On the bottom of my boat is
Chart plotter mount (1) paulj at 3:49pm 11.09.13 Catalina 310 1/1258 Michael Meyer I really like your chart plotter mount...I have the same binnacle and "oh **" h
26S mast raising skaterp14 at 3:21pm 11.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2814 A few days ago I bought a 26s and I was wondering if I connect the rear stay before I raise the mast
Stern Tube Leak (2) klemsaba at 2:41pm 11.09.13 S2 18/9283 Got an interesting problem. 3 summers ago when we bought our boat we developed a leak that was hard
Float tube leak dutchy at 8:39am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1054 I have a leak in the Walker Bay floatation tube on my dinghy. Has anyone had to repair one before?
Unmanned Sailboat Pacific Sailing Rick D at 7:26am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1748 Pretty cool http://saildrone.com/index.php/test/78-saildrone/86-saildrone-completes-pacific-crossin
1977 Endeavour 32 Luzern at 6:41am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 25/11764 Hopefully this is the correct forum to post this message. If not, let me know and I will post in the
Transition Roger Long at 4:56am 11.09.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4798
SS Tubing Styx at 4:38am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1630 I have come across a lot of 316 SS tubing, 5 - 10 feet long. There is a little bit of 2" and a littl
cockpit leak CJB at 9:20pm 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2459 My 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 is leaking in the cockpit. The leak is through the screw holes that hold

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O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? nramsey at 9:26pm 03.06.23 After dragging up and down a bay with my old CQR I bought the Sarca Excel and have been pretty pleas
Loose Stanchions jdrutten at 9:00pm 03.06.23 Maybe the base has integral bolts, i.e. no accessible screw heads? You may need to go below to the s
Leveling a boat on land jssailem at 8:15pm 03.06.23 My general aproach with boats is to try something and observe how it goes. Record the data and then
Ice Box Lid Hold Open (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:58pm 03.06.23 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Ca
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 03.06.23 We have liftoff. I kind of lied a bit when I said this was easy. The previous part was easy but yo
Knock off that racket! (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:34pm 03.06.23 I love the PVC idea but a little unclear on how it's possible to install a rivet every 8-10ft or so.
Servicing a feathering prop Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 03.06.23 I got new o-rings from Martec. They still sell them, everything else seems solid. I too would be in
Servicing a feathering prop TimFromLI at 7:05pm 03.06.23 I got new o-rings from Martec. They still sell them, everything else seems solid. I too would be int
Engine control panel modification JoeWhite at 7:03pm 03.06.23 I believe there is no room to set the instruments farther back. Specially the tac. On my C36 I have
Bene First 42 open sea? jssailem at 6:57pm 03.06.23 Nice data Tim. Maybe a moderator will save this to the forum database. It would be a good file to ke
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? TimFromLI at 6:53pm 03.06.23 Just back from the BVI cruise and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Spent 5 nights on moorings and 2 in sli
Chainplates pcharn01 at 6:33pm 03.06.23
Bene First 42 open sea? (1) TimFromLI at 6:20pm 03.06.23 Here's some info a dealer gave me a couple of years ago. They don't make the bolts anymore, the use
bottom paint higgs at 6:18pm 03.06.23 I have been able to cover my 34 ft full keel with 2 quarts every other year. My bottom coms out in
Knock off that racket! jssailem at 6:12pm 03.06.23 Inside the mast. Should be no staining. UV protected safe space. With the mast down run the lines sh
Knock off that racket! Don S/V ILLusion at 6:05pm 03.06.23 I know I've bought schedule 40 gray conduit in the past. I'll see if they have any schedule 80. D
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 5:45pm 03.06.23 Is it necessary to sand/camfer the edges of cut PVC to prevent it from cutting through insulation? D
Engine control panel modification (3) Scott T-Bird at 5:43pm 03.06.23 Here's a few more views of the pod itself.joint that joins the rim to the pod. It's in ok shape and
Bene First 42 open sea? Tally Ho at 4:29pm 03.06.23 Yes, best to tighten keel bolts while on the hard and weight on the keel. worst issue with those Be
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? Tally Ho at 3:56pm 03.06.23 I thought OP wanted choices or options about buying an Oday 40;) I still use the old plow-style anc

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