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Swimming an Instant Cure for Seasickness ? Stretch at 3:05pm 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 31/12309 YVR got me thinking about seasickness with his post and I read this in the Jan 2013 issue of Sail m
Raymarine Transducer Location borthwicks at 2:38pm 09.15.13 Catalina 310 5/1365 I have recently purchased a 2005 Catalina 310 and would like to know if anyone can tell me where the
CNG to Propane conversion summerbreeze at 2:17pm 09.15.13 Big Boats 17/2647 I have a 91 H35.5 and need to find location for a propane locker. Has anyone done the conversion tha
Gas shut off for stove chuckbuck at 1:09pm 09.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2340 Hey folks With the Oceanis 31 (and 34 and 37 I think) the gas tanks for the galley stove are besid
right motor for Catalina 22 Kenhup at 1:00pm 09.15.13 Catalina 22 7/4187 I have recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 22 I currently have a Nissan 3.5A outboard but have been
H 23 Lorad transducer removal lbyonkers at 12:43pm 09.15.13 Smaller Boats 3/1728 I can't find a replacement transducer for my Lorad LDX-600 depth sounder. What is the best way to r
Mac 25 Replacement Sails CoastalTrader at 12:41pm 09.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2099 Hi Guys, I want to buy a new jib and mainsail for my Mac 25 that I am restoring. I'm going with co
Stanchion Base Data Cushoma at 10:45am 09.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1001 Looking for stanchion base, 1985 Hunter 40...understand many other Hunter models use the same stanch
Stern left rail reinesj1 at 9:10am 09.15.13 Big Boats 0/841 I own a Hunter 376. My left stern rail has several cracks, I am considering to bye a new one. Any
Finally adding a furler Nereussailor at 7:58am 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1879 So I bought this furler many years ago and it's still sitting in the box. Between redoing the headsa
Displacement Hull VS Planing Hull 31seahorse at 7:21am 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3144 Hello Members, Saturday we were treated to a physics lesson on the upper Chesapeake Bay. With
Some dummy stepped my mast... (1) fjordstar at 7:10am 09.15.13 Catalina 22 12/2097 Ok fine, so I'm the dummy lol. The first time we stepped the mast, we used a standard hardware bolt
Rebedding bow pulpit on my 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 6:15am 09.15.13 Bigger Boats 5/2390 Looking for some guidance, I need to rebed the bow pulpit on my 1983 28 Oday. The aft stanchions se
Info on lexan-plexiglass sliding doors morich at 5:47am 09.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2709 I'm a new owner of a hunter 31 and I'm trying to bring it back to its original condition. The PO rem
Jib, headsail numbering system jviss at 5:06am 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 6/7425 Can someone please give me a quick tutorial on jib numbering? I've heard number 1 jib, number 2 jib
Anchor Windlass Rick B at 11:43pm 09.14.13 Yamaha 1/1336 We have a Yamaha 33 tall rig with the 2 cylinder Yanmar. How has anybody mounted a windlass on this
Marine Toilet lance at 10:33pm 09.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/973 I currently have the original Wilcox Crittenden manual head on my Hunter 356 and decided to service
27ft sailboat run over by 382 ft San Juan ferry John Nantz at 8:41pm 09.14.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4162 On Friday afternoon (Friday, Sept 13th) the Washington state ferry "Hyak" ran over a 27ft sailboat i
Furled headsail size Tobydaisy at 8:12pm 09.14.13 Catalina 22 11/1509 I am going to buy a CDI roller furling head sail rig, to put on my new to me '74 C22. I will be on L
Sail For O-Day 12 aggpsdave at 8:03pm 09.14.13 Parts Search 5/5300 Hello Where new to the Forum,but really need help locating a Sail new or used for a O-Day 12.

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Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose JBP-PA at 6:25am 06.17.23 What's it for? For a deck wash down pump, sure just toss a hose over the side when you want to use i
Leaving the dock JBP-PA at 6:14am 06.17.23 I'm thinking from your video, you could run a doubled aka slip spring line off your bow, stern out,
Lowering mast before expected storm? dlochner at 6:04am 06.17.23 If you have roller furling, make certain the sheet has multiple wraps around the sail and the sheets
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose dlochner at 5:58am 06.17.23 Removing the transducer through hull should not be difficult unless the prior owner used 5200. Just
Leaving the dock dlochner at 5:49am 06.17.23 At slow speeds, the boat will want to feather with bow pointing downwind and down current. Until the
Fuel Pipe ID jaysweet at 5:40am 06.17.23 More than just a bit of a coincidence here. I spent the last winter working in this area when I re
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:34am 06.17.23 I just make a large loop under the lower shrouds. As soon as the mast is up and forestay connected t
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 5:24am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock danstanford at 5:14am 06.17.23 If I didn't feel like I could swing safely I would back out the fairway till I had room to turn.
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49am 06.17.23 @jdrutten look at the entire thread particularly @kappykaplan earlier response about pressuring th
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? smokey73 at 4:48am 06.17.23 What does the shaft look like? Is the shaft straight and was the binding only when you first starte
Leaving the dock kappykaplan at 4:47am 06.17.23 Nothing like the pride you feel when you overcome all of the above to land perfectly on the dock wi
Fuel Pipe ID jaysweet at 4:45am 06.17.23 It's got a banjo fitting on it. It also says in that manual that it is a fuel line. I'd get a wire
Leaving the dock sailme88 at 4:44am 06.17.23 I owned an O'28 for 19 yrs. With the OEM prop there is significant prop walk astern. Recognized ea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 4:41am 06.17.23 that is great news.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 4:14am 06.17.23 That is fantastic John!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:52am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock Joe at 1:40am 06.17.23 Any photos or drawings of the setup? It's on his YouTube channel mentioned in his post.
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. jssailem at 1:34am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock Joe at 1:33am 06.17.23 Here's link to a well know series on docking techniques. I think you should take the time to go thr

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