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Lobster Pots for Southerners (1) Roger Long at 1:17pm 08.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 16/5209 Often, when I am down south extolling the virtues of Maine cruising to friends from south of the for
Convert hank on to roller jib?? Roadking Larry at 1:13pm 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 13/8160 My roller mylar genoa is getting pretty long in the tooth. The PO of the boat says it was on it when
Canvas Dodger and Frame M-Captain at 10:55am 08.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1138 We bought a Beneteau 311 sailboat which came with a nice dodger. The canvas and zippers are in great
Should my rudder have a hole in it? zpeteman at 10:48am 08.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2285 Bought a used Mac 25 a few weeks ago and I'm doing some repairs. One of the things I'm working on is
Stern too low under power Wayward at 9:42am 08.03.13 Catalina 30 3/1179 While under power stern is too low in water, so low exhaust is under water, fine when sitting or sai
Companionway Hatch Leak spadaforaj at 8:16am 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1383 I have a nice 1981 Hunter 33 with a wooden, inlaid wooden companionway slide hatch. It look s great
Straight/curved tiller for O'Day 272 cbourne200 at 7:43am 08.03.13 Bigger Boats 5/2010 Since I bought this boat used, I don't know if the tiller was straight or curved. A curved tiller w
Trouble with vhf radio Hal B at 7:21am 08.03.13 Catalina 30 16/2299 Hi all, Looking for some advise. Just purchased a standard horizon gx2000 vhf radio for our catalin
Cold Plate thermostat (1) kingsailor at 7:06am 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/874 Any ideas on where to find a replacement thermostat for my Alder/Barbour Coolmatic VD-14-WC ? Pictu
H356 washdown install Bob 04 H260 at 5:24am 08.03.13 Big Boats 10/1699 I am interested in adding a washdown to our anchor locker. I am thinking about T-ing into the AC pic
Help. No power to engine control pannel Time Out at 5:02am 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4233 The boat 1987 Catalina 27 - Universal M18 diesel - everything is all original ' dead stock - no de
Lift Pump Malfunction c130king at 4:31am 08.03.13 Catalina 310 23/4050 All, Last evening on the way out of the harbor the motor died after about 5 minutes of running. Qu
mast rake for a h33c ? bugaloo at 3:12am 08.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/952 What is the mast rake for a 33c ? I read it on here in the past but have no luck finding it again. T
Gas struts mod ehudm at 10:04pm 08.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3115 Thanks for all who share the gas struts mod, I installed them a few days ago and its the best mod f
am i being insecure.... (1) Douglast at 9:06pm 08.02.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2178 or am I just my first mates cupholder...???
Spinnaker Brad1968 at 8:25pm 08.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/918 I have a sail from my boat to sell, but can't figure where to post stuff for sale in the forum.
Keel bushing Hamsandwich at 7:31pm 08.02.13 Catalina 22 3/1182 Sorry, I don't mean to bomb post, but one other question. I need to drill the hole in the keel to a
Cockpit floor Hamsandwich at 7:21pm 08.02.13 Catalina 22 1/1047 Hey Fellas, I've noticed a slight but noticeable sag in the cockpit floor, I know a little is norma
port light screens (1) 1Goldie at 6:51pm 08.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1166 Help. Cannot find screens for the ports. Keep finding rectangles and our boat has lozenge-shaped one
anyone know where to order 'corner rail mount cockpit seats' valhallasailingtv at 3:51pm 08.02.13 Ask All Sailors 10/3811 hello: I have a macgregor 26M and would like to shop around for the corner rail mounted cockpit sea

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Grounding log LloydB at 10:53am 03.18.23 'What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originates in
Passport Renewal Marmalade at 10:50am 03.18.23 in a few weeks I will call their hotline to see when they plan on completing processing Just went
Grounding log Brian D at 10:36am 03.18.23 Current flows from positive to negative, and voltage flows from negative to positive. The earth is n
Macerators Sailm8 at 10:28am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell it
Second Battery Joe at 10:17am 03.18.23 This book is a must for sailboat owners. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T
Passport Renewal (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 03.18.23 I understand skepticism but they will tell you the same thing if you call any border crossing gate
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 03.18.23 That diagram is pretty much the right idea. The group 24 you have is better suited for the engine th
Second Battery (1) Souellette at 9:56am 03.18.23 I like the idea of the ACR. Was referring to this diagram from Blue Sea Systems. Not sure where the
Second Battery Souellette at 9:53am 03.18.23 Here's the link to the battery. It's a group 24. Thanks.
37C Deck flexing from stanchions Jim Legere at 9:48am 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 03.18.23 What size battery do you currently have (e.g. group 24, 27, 31)? If what you have is large enough fo
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 9:32am 03.18.23 Collinite and the 3m products are really popular. TotalBoat.com has TotalBuff which is also a good p
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 9:20am 03.18.23
Grounding log WI Rigger at 9:00am 03.18.23 Dave, What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originat
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep circa1971la at 9:00am 03.18.23
Passport Renewal Don S/V ILLusion at 8:57am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wi
Grounding log Don S/V ILLusion at 8:56am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. T
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 03.18.23 We have a similar color topsides gelcoat and way too much experience buffing out gelcoat scratches.
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 8:49am 03.18.23 Wet sanding will take out some the smaller shallower blemishes, but not the deeper ones. Wet sanding
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 8:44am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wit

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