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12/120V Portable Refrigerator/Freezer cscott at 1:01pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2440 Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer Just purchased a Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer to use on my
Tall Ships Duluth (1) Jackdaw at 12:48pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1106 They are coming into port now! Anyone else going to be there on the water?? http://i667.photob
Best stripper twdevore at 11:29am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 33/13720 I'm refinishing the teak in my cockpit and am looking for a strong varnish stripper that won't hurt
Center boat jackline O34 or O35 DaveM at 11:00am 07.25.13 Bigger Boats 1/1347 I wondered if anyone has figured out how to run jacklines down the center of either one of these boa
Universal Diesel 5411 PaulET at 10:06am 07.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 I've been told that my O'Day 28 diesel engine needs an overhaul to correct low compression. Should
Survey what to look for. nolasafari at 10:04am 07.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1248 Hi, all. My name is Jim and I live in New Orleans. I have sailed for many years, and now returning
CNG Supply in British Columbia Neil McDonald at 9:30am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1149 River Marine, the long established marine CNG distributor in BC, closed their doors last year and al
Faux Teak GreenLight at 8:31am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 5/1856 The cabin sole on my 92 C 30 is white, slightly pebbled fiberglass with teak and holly plywood cutou
Ventless Propane Waterheater KenKindrick at 8:24am 07.25.13 Big Boats 5/1539 Does anyone have experience with a ventless propane water heater, such as the Excell 1000? Thanks
Stuffing Box/Packing Gland strangemagic77 at 8:24am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 2/1057 When engine is running in or out of gear the packing gland has no drip. Is this something to be con
White Squall (3) John T1594 at 7:48am 07.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 7/8529 They say that sailing can be hours of enjoyment interrupted by moments of sheer panic. Last week we
Electric Winch installation kevingreen5 at 7:01am 07.25.13 Big Boats 0/892 I am trying to find out how Hunter routed the wiring from the winch motor back to the navigation sta
Hatch leaking kingsailor at 6:07am 07.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1026 One of my Lewmar hatches is leaking. Does anyone know where to find a replacement rubber seal ? It's
Mainsheet cleat Clydo at 10:25pm 07.24.13 Catalina 310 6/2509 Newbe question. I singlehand most of the time and would like to replace open V mainsheet cleat on c
Newbie: Possible to get black water into fresh tank ? Delawaredave at 9:41pm 07.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1750 Newbie. The water from sinks really smells bad. I do not think it smelled that way when we bought
Building an Arch wufibugs at 9:04pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2229 I would love to have an arch as an attachment point for a bimini, for a radar pole and pole for gps
Ports and Hatches for early Irwin 27 Seabreeze27 at 5:30pm 07.24.13 Irwin 2/4486 '69 Irwin 27 - Ports and Hatches Greetings! Perhaps someone will be able to help me as I learn more
Boat sharing experience audriuskanape at 4:57pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3808 Could you please tell about a good experience of sharing a sailboat or any advice, how to get into i
"New" Owner--Bunch of Questions DanKo at 3:45pm 07.24.13 Catalina 22 10/1930 A few weeks ago I bought the boat mentioned in this thread and have been very happy: http://forum
raymarine st1000 calibration newsailor72 at 3:29pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 7/4968 The unit should arrive by this Fri, I'm looking at the users manual now and am a little confused by

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Stanchion bases jssailem at 9:18am 05.14.23 @Seahawk345 you may have misinterpreted @Crazy Dave Condon 's communication. His message; "send an
Stuffing box- dumb question? JamesG161 at 9:09am 05.14.23 That is not a Stuffing Box. It is an older version of one of these. PYI Inc. \| PSS Shaft Seal ____
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 9:05am 05.14.23 @Meriachee and all my other drinking buddies
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? (1) JamesG161 at 8:43am 05.14.23 Dang, I was going to take your argument to the bank and explain why I spent 125% of my account bala
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy MikeHoncho at 8:32am 05.14.23 Build chaps for it
The cycle of life Kermit at 8:04am 05.14.23 Talk about late to the party! @Phil Herring thank you for putting up with my thirst for knowledge du
Non working microwave Ralph Johnstone at 7:56am 05.14.23 Maybe a reset button on the back of the microwave ? Almost desperate enough to check the owner's ma
Spinnaker Kermit at 7:51am 05.14.23 I did some remote work for a graphic artist named Zoltan. I never met him or knew his last name.
Rudder Bearing (4) thetone at 7:30am 05.14.23 Pictures215645
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 7:17am 05.14.23 . Could it be that the shore power charger is keeping the battery voltage high enough that the alte
Spinnaker justsomeguy at 7:14am 05.14.23 a block on the mast head Not a whole lot of lateral support at the masthead due to the fractional
Raymarine Axiom flightlead404 at 7:08am 05.14.23 This year I added a ESP32 (even smaller computer, low power) to do engine monitoring and a second f
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 6:54am 05.14.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 6:53am 05.14.23
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 6:46am 05.14.23 he'd been using it for decades before they bought it from a Chinese company. WhatsApp started in 2
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? Terry Cox at 6:46am 05.14.23 If I need new chain, how do I mitigate such corrosion in the future? How old is your chain? Consid
Advice for a Solo Sailor? ShawnL at 6:38am 05.14.23 There are also times where you get tangled in the jack lines, life lines, etc. and have to cut free
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Davidasailor26 at 6:27am 05.14.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 5:57am 05.14.23 Yes ... but I would say it is better to base you plans expectations on a worst case. For example, i
Correct Product for Rub Rail Sealant? SV Bella at 5:48am 05.14.23 Good pics. Appreciate it.

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