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Spear gun Oblivionboyj at 5:33pm 07.27.13 Ask All Sailors 11/4539 The thread on conceal carry got me thinking. I'm sure it would be easy enough justify a knife, mache
Battery question bigsick at 4:56pm 07.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2430 Been having some problems with batteries lately and my dock neighbor asked me which battery was dedi
Nice Day! agprice22 at 3:55pm 07.27.13 Catalina 22 1/883 Splendid day on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York! Wind 10-12, gusting 15-18. Sailed unreefed for an h
trade Center Cockpit? KD3PC at 3:51pm 07.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/46 I am a previous 36CC owner, and have some waterfront property on the Northern Neck of Virginia, deep
need info for daysailing in bermuda; upcoming trip ncscsailor at 3:06pm 07.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/934 going to bermuda very soon; looking for any info on daysailing there; are there local sailing club
Universal 5411Water inlet hoses? dickauge at 3:05pm 07.27.13 Ericson 0/5048 My boat has 5/8 in ID soft wall hoses. Looks like it s/b 1/2 inch inside diameter hose. Does anyone
oday 25 throttle to cockpit conversion Johnkent at 3:04pm 07.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2016 My wife and I own an Oday 25 which has an older evinrude outboard engine that requires leaning over
New Prop? my tiny prop workin hard getiing no where approved at 11:54am 07.27.13 Catalina 30 24/5076 I have a Catalina 30 tall rig with a 21 hp universal diesel. Currently, I have a two bladed prop th
Stranded copper and 3/8" rope Brian D at 11:29am 07.27.13 SSB and Ham Operators 6/9380 Hey guys, trying to keep the SSB forum rolling along. Has anyone tried to feed strand copper wire i
Looking at Hunter 280 1996 Picflight at 11:25am 07.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/673 I am looking to purchase a Hunter, can I rely on the survey alone to tell me the condition? Are ther
replacing stanchion timdey at 10:46am 07.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1139 has anyone got any info on replacing a deck sstanchion on a hunter 41 ds?
Built In Fiberglass Water Tank Styx at 9:11am 07.27.13 Ask All Sailors 16/9688 I have a S2 8.0c with an aluminum 20 gallon water tank. I have removed the water tank (doing a compl
V-berth on smaller boats Lazarus at 8:24am 07.27.13 Sails Call Lounge 14/17557 I'm just settling in to a 23' sloop for an extended voyage, partly by land and partly by sea. I've s
Calling all Engine Heads... mgoodale at 8:23am 07.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2324 Ok, looking for an engine differential diagnosis. 1985 Yanmar 2GM20F Motoring out into channel, ki
furler hunter healer at 5:49am 07.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/942 Anyone know if rig rite is still i business i'm having a hard time to reaching them, I need a drum
Which Are The Best New Jersey Inlets? Joe Mullee at 5:22am 07.27.13 Ask All Sailors 4/3680 I'm sure this has been asked before but after Sandy I'd like an update. Besides Cape May and Atlanti
Wifi router 12v Kordie at 10:50pm 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 30/34267 I'm looking at putting a wifi router onto my boat. Ideally something that will also pick up shore b
Sailing a 23.5 in shallow water Tom L at 7:37pm 07.26.13 Smaller Boats 6/1198 I am now sailing my Hunter 23.5 in the bay at Ocean City, MD. Much of the bay is less than 4 or 5 f
Fuses shemandr at 6:51pm 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1395 Can someone fill me in on DC Marine fuses for 12v? I need to replace fuses as part of rewiring of a
O;Day 32 diagrams Brian.bean at 6:47pm 07.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1158 I just signed up so Hello to all the other O'Day 32 owners out there! I recently bought one of these

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Early Music Instruments jviss at 4:54am 05.28.23 My kind of vintage! $$$ yikes https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--qlDkFRxi--/a_0/f_auto,t_la
What speed makes you fire up your motor? shemandr at 4:49am 05.28.23 I'll add to my post that if sailing in LI Sound upwind against the current you might not be going an
Marine Toilet Question dlochner at 4:49am 05.28.23 We do not have macerator and have no issues. Use single ply TP not the fancy thick puffy stuff. Anot
Electrical upgrades Gene Neill at 4:38am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggri
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker CYQK at 4:37am 05.28.23 2x on the elci breaker code now says you should have one good time to upgrade
Nicopress CYQK at 4:32am 05.28.23 research the order in which you make a crimp with a nicopress tool Cant do that....take it to an air
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Kings Gambit at 4:10am 05.28.23 If the boat is making less than 3 kt SOG toward destination if heading to one, then using the auxili
Santana 21 design info needed Kings Gambit at 3:47am 05.28.23 You can find a lot of measurements information on sailboat models easily by visiting sailboatdata.co
Marine Toilet Question dLj at 3:42am 05.28.23 When I ran those toilets, I was careful to use toilet paper that was "septic" friendly. There are br
What is at the top of my mast. Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 05.28.23 Please forgive any typos, the iOS app has black text on a black background for the message, white o
Center Board problem Will Gilmore at 3:19am 05.28.23 Is it possible to provide pictures of the CB and trunk to illustrate what screws you are pulling? I
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 2:31am 05.28.23 Thank you for your reply. Thought about the extract and re tap. As for the through bolt, how do I g
Early Music Instruments Joe at 12:20am 05.28.23 My kind of vintage! $$$ yikes https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--qlDkFRxi--/a_0/f_auto,t_lar
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Joe at 12:03am 05.28.23 I turn it on if I can't rely on the wind to get me out of trouble. It's never about the boatspeed.
Center Board problem Joe at 11:49pm 05.27.23 You're probably going to have to extract the screws, fill in the holes then re tap, or through bolt,
Nicopress Joe at 11:45pm 05.27.23 You need a crimping tool. West marine has a tool bench with one that you can use. Might be able to
What is at the top of my mast. Joe at 11:37pm 05.27.23 Here you go, the image is linked to the product. You'll find your explanation there. It's a wind va
Weeping keel Benjammin at 8:31pm 05.27.23 I have a 35 with a lead fin keel, can't tell if yours is lead or cast iron. Mine has 3 pockets fill
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker rgranger at 8:25pm 05.27.23 The far more important question here is "what fried the breaker". Breakers don't usually fry. Do
Catalina 25 w/ Wing Keel seperation. CJohnson at 7:40pm 05.27.23 Thanks Stu! I've got a 1978, so I know it's probably got it's issues compared to a 1981. It's an a

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