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Marine plugs and sockets obsailor at 8:48pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2596 For electrical power the yard my boat is in only has "marine" style sockets (the kind you plug nice
Sail CCrane2299 at 8:19pm 04.11.13 Catalina 22 16/1717 Well, the guy I bought my boat from promised me he'd ship a main sail that he forgot to bring when w
Mooring in Stamford Harbor (Stamford, CT) MollyMaguire at 8:15pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3726 Hi All, Has anyone been successful in getting a private, permanent mooring placed in Stamford Har
How to remove microwave in a 376? allan at 7:54pm 04.11.13 Big Boats 3/1160 Does anyone know how to remove the microwave oven in a 376 from its enclosure? I don't see how the m
America's Cup liberty42 at 7:47pm 04.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/755 Any Catalina owner- I am looking for a boat owner in the San Fran. Bay a
Who lives in Hawaii? I need knowledge. rgranger at 6:56pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2049 Hey All I need the help of you Hawaii sailors. My father lives on Molokai and he is fighting a bat
Morgan 41 furler NY1T at 4:05pm 04.11.13 Morgan 2/1957 Hi folks. I am the new owner of a Morgan 41. Someone left the Genoa loose and it is all ripped up.
laptop......what do I need? rgallagher at 4:04pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 31/3197 I am going to replace my PC with a new laptop. Also, we are planning on cruising full time in two ye
Fish Traps Roger Long at 3:39pm 04.11.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/2973 Departing Ingram Bay this morning, after a very quiet night anchored behind Sandy Point listening to
Midship cushion arrangement for larger bed jroddy at 3:33pm 04.11.13 Catalina 22 1/874 Years ago I used to arrange cushions using boards and pad that went over porta potty area to make a
Yard Recommendations / Ft Myers Area SV Escapade at 2:57pm 04.11.13 Big Boats 1/1556 Hi All, For 12 years I have used Snead Island Boat Works in Palmetto, Fl, for all my yard work. Alw
Old(er) middle America sailor with Keel questions mdsdurango at 1:31pm 04.11.13 Trailer Sailors 15/3697 I'm new here, first post, new thread. I've owned three sailboats in my life; a sunfish, a force 5, a
Heat Exchanger Zinc Bad Obsession at 1:04pm 04.11.13 Catalina 30 4/1189 I need to replace my pencil zinc in my heat exchanger. I was trying to put a new zinc into the plug
Alternator Bracket upgrade (2) jibes138 at 12:41pm 04.11.13 Bigger Boats 7/2128 I bought the kit several years ago but delayed installation figuring I'd break the studs off and nee
Gelcoat source? Brian S at 12:03pm 04.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/733 I've contacted Spectrum Color and Gelcoat Products to get color matched gelcoat for my 192. Both
Sterling regulator (1) Bob 04 H260 at 11:22am 04.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/5940 I have the Electromaax 140 Amp alternator, with Sterling Pro-Digital regulator, I do not have the re
Clanging Internal Halyards druid at 10:39am 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2244 Hi My Ontario 32 has internal halyards. But, no matter how I set the halyards (tight, very tight, lo
Cockpit rugs for 28.5 thetone at 10:31am 04.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1305 Does anyone have a good source for the material used to make cockpit rugs? The rugs that came with m
leaks in head area jk kudera at 9:33am 04.11.13 Big Boats 13/1884 I have a persistant water leak between the inner and outer hulls, in the head and into the main cabi
1972 Bristol 26 Keel Bristol26 at 9:04am 04.11.13 Bristol 7/14560 Hello, Does anyone know if keel is filled with lead or concrete?

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Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 12:41pm 07.06.22 There's a really handy website, called DuckDuckGo.com. It allows you to search for topics on the in
Strainer for Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:27pm 07.06.22 https://www.sailmagazine.com/diy/keep-your-bilge-dry-with-a-garboard-drain-plug https://forums.sail
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 12:19pm 07.06.22 @capta is referring to a garboard drain plug. Quite common on boats that are hauled each year. Prev
Strainer for Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:14pm 07.06.22 That's kind of a kooky idea for a 38' shallow bilge keel boat. Have you ever seen such a plug on a
Sailing with a depth finder dlochner at 12:08pm 07.06.22 A depth finder is most useful for setting an anchor and knowing how much scope to let out and roughl
Transducer thru hull on Hunter 25 2005+ location Kaysirin at 12:04pm 07.06.22 For small boats, many have GPS that can give speed. For Depth transducer, there is a trick. Ins
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 11:38am 07.06.22 @capta thanks for your reply. spec or report that states so? I have not. But the, a sump or bilg
Strainer for Bilge Pump capta at 11:20am 07.06.22 I do not believe that those are rated as continuous duty pumps, so if they had to operate for a numb
Sailing with a depth finder Davidasailor26 at 11:18am 07.06.22
Sailing with a depth finder Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 07.06.22 Don't even consider installing a transducer as an in-hull transducer (meaning requires holes). I be
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Davidasailor26 at 11:04am 07.06.22
Sailing with a depth finder capta at 10:59am 07.06.22 I mainly use a depth finder to know when I am going from deep water to shallow in the murky green wa
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Scott T-Bird at 10:42am 07.06.22 I hope these photos are just a teaser! We want details! Give us a full report of all the good, the
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA BroncoJohn at 10:37am 07.06.22 Wow great information Tim. I hope to buy you a beer soon at YROC for your helpful advice. I have the
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help (5) Dustin7 at 10:30am 07.06.22 Thank you every one for all the insights and information. It was all very helpful in completing this
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 10:25am 07.06.22 Hot wrench works every time
Canvas treatment kappykaplan at 10:08am 07.06.22 Whenever the water started coming through, retreatment made it good as ever. :plus:
Remove headliner to replace clutches loneshark64 at 9:43am 07.06.22 Same here on my 310. There is a panel about one foot square that are in my head and aft cabin that
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Tim Mills at 9:17am 07.06.22 One last comment: If you decide to run in the Chesapeake Bay at night, I would stay in the charted c
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Tim Mills at 9:11am 07.06.22 John: I went back and found an old post summarizing our trip. Here it is: --------------------------

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