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SEA 2250 SSB with Pactor Modem MJH at 5:01pm 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1868 My boat has a SEA 2250 SSB with a SEA 1635 Antenna Tuner that I would like to connect with a Pactor
Garboard drain Ajay73 at 3:23pm 02.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1090 Just went to the boat after the driving rain we had a couple days ago. Bilge had 4 inches of water i
Catalina 27 Traveler Upgrade dvcjcoop at 3:18pm 02.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/7165 I'm upgrading the original traveler on my 1978 Catalina 27 (with the thumbscrews). I looked at Hark
H31 cockpit drain fittings replacement source? (1) boz86 at 2:34pm 02.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1822 Hi, I have a leaking cockpit drain fitting. Previous owner(s) have tried silicone around the fitti
Bonding blues sailcruiser at 2:30pm 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/9369 Is it possible to test a bonding system for unwanted electrical current while the boat is out of the
Just bought first boat!!! Cal 25 (1) Hjrhinehart at 12:51pm 02.28.13 Cal 8/2133 Hi , just bought my first sail boat! I am new to sailing . I paid $250.00 for my boat is that to m
Day Sailer Self Bailer or Boom Tent? RhodySail at 12:37pm 02.28.13 Day Sailers 6/6379 Hi All, I am finishing up a 2 year project re-building an 1960's 18ft Oday Daysailer and have com
Frustrating start to spring Bad Obsession at 12:05pm 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1746 So I decided to go down to the boat to get the jib so that I could take it to the sail maker. The s
Wiring an autopilot (1) Bob S at 11:55am 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2349 Maine, I've been reading a lot about an upgrade I am doing and as always you've been there done that
Another WM Thread (5) philwsailz at 11:13am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 46/5943 Just kidding.... :D Made ya look though! Hopefully it is taken Tongue-in-Cheek as I meant it. It i
B331 Microwave Cwoody at 10:50am 02.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/986 Has anyone ever removed the Microwave from a B331. Never use it and looking for a little more stor
Skid-No-More dscribner at 10:36am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2690 I'm looking into non-skid paint and I'm considering Skid-No-More as a low cost alternative to KiwiGr
Need Size For The H34 Genoa Track Joe Mullee at 9:02am 02.28.13 Big Boats 3/952 Can someone give me the size of the genoa track for the H34? Is it 1' or 1.25"? I won't be able to g
Sheet Bags OfflineTN at 8:53am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/7378 Does anyone use a sheet bag like this one from Ronstan.... http://www.ronstan.com/marine/product.as
Can I move these halyards? (1) atroon at 8:29am 02.28.13 Bigger Boats 4/1113 Last summer we bought our O'Day 28 and are making preparations for splash day...looking like late Ap
Genoa car adjusters wflowe2 at 6:41am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3778 My Catalina 320 is set up with all lines leading to the cockpit except the genoa cars. I'd like to a
Stern Rail for V25 Tsatzsue at 6:11am 02.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2583 I have a 1977 V25 with no stern rail. I would love to have it there not only for the safety but for
One Last Wiring Question on Alternators and Starters (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:10am 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2424 I apologize for the poor drawing but I did this real quick this morning. (it is not my entire wirin
New Sole (8) Styx at 5:40am 02.28.13 S2 8/1467 I put a new sole in my 8.0c last fall. I thought some pictures might help others know what is under
jib sheet in/outboard advantage Quoddy at 3:51am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2533 What are the advantages of sheeting the jib inboard or outboard of its normal position? Upwind /down

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Looking at a 1987 MacGregor 26D JBP-PA at 7:48am 06.26.22 In addition to the usual sail, motor, trailer, etc. condition, you want to check out the ballast tan
Good exercise of older boaters jssailem at 7:45am 06.26.22 Water balloons and water cannons Less damage than a spud wacking you.
Hypalon vs pvc dmax at 7:32am 06.26.22 As a point of reference, I have had my hypalon inflatable (made by Zeppelin) for 28 years, still loo
little egg inlet nj Dil at 7:12am 06.26.22 we came in the little egg Saturday and are staying at beach haven we had no issues coming in, howeve
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings (1) PlaneTom at 6:50am 06.26.22 I received the new drum from Schaefer and finally found time to do the swap. Easier than I expected,
Good exercise of older boaters Leeward Rail at 6:50am 06.26.22 Man... you guys know how to kill a joke. That is SOOOOOOO Depressing. I might just get a potato lau
Hunter 376 Anchor Rode to Locker Routing (1) duck21 at 6:43am 06.26.22 Attached is a picture of how the line currently drops through the deck on my boat. Here is one of t
Alberg Daystar 22' Epic1969 at 6:35am 06.26.22 Good list of boats there. Right now I have a Precision 18 and a fixer upper Montgomery 17 to satisf
Main Halyard for Catalina 315 Bill Russell at 6:30am 06.26.22 That's very interesting, Stephen. My clutches on the starboard side are rigged with the vang and th
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries dlochner at 6:28am 06.26.22 The more complicated you make the system the more points of failure you introduce and the more diffi
Hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 6:21am 06.26.22 Hard to say. Ask AB? Mine is an Aria model. I think this was their idea of a budget model and used t
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Marmalade at 5:59am 06.26.22 Chainsaw might do better than the "sawszall" in a de-masting situation.... unless you have a wood
Hypalon vs pvc jviss at 5:58am 06.26.22 My AB with the 215 is toast after 7 years. Leaking like a sieve. Yikes! I have an AB 9VL with Or
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries jviss at 5:36am 06.26.22 I'm going to start a new thread on backing up the house bank (or maybe not), as that's where this on
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Ward H at 5:18am 06.26.22 I've had my Rigid Compact 18v Drill & Impact Driver for about 10 years now, bought them specifically
H34 mid ship cleats location Sefuller at 4:58am 06.26.22 @DeniseO30 if this is for a Hunter 34 with slotted toe-rails you can use a Dyneema soft shackle on t
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem robertcropdust at 4:55am 06.26.22 Thanks for the reply. Looking through the the logs the inverter was installed by a certified marine
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Sefuller at 4:47am 06.26.22 Milwaukee M12 is the way to go - they have an almost unlimited number of tools available. I keep on
Balmar SG2000 Failure to connect Ward H at 4:46am 06.26.22 Sounds like several issues posted here. Last year my issue was after an update the SG200 screen woul
Window saga continues Sefuller at 4:42am 06.26.22 We had that happen on our last O'day, the originals were fixed to the cabin top with adhesive and sc

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