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Who lives in Hawaii? I need knowledge. rgranger at 6:56pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2107 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 2/2063 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 31/3314 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 8/3110 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 1/893 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 1/1647 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 15/3907 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 4/1277 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 7/2429 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 2/780 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 7/6165 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 9/2505 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 3/1358 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 13/1935 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 7/15163 Hello, Does anyone know if keel is filled with lead or concrete?
Companion!!! rtmmurray at 8:36am 04.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/1757 I have just bought a Catalina 27 :) I am wondering if there is a common problem with the companionwa
Hull Paint color? Charlie D at 8:32am 04.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1027 Hi All: Does anyone know what the name of the color of the off white paint used on the hull of a 19
Keel Bolt tightening Oday 322 wkirk216 at 8:14am 04.11.13 Bigger Boats 20/5461 Does anyone have experience tightening the keel bolts on an Oday 322 or similar sized boat?
cutless bearing tugboatdon at 7:58am 04.11.13 C&C 3/1559 Is the cutless bearing on a C'C 27 mark 2 (1973) measured in metric or standard. I am afraid that if
Batteries Tom Joad at 7:50am 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1205 On my newport 27(1974) there are 2 batteries. One is a cranking battery the other says cycle. Cur

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Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters (2) tfox2069 at 6:26am 12.30.22 Very Interesting thread, about a brand of fire suppression system I had not heard of. Our boat came
QUESTION twodzusfittings at 6:00am 12.30.22 So I bought a kit that showed a similar knot transducer. However as suspected, the paddle is identic
Sailing Distance Chart 31seahorse at 5:04am 12.30.22 Guess: Americus Vespucci BTW: If Ben Franklin and Tim Folger are the chart makers, each went o
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boats radio? dlochner at 4:52am 12.30.22 I suspect the OP has found a solution after nearly three years.
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boats radio? rgranger at 4:50am 12.30.22 Steps to start an internet radio station legally. Step 1: naming your radio station and identifying
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 4:34am 12.30.22
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 Souellette at 4:07am 12.30.22 I'm considering doing the same thing that @Codybear did in this post and add exciter speakers. I lik
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boats radio? JamesG161 at 3:15am 12.30.22 On my AM/FM radio I have the Auxiliary Input. I just plug in a BlueTooth receiver there and it lin
Any sailor peppers out there? JamesG161 at 3:11am 12.30.22 Welcome to the Non Political Sailboat Forums. Happy New Years! Jim...
Sailing Distance Chart JamesG161 at 12:22am 12.30.22 I liked the names of places and how some names morphed. Funny example in recent news... Bahama Ban
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 Richard19068 at 8:58pm 12.29.22 I don't think that the riser to the settees is the best place. It is a common installation. If
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jssailem at 8:33pm 12.29.22 Almost to a one they rated themselves as having average IQs and a few said they were below average.
Sailing Distance Chart jssailem at 8:27pm 12.29.22 Will Could also make a good table top in the salon.
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Rich Stidger at 7:12pm 12.29.22 My 2 cents- I have 2 automatic extinguishers in my engine and generator compartments. Each spring I
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:09pm 12.29.22 My brother sails a J/30 out of Juneau and enjoys it quite a bit despite the light air they are stuc
Sailing Distance Chart Will Gilmore at 7:01pm 12.29.22 Now that would make a cool woodburning on a set of companionway hatchboards. -Will
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 shemandr at 6:28pm 12.29.22 I don't think that the riser to the settees is the best place. It is a common installation. If you
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 sail sfbay at 6:14pm 12.29.22 West Marine are good value and have installed them.
Sails and Stack Packs Justin_NSA at 6:00pm 12.29.22 Sail packs seem to attract nesting birds every Spring here. They don't seem to close up completely.
Sails and Stack Packs Mike8074 at 5:48pm 12.29.22 I got in touch with Doyle. There are two options, a true stackpack and a cover they can add it an ex

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