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Who lives in Hawaii? I need knowledge. rgranger at 6:56pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2143 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 2/2105 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 31/3373 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 8/3159 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 1/901 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 1/1658 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 15/3971 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 4/1293 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 7/2482 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 2/797 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 7/6202 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 9/2566 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 3/1381 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 13/1971 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 7/15345 Hello, Does anyone know if keel is filled with lead or concrete?
Companion!!! rtmmurray at 8:36am 04.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/1799 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 4/1036 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 20/5562 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 3/1596 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 4/1214 On my newport 27(1974) there are 2 batteries. One is a cranking battery the other says cycle. Cur

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Passage 42 Washing machine question. juznip at 11:28am 02.06.23 So the story goes like this: need to replace the ducting from the engine blower to the lazarette as
Punxsutawney (1) Will Gilmore at 11:19am 02.06.23 Think lovebugs are bad now? They once caused a public safety crisis in Florida. -Will
Sailing and restoring #9874 (6) AaronD at 11:05am 02.06.23 Trailer Tongue Weight My Weigh-Safe hitch told me I needed some a lot more tongue weight. So, a few
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 10:57am 02.06.23 The decisions get easier. Simrad, a sister company to B&G makes tiller pilots. Integration will be
Passage 42 Washing machine question. Terry Cox at 10:56am 02.06.23 Any help or ideas are appreciated. Since it is already in place, the reason you want to remove it?
Mk III aft locker hatch question Stu Jackson at 10:27am 02.06.23 There are a bunch of C30 owners around. Yes, there are quite a few here. There are even more here:
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 10:10am 02.06.23 Great advice. Since I'm running a tiller my options are even move limited. I'll investigate. The
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast vschager1 at 10:09am 02.06.23 Thanks, I don't believe the aluminum tube is a Seldon feature. More likely a Hunter add on. It's pur
bridge clearance question smokey73 at 9:52am 02.06.23 I actually have a "salvage bag" which is designed to be filled with air to lift load off the bottom.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 9:39am 02.06.23 Let's back up a step. If an AP is on the wish list the choices are pretty limited for wheel pilots,
Mk III aft locker hatch question DPotter at 9:38am 02.06.23 The defining difference between a true mk3 and a late mk2 is the sugar scoop transom. The late mk2
Mk III aft locker hatch question DPotter at 9:36am 02.06.23 Welcome to the family. There are a bunch of C30 owners around. I have owned my 88 C30 tr/bs for 2
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 9:09am 02.06.23 It is time to change the zinc. :plus:
Mk III aft locker hatch question Hayden Watson at 9:04am 02.06.23 Welcome to the family. There are a bunch of C30 owners around. I have owned my 88 C30 tr/bs for 25
Mk III aft locker hatch question Hayden Watson at 8:57am 02.06.23 The defining difference between a true mk3 and a late mk2 is the sugar scoop transom. The late mk2'
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast shemandr at 8:39am 02.06.23 If I understand your question correctly, the screws for the T Track will be in the aluminum tube? I
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 8:36am 02.06.23 Yes with the boat out of the water it's like having her skirt up around her waist... All is exposed.
Phasor and Next Gen Generators dlochner at 8:26am 02.06.23 Thanks for the feedback it has been helpful. It seems all the companies are using Kubotas now, even
Mk III aft locker hatch question DPotter at 8:19am 02.06.23 Thanks for the replies. The boat is in a different state state so it will be a while before I can ge
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters tfox2069 at 8:18am 02.06.23 Thanks @tfox2069 - it is a good article. I just wish they had more depth on running the wiring (ste

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