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Swift Trawler Owners (1) rclarke246 at 6:23pm 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1249 Hello, We're proud owners of a 2012 Swift 44. With this new model we'd like to communicate with oth
Close up your floor hatches! Big Moe at 5:55pm 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1305 Hello Fellow Sailors: I broke my cardinal rule over the weekend. I left a floor hatch open to dry o
C-22 News Letter CaptDon01 at 4:45pm 04.15.13 Catalina 22 1/735 NEW FEATURE TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL C-22 WEB SITE, A NEWS LETTER We are planning a new newsle
New Hatch Doors (3) JWH2050 at 4:20pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2117 I posted about hatch doors a few weeks ago and decided to make my own. These were made from salvaged
Tall Rig without bowsprit? KennyBene at 3:57pm 04.15.13 Catalina 30 4/2250 Can anyone tell me if Catalina built any tall rigs without the bowsprit. I own hull #5787- 1990 C30
wiring question garethreeves at 3:36pm 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1105 Hi All, I am replacing the Raystar 120 GPS unit that has intermittent problems with an NMEA ever
Following 25 years later's footsteps (1) RubyJean at 3:25pm 04.15.13 Bigger Boats 37/6319 Brought my O Day 27 home from the warehouse this weekend to start the re-fit and paint. The only pro
Holding tank removal jwadd at 2:46pm 04.15.13 Catalina 30 0/1178 I have a 1988 30 TM and am in the process of replacing the holding tank. The hoses have been removed
Hunter 340 Cabin Lights GreatLakesCaptJim at 2:24pm 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 I have a 1999 Hunter 340. Can anyone tell me how in the world I get the overhead lights in the cabin
Thru-Hull Styx at 2:10pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1012 I am refurbing a S2 8.0c. It originally had plastic thur-hulls. I am going to replace them with bron
Jib sheet, one line or 2 separate? pros/cons kito at 1:50pm 04.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/918 The PO of my c22 had it set up with one jib sheet with a snap shackle in the middle. I am getting ri
Solar Panels Blane at 1:43pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2783 Being from Florida it's all about the sunshine and solar. I have read that you can buy solar panels
Engine compartment (1) paulj at 12:33pm 04.15.13 Catalina 310 14/2498 Looking at this area for storing engine spare parts or start battery location. paulj :troll:
Deck cleaning and restoration cbyl at 12:05pm 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/843 I purchased a 1967 O'Day Tempest last year and am looking to brighten the deck. Has faded badly over
Reasonable Canvas guy in Annapolis? Skipper at 11:54am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 41/5907 I'm educated, experienced, and talented at what I do. So why is it that a guy who sews canvas is ent
Bimini Top For Catalina 22 (1) karmadog at 11:36am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 5/1564 Hi all! I want to add a bimini top to my Cat22, but I have the main sheet release about two feet
Manuel Hunter 280 in French fredvanbochoven at 10:12am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1088 Hi there all Hunter sailors all over the world. Proud owner of a 1996 Hunter 280 based in the South
The GRAND Plan. Good or Bad idea mdsdurango at 9:49am 04.15.13 Trailer Sailors 16/4421
Universal diesel engine wiring harness jcb2 at 9:44am 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1368 I have an O'Day 31 and just pulled my Universal diesel (M18) out to remove the prop shaft. In doing
Convert Jabsco Manual Head to Electric robfmcc at 9:38am 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2258 I am thinking of converting my manual Jabsco head to an electric head on a 1998 Beneteau 352. I've

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Leveling a boat on land NYSail at 10:03am 03.04.23 Why not just use a laser level to do show the rake in the mast?
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 03.04.23 Concentrate, guys. Exactly. Getting back on track here. d with a Raymarine ST 4000+ autopilot h
Leveling a boat on land sesmith at 9:48am 03.04.23 Level is not a realistic measure on a boat. If you want to be exact, float it. I would wait to mea
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement dlochner at 9:42am 03.04.23 Trying to source replacement gasket for the 2 small hatches in the salon/kitchen. Anyone have a sou
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:08am 03.04.23 Right now a tarp. That's always guaranteed to work :facepalm:. I take it you've got a vendetta a
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 Brian D at 9:02am 03.04.23 Concentrate, guys. Talk about iPhone and PCs over in the Sailors Lounge. Let's help the OP as much a
Boat hook Sailor Sue at 9:01am 03.04.23 I fixed the boat hook with a shoulder bolt, (AKA many names for the bolt).
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement juznip at 8:53am 03.04.23 What have you done to solve your situation? Right now a tarp. I see there is a product on the hunt
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.04.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question David in Sandusky at 8:51am 03.04.23 What Peggy said. (For newcomers, Peggy is the wonderful expert on all such questions - truly our Hea
In search of the driest bilge possible (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:45am 03.04.23 $13 and no noise.
In search of the driest bilge possible Davidasailor26 at 8:38am 03.04.23 If the AC unit were high enough, is it possible to install a small 3/8" thru hull below the floor b
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. jssailem at 8:33am 03.04.23 Nice followup Douglas.
Leveling a boat on land jssailem at 8:32am 03.04.23 I raised and lowered the mast on my Montgomery 15 trailer boat all the time when at the house. Perf
In search of the driest bilge possible (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:28am 03.04.23 My source of moisture in the bilge is air conditioning condensate. Never had or seen an AC unit o
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:26am 03.04.23 The "water tank" is the flush water reservoir in the potty. Odorlos Odorlos --available from RV s
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Alan Gomes at 8:23am 03.04.23 Thanks for the reply! When I mean fresh water I mean the tank that supplies water when you pump bef
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement Terry Cox at 8:18am 03.04.23 Trying to source replacement gasket for the 2 small hatches in the salon/kitchen. What have you do
Boat hook shemandr at 8:07am 03.04.23 And a whisker pole!
DIY leather steering wheel cover project jssailem at 8:07am 03.04.23 @Caboteur how much cord did it take to cover a given distance of the wheel.. Say 1 meter. What kno

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