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Lewmar Folding Wheel (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:52pm 04.20.13 Catalina 310 12/2819 Today is day 2 with the Lewmar folding 32" wheel and I love it. One of the best comfort upgrades I'v
Score! (1) David W at 12:09pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1128 The Boat Show is on here in Victoria, BC, and a local retailer had a great door crasher special. Fi
Repainting the interior of my Mac 25 (6) tkiss13 at 11:16am 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2340 I recently purchased in 1981 Mac 25. It had been sitting for about 3 years half full of water and th
A big step down in size mdsdurango at 11:16am 04.20.13 Trailer Sailors 20/7276 Third, or fourth post on this forum with much gratitude to all for your good advice. I started out a
Spinnaker gear - O'Day 28 SkiRacer1486 at 8:26am 04.20.13 Bigger Boats 0/1508 My family just bought an O'Day 28 and I am exploring options for outfitting the boat with spinnaker
St. Johns River and Electro-scan MSD ybrad at 8:17am 04.20.13 Big Boats 6/1397 Does anyone out there have familiarity with how far up (south) the St. Johns the salinity is high en
Rudder Rivet(s) John Danz at 7:56am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 17/2651 I just bought a used Catalina 22 that has been sitting on a trailer for about four years. Eeverythin
H37 V Berth Closet jphud at 7:52am 04.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1340 Has anyone reversed the hinge set up on this door, or changed the door style? Access is difficult wi
packing gland oldguy at 7:43am 04.20.13 Catalina 310 3/1292 so my 10 year old 310 shaft seal has an excessive drip rate that I can no longer slow by tightening
Surge protectors FourPoints at 6:07am 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 17/4528 Don't use them says the coast guard. http://mobile.tradeonlytoday.com/news/detail.php?id=524618
Portlight lens Gemsailor at 3:33am 04.20.13 Smaller Boats 4/1184 Recently purchased a Hunter 26.5 and need help finding a replacement portlight lens. Checked with th
I learned about sailing from that.... Nrmlspeed at 12:50am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 9/1210 The title is appropriate for this story. When I was learning to fly I always looked forward to readi
Combining the 2 incoming 220v cable into one Crystal TLV at 12:12am 04.20.13 Big Boats 7/1313 This will be much more convinence for me as the Y connection on the incomming cable maks a lot of tr
h40.5 bilge pump switch edguy3 at 10:49pm 04.19.13 Big Boats 5/1279 Can anyone tell me where the manual bilge pump switch is located in a 1995 h40.5? Thanks in advance
U Shaped Dinette N28678 at 8:42pm 04.19.13 Catalina 30 4/1877 I have a 83' with a U shaped dinette. Ive seen other boats built the same year with L shaped dinett
Old Schoolers (2) rgranger at 7:22pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2264 Hey I need some knowledge from those of you who have been around longer than I I'm almost done re
First time fiberglass repair - Should I try? (2) pearsoncommander251 at 6:48pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3766
Great Lakes Marine Mobile Net - Ham Radio Net for boaters. KC9SGV at 6:46pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1199 The HF frequency is 7.268 MHz LSB, just after the Waterway net on the ICW. VHF 2M in the Chicagolan
line cutter on saildrive jbinbi at 6:10pm 04.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1115 I am wondering how to get a line cutter on my saildrive. This is my first experience with a saildriv
Topping lift slowdog at 3:47pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 10/6897 What do you snap the topping lift to on the end of the boom ? Someone put a eye bolt on the end of t

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Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 5:36pm 05.01.23 The only other way to drain is to remove the water tank. Probably not a fist choice. You can disconn
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 5:32pm 05.01.23 I think to summarize the reasons why many sailors choose mechanical fittings are: 1) Mechanical fitt
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? jviss at 5:32pm 05.01.23 For my Catalina 36 I had a map of all the storage spaces in the back of my log book, and an inventor
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Terry Cox at 5:24pm 05.01.23 Our complicated boat has so many systems and after owning her since 2002, all the nooks and crannies
Another Winter Movie... BOC Challenge.. jviss at 5:21pm 05.01.23 Ah, good idea. That should work, or something similar should work; I have a Samsung phone and Sams
Another Winter Movie... BOC Challenge.. jviss at 5:11pm 05.01.23
Another Winter Movie... BOC Challenge.. Michael Davis at 4:51pm 05.01.23 Thank you! How would I get this onto the big screen? I wonder, maybe my smart TV has a browser...
Fortress anchor Screen Saver at 4:42pm 05.01.23 Sorry guys.... You want a Manson Supreme. it is (or perhaps was not sure now) the only anchor certif
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 schog at 4:33pm 05.01.23 Take into consideration what you using for a tow vehicle versus the weight of the boat. Hunter has
H34 keel smile (7) cdells at 4:28pm 05.01.23 I got some work done today. I used a stripper to get off as much paint as I could then went to town
Another Winter Movie... BOC Challenge.. jviss at 4:25pm 05.01.23 BOC Challenge : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Thank you! How would I ge
Sailing Movies? jviss at 4:23pm 05.01.23 The best one Captain Ron I've seen that too many times. :)
Sailing Movies? jviss at 4:22pm 05.01.23 You can find lots of movies, audiobooks, and ebooks from your public library. Especially ones you w
Sailing Movies? jviss at 4:20pm 05.01.23 I think you'd do much better trying to find audio books. Very few really good sailing movies are on
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? jviss at 3:52pm 05.01.23 I can't answer this directly, but a warning from a surgeon. Just before departing Frisco on my circ
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water skunther at 3:36pm 05.01.23 Good news! They make anodes with built-in drain valves: https://www.amazon.com/Camco-11533-Atwood-A
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? capta at 3:25pm 05.01.23 I can't answer this directly, but a warning from a surgeon. Just before departing Frisco on my circu
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 Sanfelice at 3:20pm 05.01.23 Take into consideration what you using for a tow vehicle versus the weight of the boat. Hunter has a
How long can a diesel sit idle? artboas at 3:12pm 05.01.23
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam artboas at 3:09pm 05.01.23 Yes, that is exactly the hose that drains the fridge The place to mount the sump box is Judy forwar

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