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Oday Mariner K (7) warrant at 11:22am 01.28.13 Day Sailers 2/1421 Bought this one early last year. Spend the summer doing what it needed to get off the shore. The 196
St. Martin v. BVIs for bareboat crusing? Steve Liggett at 9:57am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2892 Hoping some of the wise sages here will be able to offer thoughts about St. Martin as a bareboat cru
PSS Drippless shaft seal RossC at 9:19am 01.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1041 What does anyone think about the PSS Dripless shaft seal ?
Standard Horizon GX2150 NMEA to Garmin 76csx Skipper at 8:55am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1063 delete
My new '86 Hunter 34' Winches (1) chrisrezba at 8:50am 01.28.13 Big Boats 3/1251 I Purchased my 1st sailboat (a '86 Hunter 34') last summer. It is on the hard out east where I am ge
Interior modifications and upgrades (5) Texrob at 8:28am 01.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 26/5601 The admiral and I have been busy working on the interior of the new boat. Changes include new vbirt
H356 salon floor sailmaster39 at 7:52am 01.28.13 Big Boats 13/2217 Closing on a H356 Tuesday. The boat checked out except the salon sole around the conpanion steps is
Just a few Youtube videos of my Lake sailing Branson Belle at 7:26am 01.28.13 Trailer Sailors 3/2394 The boat is sold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:dance:
Noise on Sounder Calvin23465 at 6:56am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1405 I have recently installed a charging circuit on my Tohatsu 8 HP. When the motor is running, the dep
S2 9.1 vs MORC 30 sail2011 at 5:53am 01.28.13 S2 3/8527 I'm considering buying an s2 9.1. How good they perform in offshore? Not ocean crossing but long coa
Wiring plan critique (1) JTPearson at 5:30am 01.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4104 Mainesail, many thanks for your posts and advice. Absolutely invaluable! Could you take a look at my
Winter Cruising Roger Long at 3:24am 01.28.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1725
Video: How your Catalina is made. jfrench at 3:19am 01.28.13 Catalina 22 1/1088 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OXLoG3rbz0 Here's a five minute video look at how Catalina builds
Hunter 240 Justin at 2:13am 01.28.13 Smaller Boats 5/1436 An anyone assist with the current cbh handicap for a hunter 240?
skeletons in the closet/bulkhead replacement (5) nevadashawn at 9:17pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3527 Hi, since this is my first post, I thought a brief introduction would be in order. Almost two years
Compression Tester Ken13559 at 8:54pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/918 I'm looking for compression tester for Yanmar diesel engines, specifically with adaptors for GM and
Using STP oil treatment Ken13559 at 8:29pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4518 I've been using Esso Delvac 15W40 for on my 2GM20F since day 1. Lately I added approx 7-9% of STP Oi
Need a sailboat fix!!! Nodak7 at 7:57pm 01.27.13 Big Boats 0/748 Anyone in the Punta Gorda Area willing to give a pair of stranded North Dakota sailors a tour or sai
Is it worth saving? (14) Rubato at 5:57pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 38/8443 Am looking at a first29 that has had water leaking into it for a few years. Generally I think anyth
Another twist on mast raising systems Joe Blizzard at 6:43pm 01.27.13 Trailer Sailors 11/4861 I hadn't seen this variation before. I like that it's lifting the entire mast rather than levering i

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What did he mean when he said this? Terry Cox at 10:00am 01.19.23 Our boat has a wing keel with a draft of 4'-11". Over the years I have observed some amount of drift
Lifeline Replacement Roadking Larry at 9:55am 01.19.23 Another benefit to Dyneema is that you can do it all yourself with no special tools. A few "Splice-
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month dmdiehl64 at 9:08am 01.19.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference?
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 01.19.23 Oh my. Is he doing his own power connection tap? I firmly believe they are a couple of enterprisi
Main Sheet Swivel/Block/ cleat- 1981 Sirius 21 SailSK at 8:46am 01.19.23 Thank you both for the very pertinent advice. Very Much Appreciated!!!!
Macerator panel breaker cover marchem at 8:44am 01.19.23 Here s a simple one https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-Circuit-Breaker/dp/B0002UENWO/ref=asc
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics christophermoorkelly at 8:42am 01.19.23 Warped, pitted, and the various holes are rusted wide open. The other stuff could be fixable with a
What did he mean when he said this? Wyo George at 8:27am 01.19.23
Lifeline Replacement sail sfbay at 8:14am 01.19.23 I replaced the coated lifelines on my Hunter 46 with Suncor 316 stainless steel 3/16" kit........ver
Lifeline Replacement Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 01.19.23 I switched from vinyl-covered to bare stainless on my previous boat and increased the diameter for s
What did he mean when he said this? Sail22Capri22 at 8:05am 01.19.23 Yes, it did seem like a dis on the wing keel. For a while, I also had an aversion to wing keels (b
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 01.19.23 I give full endorsement to Niemiec Marine. This will be hard on the wallet, but otherwise an easy r
Lifeline Replacement FastOlson at 7:48am 01.19.23 @jssailem: DId you have your lifelines made at a West Marine in the Seattle area? I requested a quo
What did he mean when he said this? dlochner at 7:46am 01.19.23 Ah, Robert Perry, a well known yacht designer of many many fine production and custom boats. He is a
What did he mean when he said this? Hollyberry at 7:43am 01.19.23 Robert Perry is an immensely talented and well known designer, but he's never been shy about his opi
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Ward H at 7:39am 01.19.23 @jonelli I had missed this thread back in Oct so thought not too late to answer your question above.
What did he mean when he said this? Scott T-Bird at 7:37am 01.19.23 Yes, it did seem like a dis on the wing keel. For a while, I also had an aversion to wing keels (ba
What did he mean when he said this? tfox2069 at 7:34am 01.19.23 The writer simply meant that they weren't happy with sailing a boat with 2 feet, 8 inches of draft a
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:23am 01.19.23 How do you mark length on your anchor rode? I am going to mark mine this Summer. Looking for ways th
Single handing patbratton at 7:18am 01.19.23 I think grating would be better as you want to carry the water away.

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