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Punta Gorda to escape the FLU TortugasRoyal at 6:40pm 01.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/933 I used Laishley Park for ramp, slip, and a port to sail from and return to. http://www.laishleymari
What is a Cyclades and thoughts on 393 PDReynolds at 5:58pm 01.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2544 Hi Everyone, Appreciate any thoughts and opinions here, We are getting ready to purchase a boat for
sailing to bahamas sdstef at 5:43pm 01.31.13 Day Sailers 4/2073 any trailer sailors in south florida sailed a 25 footer over to the bahamas? I would like to pull m
Lightning Strikes Captian George at 5:05pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2592 After a short search of the forums I didn't really find a place where I can find what to expect duri
anchor testing info jibes138 at 5:03pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 42/7735 practical sailor did a test of anchor veering in their current edition. very interesting but I'm wo
air conditioner on an oday 25. sdstef at 4:18pm 01.31.13 Day Sailers 3/1188 I have an oday 25 with an outboard motor, which allows a huge area under the cockpit. I used my boa
Reduce refrigerator repair costs Richard Kollmann at 3:23pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2639
Mast baseplate rebed GrampaArt at 3:09pm 01.31.13 Sabre Sailboats 0/5612 This newly purchased 1984 boat is stored in heated barn. No moisture near mast but don' want to miss
A Work of "Art" (3) HEINZIR at 11:06am 01.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1440 My daughter's father-in-law, Art Brooker, surprised me last week with this 1:18 scale model of Chiqu
Stinkpot Revenge FourPoints at 9:07am 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1166 Technically the Marlin got the revenge, but I'd like to think as the cousin of a Sail Fish, he was d
Novel materials shake ship scum rtshinn at 8:14am 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1688 Interesting! http://phys.org/news/2013-01-materials-ship-scum.html
Pedestal Dis-assembly H-31 86 MarkW at 8:05am 01.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/1589 I had to have a throttle cable replaced this summer and my Knot meter stopped working after the repa
Mast Lights Catch the Sun at 8:00am 01.31.13 Parts Search 6/4060 Hello Sailors, I am planning to replace my mast lights this spring with new ultra bright LED ligh
widgeon year built bobkehoe54a at 7:59am 01.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2436 I have just been given an oday widgeon to restore and am trying to establish its age. It has a tag w
Vent Hose Mick143 at 5:00am 01.31.13 Bigger Boats 3/1053 Hello, Been having a discussion with a friend. I am doing some work on my 28ft O'Day. Will be repla
painted teak seabrooksailor at 4:33am 01.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 51/7922 Does anyone know of a good way to remove paint from teak? My po in his infinite wisdom decided the t
Marlin 1 Boat 0 Sailm8 at 4:12am 01.31.13 Sails Call Lounge 4/3130 http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/50860/a+hooked+marlin+sinks+a+fishing+boat+well+something+like+t
Yanmar Injector Stuck OfflineTN at 3:44am 01.31.13 Big Boats 2/1248 I have a hunter 340 and we are replacing the injectors on the Yanmar engine. One is rusted in prett
new sail source? obsailor at 7:21pm 01.30.13 Catalina 30 10/2057 I'm looking at a Cat 30 mkIII that needs new sails - any suggestions for reliable and reasonably pri
Best place to find/buy a used trailer Isabelle at 6:08pm 01.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2080 My trailer is 1988 vintage and quite rusty. If I can't grind off the rust and repaint it or it look

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advice on auto chart plotter Ward H at 11:48am 02.27.23 I've found Navionics does depths well, but does not even remotely do air draft correctly. Probably
Engine oil drain hose adapter Ward H at 11:46am 02.27.23 The mfg. drawing shows two washers (parts #23) at $22.30 ea. :yikes: ! Your photo shows only one ga
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels tfox2069 at 11:37am 02.27.23 Many thanks for this. $20 is a lot more reasonable than $450 to get it fixed! Its so cheap if you
What is this? (1) Will Gilmore at 11:27am 02.27.23 Depth sounder transducer? t might be more right, an ancient Arabian oil lamp. Try rubbing it on the
Engine oil drain hose adapter Richard19068 at 11:25am 02.27.23
What is this? Richard19068 at 11:19am 02.27.23 Looks like it could be a depth tranducer
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question CaptBob at 11:16am 02.27.23 Skipper John, Can you hear the fan running? CaptBob
bottom paint Dalliance at 11:12am 02.27.23 1.5 quarts was used to apply two layers on my 25 footer. It's a strange paint to apply but you'll f
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question CaptBob at 11:11am 02.27.23 Thanks John, This is what I've suspected. The fan may not be working properly or not at all. I to
Wind generators, yay or nay? Parsons at 10:57am 02.27.23 On you all convinced me, I am starting to look at solar Great, now I can start a new discussion to t
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:53am 02.27.23 First I would replace the motor mounts I believe at least every 10 years should be replaced "I didn
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 02.27.23 they recommended teflon on the main bolt that goes into the pan. The bolt is hollow and it has a
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps (1) brockfromwa at 9:46am 02.27.23
Replacement AC brand advise kloudie1 at 9:37am 02.27.23 Bought a Marine Air 12000 btu unit 27 years ago. It runs every day on dehumidify mode.. The problems
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question Skipper John at 9:33am 02.27.23 Congratulations, Captain Bob, on your new 315! Ours is #81, just a bit ahead of you. Yes, the Isot
Wind generators, yay or nay? fred1diver at 9:15am 02.27.23 On you all convinced me, I am starting to look at solar
Wind generators, yay or nay? ifmdalvey at 9:11am 02.27.23 I have both solar and wind and if i was buying just one it would most definately be solar. My two se
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) jonelli at 9:04am 02.27.23 213372 I think one of you are exactly right. We just went from 75-80 degree days to 45-55 degree w
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Rodsails at 9:02am 02.27.23 First I would replace the motor mounts I believe at least every 10 years should be replaced "I didn'
Bilge pump replacement time. Benny17441 at 8:47am 02.27.23 An automatic submersible bilge pump will last 3 to 5 years. A 500 GPH should be enough to discharg

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