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Precision Sails Mark Maulden at 5:29pm 12.16.12 Ask All Sailors 1/6272 Anybody have experiences with Precision Sails? Prices seem pretty reasonable
In mast furling winch at the mast Graysailor at 4:42pm 12.16.12 Big Boats 3/978 The continuos line has jumped out of the winch at the mast. How do I get the continuos line back int
Y30 Dinghy Davits kbuckley at 4:23pm 12.16.12 Yamaha 0/1808 Has anyone installed dinghy davits on a Yamaha30? If yes or no I would be happy to hear your thought
Prop walk thoughts. Chris Patterson at 3:04pm 12.16.12 Ask All Sailors 65/16346 Sunday evening, and I'm bored. So here is a thought that I've had for quite some time. At least it's
how do you get minor mildew stains out of sails? iSailor at 1:18pm 12.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1846 I brought the main sail home for the winter and it has minor mildew stains on maybe 1% of the sail (
wheel brake......not (2) Navicula at 12:29pm 12.16.12 Big Boats 4/1241 I have tried to clean my wheel brake pads and parts, (they were dirty grease and grime). I install
Backing plate slowdog at 12:11pm 12.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/5129 How big of a backing plate do I need for a 9.9
Mast for hunter 34 jameslui at 11:53am 12.16.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/15268 In San Carlos Sonora Mexico I am offering giving mast bomm roller furling and sails anyone interest
Made in USA Products in the Store? Stretch at 8:34am 12.16.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/3167 I was browsing your store again and wondered which product was made where, some of us like to shop U
H33 electric head conversion hudjohnjen at 9:22pm 12.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1266 I have a 2005 H33. Has anyone converted the manual Jabsco to an electric head like the Raritan Sea
Source for Interior Fabric OdayDave at 8:03pm 12.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2148 My daughter has volunteered to sew new cushion covers for my O'Day 25 this winter and so I want to s
Outboard Motor Mount Bracket twodzusfittings at 7:37pm 12.15.12 Smaller Boats 17/7523 How can I find out if my current motor bracket which holds a 9.9 Evenrude Yachttwin 2 stroke is capa
Hot water issue nautikaljeeper at 6:43pm 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7924 It takes 1-2 hours to get hot water heated from the engine. Is that normal? Other boaters are tellin
Barnacle remover timtim at 6:21pm 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5076 I just bought and was amazed that the Wave Blade really works. There is a little learning curve usi
wood grain formica Eironica at 5:46pm 12.15.12 Pearson 7/2947 The previous owner of our 1978 P35 painted over all of the wood grain formica except in the v berth
cabin stairs replacement (1) Navicula at 3:00pm 12.15.12 Big Boats 0/1140 I replaced the steps in the cabin with a composite material........ the origianl 17 year old steps w
shifter hunter (1) Navicula at 11:56am 12.15.12 Big Boats 4/2023 my pull button on my shifter has been stuck since I bought the boat.......so now that its winter....
bildge counter aqua alarm (1) Navicula at 11:45am 12.15.12 Big Boats 0/749 I have just installed a bildge cycle counter from aqua alarm......I followed the instruction and hoo
Bilge Blower Hose ................... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2539 Has anyone had any experience installing bilge blower hose other than the usual clothes dryer type o
zihuatenejo zeehag at 10:46am 12.15.12 Destinations 7/3528 awesome beautifulll..pix pending...got here with only 1 1/2 oz diesel fuel in tank that was spozed

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Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD SeaCure at 9:23am 11.24.22 A Brazilian years ago one of my product lines was Thedford sanitation. Their Porta potties were grea
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke dlochner at 9:17am 11.24.22 @Leeward Rail is correct about the lever arm of an adult up the mast. The mast is about 30 feet abov
What's wrong with my thinking? jon hansen at 9:13am 11.24.22 all these tidbits of info are nice. wana learn how to drive your vessel to weather? buy frank beth
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 9:04am 11.24.22 To prime the cooling system, I inserted a flushing "T" along the hose from the thermostat to the exh
The joys of boat ownership Alan Gomes at 9:02am 11.24.22 Consider bringing it up to San Pedro. I'm at Holiday Harbor and I'm seeing quite a few vacant slips
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke Leeward Rail at 8:59am 11.24.22 The problem with climbing the mast on some trailerable boats, is that the keel/ballast isn't heavy e
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:58am 11.24.22 What did you do to winterize your toilet? --Peggie
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke (2) RKMCCORKLE at 8:56am 11.24.22 If the messenger line is hanging just above the shrouds,is it possible to use a climbing harness or
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 8:54am 11.24.22 My heart exchanger is a closed loop freshwater/antifreeze mix cooled by seawater in the heat exchang
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke RKMCCORKLE at 8:53am 11.24.22 If the messenger line is hanging just above the shrouds,is it possible to use a climbing harness or
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke Leeward Rail at 8:49am 11.24.22 As @dlochner says.. Drop the mast. Can easily do it in the water and it allows inspecting the rest
What's wrong with my thinking? Kings Gambit at 8:38am 11.24.22 These types of questions about pointing and overall performance bring to mind one-design racing wher
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke dlochner at 8:34am 11.24.22 Is it possible to detach the foil on the furler system and fix the halyard then reinstall without s
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke (1) RKMCCORKLE at 8:30am 11.24.22 Really trying not to have to step the mast,the boat is in the water and I don't have a trailer
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke RKMCCORKLE at 8:26am 11.24.22 Is it possible to detach the foil on the furler system and fix the halyard then reinstall without st
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke dlochner at 8:24am 11.24.22 It is a small mast. Unstep, run the halyards, wires, what ever. Closely inspect the mast and rigging
The joys of boat ownership thinwater at 8:15am 11.24.22 If one has a boat on a trailer, then I can easily say IMHO that the joys of sailing and moving arou
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Justin_NSA at 8:09am 11.24.22 Isn't your heat exchanger a closed loop system? It always has an antifreeze mix like a car. Are you
The joys of boat ownership Leeward Rail at 8:08am 11.24.22 Unfortunate reality with a limited number of marinas and a large number of boats.
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? (1) Claude L.-Auger at 8:01am 11.24.22 Don't rely on just the color of what comes out. As dmax says, it gets diluted and relying on the col

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