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Odd boat (6) Bill1565 at 5:32am 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3129 Saturday was odd boat day at Cayo Costa state park. Mary asked if this was home built. Ya think some
My Search For A 40' Sailboat Ducati at 4:54am 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3423 Looking for a 40' sailboat that I can live on in the Carribean during the winter months and sail bac
Lancer 36 Windlass mpergola at 4:41am 01.27.13 Lancer 3/2619 Does anyone have a windlass on Lancer 36 that they can send me a photo of? I am considering one and
Remove and re-bed skylights (1) Go For It at 3:38am 01.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5833 Hello out there Will be closing soon on a 1994 Beneteau Oceanis 40. Decent shape but some work r
Navigation table jorgefife at 9:01pm 01.26.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1775 Courtesy of the boat salvage yard, there are a few navigation table available, the type like old sch
Fresh Water Engine Flush rfrye1 at 8:10pm 01.26.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1377 My Hunter 376 is moored in San Diego, I live in Phoenix. We spend a lot of time ther in the summer (
Mid Boom sheeting bhstech at 6:03pm 01.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/989 Looks like I've gone and purchased an 86 Cat 27. It's winter here so I've only looked at it with th
Telstar 35 fritsnz at 3:47pm 01.26.13 Telstar 0/46751 I'm living and sailing on board a telstar 35, build in England in the early seventies, it was the fi
Jib Rig for Mac 25 fwild3 at 3:36pm 01.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2841 Is there a DESIGN jib rig for the Mac 25? I bought an '84 boat this summer and it has fairleads, cap
Manual Sanitation Pump rgranger at 3:19pm 01.26.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2872 Hey All... Just purchased a Jabsco manual head and now I'm starting to shop for a pump to empty the
Hunter 310 Dining table counterweight stuck mghunter310 at 2:55pm 01.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1786 The dining table in my Hunter 310 has a counterweight on a rope inside the compression post. Its
H34 Owners - Do You Have A Windlass? Joe Mullee at 1:53pm 01.26.13 Big Boats 10/3376 It's moving up my list of upgrades as I get older. Not sure if a manual or electric is the best way
Mast Step slim at 12:19pm 01.26.13 Trailer Sailors 7/3665 What does a folding mast step do?
small portable genetator eating zincs southernheat at 11:28am 01.26.13 Big Boats 5/1563 I just read in Boat US Magazine that small portable genreators can eat up zincs very quickly. I don'
Mystery Leak theTARDIS at 11:25am 01.26.13 Day Sailers 21/3077 I've been trying to solve a mystery leak for a few months now, and I'm about to pull my hair out!
Cockpit drains to bilge in my Oday 20 toddco at 9:20am 01.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1907 Hello All, My ODay 20 had the interior gutted by the previous owner. I have a stern drain with a
yanmar 3jh2e minnella at 8:56am 01.26.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1267 I have read that the yanmar 3jh2e will not pick up oil properly beyond 17 degrees heal. Does anyone
For Sale Items? Skip Gundlach at 8:14am 01.26.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1357 Does this site have a forum for selling stuff? I won't say here cuz it may be forbidden, but I have
cushions hummingbirdbassist at 7:32am 01.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1229 what do you guys use to clean old mildew spots off cockpit cushions(white) and a few spots on sails,
The New (Old) 27 update...and a few more questions puddlejockey at 6:37am 01.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1073 Hi folks! This will be a long one... As posted earlier, my wife and I picked up an '82 27' in nee

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Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (2) Redwood707 at 6:54pm 03.27.23 Wow, thank you all for commenting. So I do need to cut the boom down, which means that sail with E 7
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? SycloneDriver at 6:54pm 03.27.23 I remember seeing a drawing of an engine like this over 40 years ago. I showed it to my father and
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast jssailem at 6:37pm 03.27.23 One of our members @Stu Jackson has sailed and chronicled his cruise here. http://aquavite224.blogsp
Heart stopping drone footage shemandr at 6:33pm 03.27.23 I think one of the crew, Rosalind Kuiper, had a head injury from flying across the cabin. When I s
Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30pm 03.27.23 There are 7 people in the team photo in post #15...4 of which sure look like gals to me! --Peggie
Dieless Crimpers? Rick Webb at 5:43pm 03.27.23 An old Hot Rodders trick is to use a nut cracker with a dulled point. I've seen it done and makes g
Asbestos? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:32pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Asbestos use dropped through out the 80s and was mostly eliminated in the 90
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Terry Cox at 5:22pm 03.27.23 As for how the furler is attached to the chainplate... In looking at how your furler attaches to t
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... artboas at 5:19pm 03.27.23 RAYMARINE AUTOHELM RAYTHEON Motor Drive w/Gears + Belts - COMPLETE! PERFECT! \| eBay The Course co
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 5:08pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men! I wish that was true. Boris Herrmann Will Harris Nicolas
Asbestos? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:03pm 03.27.23 You would need to have it analyzed under a microscope to determine definitively but why bother? Just
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 4:44pm 03.27.23 We also have a recessed furler.. I like the clean look but suspect down the road at some point it wi
Vetus UFO Vents c07chrisjohnson at 4:28pm 03.27.23 Thank you so much for the help.
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 4:22pm 03.27.23 these guys are laughing and joking like they're driving rental go karts Well.. they likely don't o
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 4:00pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... th
Asbestos? WayneH at 3:52pm 03.27.23 Wet it down if you are going to disturb it. That will keep the loose fibers from flying around. You
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe JohnK Austin TX at 3:52pm 03.27.23 That should not be a problem... This iPadAir is 4th gen, model nyfq2ll/a, running sw version 15.4.1
Asbestos? Davidasailor26 at 3:42pm 03.27.23 Asbestos was used in some wraps like that. I don't know if there's an easy way to tell if that's wh
Dieless Crimpers? capta at 3:41pm 03.27.23 I purchased a hydraulic crimper through Northern Tools for considerably less than the prices you quo
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. capta at 3:35pm 03.27.23 There are quite a few farm machines that use Kubota engines. Parts can easily and fairly inexpensive

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