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Where's My Sawzall Tom Potter at 4:32pm 01.10.13 Bigger Boats 7/1881 I've been keeping an eye on the shaft log hose since I bought my O28, its looking kinda old and swol
Pros and Cons of 1985 H31 Impulse 2 at 2:39pm 01.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/4031 We plan to use our H31 to cruise the Great Lakes. We have little experience and are looking for opin
I'll Never go to Florida Again Roger Long at 1:26pm 01.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 132/44895 Note and update Jan 2015: I recently learned that I have been misinformed multiple times by people
Should New Batteries be Equalized? Bowedtoothdoc at 12:36pm 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1581 I just purchased new house batteries that consist of six 6 volt batteries wired into two separate ba
Engine not shutting off Zman18 at 11:45am 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/4562 I have a yanmar 2gm20f which has a push button on the control panel to turn off the engine. Recentl
bearings on 705 LD hood furler MORNING LIGHT at 11:29am 01.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1045 Hi I have an old Hood 705 LD furler wich the bearings need to be changed and i woulk like to know if
Whit Lock Rotary Drive for Autohelm mjbusher at 11:09am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1005 I have a Hunter 420 with a Whit Lock Steering System. The drive for the Autohelm is a Model DU 145 W
Whitlock Autohelm Rotary Drive mjbusher at 10:33am 01.10.13 Big Boats 2/2835 I have a failed Whitlock Model DU 145 rotary drive for the Autohelm system on my 1999 Hunter 420. I
holding tank, plastic or flexible? Monty VM at 10:03am 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1409 I am replacing the corroded aluminum holding tank mid ship on my 430. Ronco makes a plastic one that
Looking to rent/borrow a fixed keel trailer! (2) rejjr7 at 7:47am 01.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1080 Hi All, I just purchased a fixed keel C22 in Baltimore and I need to move it to my backyard lift
New lifelines dj2210 at 6:25am 01.10.13 Catalina 30 9/2576 Time for new lifelines on my C30. Has anyone used the Catalina Direct double deluxe kit? I priced ou
Chartplotter with or without a sounder Beartrap at 4:56am 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1207 Gang, Any thoughts or preferences on whether to use a combined chartplotter/depthsounder or keep t
Nigal Calder Miami Seminar CYQK at 3:49am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1259 Hey Nigal Calder is set to put on an electrical seminar at strictly sail in Miami in a few weeks.
campbell sailor prop / H356 sailmaster39 at 8:19pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 6/2481 I`m sure this has been addessed before but I would like feedback regarding the campbell sailor prop.
Window covering ideas (3) BrokeNotBroken at 7:57pm 01.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1493 I tried to make some window coverings for my Mac and thought I had a pretty good idea. However, the
New (old) H27 owner...and a REALLY dumb question... puddlejockey at 6:48pm 01.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 15/2424 Hi all, My wife and i are (probably) picking up an '82 Cherubini H27 that we found in pretty good
Centerboard Pin replacement O'dat 25 danlisa0529 at 6:19pm 01.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4273 What is the usual time frame for having to change out a centerboard pin, wedges, and plates on an O'
sea water pump Jacques C at 6:08pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 25/3703 I recently replaced the impeller in the seawater pump and its v belt. (1983 Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gm30f
Sirius 21 Cockpit Decking (3) rspeers at 5:12pm 01.09.13 Sirius 21/22 0/5050 Check out this custom Sirius 21 Cockpit Deck. It fits like a glove, and is one Sirius improvement.
new headsail for the Morgan 28 Jim 5757 at 5:04pm 01.09.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3691 Well folks, it's high time to replace the headsail on our Morgan 28 OI. The original 135% Morgan sa

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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
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 03.27.23
Question about replacing gasket on Jabsco head AndyL at 3:22pm 03.27.23 Just wanted to give a quick update on what I did. This is simple stuff but since I asked, maybe oth

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