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Weather APP seadaddler at 8:54am 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1664 What weather app have you been using on your Droid phone or a droid tablet and think it is the best.
Bow Thruster Options CYQK at 7:34am 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 28/9280 Getting ready to choose a bow thruster,the admiral says she wants one so it must indeed happen So fa
Securing bushings in rudder tube P26 drumbeater at 6:53am 12.10.12 Pearson 1/2022 Reposted in Ask All Sailors.
Hunter Rendevous Deadline at 6:30am 12.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1201 When is the Hunter Rendevous at Solomons Island, Maryland? Thanks
Free Gear Ads ! Maine Sail at 6:25am 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 0/940 Hi All, I suspect many simply don't know about the SBO free classified section for selling your use
Wet interior of M-26 blackdogleader at 5:16am 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1331 After a rain, I find water in the space beneath the aft sleeping area. To run down the source of th
Undersized Strainer? 4arch at 3:51am 12.10.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/3026 I brought my Perko sea water engine intake strainer home for the winter to clean up and rebuild. Bef
Install Raymarine Linear Drive on Bene 461 mikegibbo at 1:54am 12.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1234 Hi all, I am just upgrading my autohelm and have purchased a Raymarine type 2 linear drive. I just w
Upper bunks prace at 12:00am 12.10.12 Cal 1/3575 I just bought a 1976 Cal 2 27. I see that the settee backs pivot up to make upper bunks, but cannot
Invasive plant All U Get at 9:46pm 12.09.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2023 Hi all, Since Myrtle Beach we've noticed a plant I believe is "Water Hyacinth" floating on the ICW.
H25 furling jib Mikimarbella at 9:26pm 12.09.12 Smaller Boats 12/2835 Hello In the process to buy 1981 h25, with basic options and 5 Hp Nissan for 4000$ , a good price?
Condensation & Moisture in Cabin Seabrink2006 at 8:27pm 12.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1633 Greetings, I seem to be having an issue with moisture inside my cabin, wasn't a problem during the
widgeon centerboard tackle evangeline at 8:06pm 12.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1416 Could someone please show a pic of how to rig the centerboard tackle on a 1976 widgeon. What length
columbia nav lights 74/75 (1) dagreenberg68 at 7:46pm 12.09.12 Columbia 0/2298 Hello again. I would like to replace my nav lights with L. E. D.s does anyone know where I can get r
Sell your boat? vtsailguy at 6:34pm 12.09.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1955 So I am looking for a boat upgrade and scouring the usual listings. Then it occurred to me, maybe so
Centerboard screw removal Ritdog at 4:49pm 12.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1488 I have an Oday 25 (1977) and am trying to take my centerboard out. As far as I know, it has never be
Oday 22 - Project Code "Take all of my Time" (5) ChattOday at 4:10pm 12.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 21/3562 Hi All, As I promised, here are some photos and questions. At this point, I was able to poke dow
C27 Raw Water Strainer Ajay73 at 4:03pm 12.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 19/7648 I have a 1980 C27 and a 5411 Universal diesel with the Oberdorfer water pump. For this setup what br
Report from Charleston Roger Long at 3:40pm 12.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4654 I was sweating today in tee shirt and shorts as I cooked my favorite summer lunch, fried squash. Th
Need Help ejet99 at 3:31pm 12.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2175 Is zylean the same as Petit 120

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Water Tank Material Claude L.-Auger at 7:06am 03.28.23 Thanks for the info Peggie. And for WasabiRush in case you're asking because you have a problem here
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:01am 03.28.23 I suspect that you can buy a top quality 10-15 gal plastic tank for the same or very little more th
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 6:54am 03.28.23 Looks like a variation on the ideas of Felix Wankle. He designed a rotary compressor in the 1920s.
Asbestos? kloudie1 at 6:15am 03.28.23 Some of that stuff was fiberglass but as previously stated, wet it down thoroughly to eliminate risk
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 03.28.23 The new one is basically the same. The old one is filled with holes from previous wire runs and mou
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) dlochner at 6:05am 03.28.23 there will be gelcoat repairs, especially in this area. Now you are living dangerously, tempting
New Running Rigging for a C310 DaveJ at 6:04am 03.28.23 All, thanks for the advice, I ordered the jib sheet in one piece, and will use the cow hitch. Binnac
Halman 27 dlochner at 5:43am 03.28.23 Could it be considered a blue water boat? There is no generally agreed upon definition of "blue w
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 03.28.23 Silicone embeds in the porous gel coat and inhibits the adhesion of paint or gel coat. It can not b
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 5:17am 03.28.23 64911927 -Will
Halman 27 Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 03.28.23
H37C Main sail reefing (1) Jim Legere at 3:22am 03.28.23 That hole through the gooseneck (to the left of the sheave) is for another pin that carries a jammer
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks sailmandan at 10:52pm 03.27.23 1979 That makes sense. The engine was removed from the front and put under the companionway. so mayb
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks mermike at 10:44pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Engine in front? I have a stainless fuel tank, starboard side. '83, engine
C22 sliding hatch (3) pcharn01 at 8:24pm 03.27.23 Now laminating glass and epoxy to the outer shell. After this cures, peel off the peel ply and 3 mor
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 8:20pm 03.27.23 Ground out the inner shell and composite. Had several issues, the wear through the bottom side of t
H37C Main sail reefing (1) gockleyd at 7:57pm 03.27.23 This is encouraging me to try and get the original system working my gooseneck looks like this. And
Asbestos? dlochner at 7:32pm 03.27.23 The next question is "What do I replace it with?" Fiberglass muffler tape. Find it in the high perfo
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 7:24pm 03.27.23 Thanks, @jssailem , I did a quick read through and it looks quite useful. I'll need to go back and r
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 7:23pm 03.27.23 Right, for instance, would you buy a standard 20' offering for $120 and use it for just one port li

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