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no more mast AndyR at 3:28am 11.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1902 hi bad day at the office yesterday i managed to hook the backstay of my beautiful 2002 393 onto a
how seaworthy fido at 8:38pm 11.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5009 good day sailors lost my job sold my house, presently sail a Catalina 27, in fresh water, looking t
Sticky Control cables bobcat30 at 4:58pm 11.10.12 Catalina 30 3/1416 I was told that my control cables (Forward/Reverse) and (fast/slow) are sticky. They said they might
rolling furler USCG369 at 4:30pm 11.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/982 Oes anyone have or even know if you can find a rolling furler for a MAC venture 21 if ao where do yo
Help needed for East Coast Menhaden Fishing elle at 2:36pm 11.10.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3238 Folks, I'm not sure this is the best forum for this message, but I know that HOW is a fantastic m
Started working on the Galley (3) Doc_holiday at 1:09pm 11.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/6248 After seeing some of the mods you all have done, I swiped some ideas from you. Sum and Ruth's galle
new hatch needed USCG369 at 11:29am 11.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2014 have a mac Ven 21 I have been slowing rebuilding the wrongs that have been done to her over the year
Automatic bilge pump jfschena at 11:01am 11.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/942 I've been advised to install one. Is this a big job? As anyone done this on an oday 26? The boat wil
heading south...again... zeehag at 7:26am 11.10.12 Destinations 7/18008 so. next week we set out yet gain on our continuing southerly voyage to panama then thru cana
Running the engine on jack stands? Gunni at 6:23am 11.10.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5462 Someone long ago told me to not run my engine on the jack stands (probably one of the know-it-all ru
looking for trailer unlucky at 4:37am 11.10.12 Trailer Sailors 2/1933 Hello, I'm looking for a float on trailer for my '75 Lancer 25 that i just bought sight unseen. The
looking for trailer unlucky at 3:59am 11.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1591 New to this sight. Hey...I just bought a '75 Lancer 25 sight unseen. It's at a marina 175 miles away
Adjustability of OB Motor Mounts David S at 10:29pm 11.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/889 Please see my post under TRAILER SAILORS FORUM and ALL DISCUSSIONS on this topic. :doh: Is there
Adjustability of OB Motor Mounts David S at 10:19pm 11.09.12 Trailer Sailors 9/10965 On my 79 O'day 22 I have a hard time raising my old 9.9 Evinrude manual start (yes it is heavy). Th
Ideal trailerable sailboat - theoretical approach Bosman at 9:05pm 11.09.12 Trailer Sailors 175/127543 Hi all, Let's face it. Currently there are not really that many choices when it comes to NEW trail
Corrosion in Cabin - Help! Bob Camarena at 8:17pm 11.09.12 Catalina 30 6/3482 My 1981 C-30 has been closed up for a couple of months at it's dock and, when I opened it yesterday,
356 Bimini-where to find Jimongee at 7:53pm 11.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1760 Ok -so we have a budget! Do any of you sailors have information on where to get the "best pricing" o
Deck Light Replacement Bulb rjstevnson at 6:52pm 11.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3412 Does anyone out there know what type of deck light was used onh 1995 42s7? It is a steaming/deck li
Careening Catalina 30 wing keel pullark at 4:19pm 11.09.12 Catalina 30 6/2366 Hi All, I would like to give my boat a bottom scrub. Doesn't need new bottom paint quite yet. The bo
info about Crown Marine Converters Rebelwi at 4:18pm 11.09.12 Pearson 0/1899 I recently purchased a 1981 model Pearson 424 which has a Crown Marine Converter mod 3012-3. The uni

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Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? CapefloridaLI at 7:31pm 01.02.23 What's the engine model ... Is that a 3-year old inboard or outboard engine? Hello it is Beta Ma
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 7:23pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 01.02.23 Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35 X the minimum air required for perfect combustion ? No, it is by
Catalina 30 topping lift line length captcoho at 7:16pm 01.02.23 It would depend where you take the line on the boom. Originally it comes off the block to a small cl
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? patbratton at 7:08pm 01.02.23 I think that it would be hard to beat a Hunter 260 or a 26. I settled on a Hunter 240 but she is a l
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:08pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the h
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:46pm 01.02.23 Another way to deal with low temperatures is just to not charge when it is cold which is what I do o
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters tfox2069 at 6:40pm 01.02.23 Unless it is a commercial vessel, the extinguisher must be in-date and less than 12-years old, but
Raymarine Axiom tfox2069 at 6:26pm 01.02.23
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 6:00pm 01.02.23 Correct. Charge acceptance rates are commonly stated as a percentage, expressed as a decimal, of th
Any sailor peppers out there? garymalmgren at 5:54pm 01.02.23 And there I was for years thinking it was, " Put a LION in a coconut"
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? jssailem at 5:54pm 01.02.23 CrossCut Hardwoods in Portland OR has some Marine plywood I am considering using. AquaTek and Hydro
Bristol 24 external chainplates and traveler install SV Gutsy Lady at 5:53pm 01.02.23 Ok First you will need to decide where to locate the traveler. It seems the hatch is in the way. Yo
New sailing toy for Christmas (1) jssailem at 5:40pm 01.02.23 How about a blow up canvas image of thisuter as a screen saver
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:38pm 01.02.23 Macerator - masticator, is there a difference? And what's that other one that rhymes with masticat
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location (1) Sailor Arny at 5:32pm 01.02.23 Added a Selden retractable bowsprit, and GX15 top down furler with line aft on my H44C. I have no
New sailing toy for Christmas rgranger at 5:30pm 01.02.23
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? jssailem at 5:26pm 01.02.23 Good news George. Guess you could call it a Christmas Miracle.
New sailing toy for Christmas jssailem at 5:23pm 01.02.23 Great Christmas gift for the sailor that most things.
New sailing toy for Christmas PaulK at 5:22pm 01.02.23 Nice. Does it match the barometer and ship's clock, or will you have to hang it somewhere else?

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