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Sailing Vermont at 11:35am 10.06.12
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I'm the proud new owner of a 30 year old Soverel. It's got a Suunto 110 Bulkhead mount compass. I'
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I went to the show in Annapolis on Thursday. Spent quite a bit of time looking over the new 5 Series
Rasemans at 9:24am 10.06.12
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Any input would be appreciated. I need to repair the masthead lights. I have the missing piece, but
barrile at 8:52am 10.06.12
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Where can i find a circular one piece inhaul line for my in mast furling. mine is frayed badly. cant
JTR at 8:40am 10.06.12
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Hello All. I am a reasonably new sailor and am ready to purchase our first boat. I sail with my bro
bootyhunter at 7:53am 10.06.12
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Hunter 25.5 with a a chalky top side and hull. Want to successfully restore the finish. I acid clean
McZube at 5:33am 10.06.12
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We plan to do this in the spring. Has anyone done this? Where did you mount the unit, install thru
Ivan at 4:46am 10.06.12
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I am thinking of buying a Class B AIS transceiver. I will interface it with my Garmin chartplotter,
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We acquired a 1982 O'Day 25 this year (our first sailboat, hooray!) and started sailing her recently
Mark Maulden at 9:13pm 10.05.12
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but it looks like I'm going to pull the stbd settee water tank........
Régis at 7:11pm 10.05.12
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Best propeller for O'Day 37 Hello! Those with a 37 O'Day, what propeller, size, pitch, rotation hav
Jim Seamans at 6:40pm 10.05.12
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For those who are wondering what those clips are on the end of the swim platform are for. Worry no m
Sylvain at 6:39pm 10.05.12
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Last winter's project was to do the port side. Now the old hull liner is all gone.
orion at 5:25pm 10.05.12
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Does anyone know where I can purchase a wrench to loosen the retaining ring on the top of the winch?
dfwinkler at 4:39pm 10.05.12
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Has anyone installed a chart plotter on a 29.5? Where did you mount the display and how did you acce
hangfire68 at 2:23pm 10.05.12
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1976 Morgan Out Island 33 Volvo Pinta, 3-bladed LEFT-handed Hydralign folding propeller. Wha
reeder at 11:58am 10.05.12
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I recently acquired an 84 Catalina 27 traditional set up. The slide out berth works OK, but I can't
Birdman737 at 11:50am 10.05.12
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Greetings all! I am considering adding to my current 40A ProTech4 shore power charger a new 50A Pro
Wooden Shoe at 11:28am 10.05.12
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I've just acquired a 222 and the backstay has very noticeable slack (about 4" side to side). The tur

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European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting
Parsons at 7:10am 11.09.22
1.25 inches seems like a really small pumpout deck fitting. What Defender sells is either 1 5/8 or 1
deck hardware: what is this called?
Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 11.09.22
Simply measure the hole which will determine the size of the clevis pin needed. Looks like a quarte
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:04am 11.09.22
If the builders used US fittings, the deck fittings (water, pumpout, fuel) will be 16 TPI (threads p
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Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02am 11.09.22
It would help if the poster advised which boat he has with a photo
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting
Tedd at 7:02am 11.09.22
I am particularly fond of my metric adjustable spanner, loaned to me by my friend @LeslieTroyer the
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leo310 at 6:51am 11.09.22
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JBP-PA at 6:48am 11.09.22
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Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum
JamesG161 at 6:33am 11.09.22
Topical Storm Nicole delays the launch date until Wednesday, Nov. 16 pending safe conditions for
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dlochner at 6:32am 11.09.22
If you buy a new power tool and open the operators manual you will find pages of useless safety ins
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Johann at 6:30am 11.09.22
That is an easy tool to use. Both amp capacity and wire size tools. The design conditions influenc
Do not lick this Toad!
RoyS at 6:28am 11.09.22
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jssailem at 6:21am 11.09.22
That is an easy tool to use. Both amp capacity and wire size tools. to meet ABYC Standards.
Catalina 27 Electrical Panel
RoyS at 6:11am 11.09.22
Suggest that you use a few terminal strips in the old location for all wires size 10GA or smaller to
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jssailem at 6:10am 11.09.22
SAE. METRIC. With a little care the can be close enough, mostly. You just need to be specific about
Volvo penta d2-55 raw water pump leaking
Mattcia123 at 6:10am 11.09.22
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Solar Confusion
Johann at 6:06am 11.09.22
BoatHowTo (Nigel Calders site) also has an excellent wire size calculator: https://boathowto.com/e
Questions About Bottom Paint
jssailem at 5:58am 11.09.22
6) How long does ablative paint last? Until it wears off. Being on a boat this will occur in diffe
Questions About Bottom Paint
RoyS at 5:54am 11.09.22
The maintenance manager in my marina told me he has been studying bottom paint effectiveness for dec
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater
Parsons at 5:52am 11.09.22
Please @mermike - there are a bunch of folks that would love to see any photos or descriptions of yo
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home   (1)
dlochner at 5:49am 11.09.22
Yes. That comes not from hurricanes but from snowstorms. Back in March 1993 I lived in a rural area

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