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Bent strut (1) Ron-Anne at 3:28pm 10.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1314 Well we got the strut removed from the boat and now it goes to the shop to get straightened. I've re
Wiring a Small Inverter .................. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2678 ............. Never really had much use for one but the day has finally arrived. I already have
Speed/ temp sensor magne at 11:35am 10.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1264 Does anyone here know the type and model number on the speed/ temp transducer on the hunter 33, 2005
Wiring a Small Inverter .................. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/7 ............. Never really had much use for one but the day has finally arrived. I already have
Oday 19 Motor Mount Capacity and Access (2) weh5748 at 11:34am 10.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2340 I am planning to replace the 6 hp '79 Johnson outboard on my Oday 19, with a newer 8 hp Yamaha, Hon
How does your boat sit on her lines? OldCat at 11:12am 10.29.12 Catalina 22 11/2554 How does your boat sit on her lines? Mine sits stern down, with the boot stripe underwater. Is thi
Locker Boxes Bali Hai at 11:03am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/910 I have a 1982 Oday 34 and my interior removeable locker storage boxes made of polyethylene resin are
Ideas from the boat show (5) timebandit at 10:23am 10.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1318 Just a couple of things from the show http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/Tmebandt/boatshow20120
What to do if in the Bahamas durring hurricane rgallagher at 10:18am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3103 I am really interested in some honest imput on this topic in light of Hurricane Sandy. If you were
Peak Sails in Seattle SamNelson at 10:17am 10.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1222 Is anyone familiar with Peak Sails in Seattle, Washington?bare they still in business? I am having
HMS Bounty - combined thread higgs at 6:01am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 103/17178 Another victim of Sandy http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coast-guard-monitors-tall-ship-in-di
Some Early Pics from Sandy (4) gpd955 at 6:53am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2013 Here are some pics from the first high tide of the day in AC. Bulkheads already breached and they a
Spring Line Shock Cords Roger Long at 5:21am 10.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2223 The boat was snugging and jerking last night just after I turned in. I put my clothes back on and
How long dwells7297 at 4:58am 10.29.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1282 How long can you leave a sailboat on the hard? I have a Catalina 30 I bought in 06, and it was on th
Sandy Scks! bugbitten at 4:12am 10.29.12 S2 4/1801 But not as bad here, in Hampton Roads, Virginia, as folks are getting farther north. I was fortunat*
NOAA Marine Buoys Bad Obsession at 12:25am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2074 Check out this site for data from the marine buoys: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov
Garmin GWS 10 Robert 47 at 9:30pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1273 I would like to replace my tired Standard Horizon instruments come spring time and I am looking at t
Replacing Datamarine Depth and doing in-hull transducer (3) c and c 30 at 7:46pm 10.28.12 C&C 8/8776 I had to replace my non-functioning datamarine depth finder on a C and C 30 1982. I searched all t
lets hope... (1) FourPoints at 7:19pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1487 lines secure, extra lines added, canvas removed, but none of that will help if the 11-13ft predicted
The Beginning of the (fore)End CaptJake at 6:11pm 10.28.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3093 Well..........................It's that time of year in Oklahoma where it's still not too cold to sa

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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
Pedestal guard replacment Tally Ho at 7:21pm 03.27.23 What is different between the old off-set guard, and the new one you were supposed to get? In other
Pedestal guard replacment dlochner at 7:18pm 03.27.23 I'll take the tachometer out and I can mount it next to the chartplotter! That's the only instrumen
Y-33 Midstay sailmandan at 6:57pm 03.27.23 New Owner of 1979 Yamaha 33. The forward baby stay on my boat is a line running back to the cockpit
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

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