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staining life caulk gettinthere at 12:19pm 09.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1481 I finally found the water leak! My toe rail is a 2 piece L shape. Under the stainless steel rub stri
A Little Damp in Milford (1) Roger Long at 11:27am 09.28.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2232 It was a little damp in Milford, CT today. https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s480x480/564
Last night in Seattle SVPardonMyFrench at 11:06am 09.28.12 Big Boats 4/1439 Last night was really special here in Seattle. First the Huskies beat Stanford in college football a
Anchor Locker Headache jgurley at 10:55am 09.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2080 I have a First 38, and I assume a previous owner installed a windlass forward , the chain forms a st
ZonderZorg - In Friesland (1) Sequitur at 10:52am 09.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1311 We have arrived in Sneek, Friesland and I have just added a new post to the blog at: Onward to Fries
spotlight gettinthere at 9:59am 09.28.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2545 I'm looking for a spotlight. Something I can use to illuminate ATONS at night. So it should be fairl
Wire for random length 'long wire' MichaelStacy at 9:49am 09.28.12 SSB and Ham Operators 17/81401 I will be putting up a random length 'long wire' antenna (~ 50 feet+ length) for my ham radio, basic
Mast Maintenance Majyik at 8:45am 09.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2199 New O'Day 30 Owner ... just now starting to go over the entire boat ... have aquick question! What
There was a hole in my hull (9) rgranger at 7:43am 09.28.12 Trailer Sailors 11/3227 As some of you know, I picked up a Rhodes 22 for only $250... YES! It need work:eek: Today I start
Prop Walk Revisited foolproof at 7:23am 09.28.12 Catalina 30 9/3574 Hello All: I have seen tons of threads on prop walk, but I have never seen my concern addressed. I
need oday 20' wiring diagram sabine river minnow at 5:36am 09.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2551 Hi All , and thank you all for the help . As is mostly the case , some small thing small , gets bigg
Going south after sailboat show knucklehead at 5:27am 09.28.12 Destinations 4/7104 We will be traveling south from the Patuxent River mid October. Any other boats? ICW to Beaufort th
Beneteau Oceanis 58 Sail Dimensions (mainsail and genoa)? (1) gtron at 2:20am 09.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1356 For the Beneteau Oceanis 58, I've been trying to find the exact dimensions of the mainsail area and
mac 25 poptop weather seal replacement? centerline at 12:04am 09.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 47/10508 im trying to get the poptop better supported and sealed when closed. some of the seal is missing. s
Need help to identify 24' early 70's sailboat (4) timtheboatguy at 11:13pm 09.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3058 Hello all, I am new here and new to sailing, just acquired a 24' sailboat. There are no markings any
3ym30 swp Johnson parts? Brahmany at 10:56pm 09.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2356 Looking for Johnson part numbers for The Yanmar 3ym30 Pump. Any after market pumps available that wi
Catalina 27 Mast and rigging John rolka at 8:32pm 09.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/11178 I'm planning to work on my rig this winter, add halyards run them internally, replace a wire rope ha
women sailing capta at 8:25pm 09.27.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3677 My gal and I were sitting in the cockpit today here in Prickly Bay, Grenada wondering why we had not
HF antenna info needed for Beneteau 361 JimskyD at 8:18pm 09.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2273 We have a Beneteau 361 with dual backstays. Also am a ham and have a Yaesu 897 with SGC tuner. I wan
Newport pk104 at 7:51pm 09.27.12 Catalina 310 0/1212 Wow, did we have a lucky week. Went sailing with friends on their 50 foot boat around Newport area.

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Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? ggrizzard at 5:52pm 03.17.23 I've replaced my rigging twice in 43 yrs. All of the chain plates were inspected by me and two oth
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46pm 03.17.23 @rgranger Rob; where is the information on removing the centerboard bracket for the 26. I may hav
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite ggrizzard at 5:25pm 03.17.23 Take Heart, oh ye of little faith. Go to Lowes or a a local cabinet shop. (The Home Despot's select
410 Owners with Y-Valves for aft head? VanIslandGuy at 5:23pm 03.17.23 Thanks Jim, My thinking is having a direct pump out option (head to Y-valve then overboard or holdi
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. Tally Ho at 5:09pm 03.17.23 Lucky for me, the wiring for the engine was intact, and I was able to use the boat for the rest of
Daysailers on Virgin Islands.. DAVA390 at 5:04pm 03.17.23 Thank you all for replies.
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite Don S/V ILLusion at 4:03pm 03.17.23
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain SV At Last at 3:43pm 03.17.23 I did finally make it back out to the boat to put this project to bed. There was no insulation aroun
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 3:42pm 03.17.23 You could try putting the bolt back in part way and then use a 2-3lb hammer gently on the head. Tha
Macerators JoeWhite at 3:40pm 03.17.23 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/macerator_installation Yes. I have replaced the "T" with a Y valve, see
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? (1) Brian NC at 3:37pm 03.17.23 Here is the best pic of the boom I have for now and was not fully rigged. Will take another this we
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 3:30pm 03.17.23 @Brian NC Can you take a picture of the boom and refresh my memory which model boat. It could be o
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (2) rardiH36 at 3:24pm 03.17.23 Roland, I appreciate the recount of your chainplate failure. But more so, about the stem head incid
Macerators Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:13pm 03.17.23 Boat builders use tees because they're cheaper than y-valves. Replacing the TEE with a y-valve shoul
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite McPhee at 2:55pm 03.17.23 Thanks, dmax. I'll get some stains and see if I can get them close enough. I'll follow-up with how i
Blower issues? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:45pm 03.17.23 I also believe that the blower is wired thru the automatic fire extinguisher. If the fire extinguish
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite dmax at 2:34pm 03.17.23 1: By the side, you mean the vertical piece on the right hand side of the top step, it looks like it
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite (1) McPhee at 1:40pm 03.17.23 My mistake. The angle isn't great, but the here's one.
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite dmax at 1:36pm 03.17.23 A picture would help a lot.
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 1:23pm 03.17.23 Hey Breezy1, Good to hear its quiet and silky. I think that's really encouraging. That said, pl

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