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New Toe Rails!! NYSail at 6:41am 06.18.12 Pearson 2/2005 Hello all..... I have a 1986 vintage P36-2. The boat has 4, 8.5 foot sections of 1" by 1" teak toe
End of an Era Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1230 I closed American Marine ' Sail Supply, Inc last year. Last week, I finally sold the last piece of
Well, that was a red banner day! :0 joes new addiction at 5:10am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1639 Had plans for "Father Day" to get up early and FIANLLY go sailing! I've been neglecting my poor boat
Lowering the boom carolbsailing at 12:04am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2822 The boom on my recently purchased 27' Catalina is too high for me to attach the topping lift and eve
Radio Interference Oceanis 36cc carlager at 11:42pm 06.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1745 I have an interference with the radio antenna on my JVC stereo my Oceanis 36cc. The interference i
Can I do this? eliems at 11:02pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2991 I want to transport a 250 lb dirtbike in my 10' Rib Dingy to a location and then transfer it onto a
Boat lift for MacGregor 26M yohan at 10:50pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1901 I am planning on keeping my 26M at a dry dock but only way to launch the boat from it is using the c
Any good, exciting books about sailing? centerline at 8:20pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3688 NOT "how to" books, but good reading books.... what are your recommendations as to good exciting lit
Looking for the fresh water schematic for a '97 376 windsock1 at 7:58pm 06.17.12 Big Boats 12/1940 I've got a leak somewhere in the system between the water pump forward and the galley. Based on wha
Wanted - Catalina 27 Sail Cover chambao at 7:50pm 06.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1631 My 1979 sail cover is turning to dust. I'm in the market for a good used one if possible. I also nee
REVIEW of BEDDING BUTYL TAPE for STANCHIONS chambao at 7:40pm 06.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2792 Based on the excellent illustrations ' directions given by Sail Maine link, I bought a roll of grey
Mast lights Sirius repair at 7:39pm 06.17.12 Sirius 21/22 3/2330 I replaced the bulbs in the mid mast light and the top light. I check for continuity through out the
Solar heat and GPS Ross at 7:36pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1108 On Saturday we sailed north for about six hours with the handheld GPS in a bracket on the companion
Fairview beach Marina JasonC at 7:22pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/935 Have never been to a place that helped me less.
Poor man's jack stans (1) Little By Little ll at 7:00pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1894 Getting ready to bottom coat. Is it necessary to drop the keel completely out of the boat? What are
I'm getting too old sailaway78 at 4:13pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1924 Those of you who read my post about the noise the boat was making, already know I was in a pretty ba
What length engine stop cable sole pleasure at 4:05pm 06.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1154 I have a 1998 Hunter 336 with a Yanmar engine. I have to replace the engine stop cable and it seems
Gel coat cracks (1) Don Crowther at 3:47pm 06.17.12 Big Boats 3/1170 So I've been sanding my bottom coat off. I came across this crack in the gel coat.:eek: It's below
Sail Past higgs at 3:45pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1647 I would be curious to hear opinion of those of you whose YC does a sail past. We do and make it a b
Removeable Traveler (5) prob at 3:14pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1503 Grown weary of the 'Crosby Rig', (and as a novice) wanted to go to a traveler, but like many others,

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First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 5:39pm 01.08.23 What David said. :beer:
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 5:37pm 01.08.23 Requirements and guidelines for name and hailing port placement for Documented vessels are at: https
First time sailboat owner shemandr at 5:22pm 01.08.23 Not to be argumentative but how would the authorities know if a vessel is documented before an encou
Barlow Self Tailing Arms (1) Zom-B-Land at 4:59pm 01.08.23 Hi. This piece.
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 4:49pm 01.08.23 The gov'mint mostly goes by the stickers on the bow. Not if the boat is USCG documented.
First time sailboat owner shemandr at 4:45pm 01.08.23 Warm & peel. Solvents. Hopefully it's not that long of a name. I've lost track of rules regarding
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin dkinzer at 4:35pm 01.08.23 To discover the answers you'll need to examine the wiring and determine what is connected to what an
Barlow Self Tailing Arms sailme88 at 4:26pm 01.08.23 Are you referring to the stripper ring ?
Barlow Self Tailing Arms Zom-B-Land at 4:25pm 01.08.23
Barlow Self Tailing Arms Zom-B-Land at 4:22pm 01.08.23 Comically, my wife would say "Have you really looked for them? Where did you see them last?" Reali
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 4:06pm 01.08.23 :plus: I used a heat gun on the lowest setting. It is easy to scorch the gelcoat. A hair dryer also
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 3:41pm 01.08.23 Next question(s): What is the best procedure for removing the old lettering from the sides and back
First time sailboat owner isaksp00 at 3:39pm 01.08.23 Next question(s): What is the best procedure for removing the old lettering from the sides and back
Changing to electric throttle control for 2001 Yanmar dlochner at 3:33pm 01.08.23 Hi, I have a 2001 Yanmar 4JH3-TE and looking at possibly add an electronic throttle control in plac
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 3:29pm 01.08.23 hatchclan, is the boat USCG documented?
Changing to electric throttle control for 2001 Yanmar sail sfbay at 3:13pm 01.08.23 Had electronic controls on my powerboat because it offered multiple control stations, which is benef
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:56pm 01.08.23 Next question(s): What is the best procedure for removing the old lettering from the sides and back
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:53pm 01.08.23 Thanks for the replies. I will have to practice with the stitcher......maybe. Took the hose off th
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 2:40pm 01.08.23 Thanks for the reply and advice for finding the leak. Will be nice to see that dry under the floorbo
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin jssailem at 2:28pm 01.08.23 :plus: to that plan.

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