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pinwheel knotmeter mortyd at 10:50am 06.06.12 Catalina 30 14/3567 has anybody out there solved the problem of keeping the rotating knotmeter under the boat free of wh
Need battery recommendations... weinie at 9:17am 06.06.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2524 I am looking to replace my 2 group 24 batteries with 2 deep cycle batteries for both house and start
Is this guy yankin' my crank? mini van towing? joes new addiction at 8:52am 06.06.12 Trailer Sailors 26/15623 I can't remember the EXACT details but here's the jist of what was told to me. I have a buddy who wa
Good News on Westward Roger Long at 8:37am 06.06.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2399 I've just learned that the Westward http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/554730_2825384934198_
best shoal draft blue water boats 26 to 30 anchorclanker at 8:13am 06.06.12 Ask All Sailors 14/25752 I know the question has been asked a 100 times before, but I dont know if it was ever asked in this
Bought a 96 X (2) Ormonddude at 7:35am 06.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1012 It has some issues the steering wheel seems to have rusted off and the swing keel needs to be remou
192 set-up shozbot at 7:01am 06.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2559 Hi, I'm new to sailing and bought a 192 late last season. I'm starting to think that my boat has b
Mast leaking vmaks at 6:59am 06.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1406 New 28 ft, 1983 O'Day.....last rain storm the mast leaked into the cabin. The mast does have a mast
28 ft, 1983, Atomic, 11 hp, diesel vmaks at 6:55am 06.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 14/4220 Water burps out of the exhaust but does not flow regularly out on a continuous flow (blurp of water
Anyone sailing Brunswick area this weekend? Bonzai at 6:41am 06.06.12 Destinations 0/2962 Hey guys, am gonna be looking to do weekend trip of any description around St Simons/Jekyll area. An
Spinnaker style question Old Sailor 2 at 6:34am 06.06.12 Big Boats 10/2594 I am plnning on outfitting my P42 with a spinnaker and need to decide which spinnaker style to purch
What's a Johnson bar?? jeanmarc109 at 6:13am 06.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4437 I am piecing together a mast stepping system that I can operate solo (no long lines of volunteers to
New Pearson owner Carnutvic at 5:27am 06.06.12 Pearson 7/1856 Hello all,I am on my way to ownership of a 1981 28 ft Pearson.I put a deposit on it last night and n
Mast gate Bob Mc at 4:43am 06.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2682 Can anyone tell me the screw size for the screws on the mast gate? I believe it's the smaller gate,
Xantrex battery monitors eianm at 12:26am 06.06.12 Big Boats 4/1703 Does anyone have any knowledge about the compatability of the Linkpro to an older freedom 2000- or i
Back to using my sextant (1) Allan12210 at 11:25pm 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2367 Well last month I watched the eclipse and today I watched Venus transit the sun. Guess that's all my
Rotating trailer tires DJN51 at 8:27pm 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1875 Over the weekend my daughter burned out a bearing on her horse trailer,had to cut wheel off as it go
Water pump housing Ron10139 at 7:02pm 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1761 I just replaced my impeller on a Universal Model M-12. I noticed a small hole in the housing near th
T.S. Beryl (4) Zaphro at 4:33pm 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2003 Looks like my summer just got a lot more busy....
Mast Foot Plate is loose ?? Ward H at 4:26pm 06.05.12 Trailer Sailors 7/4477 Today was high winds, cold and cloudy. Winds died away around 4pm so I went out to motor around a bi

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It's never easy. Autopilot install. jssailem at 9:38pm 12.05.22 do not believe you can put a wheel pilot drive on it I believe that to be true. The Raymarine Whee
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 8:44pm 12.05.22 Why would any sane person willingly go into weather conditions like that when we have places like H
Replace Lifelines mermike at 8:29pm 12.05.22 Good point about the learning curve. So many variables - material properties, corrosion, swaging...a
It's never easy. Autopilot install. (1) Tally Ho at 7:51pm 12.05.22
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) jssailem at 7:05pm 12.05.22 That is possible. It may also be that when the boat was launched the rigging was at the end of the b
Sarasota Bay Returning stickinthemud57 at 7:01pm 12.05.22 Now that is a lovely post! I think I would enjoy sailing the Gulf Coast in my 26S. We camp out on t
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions dlochner at 6:47pm 12.05.22 If you really want to hear a lot of divergent opinions on this topic head over to CruisersForum.com.
House battery recommendations berner73 at 6:44pm 12.05.22 Dlocner's comments are all spot on. Curious - where do you keep the boat - meaning are you at a s
Barient drum oxidation (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:36pm 12.05.22 At the risk of plagiarizing @dLj , pictures please to give us a better idea of what might work. Onc
Barient drum oxidation dLj at 6:16pm 12.05.22 Pictures please... dj
It's never easy. Autopilot install. Ralph Johnstone at 6:04pm 12.05.22 Here is my pedestal installation Nice installation. What's the backing material if it's not "clas
Ignition key will not insert into the ignition. MitchM at 5:51pm 12.05.22 in the meantime just bypass the key and hot wire it. . .
Can anyone identify this pump? MitchM at 5:48pm 12.05.22 I have an old fynspray (australian or British make I think . ) it is the best h
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 12.05.22 Would the white block that came unglued from the tank cause the sensor to malfunction? No. Not u
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 5:15pm 12.05.22
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 5:08pm 12.05.22 Here is my pedestal installation Nice bushing. I'll keep that in mind.
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 5:07pm 12.05.22 If have no idea about a pivoting wheel pedestal. If I have one it's news to me. The previous owner
House battery recommendations Tally Ho at 5:06pm 12.05.22
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason stickinthemud57 at 5:03pm 12.05.22 LOL
folding wheel issue sail sfbay at 5:02pm 12.05.22 A photo would help. Suggest contacting Lewmar and downloading installation manual.

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