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A small piece of Maine ifmdalvey at 6:15pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2713 Anybody fancy owning a small but remote piece of Maine? It could be yours for nothing as the town of
Comic Relief dparilla at 6:11pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3288 So I am out sailing this past Tuesday, and trying to redeem myself after gooning up my last arrival
retro fitting a screen for your front hatch vmaks at 6:07pm 05.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1138 Does anyone have a do-it-yourself option for fitting a screen into the hatch of a 28 ft O'Day? Also
traveler bolt size-loose bolts vmaks at 5:48pm 05.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/954 New purchase, 28 ft O'Day, 1983, the bolts/screws are loose on the starboard side of traveler. I wo
Charging Alarm Sailorjack at 5:18pm 05.31.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1230 Hi All I launched today and she floated. After I ran the engine for about 7-10 mins I started to
Pearson 303 Rudder Packing Gland jrezab at 4:54pm 05.31.12 Pearson 3/2538 I need to replace the packing material in the packing gland of the rudder ' engine drive shaft. Doe
Adjusting the governor on an M18 Universal Cat27Tim at 3:31pm 05.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1470 While installing a new Oberdorfer Raw Water Pump on my engine I moved the nut that locks down the go
VHF Narrowbanding FourPoints at 3:18pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3480 http://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-spectrum/narrowbanding.html Anyone familiar with thi
Isomat RF Mast rdees at 2:48pm 05.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1161 I have a 1993 B400 with an Isomat mast and roller furling main. I'm replacing the mainsail, which a
Removing Deck Hardware robert19954 at 1:44pm 05.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1281 When removing deck hardware, afterwords I know that you clean the area and remove debris. Once that
Suggestions for cleaning Diesel Jerry jugs Solstice at 1:31pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1741 Was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for cleaning jerry cans. I'm pretty meticulous about cle
Buying a 1980 Hunter 37 Cutter osprey at 12:46pm 05.31.12 Big Boats 2/802 I am looking to make the jump and purchase one to sail on the Long Island Sound. Your thoughts?
Hunter 25.5 Boom lines twistedline at 11:57am 05.31.12 Smaller Boats 6/4504 Hi, I am wondering what original lines went through the boom. I don't have a reefing line in
Marine Grade Fiberglass? RonRock at 11:24am 05.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/9701 Is the fiberglass resins and associated materials really better for boats than the automotive fiberg
New to me O'Day 222, "Just Chillin II" anchorclanker at 10:15am 05.31.12 Day Sailers 17/3863 She was Christened "Just Chillin II (aka "Misty)" by former owners back in early '02, and she litera
Calif. State Sen. Kehoe drops anti fouling paint bill fstbttms at 8:45am 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2391 The lobbyists won. Again. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/30/kehoe-backs-away-from-limits-
Cleaning and maintaining interior Wood ctsailor123 at 7:42am 05.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1647 What would I use to clean and maintain the interior wood on a 1994 Hunter 29.5? Thank you
News about mystery hatches from the 80's-90's Hunters Phil Herring at 7:31am 05.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1345 Hunter 28, 30T, 33.5, 35.5, 37.5, 40.5, 42, 43, and the Vision 32 and 36: With Hunter's assistanc
Oday 25 sink/faucet options Joe5893 at 7:27am 05.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1111 Hello all, I took the water tank out of my Oday 25 as it was old and cracked - we never really ha
Universal M-18 Bob4203 at 6:20am 05.31.12 Catalina 30 10/8975 Fellow M-18 owners, I am seeking the cross reference Kubota engine/block number in hopes of finding

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House battery recommendations jssailem at 1:47pm 12.06.22 I made the post for battery recommendations, I've kinda gotten everything but that. I don't want to
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement GDanko at 1:44pm 12.06.22 Not my wisest financial decision lately. I semi-panicked and ordered new pieces before removing the
House battery recommendations artleyt115 at 1:31pm 12.06.22 There is a distinct difference in the culture of powerboats and sailors especially as they head to
Oday 35 Adding Bimini sail sfbay at 1:29pm 12.06.22 I have installed biminis on every one of my saill and power boats....good investment. This sailor a
Boat yard suggestion Mattcia123 at 1:12pm 12.06.22 Suggestions in the Georgia/N Florida area would be appreciated as well
House battery recommendations dlochner at 1:01pm 12.06.22 There is a distinct difference in the culture of powerboats and sailors especially as they head to a
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement Mechone at 12:58pm 12.06.22 Wow I charged the guy I welded and added gussets and painted 2, bottles of red wine
Newbie. Catalina 18 Monsterfish at 12:39pm 12.06.22 Thanks a lot! I am already learning! Yes, I was thinking of getting new sails for the upcoming seaso
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions Shokunin21 at 12:35pm 12.06.22 Thanks everyone for the info!
Newbie. Catalina 18 Monsterfish at 12:33pm 12.06.22 Hi Dj, I am at the southern tip of Lake Champlain, Chipman Point Marina. I live in Albany, NY so it
Newbie. Catalina 18 Scott T-Bird at 12:29pm 12.06.22 Hi Scott, Thank you very much for your reply. As always, a new boat, rigging, etc. gets a bit over
engine hours calypso36 at 12:26pm 12.06.22 I don't remember if I bench tested my tachometer or not. I probably just re-installed it in the eng
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) bonkle at 12:25pm 12.06.22 I feel I am missing something. Your mainsheet only has a single control line. You can run it to whe
Newbie. Catalina 18 dLj at 12:21pm 12.06.22 Hello, I am new to Catalina Capri 18. I am also new to sailing. My experience so far includes a fe
Newbie. Catalina 18 Monsterfish at 12:20pm 12.06.22 Thank you so much. I appreciate that!
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear jssailem at 12:15pm 12.06.22 It has a seperate port and starboard jib sheet just like big boats, but it only uses one line (the
It's never easy. Autopilot install. BigEasy at 12:11pm 12.06.22 I came across this thread on this site. You may need a special bracket to allow you to pivot the wh
Newbie. Catalina 18 dmax at 12:08pm 12.06.22 You might be able to find someone on this list who is local and give you a hand. It's possible I cou
Alden 44 Dodger/Bimini suggestions and pics (3) jssailem at 12:02pm 12.06.22 Nice looking boat Tim.. There are a variety of Bimini's and connecting cloth options to give you a r
engine hours dkinzer at 12:00pm 12.06.22 I don't remember if I bench tested my tachometer or not. I probably just re-installed it in the engi

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