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do you safety tether in when soloing? joes new addiction at 4:59am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 39/10401 I get regular emails from "About Sailing.com" . (my quest for knowledge, lunch time reading)! There
Backing plate Florida sail at 4:36am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4565 Would Starboard be an adequate material to use as a backing plate for a stern mounted motor davit? W
Help with Electrical power question RWSlater at 3:43am 06.05.12 Big Boats 5/1369 I have a 42 Passage with two 30 amp power cables coming into the boat. When I was at the marina in
moving the foresail up the mast. alllrite at 11:21pm 06.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2148 ya, great seaman title. I have a 26s with a 150% non stolk genoa. It's a milar? sail with a furl
Mast cable Tricia at 9:54pm 06.04.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1940 I'm replacing my mast cable and only need 3 wires. The West Marine catalog has triplex cable but say
RPM's Dropping Steph at 8:17pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2771 On my Cal 28 with Westerbeck 13, my RPM's intermittantly drop from 2800 to 2200 then come back up.
docking bridles returning sailors at 7:38pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2593 We have noticed several slips in our marina that have bridles to make docking a much easier task. Ca
Tidal Grid? (5) SitkaChum at 7:30pm 06.04.12 Catalina 30 5/5472 Hey, First, a quick intro - I'm a newbie sailor and have been stalking the boards the last 9 months
H23, Water Under Floor of Porta Potty - Old Post carboman at 7:11pm 06.04.12 Smaller Boats 1/1189 Someone posted some good info on locating the source of a leak that was causing water to accumulate
Named on the trailer and ready to lauch c_witch at 6:46pm 06.04.12 Trailer Sailors 6/2563 Okie dokie. 'Privateer' is now on her trailer and ready to be hauled over to Musquidoboit Harbour an
1979 O'Day 23 Mast Mount Support Beam Jclark29 at 5:03pm 06.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1638 What type of wood is the 2x4 support beam under the mast mount made from? What have people used in
What type and how many AC BTUs for a 27' Watkins akeegan at 5:02pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 16/6643 Hello y'all, I would like to install an economical (Frys, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.), free-standing
old hood 705 furler MORNING LIGHT at 4:33pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1101 I have on my boat a old 705 hood furler consisting in a continuous loop that goes around but that I
Drainage into Bilge Dmac336 at 4:20pm 06.04.12 Big Boats 4/2751 Been trying to uncover source of bilge water (and my search has led me to question how a 336 drains)
I cannot even spell electricity tsiptom at 4:10pm 06.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1235 I have a 1977 O'Day and had several toggle switches break, for the running lights, etc. Not paying
looking for a sender MORNING LIGHT at 4:09pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/898 My fuel tank sender went out, i want to replace it on my catalina capri 91 but it is different of al
For Jackdaw .... clear your message inbox. RichH at 3:33pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1304 Your 'full' message box cant receive messages .... its full. Empty it if you want a response to you
Hunter 426/44/45 remote windlass wiring Dave112 at 3:30pm 06.04.12 Big Boats 4/1404 Has anyone with a Hunter 426/44/45 installed a switch at the helm to control the windlass - if so ho
Saved $1300.00 on replacement Isolation Transformer Ron McCoy at 2:04pm 06.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1303 On our Hunter 386 (2004 model), Hunter Marine installed two 30 amp Charles Marine isolation transfor
10000 boat names zingerz350r at 1:45pm 06.04.12 Sails Call Lounge 13/7955 I tried to add my boat name to the 10000 Boat Names site, the site says it will be posted in twenty

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replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 LloydB at 10:41am 01.12.23 Find a local rigger to make an assessment and estimate the cost of adding those halyards. It's worth
The keel... is done rgranger at 10:37am 01.12.23 :beer:
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:33am 01.12.23 I assume you meant that you no longer can recommend these units? Yes...I meant to type "Discontinue
Hunter 380 muffler CAVU at 10:31am 01.12.23 That is exactly what we did. Local fiberglass team re glassed the entire exterior. In preparation th
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:26am 01.12.23 Thetford 550P MSD. They are no longer in production, but you can still find them out there. That A
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Hollyberry at 10:08am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The b
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck LloydB at 10:02am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The bu
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? LakeOntario270 at 10:01am 01.12.23 Goo-gone, soap/car wash and water are all I would use. Any abrasive to clean the spreaders will rem
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:58am 01.12.23 there were a few Contessa 32s sold recently in BC. Here is one in Ontario: https://www.bayshoreyach
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:51am 01.12.23 It's a harmonized tax in the EU and the UK. Think GST +PST You MAY not have to pay the U.K. VA
old fixer upper. winter movie PaulK at 9:45am 01.12.23 Interesting boat and video. Hope Coronet Coronet1885 comes out as nicely.
Hunter 380 muffler kloudie1 at 9:42am 01.12.23 It probably can be patched and reinforced with some fiberglass cloth and epoxy.. A local fiberglass
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Leeward Rail at 9:34am 01.12.23 Because I am unable to find any Contessa 32s in Western Canada, I would come to the UK to purchase
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator LloydB at 9:31am 01.12.23 ''I'd buy it regardless of any price." you can find it but if you wanna delete it you have to pay a
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Leeward Rail at 9:22am 01.12.23 I'm not familiar with "VAT". Can you expand on this? It's a harmonized tax in the EU and the UK.
Spider Cracks in gel coat Davidasailor26 at 9:16am 01.12.23 All good ideas above about exploring the area and possible ways to repair the core. If the deck surf
Spider Cracks in gel coat jssailem at 8:57am 01.12.23
Spider Cracks in gel coat shemandr at 8:08am 01.12.23 It seems to me the area of craze lines is fairly broad. I'd say that could mean a broader area of s
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 Scott T-Bird at 7:46am 01.12.23 If you should make an offer on this boat, factor in the cost of the new halyards and the cost of i
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Scott T-Bird at 7:38am 01.12.23 Sounds to me like you will need to gain some specific knowledge both for your new boat's registratio

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