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Glad to Be of Service! Dougo at 6:37pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3693 My brother ' I were enjoying some great sailing a couple weeks ago and eventually the wind died and
A small piece of Maine ifmdalvey at 6:15pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2738 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 11/3306 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 2/1166 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 1/971 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 4/1266 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 3/2640 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 1/1500 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 13/3655 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 0/1180 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 3/1328 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 6/1761 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 2/819 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 6/4526 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 20/10197 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 17/3985 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 10/2417 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 3/1688 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 4/1361 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 1/1128 Hello all, I took the water tank out of my Oday 25 as it was old and cracked - we never really ha

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Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dkinzer at 6:01pm 01.29.23 ground and neutral together, something that should be the case in a marine power source. I would
Stale Forum mermike at 5:51pm 01.29.23 Will do John. Holy cats, you've had a journey. Here's hoping for a speedy and successful conclusion.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 5:50pm 01.29.23 Honda eu200i Just a FYI - it's been brought to my attention that the Honda's don't tie the ground
Stale Forum jssailem at 5:47pm 01.29.23 Way to go. Congrats on the retirement. While your out there light a candle and chase this cold away
Stale Forum mermike at 5:41pm 01.29.23 I'm finishing a couple of minor boat projects this week. Also retiring soon - my last day is Tuesday
Solar panel power recommendations Orbweaver at 5:16pm 01.29.23 On my H26.5 I installed a 100W panel, and had similar power needs/storage. I typically sail around 4
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dLj at 5:13pm 01.29.23 Beautiful. Sounds like something from the Bible... Perhaps the Byrds, "Turn, Turn, turn" ;) dj
When to do Clean up - SPRING? stickinthemud57 at 5:03pm 01.29.23 Winter projects, spring cleaning, summer bottom scrubbing, autumn pressure washing... seems there's
When to do Clean up - SPRING? dLj at 4:50pm 01.29.23 Winter projects, spring cleaning, summer bottom scrubbing, autumn pressure washing... seems there's
When to do Clean up - SPRING? Ralph Johnstone at 4:46pm 01.29.23 Moss only grows between our toes up here if we stand still for more than 30 minutes. We also have
hunter 49 steering quadrant. artboas at 3:35pm 01.29.23 should it possibly be installed as in my pic here with one steering arm above and one below quadran
Stale Forum jssailem at 3:18pm 01.29.23 Can not wait. I have some bottled wine to bring. Not sure if it competes with your Black Box.... but
When to do Clean up - SPRING? jssailem at 3:17pm 01.29.23 Moss only grows between our toes up here if we stand still for more than 30 minutes. Other wise it i
Embrace the freeze. jssailem at 3:15pm 01.29.23 I feel the concern Len. I got the warning from my marina. Water shutting off, marina to freeze. Soun
Embrace the freeze. Hello Below at 2:45pm 01.29.23
Gloucester 22 Owners grauerfam at 2:38pm 01.29.23 I recently picked up a Classic Yacht built Gloucester 22 but it's missing the centerboard. Any ide
Embrace the freeze. DaveJ at 2:34pm 01.29.23
And this is? stickinthemud57 at 2:22pm 01.29.23 Like always bear hunting with an overweight friend, you only need to outrun your friend not the bea
When to do Clean up - SPRING? stickinthemud57 at 2:20pm 01.29.23 In response to the thread title, Spring would seem to me the logical time for final scrubbing. Other
Solar panel power recommendations dlochner at 1:18pm 01.29.23 They report no interference with binnacle compasses.

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