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Show Us Your Waterline Stripe (1) Sail123 at 9:49am 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4822 Am redoing my bottom paint and looking for ideas. I have this left to do and feel stumped. Black
ReWiring O'day 23' Electrical System rs8684 at 8:26am 05.23.12 Day Sailers 6/4769 Hi All- I have a 1979 23' O'Day. One of my projects this summer is to get the electrical system wo
mast for kirby 25 Kootenay pirate.. at 8:22am 05.23.12 Parts Search 0/2750 Anyone have a mast for a kirby 25.?
Through hull clean out....... woodster at 7:12am 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5949 i am putting a through hull fitting on the outside of my bottom to receive sea water for cooling my
Lightening struck TerryGufshoz at 6:13am 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1682 Lightening struck my mast 2 days ago and I'm searching for advice on what damage to check for. I'm
What is the weight of the Mast? RonRock at 5:58am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/7940 After reading the excellent post by tkanzler I've decided I'd like to figure the loads on a planned
O Day 28 Halyard Wrap on Forestay Rag Doll at 5:07am 05.23.12 Bigger Boats 7/3514 I have an Isomat Mast on my 1986 O Day 28 and have a rigger finishing the installation of a Schaefer
The Pride of Baltimore Roger Long at 4:41am 05.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2371 I'm bumping this up from out of another thread because I think some people here might be interested
Mantis as an alternative to a bimini egodsey at 11:09pm 05.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1440 Anyone have experience installing/using a Mantis from Protecht as an alternative to a conventional B
Light Fixture Question cvj at 9:18pm 05.22.12 Bavaria 9/2769 Our 2000 Ocean 38 CC has some Chromed light fixtures for small fluorecent Tubes. I need to change
Replacing forward bulkhead. Emory M at 6:57pm 05.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1043 I need to replace the bulkhead. I see that the head of the keel has SS brackets coming thru the trun
Starting my Cruise Bad Obsession at 5:56pm 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2176 I just started my excursion into the bay today. I left the dock late, about 1L-- p.m. There was a
30 Amp Main Panel CaptGregg at 5:40pm 05.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1439 My Catalina 22 has a 30 amp shore power connector mounted on the side. The PO had wired it directly
Moorings 445 air in the water system Sampatecho at 5:11pm 05.22.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2246 Our water-pump runs continuously and has apparently picked up air. Has anyone else experienced this
Electrical problem H260 kmccauley at 4:48pm 05.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1308 When I launched my H260( 2000 yr) and hooked up the battery , fully charged such that it would sta
Lightning protection? audriuskanape at 1:45pm 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 55/12168 Sailboat lightning protection, does it really helps in fresh water? Anybody has the homemade one? I
About to order some new cloth Witzend at 1:07pm 05.22.12 Catalina 310 10/2627 from National Sail Supply (Dirk Sharland) http://www.nationalsail.com Thank you for your inquiry
Please Help - Need a Rudder for Catalina 250 ASAP Captainmark at 11:57am 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1838 Does anyone have a rudder for a Catalina 250 for sale, or know of somewhere I can find one in stock
Kinda newbie question? Bob S at 11:48am 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1351 Heading into my 5th season with Lovely Lady and I have never sanded her bottom. Each year I pressure
Laws of Probability John T1594 at 11:45am 05.22.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2373 Why is it that in boating the laws that govern the normal randomness of the universe and probability

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Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater SailingLoto at 10:22am 12.30.22 Solid advice guys! Thank you so much!
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Justin_NSA at 10:16am 12.30.22 There's a marina in Ft Walton Beach north of Destin. Regular Joe type sailboats there. They could ad
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Tally Ho at 9:37am 12.30.22
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater WayneH at 9:04am 12.30.22 Sailing gets easier once you get past Gulf Shores and the waters turn clear. Just stay out of the bl
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater jmce1587 at 7:55am 12.30.22 Checkout the Mississippi gulf coast. Easily launch trailerable sailboat out of gulfport ms. And sa
Sailing Distance Chart shemandr at 7:52am 12.30.22 Interesting. And we have to consider that the mapping of that day was trade driven. So areas of ec
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 dmax at 7:48am 12.30.22 :plus:for not making any holes in your new boat - look into enclosed speakers you can attach to the
Sailing Distance Chart kappykaplan at 7:31am 12.30.22 The full chart is titled, "A new and Exact Chart of . . . EUROPE. AFRICA & AMERICA . . ." and can be
Raymarine Axiom RoyS at 7:27am 12.30.22
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater MikeHoncho at 7:18am 12.30.22 Get familiar with tides and currents
Sailing Distance Chart shemandr at 7:18am 12.30.22 With that Gulf Stream so prominent, I'd have to go with Ben. Also if you mouse over an area Frankl
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... SailingLoto at 7:04am 12.30.22 "severely pulled chest muscles. " This speaks loudly to me. I pulled mine a few weeks ago starting
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater rgranger at 6:55am 12.30.22 Download charts and start marking anchorages, marinas and attractions. I plan on 25 mile days bet
Any sailor peppers out there? JBP-PA at 6:43am 12.30.22 In many ways, a lot of sailors (and backwoods campers) are preppers, not politically but in the sens
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? SailingLoto at 6:29am 12.30.22 I like my c25. Trailerable with a half to truck. 2 people can step the mast relatively easily. It
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters (2) tfox2069 at 6:26am 12.30.22 Very Interesting thread, about a brand of fire suppression system I had not heard of. Our boat came
QUESTION twodzusfittings at 6:00am 12.30.22 So I bought a kit that showed a similar knot transducer. However as suspected, the paddle is identic
Sailing Distance Chart 31seahorse at 5:04am 12.30.22 Guess: Americus Vespucci BTW: If Ben Franklin and Tim Folger are the chart makers, each went o
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boats radio? dlochner at 4:52am 12.30.22 I suspect the OP has found a solution after nearly three years.
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boats radio? rgranger at 4:50am 12.30.22 Steps to start an internet radio station legally. Step 1: naming your radio station and identifying

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