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San Juan 24's in Sheboygan WI scallywag at 12:39pm 04.27.12 San Juan Sailboats 0/2307 There's a few San Juan 24's for sale in Sheboygan Wisconsin. The ones I know of have trailers and a
Solar Charging Batteries in Parallel Captain Dighton at 12:35pm 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3169 I have 2 12 volt marine batteries in parallel and I am looking for a solar charger to charge them. B
One hand behind my back (1) All U Get at 11:33am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1700 Have you ever been out in the dingy and need to balance the load? Sitting at the seat or on the tube
Painting Non slip anthony at 11:24am 04.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1379 Hello All Can anyone tell me how to paint my non slip areas I have on my V25. My question is that it
Antislip coverage? Costy at 10:30am 04.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1110 Wondering what is the best "antislip" paint? Got two options so far Kiwi anti slip coverage and Pett
Rigging Tape Over Thimbles/Nicopress? GorillaToast at 10:20am 04.27.12 Catalina 22 3/1471 The forestay I just replaced on my C22 had rigging tape wrapped around the nicopress fittings and lo
The Engine- Cleanliness is next to Godliness gpd955 at 8:47am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4385 So......Been spending some time with my engine recently and find that when a lot of people on the fo
How do I drop my swing keel? Ward H at 8:46am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2398 Sounds simple but not so sure. Can I support it with a hydraulic floor jack, take out the swing bol
Weather Stripping Cockpit lockers on 25 KennyH at 8:40am 04.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2662 The only leaks I have had in my 1981 25 is the Cockpit Lockers. Not sure if they came with weather
Paint problems. (1) Ed Schenck at 8:24am 04.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4410 I have my lazarette seats home for repair and painting. After several sandings and finishing with 6
Treasures of the Chesapeake Bay Bad Obsession at 8:17am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1924 During my years cruising the Chesapeake Bay I have been to a lot of places. Two of the more unique
Prop Report Roger Long at 8:04am 04.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3104 Kastel Brothers had the prop ready in half the time promised and it was on the boat the next morning
Rigging instructions RDS2012 at 6:37am 04.27.12 Smaller Boats 6/1472 Is there any place I can get rigging instructions for an '88 Hunter 18.5? I'm a newbie and I need
Outboard and freeze warnings oliversdad at 4:48am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1800 I've been lucky enough to launch my boat and get in a great sail last weekend.The weather was beauti
siesta key beach info sailormanbigd at 4:35am 04.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1140 heading to siesta key beach this afternoon for a wedding. Spending the weekend there. Not looking fo
Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:47am 04.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1515 I was contacted by a new owner of a used Hunter 240 in georgia as he was taking on water. I sugges
Tall or Standard Rig - How to Tell Faris at 8:42pm 04.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1725 Hi, Is there an easy way to tell if a C27 is a TR or SR without just measuring the mast?
Help! My 1994 has a fixed keel??? (3) tampastockman at 8:01pm 04.26.12 Smaller Boats 16/2859 Help! My 1994 H19 has a fixed keel??? I went to pick up the H19 today. I couldnt find any up haul l
Fore Stay Adjustment (Adjuster?) Tom Hoffman at 7:33pm 04.26.12 Trailer Sailors 18/7709 Over winter as I have been house bound, I have been thinking about boat related things that I might
splicing SignetMarine transducer with knotmeter Piotr at 7:29pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1763 I just purchased a SignetMarine MK 11 knotmeter (3-pin male plug). I'm planning on purchasing a repl

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Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement (5) Coffee Girl at 8:39pm 11.20.22 Why do you need to replace it? Is it damaged or just looking really bad? Last fall I replaced my
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Coffee Girl at 8:33pm 11.20.22 If you are going to change your cable/chain assembly also (highly recommended) let me know and we c
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Coffee Girl at 8:31pm 11.20.22 Hi, Yes, thanks for the clarification, as I was calling it by the wrong name. It is a 6.5 radial I
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 8:28pm 11.20.22 Congratulations Play your cards right and he/she will be back. Make you part of the family.. and br
New friend is a crow? Ralph Johnstone at 7:59pm 11.20.22 we fed him pieces of steak til he could eat no more. You earned big points for that deed. Good o
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away (4) Ralph Johnstone at 7:46pm 11.20.22 First and foremost, what is your engine ? ? ? ? ? Without knowing the composition of Salt Away, I w
New friend is a crow? Leeward Rail at 7:09pm 11.20.22 Congratulations Play your cards right and he/she will be back. Make you part of the family.. and bri
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida PaulK at 7:08pm 11.20.22
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 7:04pm 11.20.22 There is more to the story. I posted my new feathered friend on Facebook, and a buddy of mine respon
Miss sailing FDL S2 at 6:59pm 11.20.22 Has anyone identified our twelve steps? :beer: 1. We admit we are addicted to sailing. 2. The onl
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 6:35pm 11.20.22 The video is short and he is just south of Annapolis.
Sinks draining slowly. NoAgenda at 6:03pm 11.20.22 Our boat has 1 1/4 inch drains. It empties almost as fast as the one in our house. When we had a C 3
Holiday Decorations Leeward Rail at 5:55pm 11.20.22 cFTst9XNFIw
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Holiday Decorations Leeward Rail at 5:53pm 11.20.22 I live where the water freezes. but if I didn't, I would love to get 12 volt led lights and run them
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove Leeward Rail at 5:48pm 11.20.22 can't get the control wheels lined up properly. Might have to do it with trial and error ? I hav
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away Davidasailor26 at 5:41pm 11.20.22 I would disconnect the raw water pump input side hose, add an extension hose and put it in a 5 gall
Winterizing the A/C (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:38pm 11.20.22 I always have trouble priming my AC pump to pull antifreeze through. It's especially tough when wor
Replacing wire/rope main halyard Joe at 5:25pm 11.20.22 Build a "tapered" halyard with dyneema core covered over the back half (that is handled, winched and
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 5:21pm 11.20.22 Like the others, I dont know where he is. Cold weather (for us) is setting in. If he needs anything

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