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between transom and cockpit space (1) DeniseO30 at 1:18pm 05.02.12 Bigger Boats 8/2051 Over the weekend I had to crawl into the back area with a grease gun; had to grease the rudder post.
Help with a SSB RWSlater at 1:04pm 05.02.12 Sails Call Lounge 2/3544 Is there anyone in the Stuart FL area that has experience in the operation of SSB radio? I recently
Here is an Ingenious Setup for Raising a Rather Large Mast (3) caguy at 1:00pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2534 I was prompted to dig into the plans from my Luger 30 project. The Luger has a 34' mast and uses a
Core repair 40.5 bustedrudder at 12:16pm 05.02.12 Big Boats 1/1052 When we acquired leilani the surveyor had found an area of core saturation just below the galley fix
H33C Rudder stuffing box (4) Redbeard33 at 12:13pm 05.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2781 I have developed a leak in the rudder shaft that is fairly significant. It fills the 40 gallon bilge
Is an 84 Mac 25 tender? Fredn56 at 11:26am 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1749 I am considering an 84 Macgregor 25 in the Fresno area. I have been sailing the St Johns river in Fl
CS30 Bow Stem 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:20am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1686 Hi All: Just joined today and love this forum. I just got a CS30 and the survey pointed out that th
Great customer service!! shanker at 10:14am 05.02.12 Smaller Boats 5/1220 A big thumbs up to TED CORLETT at BOOMKICKER!!! I ordered and paid for two boomkickers, via intern
Wychmere Harbor Harwich Ma gjaffess at 10:10am 05.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1595 I am moving my boat to Wychmere Harbor this season. I was wondering if any of our readers keep thei
non slip wax gjaffess at 10:03am 05.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1134 Has anyone used a good non slip wax for the walking areas on the deck? I use colonite for the hull
Combing Teak Step H33CRich at 9:49am 05.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1478 The combing teak steps on my 33 is cracked and pretty worn with no groves left in the top surface an
Newbie questions dph123 at 9:49am 05.02.12 Catalina 22 3/1207 I am a new owner of a 1972 swing keel Cat 22. I got it late last season and am having fun getting fa
HR382 Headlining Removal MosesMK at 9:23am 05.02.12 Hallberg-Rassy 0/4952 Hello everyone, Just trying to find someone that may have removed the headlining in main cabin of an
Replacing Wiper Seal on Simpson-Lawrence Windlass Lee Coller at 9:15am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1782 As anyone replaced the wiper seal on their Simpson-Lawrence Windlass? If so, how did you get the ne
H25 Mast Wiring ChiTownSail at 9:15am 05.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1127 After lowering the mast recently on a 78' H25, installing a new light, then going to raise the mast
A Friend In Need RobertLangdirect at 9:06am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1384 Please, do not take my title as anything less than supportive of my friend. "He" actually works sup
voltage back flow? Jack at 7:11am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2446 Hi, Just wondering about the standard 1-2-B battery switch. I put the house batts in recently and c
peeling paint Jack at 7:04am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1392 Hi all, I am sure we are all scraping and fairing and painting the hulls these days so I am hoping
Amazing Request! Please Read!!! Swan at 6:41am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3725 I was doing my daily search on Craigslist for sailboat related listings and found this sad and beaut
raw water impeller sailor420 at 6:21am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3527 Is there a better way to remove a raw water impeller from its pump housing than with brute force an

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Bermuda smokey73 at 2:23pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. I am assuming you are refering
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 2:21pm 01.20.23 i have only used it in the muddy chesapeake bay. But I am still able to get good readings in the mu
Bermuda dLj at 2:18pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except du
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 2:14pm 01.20.23 Cool. Great idea. Thank you!
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:09pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false ech
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:07pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rat
44ds rudder drop dmax at 1:53pm 01.20.23 Yes, once I pressed the pin flush I used a bolt (actually was same size as pin) to push it the rest
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Davidasailor26 at 1:29pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false echo
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat (10) PGIJon at 1:29pm 01.20.23 212344212345212346212347212348212349212350212351212352
Bermuda Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except dur
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 1:18pm 01.20.23 Jon, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your H34. From your previous posts I know you put a
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 1:13pm 01.20.23 Interesting idea. Did you have a smaller diameter bolt in the middle to press against the pin?
44ds rudder drop (1) dmax at 1:01pm 01.20.23 I had the same problem - mine had a SS pin stuck in aluminum, bad combo. I made a press out of 1/4"
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 12:51pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rath
Bermuda dLj at 12:36pm 01.20.23 St. George sounds good to me. Scooter sounds fun also. Plus it places me a a good point to leave for
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover DArcy at 12:34pm 01.20.23 If the screws go through into the tank then water can get up through the threads. If the gasket is t
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover smokey73 at 12:32pm 01.20.23 If you are talking about the screws themselves rather than the lid (which was in my case), I used B
Bermuda smokey73 at 12:28pm 01.20.23 Made the trip from Bermuda to Rhode Island as crew (2 people sailing and a sick wife of the owner) o
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month JRacer at 12:21pm 01.20.23 Sounds to me like they want the ability to use the site name themselves. Otherwise, it seems they wo
Mattress Underlayment dlochner at 12:15pm 01.20.23 We also used hypervent. Seems to work well. Apparently it was originally invented for use in lands

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