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Strictly Sail Chicago trip Phil V25 at 8:04pm 01.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1046 Leaving for Chicago tomorrow. Taking Amtrack out of Osceola early on Wednesday. Looking forward to b
20 hp Merc. Too much? Chris Patterson at 7:54pm 01.23.12 Catalina 22 18/2987 Hey guys. And gals where applicable. I'm thinking about buying a 20 horse Mercury tomorrow. So an
Alcahol Stove DARMON at 5:54pm 01.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3474 I Purchased A Used Macgregor 26m Without A Stove . Does Anyone Know Where I Can Buy A New Alcahol St
Wi Fi Amplifier Beneteau40sailor at 5:10pm 01.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1811 Here's another electronic question for the group. I am considering a Wi Fi Amplifier with a router
Edson Pedestal Steering Adjustment? genestangel at 5:07pm 01.23.12 Big Boats 2/3102 Hi All, I would like to adjust the pedestal steering on my Catalina 387. Its an Edson Diamond.
Florida! Roger Long at 4:10pm 01.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 24/5935
Fix for salon table pedestals (2) artboas at 3:58pm 01.23.12 Big Boats 0/2289 This problem affects many of the boats in the Hunter range. On my 49, the salon table is held up wit
Proper use of Sliding Goose Neck geehaw at 2:22pm 01.23.12 Ask All Sailors 5/3502 When I bought my boat I had no instruction of rigging from previous owner. Now after two seasons and
Maxwell VW500 chainwheel windlass ianofoz at 1:54pm 01.23.12 Catalina 310 0/1941 Hi all, We're fairly recent owners of a 2001 model 310 (hull #111) having upgraded from a 1996 270
Backup GPS units Old Sailor 2 at 1:14pm 01.23.12 Big Boats 5/1389 This may have been discussed in another thread but this should be quick and easy. As a newby I am g
HAPS hunter43sail at 1:12pm 01.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1379 Is the Hunter Owners of Puget Sound group still around? I can't find anything on them that's current
Hunter340 cable routing MFord at 1:04pm 01.23.12 Big Boats 3/990 Hi I am looking to install new chart plotter and VHF at the helm of my 1998 340. Any advice on the b
thailand charter dlewis812 at 11:22am 01.23.12 Destinations 2/2093 arranged a bareboat charter in thailand beginning of february. charter is out of phuket and just fo
Hull Blisters in beneteau 37.5 First 1985 ManiacHunter at 11:16am 01.23.12 Ask All Sailors 8/6398 I am buying this Beneteau 37 model and on the haul out, it was obvious that there was at least one q
88 Tartan 31 vs 05 Beneteau 323 DaveGL at 9:32am 01.23.12 Ask All Sailors 20/11097 I know there has been a similar post but this one is a little different. I'm looking at both these b
archives Scott at 8:44am 01.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1060 Am looking for info on Lonseal and can't find it:confused: I know it has been discussed
Derecktor Shipyards CT Files for Chapter 11 Soundbounder at 8:39am 01.23.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1748 Derecktor Shipyards Conn. LLC, based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has announced that it is seeking pr
Xantrex TRUECHARGE 2 Remote Panel location abyssal at 6:58am 01.23.12 Catalina 310 4/2095 I recently purchased a Xantrex TRUECHARGE 2 Remote Panel and intend to install it this spring. Th
Hunter 37C Database - HELP NEEDED! (1) Jim Legere at 6:48am 01.23.12 The Cherubini Hunters 185/32331 Hi there H37C Owners, Its a new year and I am taking another stab at refining the database of our
Cleaning a boat kitxu at 6:27am 01.23.12 Smaller Boats 5/1613 Hey guys, my boat has tires srcatches from a pear and it crashed during the night so the borders are

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New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Ralph Johnstone at 2:18pm 03.13.22 1. The vessel is equipped with a holding tank of approx. 13 gallons capacity. If it's plastic, it
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 (1) seatane at 2:15pm 03.13.22
Window Tint for Portlights BigEasy at 2:08pm 03.13.22 Given that plastics are often affected by organic adhesives to the point of permanent adhesion and
Window Tint for Portlights kloudie1 at 2:04pm 03.13.22 A very recent Practical Sailor article reported pretty good results from using "Vvivid" headlight ti
H41 inner forestay? DCGULL at 2:03pm 03.13.22 I love the idea and don't think that Furling is required for what I see its functionality. Storm jib
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 2:02pm 03.13.22 Ralph, what type of lubricant do you use?
Looking for artists for a logo mikeracca at 1:57pm 03.13.22
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Ralph Johnstone at 1:57pm 03.13.22 Secondly, did you use any lubricant to help with the hose installation? I never touch a hose unle
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 1:53pm 03.13.22 @Maine Sail If I have a 24v system, is there any difference in the alternator if it has an external
Window Tint for Portlights sail sfbay at 1:51pm 03.13.22 Ralph Johnstone.........glad you caught that!! Whatever softening agent you use make sure it does n
Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker (1) JRacer at 1:49pm 03.13.22 I had my J24 symmetrical chute with graphics and my B310 symmetrical chute is the same. The sailmake
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer DCGULL at 1:44pm 03.13.22 LiFePO4 batteries- all manufactured in China- have gone through an almost 'normal' cycle of new, lea
Window Tint for Portlights (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:41pm 03.13.22 The article refers to "glass" so no real idea as to whether this is acrylic on a sailboat or silica
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Rick Webb at 1:41pm 03.13.22 Use ratchet straps with caution. If'n a feller cranks too hard on the ratchet he can crack the hull
Window Tint for Portlights sail sfbay at 1:40pm 03.13.22 Removing window tint........carefully with a softening agent like Amazon.com: GILA FR200 Window Film
Running Rigging apittman at 1:38pm 03.13.22 Furling line? Vang? Spinnaker halyard? Topping lift? Furling and vang are fine. Not flying a kit
Running Rigging Tally Ho at 1:33pm 03.13.22 Furling line? Vang? Spinnaker halyard? Topping lift?
New S2 ( to me :) DArcy at 1:21pm 03.13.22 If you have a truck capable of pulling the boat it might be nice to have the the trailer and the abi
Docking queries DArcy at 1:08pm 03.13.22 If you sail single handed I would add that it is very handy to have a line about twice the length of
Window Tint for Portlights BigEasy at 12:44pm 03.13.22 Not portlights, but replaced the window tint on my boat's 3 very large front windows and companion

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