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Will the Sails fit? sail11771 at 7:11pm 04.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1066 l purchased a 1973 O'day 23 pop top with no sails, a friend of a friend has a set of sails from a O'
Are sea water pumps the same as raw water pumps? Bigjer40 at 7:04pm 04.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/8338 New to diesels and my raw water pump is leaking on my Westerbeke 10 two. When I try and order the g
9.5 ft hard bottom dink fit on bow? Jared1048 at 6:59pm 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1497 After searching for a couple months for a dink i think I found the perfect one at the right price. W
Shoal vs Fin Keel kwilson1033 at 6:48pm 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2061 I am looking at two Catalina 320's here in the Northwest. One has a shoal keel and the other a regu
Deep Cycle Marine Battery Charging CaptGregg at 5:59pm 04.01.12 Catalina 22 22/3349 I have an old charger still in the blister pack that's never been used. It's input is 120V .3 amps
Wanted 411 Chkm8 at 5:59pm 04.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1484 Hello to All ... I am looking for a 411 that needs new standing and running rigging preferably on th
Any thoughts before I click the pay button X-5 Autopilot? PGIJon at 5:58pm 04.01.12 Big Boats 10/1702 Any thoughts and/or experiences with Raymarine's SmartPilot X-5 Wheel Autopilot for our 1986 H34?
Walking Trials Roger Long at 5:51pm 04.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 21/5949
Question for Sumner PuckandTitania at 2:32pm 04.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1375 Or, any one else that has modified the cockpit drain. When rerouting the drain line through the laz
Raymarine ST50 masthead unit (1) Tally Ho at 1:41pm 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/9221 I have a Raymarine ST50 wind speed/direction unit. The speed unit started acting up last season. Wen
Hatch Vents - Reducing Humidity + Ventilation Ducati at 1:12pm 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4726 Would like to know if replacing our 3" Lewmar passive hatch vent with a 3" Nicro Solar would really
Ready to Splash MLampner at 12:27pm 04.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/773 Mother nature never seems to give you a break. For those here in the land of pleasant living (Chesap
H33 folding saloon table? syoun10 at 11:27am 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2255 Hunter 33s have a relatively large interior, but I'm always amazed when I take down the saloon table
Toilet keeps filling gettinthere at 10:43am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1605 Our Raritan PHIIE keeps filling with water to the static waterline. Even with all in ' out valves cl
Is the weterbeke model 10 two the same as model 102? Bigjer40 at 8:55am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1412 Hello all, I know sounds silly but I want to make sure. My Westerbeke placard from the engine says
Keel Stepped mast boots Mark Maulden at 8:54am 04.01.12 S2 2/1599 Have a question for all you keel stepped mast owners. For the boot/plate assembly on the cabin top,
Stuffing Box Leak Mike Gall at 8:48am 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1825 I just put my 2009 Hunter 33 back in the water after dry storage for the winter, and I have sprung a
Cell phone "waterproofing" Dantodd at 8:40am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3400 A friend posted this on Facebook today. Too bad they don't list iPad as a supported device. http:
Universal M-25XPB Sherwood Raw Water Pump Questions JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:03am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 27/18358 Hello All, I have a Catalina 310 with a Universal M-25XPB. The raw water pump is a Sherwood. If
Back to the Future... Skip Gundlach at 6:55am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1687 Back to the Future... Those of you who have been paying attention probably have noticed that we'v

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Identify This Boat? (1) rgranger at 8:45am 10.20.22 That would be a Landfill 28 or 30. ;):beer:
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 8:42am 10.20.22 Are any other lights not working. Check the battery terminals for corrosion. Then any other conne
Mast light power on H240 rgranger at 8:39am 10.20.22 Are any other lights not working. Check the battery terminals for corrosion. Then any other connec
Forestay decking coming out (1) rgranger at 8:37am 10.20.22 I used to have a V22. The forestay chainplate was bolted to the starboard leading edge of the bow.
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 James Chamberlain at 8:36am 10.20.22 Thank you, I appreciate the advice, I was thinking something along the lines of this as well. I app
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Kings Gambit at 8:36am 10.20.22 Not sure about slack tide, typically I just look at times for high and low tide. If you want more g
Took out our new to us 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 formerly of BudGates rgranger at 8:26am 10.20.22
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rgranger at 8:20am 10.20.22 Nitrogen will settle over the top surface and seal it.. Air is 79% nitrogen... your positive resu
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 Leeward Rail at 8:17am 10.20.22 being especially careful with veneered surfaces that you don't sand through the veneer. This is th
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 dmax at 7:56am 10.20.22 Re-finishing teak is not that different from other hardwoods. First, you want to clean the surface w
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 7:36am 10.20.22 I don't believe you'll find barnacles in fresh water. It could be the owner is using as a generic t
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak CrispyCringle at 7:05am 10.20.22 Thanks for posting the results of your leak check. It just goes to show why its so hard to find leak
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level SkookumZac at 7:05am 10.20.22 That does look like excessive mast rack. It sounds like the new turnbuckles are shorter. I had a s
Loading boat on trailer scottscotty at 7:03am 10.20.22 10/4 on the fulton. I already am strapping across the boat at cockpit, but in front of the stanchion
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain dLj at 7:02am 10.20.22 There is a new process called "mechanical galvanizing" that a lot of companies use and call it "equi
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Randy Rohrbeck at 7:00am 10.20.22 The owner says that it is where barnacles were scraped off so to me that sounds better than blister
Loading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 6:55am 10.20.22 (my old shoulders do NOT like that last 10" of pulling that boat up to position if the ramp is too
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 6:55am 10.20.22 I took the eyebrows off and filled the holes - I prefer the look without them. It would be simple en
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 6:49am 10.20.22 Nice looking boat!
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Dnea at 6:38am 10.20.22 Thanks to all, I really appreciate the input. I will provide an update as I sort it out.

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