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to buy or not to buy Bog13 at 12:14pm 01.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2133 Chance to buy the 1979 H30, sitting in water for 3 years, never been moved or sailed in this time, o
Motor Mount Experience Rick D at 12:08pm 01.10.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3460 Maine, you are aware the Yanmar folks recommend replacing mounts with Yanmar because they are tuned
what would you do with this bottom paint? (pics inside) (3) iSailor at 11:41am 01.10.12 Catalina 310 6/2069 This is a 2001 Catalina 310. The boat was just surveyed and there are no blisters. Any recommendatio
Head Odors Practical Sailor med2463 at 11:08am 01.10.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4250 Interesting article on head odors by Practical Sailor. http://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/-10702
I'm Officially a Liar. Roger Long at 10:24am 01.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/2819 I'm in Saint Marys, GA but I crossed the line briefly into Florida on the way in so I am now proud t
Genesis of a MOB? Kings Gambit at 8:53am 01.10.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2227 Hi. This thread is a take-off on Don Guillette's "Man Overboard" thread started a few days ago. He
Pearson 36-2 for a Pacific Crossing? jonahmulski at 8:04am 01.10.12 Pearson 1/1623 Hi, I'd love to hear people's opinions about the Pearson 36-2 as a boat for a Pacific crossing or an
replacing motor mounts fiestaMojo at 7:25am 01.10.12 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2155 Maine Sail, i read your thread on replacing motor mounts and have a question (only one so far - i ha
Centerboard line replacement John Winn at 7:25am 01.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1124 Have a frayed centerboard line near the mast when the board is up. The inner line is exposed for abo
Solar Panels tgrass462 at 7:22am 01.10.12 Smaller Boats 7/2246 Well hope everyone had a great Christmas and a safe New Year's celebration. I'm planning on what wi
Well, got the m802 and at140 installed MJWarner at 6:57am 01.10.12 SSB and Ham Operators 12/5086 And feel dumb as dirt. Gam antenna, Kiss ssb...even spoke with the kiss guy during install. Should h
Knocking in Reverse Schomer at 6:57am 01.10.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/2813 I was pulling out of the slip this weekend and after about five seconds of backing up I started to h
What to do with an Abandoned Vineyard Boat? Soundbounder at 6:25am 01.10.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6132
I was Right and I was Wrong (1) Roger Long at 4:29am 01.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2285 Georgia is my favorite place between Norfolk and Florida despite the fact that I will be in violatio
Best solar panels for the buck prroots at 3:45am 01.10.12 Ask All Sailors 151/32472 I have been looking at generators. Now I'd like to consider solar panels which offer huge advantage
Wuwhoya (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:41am 01.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1168 wuwhoya , I just saw your picture of sailing near Cape Lookout. Great picture. Do you have more
Hunter 49 & 50 chart table fix artboas at 11:53pm 01.09.12 Big Boats 3/1225 Love my chart table! Gives me a ton of space to work on. But, there is a problem inherent in the mou
Can ABS piping be used? Ray Bowles at 9:23pm 01.09.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6557 Peggie, When I replumbed both heads on our IP38 I had to replace a line from the bow head back to t
Bird Poop Tactics (1) carboman at 7:03pm 01.09.12 Smaller Boats 20/4440 What do you all use to keep these birds, cormorants, from hanging out on your boat to dry their wing
C&C 26 racing Frank Baker at 5:34pm 01.09.12 C&C 1/1870 We have enjoyed our 1976 C'C 26 on Lake Erie for 25 years. We have periodically raced her and in the

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What are these... Kingjim91 at 4:55pm 03.10.22 Ok in the pics there is some beading made out of a vinyl material and foam or sponge Inside. I have
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL Ward H at 4:46pm 03.10.22 Why is this in the Ask All Sailors forum?
Roller Furler - Prep Kingjim91 at 4:46pm 03.10.22 I always drop my sails for winter storage, even though I usually store the boat mast up. In Wiscons
Roller Furler - Prep dlochner at 4:42pm 03.10.22 I might be wrong, it has happened on a few occasion, but I think the original poster means to load
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 4:36pm 03.10.22 With the old Hitachi alternators the thermistors could only back off the voltage so much. If the LF
3m 4000 Kingjim91 at 4:26pm 03.10.22 Practical Sailor is reporting 3m 4000 is failing after several years. 3m say the product was refor
Roller Furler - Prep fred1diver at 4:15pm 03.10.22 I might be wrong, it has happened on a few occasion, but I think the original poster means to load t
Roller Furler - Prep dlochner at 3:52pm 03.10.22 There is no need in most cases to put the sail on before stepping the mast. In fact, the extra weigh
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 3:44pm 03.10.22 I used 4000UV last year to bed my new seacock thru-hulls. :banghead::banghead::banghead: I figured
In hull transducer and wax Hayden Watson at 3:22pm 03.10.22
In hull transducer and wax Tally Ho at 3:06pm 03.10.22 I am in the process of installing my third "In the hull" transducer. I have been using the techniq
Roller Furler - Prep Tally Ho at 2:50pm 03.10.22
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (4) chichiflys at 2:50pm 03.10.22 More progress. Was able to cut out the "stump" that was adhered to the keel. Still some cleaning r
Roller Furler - Prep garymalmgren at 2:49pm 03.10.22 Hi Mark. RE: My question: do I need to load the furling jib pre-launch/crane up? The answer is, No
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL rgranger at 2:39pm 03.10.22 Prob has more to do with Cold War politics than ethnicity
Winch Maintenance Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.10.22 @JRT, what winches do you have on your boat? I have found that they are not all the same. I did a v
Sailboat donation rgranger at 2:36pm 03.10.22
Media --> Supported Album URL's JoeWhite at 2:24pm 03.10.22 Brock, if you are looking for an online album to share your photos and you already have a website ,
Media --> Supported Album URL's Phil Herring at 2:24pm 03.10.22 Hi Brock! Thanks for the suggestion, I can see how that could be pretty cool! One thing we've disco
plastic fuel tank repair (1) notaboat at 1:42pm 03.10.22 Has anyone had experience using a sealant or adhesive to repair a crack in a "poly" gas tank? I ha

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