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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
New h37 davits guidera48 at 5:28pm 01.09.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1979 So much stuff, so little space. I am now welding my new davits and before long will install them. I
Oday 22 portlights ami342 at 4:55pm 01.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1313 Has anybody had experience cleaning and making the portlight acrylic or whatever plastic was used, t
Installing a transducer mellis18 at 4:54pm 01.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1085 I want to install a transducer for my GarminMaps 168. I don't want to drill thru the hull so I'm lo
Mattress....... NYSail at 4:35pm 01.09.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2392 Hello all.... My 1986 Pearson 36-2 is in need of a new mattress for the aft cabin which makes a limi
"Super Furler" Quality ? MrBee at 3:54pm 01.09.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1009 We are looking at a few boats, the one we looked at today had a headsail furler with the name Super
H260...Rebuild Tohatsu or new yamaha 9.9? LarryH at 3:44pm 01.09.12 Smaller Boats 6/1828 I had some work done to my Tohatsu 9.9 to fix a spun prop and we replaced it with a 4 blade. The b
CAL 21 help offered (4) Sunbird22358 at 2:43pm 01.09.12 Cal 0/3384 Seeing that no posts have appeared in a long time, I figured I'd start a new one! If there are any n
I will not be defeated! Brian D at 2:42pm 01.09.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2113 It seems like every time I come home for my 2 week vacation, something on the boat causes me to miss
Trailer keel guides (2) chiefaponte at 2:36pm 01.09.12 S2 2/1652 Since I purchased my boat, one of my biggest headaches was the re loading on the trailer. My latest
new head redhead78 at 2:32pm 01.09.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1444 hi all, new project, my head, is currently a disaster. I am going to install a new Raritan head, and
Low rpms under load chiefaponte at 2:30pm 01.09.12 S2 10/1991 Finally got to enjoy the boat with my family. As soon as we started to motor from the dock, I notice
Cumberland Island Hike Pictures Roger Long at 1:56pm 01.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1941 There is an album of pictures of our hike on Cumberland Island here: http://www.facebook.com/media
Catalina 315 bobjames at 1:04pm 01.09.12 Catalina 310 33/16945 I noticed that Catalina will be introducing the 315 at the Chicago Strictly Sail show the end of Ja
Seaclear to ST1000+ Connection kpgraci at 1:02pm 01.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3880 Finally got all the kinks worked out of my seaclear to ST1000+ connection. My seaclear laptop (a 1
Big Surf In Avalon Inner Harbor Rick D at 1:00pm 01.09.12 Destinations 6/4200 A dockmate sent this to me. Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island, December 22, 2011. Not a great time to b
Strength of Seacocks, Are Yours Strong Enough? (7) Maine Sail at 12:27pm 01.09.12 Musings With Maine Sail 58/28187 For a long while I have been meaning to test the strength of seacocks using the ABYC strength requir
Dimensions of Companionway Door On 26C? MacNCheese at 12:25pm 01.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2173 I'm sure someone had asked this before, but I couldn't find it from searching. Does anyone know the
East Coast trailer makers? mark_swart at 12:12pm 01.09.12 Trailer Sailors 7/3801 Hi -- I have an S2 27 and am strongly considering buying a trailer for it so I can move it to Texas

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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
New Catalina 30 Owner pipedream at 1:39pm 03.10.22 This is close.... https://swantown.portolympia.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Boatworks-Rat
Roller Furler - Prep Timm R Oday25 at 1:38pm 03.10.22 Congratulations on the new boat. Would you clarify what you mean by the phrase "load up "? You can
LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 1:38pm 03.10.22 I would imagine that is because of the speed with which the stator can burn, and the delay in the t
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 1:25pm 03.10.22 3- Some regulators try to protect the alt by backing off on target voltage based on alt temp, but t
Winch Maintenance KZW at 1:04pm 03.10.22 Teflon grease works well. You are replacing every year, correct? I do mine at spring break each year
Catalina 310 Prop Shaft Diameter? KZW at 1:01pm 03.10.22 One inch shaft with tapered thread
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 1:00pm 03.10.22 1-There is no small frame alternator madethat is continuous duty rated I thought the Balmar 6-Seri
Docking queries tfox2069 at 12:19pm 03.10.22 Your needs - or preferences - may well vary - but West marine often has some good "Advisor" info. H

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