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Dyneema Lifeline Hooks... Squidd at 10:18am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4681 I want to replace my frayed covered steel lifelines with dyneema rope... The rope has a 5400# rati
Maintenance of PSS Shaft Seal - Re-post steve stark at 10:08am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 17/7574 Posted this in 'Musings' without response, so am cross-posting here in hopes of attracted the eye of
New S2 11.0 owner looking for saildrive experiences quarteringbreeze at 9:26am 03.14.12 S2 8/3798 All, the 11.0 I just bought has a 2003 Volvo MD2040 with a 120s saildrive. I was and am still a lit
A Firm Foundation Roger Long at 8:50am 03.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/6376
It's a sad spring this year PrincessoftheLake at 8:13am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 34/6074 As many of you know due to the changes in my life recently (most notably a pending d-i-v-o-r-c-e) I
drilling holes thru the hull ... navigateur at 8:10am 03.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/3059 I am about to drill a 2" hole to install a depth/speed transducer, and wondering what I might find.
Pressure block replacement David Kalbacker at 8:09am 03.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1609 I own a 1982 Hunter 30'. I have a small leak in the pressure block area. The pump handles it fine
Berth Holes Mac21 onetake at 7:53am 03.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1331 My Mac21 has four small holes on the seat of the starboard berth. The fore holes are 11 1/2 in. apar
On the hard - How often? Ken Cross at 6:58am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2485 The engine vibration post got me thinking (Oops that's costly.) How often do you pull your boat out
Where Do you keep your Dingy Long Story at 6:46am 03.14.12 Catalina 310 13/3991 I will target the 310 owners as storage space, and deck space have a lot to do with this question, b
Hide away galley Terry Potvin at 6:44am 03.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/4830 Anyone have detailed pictures or dimensions for a pullout galley for a 85 M25. Some models came with
Prime Suspect Roger Long at 5:15am 03.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/3470 When I had my starter and alternator overhauled last spring, both were found soaked with oil inside
Bimini Top for Hunter 23.5 My Time at 4:55am 03.14.12 Smaller Boats 7/4018 Looking for a bimini top for my Hunter23.5. I have found many 3 bow tops, but I'm having trouble fin
Dinghy material (1) Marc Bergmueller at 4:52am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2232 Any chance this old Achillies dinghy is Hypalon? I'm trying to get a hold of the owner.
maybe a new hauler? Something that's gets good MPG? joes new addiction at 4:41am 03.14.12 Trailer Sailors 17/4471 Here's how it all started............. Had the hankering to sail since '88, but life and family kept
Liability for dinghy? Marc Bergmueller at 4:38am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1425 Do you have liability insurance on your dink?
Suggested - Keel Hull Joint Crack Filler Ducati at 4:34am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 6/7092 Looking for suggestions as to what filler I should use to fill the crack between the keel and hull.
straight talk android gettinthere at 1:33am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1282 Anyone using straight talk Android while cruising the east coast? I've seen the coverage map and it
Windlass Remote wiring dspurgeon at 8:59pm 03.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1063 I need assistance from someone who like me purchased the $16.00 Windlass remote that then jumped to
O'Day Video's 1977oday22 at 8:47pm 03.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1798 O'Day Video's - in action Would it be possible to add this as a sticky... as long as the vids were

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Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank JamesG161 at 9:55am 10.14.22 Any ideas on the cause and the fix? Your sea cock ball valve is not shutting off. It may appear t
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 9:52am 10.14.22 A few memorable Naval quotes Anyone want to guess who made those Quotes? Ensign Jim...
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 10.14.22 Recent post on exactly this problem. Do a search. The macerator act as a check valve but is now le
Loading boat on trailer (2) abouttime at 9:41am 10.14.22 Here are a couple of photos. Draft is 2 feet.
Gel Coat Spider. Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 10.14.22 If you can walk and chew gum at the same time, you can repair spider cracks. All except for the for
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 9:31am 10.14.22 This is why I was trying to avoid m.aking any more assumptions. Completely misremembered what the pi
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement jssailem at 8:29am 10.14.22 many longer masts were done that way from the factory :plus:
Winter Cover Parsons at 8:26am 10.14.22 I have no experience not covering boats through winters, but when I looked around my Michigan storag
Typical weather kloudie1 at 8:22am 10.14.22 Of the 9 named storms so far this year, only 4 would have been named in years past. NWS seems to be
Loading boat on trailer (2) Leeward Rail at 7:54am 10.14.22 I have to back part way in, get the keel aligned in the keel tray with the boat only partially on t
Winter Cover (2) Tally Ho at 7:34am 10.14.22
Loading boat on trailer JBP-PA at 7:24am 10.14.22 To retrieve my boat, I cannot back as far as launching it. I have to back part way in, get the keel
Typical weather BigEasy at 7:08am 10.14.22
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? RoyS at 7:03am 10.14.22 Many boats built during the wing keel fad era had rudders that were lower in the water than the keel
Typical weather Leeward Rail at 6:46am 10.14.22 No name from the NWS but if was in the gulf everyone would be running to high ground. If it isn't
Winter Cover RoyS at 6:45am 10.14.22 If you are going to keep your boat three of more seasons, its a simple answer. https://forums.sailb
Winterize Volvo Pentra 2000 KGarvey at 6:34am 10.14.22 Cousin google says watch this youtube fGWztgn8D6c Thanks, it has some good tips
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 6:30am 10.14.22 210057 I totally want to do this some day.;)
Winterize Volvo Pentra 2000 rgranger at 6:27am 10.14.22 Cousin google says watch this youtube fGWztgn8D6c
Raymarine electronics hookup help rgranger at 6:25am 10.14.22 What @jssailem said... or alternatively try it with out and if it does not work then the answer is y

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