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Gary "Sherlock Holmes" of Drum Point Marine Roger Long at 2:37pm 03.22.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5525 Gary showed up at 9:00 and we headed off into the fog. I ran up and down the river at WOT and cruis
Pressure Washers wgkenney at 2:33pm 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 24/5440 Time is coming to get the boat back in the water here in Rock Hall, MD. Got my cover off and starti
Looking For Used Bimini primetime at 2:28pm 03.22.12 Catalina 30 11/2690 Hi, I'm looking to purchase a used (or new) bimini for a 1980 Catalina 30. Any advice or suggestio
ICOM 802 SSB Antenna Question Jeff Jellick at 1:42pm 03.22.12 SSB and Ham Operators 4/2845 We just finished insatlling the ICOM 802 SSB on my Hunter 45 CC. I used the KISS-SSB ground plane, A
Sailmaker P2 Sails sailorfox at 1:37pm 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1164 Has anyone heard of or had any experience with a sail maker called P2 Sails based in Nova Scotia?
Fuse Protection for House Bank (1) H33CRich at 1:28pm 03.22.12 Musings With Maine Sail 7/4010 Maine Sail I have 4 new 6 volt EGC2 batteries from SamsClub (thanks for the tip) and want to addequa
bilge water Mick143 at 12:41pm 03.22.12 Bigger Boats 2/1304 Hello, Now that the warm weather is here and the cover is off the boat, I have slid the hatch and en
Remote Starter Switch Sagehen at 12:05pm 03.22.12 Catalina 310 2/1884 Have a 4-year-old Universal M-25XPB engine. Want to use a remote starter switch for bleeding the fu
Upper Chesapeake sailors THECUSCUS at 11:14am 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 0/994 I participated in this last year, and it was alot of fun. Thought I would pass along so others may
Bottom paint gary at 10:22am 03.22.12 Smaller Boats 7/1710 I posted this question some time ago and received many good thoughts. I tried to retrieve the threa
Sewing Awl kpgraci at 8:46am 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3215 I've read many times that every sailboat should have one of these gadgets, and it was on my list of
How best to re-seal outboard motor mount to transom hubbardo at 8:22am 03.22.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1432 We are rebuilding the outboard mount on are 1978 H-25 and will be replacing the thru hull bolts that
Amanda Clark's Olympic Quest Soundbounder at 8:07am 03.22.12 Racing 0/4586 Former Shelter Island Reporter sailing columnist Jonathan Russo interviewed 29-year-old Shelter Isl
IMHO,This is why MacGregor used the 26D for testing (4) r.oril at 7:13am 03.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/5182 The MacGregor 26D has always been known as a fast boat. Since I upgraded to the rotating mast, it ha
ENC's c_witch at 6:46am 03.22.12 Trailer Sailors 3/1810 Hiee all, Anyone in here use the CM-93 version 2 charts? I have the entire set of world charts of
Sail Replacement Beneteau 321 at 4:14am 03.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1422 We are looking to replace our #1 roller furling genoa.Any suggestions as to cut ,material ,manufactu
Just Bought an Electric Outboard nick at 12:28am 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3408 Hope this generates some debate. My 2 hp BD2 Honda 2004 outboard went bang accompanied by blue smoke
Bow Repair (2) Kokani at 11:44pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1910 Hi everyone, i have owned this boat for 22 years sailing in several places, a month ago i tried to s
Keel cable, Mac21... centerline at 8:53pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1788 what is the length of keel cable required on a Mac21? the one that is on mine is kinda fuzzy with
Gladiator 24 Ranahan at 8:00pm 03.21.12 Other Sailboats 5/3202 I'm helping fix up this boat. One issue it has is, the self draining cockpit drain plugging up. Ther

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Bilge Pump thinwater at 9:15pm 12.25.22 Install a small solar power system. No hauling batteries. No portable panels that don't last in the
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? FastOlson at 9:14pm 12.25.22 Where are you shopping and if any distance, do you have a plan to get the boat home? (A member of ou
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? jssailem at 6:29pm 12.25.22 Catalina 30. Cal 30/31. Hunter 30. All about the same. The cal and Catalina might have an edge. C&C
Fuel Gauge (1) jssailem at 6:16pm 12.25.22 Stress not about the units "dampen motion" design. These units have worked for years. Do they work w
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard JoeWhite at 5:43pm 12.25.22 If you are removing the furler from the forestay. It will be impossible to reinsert the furler back
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? heritage at 5:28pm 12.25.22 Lighter is faster and heavier is more comfortable. Is your desire for speed greater than your need
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 2:23pm 12.25.22 Are you replacing your FF 2 CDI furling system with a different brand or repairing it? Former Hunter
29.5 Overall Length Crazy Dave Condon at 2:12pm 12.25.22 I would suggest temporarily removing the anchor placing it in the anchor for now and anything that h
QUESTION Davidasailor26 at 2:07pm 12.25.22
Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 12.25.22 I'd assume that any manufacturer worth their salt would add some resistance to dampen motion. It'
QUESTION (1) twodzusfittings at 1:33pm 12.25.22 My knot meter impeller is broken and I'm looking to replace it. I have found images of the unit, how
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 1:23pm 12.25.22 Imagine how the articulating arm is rocking and rolling in rough seas. :puke: ce to dampen motion
QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 11:31am 12.25.22 My best guess is Datamarine as it looks original on my 1985 O'day 28.
Merry Christmas Crusty Ol Salt at 11:27am 12.25.22 Although a few years old, the video that follows depicts last evening's Christmas Eve Mass at our l
Where's the Party? sail sfbay at 10:21am 12.25.22 Party is at Pismo Beach, CA.........80 F yesterday and 70 F today with blue sky.
Where's the Party? (1) rgranger at 9:08am 12.25.22 211833
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 12.25.22 Indubitably! :wink3:;):huh::plus: And of course, undeniably :wink3: !
Merry Christmas to all Kings Gambit at 8:54am 12.25.22
Metal Compression Post Support Jacktar at 8:46am 12.25.22 Probably a wood cored fiberglass block if like the earlier wood posts. Catalina yachts should be abl
Merry Christmas Terry Cox at 8:17am 12.25.22 Merry Christmas, Marcus. On this most wonderful day of the year, I share your life's observations. H

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