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Radio License's Jeff Jellick at 9:44am 03.23.12 SSB and Ham Operators 6/4614 Do I need anything more than a Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Permit, and a Ships Station Licen
loose rutter post Rick Beneteau at 9:43am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1787 Hi Guys , I have a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 10.5. I have found there is some play in the rudder bushing
Raymarine R70C chart not displaying at all ranges Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 5/1556 I have a 2003 Raymarine R70C chartplotter. I am not displaying the CMap chart data at ranges below
Leaking Lexan V-Berth Hatch circa 1991 NauticalMac at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 3/1163 This is not just a V36 problem. The old lexan type of hatch beds down flat onto a thick sealing stri
Posti-Tite Waterproof connector. jjsbiggs at 7:34am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1372 Has anyone seen or used these on their boat? Thought it might be a good thing to keep on board. htt
Masthead setup for spinnaker halyard CHM at 5:42am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2979 I have a 1988 Oceanis 430. As fas as I can tell, there is no built-in spot for a bail and block. T
Time To Shine The Hull? Ducati at 5:22am 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2267 Happy Spring! Last year I got lazy and just applied a product called McLube Hullkote to clean and
78 MAC 22: why it's not yet. nemosuit at 5:06am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1598 Group, I get asked "when are you going to launch it?" Basically, now that I'm retired, I've got
Grounding hewebb at 4:37am 03.23.12 Smaller Boats 8/2770 I was wondering if I should ground the mast to the metal work on the slip. There are taller mast in
Twin Axle Trailer Maneuvering DarylA at 4:00am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/7361 Hi, I have recently purchased a Mac 26m, with which I am delighted. I have a bit of a problem
361 cutlass bearing suttonski at 3:48am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1388 I have removed my cutlass bearing and I am ready to install the new one but I have question regardin
Bilge pump location? Chris Bogle at 3:39am 03.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1219 My Oday 22 does not have a bilge pump. It rained last night and there are a few leaks, mainly throug
What is this.... (1) btm0905 at 8:05pm 03.22.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1838 I may get laughed at but I am clueless as to what this is?!!? I found a home-made version on my b
O'Day 20 Spreader Repair Tomkatohio at 7:41pm 03.22.12 Day Sailers 10/6364 I bought a '70's O'Day 20 last season but haven;t had a chance to get her in to Lake Erie yet. Be
Loss of a great freind Witzend at 7:21pm 03.22.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/8333 My family has have had the great privilege of being touched for the last 42 years by this truly grea
3GM30F Oil Questions PGIJon at 7:19pm 03.22.12 Big Boats 7/1652 Having just acquired our 1984 H34, I have two questions regarding Oil. 1) Which weight and grade
Forward V-Berth Hatch Replacement? maine89 at 7:17pm 03.22.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2716 I recently purchased an ODAY27 and one of the hinges on the forward vberth hatch has ripped off a ch
Vision 32 Cast Iron Keel Prep (4) e714753 at 6:43pm 03.22.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2480 OK Guys, I need some help here. Can someone help me determine how I need to prep my cast iron keel
don't do it. Pat at 6:41pm 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3645 I need to remove polyglow from the sides of my gray hull...someone forgot to tell us 5 years ago not
Pics of Top Stripe? GorillaToast at 5:24pm 03.22.12 Catalina 22 7/1711 If anyone has a C22 whose top stripe is painted on the raised part of the hull directly beneath the

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My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) jon hansen at 7:24pm 12.31.22 fun videos. loved it!
Happy new year to all WayneH at 7:24pm 12.31.22 May everyone's new year be filled with more sailing and less fixing. I've had enough of fixing the b
Older sailers Hollyberry at 5:56pm 12.31.22 Our sailing crowd is primarily in the 60-80 range, with a couple of standouts in their mid 80s. Admi
Older sailers heritage at 5:11pm 12.31.22 Sailing and sail boats have always been my number one passion. That passion is still strong at age
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? Terry Cox at 4:55pm 12.31.22 do you have it? can you recommend it? if it's no longer available (15 years later, after all) can
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location sail sfbay at 4:55pm 12.31.22 Not a Hunter 41AC/DS with a fractional rig, but my Hunter 386 fractional rig topdown furler tack was
Com-Pac 16 general questions sail sfbay at 4:37pm 12.31.22 Towing capacity is the maximum weight a vehicle can tow. Whereas, Gross Combined Weight Rating {GCWR
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 4:17pm 12.31.22 I suspect they could be both. I know on my rebuild of the Perkins, we have found that hoses for cars
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 3:50pm 12.31.22 I was hoping to get access to the zinc through the plate. Even if i was able to get a drill back und
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 3:27pm 12.31.22 Joe, Not sure about your HE zinc, but mine is visible in the space between the cover plate and the e
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 3:24pm 12.31.22 Paint over metal reduces the probability of metal corrosion. My regular engine color is Perkins Blue
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions JoeWhite at 3:20pm 12.31.22 I am not clear as to why you are trying to remove the end plate. If you are trying to remove the bro
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 3:17pm 12.31.22 I'm thinking you're right, there is absolutely no room on the side and taking it out would allow me
Happy new year to all kappykaplan at 3:13pm 12.31.22 Happy New Year, fred1diver! :beer:
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 2:56pm 12.31.22 You are going to want to get to the inside of the heat exchanger (HE). Does not look like you have m
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Project_Mayhem at 2:52pm 12.31.22 Michigan City is a great little place as Greg mentioned. I spent most of a summer there working on m
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? BobH57 at 2:49pm 12.31.22 My '99 H410 had a 16k BTU reverse cycle AC unit for the main salon and forward berth (located under
Orca Tally Ho at 2:48pm 12.31.22 I suppose if you "need" the latest technology, this is cool. However, I see no reason to jump on th
Happy new year to all jssailem at 2:47pm 12.31.22 Happy New Year Fred.
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (4) Syversens at 2:07pm 12.31.22 So this saga continues, today i tried to replace the zinc and got the old out. Looks like zinc was s

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