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radio antenna tuning? Mark Nooney at 1:34pm 03.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1754 I was talking with a sales rep and discussing VHF radios. I have an old radio and want to upgrade to
Different GPS assisted grounding cb32863 at 12:57pm 03.16.12 Sails Call Lounge 5/5793 Drivers too I guess...... http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headline...o-the-pacific "It said we could
Potterer ? (1) Bob Crifasi at 12:20pm 03.16.12 Day Sailers 3/1530 Anyone else out there a West Wight Potter owner?
Campbell Sailor prop RussT1950 at 10:44am 03.16.12 Big Boats 3/2580 Hello all, Does anyone know size 3 blade campbell sail prop would fit a 97 Catalina 380? I am t
Access to cockpit from aft cabin LABoroviak at 10:15am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1162 I'm re-locating main sail traveler in the cockpit of my First Series 32s5. To adequately mount a tu
What to do about replacing "blocks" Costy at 9:12am 03.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2121 So I am looking @ the existing blocks and none of them look usable, I would like to replace them all
Nissan 5hp high thrust prop C Jones at 9:11am 03.16.12 Smaller Boats 12/7671 I am unable to find the post relating to the Nissan 5hp high thrust prop Just looking for a supplie
O'Day Air Boomvang at 7:52am 03.16.12 Bigger Boats 13/3068 I'm looking to install a reverse cycle air conditioner in my O'Day 34. Does anyone have one install
Duracell EGC2 Battery Boxes (1) H33CRich at 7:42am 03.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 11/3706 I made two battery boxes for the 4 EGC2 batteries I picked up from SAMs on Monday (seee attached). T
Ben First 285 Louis911 at 7:13am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1004 Hi guys! I have the chance to put my hands on a 1989 ben first 285! Can someone tell me more about t
Forum redirects? Roger Long at 7:01am 03.16.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2621 I've been getting a lot of Internet redirects to this site: 63.209.69.107/search/web/roger+long+f
C309 non-skid GKuffner at 6:57am 03.16.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2418 I have a love/hate relationship with the non-skid on my deck. I love the fact that it works and I h
Beneteau First 47.7 Teak Decks? jacrider at 6:37am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1397 Anyone have any experience with the teak decks on any of the Farr designed First .7 boats? They loo
Moving her from Key Largo to Fort Lauderdale ...OOps! millra at 5:22am 03.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1305 So I finally took her out of Key Largo on her way to home port - Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale, a beautif
bulkhead alans at 5:08am 03.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1415 Has anyone removed or altered bulkhead at v-birth, I have already removed doors and gained about 2 i
Hair line cracks in gelcoat Chris Bogle at 4:03am 03.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1905 Just bought 1976 Oday 22. It has a number of small cracks in gel coat on the deck especially around
Wind vane jorgefife at 10:33pm 03.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2439 While selling some doors yesterday, a client informed me his father had a Columbia sailboat, and he
What do THEY think of us? Bad Obsession at 8:00pm 03.15.12 Ask All Sailors 66/10744 My wife and I had a discussion tonight. She was talking about the expense of boat ownership. She i
272 bimini boot spritefairlane at 7:41pm 03.15.12 Bigger Boats 3/2040 It's time to replace the bimini boot but it is a complicated affair with the slot for the back stay
Hunter 33 shower pump SusieJoyce at 7:28pm 03.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1445 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 and the shower pump does not work. I pull the switch above the sink and noth

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Keel crack rgranger at 9:05am 11.22.22 I seem to remember someone mentioned that paint stripper recipe a while back. Must've been you! Mig
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:43am 11.22.22 Question? Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? If
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 8:42am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set of
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:39am 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:33am 11.22.22 So something like this could be installed to enable switching if a toggle type won't fit. Circuit B
Do you like Pocket Yachts thinwater at 8:25am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. so maybe a.pocket yacht is any sailboat that you
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat Timm R Oday25 at 8:17am 11.22.22 Long time CDI furler own . Many folks say the sail shape of a CDI furler is a compromise . I can und
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 8:15am 11.22.22 Yes to the AC Master breaker with reverse polarity indicator.
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:12am 11.22.22 Yup, pretty sure that the original Newport system would have had a switch type breaker in that circu
Keel crack dlochner at 8:11am 11.22.22 I certainly won't be attempting to apply any epoxy (or pounding) until temps warm up again for a fe
Do you like Pocket Yachts JBP-PA at 8:10am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. Maybe for some, but certainly not everyone. I cou
De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 8:09am 11.22.22 Thanks for the feedback. The breakers allow only a reset after being tripped. When an untripped but
Key issues with C275. (1) Mike8074 at 8:07am 11.22.22 The boat is in Michigan. I am in Washington State, so SeaTrial is not in the mix. I had a chance t
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 7:47am 11.22.22 Thanks for the feedback. The breakers allow only a reset after being tripped. When an untripped butt
Keel crack jdrutten at 7:43am 11.22.22 I seem to remember someone mentioned that paint stripper recipe a while back. Must've been you! Migh
Keel crack rgranger at 7:36am 11.22.22 A quick way to get the bottom paint off is to mix some lye or other strong base with some lime and m
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 7:32am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. That is a perspective.... and maybe true if you
Keel crack jdrutten at 7:32am 11.22.22 Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. Jim, that repaired keel is looking pretty sexy. And Jay
Do you like Pocket Yachts Leeward Rail at 7:27am 11.22.22 Pocket cruisers, tiny homes, and van campers have always held a certain appeal. mostly for people
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat rgranger at 7:22am 11.22.22 :plus: https://www.sailrite.com/CDI-Furler-Flexible-FF1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAzfJLwjtwptBZ

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