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Pressure Washers wgkenney at 2:33pm 03.22.12 Ask All Sailors 24/5442 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 11/2707 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 4/2847 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 0/1165 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 7/4012 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 2/1306 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 7/1711 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 10/3221 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 1/1437 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 29/5185 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 3/1815 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 20/3411 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 11/1911 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 6/1791 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
Main Halyard Lost Parent at 7:49pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2424 Has anyone run there main halyard to the cockpit on a Catalina 30 I would like to make it easier for

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Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boats radio? rgranger at 4:50am 12.30.22 Steps to start an internet radio station legally. Step 1: naming your radio station and identifying
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 4:34am 12.30.22
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 Souellette at 4:07am 12.30.22 I'm considering doing the same thing that @Codybear did in this post and add exciter speakers. I lik
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boats radio? JamesG161 at 3:15am 12.30.22 On my AM/FM radio I have the Auxiliary Input. I just plug in a BlueTooth receiver there and it lin
Any sailor peppers out there? JamesG161 at 3:11am 12.30.22 Welcome to the Non Political Sailboat Forums. Happy New Years! Jim...
Sailing Distance Chart JamesG161 at 12:22am 12.30.22 I liked the names of places and how some names morphed. Funny example in recent news... Bahama Ban
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 Richard19068 at 8:58pm 12.29.22 I don't think that the riser to the settees is the best place. It is a common installation. If
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jssailem at 8:33pm 12.29.22 Almost to a one they rated themselves as having average IQs and a few said they were below average.
Sailing Distance Chart jssailem at 8:27pm 12.29.22 Will Could also make a good table top in the salon.
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Rich Stidger at 7:12pm 12.29.22 My 2 cents- I have 2 automatic extinguishers in my engine and generator compartments. Each spring I
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:09pm 12.29.22 My brother sails a J/30 out of Juneau and enjoys it quite a bit despite the light air they are stuc
Sailing Distance Chart Will Gilmore at 7:01pm 12.29.22 Now that would make a cool woodburning on a set of companionway hatchboards. -Will
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 shemandr at 6:28pm 12.29.22 I don't think that the riser to the settees is the best place. It is a common installation. If you
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 sail sfbay at 6:14pm 12.29.22 West Marine are good value and have installed them.
Sails and Stack Packs Justin_NSA at 6:00pm 12.29.22 Sail packs seem to attract nesting birds every Spring here. They don't seem to close up completely.
Sails and Stack Packs Mike8074 at 5:48pm 12.29.22 I got in touch with Doyle. There are two options, a true stackpack and a cover they can add it an ex
Advice on gel coat to centerboard thinwater at 5:00pm 12.29.22 MacGregor 26S. Centerboard is about 6' long and 1' wide with corners rounded at both ends about 1.5
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 3:55pm 12.29.22 That is the start of a ribald limerick from 60 years ago.... that cannot be repeated here! Funny, t
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... jaysweet at 3:42pm 12.29.22 I normally stay in my lane with the small boat crew. I'll add my two cents on this one. The best w
Its funny Friday! FastOlson at 3:34pm 12.29.22 There once was a man from Nantucket. That is the start of a ribald limerick from 60 years ago....

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