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Saloon Table Mike Culik at 6:11am 03.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2129
Winch Maintenance Beneteau 321 at 4:45am 03.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2358 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 (new to us) The primary winches are Lewmar Ocean series 2 speed self tra
Bow sprit bgoodoooo at 3:33am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1335 Good morning , looking for information of construction of bow sprit on my 1975 Irwin 10-4, when re
So now what do I do? centerline at 9:49pm 03.20.12 Trailer Sailors 28/6989 I sold my powerboats and bought a sailboat..... A '77 Mac21. I know a lot about power boats and boat
corrosion issues packman at 7:06pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1337 I'm finishing up my new mast and concerned about corrosion issues between the tabernacle bolt and th
Burgee Cabasa 83 at 6:40pm 03.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 21/6534 I want to fly my burgee correctly, but the line is not tight so the burgee doesn't fly right. What i
WiFi kit from IslandPC arrived Bonzai at 6:28pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1562 Has anyone had experience with these "bullet" set ups? Good for up to 2 miles out I hear. Planning t
Reassembling companionway RHigh at 6:26pm 03.20.12 Catalina 22 18/2946 Does any one have a detailed picture of the companionway assembly? I believe I have the pieces to re
Electrical grounding strip for flexible shaft coupling Kite Runner at 6:12pm 03.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6530 I'm installing an R ' D flexible shaft coupling to a Yanmar 3MY30 on my 2009 Hunter 36. My question.
I-Pad as GPS ??? GreenLight at 6:04pm 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2279 I recently received an ad for the new I-Pad which looked like it might have the capability to work a
trailer 22-25ft stubullet at 6:02pm 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1003 Will a 22 ft trailer for a catalina 22 work with a 25 swing keel?
Seafarer 30ft plowdude at 4:35pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1961 We are novice sailers and just bought a 1978 Seafarer 30 ft would like to hear from owners and how t
hunter 30 strut gawrondouglas at 4:00pm 03.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1246 Greetings I need to find a strut for my Hunter 30 - 1978. Or the specs. Also need specs on spreade
Bottom Job: How much paint? blueribbon at 3:57pm 03.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/8073 Hi, I'm a new owner of an older Catalina '27 that's well overdue for a bottom job. I was wonderin
Cutlas Bearing Replacement quietriot at 3:48pm 03.20.12 Bigger Boats 4/1462 I have a 32 CC and have to replace the cutlas bearing so, I was wondering if anyone has done it and
Hunter 19-2 ? rodgerkham at 2:12pm 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 1/2070 I am still looking for info on the hunter 19-2 93'-96'. If the rear berth is usable in size from t
Interesting sailboat (2) kpgraci at 2:11pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1875 The pictures don't really show the 'pop' value of this boat - but it was new, shiney, and clean look
Boat Repair-Bottom Painting Key West-Where? jrhamp at 1:46pm 03.20.12 Catalina 30 1/1282 Anyone out there have possible experience with a boat yard near Stock Island, Key West for general b
Mainsail stack pack RickQ at 1:45pm 03.20.12 Pearson 2/1812 Any opinions about stack pack type main covers? Do they have much affect on performance? Are they no
O'Day 19 main halyard question oliversdad at 12:19pm 03.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3013 Seems like a simple enough question but is the main halyard run external of the mast on an '81 model

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STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22
Electrical system Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 12.20.22 It's important to the life of your batteries to charge/recharge them properly if you want to them to
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:39am 12.20.22 That also a good idea it may give me a couple of more years using it
Electrical system dlochner at 8:37am 12.20.22 If it is working, there's not much need to change it. :) The most important part of the electrical
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.20.22 Clean the rails, prime it with Rustoleum Rust Preventer, and paint. Jim...
keel resting on bottom JamesG161 at 8:30am 12.20.22
keel resting on bottom Benny17441 at 8:13am 12.20.22 It depends on the composition of the bottom and boat trafic near it.
Height of boat on trailer Benny17441 at 8:04am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door.
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Benny17441 at 7:58am 12.20.22 Besides a boat in good working condition and Captain's knowledge, little additional equipment is nee
keel resting on bottom (3) sailcapt340 at 7:52am 12.20.22
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:38am 12.20.22 Although it can be done, "coverting' any sea water toilet to use the boat's fresh water is a bad ide
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations (1) jssailem at 6:44am 12.20.22 Coast guard has a list https://www.partsvu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/USCG-Requirements-Upd
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control Scott T-Bird at 6:39am 12.20.22 BTW, what did you do with the timing shims? They also dictate the performance of the engine, but I
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32am 12.20.22 Where and for how long? crossing from FLL to Nassau is a one full day trip requiring no special pre
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control Scott T-Bird at 6:22am 12.20.22 I had my fuel injector pump out a few years ago (3GM30f) and you must be very careful with re-instal

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