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Need Water Filter PrincessoftheLake at 7:33am 02.07.12 Big Boats 5/1613 Last fall when working on winterizing the fresh water pump the filter that is inline to the pump bro
True wind on a handheld Quoddy at 7:01am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5478 If I make my own polars or target speeds (none published for H260) the reference point is true wind.
Florida waterfront land bill MrBill_FLL at 6:23am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2066 looks like property owners could get the submerged lands if this passes: http://www.sun-sentinel.co
Moisture in rudder Joe5893 at 6:15am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4692 Sometimes I do things, then I wonder why I did them...anyway, my rudder seemed too heavy for no bigg
Weld Mount system Soleares at 6:11am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2441 Hi, Has anyone used the Weld Mount system for securing wires? I am trying to secure a couple of sin
Towing a Dinghy lehigh375 at 5:53am 02.07.12 Ask All Sailors 23/4595 I am planning a 2 week cruise this summer from central Jersey up to Nantucket Bay area via the East
Free - SR Mariner Knotmeter (1) GorillaToast at 4:33am 02.07.12 Catalina 22 2/1657 I don't know if this works or not, but it was on the boat when I bought it and there was no transduc
First Boat North Roger Long at 3:25am 02.07.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 22/5305 I think I have a good chance of claiming that title, given my current plans and inclinations. If an
Ex Climbers to climb a mast AtlanticAl at 11:55pm 02.06.12 Sails Call Lounge 10/6104 If i wanted to climb a mast, that had no halyards on it,because its not a mast its a tree. But its
Victron 1000A shunt? (1) quartones at 11:03pm 02.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2638 Do all bots need to be connected to wire? http://ressim.net/b/out.php/i5482240_shunt-jpg
Replacing Headstay in furler unit. Joel H. at 8:15pm 02.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1111 So, I'm replacing all my standing rigging this year. It's a first for me at least when it comes to r
sinking mast electro at 7:54pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1862 Has anyone had problems with the mast sinking on a ericson 32. I pulled the headliner back and was i
New swim ladder ideas (6) paulj at 7:36pm 02.06.12 Catalina 310 19/11923 At the 2012 Seattle boat show, I looked at the sailboat swim ladder progress. Seems Catalina stil
Toe Rail / Stanchion base Electrolysis Repair Suggestions? (1) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 7:26pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4994 Pulled a stanchion off the toerail and found this!! (picture is looking down at outside deck ' toe
Cat 22 slide out galley kazy at 7:04pm 02.06.12 Catalina 22 15/11337 I'm restoring a catalina 22, which has groves on the starboard settee, which probably are intended t
add a port hole Patrice at 6:41pm 02.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1461 Hi, By curiousity, anyone ever added a port hole on the side hull in the v berth? Like the one
Iron your Sails...? (1) Squidd at 6:35pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 15/7825 I've been playing around with some old sail material, making sail bags, duffel bags, and general rep
Head Room and Fixed Keel Draft ? laxdad59 at 6:20pm 02.06.12 Day Sailers 4/1640 Am looking at a 1972 22 O'day. What should the head room be ? The one that I may look at has a fixed
Head Room and Fixed Keel Draft ? laxdad59 at 6:15pm 02.06.12 Catalina 22 1/1207 Could someone tell me the headroom in a 1972 22 Catalina ? And the one that I'm looking at has a fix
Tack not Working seadaddler at 5:13pm 02.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1597 I have not had a chance to check out why the Tack is not working,have not used the boat since past j

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Insurance for older boats rgranger at 6:42pm 11.05.22 What is the issue(s) with Chubb? I have had a sailboat and large, older power boat insured with the
Dyneema for furler line dlochner at 6:18pm 11.05.22 I went out a couple of times after tightening it. Marginal improvement if any. . Is it better to ha
Insurance for older boats dlochner at 6:12pm 11.05.22 Kinda happy this year because I got an E-mail from Progressive, "Congratulations, On reviewing your
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 6:01pm 11.05.22 ...The old hand crank drill - the original drills are located in the top of the handle, that top pa
Dyneema for furler line Project_Mayhem at 5:45pm 11.05.22 If you tighten the fore stay, most if not all of the problem will go away I went out a couple of t
Need to replace roller on rope clutch from 1984 Hunter 25.5 finefurn at 4:59pm 11.05.22 I have a 1984 H27, I had the exact same worn-out rope clutch. Replaced it with a new Spinlock clut
Solar Confusion heritage at 4:56pm 11.05.22 Your LG 395s can put out nearly 400 watts. That is about 30 amps at 13 volts. Both panels connecte
Insurance for older boats Calif. Ted at 4:17pm 11.05.22 Try progressive. No claims. Happy? does insurance make anyone happy? Kinda happy this year because I
Insurance for older boats sail sfbay at 3:47pm 11.05.22 What is the issue(s) with Chubb? I have had a sailboat and large, older power boat insured with them
Insurance for older boats rgranger at 3:05pm 11.05.22
Wires up the mast Hollyberry at 3:02pm 11.05.22 If you can find the plain grey wire behind your panel (should be in vicinity of the two traced grey
Hot water heater 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:55pm 11.05.22 I just did a 6 gal ....... just what the doctor ordered. The 11 was a little to big for our use.
Pinole replacement Jawbee at 2:54pm 11.05.22
where to purchase mast plate replacement Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 11.05.22 Get two. They have a habit of jumping in the water and sinking while you're working inside the mast
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Ralph Johnstone at 2:37pm 11.05.22 check out the discharge port size for their macerating electric toilets...the 37010 is one example.
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:33pm 11.05.22 Good day all .......... Tom J what year is your 310?
Battery FastOlson at 1:39pm 11.05.22 Any suggestions on replacing the batteries in my 27 foot hunter sailboat Please describe the 12 vo
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:22pm 11.05.22 Check the specs for versions of their manual toilet earlier than 2015. But the manual toilet isn't
Solar Confusion SycloneDriver at 1:21pm 11.05.22 It looks like the batteries are full to me.
Battery BigEasy at 1:04pm 11.05.22 I have been using Duracell AGM batteries from Sam's club with good results at a reasonable price poi

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