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O'Day 192 Roller Furling atrometer at 2:13pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 8/7040 I'm told the roller furling that was standard on the 192 didn't work well at all, and that most owne
235 Cabin Decal S&N235 at 2:10pm 11.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3717 I am trying to locate a place to purchase a new cabin top decal to replace our weathered decal for t
windvane/stern ladder for H33-C Redbeard33 at 1:44pm 11.29.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2376 For those H33-C owners, do any of you have a windvane rigged for use on your boat? I have thought of
Location for a horn BillyK at 12:58pm 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/7638 Where have you installed a horn if you did hard mount it? This past season there were a couple of
How many layers of flax for a Hunter 336 stuffing box? Sea-ker at 12:57pm 11.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2896 I have a 1995 Hunter 336 with the 3GM30F engine and 1 inch shaft. I am in the process of repacking t
Red thunderbird sail emblem (1) kpgraci at 12:46pm 11.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1681 My jib and main both are pretty old, and both have a red thunder-bird insignia near the tack. I sea
a faster G26 Eric Gouin at 11:45am 11.29.11 Grampian 2/3353 After 6 months of tlc and fixing the basic parts of our new Grampian 26, we spent the entire summer
Kudo's to STANDARD HORIZON !!!! windsock1 at 10:51am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2370 I just felt I had to scream out what great customer service I've received over the years from Standa
Casco Bay sailors dscribner at 10:51am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1468 Can anybody ballpark me on cost and process for getting a mooring around Bug light? Or some other pl
removing the sails for the first time.....any tips? iSailor at 10:34am 11.29.11 Catalina 310 12/5783 I will be removing the sails this weekend and this will be the first time for me with the Cat. 310.
Jabsco backup beilts at 9:24am 11.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2455 I put a new Jabsco manual head in about 2 years ago. Worked great. After my last trip (during which
Winterizing scuppers Skipper at 9:05am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5567 Howdy, Have a Bristol 29.9. This is my first winter with this boat. The 2 cockpit drains are at t
Question about Annapolis School of Seamanship PrincessoftheLake at 7:56am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4598 I am interested in taking the Marine Diesel Basics course and the Marine Electrical Systems Basic co
Help identifying mast boot Callisto83 at 7:06am 11.29.11 Parts Search 2/2574 I posted this on cruisers forum and haven't had much luck. Does anyone know who make the spars on a
H260 Characteristics Quoddy at 6:49am 11.29.11 Smaller Boats 10/3278
Mast maintenance done kpgraci at 6:34am 11.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 33/6116 Since I had to remove the mast to replace the backstay I took the opportunity to do some mast mainte
direct email Crazy Dave Condon at 6:16am 11.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2068 Hello young lady; It has been a while since I spoke to you but retirement is agreeing with me.
surge brake actuator (1) walt at 6:13am 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2052 I posted this on the trailer forum yesterday http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.p
From 2 blades to 3 - but keeing same size Philip_Oceanis 361 at 5:52am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1784 Just curious, if you switch from a 2-blade fixed propeller to a 3-blade fixed but keep the same diam
Roller furling support for the trailer? MrBill_FLL at 5:30am 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3639 Question for those that have a Roller furling jib. how do you support the end when trailering? I t

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aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? kloudie1 at 12:33pm 11.10.22 HollyBerry is right on. Plexiglas is a trade name for acrylic. The optical best kind is the cast stu
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! kappykaplan at 12:29pm 11.10.22 What a difference it makes when my stern isn't dragging! Or squatting! That's a huge prop if the
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports xavpil at 12:26pm 11.10.22 Awesome post!!!!!! The plexiglass is color tinted so the pigment is IN the whole plexiglass. Howe
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) kappykaplan at 12:25pm 11.10.22 Captain and Engineer Again,
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 12:18pm 11.10.22 We used normal 'plexiglass', 3/16 or 1/4 (was a while ago, sorry) (not cast) typically available at
CENTERBOARD WOES kappykaplan at 12:18pm 11.10.22 I'll circle back with a full report. That's if anyone really cares.... But we do care! :beer:
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 Billleathen at 12:08pm 11.10.22 They are not line of sight like a VHF ... so you can mount it any place that is convenient. Consid
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 Billleathen at 12:07pm 11.10.22 They are not line of sight like a VHF ... so you can mount it any place that is convenient. Consid
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? Hollyberry at 12:04pm 11.10.22 do you remember the type of acrylic you used? Did it have to be bent to conform to the shape of the
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? (1) SV Maverick at 11:43am 11.10.22 Thanks for the input from everyone. Rich and Baycloud are always helpful, thanks again. On the hard
Its funny Friday! Rjm st.petersburg at 11:39am 11.10.22 Contractor for Amazon uses this sign on multiple locations. I like it better than Duke Energy's gene
Holding Tank Ventilation Tedd at 11:31am 11.10.22
Holding Tank Ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 11:24am 11.10.22
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel Tedd at 10:59am 11.10.22 This might not be a factor for you but the trailer I got with a boat I recently bought has a handy f
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 10:39am 11.10.22 Confirm that your Rating is Accurate for your boat. Test the variations on your own. Why broadcast
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (9) JamesG161 at 10:35am 11.10.22 More pictures showing how to hold up and prevent tipping of the Tram Way. I am doing these details
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel Salty Jack at 10:24am 11.10.22 Thank you. Good advice. I agree they are hard to find. I've been all over the internet and got prett
Solar Confusion Johann at 10:21am 11.10.22 Of course the breaker is installed at the battery end of the cable, and has an AIC high enough for
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Terry Cox at 10:16am 11.10.22 With mechanical joint for the engine so readily available, why not add a wye and run from there? B
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 10:09am 11.10.22 Another vote for the DC 795 sealant, esp for the frameless method. Have done this on various boats

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