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Mystery Stern STBD Lazarette Leak-1984 H34 dqb24 at 12:36pm 11.28.11 Big Boats 6/1921 Knowledge/challenge passed on by P.O....now my gift Trying to track down a mystery leak/wetness in
Surge brake actuators walt at 12:33pm 11.28.11 Trailer Sailors 22/11885
Racing Capchas at 11:34am 11.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1139 Anyone in cape coral area interested in casual racing with Macs?
New Sails Miakoda at 11:34am 11.28.11 Lancer 1/1791 Looking to replace sails on Laner 44 motorsailer. Anyone have a good sailmaker or info for used sail
Top Loading Cool Box Gwyn at 11:15am 11.28.11 Big Boats 2/1022 Does anyone know where I can get a new spring assembly which holds open the lid of the top loading c
Laptop GPS navigation sailaway78 at 11:01am 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3809 There seem to be a lot of freebie nav programs out there for a laptop, but then you need to find the
Cracking/popping noise starboard side underload fourbabygrands at 10:27am 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3313 Hello, this is my first time posting and having done a little research, looks like this has not been
Fuse location for 361 pdnervo at 9:53am 11.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3061 Is there a fuse for the (110wa) Battery Charger... and if there is where is it... tks reply....
New O'Day 28 Owner - sink question vtsailguy at 9:49am 11.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2110 I am the happy owner of a very nice O'Day 28 (1981), and have a sink question. The hose arrangeme
Parasailor vs Spinnaker (1) Frenchie3958 at 9:07am 11.28.11 Big Boats 3/2195 There's a special offer in France to use and try during one month the Parasailor. They even give a t
Installing Garmin GWS 10 Wind Sensor on trailerable boat OS2Dude at 9:07am 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3778 I ordered a Garmin GWS 10 Wind senor for my O'day 23. The mast can be un-stepped when I want to tra
Reviews Windborne at 8:48am 11.28.11 Newport 5/5598 Bought a 1988 Newport 30-III earlier this year. Love the boat. It's in great condition and sails gre
1981 Hunter 27 forstay wire size Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 11.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1755 I am working on a 1981 Hunter 27 for the Boy Scouts. Anyone know the size wire for the forestay?
Retirement Crazy Dave Condon at 8:32am 11.28.11 Smaller Boats 12/2777 For those of you who know me, Many of you know that I retired from the maine industry. For reasons
Trip to St John,USVI or the Perfect Storm Jim Seamans at 7:27am 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2719 This is a report of a trip from Cobb Island,MD trying to get to St John,USVI. We got hammered off
How long between pumpouts...? Squidd at 6:36am 11.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/5607 My plan is to keep my boat "dry slipped" on the trailer, mast up, at the yard. I really only plan
Thanksgiving Trailer-Sailor Gathering CaptDon01 at 11:36pm 11.27.11 Catalina 22 1/1149 WOW! What a weekend! We had 14 boats show up for our "3rd annual SoCal Potter's Post Thanksgiving/Pr
Need Advice Lost Parent at 10:50pm 11.27.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2035 Worked hard all weekend and got my new Dickinson heater installed along with most of my new holding
San Diego Trailer-Sailor Gathering CaptDon01 at 10:04pm 11.27.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2711 WOW! What a weekend! We had 14 boats show up for the "3rd annual SoCal Potter's Post Thanksgiving/Pr
Hunter 49 washer dryer Nautibuoys at 8:17pm 11.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1402 Has anyone put one in the 49 after it left the factory. Would like to buy one bit can't see how I wo

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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
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 10:09am 11.10.22 Somehow I always think that everyone reads my posts and follows my efforts. Obviously I am wrong, to
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 10:08am 11.10.22 Thx Claude! I hope I find the key answer in these threads of "what type of acrylic do I need" bec
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 10:07am 11.10.22 Good responses, all. Thanks!
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? Hollyberry at 10:00am 11.10.22 Another vote for the DC 795 sealant, esp for the frameless method. Have done this on various boats o
Set screw.... Hollyberry at 9:56am 11.10.22 And you really think the guy would notice the set screw on his deck? True.... it's the fastidious
What's the Best Sailing Watch / Race timer out there? LakeShark at 9:49am 11.10.22 So I have tried the regular stop watches and looked at the ronstan line. For the price they want I j
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel LakeShark at 9:45am 11.10.22 Used Wing keel trailers already configured for a C22 are a hard find. You'll likely want to find a
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home kloudie1 at 9:43am 11.10.22 I like Greg's idea of going into the toilet discharge port on the tank. Typically, that port is on t
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? kloudie1 at 9:38am 11.10.22 I went frameless a while back and I am really happy with the VHB tape and 795 sealant. Here is a lin
Black Widow vs VC-17M? jssailem at 9:26am 11.10.22 There are no easy answers i.e. "If I had the perfect paint". You have a good path in the list you p
Happy Birthday Marines (3) JamesG161 at 9:13am 11.10.22 Just for special Marines... ith this... 210787 Marines enjoying a needed vacation. 210788 Marchi
Set screw.... Hello Below at 9:05am 11.10.22 Glad to hear you found out where it came from. So...it occurred to me that tossing a set screw li
Black Widow vs VC-17M? fstbttms at 9:02am 11.10.22 Just sayin'... mbrRDbcw6so
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 8:37am 11.10.22 Guys, guys. Anything with doing is worth overdoing.
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Jumpstart at 8:32am 11.10.22
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:30am 11.10.22 This is what we have for a standby holding tank pump for when the macerator pump fails. Once so far
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 8:30am 11.10.22 VC is our racing bottom. I think the advice is sound on changes that can make a bigger impact, esp
Solar Confusion Davidasailor26 at 8:26am 11.10.22 Of course the breaker is installed at the battery end of the cable, and has an AIC high enough for t
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 11.10.22 They are also useful for changing diapers. I can just envision this now. Father/mother bent ov

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