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Peaking Roger Long at 3:34pm 11.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2289 Occasionally, in this cruising life, everything comes together in a period of such beauty and intens
Pearson 34-II Drawer System Joe11776 at 1:47pm 11.08.11 Pearson 1/1650 Anyone know if the manufacturer of the drawer system for the drawers under the owners' birth for the
Lacquer Sticks For Interior Wood Repairs Ducati at 1:41pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1738 As I have said earlier, the inside cabinets took a beating this season. I spotted a set of 12 col
Fuel Locker for O'Day 25 (1976) Gudenuph at 1:10pm 11.08.11 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 0/36812 It's my understanding that later models of the O'Day 25 have a fuel locker under the stbd seat in t
Ice box will not drain amberjack915 at 1:07pm 11.08.11 Bigger Boats 7/2433 My wife and I purchased an O'Day 280 this past September (2011). Very nice boat and we are enjoying
Rub rails: To seal or not to seal? rognvald at 11:30am 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2548 Is there a benefit to seal the upper and lower edge of an existing rubrail (where it abuts the hull)
Looking at a C&C 34+ sailingdeac at 6:53am 11.08.11 C&C 2/7508 I am very interested in an available 1990 C'C 34+ Any helpful information will be greatlyl apprec
Time for CNG Conversion to Propane?? Old Sailor 2 at 6:47am 11.08.11 Big Boats 20/6931 I am just now getting into sailing our new older boat which is outfitted with CNG for stove. I find
Airmar PB150 weatherstation alexco38 at 6:09am 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2567 Has anyone use an AIRMAR PB150 with a Raymarine ST60 Plus wind display? Here's the link to Airmar
Required Safety Gear Squidd at 5:21am 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2314 I was over at Lake Superior Sailors place and he was showing me how he had outfitted his boat ( lott
Anyone know of a Beneteau 35 RA/CU ? Rubato at 4:11am 11.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1407 Hello, New to this forum today. I have owned many boats, but looking to buy my first "REAL" sailb
Bottom paint above the water line windsmaker at 7:45pm 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 7/6015 Anyone know why bottom paint that is ~ 2-3 inches just above the waterline would be flaking off? N
It didn't sink! Mike Culik at 7:31pm 11.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2717
head stay length 23 poptop captainvic at 6:44pm 11.07.11 Day Sailers 4/1611 can anyone tell me how long of a front stay i need to order for my 1972 23 poptop. i am eliminating
A question for you electrical gurus doehunter at 6:33pm 11.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3409 I just bought a couple more toys for the boat. 1st on the list is a Black and Decker 100/500w powe
Whats the best way to drill into pedestal guards? weinie at 5:54pm 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3291 I will be installing an X5 auto pilot and need to drill 2 new holes in the guard to run the wires fo
how to find replacement v-belt njl at 5:53pm 11.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/4220 I'm trying to replace a v-belt labeled "Napa Premium XL 25-11755/9463". It's for the raw water pump
Cat 38 1984 Check chainplates Chiriqui at 5:19pm 11.07.11 Big Boats 7/3350 I'm looking at a 1984 Catalina 38 for sale. I've been advised to check the chainplates, particularly
Roberts 53 BD centerboard? Jace7 at 5:03pm 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1098 I am hoping someone knows about the offshore - and foul weather capabilities - of the Roberts 53 BD
Boat visit today. (3) Ed Schenck at 4:40pm 11.07.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1628 The weather has been nice enough to sail around here. So I drove the 90 miles this morning to visit

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Winterizing question BOSSailor at 1:40pm 10.31.22 If you didn't bypass the water heater, yes you've just got a bunch of antifreeze sloshing around in
Fender covers- Yes or No? Rich Stidger at 1:27pm 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some
Winterizing question T J Furstenau at 1:24pm 10.31.22 Like many "problems", there are often multiple solutions. What has worked for me on the fresh wat
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 1:23pm 10.31.22
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 Graham Haire at 1:04pm 10.31.22 I am super interested in how you go with this one. From what I have read elsewhere, this will be a
4.108 winterizing Don Crowther at 12:50pm 10.31.22 My first time winterizing this engine When you run rv antifreeze through the system do you leave i
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 12:29pm 10.31.22 I have a 40 and there is no steel plate. I thought the hulls were pretty much the same. Could this
Winterizing question George Braun at 12:20pm 10.31.22 i was actually thinking of using a shopvac in reverse to push air into the main water tank, run the
Refilling CNG Tank jon hansen at 12:19pm 10.31.22 baking under sail is a real treat. soups and chowders are another of my favorites when under way.
Winterizing question Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 10.31.22 The one time my boat was stored on the hard for the winter, I had good luck in using a super cheap 1
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Laid-back at 12:15pm 10.31.22 On our Hunter 50 the main anchor is a 33kg Rocna with 12mm chain. We stay in the Caribbean and I nev
Looking at an s2 7.9 Scott T-Bird at 12:05pm 10.31.22 It's a very nice boat design and quality wise and surely a more desirable boat for sailing performa
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads serenisea at 11:57am 10.31.22 Actually Peggie, I did exactly that. I was trying to remove the stains on the bowl where the raw wa
Cable port replacement senang at 11:56am 10.31.22
Fender covers- Yes or No? dmax at 11:55am 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some c
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 11:51am 10.31.22 Scott, I have found the T-Handle Allen wrenches and an electric impact wrench with an Allen wrench
OEM Bimini support structure senang at 11:44am 10.31.22 In Europe a lot of boatbuilders use "NVEquipment" in the Netherlands for everything they install on
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Tedd at 11:30am 10.31.22 It doesn't take much physical activity before I become too warm. Once this happens and I start to p
Refilling CNG Tank kappykaplan at 11:21am 10.31.22 Fresh baked bread, muffins, etc., with butter and jam slathered on. Yum. :plus::plus::plus:
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 11:05am 10.31.22 Ok ok, to help all of you winterization people you can use this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro

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