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First Time sailor needs help farstrider at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3195 I've just started living on a boat and sailing for the first time. I need some help on how to launch
waybad Waybad at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1784 I am replacing my framing of my wash boards in my hatch. It was angled at about 4 to 5 degrees in a
cabin doors 409broadway at 1:45pm 11.12.11 Pearson 2/1815 need advise on purchasing cabin doors for 1979 pearson, or how to make new doors. have original tha
Fresh water flushing question chiefaponte at 10:35am 11.12.11 S2 5/1490 My 1976 s2 8.0c has a garden hose connection on deck that ends in the bilge. Additionally it has a t
Corrosion/ stray current location? sailcruiser at 10:27am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2052 Hello, we are seeing some through hull and rudder paint corrosion and I like to first rule out/cor
Stern bearing too much play Dante1 at 10:04am 11.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1226 Hi I have a Hunter 36 2006 . The shaft is too loose in the stern bearing any one can help to tell
Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention 119 strong CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11 Catalina 22 1/1366 65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
Sand & Buff-Dream Weaver Before and After (5) brian3820 at 7:19am 11.12.11 Big Boats 12/2486 Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
US Virgin Islands to BVIs? Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2891 Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
Is the" Beneteau First235 Forum " still active??first post letoile at 7:07am 11.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2907 We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
150 genny fairlead fitting (1) Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4279 Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
floor board replacement obsailor at 8:42pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1827 Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
Holding Tank Vent Length - Peggie redunculous at 8:22pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6183 Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
Veterans Day Salute (1) Andy1237 at 7:53pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2426 A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t
Cockpit Dimensions Lost Parent at 7:28pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5796 :confused:I have a 1982 catalina 30 and my boat is 800 miles away and I am building a cockpit table
Yanmar exhaust question Ted at 5:50pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/8421 I have two questions regarding a Yanmar 2GM engine. 1. Is the "U" shaped mixing elbow the same pa
2 Questions For Peggie Fred Villiard at 5:19pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2310 Peggie, please excuse me I know that you have answered this question but I can not find it. What bra
Yanmar oil pressure readings fluctuating artboas at 5:02pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 0/1168 On my Hunter 49, I noticed that the oil pressure would constantly fluctuate between very low to high
Prime Pump TENACITY CS36T at 4:51pm 11.11.11 Bigger Boats 2/1243 Hey all, can someone tell me how to prime the small pump that empties the ice box to sink? seem to h
Harness Upgrade installed, don't like it. Inter20sailor at 4:37pm 11.11.11 Catalina 30 16/5526 Having just did the install (engine side only) I can say that I don't like it. The term strip, and

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OEM Bimini support structure ramoore at 5:32am 11.21.22 If the SBO store can't help, I ordered this part at: https://www.marinecanvasstore.com/collections/
New friend is a crow? (1) JamesG161 at 4:25am 11.21.22 Beware of the Birds!! .. "Alfred Hitchcock revealed on The Dick Cavett Show (1968) that 3,200 birds
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement dlochner at 4:17am 11.21.22 While this is apart replace the cable. For the cost of one cable from Edson, you can buy the wire an
New friend is a crow? Leeward Rail at 9:38pm 11.20.22 Unbelievable. Awesome that your dad stopped and took him in! LOL.. He didn't have much choice. Al
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement (5) Coffee Girl at 8:39pm 11.20.22 Why do you need to replace it? Is it damaged or just looking really bad? Last fall I replaced my
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Coffee Girl at 8:33pm 11.20.22 If you are going to change your cable/chain assembly also (highly recommended) let me know and we c
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Coffee Girl at 8:31pm 11.20.22 Hi, Yes, thanks for the clarification, as I was calling it by the wrong name. It is a 6.5 radial I
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 8:28pm 11.20.22 Congratulations Play your cards right and he/she will be back. Make you part of the family.. and br
New friend is a crow? Ralph Johnstone at 7:59pm 11.20.22 we fed him pieces of steak til he could eat no more. You earned big points for that deed. Good o
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away (4) Ralph Johnstone at 7:46pm 11.20.22 First and foremost, what is your engine ? ? ? ? ? Without knowing the composition of Salt Away, I w
New friend is a crow? Leeward Rail at 7:09pm 11.20.22 Congratulations Play your cards right and he/she will be back. Make you part of the family.. and bri
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida PaulK at 7:08pm 11.20.22
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 7:04pm 11.20.22 There is more to the story. I posted my new feathered friend on Facebook, and a buddy of mine respon
Miss sailing FDL S2 at 6:59pm 11.20.22 Has anyone identified our twelve steps? :beer: 1. We admit we are addicted to sailing. 2. The onl
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 6:35pm 11.20.22 The video is short and he is just south of Annapolis.
Sinks draining slowly. NoAgenda at 6:03pm 11.20.22 Our boat has 1 1/4 inch drains. It empties almost as fast as the one in our house. When we had a C 3
Holiday Decorations Leeward Rail at 5:55pm 11.20.22 cFTst9XNFIw
Holiday Decorations Leeward Rail at 5:53pm 11.20.22 :worthless:
Holiday Decorations Leeward Rail at 5:53pm 11.20.22 I live where the water freezes. but if I didn't, I would love to get 12 volt led lights and run them
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove Leeward Rail at 5:48pm 11.20.22 can't get the control wheels lined up properly. Might have to do it with trial and error ? I hav

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