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Self Doubt Roger Long at 3:50pm 10.04.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/5021 I was doing some serious soul searching as I drove into seas that had the color and apparent weight
Dredging in your slip shemandr at 3:23pm 10.04.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6964 Does anyone know the name for the practice of running a propeller driven boat in one's slip to dred
Beneteau 361 Wheel pdnervo at 2:26pm 10.04.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3194 Has anyone thought of changing the steering wheel to a smaller size or actually doing it... i think
Placement of 4 Group 27 Batteries H33CRich at 1:47pm 10.04.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2152 The PO installed two grp 27 batteries forward of the engine (standard location) over the sump area,
toe rail dmchamberlain at 1:34pm 10.04.11 Bigger Boats 0/1078 Anyone know where I can pick up a port side toe rail for a 322. This last storm put me on the beach
Anyone else going to the Annapolis sailboat show on Sat.? jrowan at 1:00pm 10.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1547 Say is anybody else thinking of going to the Annapolis sailboat show this weekend? If you've been be
Edson Pedestal Base kenwarner at 12:33pm 10.04.11 Big Boats 1/1466 Hello everyone, I am searching for a base for my Edson Steering Pedestal. It is a cast aluminum s
Painting deck (1) med2463 at 12:18pm 10.04.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1863 Added picture to album of cabin top after I finished painting it. After doing all the usual prep,
New/Redo electrical setup Eman at 11:43am 10.04.11 Catalina 22 10/1777 Greetings, I am looking to put all new electrical; batteries, wiring, lights, etc. in my '76 C22. Th
Winter Moorage Terry Kline at 11:39am 10.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1438 I am considering leaving our McGregor S26 in the water over the winter. The lake will not likely fre
American 18, Cat boat Frank Ama at 11:21am 10.04.11 Trailer Sailors 4/3213 I just purchased a 1970 Herrshoff American 18, Cat Boat. Halyards did not come with the boat. I need
Simple Beneteau 473 electrical diagram wgkenney at 10:54am 10.04.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/8846 Hi all, I have a 2006 Beneteau 473. I'm looking to create a simple electircal schematic. I've bee
OT - Phone call to my Dad... Skip Gundlach at 10:34am 10.04.11 Sails Call Lounge 4/5542 OT - Phone call to my Dad... My father, who used to be, first, a Grumman Avenger Navy pilot durin
B331 - Teak Insert on swim platform James Simmonds at 9:39am 10.04.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5071 Has anyone had any experience in removing the tek insert on the swim platform? I was thinking of r
Replacement foredeck light bulb Gypsy Too at 9:34am 10.04.11 Big Boats 3/1676 I have a Hunter 2002 Hunter 420 and am looking for the part number for the foredeck light on a Selde
Stuck Sink Drain Hose (2) Jeff20919 at 8:20am 10.04.11 Big Boats 23/4529 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 Center Cockpit, and the galley sink drain hose started leaking into the bilg
Mac V25 keel cable setup Mity at 8:04am 10.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1461 I everyone, i was wondering if someone would have a picture of the setup of the cable to the keel. I
21' Mcgregor Dave707 at 7:31am 10.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1904 I am considering buying a 21' McGregor - 1977D, It is going to need a complete refurbishing, which i
Replacing electric control box H23 revans18 at 6:17am 10.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1346 after 23 years of service I have broken the pastic tips off the toggle switches in the box on my H23
Wheel Diameter on 423 jumbyway at 5:13am 10.04.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1069 Here's simple question. Assuming our 2005 Ben 423 has the stock steering wheel, what is the the rim

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Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 09.03.22 We've got 6 pages talking about many aspects of propane We've covered all of the basics here, fro
Internet entrance test Roland5048 at 8:25am 09.03.22
Propane pressure gauge MikeHoncho at 7:42am 09.03.22 I should have said I have labelled all three of my tanks only for my own estimation of Propane rema
Propane pressure gauge MikeHoncho at 7:34am 09.03.22 I may be totally wrong, but as I recall, the "amount of liquid propane" can be deduced from observi
Rodkicker boom mount adjustment jssailem at 7:17am 09.03.22 My opinion, It is all dependant on how you plan to sail your rig. Day sailing on a lake where 30kn
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA DArcy at 6:45am 09.03.22 That's less than I expected for shipping to Ohio, not cheap but sounds like a good deal.
Cracks on cabin roof around mast step/plate Com-Pac 23 jssailem at 6:14am 09.03.22 Not familiar with the details of the ComPac23 design. Pictures help. It is good that you feel the
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Davidasailor26 at 6:09am 09.03.22
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 6:05am 09.03.22 Just to bring this one to a resolution. I finally found a shipper with the necessary knowledge and g
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer JBP-PA at 5:55am 09.03.22 My gut feel for a 22ft boat is that 1/8 is too light, I'd go up to 5/32. I've been on some O'Day 22
Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade jssailem at 5:54am 09.03.22 Some links https://48north.com/boats-and-gear/perrycarboncutters http://www.bettsboats.com
Carbon Fiber Mast Upgrade jssailem at 5:45am 09.03.22
Funny Friday!!! (5) jssailem at 5:18am 09.03.22 I am not good with plants. I think I have a brown thumb. I bought this fern at WallyMart. The lady
Internet entrance test Kermit at 4:51am 09.03.22
Propane pressure gauge dLj at 4:50am 09.03.22 What I open the solenoid valve on my propane tank the pressure guage drops to zero. Any help on the
Y-33 Running Rigging djghosie at 4:18am 09.03.22 Thanks all for your input! Next question would be which size of rope for where?
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:20am 09.03.22 And that may save us. Better than being reasonably unhopeful. Maybe if we were a little more "reas
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 2:08am 09.03.22 they go on sale off-season.
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? MarkHejtmanek at 8:12pm 09.02.22 Thanks Benny! Both these replies took some time to write out and I appreciate all the excellent tips
Testing coolant pump? PlaneTom at 8:02pm 09.02.22 The M25XPB in our 310 runs at 160 -170, pretty consistently. A few months back the raw water pump fa

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