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Jabsco Electric head issue... weinie at 4:58pm 09.21.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4076 Peggy, Last year I replaced a jabsco manual head with the electric version (model 37010- 1090) in
Cat 22 for cheap - what trouble to look for? mkb at 4:51pm 09.21.11 Catalina 22 6/1706 I have a chance to get a Cat 22 very cheap. Are there particular issues I should look for? What ar
California dinghy registration question flyguysocali at 4:13pm 09.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/7811 Hello, newbie here to post but I've been a lurker for years. I am planning a weekend trip to Catali
Raising the Solar Panels higher on the Davits (2) bigmuffin at 3:20pm 09.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 17/9763 Hi! I was wondering if you had any advice on how to raise my solar panels. The boat I bought came
2nd video attempt-Lake Monroe FL Tori Taylor at 2:26pm 09.21.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2465 Here is my second video much improved upon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UVDew_A_Qc 6UVDew_A_Q
halyards Frank Ama at 1:54pm 09.21.11 Smaller Boats 1/1189 I just purchased a 1970 Herrshoff American 18. For its age it is in nice condition including a nice
corpus Christi rrranch at 1:41pm 09.21.11 Destinations 10/8837 Does anyone know some nice anchoring spots around Corpus? I never realized before that the bay was s
Yamaha Outboards? cb32863 at 1:37pm 09.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/3424 Anyone familiar with the good, bad, '/or ugly of the mid 90's 9.9HP outboards motors? Thanks.
1979 O'Day Hull Painting Jclark29 at 1:08pm 09.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1997 Hello All, I am a brand new owner of a 1979 O'Day 23 as well as brand new to sailing. I am curiou
Painted Anchor BillyK at 11:56am 09.21.11 Ask All Sailors 23/8875 Has anyone ever painted their aluminum anchor? what did you use and how did it work out for you?
Repowering a C&C 34 neil3 at 11:34am 09.21.11 C&C 3/3007 I have a 1982 C'C 34 with a Universal 5416 that is getting tired. I'm thinking of repowering and wou
Another GPS Gotcha! (3) Roger Long at 11:33am 09.21.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3347 We departed Digby, N.S. well before dawn in very thick fog. Visibility was about as bad as I've eve
outboard - short vs long voltzwgn at 11:10am 09.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/5695 How important is it to go with a long shaft outboard? I have a 222 with the transom cutout. I'm as
Swing Keel remoal Amos Cape at 9:00am 09.21.11 S2 15/4974 Has anyone here had to remove the swing keel from a S2 8.0? If you have I could use some direction
Sailing days are over - for good! Phil V25 at 8:10am 09.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3377 Eleven months since the cancer diagnosis. I've had four major surgeries, many hours of recovery and
H260 bulbs shanker at 7:19am 09.21.11 Smaller Boats 3/1616 Is there somewhere that I can look up and find what bulbs I have on my 2001 H260? I would like to ch
cheap LED replacement for cabin bulbs bugbitten at 6:50am 09.21.11 S2 26/6610 I found these 1141 bulb replacements on ebay for $11 each. They are very bright. The light they give
Mast Storage Bob J. at 6:46am 09.21.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2533 Just curious on what's the best way to prepare the mast for winter storage. My mast is laying acro
First Buy - Beneteau 351 jherbert at 6:10am 09.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2357 Hi all, We are looking at a 1996 Beneteau 351 as our first sailing boat. We're based in Malta so
Sail jorgefife at 6:03am 09.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1067 When at the yard yesterday, I spotted a sail with the markings H31 If anyone interested, please cont

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Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 7:49am 09.27.22 The blocks come in different sizes, there are sometimes known as cinder blocks, building blocks, co
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles patbratton at 7:44am 09.27.22 I second what Crazy Dave said. The turnbuckle parts can be replaced pretty easily, but the upper t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jdrutten at 7:42am 09.27.22 ... The flakes aren't anything bad: apparently someone decided to hit everything (including the rub
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 7:35am 09.27.22 My local Home Depot has 2" x 6" x 8 ft boards for $4.98/ea. If I cut them 16 inches instead of 18 i
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 7:32am 09.27.22 At my local Home Depot they have 2" x 6" x 8 ft. Hi @dlochner - Appreciate your reply. Do you mea
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 7:31am 09.27.22 My local Home Depot has 2" x 6" x 8 ft boards for $4.98/ea. If I cut them 16 inches instead of 18 in
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 7:22am 09.27.22 At my local Home Depot they have 2" x 6" x 8 ft. ciate your reply. Do you mean the standard concret
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 7:12am 09.27.22 Given the price of lumber these days, it may be less expensive too. You have a point there. One t
MK1 interior rearrangment. captcoho at 7:11am 09.27.22 I am considering buying a 1980 C30. I really like the interior layout on these, but also love the
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 6:52am 09.27.22 Nice... I like it. I think even I can handle that LOL I've never been much of a handyman... But I'
Boom kicker or topping lift? jssailem at 6:34am 09.27.22
Boom kicker or topping lift? RoyS at 6:20am 09.27.22 No knowledge about rigid vangs because I have always had a topping lift. I use the topping lift to t
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed SycloneDriver at 5:02am 09.27.22 Well, the short term solution was pretty simple, I unplugged the temperature sensor and the chargin
Invest 98L jssailem at 5:00am 09.27.22 Wouldn't a sail to Corpus Christi be fun? You'll have the wind all the way. Or leave now and you c
Boom kicker or topping lift? (1) dlochner at 4:15am 09.27.22 Mack Sails sells a bracket that bolts to the end of the boom. The Mack Pack is then suspended from t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries dLj at 4:14am 09.27.22 Don't you just love portable digital cameras? I've been able to take photos to figure stuff out that
Invest 98L (1) Will Gilmore at 4:03am 09.27.22
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