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Boat almost capsized littlescoop at 5:46pm 09.17.11 Catalina 22 27/8119 Just got back from sailing Monterey bay and and had a real close call, A gust of wind came up and m
A reply to a closed topic regarding a Cat27, 'Thumper' Fred McMullen at 5:44pm 09.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1436 Hello all. New to this forum, as a previous owner of 'Thumper', a 1984 CA built Catalina 27. Here
ports for '78 O'day 23 Golden Road at 5:13pm 09.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1689 Are replacements available? Mine are pretty much cooked. They leak and plastic is brittle. Main cabi
Dog friendly places on the Chesapeake JudeHey at 4:39pm 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4039 The dog will soon be joining us sailing the chesapeake in the Herring Bay area. Does anybody know of
Rigging the main for singlehanding on a C27 weinie at 4:32pm 09.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1959 Now that the wind is picking up with the advent of fall on the LI sound again, I need to find a quic
Wow... I Love Fall. Maine Sail at 4:18pm 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4264 Sitting here in the cockpit temp just dropped below 50f and heading for 38f, crisp, cool, dry, aweso
What is the best electric head for 331 gormleyj at 2:21pm 09.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1366 Anyone have experience installing electric head on a Beneteau 331? What make/model fits/works best?
78 Sidelman 25' What is the Keel made of? Rich Bright at 1:53pm 09.17.11 Seidelmann 6/4901 I have a 78 Sidelman 25 Does anyone know what the keel is made of? Or Specs?
3YM30 question Gypsy Wind at 1:33pm 09.17.11 Big Boats 4/1823 I see what looks like a drain on the hose exiting the sea water pump on the front of the 3YM30. It i
Sailing from Florida to the Bahamas JasonC at 12:21pm 09.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/7068 Anyone know of a good reference for sailing to the Bahamas. I seen many post, of other owners havin
Correct H260 rudder rake angle (3) soling42 at 12:00pm 09.17.11 Smaller Boats 8/2194 Need the correct H260 rudder rake angle Damaged the head of the rudder where it contacts the vertic
Battery charger reset? DougMc at 11:08am 09.17.11 Big Boats 2/1504 I have a 04 H-36. The battery switch panel has a reset button for each battery bank. The house batte
Beneteau 331 as coastal cruiser Billy at 11:05am 09.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2219 Hello, all. I am new to the forum and look forward to info available here. I have a 2002 Beneteau 33
Sort of a boat related story rgranger at 9:25am 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1342 A friend sent me this link.... Just loved it and wanted to share... Www.slothster.com/2352-Cat-On-
Remove companionway hatch cover Oday 25 Ritdog at 9:17am 09.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1546 Does anybody know how to take the companionway hatch cover off an Oday 25? I'm assuming you drill o
Texas Sailors merlinuxo at 7:47am 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1648 Glad to hear Texas is finally getting some rain. Hope it's enough to get you floating again and put
Sun Cover for ST60 Tridata Instrument Rxman47 at 6:23am 09.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1000 If anyone has a sun cover for the old ST60 surface mount Tridata Instrument, I sure would like to bu
prop rotation boxcarbuz at 6:02am 09.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1018 prop rotation on O'Day 37 CC Does anyone that has a O'Day37 CC know which way their the prop shaft
Potable pressure releif valve atwhite2 at 5:47am 09.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1003 In the process of installing an "official" water system in the boat. I purchased a 10 gallon poly ta
Refrigerator conversion Florida sail at 5:46am 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 22/8422 The, possibly, new boat that I am looking at has an ice box rather than a refrigerator. In my resea

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Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Crazy Dave Condon at 8:06am 10.21.22 One night late as a dealer returning home with a trailererable sailboat, I pulled over and went to s
Mast light power on H240 isaksp00 at 8:01am 10.21.22 I have had that on my deck plug. Unscrewed the plug and the wire connections at the plug terminals w
EV's vs Ian Johann at 7:55am 10.21.22 I have a problem with using LFP on my boat. At least until LFP recycling is mastered and easy for
standing rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:54am 10.21.22 I deal with the smaller hunter sailboats but there are a few things to know. First it would be gr
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Dnea at 7:53am 10.21.22 Again thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts. CarlN: I do really like the Rhodes 22 for a bunch
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Tedd at 7:52am 10.21.22 One cannot just pull into any Walmart, or for that matter public parking lot, and assume that overn
EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 7:44am 10.21.22 At least until LFP recycling is mastered and easy for expired battery's materials to be recycled.
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 7:42am 10.21.22 The company has been around for 10 years, so it is not some start up. I see no reason to not try it.
standing rigging juan rius at 7:33am 10.21.22 It would help to know which boat you are inquiring about. Hunter 460 1999
EV's vs Ian JamesG161 at 7:24am 10.21.22 I would have no problems with using them. I have a problem with using LFP on my boat. At least un
ODay 22 cabin floor Siamese at 7:17am 10.21.22 Photo sucks....sorry. Get some light in there and do some better photos, and I'm sure someone will
Can anyone identify this manufacturer? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:13am 10.21.22 A picture of the furling drum wiuldvhelp
EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 7:10am 10.21.22 LiFePO4 batteries appear to be immune to this issue. That is my understanding. I would love to see
standing rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 10.21.22 It would help to know which boat you are inquiring about.
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 10.21.22 Picture of upper toggle please
EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 7:05am 10.21.22 wondered why anyone would put them in a boat. Those batteries aren't put in boats. Different batt
Mast light power on H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:05am 10.21.22 I would see if connection is corroded which I have seen with the female plug
ODay 22 cabin floor harryconaghan at 7:01am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling ob
ODay 22 cabin floor sail sfbay at 6:59am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling obj
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:48am 10.21.22 How can you find places like this? Especially if you are traveling. I've run across one or two, but

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