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H 26.5 motor mount tschroder at 5:53am 09.13.11 Parts Search 0/3495 I would like to replace the EZ-lift motor bracket with an original "fixed" motor mount. Does anyone
Second bilge pump gpdno at 5:13am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2701 I'm looking to install a second bilge as a back-up in case of a failure of my primary pump or float
S2 8.0C Engine Compartment Pictures (1) Styx at 4:55am 09.13.11 S2 12/7627 I have a 1976 S2 8.0C. I am doing a complete refurb. When I purchased the boat, the engine compartme
Frozen AC Rag Bagger at 4:52am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 4/1395 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. I purchased the boat last year and she came with a built in AC unit. I'
Safety Rail History ISFISSY at 1:51am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 21/6239 Why do sailboats have cable safety rails in lieu of SS tubing rails?
new sailor needs help EDHAAR at 12:32am 09.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1679 I need help,I recently purchased an O'day 12' dinghy it is a rather old boat .I do not know how the
More (or less) on Pettit Hydrocoat obsailor at 8:20pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/5940 I contacted Pettit to get their reaction to last week's comments about problems of soft growth with
Hunter 34 bow/stern pulpit design/dimensions Pheidingsfelder at 7:21pm 09.12.11 Big Boats 2/2536 I finally found someone to build my stainless! Crazy story, they found me actually. We're trading SS
Storage ideas? sPk at 7:17pm 09.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3008 Anybody have any clever ideas for storage shelves for the O'Day 25? I want to increase the shelf '
Topping Lift with Rigid Vang on H29.5 tlowum at 7:02pm 09.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1701 My recently purchased 1994 Hunter 29.5 has a rigid boom vang that the previous owner had installed.
Really good news for me NSR sailaway78 at 6:51pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2633 I probably shouldn't post this here, but just for the two wheel gear heads on the board. A friend o
Hunter 28 Holding Tank daysailor204 at 6:13pm 09.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3261 Recently, my H28 aluminum holding tank began to leak. I read many interesting ways to fix it. Most
Interior cabin light furniture for Hunter 216 peloqusy at 5:02pm 09.12.11 Smaller Boats 1/1817 Hello, I want to be able to sleep in the Hunter 216 cabin. Do you have plans for making furniture
Darn AGM Batteries (1) Maine Sail at 4:20pm 09.12.11 Musings With Maine Sail 36/28536 Warning, rant... For the second time is a week I have had to explain to a customer that their $1000
Hull & rudder blisters geocadd at 3:46pm 09.12.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2535 Our Catalina 309 started getting blisters on the rudder and hull after 2 years. Has anyone else expe
2004 Hunter 44 or 426 aft head electric replacement tkwhalen at 3:37pm 09.12.11 Big Boats 4/1436 I am thinking of replacing my aft manual head with an electric head. Has any one done this and if so
Winterizing Ron Roman at 3:35pm 09.12.11 Big Boats 3/1375 I have always put the pink stuff in my water tank but this year I would like to blow out the lines,
25th anniversary widgeon Niceboat at 2:59pm 09.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1477 I recently bought a 1984 widgeon sailboat. It is in really good condition and has been well cared fo
Hatch install advice please. DAVA390 at 2:46pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1632 Folks ,minutes ago I opened a box from Precision in Fla. It contains the new front hatch I ordered t
Newport Boat Show Rob19574 at 11:37am 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1472 Hi all - I'm going to head up to Newport this year with my 6 yr old son to the boat show this weeken

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Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Tedd at 5:22pm 10.20.22 While in wouldn't sleep at a Walmart unless I had no other choice, we did use campgrounds. I initial
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 5:21pm 10.20.22 It revolutionized our trip across the country with a boat on a trailer. You should also look into
1 gallon paint can pour spouts thinwater at 5:16pm 10.20.22 Much simpler. I have kept cans for many years. Get a roll of aluminum duct tape (Nashua is good).
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 5:12pm 10.20.22 We slept on the boat each night and ate meals on board That is one benefit that we enjoyed, in spi
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Tedd at 4:57pm 10.20.22 It's a great set up. You can buy stuff you might need in the store, even food. You can use the washr
Alternator Stu Jackson at 4:32pm 10.20.22 But I've never owned a boat wired that way - they've all been wired from the factory to a switch, a
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 Leeward Rail at 4:30pm 10.20.22 I know it won't look great with the veneer just above. If that happens you can have stain custom t
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 James Chamberlain at 4:11pm 10.20.22 I had a feeling the grain would not match. I think I'm going to try to restore it the best I can an
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:53pm 10.20.22 I'm familiar with the People of Walmart : the Campers of Walmart. An ingenious idea as long as th
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 Ralph Johnstone at 3:39pm 10.20.22 Sanding this is sure to take off the veneer in that part, but will the wood below look okay and ble
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 James Chamberlain at 3:33pm 10.20.22 Thank you. That is an excellent idea I hadn't thought of. I think it can definitely be re-glued.
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot sail sfbay at 2:58pm 10.20.22 That is a widely known / used by rv'ers. However, in 40 years of trailing we always overnight in rv
Alternator tfox2069 at 2:08pm 10.20.22 Let's clarify a bit here, please. If you actually read the links, the primary suggestion is to actu
Kirie Elite 29 PaulK at 2:08pm 10.20.22
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft David in Sandusky at 2:02pm 10.20.22
Foam Seat thinwater at 2:02pm 10.20.22 Look at the "Helmsman's Saddle," under the Sailboat Cushions link at the top of the page. I think th
Bilge Pump dlochner at 1:56pm 10.20.22 A bit more information would be helpful. Can you be a bit more specific about what happens? Like,
Alternator Stu Jackson at 1:51pm 10.20.22 Just remembered this OP has a Beneteau Beneteau Wiring Diagrams - Maine Sail's corrections - Just i
Need HydraHoist dlochner at 1:45pm 10.20.22 My old J24 (2750 #) was on a HydroHoist for 30 years. Have numerous racing boats (J24, Capri 22, Co
Identify This Boat? PaulK at 1:45pm 10.20.22 I think it looks like a Buccaneer. Post # 5 identifies it as a US 22. The Buccaneer 22 has two por

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