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Bottom is Done (8) shipwreck66 at 12:13pm 08.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1536 All work is done, just waiting for an opportune day to launch her when the boat ramp isn't so jacked
New Breaker Panel and help wiring (1) jfmid at 12:02pm 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2915 Hello All, I have been reading lots of the threads about electrical wiring and making a boat safer
main salon table med2463 at 11:58am 08.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1420 If someone has built a drop down table from the bulkhead out of the lumber from the fixed table that
New bottom and relaunch... (2) sj01 at 11:53am 08.06.11 Big Boats 1/1299 Took our baby out of the water to have the rudder bushings replaced as well as the cutlass. Decided
Need opinions of Lancer 28 FastCatSailor at 11:34am 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2480 Can anyone tell me about how the Lancer 28 sails? Also, info about build quality, etc would be appr
Replacement 12v Bulb rj2sail at 11:32am 08.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1288 I am looking for the replacement 12v bulb for the brass gimbaled wall lamp in the salon. I've looked
Need reviews of Lancer 28 FastCatSailor at 10:45am 08.06.11 Lancer 1/6349 I'm considering purchasing a Lancer 28 and am curious about opinions of sailing / handling character
out haul bobandpeg at 10:25am 08.06.11 Big Boats 4/7143 Replacing the out haul line on my hunter 35.5 and now the line is jamed inside the boom. I have a
New (to me) Com-pac 16 (1) stevelandress at 8:17am 08.06.11 Com-Pac 1/4766 Bought a 1982 CP 16 that needs work, starting with the tiller that broke the first time I put her in
What hunter to take? CBIsailor at 7:57am 08.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2099 Me and a couple of friends want to take a hunter out to marthas vineyard from Boston harbor. What si
Frig design help needed.... (3) Sumner at 7:44am 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2752 I'm in the process of designing a new frig/freezer for our Endeavour. It had an .... http://purple
Wait A Minute!! Don Guillette at 7:42am 08.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 32/11165 Yesterday, I was talking to a Phoenix, AZ sailor who was complaining that when he made a sail trim a
New Post From Roger-Shelburn to Luneburg Strider Reports at 7:04am 08.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2691 My second morning in Shelburn, I called a friend who bought a Tanzer in the same town near Detroit w
Where to place Genoa cars chp at 5:54am 08.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/10741 I would like to add a set of Genoa cars to my Mac 26C. I have a 150% Genoa and was wondering how you
Another Project Completed (2) joker460 at 7:48pm 08.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1368 I don't think I've posted this modification to the traveler but I could be wrong.:snooty: I didn't
stepping a mast.... NYSail at 6:10pm 08.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1970 Hello all.... Have a pearson P36-2 Keel stepped mast double spreaders furling jib. What is the orde
Pulling down the Mast on 27ps Shellback at 5:26pm 08.05.11 Lancer 4/2723 I have a Lancer Yacht 27 powersailor and I need to thread my main halyard back into the mast. To do
Help me identify this tall ship (2) Chilidog at 4:48pm 08.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2318 This picture was taken by my dad in early 1976 while on Vacation in Spain. From the figurehead, I
Raider 33 Frank Sails at 4:35pm 08.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1696 I am trying to find the pictures of a Raider 33 posted by Sam Lust. I am looking for more info and p
HDPE Question Shoaldrafter at 3:51pm 08.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4011 Folks, I received the following question via back channel and I am posting original question and

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Throttle Shifter thetone at 11:48pm 09.08.22 Not the one,
'83 Oday 25 swing / centerboatd (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:06pm 09.08.22 Like this? Not totally complete, but perhaps an O'DAY 25 or 26 owner could fill in the missing measu
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Benny17441 at 9:37pm 09.08.22 In no particular order, just jutting down things as they come to mind. Due to the size of the boat
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? (1) MarkHejtmanek at 9:04pm 09.08.22 Does the forestay have a turnbuckle? And is the backstay adjustable? The backstay has a turnbuck
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Qorgyle at 8:59pm 09.08.22 commonly used with dodgers Ah, that makes sense, there are other dodger fittings around that area.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? jssailem at 8:32pm 09.08.22
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Rick D at 8:26pm 09.08.22 Suffering with you! As Peggie Hall would tell you, I have had Jabsco (manual) heads on my boats for
New Mailsale jssailem at 8:24pm 09.08.22 Find a loft who will help to measure your boat and build sails to your boat and a type of sailing yo
Traveling alongside Crusty Ol Salt at 7:56pm 09.08.22 Funny topic. I couple of years back I had a guy that decided to witness my work instead of verifyi
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:33pm 09.08.22 It is telling that the Jabsco rebuild kits are almost as expensive as a new Jabsco toilet. At leas
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:31pm 09.08.22
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:23pm 09.08.22 I find it remarkable that you are unaware of her steady and persistent encouragement to boaters tha
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:18pm 09.08.22 As for never buying another Johnson product, I think you will find that in most case Jabsco is far
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history dlochner at 7:11pm 09.08.22 Agreed; Raritan, a NJ company, has been the Cadillac of boat toilets for as long as I can remember.
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history DianaOfBurlington at 7:06pm 09.08.22 I threw out every brand but Raritan for consideration. Agreed; Raritan, a NJ company, has been the
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dlochner at 6:27pm 09.08.22 Walk away. The first picture is a really poor attempt to stop a chain plate leak. Leaks can not be
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Scott T-Bird at 6:00pm 09.08.22 I've been to Defender's brick & mortar store numerous times and been on the phone with them as well.
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? artboas at 4:28pm 09.08.22 Or you could just buy a PVC "hose mender" fitting (male-male) and "cement" the hoses onto it using
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Tater at 4:25pm 09.08.22 This reminds me of a time fishing. The boat was a 30? runabout with big twins. Once we cleared the b
New Mailsale Crazy Dave Condon at 3:53pm 09.08.22 Depends on the loft but generally the company is respected. Is the loft near Oriental?

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