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Beneteau 321 mid ship cleats Florida sail at 4:32pm 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/8260 I am looking at a 321 and realized that there are no mid ship cleats. Has anyone installed cleats m
I can only shake my head higgs at 4:31pm 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 32/6302 i was going west along Lake Ontario's southern shore from Oak Orchard to Olcott, a distance of 22nm.
Tiller size jdecristoforo at 4:06pm 07.25.11 Smaller Boats 3/1408 I have a 1979 Hunter with a tiller that is 43 inches. I would like to use a shorter one because whe
H376 Swim Ladder Replacement rfrye1 at 3:56pm 07.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1675 My OEM one piece swim ladder has seen better days and needs replacing. I have searched the archives
Old Commercial Fishing Boat Meets Wrecking Ball Soundbounder at 3:11pm 07.25.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/4045 On July 11, 2011, Tom Richardson of Boating Local got to witness the demolition of the Miss China, a
2001 Beneteau 361 transom wash off hose covers Roger Goodfellow at 2:54pm 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1694 I need to replace rubber covers. Any ideas? I would prefer a different type of covers.
Phc Lba ssardone at 1:28pm 07.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2866 Peggy, I purchased the PHC LBA from this site and installed it several weeks ago. My wife has comp
Aquarius 21 masthead jeffwestriver at 12:33pm 07.25.11 Trailer Sailors 5/11207 I'm a newby to sailing. Just bought a "project" boat (1974, Coastal Recreation, 21' Aquarius) in Wy
Furling Line Cleat (1) CCHer at 11:43am 07.25.11 Catalina 310 21/8433 I'm sharing in case any other folks have the same experience with the 310 headsail furilng setup. Wi
adler barbour freezer top dripping water- help! extendedsabbatical at 11:00am 07.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2052 I am looking for help solving our freezer problems on our 5 year old Beneteau 423. I have the freeze
O'Day 272 companionway boards Sceter at 10:58am 07.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/7307 Does anyone know where I might find a good set of companionway boards? I have checked D'R and all t
Ideal Headsail for Pearson 30? ericdileo at 10:36am 07.25.11 Pearson 6/5737 Hello fellow Pearson 30 owners. I know that there are a great many of you on the East Coast and Grea
main halyard stuck rn4sail at 10:35am 07.25.11 Lancer 3/1892 hi, i just bought a lancer 25 last week and after cleaning it for 3 days decided to try her out. the
"Noose Knot" (1) Warren Milberg at 10:07am 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7890 Does anyone have any experience using the "Noose Knot" (or whatever it's called) on their boat for a
Need hight of S2-27 Rudder A2Z at 10:05am 07.25.11 S2 0/1505 Any chance someone could drop a measuring tape down and give me the total hight of a S2-27 rudder.
Holding & Water Tanks Bob J. at 9:12am 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2258 Has anyone had any experience with Ronco Plastic tanks. I need to replace the holding tank on our bo
Famous forum Guys kloudie1 at 8:48am 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1856 Note Warren Millberg in latest Boat US Magazine.. Getting a young'un involved.. Nice picture, Warren
New to Capri 16.5 Saltwaterchicken at 8:44am 07.25.11 Smaller Boats 1/2250 Potential owner of Catalina Capri 16.5 and had a few questions for other owners that may affect deci
Need Advice: Purchase Catalina 22 SK hubbardbilly at 8:19am 07.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/6235 Ok, I'm new to Catalina sailboats. I learned to sail on the Severn River (yep, Annapolis guy...) on
Looking for an Atomic 4 carb smoothsailing at 7:56am 07.25.11 Parts Search 1/2444 Looking for an Atomic 4 carb for sale TIA

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Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Bill Russell at 10:29am 09.19.22 Yes, that photo shows what I'm asking about
2 mm halyard leader - Canada jssailem at 9:55am 09.19.22 I like the Dyneema core lines with polyester (Dacron by any other name) covers. You get the strength
Arch on bigger hunters patfarrell1949 at 9:51am 09.19.22 Our Hunter is a 2010 50CC and I can tell you the only thing I'd be concerned with is understanding a
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet JoeWhite at 9:38am 09.19.22 I recently stopped by at WM to pick up a joker valve. The attendant brought me a valve that had 1/8"
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery JoeWhite at 9:31am 09.19.22 I agree, but how? If you can remove the radio and follow the wires you will be able to trace them
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:24am 09.19.22
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery BBC16385 at 9:16am 09.19.22 In cars the battery does not run down due to radio consumption. There are 2 wires powering the rad
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery BBC16385 at 9:15am 09.19.22 The starter battery is two years old. Lifeline AGM. It charges from the engine's 100 amp Balmar al
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker dlochner at 9:07am 09.19.22 Do you have a photo of one. The short answer is most modern spinnakers are a triradial design. Thi
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Ralph Johnstone at 8:35am 09.19.22 and that the back pressure of the water would keep it closed). I can remember the joker valves on
Gori propeller DRhoads at 8:27am 09.19.22 I have one on my 420 and had one on my 386. I think they are great. Extra boat speed when sailing.
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 8:11am 09.19.22 Hot dipped zinc is used in the marine environment. But not zinc coatings. Why? Zinc coatings are fa
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet higgs at 8:06am 09.19.22 Make sure your vent hose is not plugged. Spiders can do this.
Ticklers 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:05am 09.19.22 LOL LOL ........ not sure what I was THINKING. Yes Telltales.:laugh: Thanks jssailem ......... much
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) dLj at 7:55am 09.19.22 Hot dipped zinc is used in the marine environment. But not zinc coatings. Why? Zinc coatings are fai
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 7:42am 09.19.22 I Iike the idea of a zink anode, same prinipals as a metal hull. I can make one of those for about
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 7:33am 09.19.22 I like these kind of thought experiments.... here are my ponderings.... Epoxy will certainly stick
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? FastOlson at 7:11am 09.19.22 I recall reading about dinghies with galvanized steel centerboards but I have no idea if the protect
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:53am 09.19.22 I keep the tail of the line in a canvas bag on the mast to mitigate some of the exposure and to kee
2 mm halyard leader - Canada rgranger at 6:52am 09.19.22 Yup. I got weird looks at the laundromat last time. :waycool: Ah yes! :thumbup: I was also w

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