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Choice of fasteners Snotter at 10:45am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1954 I want to attach 5 inch round bronze strainers over three 1-1/4 thru hulls. The bronze strainers ha
BP observations and facts sailaway78 at 9:23am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2558 Not long ago I posted a thread concerning the death of baby dolphins, and some being stillborn. The
Should I upgrade my Outboard savyauto at 9:01am 04.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1735 Just looking for help from the experience of the "old Salts" out there. I have a chance to upgrade
Trailer Mod Drock360 at 8:16am 04.19.11 Catalina 22 14/2488 I recently purchased a shoreline galvanized trailer and am looking to modify it in order to accommod
Mast went up yesterday Tim R. at 6:26am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2670 Had my mast stepped for the season yesterday. A friend and I motored up to South Freeport where it
Please identify this sailboat emblem for me!!! (1) dohcdelsol93 at 5:53am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 25/7959 http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t192/dohcdelsol93/SAILBOAT.jpg i purchased a sailboat with a re
extra 8D battery location- H42- 1991 eianm at 4:55am 04.19.11 Big Boats 4/1421 I have a 1991 H42 . I want to add an extra one , but idealy 2 x 8D batterys. I have A/C front and re
TRAVELER: DIY or For Sale?? nemosuit at 2:59am 04.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/10044 Hi again! :dance: I'm thinking of a traveler system for my 22-foot Mac. Where is there something
WM in Houston Ken13559 at 9:39pm 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2517 My last trip to Chicago, I didn't have enough time in WM store. I'll be going to Houston in next 2
Y-valve o-rings?? sailrj at 8:43pm 04.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1658 Need to replace the o-rings on the swivel connectors on the y-valve for the head, holding tank, and
How do you edit your profile on this site? Beautiful Day at 8:22pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2641 I have searched but simply can't find the method to edit my profile. I'd like to add a photo. Any he
Mysterious trapped space 2 levels under Lazarette?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 7:19pm 04.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2649 During our recent haulout, we pulled the water pump from its spot under the horizontal locker cover
keel bushing and spacer (3) jamt225 at 5:57pm 04.18.11 Catalina 22 3/1412 I made this from brass plumbing parts. Anyone forsee an issue with this? I plan on using 4200 to sec
What TV Antenna seadaddler at 5:47pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2750 The wife gave the order she wants TV on the boat we have the TV/DVD and we usually watch DVD's but s
Atomic 4. What do I need to know? Faith 1969 Corithian 19 at 5:34pm 04.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/8071 Atomic 4. What do I need to know I just bought a beautiful 1972 Sabre 28 hull # 9. That boat is
Cleaning "hazy" fixed porthole windows rfrye1 at 3:48pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 9/8910 On my Hunter H376 I have a few fixed "plastic" smoked porthole windows that have become hazy the tou
depth sounder not reading scmcgraw at 3:12pm 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1286 hi folks I took my mac out this weekend with the kids and had a great time. Just one problem i had w
Copies of Polar Charts MetricMountie at 3:11pm 04.18.11 Big Boats 4/2045 I've seen from time to time on this forum that people are looking for performance charts (Polar Char
Honda 4 stroke 15hp fuel efficiency? hz293 at 2:53pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/6521 I'm making a short hop in Puget Sound from Port orchard, WA to Des Moines, WA, (about 20nm) My 1976
Canadians- Grey water in Canada? Roger Long at 2:03pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 16/7527 I've been taking an online course and quiz today to get my Canadian Pleasure Craft Operators Card so

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Hose in stern of boat - Can anyone identify? Crusty Ol Salt at 3:56pm 12.27.21 It would be my guess that the tear is due to the flex duct was not installed properly and it is wron
Hose in stern of boat - Can anyone identify? justsomeguy at 3:21pm 12.27.21 Duct tape - by definition. Metallic duct tape. Sticks and stays.
Hose in stern of boat - Can anyone identify? shemandr at 3:09pm 12.27.21 Duct tape - by definition.
Sydney Hobart Race shemandr at 3:08pm 12.27.21 Great pic. Never underestimate a group of bored Antipodeans.
Hose in stern of boat - Can anyone identify? Monheganlover at 3:02pm 12.27.21 Thanks for all the comments. I crawled into the stern from the back berth far enough to see that it
Sydney Hobart Race (1) garymalmgren at 2:57pm 12.27.21 The race has come a long way since a bunch of bored returned WW II soldiers thought it up. Here is
Shore Power Cord Storage (1) rbringle at 2:51pm 12.27.21 I'm too late for Xmas, but I also have found this to be a useful and convenient way of storing the s
New here justsomeguy at 2:50pm 12.27.21 Too funny When I first read the title I could only ask myself "why would anyone need bottom paint
Key West activities. Don S/V ILLusion at 2:49pm 12.27.21
Headsail Length and girth kappykaplan at 2:42pm 12.27.21 They will need to know which way your furler rolls out to port or starboard I think you mean clock
A never ending problem duality at 2:41pm 12.27.21 i miss jackdaw!! he had the best looking crew and guests (ladies) maybe he will return one day!
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:41pm 12.27.21 I assume you have ventilation under the tarp or vents in a cover style
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 duality at 2:40pm 12.27.21 check out maine sails web site he has a how to https://pbase.com/mainecruising/pss_shaft_seal
Headsail Length and girth Crazy Dave Condon at 2:36pm 12.27.21 Order from the forum store. They have your dimensions and make sure you order with the sunbrella co
A never ending problem Ward H at 2:36pm 12.27.21 begging for sailboat rides? Nah, no begging needed.
Headsail Length and girth Chiriqui at 2:21pm 12.27.21 I now have an outdated Sail rite kit that I have given up on getting it sewn up any time soon if eve
A new 466 sail sfbay at 2:20pm 12.27.21 I installed two Lifeline GPL-4DL AGM batteries with 420 Ah capacity and Virtron MultiPlus 3000 watt
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Charles Erwin at 2:10pm 12.27.21 If the coupler is the split version then the bolts come out, and two steel wedges will do the trick.
Sydney Hobart Race PaulK at 1:30pm 12.27.21 Reports say the breeze went from about 15 at the afternoon start to 20-25 outside Sydney Heads, and
Hunter window reseal calvin at 1:16pm 12.27.21 I've done 3 frameless portlights on my hunter 33.5. One using dow 795 and two using 3M VHB tape. The

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