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great salt lake...? biorapper at 2:25pm 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4885 have the summer off and looking for a new lakes on a road trip west. Saw the website for yacht club
water hose replacement olddude at 12:57pm 03.26.11 Big Boats 2/1111 On my gmf30 there is a hose running from the raw water pump to the heat exchanger that needs replaci
Unkown sailboat! (6) waba5134 at 11:28am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2548 I've had this sailboat for about 3 years now, and it's been a great boat and I've never had problems
Sandbag Ballast thisoldspouse at 11:21am 03.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3968 I know this could be asked of all sailors, but since I have a 77 Venture 222, I thought I'd start he
What is this tiller fitting for? (2) jjsbiggs at 10:27am 03.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1947 I refinished my tiller and there is a fitting at the end of the tiller could anyone tell me what it
Swival clam cleat (2) emergpa1 at 8:45am 03.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1089 Anyone installed this on their boat? The pic doesn't show, but there is a swival block that attache
O'day Daysailer Vs Other Makers: Price & Quality? Spaudling at 8:15am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/14216 I'm trying to buy a Daysailer. The O'Day built ones represent the standard, but made in the 1970's s
flex o fold for a passage 456 sailboatdiscovery at 7:44am 03.26.11 Big Boats 3/1389 I would like to swap my 3 blade fixed prop on my 2002 passage 456 for a 3 blade flex o fold. The eng
hull gel coat prep? richk at 7:26am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1625 Since the last time I did the sides above the waterline I had the stern awlgripped. I've heard I sh
Cleaning the wood seadaddler at 7:05am 03.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1468 Hi I am just wondering what other Newer Hunter owners use to clean all the wood down inside the boat
Install tips for a Carver Bimini Richie50 at 6:48am 03.26.11 Catalina 22 3/2067 First, thank you to everyone for the wealth of information that is made available by fellow Catalina
Networks (3) Bill1565 at 6:30am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2122 I am doing something I said I never would, networking instruments. We bought a Garmin wind indicator
YIKES -- Different lengths on inner/lower shrouds ? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 6:20am 03.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1369 :doh:Help...We have pulled off both pairs of the inner/lower shrouds off the mast of our 1981 H-33,
stuffing box wjs at 6:14am 03.26.11 S2 6/2688 I have a 1981 9.2A. with a yanmar 2gm. Last summer I was told that I needed to repack the stuffing b
Check those shrouds! dscribner at 5:02am 03.26.11 Trailer Sailors 6/4968 A bit of advice. Last year, I split my shroud covers to make them fit better, you know how they spl
A/C by portable generator agaliha at 4:29am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4624 I don't think my Honda 2000 is big enough to start the marine air conditioner in my B361. But will
Wet Sand Boat Bottom - How Much Time? Ducati at 12:29am 03.26.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5003 I never wet sanded the bottom of a boat before so how much time should I set aside for this job? We
Binding in mast Furling Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 7:43pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3683 I have a Catalina 320 11 years old. Recently the Charleston Spar In Mast Furler began to bind bo
Refinishing keel question (2) jjsbiggs at 7:37pm 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2768 I have the keel out of my 1983 Macgregor 25 and am removing the paint to refinish the keel. I looks
Bilge pump AADIVER at 5:15pm 03.25.11 Catalina 30 6/2133 My Rule 1500 bilge pump ain't pumpin' no mo', so what do you suggest I replace it with?

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TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install jssailem at 8:23am 12.17.21 No nmea data, would suggest that the vesper is not connected to the radar network as that would be t
Folding Prop? DanMaine at 8:20am 12.17.21 +1 for Flex-o-Fold here. Two seasons and just a good pressure wash, anode replacement, scuff and re
Folding Prop? fstbttms at 8:12am 12.17.21 On my 37H I installed an old Michigan folding prop. I don't believe Michigan ever produced a fo
Heave To Question JamesG161 at 7:32am 12.17.21 Jim, can you be more specific about how you enacted the heave to? With the typically large B&R main
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install MikeHoncho at 6:54am 12.17.21 Mike if you get frustrated trying to resolve the programing issue, reach out to Vesper. I have foun
Folding Prop? tfox2069 at 6:04am 12.17.21 :plus: We have 5 years and about 350 engine hours on our flex-o-fold 3 blade. No issues at all. No
Its funny Friday! (1) All U Get at 5:32am 12.17.21 201038
Nasty Stuff Leaking bawlmer at 5:26am 12.17.21 Hi Peggie. I was the culprit. I replaced the rubber hose with the water hose. I did it because, at t
Heave To Question justsomeguy at 4:54am 12.17.21 ;) Sorry... the 13 year old in me couldn't help himself.:biggrin: You read my mind!
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13am 12.17.21 The key with gorilla glue is a lot of it spread around with an air hose and pressed down evenly with
Folding Prop? Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 12.17.21 It has been 16 years since we installed a flex-o-fold on our HC-37 and we have had zero problems. I
Chapman's Piloting Publication Rick Webb at 9:24pm 12.16.21 1965-1966 edition
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices DArcy at 8:53pm 12.16.21 I don't get it for a boat. Invest in a decent house battery setup (GC2, firefly) and an inverter per
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch mermike at 8:34pm 12.16.21 Great to see you back!
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch IStream at 8:14pm 12.16.21 You're doing the hardest re-wiring job there is: your brain. But there's nobody more qualified. Keep
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Allan12210 at 7:46pm 12.16.21 All true. Remember, every tool is also a hammer. Except a screwdriver. That's a chisel.
Nasty Stuff Leaking Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 12.16.21 I'd be very careful using a Dremel on the silcone 'cuz it's almost a certainty that the macerator pu
Nasty Stuff Leaking (1) bawlmer at 7:10pm 12.16.21 Here is what i found. The macerator was rusted and literally fell apart into 2 pieces as I was remo
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 7:06pm 12.16.21 Yes! When you hear of someone who has suffered a stroke you don't know what the damage is. It is a
Rigging attachment question shemandr at 5:54pm 12.16.21 From to OPs..."...wondering what these are ..." to tic tack etiquette.... I find drift so interest

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