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responseretrieval rognvald at 4:13pm 05.26.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2113 Is it possible to retrieve a written response to a blog after it was written that was deleted becaus
masting jmark at 3:43pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 16/6563 Hi, I have a boat with no sail rigging at all. Found a very good deal on a mast that is the same len
Advice Freja at 3:21pm 05.26.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2214 Hello all, I have just signed a contract for new 309. I am thinking of equipping her with a rocha
12 VDC Outlet at Wheel Long Story at 1:27pm 05.26.11 Catalina 310 9/2492 Has anyone added a 12 VDC outlet at the NavPod by the wheel to have power for a search light, or jus
Help With Sea Ranger Battery Charger Stiffwind at 1:17pm 05.26.11 Big Boats 1/4524 The H34 we have came with a installed Sea Ranger battery charger. Only issue I have is I cannot figu
Question - Multiple wires through hull sionnach at 12:56pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4624 Hi everyone - I am in the process of making a wiring harness and need to pass multiple wires(6x12AW
compression post blocking (6) woodster at 12:12pm 05.26.11 S2 10/3199 well here are some pics of the hull just under the cabin sole in the head area...i cut the sole out
Lazarette Lock De Lourde at 11:03am 05.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1973 We have a 2005 33' Hunter, during our spring clean up we took out the lazarette push lock (not sure
Packing gland question (2) guidera48 at 11:00am 05.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1654 I have been looking at my packing gland while doing work at the rear of my engine and noticed it doe
Stamford Harbor Live FourPoints at 9:55am 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1518 just came across this, I'm thinking about going. Anyone else going? http://stamfordharborlive.com
rebuilding the fresh water system Victoria28 at 8:59am 05.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1458 After 19 years the fresh water system on our boat is in serious need of updating. The original Shurf
V-berth Hatch Replacement (1) shadowjakal at 8:14am 05.26.11 Irwin 1/4562 Hi, I just bought a 1972 Irwin 25 that is in really good shape however, there are a couple of things
1975 Hunter 27 Bimini (2) jcc5169 at 7:43am 05.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/4161 :dance:I am looking to purchase a bimini for my restored 1975 Hunter 27. Has anyone with the same bo
Side stay turnbuckles jeferie at 7:34am 05.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1505 Hello, all. My recently purchased used O'Day 27 is nearing launch. One issue remains, however. My lo
P-34 (1984) Prop. Shaft Captain DJ at 7:16am 05.26.11 Pearson 0/1137 Long story short. I replaced my engine mounts, cutlass bearing and shaft seal. Reinstalled the orig
Mast Tang & Spreader Bracket Repair (1) woodster at 7:13am 05.26.11 S2 0/1937 here is a pic if my mast tang and spreader bracket repair...the one on the left is the new repair...
I just aquired two 50W solar panels! doehunter at 7:05am 05.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2951 Sometimes I just can't believe my luck. A customer had planned on installing 2, of these solar panel
Confusion reigns! Ed Schenck at 6:11am 05.26.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/4164 I just discovered two things: 1) selecting "new" does not get you all new posts and 2) one of those
Shades for a 260 Hunter Earl Keim at 5:52am 05.26.11 Smaller Boats 1/1056 The wife mad some make shift shades that looked good but the velcro would not hold in the heat. We w
Lubricating mast step studs Smitty at 5:33am 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1909 My Cal 28-2 has 6 studs that stick up through the mast step for turning blocks for halyards etc. The

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Traveling alongside Stu Jackson at 3:34pm 09.08.22 Everybody responding so far has made their fair share of derogatory comments about numerous trades
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Siamese at 3:28pm 09.08.22 Yeah, ya gotta keep a watch. Even on a "brand new" Coronado 30.
What is this cable for? Kingjim91 at 3:06pm 09.08.22 Could possibly be a topping lift riggesd something like this, ginal question.
Electric panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 09.08.22 Perfect. You're off to a great start. The first wires we want to look at are : s your battery sho
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history dlochner at 2:52pm 09.08.22 Thank you for the review of the Johnson toilet. I have to agree with @kappykaplan, you get what you
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history thinwater at 2:52pm 09.08.22 Re. Self-taping threads in plastic. They are only destroyed when re-assymbling if you do it wrong.
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 2:51pm 09.08.22 I am not sure what is funnier, the grammar correction or the fact that an English major is trying t
Electric panel (3) capseaquel at 2:49pm 09.08.22 If you have power to the "switch", and I have no idea what this switch is, why would you be looking
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Ralph Johnstone at 2:41pm 09.08.22 ... and a great workman knows how to hide his mistakes.:beer: You hide that mistake and you'll wi
Traveling alongside Ralph Johnstone at 2:32pm 09.08.22 the responses seemed to indicate that it would somehow be disrespectful to the tractor trailer driv
New Mailsale Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 09.08.22
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Davidasailor26 at 2:10pm 09.08.22 They will get splashed sooner or later. Yes, but for a sacrificial anode to work it needs to be i
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 09.08.22 If the boat doesn't have any source of heat, he is probably in for a cold trip eventually. Is he us
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history kappykaplan at 1:58pm 09.08.22 Sorry to read of your marine toilet woes.
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 1:38pm 09.08.22 September seems like the least favorable month to start a trip like this. If he can wait until Nov
Traveling alongside Scott T-Bird at 1:38pm 09.08.22 Because what is the trucker actually doing? He is driving from place A to place B with stops to ass
Internet entrance test (1) rgranger at 1:27pm 09.08.22 Is that why there seems to be a bicoastal rivalry? facebook.com/Transcoastal-Tugs-and-Shipping-S
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) rgranger at 1:22pm 09.08.22 September seems like the least favorable month to start a trip like this. If he can wait until Nove
Now that's a thunderstorm. PaulK at 1:19pm 09.08.22 There is lengthy discussion on French sailing sites about the definition of different weather phenom
Another Auto-Pilot Accident rgranger at 1:17pm 09.08.22 What's that saying? "A poor workman blames his tools". ... and a great workman knows how to hide h

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