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Key West and Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 7:48pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2549 Well still cleaning all the salt from our trip to Tarpon Springs and getting her ready for our trip
Raising the mast Stepping Stone at 7:19pm 04.20.11 Day Sailers 15/7008 Can anyone give me the dimensions of the metal triangular plate that attaches to the sidestay for th
Strain relief for anchor light wire? (1) Cool Beans at 6:55pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2901 This is question. . .6? of 462 I think :dance: Thanks for your patience ;) See picture below. I
Bilge Wire installation FourPoints at 6:29pm 04.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7325 Maine, My boat didn't come with an electric bilge pump originally, so I'm in the process of instal
Oberdorfer seals/Air cleaner Mitch at 5:41pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1980 Hello all. Hope your all doing well. Boat was launched last Friday and burried with snow Monday. I l
Maritime Moblie sullyj020 at 5:34pm 04.20.11 SSB and Ham Operators 1/7632 Taking the new TS-590 and an Outbacker on the lake this weekend. Listen for me on 7.200.....73's K
Quiet Flush Toilets? Really...? av8tor1 at 5:31pm 04.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1863
Hello, any 8.2 owners out there? Beufford at 5:12pm 04.20.11 Balboa 0/2772 Been working on my 78 for a couple years. Needed some help, but going in the water in a few weeks.
A wax Question. geehaw at 4:25pm 04.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2865 Well trying to bring a very badly oxidized top side back to some resemblance of shine. MS your post
solar & mount, clamp RAM, and side adjustments. Leftfield at 4:23pm 04.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1702 1994 26S. Again new at this sail and computer stuff. Did my keel repairs and cable on my used 26S th
LED from China Update (5) joker460 at 4:16pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 27/9510 Didn't want to hijack someone else's thread, so this is an update to the LED Lamps purchased from Eb
Vibrations Albert_L at 3:16pm 04.20.11 Grampian 0/5476 I have a 1974 G30 with a volvo pinta and i was wondering if anyone else is having a problem with vib
Another fastener question (1) DannyS at 3:07pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 18/3513 I made a binocular rack over the LONG winter and I'm wondering what might be the best faster to use
361 Dingy ??? pdnervo at 3:02pm 04.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1888 what is the best dingy to put on a 361. appreciate your feedback. thanx 1) something light preferab
Pearson shirts, bags, etc. dvuyxx at 3:00pm 04.20.11 Pearson 2/2950 I'm not sure if this will be flagged as spam, but it was well received on some other Pearson sites.
Need some Advice (1) Jkenny13 at 2:58pm 04.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1929 My better half is not happy. We need a ladder that we can climb from dingy to onboard with. Anyone
disdription by hin # s2sailor at 2:54pm 04.20.11 S2 2/1585 I have received a s2 in a estate settlement and im not sure what model it is Im hoping its a 7.9 cau
Woven Dacron Mainsail Don Guillette at 2:44pm 04.20.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/4084 I received the following Email shown below from a forum lister who sails a C25 concerning a woven da
Raise the chocks on the bow for less friction on rub rail? sunbow at 2:03pm 04.20.11 Pearson 0/1344 Has anyone raise the bow chocks on a Pearson 30 to reduce the wear on the rub rail from the bridles
Mid Shaft Bearing Second Wind M41C at 1:54pm 04.20.11 Morgan 2/2632 I have a 1987 Morgan 41 Classic and been having problems with a prop mid shaft bearing. It looks lik

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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?
Internet entrance test Will Gilmore at 3:42pm 09.08.22 And I think you'll have to admit that THAT is truly amazing ! And not just kind of unique, but "ve
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Stu Jackson at 3:40pm 09.08.22 Realized this toilet will never be reliable, removed it, photographed it for this post, and will sh

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