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recommendations on a dingy and Torqeedo electric motor luken7 at 8:06pm 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/6285 I had posted this on other forums but want as much feedback as possible. We got our Bene 361 last su
Sealant for teak bowlinguy800 at 7:58pm 04.20.11 Catalina 22 4/1739 Hey everyone, After I have refinished the teak trim on my Catalina 22 I need a sealant around the e
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 15/7009 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 4/2903 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 15/7339 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 1/7634 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 4/1865
Hello, any 8.2 owners out there? Beufford at 5:12pm 04.20.11 Balboa 0/2774 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 1/2871 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 6/1703 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 0/5482 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 4/1889 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 2/2956 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 2/1586 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 2/4086 I received the following Email shown below from a forum lister who sails a C25 concerning a woven da

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:08pm 09.11.22 We took a 50' power boat from Edgewater MD to Fl. It was February and the boat could cruise at 20
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:06pm 09.11.22 September seems like the least favorable month to start a trip like this. If he can wait until Nov
Anchor Chain sail sfbay at 2:00pm 09.11.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! With 175 ft of chain and rope you will have slightly less th
Ticklers Siamese at 1:54pm 09.11.22 I've never heard that term applied to sailboats. We talking telltales?
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 1:53pm 09.11.22 Hello and thanks for all of the input. My friend leaves tomorrow morning. Who can tell me where th
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 1:49pm 09.11.22 For those seeking ideas, here is my 4 line mainsheet setup on my 83 cat 22.
Westerbeke questions Syversens at 1:40pm 09.11.22 Excellent, I'll assume one until another is found. Thanks!
Hoist Bridle for Hunter 170 sail sfbay at 1:09pm 09.11.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest starting here: Boat Slings
Fischer panda generator Question artboas at 1:06pm 09.11.22 Art: I have FP 6000. It was installed with the fuel pump pulling fuel through the filter. Racor
Underrated marinas sail sfbay at 1:01pm 09.11.22 Brickyard Cove Marina (now Boardwalk Marina) in Point Richmond, CA...............no pump out or fuel
Westerbeke questions RitSim at 12:57pm 09.11.22 on our B411 I only know of one engine zinc. There is one on the prop nut. I added a teardrop zinc
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? dlochner at 12:27pm 09.11.22 Thanks for the additional info, it is helpful.:) For depth, you can get a through the hull transduc
Westerbeke questions JoeWhite at 11:58am 09.11.22 I have one zinc on heat exchanger 3/8" and 2" long on M35B
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? MarkHejtmanek at 11:49am 09.11.22 Thank you for all the responses - great information here! Also lots of questions from the Forum, so
Stuffing box repack Richard19068 at 11:03am 09.11.22 If it helps, I did This job a couple of years ago. Interesting comment about packing size in the l
Fischer panda generator Question ice breaker at 10:59am 09.11.22 Art: I have FP 6000. It was installed with the fuel pump pulling fuel through the filter. Racor l
Holding tank, stud finder rgranger at 10:59am 09.11.22 Read an old post about checking holding tank level (to see how full it is). A few responses suggest
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum rgranger at 10:58am 09.11.22 Reminds me of the penquin with car trouble...
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Jstonge at 10:33am 09.11.22 I did look at mine and they are size 16. Look luck with the install.
Holding tank, stud finder Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 09.11.22 I wonder if a capacitance tester meter, aka, moisture meter, would be preferable.

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