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Coastal sailing without a dodger hz293 at 4:36pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3355 I'm back to sailing after a quick hiatus with a power boat. The inboard part of the I/O blew up whi
catalina 250 135 genoa Bill Worth at 3:51pm 04.05.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1831 I am looking for a good used one or a new one in stock. I dont want to wait 4-5 weeks for it to be m
catalina 250 135 genoa Bill Worth at 2:36pm 04.05.11 Smaller Boats 1/1607 Looking for a good used one or one in stock as I dont want to wait the 5 weeks from a dealer
Barrier Coat Futsal Fred at 2:19pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1479 Last Fall I did a ton of scraping and stripping and sanding and got most of the ten layers of anti f
keel / cb winch replacement Mornar at 2:10pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2279 Greetings to all, I am restoring an old Northstar 22 with keel/cb. Presently there is an (fairly ug
34 Draft Questions... Sumner at 1:41pm 04.05.11 Big Boats 7/2325 Hi, and first of all I'm new to this forum. Ruth and I have a MacGregor 26 Classic and are very hap
Painting an alternator Bob S at 1:01pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1952 I did Mainsail's Leece Neville alternator upgrade 2 season's back and it's starting to show signs of
Fresh Water -air lock pfrinaldi at 12:03pm 04.05.11 Pearson 3/2318 I have a Pearson 323 with 3 fresh water tanks, bow, port and starboard. When I run off the bow tank
Help!! Need to place my jib track (Boat Back from the Dead) Penny Can at 11:39am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3026 Hello all: A few weeks ago I posted about my new boat, a mid '60s C-Lark 14. I have been working
p26 kicker question? slofut at 11:36am 04.05.11 Pearson 0/1328 Needing to refit a 9.9 Yamaha kicker on the P26. There's 33" from the transom cutout to the top of t
EverCoat Skid-No-More dscribner at 11:00am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1918 Has anybody used this stuff before?
Xantrex TC20+ Battery Temp Sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:53am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2935 I have a Xantrex TC20+ battery charger and I need to add the battery temp sensor accessory since I h
2-29 JamieStewart at 10:47am 04.05.11 Cal 5/7824 I have a 1974 Cal 2-29 which I have sailed for the past 10 years on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Mid-
Aquablock Sealing Foam Paul and Judy at 10:43am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2010 Anyone have experience with a product called AQUABLOCK. It is a pre-compressed, acrylic impregnated
Cheap cabin sole protection (1) Stephen Trapani at 9:47am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2125 Recycled cabin sole protection Okay, this one is literally a white trash solution. Here in the Grea
36' cc 1998-2001 my turn at 9:35am 04.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1893 Anybody owning or sailing a Beneteau 36' center cockpit? Am looking for a good coastal- Bahama cruis
Battery switch, Echo Charger one more Question RobG at 9:26am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2096 I've red through the previous thread and get it all except one nagging question: I have an OFF-1-BOT
Sea Anchor / Drift Sock FourPoints at 9:20am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 19/6781 Came across this, $45 for the kit it's a great price, but I can't seem to find any info about how la
Oday 23- mainsheet size? Indysailor at 9:18am 04.05.11 Day Sailers 11/3432 Argh- I am going to order a new main sheet, but I left it at the boat. What size is the line, folks?
Floating, Free, Waterproof cell phone protector (1) Stephen Trapani at 8:29am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2110 One thing I love is cheap solutions to expensive problems. I decided to post a few of mine. Surely p

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Just a little surface rust kappykaplan at 2:39pm 09.01.22 This looks innocent enough. But it's not... Definitely not! :beer:
Just a little surface rust dlochner at 2:36pm 09.01.22 Yep, been replacing my cheap HW store clamps with the Scandvik clamps on essential systems. A couple
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? thinwater at 2:29pm 09.01.22 All sorts of cute sollutions (I would go with Dyneema if I did not have the proper crimper, and prob
Hunter Hull laid up Crazy Dave Condon at 2:28pm 09.01.22 @DOCKHAND Never heard back. If you can be more specific as to model and year, damage and/or conc
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 2:24pm 09.01.22 suppose an apology is in order Apology Accepted. I saw the switching back and forth between Weight
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 1:59pm 09.01.22 The issue with the bulldog clamps and Nico press style swaging is attaching the stud that needs to
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 1:55pm 09.01.22 Thanks for all the advice everyone. I will probably use the $6 solution for this long weekend trip,
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 1:43pm 09.01.22 The issue with the bulldog clamps and Nico press style swaging is attaching the stud that needs to g
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) rgranger at 1:41pm 09.01.22 I am hoping that I can properly (and reasonably) fix the trunk so I can continue sailing this wond
Mast lights morbidfollower at 1:36pm 09.01.22 We'll be staying at the guest docks at Elkhorn Yacht Club on 9/3 and then again on 9/7 and 9/8. Com
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer rgranger at 1:35pm 09.01.22 So you are asking if you need stabilizer for your fuel stabilizer :poop: I want in on that.. Know
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? (1) rgranger at 1:33pm 09.01.22 Sounds like you will be going with dynema but if you decide to build your own in the future, the mos
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? shemandr at 1:17pm 09.01.22 I hope this isn't insulting but scope out the site for overhead power cables. This has to be on you
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer (1) jssailem at 1:16pm 09.01.22 You may find some good information to support your efforts here.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sail sfbay at 1:13pm 09.01.22 If you have an unopened bottle of STA-BIL, it will be good for up to five years. Then once you open
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer jssailem at 1:09pm 09.01.22 All what I did expect to hear back. But never hurts to ask. A wise Captain knows when he hears goo
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum rgranger at 12:56pm 09.01.22 I'd do it. Every one dies. Most live unexeptional lives before they do.
25 bulkheads jon hansen at 12:54pm 09.01.22 https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/hunter-25
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 12:52pm 09.01.22 We pay with metric dollars. And now Mr. JamesG161, for your final question worth $100,000.00, WHI
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) FaberNumber2 at 12:30pm 09.01.22 Your Merit is beautiful--I have a 22, also. I love the winch installation and am going to copy your

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