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Replacing festoon ceiling light Claude L.-Auger at 6:16am 02.02.11 Big Boats 7/2561 I am interested in replacing the festoon lamps in the ceiling lights of my 34 galley with LEDs. I b
Atlantic City Boat Show rpwillia at 6:02am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2386 Is anyone going? It looks like they have a few sailboats this year. Since it is February and I got n
Madness Roger Long at 5:14am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 43/8527 To Einstein's famous definition of madness, I would like to add: Owning a boat capable of sailing a
Port Holes jorgefife at 10:38pm 02.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3357 I knew there was a vicious storm last night, so I slept at the boat and enjoyed every bit of it: the
Stern tube abrownsmith at 7:15pm 02.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/5374 I just bought a 1978 Hunter at an auction last week knowing that the shaft, prop, strut, and stern t
Should I buy it (1) jerdsneker at 6:33pm 02.01.11 Day Sailers 24/11389 I am new to sailing...or hope to be. I live in the Hudson River Valley in NY and an amazing offer h
Hunter 40 joe@intova.net at 5:41pm 02.01.11 Big Boats 6/2162 Any comments on the open ocean capability of a 1985 Hunter 40? I want to sail interisland in Hawaii
26D Boom and Mainsail HELP! JohnnySEA at 4:59pm 02.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2081 I just aquired a Mac 26D in fairly good shape and am looking foward to doing some sailing. Just one
Canvas Shop in (or near) Marina Del Rey? natepap at 4:34pm 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1820 Hey all, Wondering if any sailors/boaters in (or near) MDL can recommend a good canvas shop -- we
batterie / tank monitors Chuck Creel at 4:34pm 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1911 Having been enjoying the recently aquired H-31 I couldnt think of anything that it lacked except may
Window Unit A/C in Galley Area - interesting setup (1) BillyK at 3:58pm 02.01.11 Catalina 30 12/6747 Was poking around yachtworld and found this... looks like a guy installed a window AC unit in the G
Looking for Tim Barnby email scout11 at 3:11pm 02.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1547 I was looking at the catalina 27 boat mods and there was a trailer built buy a company for $2500.00.
Bimini Top For Catalina 22 allantodd at 2:41pm 02.01.11 Catalina 22 13/15005 Thanks to all who help me purchase my new cdi roller furling and sail. Now I need help on bimini top
Just what is blue water? Serious question. rgallagher at 2:14pm 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 43/12632 I have been reading theis forum for years and have gotten a lot of good information from those of yo
Half Hull Models Robinhood at 1:07pm 02.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3192 Hi Group, I'm looking for a source for a half hull model of a Bene 49. Any ideas? Thanks, Ro
Capri/Catalina 18 Spinnaker apetrose at 11:58am 02.01.11 Smaller Boats 0/2581 Does the Capri 18/Catalina 18 class allow a spinnaker? If so, can someone send me dimensions allowed
Garmin GPS Question Sailm8 at 11:11am 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1770 Last week I tried to get tide info from my older GPS's. Both are 1990's vintage. One is a hand hel
Mast Steaming Light ggooch at 10:52am 02.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1510 I am looking at redoing the navigation lighting on my 1982 MacGregor 25. The current steaming light
What's the best prop for a 1989 Vision 32? Phil and Kelly Paige at 10:49am 02.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1644 We just got a Vision 32 and on our first voyage, we hit a partially submerged branch. What's the bes
Strickly Sail Chicago (1) Bilgewater at 7:17am 02.01.11 Smaller Boats 1/1421 Had a great time in Chicago this weekend. I found it interesting to compare the Hunter Edge and the

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Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening dlochner at 6:42pm 05.10.22 Given their starting position, Bermuda, their course, mostly N, and the lack of good weather informa
Dutchman "Twist"? Scott T-Bird at 6:37pm 05.10.22 I think mine is slightly different. I'm not exactly understanding your set-up. When I remove my sa
MacGregor 25 Classification stickinthemud57 at 6:29pm 05.10.22 Makes sense. From the website: "One design is a form of racing where all boats are virtually identi
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Crusty Ol Salt at 6:14pm 05.10.22 Check this I inspect and test HVAC systems for a living. As I walk the job site, I always keep my e
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 6:07pm 05.10.22 I've been watching this system on Windyty since Friday, the day after I put my boat in her slip. I
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Davidasailor26 at 5:53pm 05.10.22 That system has kept it silly windy even as far west as the Chesapeake for days. Must be a pretty s
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 5:44pm 05.10.22 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/watch-after-getting-hit-by-a-rogue-wave-crew-of-sailing-vessel-get
Edson brake install! Davidasailor26 at 5:38pm 05.10.22 a wheel brake that was mysteriously removed for some reason they also routed the data cable for
Remove insulator from injector mixing chamber dlochner at 5:15pm 05.10.22 What's your time worth? ;)
MacGregor 25 Classification Davidasailor26 at 5:06pm 05.10.22 So, although there is a PHRF base rating for the model, it does not appear to be in the US Sailing O
ODay 35 keel bolt Arrgh at 4:58pm 05.10.22 Thanks guys!
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced jviss at 4:53pm 05.10.22 Thanks for replying, it's nice when vendors participate in forums. I like it, 'though I have little
Dutchman "Twist"? rpell1@msn.com at 3:59pm 05.10.22 I had that problem. I solved it by removing and washing the 1/4" line and reinstalling. Also I shor
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) Stu Jackson at 3:16pm 05.10.22 Great to hear. I think everyone interested in this technology should be required to read your artic
Legend 35.5 bow pulpit seat DLLawrence at 3:12pm 05.10.22 For sure...I'm a Cetol guy from way back! Thanks!
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 2:53pm 05.10.22 18 months later you can contact the winning bidder only to learn that material costs have gone up a
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains rgranger at 2:44pm 05.10.22 It would be cheaper to buy a whole new deck assembly, hire three plumbers to install it, a project
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 2:39pm 05.10.22 I tied one end to cover,tied a 3/4"? steel nut to the other end & dropped the nut down the fillers-
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 05.10.22 Try Electronic freeze spray-(CO2 in a can) Freeze Spray Electronics Now THAT is worth its weight
Edson brake install! Growl at 2:14pm 05.10.22

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