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Tragedy in Beagle Channel jfmid at 1:05pm 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3128 This news item crossed my desktop http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132110476
Offer on Bayfield 25 accepted (1) Bonzai at 12:46pm 12.16.10 Trailer Sailors 6/6577 Am going to pick it up this coming week in Ct.Will let you guys know how the boat does in the Keys n
Fitting & Facing A Marine Shaft Coupling (6) Maine Sail at 9:31am 12.16.10 Musings With Maine Sail 11/22891 What the heck is that..???;) I am currently doing a shaft, cutlass, coupling and alignment job
altuglass tinted glass skibum55 at 8:31am 12.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1161 Hope to find someone out there who has replaced the fixed glass over the galley, on a beneteau idyll
Halyard Wire sunwindsea at 8:05am 12.16.10 Catalina 30 7/3011 As I work to refit my 1983 Catalina 30, the next thing I want to do is change out the original wire
West FL Dinghy to store med2463 at 6:36am 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1556 I've started a blog regarding dinghying to grocery stores in western FL. I did this because I could
Chainplate refurbishment Roger Long at 5:52am 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 25/9840 Rich, You covered this briefly in the tang thread but, for the benefit of anyone doing a search dow
Picking a stove Smithy at 10:22pm 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 83/14403 As a near 20-year scoutmaster, I've been backpacking my way through all sorts of methods for heating
A friend sent me this link. caguy at 10:17pm 12.15.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/4024 Thought you guys might enjoy. At least something beautiful comes out of all that cold. http://www.
Newbie (3) CCrane2299 at 8:27pm 12.15.10 Smaller Boats 31/4358 Newbie learns to fix a boat Hi all, newbie reporting in for whatever lays in store for me. My exper
Here in Chicago Ken13559 at 8:02pm 12.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1283 Guys, just info, I am here in Chicago. Its VERY COLD!! :eek: :eek: Now to find my way to WM store in
O'Day Daysailor II Cuddy Mods Woodworker at 6:47pm 12.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/14731 I am considering a 17 ft 1978 O'Day Daysailor II. Has anyone modified the Cuddy by lenghtening and e
Broken Door Latch Spring (1) 97fxdwg at 4:09pm 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2382 Hi- I have a 1992 41S5 with a door latch that won't. I took it apart and couldn't figure it out so I
Restoration, 22' Mac (3) Smithy at 3:39pm 12.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 145/26365 Brought home a boat today, a Macgregor 22' swing keel. Price paid, $300, includes boat, trailer, sta
Externa Bow Thruster Reflection at 1:55pm 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1518 As anyone that has a Beneteau 411 will tell you, there simply isn't room in the bow of the boat to i
AIS on a laptop Stu Jackson at 1:21pm 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 21/7202 If I am on a long trip I have a PC below that gets the AIS data from the radio and display the tar
Desulfate with nanopulse gizmo v.s. Equalizer Charger Upgrd Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:39am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/50 We are considering whether to replace our ancient Guest 2630 (30-amp, 3-bank) charger, located way b
Best wood for hatch board? (2) Ed Schenck at 9:50am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 24/16178 Yep, wrote board, not boards. Many years ago I cut a piece of marine plywood to fit the companionwa
Boat Sold larryw at 9:35am 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1344 Well, buoys and gulls, it's been a lot of fun and a great ride, but THE BOAT IS SOLD!! I'm torn betw
Clean green algae from dodger MichaelStacy at 6:26am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/5101 I get a green algae on the top of my dodger that faces north (minimal sun). Sunbrella recommends a

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Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 7:14pm 05.02.22 That is the correct belt, and I (1) compared it with a brand new one and the length is exactly the s
Ammeter replacement questions LeslieTroyer at 7:08pm 05.02.22 The analogue meter uses power (very small) when current is flowing. The digital meter uses power to
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Justin_NSA at 7:03pm 05.02.22 The carb might get you thru the season while you wait for a new motor.
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 6:53pm 05.02.22 Did you check fuel lines and quick connects? Small o rings on our quick connects seem to frequentl
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (3) Clutch Cargo at 6:18pm 05.02.22 The core shot gives you an idea of the finished repair. They feathered filler into the underdeck li
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Clutch Cargo at 6:11pm 05.02.22 For those of you who had questions about the core, attached find a closeup. It is just a little ove
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (2) Clutch Cargo at 6:04pm 05.02.22 OK, sorry for the delays. This working for a living interferes with the important things in life, L
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 5:48pm 05.02.22 Additionally, remember unlike the amp meter this device is always on consuming power, ?
Ammeter replacement questions (1) LeslieTroyer at 5:46pm 05.02.22 The shunt is typically installed on the ground side of things which is opposite from the amp meter.
Repair poor factory fiberglass - advise needed quadrille38 at 5:42pm 05.02.22 But the basics are, for voids like what you are talking about, as Quadrille described it has to be
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard pipedream at 5:41pm 05.02.22 call clear cut in ballard, I saw lots there last week.
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 Dan_Y at 5:39pm 05.02.22 My MW is a 3 blade. I made the assumption the h36s all had 3 blade. The FoF price is about half of w
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 JoeWhite at 5:20pm 05.02.22 Get 25" shaft, you will need it. I had mercury 9.9 on my H25.5 and started on fist pull every time.
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard JoeWhite at 5:04pm 05.02.22 Go to tap plastics. It may be free in their remnants
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard RitSim at 4:52pm 05.02.22 smaller pieces on ebay
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Terry Cox at 4:51pm 05.02.22 You're in luck, Hayden. I have an 8-3/4" X 22" piece of 3/4" Starboard. If you only need 7" X 7", I
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 4:48pm 05.02.22 Near time weather for your planning. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/2022-pacificnw-weath
New to me o'day mariner 19' Will Gilmore at 4:37pm 05.02.22 I recall the interior fiberglass as being rough, but lighter in color than yours. Check to see if t
2008 Hunter 45 CC Rope Clutch Removal to Repair Tally Ho at 4:31pm 05.02.22 Thanks for the quick responses. I ended up disassembling from the top and that worked. There are d
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 4:28pm 05.02.22 Do you remember when car fan belts would squeak? Ha.Like mine a few weeks ago on the 1985 Volvo w

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