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Transatlantic Advice??? Exiles at 8:55am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2629 Hello all, I am sailing a boat from Sweden to Greenland Nuuk via. Scotland and Iceland to reach the
Feb 2011 Issue of Practical Sailor Head Master at 8:10am 01.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2967 I wish to point out an error in the article on electric marine toilets, published in the February 20
One Of Those (1) kloudie1 at 6:56am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1876 Winter morning.. 29F at the marina yesterday but worth poking my head up .. it was 65F by noon.. nic
The first sign of spring! PrincessoftheLake at 6:52am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2260 Forget hopping robins or blooming tulips-for me the first sign of spring is when my first shipment o
NMEA 2000 Drop Cable med2463 at 6:41am 01.28.11 Ask All Sailors 20/9849 Installing Garmin GWS 10 wind sensor. Connector on drop cable is too big for hole in pedestal botto
40.5 prop shaft Zinc Wayne Dengel at 2:41am 01.28.11 Big Boats 7/2219 So, I have to get a new one. My new boat does not have one at all. What size. I think the saft i
Catalina Fleet Clubs in Florida Bob Watts at 6:49pm 01.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2067 I live in Palm Coast, FL and want to know where the 22 Fleet Clubs (No II or Sports) are located thr
H356 Saloon cushions... (4) Doug/Karen at 1:47pm 01.27.11 Big Boats 0/9 As part of an overall redecorating project, we are replacing our fabric saloon cushions with leather
deck hull flange keao at 11:40am 01.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1432 My 1991 43' hunter legend has an outward deck to hull flange. under the toe rail there seems to be
B285CC stripped interior pics (5) Bonzai at 11:32am 01.27.11 Trailer Sailors 21/9201 Finally got to bring the boat home.Hauled it 79 miles thru the N.Ga. mtns on a trailer that I haven'
Replating winches Aldo at 9:21am 01.27.11 Catalina 22 2/1752 Has anyone ever gotten their jib sheet winches replated? The chrome on mine is a little thin, and th
Phrf ? Quoddy at 7:25am 01.27.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5821 What does the PHRF number mean? B + PHRF, is the number of seconds it takes to sail a nautical mile
Good Guys kloudie1 at 6:55am 01.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2068 My Weems ' Plath "Martinique Ship's Bell" bulkhead clock started sounding really bad when it rang..
I need to replace my I beam HaleKai at 6:30am 01.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1761 I just purchased a 30ft Hunter and noticed the I beam needs to be replaced. How on earth do I get t
port holes captainsteve at 7:32pm 01.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2001 new here.thanks, have bought my first sailboat, 1981 27 ft sloop 4 ft 3inches draft. port holes lea
Builder's Plate Skimmer at 7:02pm 01.26.11 Big Boats 3/1769 Hi Sailors, Does anyone know where the Builder's Plate is supposed to be mounted on my Hunter H
Compass jorgefife at 6:57pm 01.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2053 I bought this nice brass compass, wooden round and flat base, but it has be be on an horizontal post
Bavaria Water Tank Gauge Replacement? njsail at 4:43pm 01.26.11 Bavaria 3/6177 It seems my water tank gauges aren't providing accurate readings any longer. Yes I could pull up th
Help- broken mast- O'Day Ospray 16 CaryLukens at 4:40pm 01.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1623 Mast is in two pieces. Anyone have a suggestion as to how to repair or where to get a replacement?
Removing the vinyl headliner from a Ranger 28 hsims at 4:38pm 01.26.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 13/6172 Hello, I own a '76 Ranger 28 and would like to access the deck fittings for maintenance purposes. T

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Nonskid PaulK at 10:44am 08.06.22 We found that with nonskid it was not necessary to tip after rolling. We also found that a fine felt
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 (1) brockangelo at 10:42am 08.06.22
Shore pwr plugs DeniseO30 at 10:09am 08.06.22 It's the female plug end. NOT the plate mounted male the on the boat, that is fine still with shi
Hood Furler - 40.5 MetricMountie at 9:53am 08.06.22 Thanks sail sfbay, I have the manual and have checked the specs regarding measurements on the variou
What are these for? (3) Jamesiv1 at 9:34am 08.06.22 A - look at the link I posted in post #2 and see how A is rigged on a boom and mast with cam cleat
Hood Furler - 40.5 (1) sail sfbay at 9:27am 08.06.22 Cannot help you on the specific model without photos. However, atached is the installation manual wi
What are these for? sail sfbay at 9:19am 08.06.22 A - look at the link I posted in post #2 and see how A is rigged on a boom and mast with cam cleat o
Shore pwr plugs Terry Cox at 9:18am 08.06.22 Hi Denise. Just to clarify, our boat has the built-in plug that the cord socket attaches. If it's on
Shore pwr plugs kloudie1 at 9:16am 08.06.22 Pretty sure the OEM is a Marinco 303SSEL-B so if you need the internals it is this part.. Best to ch
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 9:15am 08.06.22 And in the news today:
What are these for? Jamesiv1 at 9:13am 08.06.22 Looks like a home-made boom vang block and tackle. Now you have to figure out how to install it. Th
What are these for? kloudie1 at 9:11am 08.06.22 "A" might be a mainsheet system .. "B" looks like a boom vang,,,, Or it could be the other way aroun
Intracoastal Waterway Trip capta at 9:06am 08.06.22
Shore pwr plugs Johann at 9:05am 08.06.22 I think you might get your money back from a smartplug. If a potential buyers sees a cheap Chinese k
Nonskid sail sfbay at 9:04am 08.06.22 Tape off all the edges of the non-skid the mix Awlgrip topcoat base, T0031 reducer, H3002 converter
What are these for? sail sfbay at 8:56am 08.06.22 Looks like a home-made boom vang block and tackle. Now you have to figure out how to install it. Thi
Main Engine Vented Loop All U Get at 8:43am 08.06.22 The design people who hide critical parts like that should have to do the repairs.
Shore pwr plugs Davidasailor26 at 8:33am 08.06.22 After our Marinco receptacle cooked itself for the second time we replaced it with a Smart Plug. We
Folding Steering Wheel upgrade sail sfbay at 7:57am 08.06.22 It should...........check the shaft diameter and contact Lewmar Folding Wheels \| Lewmar .
Shore pwr plugs dlochner at 7:57am 08.06.22 Buying from a reputable marine store is probably as important as the manufacturer. I would be extrem

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