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Martec 3 bladed folding prop andale@1 at 1:56pm 12.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1352 I am looking for those that have put a Martec Foldig Three Blace prop in place of the Stock Three Bl
Rear Stay on venture 21 ,, 1969 moorupnorth at 1:07pm 12.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3879 I recently bought a 21 Venture , it is a 1969 model. I cant figure a back stay ,to save my wifes l
Tragedy in Beagle Channel jfmid at 1:05pm 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3212 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 6/6661 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 11/23834 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 0/1186 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 7/3131 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 0/1572 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 25/10263 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 83/15132 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 2/4064 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 31/4516 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 1/1322 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 5/15025 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 2/2443 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 145/27919 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 0/1553 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 21/7521 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 24/16909 Yep, wrote board, not boards. Many years ago I cut a piece of marine plywood to fit the companionwa

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Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 7:44am 07.18.22 This is what I am talking about, to which you have been duly referred as to one possibility thereof
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. rgranger at 7:43am 07.18.22 If you are pulling with a truck, put the O.B.in the bed of your truck. I have had the same problem
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 7:35am 07.18.22
Electric Horn (1) rgranger at 7:32am 07.18.22 I have a plastic pump horn like this for a backup up my canned air horn. Really loud. ne.com/dual
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:22am 07.18.22 207409 I'm kinda wondering what the bumpers are for. Maybe the homeless person is considerate enoug
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 dmax at 7:20am 07.18.22 It's probably pressed in - a little JB Weld would probably hold it back together once you've figured
New (to me) International FJ, drainage + repair questions PaulK at 7:19am 07.18.22 My father's center-console skiff had foam "floatation" poured into the bilge up to the cockpit sole.
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 7:18am 07.18.22 I would love to do the great loop in something like that.
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:18am 07.18.22 Rice water
Formal Nautical Education jssailem at 7:17am 07.18.22 Ahhhhhhh
There goes the neighborhood! jssailem at 7:16am 07.18.22 The Ranger Tugs are a popular cruising vessel up here in the PacificNW.
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 7:14am 07.18.22 I have a soft spot for trawler yachts. When I'm too old to sail I'd like to have a trailerable traw
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware scottscotty at 7:12am 07.18.22 good info rt there...never knew that the store managers would pull parts to stop thievery?? thanks f
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 07.18.22 So you are actually planning 5 days sailing with 4 nights stopover in between. That's about 150 mil
H34 tank access plate & cleaning Allan12210 at 7:05am 07.18.22 Nice job. Here is the link for my project. Better late than never. I fit in the pit. Not very comfor
Custom sailboat holding tanks Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:02am 07.18.22 Ronco Plastics Ronco Plastics marine Tanks makes TOP quality thick-walled (50% thicker than most
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 7:00am 07.18.22
20 hour battery capacity test done (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:00am 07.18.22 Following up with a little more data 15 months after the previous capacity test results. At the star
There goes the neighborhood! (1) PaulK at 6:59am 07.18.22 207408 We woke up to this one morning in Portland, ME. Didn't know icebergs got that far south.
watch the fuel source scottscotty at 6:54am 07.18.22 it was non ethanol 93 . My tank was new. motor fitting , bulb, and lines were all brand new (used re

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