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Looks like Bismarck Dinius will get his say now! jackhartjr at 8:33pm 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2961 Hi folks, check this link out! Jack http://iteamblog.abc7news.com
Any comments on the Porta-bote? paul1938 at 7:36pm 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2531 I'm going to have to buy a dinghy sooner or later, I used to see these all the time back East, but p
Farymann A30M wvhills26384 at 7:34pm 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2433 Looking for parts for a Farymann A30M. Particularly interested in an injector pump. Anyone know of
Lower bracket on the rudder highlandhippie at 7:12pm 08.13.10 Smaller Boats 1/1092 Was it standard practice to use phillips heads on the outside of the haul on the lower rudder bracke
Macgregor jp3872 at 7:05pm 08.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2164 I can pick up a 72 Macgregor Venture 22 that is watertight, has sails in useable condition, decent k
SMALL fiberglass dink wanted DianaOfBurlington at 6:44pm 08.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1609 I am looking for a SMALL rigid fiberglass dinghy to tow behind my H25. It should be less than 7-1/2
Vire 7 - need water pump Carver at 6:42pm 08.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3252 Hi, I just had my water pump (impeller) let go on my Vire 7. Thought I had purchased a suitable re
My first 25.5 and first real sailboat highlandhippie at 6:22pm 08.13.10 Smaller Boats 7/2662 I just purchased "Highland Heather" and she has been sitting for a lllong time in the water. I have
Vire 7 - need water pump Carver at 5:30pm 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 1/3901 Hi, I just had my water pump (impeller) let go on my Vire 7. Thought I had purchased a suitable rep
NEW Owner of Capri 16.5 needs help with rigging bobleo at 5:14pm 08.13.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/11571 I am a new owner of a USED Capri 16.5 and I am trying to find out some answers to my rigging and boa
Lady J, week three, a long one... (10) CharlieCobra at 4:44pm 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1916 Wow, another week gone by already? Lady J is coming along, a bit slower than I like so we'll have t
Is new rigging ALWAYS expensive? bulboushead at 3:47pm 08.13.10 Catalina 22 12/2287 So after perusing Catalina Direct and totalling up how much it would cost to replace all the shrouds
Which Slip Would You Choose? sigbear at 3:27pm 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2737 I have chartered 30'+ sailboats for many years and just bought my 1st 30' sailboat and when I went t
L@@KEY AT MY MAST REPAIR - making a bad day...better (5) avi8torny at 3:11pm 08.13.10 Catalina 22 12/4275 Hope this helps if anyone makes this mistake like I did. The short of the story is that I broke th
Product Check... (3) Joe at 1:48pm 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 21/3803 I saw this portable generator in Costco yesterday... 2000 watts...62 lbs..... 450 bucks! It looks
Can I drill here? (1) radioguy at 12:44pm 08.13.10 Catalina 22 1/1208 Hey guys, This is the port side storage area on a '79 C22. It looks like this is where a gas tank
Pearson 27 Outhaul Replacement mjl4595 at 12:10pm 08.13.10 Pearson 0/1603 I'm trying to replace the rope part of the outhaul on my pearson 27. one end appears to be tied off
port lights boreas84 at 11:54am 08.13.10 Irwin 1/2369 I need to replace a few or all of my ports on my '83 irwin 41 ketch, . I have talked to New Found Me
Cutlass bearing repair larryw at 8:53am 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4074 Was just informed via a buyers survey (I'm the seller) that the cutlass bearing on my OC400 is simpl
another what kind of boat should I get post tcoursey at 8:22am 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 21/3669 I currently have a Hunter 25.5 sailing on a small lake. What I would like to get is a boat more res

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Wood Battens install Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 10.25.21 Loos like white oak as @Art12050 mentioned. Be careful of using any (hard) hardwoods like oak and m
Engine Issue Ralph Johnstone at 11:29am 10.25.21 Well, I think I blew up my engine Friday. I don't think there's one of us that hasn't thought tha
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new BigDawgz at 11:16am 10.25.21 The 40.5 was one of the best boats Hunter made. It had beautiful lines, and sailed beautifully If y
1990 H30-2 shore power breaker replacement Justin_NSA at 11:02am 10.25.21 Purchase new crimps from Blue Seas, and a proper controlled cycle tool. I bought my crimp tool fro
Wood Battens install Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:40am 10.25.21 On Tehani I used Ash. I glued vertical 1/2 inch battens to the hull, added 1/2 nich foam between and
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission mikemoyer at 10:38am 10.25.21 Ok, thanks. Do you know if the engine and the transmission share the same oil. My gut tells me they
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission Rich Stidger at 10:33am 10.25.21 I had a A4 in a 1968 Morgan 30 that exhibited similar run issues. Recheck the prop for wrapped line
Thanksgiving and Christmas (1) Justin_NSA at 10:31am 10.25.21 This is better!
Wood Battens install LloydB at 10:22am 10.25.21 It looks to me like Maple might be your best bet however if you wanted to go for a third contrast yo
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission mikemoyer at 10:20am 10.25.21 Have you checked the fuel filters for water or debris? No. I didn't think to do that because the e
How to change reefing line on Hunter 42 Passage single line reef system? Sailfanatic at 10:09am 10.25.21 FWIW, on our P31-2 with a similar reefing system, there is a lot of friction when raising the main a
Thanksgiving and Christmas jssailem at 10:06am 10.25.21
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... jssailem at 10:02am 10.25.21 Now you just need to find a big warehouse where you can layout the sails on a clean surface and dry
Another plumbing question? Terry Cox at 10:00am 10.25.21 Hi Scott. Started a thread sometime ago regarding our clogged aft head discharge hose. Long story sh
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission jssailem at 9:58am 10.25.21 Have you checked the fuel filters for water or debris?
1990 H30-2 shore power breaker replacement artboas at 9:36am 10.25.21
Wood Battens install chip veres at 9:28am 10.25.21 Not poplar, please. It rots when you look at it. Chip V.
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount Skipper at 8:50am 10.25.21 I kept waiting for the punch line - did this fix the problem? I'm assuming it did, but I hate to as
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? Justin_NSA at 8:42am 10.25.21 Tablet with Navionics mounted on your pedestal rail with a universal mount ($20) simple & effective
Safe to mount screws in the bilge? PSR at 8:40am 10.25.21 Also, just an aside, but I am curious where some of you have looped the hose? I have some ideas whi

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