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2011 Lake Havasu Pocket Cruisers Event CaptDon01 at 9:35pm 08.13.10 Trailer Sailors 7/5328 I wanted to let everyone know about an event this February at Lake Havasu Az. This event is known as
Looks like Bismarck Dinius will get his say now! jackhartjr at 8:33pm 08.13.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3006 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 6/2576 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 1/2507 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 1/1108 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 16/2364 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 2/1645 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 6/3349 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 7/2694 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 1/3930 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 3/11863 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 7/1951 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 12/2343 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 8/2928 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 12/4372 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 21/3895 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 1/1233 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 0/1707 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 1/2472 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 8/4351 Was just informed via a buyers survey (I'm the seller) that the cutlass bearing on my OC400 is simpl

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Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 1:47pm 04.07.22 Perfect blow by blow.............Appreciate the heads up on the tape at the mushroom, makes for a cl
autopilot install on an H280 Ward H at 1:31pm 04.07.22 No worries Matt - I'm glad you liked it. I haven't tried the auto-turn... is that different than t
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 1:17pm 04.07.22 I tried the Tiller Tamer but hated it. If I set it with enough friction to hold while sailing it wa
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 1:10pm 04.07.22 How may lesbians does it take to change a light bulb? That's not funny. Damn.. it only lets me cl
Pontoon vs Cato bridge (1) rgranger at 1:02pm 04.07.22 204161
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 12:34pm 04.07.22 My Hunter 216 is a year 2009 with the rudder pod on ball bearings, making it too responsive IMHO.
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 11:23am 04.07.22 Thanks for the prognostication, weather honcho. Hopefully, a reasonable weather situation for this c
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 11:09am 04.07.22 Parsons, I'll see how well my shock cord works out that's cleated to the stern cleats and a wrap o
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. mermike at 11:07am 04.07.22 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and there are 6, I think, in addition to drains via
Searching for Beneteau 373 in Southern California Hello Below at 10:55am 04.07.22
Starting fluid Maine Sail at 10:55am 04.07.22 Have been told ...dont spray this in, dont spray that in,to help start a high compression diesel en
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:24am 04.07.22 By the way, thanks for the wonderful write-up and pictures! You did a great job, and your writing s
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:18am 04.07.22 replacing 5 of the 8 though-hulls on my Y-33 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and
Question About Mesh Dodger Window Covers jeepbluetj at 10:14am 04.07.22 I've never used mesh covers, but logic tells me If visible light gets through the mesh, the UV will
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 9:55am 04.07.22 My C-30's electrical looked very similar. I replaced all of it that I could, new panels like you're
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 9:52am 04.07.22 What I did on my tiller boats was to use a nylon dock line that was anchored to one side stern cleat
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Ward H at 9:52am 04.07.22 Assuming you are talking about a transducer with mushroom head on the outside here is how I did mine
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 9:38am 04.07.22 I used to own one of these. On a tiller boat, the leverage near the pivot point is just too high to
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 9:21am 04.07.22 How many sailors does it take to change a light bulb? 3 - 1 to hold the bulb and 2 to drink until t
Pontoon vs Cato bridge (1) Parsons at 9:18am 04.07.22 No racing involved, they were sitting under the bridge, behind and beneath the operating mechanism w

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