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Rug For Cabin Siamese at 7:55pm 05.13.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2085 I've been looking around a long time for a rug to cozy up our main saloon. I didn't want to have to
Weather helm, helm pressure? maybe I don't know piedpiperIII at 6:44pm 05.13.10 Catalina 22 10/2339 I had posted about my boat haveing weather helm but I have been doing ALOT of reading and maybe what
She's got tunes now! (2) estopa at 6:25pm 05.13.10 Day Sailers 1/1434 Spent the day doing some work on the boat. Added a Porta Potti for the little lady. Also added a n
pourable foam rognvald at 4:52pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1648 Anyone with any first-hand experience using pourable foam-ie;U.S. Composites or any other brand? Th
Atomic 4 and standered prop reverse RJ1946 at 4:46pm 05.13.10 Catalina 30 12/4481 Hi, I'm a fairly new owner of a C30 with Atomic 4 and was wondering if all atomic 4 C30's are as slo
exhaust configuration (2) West Virginia Sailing Nut at 4:28pm 05.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1953 I am in the process of restoring a 1978 h30 and have just completed the re-installation of the motor
Propagation chart Brian D at 3:58pm 05.13.10 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3516 Here is a good website for band conditions. Currently, according to the charts, only 40M is usable.
Rudder Bearings sealegs at 3:04pm 05.13.10 Smaller Boats 3/1283 Hello everyone. I have a 1978 25' Hunter and was told I should replace my lower Rudder bearings. Doe
New port lights advice. caguy at 2:21pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1744 I am replacing the fixed portlights with Plexiglas. The salesgirl suggested poly carbonate with scra
Help....unknown sailboat (5) cmujosh at 1:59pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2377 hello folks, I was wondering if anyone on this site could help me identify and inform me on this lit
More Autopilot woes PrincessoftheLake at 12:46pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/1923 We pulled the course computer for our Raymarine ST6000 because after it failed last year both our ma
Aquarius 23 Kobuk at 12:42pm 05.13.10 Balboa 2/5314 I am the proud owner of an Aquarius 23. I belioeve that Balboa is the successor to the Aquarius Sail
Cutlass Bearing RTL at 12:19pm 05.13.10 Bavaria 1/2522 Footloose is a 85' 960 in need of new Cutlass Bearing. I have no information how it is attached to t
Install Holding Tank in C&C 35 MkII Ghaegele at 11:50am 05.13.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/8194 I posted this over in C'C forum but figure I might have a better chance for info here: I have recen
More Autopilot Woes PrincessoftheLake at 11:41am 05.13.10 Big Boats 10/2234 We pulled the course computer for our Raymarine ST6000 because after it failed last year both our ma
Mast re-wire project (1) KandD at 11:15am 05.13.10 Big Boats 4/1493 Top of the to-do list while the mast is down is to re-wire it. I need a new masthead light, and I w
Merc 9.8 1984 manual ejet99 at 10:51am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1882 Anyone know where to get a manual for a 1984 merc 9.8 HP . I need to know the basics like pre-mix ra
Removing headliner on a H38 Pat Hooyman at 10:33am 05.13.10 Big Boats 2/2177 I have a stain coming through the vinyl coated fabric headliner in the main salon of my H38. I want
Single Handling for a V-21 jkrug at 9:24am 05.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2224 I am in the process of replacing my halyards on my V-21 and would like to get ideas, schemes, sugges
Battery state of charge by measuring voltage Bill Roosa at 8:30am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2285 Who says you can't tell the battery State of Charge (SOC) by looking at the voltage? All you need t

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Does anyone recognize this knot? mikeracca at 1:59pm 05.19.22
silly question on gas detector sailme88 at 1:58pm 05.19.22 Propane is heavier than air. It will always find it's way to the lowest point that is can travel to
Does anyone recognize this knot? dlochner at 1:58pm 05.19.22 Magical Mystery Knot?
Does anyone recognize this knot? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 05.19.22 I think you forgot to upload a photo of it.
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 1:35pm 05.19.22 I'm hoping this is a joke thread. It certainly can be. please be creative.
Survey Survey Survey Rick D at 1:30pm 05.19.22 Not flanged. Original 1994; just replaced one. I will probably do them all next haul. No, I don't ex
silly question on gas detector thinwater at 1:25pm 05.19.22 I'm hoping this is a joke thread.
traveller change/upgrade Stu Jackson at 1:06pm 05.19.22 any systems you know of that fit the neport 33 ft curved track traveller Jim, many older boats ca
Newport 28 mk2 battery condition indicator (2) adamv at 12:56pm 05.19.22 Thanks again Barry, very helpful! I'll looking to battery powered lights. Seems a useful backup. I j
320 Deck/Mast wiring connection Jwhy at 12:48pm 05.19.22 Thanks. It looks like I have design 2 so the plug is not accessible without pulling the mast.
Survey Survey Survey (2) sailcapt340 at 12:40pm 05.19.22 If I could add. My 2000 340 are not flanged either. Still working smoothly and solid to the hull.
Boom end cap kappykaplan at 12:39pm 05.19.22 I use an OilSorb mat folded over to keep birds out of my boom.
Best way of getting a rudder for an O'Day 15 kappykaplan at 12:37pm 05.19.22 Reach out to Rudy at D&R Marine. Welcome to the forum. :beer:
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 12:35pm 05.19.22 We like seeing progress, Jim! :beer:
Bare lead revealed on keel NYSail at 12:21pm 05.19.22 What year beneteau? Thought they all had steel keels
Survey Survey Survey FastOlson at 12:02pm 05.19.22 My '88 boat was built by Ericson. They were using all Marelon thru hulls at the time. That was good;
Boom end cap dmax at 11:54am 05.19.22 Assuming it is open from the factory (and you're not looking for a new factory cap), I would fashion
Thru-Hull Stats capta at 11:44am 05.19.22 Frankly, sinking because of a through hull failure is even farther down my list of worries than bein
320 Deck/Mast wiring connection (4) jssailem at 11:43am 05.19.22 Your boat may be factory installed or Previous Owner modified. There are 2 basic methods frequentl
Survey Survey Survey dmax at 11:40am 05.19.22 O'Day originals were not flanged, all replaced with flanged ones with new backing plates. Eliminated

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