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Wits Wet Witzend at 7:15pm 04.12.10 Catalina 310 5/2300 WitzEnd is in the soup now. We launched her Friday after the yard monkeys got the travel lift stuck
cleaning main sail ScottD at 6:25pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1762 I have some tiny spots that look like mildew on my mainsail. I tried a sailbrite product with no suc
Ever hit a salvage yard score? (1) RECESS at 6:24pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4868 I feel I did alright last week while on spring break at Clearwater. Took a stroll through Don's Mari
Floor Boards BroadReach at 6:15pm 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1403 The marine supplier PYI has a product called "floor anchors" that they sell for use to hold wooden f
Valiant 40 progress part three, varnish and rigging. (3) CharlieCobra at 5:45pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1461 We managed to get the boom off and the mast ready to pull tomorrow. We also finished varnish prep a
Is there a Y valve? rpwillia at 5:00pm 04.12.10 Catalina 310 8/2667 The drawing for the 310 plumbing in the manual shows a Y valve between the output of the toilet and
Noobs on a 3 hour tour (2) Hermit Scott at 4:48pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2618 For that synthetic line as a backstay, I ended up tying a buntline hitch with half hitches to take u
Bottom-cleaning diver in Solomons? Ivan at 4:31pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 2/2160 I am considering having my bottom cleaned by a diver this year as my bottom paint was always good w
How do you load your boat? Roger Long at 3:16pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 9/1826 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_0-vKJWol0'feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKn1FuB53
Gulfport, FL Sandy Stone at 3:16pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1861 I saw with interest the thread about relocating to the Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor area, and the in
Retractable Keel WBruce at 3:08pm 04.12.10 Day Sailers 2/1954 I have a 1984 model, O'Day Day Sailer II. My problem: When I launch the boat, I can not be certain
Stuffing Box, how often should it be changed Scott B at 2:54pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 26/13581 We're heading into our fourth season on our boat, with the engine at 400 hours, is it time to change
Looking for good used mainsail for 1979 Lancer 25 hz293 at 2:38pm 04.12.10 Lancer 2/2398 Does anyone have a good used L25 mainsail, 1979 (P 25 X E 8.5). I've found a new one for $490 but c
Question on discrepancies in C-22 wts listed Smiley at 2:28pm 04.12.10 Catalina 22 2/1437 Question on discrepancies in wts of C-22 listed I'm curious about the discrepancies in weight liste
Set-up on Water? lokiii at 2:12pm 04.12.10 Day Sailers 5/2257 Has anybody tried setting up a H170 on the water?
Lookin For Part BHW at 1:59pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 4/1420 I Have A Hunter380 2000 When I Open My Cockpitseat I Need The Rubber Stopper That The Seat Rest On
Emergency Tiller Hunter 45 CC Jeff20919 at 12:29pm 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1404 This weekend we tried to remove the Emergency Tiller on our 2006 Hunter 45 CC, because it appeared t
Practice Sessions Don Guillette at 12:19pm 04.12.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/5830 I had an interesting call today from a sailor who wants to start his sailing season off on the right
Hell of a night sailaway78 at 11:17am 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 23/3548 We finally got what seemed like a decent forecast to leave Tampa Bay and get a little farther south.
No SAILING seadaddler at 11:02am 04.12.10 Big Boats 5/1708 Now I know how you up north sailors feel in the winter when you can't go sailing. I had surgery Mar.

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First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced jviss at 4:53pm 05.10.22 Thanks for replying, it's nice when vendors participate in forums. I like it, 'though I have little
Dutchman "Twist"? rpell1@msn.com at 3:59pm 05.10.22 I had that problem. I solved it by removing and washing the 1/4" line and reinstalling. Also I shor
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) Stu Jackson at 3:16pm 05.10.22 Great to hear. I think everyone interested in this technology should be required to read your artic
Legend 35.5 bow pulpit seat DLLawrence at 3:12pm 05.10.22 For sure...I'm a Cetol guy from way back! Thanks!
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 2:53pm 05.10.22 18 months later you can contact the winning bidder only to learn that material costs have gone up a
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains rgranger at 2:44pm 05.10.22 It would be cheaper to buy a whole new deck assembly, hire three plumbers to install it, a project
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 2:39pm 05.10.22 I tied one end to cover,tied a 3/4"? steel nut to the other end & dropped the nut down the fillers-
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 05.10.22 Try Electronic freeze spray-(CO2 in a can) Freeze Spray Electronics Now THAT is worth its weight
Edson brake install! Growl at 2:14pm 05.10.22
Edson brake install! Growl at 2:12pm 05.10.22 I thought they were stupid expensive also until I ducked down to grab my cell phone and coming back
Legend 35.5 bow pulpit seat sail sfbay at 2:06pm 05.10.22 .........I'll cut it out of Starboard, and use the teak seat strips (that match the stern rail seats
Edson brake install! markwbird at 1:58pm 05.10.22 Mine is missing as well but they are stupid expensive.
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced VoltSafe Founder at 1:18pm 05.10.22 I like the idea, but I think they have a long road in front of them to get any adoption. Hubble can
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 1:06pm 05.10.22 Indeed, but at $55 US ( times 1.3 for CDN ) plus shipping etc., it's an expensive "spare" :yikes:
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced mikeracca at 1:04pm 05.10.22
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced VoltSafe Founder at 12:59pm 05.10.22 And, What happens to the plug connection when the Earth's magnetic poles swap North to South? :huh
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced VoltSafe Founder at 12:57pm 05.10.22 Indeed we are. Think of VoltSafe tech as a connector that has an electricity gate in place (whereas
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced VoltSafe Founder at 12:55pm 05.10.22 The Voltsafe thing has merit. Remember the. Apple Magsafe connector? I really liked it. Voltsafe
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced VoltSafe Founder at 12:46pm 05.10.22
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine Len Ingalls at 12:27pm 05.10.22 Try Electronic freeze spray-(CO2 in a can) Freeze Spray Electronics

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