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anchorage in florida zeehag at 8:17am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3651 looking for a good anchorage between punta gorda and sanibel island--anyone have any suggestions??
H27 Stuffing Box (1) Greenman at 8:08am 03.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/4045 Here is my stuffing box http://www.cruisersforum.com/attachments/gallery/1/3/4/3/6/stuffing_box_c
Outboard Fuel John T1594 at 7:24am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 21/3982 I have a ten year old Nissan 5 hp 2-cycle that I use for my dinghy. It has been a great engine excep
O'day 20+20 Manual wrightsville27 at 7:00am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1651 Hi All, I am new here. I just read a post that I can't seem to find again that tells a reader to go
Prop for a hunter 25.5 sailorkoop at 5:38am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2248 I'm about to purchase a 1986 hunter 25.5 with a Yanmar diesel. The current owner said because of the
prop vibration in hunter 25.5 sailorkoop at 5:35am 03.30.10 Smaller Boats 2/1182 I'm about to purchase a 1986 hunter 25.5 with a Yanmar diesel. The current owner said because of th
Race Course Question - Start Line Ducati at 4:31am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1559 Good day I have read that in sailboat racing the general rule of thumb is to have the wind square
12v winch powered keel rbrown77138 at 2:38am 03.30.10 Trailer Sailors 9/4795 I have seen on several sailboat forums talking about powering a swing keel by an electric winch. We
Hunter 42 Passage moisture in starboard forward deck? hun4449 at 11:21pm 03.29.10 Big Boats 2/1589 Been looking for larger boat the last few weeks. Have looked at 1995 Hunter 40.5 Legend. Used moistu
Beneteau 361 - coolant change - how? Philip_Oceanis 361 at 11:06pm 03.29.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1959 I would like to change the coolant in the boat. Getting it out of the exchage heater is the easy par
Cutting a Carbon Fiber Spinnaker Pole Interlude at 8:22pm 03.29.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1304 I want to cut about 600mm (2 feet) off a carbon epoxy spinnaker pole. The pole is 100 mm (4 inch) d
Overseas Solo Sails... ChrisRamsey at 8:13pm 03.29.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4245 Hey everyone, I was hoping I could find some people who've done a solo sail over one of the big o
Cambridge/Cape May update (1) Marc Bergmueller at 6:18pm 03.29.10 Ask All Sailors 13/1907 I thought I'd update everybody that helped on the trip From Cambridge MD to Cape May NJ. We made
LOOKING FOR 79 S25 Parts????? winerydale at 5:55pm 03.29.10 Seidelmann 1/2092 Does anyone know where i can get Teak Parts (handrails, Doors, Table ETC...) for my 1979 S25 Baby???
centerboard removal on H22 LDM at 5:47pm 03.29.10 Smaller Boats 2/1281 My H22 is on a trailer with enough room below to drop the centerboard a little and remove the pin. I
Jenoa Halyard HernandoBeacher at 5:39pm 03.29.10 Big Boats 5/1529 What diameter and length would be appropriate for a 2009 H36?
sailing pamlico sound biorapper at 5:23pm 03.29.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3906 am planning to take my hobie and sail the sound for 4-5 days. we would also like to night sail/padd
Old varnish portjaak at 4:39pm 03.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1254 My older boat has dried varnish/shellack or something which has dried to an ugly yellowish color. Ha
How high to mount boom? bulboushead at 4:23pm 03.29.10 Catalina 22 5/2117 I recently purchased a Catalina 22, and she's been a blast to sail the last 2 weeks. My only questi
My first design Roger Long at 3:50pm 03.29.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1700 I ran across this picture of my first design and boat project today: http://www.rogerlongboats.com/

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Lightning Protection (2) RoyS at 6:42am 04.10.22 I have grounded my mast to my lead fin keel. Once while sailing a lightning bolt struck the water ab
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 ramoore at 6:31am 04.10.22 It seems to be unanimous. And, everyone's advice here agrees with the instructions I found from the
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 6:29am 04.10.22 Thinking about my last post on the "mechanical switch portion of the system" On my boat there is a
Starting fluid RoyS at 6:13am 04.10.22 Re: what Rick said above: I use a similar system to heat the intake air on my Yanmar 2QM15 called a
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 6:12am 04.10.22 I got the boat in December and all systems were fully functional and had my commissioning turnover,
322 Keel Material Tin Kicker at 5:52am 04.10.22 I read the reference, and believe the ceramic reference is for the mold, not the actual casting.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 5:47am 04.10.22 I would have expected the dealer to have checked all that stuff before delivery? A good surveyor (
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch (1) Tally Ho at 5:42am 04.10.22 You could try D&R Marine and see if they have something. http://www.drmarine.com/products.asp?cat=1
240 tiller extension replacement Joe at 5:39am 04.10.22 I'd drill out the rivets and use the existing hardware for the new stick.
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 Joe at 5:36am 04.10.22 I'd be interested in the yard master's opinion, as well as your local chandlery.
322 Keel Material Tally Ho at 5:31am 04.10.22 According to MarsKeel.com, at least part of the lead keel is actually ceramic with a lead coating.
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... PaulK at 5:25am 04.10.22 If you're into a more relaxed trip, there's a R2AK boat looking for crew on the return trip - Sitka
Lightning Protection PaulK at 5:19am 04.10.22 Mine may be a similar, less robust, approach. I have a copper ground wire from the aluminum mast b
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:11am 04.10.22 Thinwater Agree.. thats what i was thinking Thks
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 Davidasailor26 at 5:09am 04.10.22 You don't need to protect the keel from water intrusion but I think there needs to be some sort of
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Babette04 at 4:54am 04.10.22 It looks like that same seal will fit my boat or I can go with the PYI shaft seal. The Volvo Penta
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? shemandr at 4:32am 04.10.22 When I used VC (Whatever version) I would go 2 years before re-coating. I would regularly scrub the
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 shemandr at 4:27am 04.10.22 Agree with jviss. I think you need to sand the keel smooth. By the time you do that you'll be basi
Starting fluid Rick Webb at 4:07am 04.10.22 I remember seeing out on a cold cold flight line I thin in Germany a crusty old crew chief going out
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? sailme88 at 3:02am 04.10.22 After media blasting and 4 coats of barrier the next coat was a BLUE reference coat.. My hull bottom

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