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I once posted, that to cut your food budget you need a sharp knife. Ross at 4:07pm 11.30.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/2925 Today a local super market is selling chicken leg quarters for just under 4 dollars for ten pounds.
Synthetic Oil KJH at 4:08pm 11.30.09 Catalina 22 6/1756 Has anyone had any experience with a synthetic oil called OPTI-2? It is a 2 cycle engine lubricant
Flagstaff Joe1924 at 3:08pm 11.30.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2015 Could anyone tell me what length flagstaff I should get for my new Catalina 309 with a 1" diameter b
Whisker pole Mike1942 at 2:46pm 11.30.09 Big Boats 4/2317 I have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a roller furling main; planning to install a whisker pole; how much roo
Limits of costal crusing Keiffer at 12:39pm 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3369 I am planning on doing some "costal crusing" in a Seaward 25. I have been reading several posts on c
Rudder/tiller retaining pin Mel at 12:20pm 11.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1392 This may sound like a dumb question, but being new to the boating community, I plead ignorance. I ha
Wiring an automatic bilge pump AndyS at 12:11pm 11.30.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1478 I just got a 1996 B281 and am new to the forum. I have read about updating the bilge pump to automat
Batten Retention 2baBob at 12:05pm 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1962 What's the best way to keep full battens from popping out from under the Velcro straps? I keep losin
Tradition time! Squadron at 10:56am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2556 So we've done a little work on the boat, cleaning her up and testing various things to make sure tha
Racor Fuel Filter Housing Seal James Dugan at 9:48am 11.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1338 I just changed the Racor fuel filter element on my 336 this weekend. When I unscrewed the lower meta
Soft deck in the forepeak Nate Payne at 9:05am 11.30.09 Bigger Boats 1/1770 I'm the proud new owner of a '78 O'day with, ahem, personality. One of the quirks is a poor repair o
cold weather crusing (1) JWH2050 at 8:57am 11.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/5410 I just compleated a trip down the Arkansas River with a couple of friends in a Mac 26X. The weather
Pearson 33-2 Centerboard cable and repairs sailjoe at 8:41am 11.30.09 Pearson 1/4145 I own a 1988 Pearson 33-2 CB boat. 1) Can anyone tell me the lenghts of the CB wire and rope and
Question for tax guys bigsick at 8:28am 11.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2829 I know about writing off interest on monthly payments, but is their anything I can do (tax wise) wit
VC Offshore Performance Bottom Paint wufibugs at 8:08am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/5946 I no longer have contact with the PO, but by dock mates tell me that my 86 Hunter 31' has not been o
Increasing keel weight Sailblue7 at 8:03am 11.30.09 Ericson 0/1627 I have a 1967 30 Ericson and would like to make less tender. There is room in the bottom of the keel
Getting to know Westerbeke engines Marquesas at 7:40am 11.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/51 Purchased a '95 Catalina 320 with a Westerbeke three cylinder 27hp, model 30BC three with 980 hours
Getting to know Westerbeke engines Marquesas at 7:33am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2534 Purchased a '95 Catalina 320 with a Westerbeke three cylinder 27hp, model 30BC three with 980 hours
Propane bottle rail mount Larry14133 at 6:58am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 8/4025 This has probably been asked before but searched and can not find the info, two questions. 1. W
Blockage in condenser coil Mike Oatsvall at 5:46am 11.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/2024 Turned on the heater this weekend and discovered that water was not coming out of the thru hull fitt

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Wooden (1) All U Get at 4:59am 08.20.21 My project nearly done.
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems Tally Ho at 4:58am 08.20.21 Thank you tally ho. Could you explain how you swing the compass. Is the auto pilot on? Is it e
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It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. Hayden Watson at 4:50am 08.20.21 The key to staying dry and well as warm in the PNW winters is bringing fresh air into the boat. On
replacing sanitation hoses shemandr at 4:49am 08.20.21 It doesn't hurt to have a pack of disposable diapers on hand not to mention a bucket of water with s
replacing sanitation hoses Sailboat.Sequoyah at 4:20am 08.20.21 When I replaced mine last year, a plastic hose nipple of the right diameter (local hardware store, a
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems Jimongee at 3:35am 08.20.21 Thank you tally ho. Could you explain how you swing the compass. Is the auto pilot on? Is it en
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? fstbttms at 3:34am 08.20.21 Many variables affect the life expectancy of bottom paint. Listen carefully "THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF
Cleats Crazy Dave Condon at 3:26am 08.20.21 @RolfSail Which boat do you have? Is the anchor locker location extend beyond that cleat toward th
Backstay adjuster (1) Sailfanatic at 10:29pm 08.19.21 There are numerous examples of various systems via google. Ronstan and Harken are two manufacture
Safe to mount screws in the bilge? Johnb at 9:57pm 08.19.21 What is the reason for the anti siphon loop?
Mainsheet traveler system FDL S2 at 9:32pm 08.19.21
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 08.19.21 It's more than pretty good. It's impossible. There is no bottom paint you can buy that provides 6 o
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? Benny17441 at 8:59pm 08.19.21 There has to be an approved diver for that marina, just ask around. If not talk to your diver and
Cleats Benny17441 at 8:50pm 08.19.21 Don't know if you have a backing plate or just washers behind that small cleat. Can you feel behind
Rudder woes, don't trust it! Grotto at 8:06pm 08.19.21 Congrats! :thumbup: You'll find it's pretty dang cool to just yank on that rope and watch the rudd
Yanmar 4JH2E Impeller Source Rick D at 8:05pm 08.19.21 Wow! I thought this would be easy. I had purchased it here in the past. It is hard to find. Must be
Yanmar 4JH2E Impeller Source SandyFrank at 7:28pm 08.19.21 Do an internet search on your engine manufacturer and model to find parts.....you will find lots of
Marine grade solar CarlN at 7:27pm 08.19.21 I would go to one of the large alternative energy stores. AltE in Massachusetts has been around a lo
Yanmar 4JH2E Impeller Source sail sfbay at 7:25pm 08.19.21 Do an internet search on your engine manufacturer and model to find parts.....you will find lots of

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