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Spring Cleaning Bobbaynton at 3:51pm 02.04.10 Bavaria 2/2264 Starting to think spring here on the West Coast! Does anyone have a suggestion how to clean the "rub
21st Century Offshore Electronics? knothead at 3:22pm 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1557 What about communications and weather information when you get beyond shore-based cell phone and int
To Buy:AIS or Radar? MitchM at 3:07pm 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4507 well the spouse is not much interested in life on the water so i singlehand a lot. i
Outboard for Catalina 27? WaveSlapper at 2:37pm 02.04.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2354 Looks like ours is dead. I'm looking for something suitable for SF Bay sailing with the occasional e
Gulf Coast Get together Chuck Creel at 1:57pm 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2185 Join us for the 2nd gatheriing of boaters from along the coast for some great dinner and meet n gree
Water Ballast Mark H at 11:17am 02.04.10 Smaller Boats 5/1956 Two questions mates.....Is there a method here to find the all of the messages I have posted ? Can
O'day 25 interior question! (1) Coty137 at 6:08am 02.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3759 Good day fellow O'day 25 owners, I am on the verge of ordering upholstery for my interior cushions
Subterfuge and Plot (1) Shoaldrafter at 4:45am 02.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2054 Over the years we have see media reports of Haitian boat people sailing marginal boats to Miami and
Flake A Mainsail Ducati at 4:30am 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3315 Good day Our boat arrives in April and it comes well equipped with an inventory of race sails. I
homemade stern rail seats bad_com_pany at 4:06am 02.04.10 Smaller Boats 3/2617 have any of you attempted to build a set ? if so how did they tuen out ?
Battery in cabin? kenn at 8:42pm 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2278 Our little boat has a bit too much weight aft... outboard, gastank, battery, skipper (ahem), and as
Is it possible to build a wind direction instrument? Ray Bowles at 7:43pm 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 32/6241 What would it take to build a wind direction only instrument that would mount the sending unit on th
single line mainsail reefing system rlewczuk at 7:11pm 02.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/10413 I was looking to install a mainsail reefing system for my C27 (1990 stnd. rig).I came accross a syst
Mac 25 Slide in/out Galley abk at 5:48pm 02.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3790 Would anyone have a photo or plans for a slide out galley that came with a Macgregor 25, I have a 19
Wanted - Macgregor 19 DHKillen at 2:25pm 02.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1700 Looking to buy a Macgregor (Mac 19) motorsailor. Midwest freshwater use prefered. Any leads??
O'Day 23 measurement needed Paul In Boston at 1:27pm 02.03.10 Day Sailers 2/1473 I'm trying to understand if my Catalina22 swing keel trailor with bunks will accomodate an O'Day 23
Who Owns this anchor? Mike H. at 7:35am 02.03.10 Big Boats 25/3449 In October, a guy on a boat a few slips away from us was doing some work on his boat with a helper.
Biomimicry (1) r.oril at 7:30am 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2965 My wife saw this information on the shape of a whales flipper. Question, would this work on a rudder
Cleat placement,toerails and line chafe (3) jtmccue at 7:13am 02.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/4678 My H28.5 is in a new marina and the aft tie-up posts are beyond the length of the boat. In the old m
launch sites Jackaonville kerrd at 6:44am 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1582 I have an ODay 25 centerboard I'm looking for a good Launch ramp on the St Johns river to launch the

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Macgregor 25 Main Sail Replacement Giro at 4:31pm 05.09.22 I bought our MacGregor 25 her replacement main sail from Ullman Sails in Santa Cruz California a cou
After a lightning strike? dlochner at 4:23pm 05.09.22 Look carefully at all of the through hulls. Lightning follows mysterious paths, but generally flows
After a lightning strike? dreadpiratk at 4:17pm 05.09.22 The insurance adjuster is coming out Wednesday. We're reading up on lightning strikes and making a
After a lightning strike? JamesG161 at 3:51pm 05.09.22 Ouch! The lightning must have been a side bolt too, or boat would have had a big hole in the side o
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) brockangelo at 3:49pm 05.09.22 Thanks for the links - the way the instructional video presented it, you can screw on one of the bol
After a lightning strike? dlochner at 3:45pm 05.09.22 If you haven't called your insurance company, you should. Assuming you have hull coverage they will
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? dreadpiratk at 3:27pm 05.09.22 Wonderfull, comfortable and sea kindly boats, all-around great. the 'Catalina smile' is not an issu
Transmission Cable JoeWhite at 3:04pm 05.09.22 Provide model an year of your Catalina. In my case it was not the cable, but the moving exle that th
Single-handing a Catalina 310? kappykaplan at 3:01pm 05.09.22 Just like driving in snow, the single most important thing is to take everything as slowly as you c
Single-handing a Catalina 310? dhandzy at 2:55pm 05.09.22 Single-handing a Catalina 310 while sailing is easy, even if the first time is nerve-racking. I did
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First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:44pm 05.09.22 And, What happens to the plug connection when the Earth's magnetic poles swap North to South? :huh:
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 LouisMK at 2:42pm 05.09.22
Transmission Cable Richard19068 at 2:22pm 05.09.22 Have you tried looking for ID numbers on the existing cable(s)? "The control cable part number cont
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? ribbit at 2:00pm 05.09.22 I going to yard soon . While there I might want to replace the Volvo Penta shaft seal with a PSS /P
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 karellen at 1:41pm 05.09.22 We also have the flex-o-fold 3-blade 16x11-3R on our 356.We're satisfied with it, but I wouldn't say
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 1:25pm 05.09.22 LIKES to side sleep.... or wife pokes you in the ribs if you sleep on your back? :thumbup::snooze:.
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert Davidasailor26 at 1:22pm 05.09.22
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Davidasailor26 at 1:14pm 05.09.22
Low Profile mattress rgranger at 1:10pm 05.09.22 This is my solution: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CGK3X55/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_tit

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