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experiences with progressive auto ins filthy liberal scum at 12:12pm 01.29.10 Sails Call Lounge 9/956 i just got an ins quote from progressive today that was 47% lower premium than my current carrier fo
Looking to Buy Spiderjohn69 at 11:45am 01.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1332 I'm looking to buy a 1985 Mac25. The boat has been on the trailer with the bow up for some months a
Newport 33 hinged tabernacle Gary M at 11:33am 01.29.10 Newport 1/3755 I am interested in seeing pictures, drawings, and plans for a hinged tabernacle for a Newport 33. I
Battery Alternate jibes138 at 11:01am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3032 Is it acceptable practice to run all your 12 volt stuff on the boat without batteries installed by u
LectraSan on Island Packet 27? bliss at 10:42am 01.29.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2666 Just joined up after lurking in these forums for a while. Great stuff -- thanks! I'm wondering if
A/C on an h34 Benny at 10:38am 01.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2059 Our nephew is thinking about installing a 9,000 btu A/C unit on his 1986 h34. I'm 1,200 miles away
Table/Convertable Berth sean0965 at 9:21am 01.29.10 Catalina 30 7/2415 Hello All, I bought a 1980 Catalina 30 in Nov. The existing table is in bad shape and cannot be
What's under the ice box in a 336 or 340? robertsapp at 9:12am 01.29.10 Big Boats 2/1675 The previous owner of my H336 installed a 16K A/C unit under the port settee. Everyone (including th
Repair/Replacement of broken bowplate gdruist at 9:05am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1271 For my Cal 28, I need to repair or replace the aluminum structure that attaches to the fiberglass on
small boat handling coming in an inlet (3) Bob 04 H260 at 7:19am 01.29.10 Smaller Boats 7/1837 Well we made it to Florida fine, are provisoning and preparing for our trip. We intend to go down th
epoxie ??????? woodster at 5:42am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2584 just wondering if any one has pos or neg feed back on using 2 part epoxie purchased from the big box
Coastal crusing in july/ august Chuck Creel at 4:29am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2325 Since my doctor retired me early and now have time on my hands, I am trying to plan a trip east from
deck light on the spreader gwhite at 9:00pm 01.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2352 Found a fixed spreader light at "DEFENDER", wonder if anyone has installed one or two on the bottom
Bilge pump (2) paulj at 8:27pm 01.28.10 Catalina 310 5/3291 Installed a new bilge pump. Works great. paulj :troll:
Bilge pump wiring question Robert De Haan at 4:41pm 01.28.10 Catalina 30 2/2129 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 with what I believe is a factory wired bulge pump. In trouble shooting w
S25 Deep draft keel RayK at 4:32pm 01.28.10 Seidelmann 1/2554 Can anybody post a picture(s) and maybe specs/rough measurements of an S25 deep draft keel PLEASE?
Summer (hurricane season!) cruise in the bahamas...? biorapper at 3:16pm 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4221 I have the summer off and am contemplating what adventures to pursue. At first I was thinking about
instrument brand preferences Randy18540 at 12:28pm 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2200 I have to replace my NAVMAN instruments due to LCD problems. I have found I can replace them with No
headsail opinions wanted for O'day 25 wnance at 12:02pm 01.28.10 Day Sailers 5/2051 Hi, Getting a new furling headsail for our O'day 25, and wondering if the 25 or similar size O'day
Why learn to Navigate? Levin at 11:55am 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 109/15576 Hello all... I was reading a thread where a member asked about buying an new GPS system. In that

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Mariner 2=2 kappykaplan at 2:19pm 05.04.22 It's called a compression post. I'm sure @Will Gilmore will have some ideas for you. Welcome to th
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement (1) MikeHoncho at 2:10pm 05.04.22 Sounds like a good plan, my only recommendation would be to split the wood first, clamp it back tog
Pedestal Compass, True North? Will Gilmore at 2:10pm 05.04.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 isaksp00 at 2:10pm 05.04.22 If you don't have a station nearby that offers ethanol free gas, apparently the gas sold for piston
Pedestal Compass, True North? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:07pm 05.04.22 Correct. That depends! It can be a big deal if you're transiting a narrow channel in fog, and usi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 2:02pm 05.04.22
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement dmax at 1:56pm 05.04.22 Sounds like a good plan, my only recommendation would be to split the wood first, clamp it back toge
Pedestal Compass, True North? jviss at 1:30pm 05.04.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:24pm 05.04.22
Spin vs whisker pole BarryL at 1:22pm 05.04.22 Hi Fred, Congrats on the new boat. Congrats on having a symmetric spinnaker and thinking about flyi
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:21pm 05.04.22 Ethanol (corn syrup crap) will foul the jets. I use to carry 2+2 carb cleaner and sprayed the jets
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 1:20pm 05.04.22 The centerboard is good. I have had it out, repaired some dings, and painted it with anti-fouling. T
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 1:19pm 05.04.22 power current (aAmps) fixed it for you :) As noted in that link, ammeters measure FLOW of electro
Ship/Maintenance log book Dalliance at 1:15pm 05.04.22
Mast wiring access dmax at 12:39pm 05.04.22
Newport 30-3 grab rails (3) bil1215 at 12:25pm 05.04.22
Mast wiring access bil1215 at 12:21pm 05.04.22 Bill I looked at the images of a Newport 1986 Mk3 listed for sale out here on the west coast. It loo
cl 14 dewe48 at 12:20pm 05.04.22 Thanks for all the help. It's actually up to 60 today so I hope to get this thing in the water and
Ammeter replacement questions LeslieTroyer at 12:16pm 05.04.22 The purpose of the colors is to prevent confusion. Red = DC Positive. Black = AC Neutral or DC g
ODay 35 keel bolt dmax at 12:16pm 05.04.22 Just replaced mine with these from McMaster-Carr: 1 94804A360 Super-Corrosion-Resistant 316 Stainl

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