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Introduction - 1964 Pearson Express 28' cruiser 1964PearsonCruiser28 at 10:37am 11.23.09 Pearson 1/3908 Hi all, Just discovered this web site while looking for a Pearson community. Although not a sailboat
Opening ports leak jjgizara at 10:26am 11.23.09 Big Boats 2/1183 On my 1994 37.5 Legend, 5 of my nine opening ports are leaking. I need to re-bed them. Where do I
Sanitary Hose Replacement stat139 at 10:13am 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2011 I have a 1997 Catalina 28 MKII. I would like to change the sanitary hose from the head to the holdi
Looking at where to spend my Christmas money Justin_NSA at 8:24am 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1076 Planning ahead, thinking there might be some sales after Christmas. Is there a preference on solar n
Radio issues Chesapeakegem at 7:37am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2019 Greetings all. I recently purchased a very used Bristol 27 which came with a mounted Rayheon VHF mar
Legal trend to watch Roger Long at 7:31am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3442 While researching Canadian operators permits, which I will need if I spend more than 45 days there n
LifeLines vs Rails RCEDO1952 at 6:20am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1954 Ahoy Sailors, Question, is there a reason, other than cost, for why solid rails are not used inst
brand new wouldbesailor at 2:00am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2222 Hey guys and gals. I'm brand new at this and am thinking of getting a boat to cruise the bahammas an
3YM30 Temp gauge installation (1) nautikaljeeper at 8:15pm 11.22.09 Big Boats 9/10936 I have been trying to find a way to install a temp gauge for the 3YM30 and still keep the high temp
Synthetic Standing Rigging HEINZIR at 6:57pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 35/12623 I wonder if anyone has replaced any part of the standing rigging on a small (26' or under) trailerab
Reefing lines 32 Hunter Vision Ed D at 6:17pm 11.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3189 I would like to replace my no 1 and no 2 through boom reefing lines . Both my lines return to the co
Stepping a Mast on an Oday 26 cadams at 6:04pm 11.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1702 I recently bought an Oday 26. I haven't put the mast up yet. It looks pretty straight forward. I've
price diff between water heaters woodster at 5:56pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2433 i have been looking at water heaters and find a $200.00 gap between Brand A and Brand R.......can an
Reef lines 32 vision Ed D at 5:35pm 11.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/950 I have a 32 ft Hunter Vision and would like to replace the reef lines which travekl inside the boom
Water leaking down mast jsalley at 5:31pm 11.22.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2894 Anyone had a problem with rainwater running down the inside of the mast, and finding its way down th
Important - Check Your Battery Cable!! jsalley at 5:25pm 11.22.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3151 While changing my engine oil today I happened to notice that the large positive cable (think it's 1-
Water tank and winterizing BobM at 4:44pm 11.22.09 S2 2/1579 Got the the boat this afternoon. I was amazed that it only took me about an hour to flush the fresh
Condensation or a leak rpwillia at 4:23pm 11.22.09 Catalina 310 3/1971 Was on my boat today and it had warmed up to in the low 50's. Laying in the v-berth and on my port s
Life Line Replacement Mike G. at 4:07pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 25/17478 I removed my rust stained - coated life lines today. First, I have read here or on other sites that
Stainless Tubing Felix at 3:56pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2358 I need to enlarge the existing hole in the stainless tubing of the pedestal at my helm to run a new

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Pontoon vs Cato bridge dlochner at 2:10pm 04.07.22 It has been a bad season for ICW bridge tenders as there have been at least 2 deaths from bridges be
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 1:47pm 04.07.22 Perfect blow by blow.............Appreciate the heads up on the tape at the mushroom, makes for a cl
autopilot install on an H280 Ward H at 1:31pm 04.07.22 No worries Matt - I'm glad you liked it. I haven't tried the auto-turn... is that different than t
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 1:17pm 04.07.22 I tried the Tiller Tamer but hated it. If I set it with enough friction to hold while sailing it wa
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 1:10pm 04.07.22 How may lesbians does it take to change a light bulb? That's not funny. Damn.. it only lets me cl
Pontoon vs Cato bridge (1) rgranger at 1:02pm 04.07.22 204161
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 12:34pm 04.07.22 My Hunter 216 is a year 2009 with the rudder pod on ball bearings, making it too responsive IMHO.
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 11:23am 04.07.22 Thanks for the prognostication, weather honcho. Hopefully, a reasonable weather situation for this c
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 11:09am 04.07.22 Parsons, I'll see how well my shock cord works out that's cleated to the stern cleats and a wrap o
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. mermike at 11:07am 04.07.22 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and there are 6, I think, in addition to drains via
Searching for Beneteau 373 in Southern California Hello Below at 10:55am 04.07.22
Starting fluid Maine Sail at 10:55am 04.07.22 Have been told ...dont spray this in, dont spray that in,to help start a high compression diesel en
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:24am 04.07.22 By the way, thanks for the wonderful write-up and pictures! You did a great job, and your writing s
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:18am 04.07.22 replacing 5 of the 8 though-hulls on my Y-33 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and
Question About Mesh Dodger Window Covers jeepbluetj at 10:14am 04.07.22 I've never used mesh covers, but logic tells me If visible light gets through the mesh, the UV will
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 9:55am 04.07.22 My C-30's electrical looked very similar. I replaced all of it that I could, new panels like you're
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 9:52am 04.07.22 What I did on my tiller boats was to use a nylon dock line that was anchored to one side stern cleat
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Ward H at 9:52am 04.07.22 Assuming you are talking about a transducer with mushroom head on the outside here is how I did mine
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 9:38am 04.07.22 I used to own one of these. On a tiller boat, the leverage near the pivot point is just too high to
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 9:21am 04.07.22 How many sailors does it take to change a light bulb? 3 - 1 to hold the bulb and 2 to drink until t

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