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Depth Meter markmcb at 3:23pm 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2949 I once saw a post in this forum that someone had a depth meter that was attached inside the boat, no
reefing bobcat at 3:12pm 10.07.09 Catalina 30 3/2775 I am presently refurbishing my 1981 catalina 30. I am now running all new lines and have hit a probl
I can make curtains for a Catalina 30 montyk at 2:19pm 10.07.09 Catalina 30 9/5683 Hi If anyone is interested I have made two sets of curtains for Catalina 30s. One for our boat and
Hunter 170 in pretty rough shape.... fendertubeman at 12:58pm 10.07.09 Day Sailers 25/7767 Well folks, my 1998 Hunter 170 is in pretty bad shape. If you owned this boat, what would you do?
Hull cleaning...safely...sans diving BobM at 11:48am 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/7308 I have seen racers clean their hulls with a long handled brush. Does anyone use one as an alternati
fuel filter cross reference ?? JimGeddes at 9:41am 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/20215 What other fuel filters will fit my application... I need them for my universal M-18 ... filter #298
Converting from the Dark Side darthvader at 7:54am 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3708 Hello all We are new to sail boating. We have been boating for over 20 years. To give you an idea
Proper Mooring Setup PJ at 7:27am 10.07.09 Big Boats 1/10614 We will be moving our 35.5 to a mooring and was wondering about mooring setup ideas. We had our last
Outboard Tiller sandpiper10471 at 5:50am 10.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1368 I would like to connect the tiller of my ODay 23 to the outboard so that the two work in unison. Has
rub rail quest dkosuth at 5:49am 10.07.09 Ericson 1/2585 I am a new owner of a 1978 Ericson 32; its in great shape but has a lot of the original equipment in
430 Holding Tanks mrkirk77 at 8:13pm 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1487 I recently purchased a 1995 Hunter Legend 430. All holding tanks are aluminum. I need to replace the
Just contracted for a 42' cbreezenva at 7:55pm 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1435 just contracted for a 420, my first boat, your input please
tapered or not packman at 7:14pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4203 Hello All, My question concerns tapered vs non tapered masts. I'm purchasing a new mast from Ballen
Catalina "smile" fox islander at 6:29pm 10.06.09 Catalina 30 1/2152 Searching catalina 30 at wikipedia there is a paragraph about the "smile". It mentions that this is
stabilizing binoculars paphman at 6:02pm 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1433 My wife and I are thinking about a pair of stabilizing binoculars for the boat. We have a regular
What is it? (3) Qoheleth at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2657 Does anybody know what these are, what they are for and what they are doing hanging from my pulpit?
Newbie purchasing first boat - 1975 25' Wayne Gibson at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Smaller Boats 1/1679 I'm purchasing my first boat, a 1975 25'. Starting out with a broken hatch over v-berth. Is this a
Need New Jib - Storm Damage jerryf609 at 1:43pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3496 I could use some advice. A recent big blow in Muskegon Michigan, loosened my furled jib while at the
Boat off Trailer Mic Jones at 1:21pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2050 Hi Paul ' Sum, etal See att photos for progress. Thanks for your ideas and support. I made the cr
Anchor Setting Comparison (Video) Maine Sail at 1:08pm 10.06.09 Musings With Maine Sail 157/43861 With all the threads on anchoring this week I thought it a good time to do another comparison. This

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240 mooring/dock cover rs1sensen at 7:25pm 04.12.22 I could not respond to private massage. Sailors tailor is 8.5 hrs away. Locally I was told it woul
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 7:20pm 04.12.22 Greg, Do you actually have to take the wheel off?
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:18pm 04.12.22
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 04.12.22 I'll dry the bilge and paint them with whatever the most people tell me to use. If the bolts are s
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 7:07pm 04.12.22 Going to try and upload a short "video" of the noise. It was dark, so will in effect just be sound.
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 6:53pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! Your ghost rider sound seems like it co
plastic holding tank odor Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:39pm 04.12.22 If you replaced stinky hoses, there's almost certain to be residual odor from 'em in every area they
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 04.12.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! Your ghost rider sound seems like it cou
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 5:58pm 04.12.22 Great share. You had a challenge with the bottle. You had Snow in Seattle. you had family. All the g
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 5:47pm 04.12.22 Ibob floor polisher
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 5:47pm 04.12.22 rhiggins - Thanks so much for your video. I am in the process of installing the EV-100 system on m
autopilot install on an H280 Jstonge at 5:19pm 04.12.22 rhiggins - Thanks so much for your video. I am in the process of installing the EV-100 system on my
plastic holding tank odor Jstonge at 5:08pm 04.12.22 Replaced the potty hose using Raritan SaniFlex hose. Starting to work on cleaning up the area aroun
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Sanfelice at 5:04pm 04.12.22 Youtube has much on this subject.
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? fstbttms at 4:53pm 04.12.22 ...there are two basic types of paints. Paints that are copper based, usually a hard finish (hence
Non skid paint Don S/V ILLusion at 4:52pm 04.12.22 We have the same non-skid on our pool lanai as on the boat deck The idiot who recently refinished th
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Tally Ho at 4:49pm 04.12.22 I have the older (black) wheel pilot. Mine AP did that a few times. I found that disassembling the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 4:43pm 04.12.22 I would suggest you pose one question at a time. You'll be more likely to receive answers than one
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation Ralph Johnstone at 4:13pm 04.12.22 I would suggest you pose one question at a time. You'll be more likely to receive answers than one
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 3:58pm 04.12.22 No such thing as "overshare." Buying the boat of your dreams, great. Naming the boat after your Wi

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