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How Much Do / Should These Items Cost? Ducati at 4:25am 09.24.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3413 Looking at a used Beneteau 36.7 and would like to do some upgrades depending on what we can afford.
M-18 oil leak pcjrusso at 2:21am 09.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2354 Hi Two weeks ago after motoring hard (2300-2500 rmp) for about 4 hours, I noticed oil seeping out o
Too small? Mike A. at 9:15pm 09.23.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2433 My fiancee and I are moving up to Monterey and looking to buy a sail boat. I really like the Catalin
John (oreana123) a question about........ (1) Sumner at 8:27pm 09.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1700 ..........the outhaul on your boom.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/oreana123/led034.jpg
Lake Powell Zebra Mussel Update.... Sumner at 8:05pm 09.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2224 I talked to the director of the Zebra Mussel program at Lake Powell today and thought some of you mi
80's Oday Interiors Woodwork njlarry at 6:22pm 09.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3801 Anyone know what type of wood finish was used on the wood interiors of O'Days in the 80's? Any sugg
Hunter 216 - 3 point wire sling for launch blsheldon at 5:47pm 09.23.09 Smaller Boats 0/1678 Does anyone have a system for mounting pad eyes for use with a 3 part wire sling so the boat can be
M-18 oil leak pcjrusso at 4:04pm 09.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1712 Hi Two weeks ago after motoring hard (2300-2500 rmp) for about 4 hours, I noticed oil seeping out
ALADO Roller Furling/Reefing ? pcjrusso at 3:41pm 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 14/11175 Has anyone used a ALADO Roller Furling/Reefing I have a catalina 27 and want to add a roller furling
Oh no. Big change. Roger Long at 2:34pm 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2226 I just lost my beautiful boat shed. The wharf owner needs the space. He would also like the shed s
Air Conditioning Controls Mike1942 at 2:00pm 09.23.09 Big Boats 5/1486 I recently purchased a 2004 Hunter 36. It has air conditioning but no owners manual. The a/c conto
inflatable mattress burtseagul at 1:47pm 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2793 Has anyone used a thin 6 inch inflatable mattress in their cabin and found it more comfortable to sl
Genoa/Jib size johnchang7 at 12:52pm 09.23.09 Ericson 1/2379 Hello just bought a 1976 Ericson 23 but it doesn't have a headsail. Does anyone know the size of a g
Mainsail sheet on H356 (3) Patrik at 12:52pm 09.23.09 Big Boats 0/1334 After a season with our new Hunter 356 I felt that the control of the mainsail was not as I was used
Raising your boom? KandD at 12:32pm 09.23.09 Big Boats 2/1262 I have an '85 H40; what would be involved with raising the boom up a little? It looks like it's bee
North Sails Vs. Quantum PatSul22 at 11:57am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 14/19099 I am in search of new sails for my Oday 272 and am reserching a number of brands, North, Quantum, Do
windless anchor JANET KLEMME at 11:43am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1519 We have a 40' 1985 Hunter sailboat with a shallow anchor well..We are planning to put the boat into
Advice on 98-00 Hunter 34 Soon2BeSailor at 11:37am 09.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1690 Finally sold my power boat and am currently looking for my first sailboat. I have been shopping for
Sail Area/ Displacement ratio sailorg at 11:07am 09.23.09 Ask All Sailors 9/8731 Just how important is this ratio to bost speed and performance. I've noticed that most Beneteuas an
Re-powering a cal229 cal229 zephyr at 10:43am 09.23.09 Cal 0/1815 What is the best diesel engine to use in re-powering a Cal 229. I have a Farymann a30 and it's getti

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SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 5:59pm 04.01.22 Thanks, John, for that news update. Weather permitting, I'm planning on a one week cruise around the
Reuse shrink wrap? shemandr at 5:34pm 04.01.22 "I'm not a smart man..."
Fender cleanup Stu Jackson at 5:21pm 04.01.22 Don't use Acetone or other strong solvents Ace4rone is a lot of work --- Paint brush and roller c
Reuse shrink wrap? quadrille38 at 5:20pm 04.01.22 Oh yeah. Humping that cover up the boat ladder and lifting it over the boom was at the limit of my
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 4:54pm 04.01.22 204001
Rescue? I must be missing something Will Gilmore at 4:45pm 04.01.22 How was this an emergency? Shouldn't they have called a tow boat instead? I can appreciate that 35
Looking for an Oday 240 or 272 cb32863 at 4:31pm 04.01.22 I understand difficulties finding boats close by, I drove from MN to FL for my current boat. It's a
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 4:14pm 04.01.22 That's not so. Turning the key off will just shut off the field current for the alternator, and it
Bent Wing shemandr at 4:08pm 04.01.22 The best thing about the wing keel on the H356 and other H models is that it gets weight down low on
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder SycloneDriver at 3:48pm 04.01.22 Maybe borrow a 2nd Honda and parallel them or borrow a different generator. Stick welder? FYI Loo
Fender cleanup dmax at 3:33pm 04.01.22 You can use Comet, Barkeeper's Friend (which has Oxalic Acid), Mineral Spirits and/or a Magic Eraser
Its funny Friday! SFS at 3:25pm 04.01.22 Man it was weird reading that potato joke. I have a skiing buddy whose sister dated Tom Brokaw for a
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:16pm 04.01.22 In France, they would say that joke was 'og rotten.'
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder thinwater at 2:47pm 04.01.22 No shore power? Make an adapter. It also depends on what you are welding. Tubing and railings at 25
Air conditioning Scott T-Bird at 2:47pm 04.01.22 I see that ... there are not nearly as many on the market as we had 2 years ago. There are a couple
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 2:42pm 04.01.22 A girl Potato and boy Potato had eyes for each other, and finally they got married and had a little
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. TomY at 2:23pm 04.01.22 would i want a plank on frame vessel today? no way :cool: After many years of familiarity with
Bent Wing Ken13559 at 1:27pm 04.01.22 My h326 shoal draft Wing Keel was bent upwards both sides once when I drove over a submerged breakwa
Looking for an Oday 240 or 272 cheeseNcrackers at 1:16pm 04.01.22
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer AaronD at 1:14pm 04.01.22 My $.02 worth: My understanding is that you're right about using 4200 - butyl isn't the right produ

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