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Fog Courtesy? & Cautions (5) Maine Sail at 2:28pm 08.03.09 Musings With Maine Sail 25/8047 Ok this is going to be a little bit of a frustration rant but mostly at folks who probably do not pa
Breaking news: water runs down hill! tsmwebb at 2:20pm 08.03.09 Ask All Sailors 0/12 Being a bear of very little brain I find I learn a lot of things that should be obvious only through
Bimini Bill J at 2:16pm 08.03.09 Smaller Boats 5/1422 I'm interested in putting a bimini on my 23.5 (1996) and was wondering if any of you had done so? I
Screens for Forward Hatch and Companion Way Richit at 1:59pm 08.03.09 Catalina 310 12/4331 Hi all, When I purchased my 310, the previous owner had screens for all port holes and hatches, bu
Connecting my ST6002 to my Garmin GPSmap 540 bman88 at 1:09pm 08.03.09 Ask All Sailors 18/8843 I've installed a Raymarine ST6002 (Wheel)and a Garmin GPSmap 540 in my sailboat, and while each one
Catching bugs with railroad spikes (1) BristolSailor at 1:07pm 08.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1846 Catching bugs (lobsters) with railroad spikes Last month I got a railroad spike jammed in my rudder
kirby 30 bruce webb at 12:50pm 08.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/7220 i own a kirby 30 that has been dismasted. i have another piece in which to repair. these kirby 30's
Good location for flux compass Bruce Adams at 12:35pm 08.03.09 Catalina 30 2/1535 Hi, I am installing a Raymarine auto helm wheel pilot with a fluxgate compass in my 1982 Catalina 3
Swim Platform for Oday 28 skisil at 12:22pm 08.03.09 Bigger Boats 1/1938 I am looking to add a swim platform to my Oday 28. I had found a website for Sweet Water Marine Prod
Northern Lake Champlain sailers Scott at 12:18pm 08.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1264 Will be in Burlington Friday thru Monday. Been there many times and never sailed on the lake. Anyone
stack pack grayldma@eastlink.ca at 9:52am 08.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/858 Thanks to all who responded to my 'stack pack' request for information. Very much appreciated. Hop
stack pack grayldma@eastlink.ca at 9:51am 08.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/891 Thanks to all who responded to my 'stack pack' request for information. Very much appreciated. Hop
Cutta Hole in my Boat! the update (5) emergpa1 at 9:47am 08.03.09 Day Sailers 8/1754 Here are the lates pictures of the re-repairs on MY GIRL. It has been a long slow process of reading
41DS Diesel gfrazzle at 9:32am 08.03.09 Big Boats 4/1389 Anybody know the designation of the 54HP Diesel in the 41? Thanks
Hunter 216 outhaul Bill Perry at 7:49am 08.03.09 Smaller Boats 1/1366 Hello, I have found recently that the tail of my outhaul frequently falls into one of the main
Mast track cleaning H216 Bill Perry at 7:45am 08.03.09 Smaller Boats 3/1719 I recently bought a can of McLube for my mast track. I find that I cannot get all the slack out of t
5411 Temperature celebrate or worry? Gary_H at 7:26am 08.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1242 My 5411 cranks first time, runs strong and sounds great, but I'm always worried about cooling. The P
CAPRI 22 tall/standard mast sailorguy at 7:15am 08.03.09 Catalina 22 3/68 HI, I need to know the height differences between the tall and standard mast of Capri 22 wing keel.
H34 faster on starboard tack? mark_swart at 6:38am 08.03.09 Big Boats 6/1462 I'm about two months into my on-the-water relationship with our 1984 H34 and am noticing that the bo
Annapolis 2009 Jim Seamans at 5:56am 08.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1686 Peggie, Just checking to see if you are coming this year.. Hope So..:)

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Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... Pagan Baby at 7:37pm 01.02.22
6" round fluorecsent SVFreedom at 7:35pm 01.02.22 We left one of the wires disconnected. The switch we added can be used with two circuits. Click up
41DS GPS Antenna Location Brian D at 7:35pm 01.02.22 As you may know, GPS antenna/receiver can be as small as a USB flashdrive. So it really could be any
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? ingramsail at 7:17pm 01.02.22
A lost art: Conserving ice. jon hansen at 7:13pm 01.02.22 i have the same system/ ice box. i also love an endless picnic of fine foods. i'm a cube guy tom
41DS GPS Antenna Location dkinzer at 7:05pm 01.02.22 Looks like a mushroom. Thanks. Yes, I'm familiar with the mushroom-like GPS antennae as well as th
WTB: Replacement control "puck" for Lewmar 2.2kW 12v TT Thruster sail sfbay at 6:56pm 01.02.22 Buy a replacement controller from Lewmar TT thruster controller from a Lewmar dealer or ebay once yo
41DS GPS Antenna Location sail sfbay at 6:46pm 01.02.22 My Hunter 46 has a E120 at the helm and E80 at the navigation station with a gps receiver (antenna)
41DS GPS Antenna Location Nodak7 at 6:35pm 01.02.22 Ours is mounted on the Cabin top right above the Nav Station. Looks like a mushroom.
Florida members Crusty Ol Salt at 6:34pm 01.02.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/key-west-activities.1249932103/#post-1727450 https://foru
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Scott T-Bird at 6:33pm 01.02.22 Money, especially cruising money, is a terrible thing to waste. Uma has been fun to watch. Especia
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:04pm 01.02.22
CENTERBOARD HELP twodzusfittings at 5:56pm 01.02.22 Funny you should mention about screwing the bilge pump into the bilge without the use of any sealant
Barbed hose fittings Allan12210 at 5:48pm 01.02.22 Depends on the lines they service. Potable water - only plastic Engine water, both AF and sea wat
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 5:47pm 01.02.22 My current boat needs a new stereo. When I finally get around to replacing it I will probably add a
H260 in the Classifieds Section sail sfbay at 5:45pm 01.02.22 Same thing happens on RV Trader all the time.
H280 Battery Charger Change out SycloneDriver at 5:43pm 01.02.22 One of the best improvements I made to the stereo on my old boat was to run a dedicated power cable
H260 in the Classifieds Section Tedd at 5:32pm 01.02.22 ...must have been priced right and in really good condition. It was listed for a while at a higher
H280 Battery Charger Change out SycloneDriver at 5:32pm 01.02.22 Sounds good to me. I would think you would need it more with a gasoline engine than diesel. Altern
H260 in the Classifieds Section sail sfbay at 5:28pm 01.02.22 My guess it sold and the seller so excited about selling it they forgot about deleting the ad.......

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