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fort desoto jdgrnt66 at 5:44am 04.08.09 Destinations 4/4601 hello all. anyone have any thoughts or experience on anchoring (possibly overnigt) at fort desoto. i
Where credit is due DannyS at 5:29am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1917 Practical Sailor magazine always has a section called "Where credit is due" that allows readers to g
Maintenance Help dennisv at 4:09am 04.08.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1181 Catalina 27 owners, I'm about to become a owner of my first Catalina, a 1986 C27. The survey noted s
Kuuma BBQ Rail Mount sinnettc at 10:35pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3414 So, I put the BBQ mount on the boat and it looks good. I'm a bit concerned about the knobs for atta
Anchor rode rusting FYoung at 8:25pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1229 I have a combination chain rode spliced to nylon line for my anchor rode. It is about six years old
Pitch adjustment of a Kiwi prop Pat T at 7:16pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2403 I am going to fine tune (adjust) the pitch on my Kiwi prior to launch this spring. I currently can a
Baking Soda jwieneck at 5:02pm 04.07.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2298 Peggy each year I put a couple of boxes of baking soda (in small plastic bowls) in many of the low s
RayTech Planner Witzend at 4:25pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3570 Just purchased a C90W. It came with a demo copy of RayTech Planner. Anyone here have any experience
Rudder and shaft damage Cat 34 Prime Time at 4:24pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2722 Hi, I'm interested in hearing opinions on the proper way to go about assessing damage and repairing
Arch mounted davits som1335 at 3:57pm 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6439 Has anyone installed davits attached to a Hunter factory Arch? If so did you buy it or make it? I'
Anchor light Winsome23 at 3:20pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2221 I am looking for a 6 volt battery operated anchor light that can be raised up the mast with a halya
GPS/Sonar combo???? TheGreatEscape at 2:18pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1762 I am looking for suggestions on a GPS/Sonar combo that will give me the best bang for the buck. Basi
I am getting there... rub rail question (5) RECESS at 1:39pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1847 I have been delayed, delayed, and delayed some more on my painting because of these storms in south
Didnt beat the front in. (1) sailormark45 at 1:20pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1587 Well well what a great 2 days of sailing we had, camped out on boat Saturday night on Matagorda bay,
oil filter for a four stoke honda peterbud at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3483 What is the difference between a Honda oil filter for my 9.9 at $20 vs a Fram oil filter for $6?:con
H30 stantions BruceK at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/8 I have 4 slightly bent stantions for my '94 H30..bent a little from shrinkwrap fatigue. I replaced t
rerigging issues MrMikey64 at 12:39pm 04.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2240 I'm finally to the point where I can redo the standing rigging on my 1981 Mac 25. The biggest proble
S2 6.8 rudder on ebay BobM at 12:31pm 04.07.09 S2 0/1645 Someone, not me, has just listed a rudder off a scrapped 1977 6.8. I don't know the person or wheth
Update on my 222 (4) 48dodge at 12:11pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1937 It feels so good to finally be putting stuff back onto the boat instead of just taking stuff off. P
"melamine" veneer in head and other places. how to replace? (2) luvitt at 12:02pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2515 So all this thin "plastic paper" veneer is in rough shape. what is it? I call it melamine. how shoul

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Norwegian Shipping Going Electric Will Gilmore at 3:59am 11.24.21 :clap: It's not like we have all the bugs work out of our current way of shipping. Next, autonomo
Water tank pick up Davidasailor26 at 2:33am 11.24.21
Water tank pick up Slipin Away at 2:31am 11.24.21 Sounds like you might have a screen on the pickup tube that is clogged. Might try removing the blue
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric Joe at 1:14am 11.24.21 The Norwegians are pretty far ahead of us in this area.... interesting things to be learned. If yo
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? Diablito at 12:49am 11.24.21
Port leaks macdoug at 11:57pm 11.23.21
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina NYSail at 10:32pm 11.23.21
HAPPY THANKSGIVING Clydo at 10:24pm 11.23.21 Indeed, we do! Tks all. :beer: So true so true. Clyde Thorington C310 ILEAN TOO San Jose, CA
Pearson 30 NYSail at 10:07pm 11.23.21 The Pearson made boats are great sailboats. Granted they are from an earlier design standard. Narro
Pearson 30 FastOlson at 9:22pm 11.23.21 Regarding diesel engine noise and vibration... On any used sailboat over 15 or 20 years old, be sure
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 9:10pm 11.23.21 I tried one at a time and both together, no difference.
Water tank pick up Ward H at 8:55pm 11.23.21 When you tested the blue lines by putting them in a bucket, did you do one tank at a time? When you
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 11.23.21 Water Softener. Works every time. LOL. Technically it does.. Sorta. Based on a quick web search...
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? Rich Stidger at 8:51pm 11.23.21 <snip> I like your idea and will be so cautious that I may make holes in the forward and aft facing
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? Diablito at 8:02pm 11.23.21
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 7:50pm 11.23.21 It is quite puzzling. Each line from the tank to the pump, tests good. When the opening of the deck
Water tank pick up Tally Ho at 7:31pm 11.23.21
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? SandyFrank at 7:23pm 11.23.21 Old elect-chickens trick is a most dangerous game and one I have done a lot of my 40.5 as compared t
Water tank pick up DayDreamer41 at 7:13pm 11.23.21 They come together at the pump, with individual cut offs. I tried one tank at a time, with no impro
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Ralph Johnstone at 7:09pm 11.23.21 I'm starting to get the impression your investigation into this problem is about as organized as a b

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