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Garmin Handheld GPS Bob S at 6:06am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1685 Just got a great deal on a Garmin 76Cx at Boater's World. The unit cost me $209.00 and they're selli
Notice Otis Overflow Sailor at 2:21pm 05.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/906 Does anyone know where I can get a used trailer that will fit my recently acquired O'Day 23? Prefer
Broken wire to gas solenoid Andreas T at 10:29pm 05.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1242 The "+" wire to the gas solenoid in the propane locker is broken, and I can't find the routing of th
Rudder bearings First 405 raydeeoh at 9:00pm 05.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5296 Looking for information from others who've had to replace their rudder bearings. Would like to know
I am back in the water (video) v3n0m at 8:20pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2986 I have been silent, but I have been reading and working on the boat. You guys know that I am a novic
Albin 022 Parts Buzzlovelace at 8:04pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1649 Does any one have a carburator for the Albin 022 or have a parts reouurce other that Fors Miarin in
H22 roller in rudder LDM at 7:46pm 05.09.09 Smaller Boats 2/1003 Does anyone have an old rudder for an H22 lying around? As I was fishing a new line into the rudder,
Home made wind turbine? jackhartjr at 6:04pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3439 Hi folks...anyone here made a wind generator or wind turbine from scratch? If so what are the pros a
Wiring in steering wheel post sr102948 at 5:38pm 05.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1541 Installing a Garmin GPS on my 78 Hunter. Very little room to run cables and wiring up the steering p
Keel goes Bye Bye MacMikey at 5:24pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/7529 Well it's time for another chapter in the "Adventures of Papillon", "The never ending story........
Replacing the alcohol container.... yugnoir at 4:47pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1270 Hello all, I need to replace the alcohol container for the stove top that came with the Mac 26...
Mainsail traveller Columbia 30 pdogsboat at 4:01pm 05.09.09 Columbia 0/2136 Hey all, new guy here. I am the new owner of a C-30, 1973, deep draft. It has its share of needs,
Rub Rail JCDSAIL at 2:46pm 05.09.09 Catalina 310 6/2474 The rub rail is starting to loosen up in the starboard rear track. Anyone have a way to slip the gra
Self-Tailing Winch Operation colmitch71 at 2:33pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6783 Folks, My H-31 1985 has Maxwell self tailing primary winches, but this question is a general one. Wh
mast interior blocks--fishing a new halyard roger in Orlando at 1:45pm 05.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/3406 I have been up my mast half a dozen times over the past couple of weeks, trying to fish a replacemen
Wheel adjustment, taking the slack out of the helm Gorndorff at 1:11pm 05.09.09 Catalina 30 1/1523 After a haul out period and return to the water here in Clearwater I find that the steerage is a bit
Pearson keel bolt replacement Ian4781 at 11:38am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/6066 My p 26 (new to me) has Very rusty keel bolt nuts and the forward edge of the hull to keel joint was
New galley MartinLanglois at 10:56am 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1457 Hello everyone. Just before putting my boat in the water for the summer, I want to make a new gall
what brand of water proof grease kenb at 8:49am 05.09.09 Catalina 22 2/1246 new owner of a 1977 22 catalina/what brand of grease do people use on the keel locking pin/ I read s
When is it time to change the Cutlass Bearing Michel16055 at 8:27am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1663 I simply would like to know when you know it's time to change the cutlass bearing. Are there specifi

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LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:37am 03.10.22 A couple of more observations nothing to do with the output voltage of the alternator. Note that t
Foresail pennant RoyS at 5:25am 03.10.22 Once had a boat with a huge Genoa that blocked my view of what was in front of me. I had a window pu
Cockpit Cushions Joe at 5:18am 03.10.22 Shop around. That's a lot of money for 2 cushions.
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:14am 03.10.22 @Hayden Watson , I don't know where to begin. You've written two long, authoritative-sounding posts
What are these... Joe at 5:13am 03.10.22 That type of binding is really easy to make. Any fabric or upholstery supply will have it. Or you
Foresail pennant Joe at 5:11am 03.10.22 Here's another heads up: West Marine has all the pieces, parts and small diameter wire to build you
Docking queries Terry Cox at 4:56am 03.10.22 We prefer three strand nylon for our dock lines as opposed to double braid. Three strand absorbs sho
Hunter 240 rudder (1) patbratton at 4:50am 03.10.22 Here is the drawing
Docking queries jssailem at 4:33am 03.10.22 Congrats Fred, on the new to you boat acquisition. This is going to be an exciting summer for you an
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C shemandr at 4:17am 03.10.22 Congratulations on the purchase of your new boat.
New Catalina 30 Owner landhort at 4:11am 03.10.22 I got a few pics of the interior when I was out cleaning her up today. Yes there is water in my bil
Cockpit Cushions kappykaplan at 4:03am 03.10.22 Go for it!
Cockpit Cushions patbratton at 3:55am 03.10.22 I can buy Seachoice Emergency Marine Foam Flotation cushions from Amazon for $19.99 each in white. F
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV jssailem at 3:52am 03.10.22 Certainly the dock to boat access path you use is a consideration. I suggest also consider the side
Cockpit Cushions kappykaplan at 3:45am 03.10.22 57% increase - definitely outpacing inflation!
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 3:41am 03.10.22 That rag tied to the clean out is a nasty. Someone did do some good work on the Y valve install. The
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 3:32am 03.10.22 Great job of discovery and documentation. You are on your way to solving your plumbing challenge. Yo
What are these... Apex at 3:25am 03.10.22 yes factory. It is trim to cover gaps. I had the same on my Catalina 25. You can create your own
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL Will Gilmore at 2:36am 03.10.22 No, "feet dry" policy for Haitians. I've always wondered if it had to do with their color. For som
I got new crew (1) pclarksurf at 11:03pm 03.09.22 Based on the painting..looks like you had a previous crew member too. :beer: Indeed-- 13.5 years,

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