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Trim question biggio at 9:26am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2215 My boat is Catalina 27 Tall Rig 86. Due to the height of of my Bimini top my boom is raised about 3
26s cb removal on trailer puttroar52 at 9:04am 05.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1750 I brought a 91' 26s last week. cb cable is broke. Can I remove cb on trailer? I've read the arctives
Gimballed Stove Roger321 at 6:39am 05.10.09 Big Boats 4/1453 My stove works fine pierside, but not underway. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks,
Garmin Handheld GPS Bob S at 6:06am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1697 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 0/913 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 4/1252 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 3/5327 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 24/3003 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 3/1653 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 2/1011 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 18/3476 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 4/1566 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 26/7552 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 4/1273 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 0/2148 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 6/2520 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 13/6935 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 3/3426 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 1/1536 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 3/6109 My p 26 (new to me) has Very rusty keel bolt nuts and the forward edge of the hull to keel joint was

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FORT MYERS... MARINAS Sailor Sue at 5:14pm 03.24.22 For a marina, check Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda. It is a big place just north of Ft. Myers, a
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 4:44pm 03.24.22 I refit my 2 freezers with: Isotherm 2010-SX Compact Air Cooled Refrigeration Compo
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice reuabyor at 4:18pm 03.24.22
FORT MYERS... MARINAS Tom J at 4:05pm 03.24.22 For privately owned slips, check Craigslist. Hopefully, your boat has shoal draft. A lot of privat
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:56pm 03.24.22 Not sure what you mean by "makes"...brand names? Can you find the other end of it? That should pro
Firefly battery issues Tater at 3:43pm 03.24.22
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:30pm 03.24.22 Where do you keep your current boat? Can you just haul that boat and use the slip for your new boat
No clue jviss at 3:25pm 03.24.22 I'll give you $3 for it.
How to change reefing line on Hunter 42 Passage single line reef system? mesmith1122 at 3:16pm 03.24.22 That sounds much more reasonable!! Thanks for the advice!!
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (2) chichiflys at 3:01pm 03.24.22 Almost done. I embedded a 1/2" 6x8" G10 plate on top of the keel, using some threaded 1/4" bolts to
ASA 101 class... Kings Gambit at 2:50pm 03.24.22 Guess it depends on the school that you attend. The one that I attended did work you hard. Buy th
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 fred1diver at 2:49pm 03.24.22 No idea on what the black hose is either, the plumbing is pretty wacky on the boat Any specific make
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:30pm 03.24.22 Too late, I've seen those hoses...at least he's already planning to replace 'em.. Go with Raritan Sa
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 dlochner at 2:29pm 03.24.22 Also check Garhauer Marine for sheaves.
H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef Crusty Ol Salt at 2:19pm 03.24.22 Funny. I just replaced all my lines on my boom on my new to me 280. The boom is a zspar boom. I was
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Barnacle Bill at 2:15pm 03.24.22 They have reformulated the paint and have added black too. The new VC cans will have a black top, o
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 dmax at 2:13pm 03.24.22 Rigrite has a good selection of sheaves, though not the cheapest they usually have what you need: Ri
Roller Furler - Prep Barnacle Bill at 2:08pm 03.24.22 NO
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Stu Jackson at 2:02pm 03.24.22 f you choose the DCP (that would be my choice), then you really should install the 2 ON/OFF switche
FORT MYERS... MARINAS dlochner at 1:50pm 03.24.22 Where to look for those owner rentals, like publications, magazines,? and thx, that's very helpful

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