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Team work award 2008 paulj at 12:36pm 12.30.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1468 Now this is husband and wife team work.......:+1: Thanks Jim and Gale for showing it can be done.
Boat Hoist plans JustinG328 at 10:28am 12.30.08 Ask All Sailors 17/11302 Greetings, I am looking at repainting my MacGregor 25 and refitting the keel. To do this, I believe
Booboo at winterisation Pbarton at 10:02am 12.30.08 Catalina 30 2/1168 I got caught by a cold snap here in Virginia and didn't have the Universal engine winterised. The ma
Battery recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 9:34am 12.30.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2540 It's been 7 years since I replaced our battery bank and appears to be the extent of it's useful life
Looking to buy an Irwin 10/4 MrBee at 9:29am 12.30.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1347 sorry to post here instead of the Irwin forum but the Irwin forum is not working right now. My wife
Long Island Sound is rippin' today! (2) RobG at 9:17am 12.30.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1802 Check out the wave height vs the period. I was on the Watchill web cam and watched a small fishing b
Photo of 9.2c oven install Calypso at 8:31am 12.30.08 S2 5/1821 Does anyone have an oven in their 9.2c? If so please post a photo as I'm in the middle of installin
New 9.9 Honda kenw at 8:08am 12.30.08 Smaller Boats 1/1089 Just information when you install a new Engine in a Hunter 240. I purchased a new Honda 9.9 with
MacGregor 26X Sea Dolphin at 7:07am 12.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1385 I would appreciate if someone can help me, I like to know, from the deck how high on the mast, can I
Proper VHF etiquette and use Mike G. at 5:38am 12.30.08 Ask All Sailors 18/2144 Over the years, I have periodically found some good articles on the proper etiquette and use of VHF
Hull ID Number Capt Jim24025 at 4:45am 12.30.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1392 I used to have a handy web site where I could look up the boat manufacturer using the first 3 letter
473 Anchor bulb Jester II at 2:17am 12.30.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1436 Any one know the dimensions/spec of the anchor bulb for the 473? Mine has stopped working, but befor
Translucent Areas on Topsides Curious at 12:16am 12.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1030 Has anyone noticed translucent areas on their topsides when bright sunlight shines on them? I hav
2008 Franklin at 9:27pm 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1731 What is your complaint about 2008? Mine is the weather. It's bad enough that I had to deal with I
Two+ Year Tef-Gel Experiment Complete !!!! (5) Maine Sail at 7:58pm 12.29.08 Musings With Maine Sail 18/8614 Hi All, As promised a loooooong time ago I am reporting on the use of Tef-Gel on the prop shaft co
Rudder needs repair Spar Trek at 7:09pm 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1661 I recently bought this Call 33 and most recently had it put on the hard for the winter. My rudder ha
GPS Input Racing Mark NewportVic at 6:30pm 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1323 Has anyone figured out how to easily input a Garmin Waypoint when the committee boat says 247 degree
Chessie Diner Raft Up Bob Poff at 4:49pm 12.29.08 Sails Call Lounge 12/4125 I've been thinking again.... sometimes dangerous. The holidays are about over, the sailing season in
cc24 vs tanzer22 kriss at 4:29pm 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2991 I am looking at 2 boats,both 70's vintage and both in good shape. the cc24 has been restored and imp
Instrument replacement marylou14 at 3:51pm 12.29.08 Bigger Boats 0/1120 I have a 1983 37 CC O'DAy. I keep the boat in the Meditterranean for half year cruising. The instrum

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There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) Hayden Watson at 4:47pm 06.10.21 I have a couple of preferred locations to install the sensor core for my new EV-100 pilot but accord
Replacing wheel nut, C&C 30 Mk1 Tally Ho at 4:45pm 06.10.21
CNG (2) smokey73 at 3:54pm 06.10.21 You will need to buy or assemble a CNG fill adapter to be able to fill a typical boat CNG cylinder f
Looked at an H260 Today Doug J at 3:49pm 06.10.21 @Doug J : Do you remove that solar panel for towing? yes, definitely.
H216 Mast Boot Sealing kappykaplan at 3:42pm 06.10.21 @sail sfbay , the OP is a trailer sailor. He'd have to take the boot tape off every time he takes t
PFD auto inflating Sailor Sue at 3:39pm 06.10.21 One of a boat owners Spring fitting out schedule should be to inspect any inflatables, plus manuall
CNG sail sfbay at 3:33pm 06.10.21 I hope this helps: Public Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and prices in New York, NY (cngprice
H216 Mast Boot Sealing sail sfbay at 3:29pm 06.10.21 Bainbridge Mast Boot Tape BAINBRIDGE Mast Boot Tape \| West Marine
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners (2) AaronD at 3:17pm 06.10.21 Yes, I wouldn't question the ratings on any of the Schaefer products. Is the Snapfurl connection a
New owner of 1985 Hunter 28.5 sail sfbay at 3:14pm 06.10.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new 28.5!! Please refer to the plumbing diagram on
There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) dlochner at 2:53pm 06.10.21 Yep, I've been using that app for several years. It is real handy when installing compasses and elec
Recommendation for a good TV sail sfbay at 2:39pm 06.10.21 The largest Samsung or Visio Smart TV that will fit is what I do.
Looked at an H260 Today Tedd at 2:38pm 06.10.21 @Doug J : Ah, right--I got so involved in your photos that I forgot what you wrote!
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations ncleary1225 at 2:29pm 06.10.21 Does anyone know of a fill up station near NY? We are purchasing a boat and cannot find a filling st
H310 heeling kappykaplan at 1:53pm 06.10.21 you will sail faster with the reef in. :plus::plus::plus:
H310 heeling shemandr at 1:49pm 06.10.21 Reefing line tails used to annoy the Admiral who is very tidy on my Ranger 29. We were constantly n
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat shemandr at 1:39pm 06.10.21 . Is it possible inside the water ballast tank to form blisters ?????? I think so. If the tank is
H310 heeling Sailfanatic at 1:34pm 06.10.21 .. I like the post about reefing. I always worried it would slow the boat. I have rigged jiffy in
Looked at an H260 Today kappykaplan at 1:30pm 06.10.21 You said: e said: so it is easily removed for trailering.
H310 heeling JamesG161 at 1:14pm 06.10.21 It pinned the gauge more than once. Let me guess... Always to that side, i bet. The reason is you

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