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Disposal of Outdated Pyrotechnics Jon6436 at 2:37pm 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2781 Over the years I've accumulated quite a few Red Flares and Skyblazers that have become outdated. Sur
Chainplates 48dodge at 1:57pm 04.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1178 I'm just looking for a source for the small Schaefer plates that are used in the cabin that attach t
stand up block attachment Jerry Loomis- at 1:47pm 04.22.09 Pearson 1/1485 I want to know how to move or rotate stand up blocks on a mast boot on a Pearson 37. I have several
Ethanol Free Gasoline - SE PA & South NJ Timothy at 1:24pm 04.22.09 Trailer Sailors 19/21988 Hello Everyone, I live in south NJ and I'm looking for gas stations in SE PA and south NJ where I
1985 Seafarer 26 mjsiega at 1:03pm 04.22.09 Seafarer 1/6053 Hello all, I just recently acquired a Seafarer 26 and think she is an excellent sailboat. I do have
Trailering with outboard on H260 transom??? yadayada at 10:55am 04.22.09 Smaller Boats 20/2904 Ok, what do you H260 owners do with your outboards when you are trailering your boat from home to th
Thinking about Sirius electricc0wb0y at 9:21am 04.22.09 Sirius 21/22 19/10054 I am thinking about a Sirius 21/22 for trailer sailing. I am going to look at a couple this weekend
23.5 forestay quickrelease lever Arturo at 8:59am 04.22.09 Smaller Boats 3/1681 Johnson makes a model 1420 which I think would work for me, BUT they only supply dealers (West Marin
Busted Boom Vang, Temp fix ? Royal Flush at 8:45am 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3802 Winds picked up Sunday from 6-9 knots to nearly 20 knots within 15 minutes. The boat came alive took
Crown28 upwind in heavy air druid at 8:37am 04.22.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3254 Hi, I bought my Crown 28 (for those not familiar, it's VERY similar to a Cal 29) 2 years ago, and
AC Hose routing, how do I get it out? bigburb at 8:34am 04.22.09 Big Boats 2/1156 1989 Hunter 40, someone installed the AC with the wrong type of hose and a filter housing with no fi
Mast sheaves on O'Day 32 (1) Konstantin at 8:19am 04.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2995 Do anybody knows dimensions of halyard sheaves on the top of the Mast in O'Day32? I mean diameter an
Storing the 310 Seat rpwillia at 6:24am 04.22.09 Catalina 310 6/1924 On my 310 I have the drop in seat, and I noticed there is a diagonal groove cut in the back, almost
SoCal Sailors Off To The Races Rick D at 5:42am 04.22.09 Destinations 2/2719 Many of us from these boards are off Friday to the annual Newport Beach to Ensenada, BC Mexico race.
Installing VHF paphman at 5:12am 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2004 I am installing a new vhf radio. I will be running the wire inside the mast and would like to insta
Best choice? Quoddy at 4:16am 04.22.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1509 I have read that high aspect ratio foils are easily stalled. It seems that if your underwater foils
Hi, st60, rod kicker broke jkittka at 12:57am 04.22.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2256 Hello all. And thanks to John. Has any one experienced the gas strut failing on the rod kicker? Sel
Catalina 22 engine shaft length ques?? (1) Even Kiehl at 9:38pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 7/5421 Cat 22 engine shaft ques?? ANSWERED, thanks. Hi, I have been looking for a Extra Long Shaft 25" Ya
2001 Hunter 320 Missionbreeze at 9:29pm 04.21.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/5596 I recently purchased this boat, the "Tiramisu" and am enjoying doing the TLC to get her in tip top s
How concerned should I be? Manny at 8:16pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2208 The backstory: A few weeks ago I replaced my old 8 HP four stroke outboard with a Honda 9.9 HP Four

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Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Crusty Ol Salt at 4:15pm 03.16.22 Hey, don't be to upset. I read through this twice and learned a couple of things. I would have nev
Forever to Charge - What's This? Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 03.16.22
Repurposing a Rope Clutch shemandr at 3:50pm 03.16.22 So, I'm assuming that you have in-mast furling since you say you don't adjust the halyard very much.
First of 4 panels Ralph Johnstone at 3:34pm 03.16.22 Nice little sailboat stitches. Be sure to show the finished product when you're done. Right now I'
First of 4 panels kappykaplan at 3:16pm 03.16.22 Looks great, @Light air ! :beer:
Sailboat Cradle shemandr at 3:10pm 03.16.22 I'd concentrate on local media directed at boaters. Cradles don't walk to their new homes - especia
Depth finder in bilge BigEasy at 2:49pm 03.16.22 Tom & Ted described the thru hull transducers & blanking plug. Many times owners will allow the spee
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 BigEasy at 2:32pm 03.16.22 Also, recommendations on paint type and application. Mark I wouldn't be so concerned about
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 BigEasy at 2:19pm 03.16.22 I haven't done a bottom paint for the last 8 years and it takes 15 min at haul out to spray wash th
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning shemandr at 2:17pm 03.16.22 I have used oxalic acid to remove tannin stains. I'm not sure why it would work on oxidized gel coa
First of 4 panels Ward H at 2:14pm 03.16.22 Now you did it! If my SO see's your stitching I'll have to be doing the same! Seriously, very nice.
Forever to Charge - What's This? (1) BigEasy at 2:05pm 03.16.22 I hear you. My boat's battery compartment is too shallow. :( They didn't consider batteries when
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 joker460 at 1:54pm 03.16.22 I'm going to get some flack over this but why do we bother with anti fouling paints in fresh water.
Swim Platform Lockers Ward H at 1:18pm 03.16.22 Nice latches. I put them on my boat. No more scarred shins from hitting the metal ones.
Forever to Charge - What's This? jeepbluetj at 1:12pm 03.16.22 Those batts are toast. An equalize may be tried, but I'd have little hope of improvement. And yes,
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 Davidasailor26 at 12:54pm 03.16.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 12:36pm 03.16.22 Watch out you don't destroy your charger. I had a battery like that once. I brought it home and put
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 12:34pm 03.16.22 pretty good bang for the buck: Duracell Marine Deep Cycle Battery, Group size 31 - Sam's Club (sams
Forever to Charge - What's This? kloudie1 at 12:19pm 03.16.22 pretty good bang for the buck: Duracell Marine Deep Cycle Battery, Group size 31 - Sam's Club (samsc
Forever to Charge - What's This? Brian D at 12:12pm 03.16.22 Watch out you don't destroy your charger. I had a battery like that once. I brought it home and put

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