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Cheap cleaning tricks (1) Jumpstart at 5:47am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1856 Over the years I've picked up a couple of tricks to solve pesky cleaning problems. The tannin stain
Garmin 3000 series data card questions Roger Long at 3:52am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4388 I have the Garmin 3205 for my radar installation on order from Tiger. Looking at the downloaded man
Depth finder Tony2367 at 7:26pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3496 A few weeks ago we were returning up the St. Mark's River and ran aground. I knew the tide was low b
Motor Mount Bolts Stripped Out Deucer at 6:45pm 04.08.09 Smaller Boats 8/2015 Has anybody had this happen to them? I was puttig the boat in a slip and fighting about 15kts of cr
Re-bedding fixed lexan Ports Tstein at 4:55pm 04.08.09 S2 5/4703 Aloha; The lexan port is leaking and I'm trying to decide what is the correct product to use to r
New Orleans area weather sailaway78 at 3:20pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1409 Have read a couple post recently, not to mention mine, where someone got pounded pretty good by the
Electric polisher and buffer paulj at 2:20pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3941 My 26 year old Porter Cable is broken and beyond reasonable repair. I'm looking for recomendations f
Rudder Stuffing Box Swimfar at 2:10pm 04.08.09 S2 6/3487 I have a 1981 S2 8.5A. While crawling behind the fuel tank to inspect the helm cables, I noticed two
Raw water hoses Bob S at 2:08pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1661 I am in the process of changing my sea strainer from the little plastic OEM one to a Perko Bronze mu
Manson Supreme - first anchoring Jim Seamans at 1:33pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 46/8966 Purchased the #45 manson supreme this winter and was able to anchor this last weekend (apr 4th). Fi
Ranger 32 restoration (2) j24kachina at 11:06am 04.08.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8518 I have completed the work on a Ranger 32, hull number 59. There is almost nothing which I have not r
Backing plates for stanchions 48dodge at 10:28am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5161 I was wondering what materials should I use for a backing plate for some new stanchions I have. The
H30 stantions BruceK at 9:54am 04.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1132 Have 4 slightly bent stantions from my H30 '94 which can also fit same vintage 33.5 and 35.5, I thin
looking for Pat17364 SV Espiritu Neal Edward Albrektsen at 9:20am 04.08.09 Big Boats 0/1090 If there is anyone out there that knows Pat and Carole Mcintish on Espiritu please forward this mess
Haulout checklist Don12480 at 9:11am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3938 I am preparing for my haulout and was looking for a post from Maine Sail on Hull Polishing which sho
42 P Off Shore Paul Olson at 8:37am 04.08.09 Big Boats 9/4218 We just purchased a 1994 42 P. After a full survey on this one owner boat it was indicated as a 9.5
GPS and Charts Warren Milberg at 7:34am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1709 A good article, and timely reminder, by Chuck Husick about GPS and Chart variations on the Boat US w
Shower Drain Cover rasselas at 7:21am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1544 Does anyone know where I can order a replacement shower drain cover? Mine is rusty (my wife the CAP
transmission position while sailing Alice A. at 7:18am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/6268 There are apparently conflicting opinions about whether to lock the transmission in reverse while sa
Catalina 34 aft cabin? simonsez22 at 7:13am 04.08.09 Big Boats 3/6122 Anyone, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 34. The aft cabin sleeping arrangements are sideways, com

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Icebox conversion kits dlochner at 5:14pm 03.12.22 The refrigeration unit is only part of the cost. The other big cost is having enough battery capacit
Bug screen Johnb at 5:11pm 03.12.22 if you need it to be noseeum proof make sure it is.
Shackleton's Endurance Found shemandr at 4:27pm 03.12.22 Yeah but in the world of exploration ego was an asset. Also a danger.
Icebox conversion kits Tally Ho at 4:24pm 03.12.22
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Tally Ho at 4:18pm 03.12.22 Thanks Greg. Sail5 is basically turn-key ready to sail. All systems are working and the boat is sq
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power sail sfbay at 4:12pm 03.12.22 Bilge pump operates off the dc system, independent of shore power. I would check the bilge pump elec
Slipper 17. Removal of Deck mounted mast support Jimc91 at 4:06pm 03.12.22 Update on Slipper 17 mast support post and how it is fastened to deck. Over the past 40 years water
Shackleton's Endurance Found Justin_NSA at 3:56pm 03.12.22 The story is an amazing read. Had he been able to control his ego, they might have sailed under bett
Bristol 24 water tank sail sfbay at 3:39pm 03.12.22 ..........find that the outside edges of the water tank are fiberglassed to the bottom side of the v
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price sail sfbay at 3:21pm 03.12.22 Did your insurance provider insure it at the price you paid vs. the lower market price stated by the
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 3:21pm 03.12.22 Welcome to the forum!! That is why it is a boat. haha, thanks!
Bristol 24 water tank sail sfbay at 3:09pm 03.12.22 ................. It seems crazy to me that there is no way to access the water tank to clean, inspe
refrigeration for a s2 11a jviss at 2:50pm 03.12.22 I'm thinking that a cooling system will need to be able to cool and maintain the coolness without t
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price captcoho at 2:32pm 03.12.22 Thank you for all of the input. Case closed, I bought the boat. Congrates on the new to you boat !
Great Lakes Charter wanted? dLj at 2:10pm 03.12.22 Yes; however, good luck with that. I don't think many would be willing to incur the liability expo
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Will Gilmore at 1:44pm 03.12.22 Congrats for the new to you boat. You'll do fine.... First you hoist the sails and then see what h
Shackleton's Endurance Found shemandr at 1:34pm 03.12.22 Soundings Magazine's daily newsletter had a great photo. I showed the transom where the name was cl
Great Lakes Charter wanted? BigEasy at 1:27pm 03.12.22 Looks to me like @Capt Andy was fishing to find someone on this list to allow him to charter their
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 12:46pm 03.12.22 Yes BugEasy, Just another detail that set this boat apart from others I had looked at. I'll post fu
3m 4000 thinwater at 12:17pm 03.12.22 Thanks and I will assume that by "move faster" you meant that if I see them start to weep, I should

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