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Icom VHF (1) Warren Milberg at 10:38am 04.01.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1338 Here is another VHF of mine, an Icom IC-M55 VHF. It works...but, the volume is very low and does not
Bottom Stripping CMM at 10:30am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2688 I have finally decided to strip what could be close to 20 layers of bottom paint off my 1989 Catalin
Abandoned Boats... dvideohd at 10:30am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 18/11556 I read an article on abandoned boats - and how they are turning up in a lot of places.... I wonde
Please explain what this is.... (1) das997 at 10:25am 04.01.09 Yamaha 2/2392 Hi Folks: I've owned my Yamaha 33 for about a year now, and I'm still puzzled by this ... here's a p
dodger for 25' Yes Dear24572 at 10:19am 04.01.09 Day Sailers 1/2106 Hello, we are planning on having a dodger built for our 1978 25' O'day. Never had one on the boat be
Neutural or Reverse? Jeff75 at 10:10am 04.01.09 Catalina 310 17/4265 Neutral or Reverse? Just wondering what the general train of thought is for the positioning of the
Does anyone know what this is called? captian dave at 9:44am 04.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1493 My fold down table on my boat has two contact fastners about the size of a quarter which holds the l
Hunter 27 Questions KNOTMAKER at 9:14am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1586 Mr. Henderson, I have a 2006 Hunter 27. Love it. Very quick and fun. Could use shelves behind set
design wind Quo at 9:08am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1426
Hunter 280 Questions Chuck_Buck at 8:56am 04.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/3489 Hi Folks, Moving up from a 1977 Catalina 25 to a 1996 Hunter 280. Really like the look of these
Hex Nuts on Shaft. Florida Bill at 8:55am 04.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1445 Hi everyone, bought a 1982 Hunter 27 with a 6.5 1GM that runs great, I need to replace the Nuts that
Sail area, what gives? Rick at 7:59am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1593 First and foremost thanks to Glenn for taking time here. I havent read into this many posts in a wh
BVI special 2 weeks for $ of 1 blowinganddrifting at 8:27am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1491 In my dreams, did I get ya on all the forums? :)
Free Sails while they last!!! Call this # blowinganddrifting at 8:24am 04.01.09 Catalina 30 0/1198 just dial 1-800- april -fools!!!
Huge Recall All Boats To 1977 Danger blowinganddrifting at 8:21am 04.01.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1061 The danger is all a big joke!!! April fools.
Replacing the port lights mister_j at 8:17am 04.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1032 I've scanned the archives because I'm about to replace both leaky port lights. They were solid to th
rudder post slop sailorich at 7:12am 04.01.09 Pearson 4/2153 Hi everyone, I have a 1971 Pearson 26 in very good shape. last season I noticed a slight clunk in th
depth finder Les Lewis at 5:54am 04.01.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/952 I am a new owner of a 1995 Catalina WB 250. Is there a place to mount a though hull transducer f
Opinions on fasteners(stainless vs bronze) Tim R. at 5:28am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1373 I need to mount my new winches and thought silicon bronze machine screws would be the best choice.
Winch position-retrofit pedastal, originally tiller Hermit Scott at 10:06pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2047 On my C30 the winches for the jib sheets are located somewhat forward in the cockpit. They are defin

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Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? dlochner at 8:17am 02.27.22 I share @dLj 's approach, the boat is a collection of systems, some systems remain pretty much as th
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Timm R Oday25 at 8:07am 02.27.22 After spending decades in manufacturing,I understand every component installed is a compromise . Cos
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? JamesG161 at 8:02am 02.27.22 came from the lowest bidder/supplier. based on Quantity purchased for production boats. Include St
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Hayden Watson at 7:51am 02.27.22 I was lever happy with the thought of needing to replace the bellows on the PSS and the possibility
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? dLj at 7:39am 02.27.22 I personally look at all boats as an assemblage of systems.The OEM assembled various systems based o
Down windsails. Diablito at 7:38am 02.27.22 John, Excellent point! Actually my single hand sailing is in the Santa Monica Bay or down to the A
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Hayden Watson at 7:37am 02.27.22 8 years ago after many years of multiple attempts to remove the flange, I finally used an angle grin
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? dmax at 7:32am 02.27.22 Unfortunately, I have the perfectionist gene which is tough when you have a 35 year old boat, so I l
What is your oldest boat picture? Justin_NSA at 7:32am 02.27.22 Everyone has me beat. I've been on boats.. I was a baby when we sailed to America from Germany in th
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? kappykaplan at 7:31am 02.27.22 My boat is 39 years old! I take whatever quality parts I can find. I have Harken, Lewmar, Schaefer
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Hayden Watson at 7:29am 02.27.22 My boat began life as a decent quality production boat with a good basic set of sails and sail handl
Down windsails. Hayden Watson at 7:22am 02.27.22 During races, the Star lives in the v-berth for easy sets and douses through the forehatch. When cr
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 jssailem at 7:08am 02.27.22 breakdown of the rubber in the mount I think you are correct, from an averaging perspective. Looki
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 Crusty Ol Salt at 6:33am 02.27.22 In theory it works well to remove the bracket from the block and replace the mount on the bench but
transmission heat exchanger question jviss at 6:28am 02.27.22 I would worry less about the thermal conductivity and more about corrosion; thus, though expensive,
transmission heat exchanger question CYQK at 5:24am 02.27.22 Jerry Thks for the reply.. Its just basically two flat surfaces will look for your suggestion
Down windsails. jssailem at 10:11pm 02.26.22 V-berth. The sail is soft and cuddly. :biggrin: Besides why do you need all that space solo sailing
Hunter 49 setee ScottySailor at 9:16pm 02.26.22 Thanks that really helps. what year is your boat? Aft/Centre cockpit?
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:36pm 02.26.22
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop (1) Joe at 8:07pm 02.26.22 I'm asking here because they're not available And it also says this pin stop version is the replac

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