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portable VHF's Ron at 8:00pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1811 I am considering buying a Uniden 350 waterproof handheld VHF or similar productl. How far can I exp
Mac 25 Trailer Bunks Michael15765 at 4:45pm 11.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1333 Somebody stole my trailer, and I am trying to find a cheap used trailer to modify to use for my Mac
Mast Raising on Liberty First 285 Second Look at 2:13pm 11.24.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1023 Looking for info / pics on raising / lowing mast on Bene. 285 without any "yard" assistance. Mast b
Stuffing box repair RFerraro at 1:51pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 10/5762 The stuffing box on my 1984 Beneteau First 32 is now dripping a steady stream and needs repacking. I
A must have for all Coastal Sailors Brian D at 1:47pm 11.24.08 Sails Call Lounge 4/2674 Here is a link to the US Coast Pilot. A series of documents giving specific information about locati
Phil- tried to send you a TimCup at 1:31pm 11.24.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1695 private message, only to find out you can't (won't) get them. Is that right? cup ps- If it's you
Keel bolt material mike slater at 11:48am 11.24.08 Yamaha 3/2148 Does anyone know what material the keel bolts on Yamaha sailboats (26 specifically) are made of?
New Site Format Russf at 11:19am 11.24.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1912 You have done a great job reconfiguring this site making it more user friendly and informative. Howe
Are Marina fuel prices following the decline? Brian D at 11:00am 11.24.08 Sails Call Lounge 7/2915 At my Marina, gas is $4.39 and diesel is $4.19. Not much shift in that regard. I think it was up in
Lateral stays tension elvatoli at 7:52am 11.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1816 We have been working on our Venture 25 1976 for 2 months (When we have the time), ans we are almot r
New owner of 1975 27 bsavulis at 7:45pm 11.23.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1261 Hi, We are the new owners of a 75 h27. We are moving up from a H22. It appears that the floor string
cutlass bearing size 1989 Hunter 30 parrothead531 at 7:30pm 11.23.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1542 Does anyone know for the proper cutlass bearing size for a 1989 Hunter 30 (1 inch shaft)? Thank you.
winterizing chiefwarren at 7:18pm 11.23.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1727 I have been pouring the "pink stuff" into my water tanks for the last 4 years. This spring I could n
How did you fix.... Member 41673 at 7:12pm 11.23.08 Reliance 26/9960 Reliance owners - Please post technical questions, solutions, photos ' plain old WTF's? on this thre
Calling all Reliance 44 Owners Member 41673 at 7:08pm 11.23.08 Reliance 59/35433 Hello all Reliance 44 owners. Please post your hellos ' what-evers on this thread. If you know of
Any hunter 20's out there? beachbumbill at 6:28pm 11.23.08 Smaller Boats 0/866 I need to change my centerboard winch line or uphaul line. I've read about the Hunter 22's but the 2
Just bought a 1984 Cherubini H36 fuller at 6:19pm 11.23.08 The Cherubini Hunters 9/3902 I just bought this boat and know nothing about this vintage Hunter. Actually I should say I know not
My Port Holes are leaking Brian D at 5:29pm 11.23.08 Ask All Sailors 9/5542 Been that way for some time. I looked at the port holes and could not see any identifying markings.
YSM12 - Exhaust Manifold / Mixin Elbow Rob19574 at 2:27pm 11.23.08 Catalina 30 2/3874 Hey all - Posting a question here with regard to a YSM12 Yanmar fitted into a '78 Catalina 30. The
Need ID help hoopncat at 12:14pm 11.23.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2779 Im looking at a 1978 Talisman 37'. It's a nice clean boat but i can not find any info on it. No rev

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Marinebeam dlochner at 11:04am 06.06.21 I think it time to send @rgranger on a mission. Marine Beam is located in Charleston and since Rob
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight shemandr at 10:51am 06.06.21 That was a clever way to do that. My concern is that the two sides somehow slid away from being tr
A tree fell on my Mac. stickinthemud57 at 10:50am 06.06.21 Ouch! Only consolation is that it was not a result of your own stupidity, as in my case... Yeah, th
Marinebeam arf145 at 10:38am 06.06.21 Just bought a couple of LEDs from them a month ago with no problems and fairly quick delivery.
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight (1) Butcher at 10:30am 06.06.21 Did you take the skin off either side? Sort of. I wanted to keep the shape of the rudder so I cut
Adding a solar panel Stu Jackson at 10:14am 06.06.21 If so, how many watts, what brand, did you use a controller, and how is the system wired to both ba
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane Hayden Watson at 10:13am 06.06.21
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 10:07am 06.06.21 sesmith .......... nice idea, thanks for sharing!!
Reef lines (1) sail sfbay at 10:05am 06.06.21 From the Hunter 28.5 manual below, hopefully the reefing line goes through the boom over sheaves at
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sesmith at 10:05am 06.06.21 Concerning fresh water and sea water flush one possible option. When I replaced ours with the Sea E
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight shemandr at 10:02am 06.06.21 Did you take the skin off either side?
Reef lines shemandr at 9:56am 06.06.21 You need to avoid tangling other lines which may be in the boom such as the out haul or another reef
Progressive insurance smokey73 at 9:47am 06.06.21 Huh? Seems to be a lot of disparity. Rich, did you talk only to a single agent on the phone? I wo
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? jeepbluetj at 9:39am 06.06.21 1. Autopilot 2. Lazy jacks/stack pack. 3. Autopilot 4. Autopilot Even with crew, Otto steers 95+% o
Progressive insurance Rich Stidger at 9:15am 06.06.21 Although I don't have it as first hand, he indicated that at least one company is refusing to write
Marinebeam jssailem at 9:14am 06.06.21 I wonder about them. No action on Social media in quite awhile. Did not participate in the 2020 boat
Head problem justsomeguy at 9:09am 06.06.21 there is a seacock after all Yay!
Catalina 275 Rudder float or sink? PMK at 8:51am 06.06.21 Congratulations on your rudder recovery! I have a different rudder issue. I'm having my boat haule
Reef lines DArcy at 8:41am 06.06.21 Some great ideas from sail sfbay, I really like number 6 have used for running wire. I bought a $4,
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight (2) Butcher at 8:38am 06.06.21 I took a couple pics last night to show what I am talking about. So far the rebuild is coming along

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