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What kind of wood for cheap rowboat repair? SeanMorey at 11:39am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1867 Hi all, I need to fortify the seats of a funky fiberglass skiff. Can I use plywood if I keep it pa
For Peggy and west Florida Ed Schenck at 9:48am 03.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2690 My Great Lakes boat has no provision for pumping overboard, no Y-valve and no pump. It does have a
Weather Forecasts sailaway78 at 8:12am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1611 Have been watching the weather pretty close for the raft up this weekend. The NOAA forecast is for N
Lexan port panels salderfer at 8:10am 03.18.09 Bigger Boats 8/3994 Looking for recommendations for replacing port panels on an O'Day 322. Are these custom only? Are t
Lexan port panels salderfer at 8:04am 03.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 23/4584 Looking for recommendations for replacing port panels on an O'Day 322. Are these custom only? Are
Lightning and sailboats Cpt. Jon at 7:53am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 25/6787 Hello, I know this is very long, but I wanted to share the experience that leads to the questions
Headsets and Mics? windward54 at 7:29am 03.18.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/5427 Spring is just around the corner and so is better weather. In fact, the first day of Spring is Frida
Painting and Cleaning a Prop (1) Earl S at 6:48am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/8464 Last year I installed a new Maxi prop along with a new Yanmar engine. When the boat was pulled for w
S2 7.9 Daggerboard Lift Git-R-Done at 6:39am 03.18.09 S2 4/7065 We put my new (1985) 7.9 in the water on Saturday. I immediately noticed that lifting the daggerboa
S2 7.9 Daggerboard Lift Git-R-Done at 6:37am 03.18.09 S2 0/1 We
OB Engine Cutoff Lanyard (1) Warren Milberg at 6:17am 03.18.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1558 OB Engine Cutoff Lanyard (TAKEN) This item (see Item 2 below) is the "Safety Switch Lock" used to c
Sail kits Nereussailor at 6:03am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1427 Has anyone ever bought a sail kit from sailrite and sewn their own sails? or ever purchased a sail m
Boat paint scratching easily! nameaneh at 8:04pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2277 I recently finished painting my boat with Glidden's Poly Floor and Porch paint and it's been about 4
Time to start planning. Benny at 7:42pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2141 Last year we went to see the Washington DC 4th of July fireworks from the Potomac River in our trust
REAL Sailing Stimulus Package Andy1237 at 7:40pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1651 Could you could qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000 to buy a sailboat? Here is the catch-You ha
Head maintenance FMott at 6:08pm 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5364 Peggie: Your comments and recommendations in this forum have been very useful and I have relied on y
Thinking like a sailor, "sticking" around, "stuck" ashore: (1) blowinganddrifting at 6:05pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2301 With all the sailors out there, I'm thinking outside the "boat" at the moment. Yeah, the boat is st
Boom vang bail modification (2) Roger Long at 3:31pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1558 I've always known that the bail for the boom vang was a bit short so that the vang tension pushed th
Sheet Winch Adjustments (1) MacMikey at 2:27pm 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1681 My sheet winches on the 25 Mac are getting a bit wobbley between the main body and the top. I see a
marina holding title? bayside at 2:20pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4308 This is our first sailboat- first post, as well. We paid in full for the boat in dry storage and fo

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New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:51am 02.26.22 I'm sorry, I didn't mean to inflame passions on this topic! I'm learning every day. I though diese
bilge pump brand kloudie1 at 6:50am 02.26.22 I can't vouch for their recent offerings, especially since they now have a version with a lesser war
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 6:49am 02.26.22 Were there supposed to be links or images in your reply? No, I was still digging. In 2016 the US
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 6:47am 02.26.22 aeolus, my boat, was custom built for a doc from boston. it has a "one tree" interior. all the lumb
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:47am 02.26.22 Actually, it is reasonably common. Soak some into a rag and light that. For example, if the fuel g
Water level Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:37am 02.26.22 As long as that water tank is dedicated to toilet flushing only and is entirely separate from the fr
New Fire Extinguisher Regs (1) thinwater at 6:33am 02.26.22 I'm surprised. You can throw a lit match into a bucket of diesel and the match will simply go out.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 6:31am 02.26.22 i've seen sailboats sail up very close to a moving ship. however most of us know that it is profoun
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:05am 02.26.22 https://forestresources.org/digital-magazine/item/329-diesel-fuel-vapor-hazards#:~:text=Diesel%20va
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:03am 02.26.22 I've been looking into that, and I believe that may not be correct. By reference, fire extinguishe
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 6:00am 02.26.22 https://forestresources.org/digital-magazine/item/329-diesel-fuel-vapor-hazards#:~:text=Diesel%20vap
venture 17 cockpit drain (3) tgrayson at 5:52am 02.26.22 202973202974202975
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 5:40am 02.26.22 Bull. Shit. I've personally seen a number of diesel trucks burn to the frame in minutes, before th
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 5:40am 02.26.22 By the way, since you're an expert, can you tell me what USCG or other regulation requires that fir
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 4:55am 02.26.22 If it's diesel, unless it's pressurized/atomized, it's not going to ignite. Just saying. Bull. S
What are these. sailme88 at 4:33am 02.26.22 ANOTHER thought... this could be foredeck hatch cover. Instead of the zipper going around the bac
bilge pump brand BlowMeAway at 4:08am 02.26.22 :plus: Rule Rules! https://www.amazon.com/Rule-RM750A-Rule-Mate-750-GPH-12-Volt/dp/B000O8F986/ref=s
Water level Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 02.26.22 Spell check, hate it. Question was could i dedicate the small tank for water to the head instead of
USCG Registry versus State Rick486 at 3:06am 02.26.22 Enforcement depends on the jurisdictions, Don't try that "Tender to" in the Florida Keys unless you
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 12:53am 02.26.22 They did something right. Mr Butler managed to sell north of 15000 C-22s, Yes indeed; i

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