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fiberglassing hole through keel. Drilled out to drain boat. luvitt at 4:44am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3374 My boat sank at one point. Its been restored. I have a hole drilled all the way through the hull,
Light craft in a chop Nicky17000 at 3:04am 03.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/6072 Hello, I would like some advice on how to improve the handling of our Hunter23.5 when sailing upwind
Favorite "happy" sailing accounts??? MatthewKeith at 8:31pm 03.04.09 Destinations 10/3879 I'll try posting this here though it might cross a few places. I've got a "decade" plan that ends i
Keel Bolts Paul Rake at 8:05pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2367 Does anyone have experience replacing keel bolts on a Beneteau 44cc?
Humming trailer sailers guest at 7:21pm 03.04.09 Trailer Sailors 5/3186 Does the Sirius 21/22 hum from the keel cable when sailing? What about other makes?
Cruising on my H37C. Ed Schenck at 6:31pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1817 Things that have worked really, really well: new Yanmar 3YM30, old Simrad WP30 has steered all the w
H37C Ladylove and Lady Luck Ed Schenck at 6:21pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1308 In an earlier episode Ladylove had her one really bad day on the water. We have been so lucky wit
AC on green light (4) paulj at 3:27pm 03.04.09 Catalina 310 5/2115 Replaced burned out AC- on green light. Installed a new green light from Radio Shack 120v. paulj:t
Plumbing fitting question Bad Obsession at 3:13pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1601 How come you can buy a Y fitting for 3/4 inch plumbing. Seriously, they make T fittings but you can
Pedistal table night light. (1) paulj at 3:02pm 03.04.09 Catalina 310 2/1739 Finally got around to installing the LED nite light. Three way switch.... white /off /red. paulj :
Hot Water PVC Hose - Temp Ratings Maine Sail at 2:00pm 03.04.09 Musings With Maine Sail 20/8031 Here's a question for the group. I have already posed this question to both Jim the product manager
Spring Maintenance (1) Warren Milberg at 11:54am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/1867 With a March 30th launch date on the books, I'm starting spring maintenance this weekend, regardless
H37 Cutter Sails and Rigging Tha Gaol at 11:06am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1574 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 Cutter I purchased about 6 weeks ago. When it arrived here in Seattle from
Small crack in the wing keel (2) Bob S at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2259 When i pulled the boat last fall I noticed a small crack along the wing of my keel. I'm not sure how
Measurement needed on H27 1982 or 1983 Frances at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1238 Can anyone please measure the distance from the cabin roof liner to the deck adjacent to the compres
Repainting A Mac JARHEADMAC at 9:52am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2340 to Pain Or Not To Paint; That Is The Question. I'm About To Repaint My 2007 Mac. My Neighborhood
Taking a trip from Palm Beach to the Florida Keys Geri at 9:47am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1351 We have a 260 Hunter with a swing up keel. Would like to take a trip to the Florida Keys and reques
Polyurethane Glue Murray16764 at 8:45am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2523 I made an attempt to reseat a fixed port on the roof of cabin of my Ben352 last summer. I used sili
ETEC 90 shaft length, prop size and pitch gcarmich at 8:13am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1200 I am seriously considering upgrading my '04 Honda 50 to an ETEC 90. Is the recommended shaft length
Hurth Reduction Gear Data jgonnerman at 7:51am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1920 I have a 1984 Capital Yachts Newport 41 powered by its original Universal 5432 Diesal. The engine ma

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Selling used stuff here and fraud Tally Ho at 6:55am 02.18.22
Salon Lights wiring H49 Velero49 at 6:49am 02.18.22 that is my thinking that it was wired for both lamps with switch and for a daisy chain of 6 with dim
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging DayDreamer41 at 6:38am 02.18.22 When I replaced the topping lift on our 41 (for the same reason as you stated) I just went with the
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post chichiflys at 6:35am 02.18.22 Scrapping the jackscrew idea.....latest brainstorm is to bond some joist/stringers to the hull using
Rudder repairs Project_Mayhem at 6:33am 02.18.22 To clarify, the metal frame is called a cassette. I assume that your referring to the bolt hole on t
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 6:25am 02.18.22 +1For eDraw Max I just installed the trial version on my Mac. Any recommendations for a template
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:21am 02.18.22 202723
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 02.18.22 If it's that gray gooey butyl like stuff I think I used a plastic scraper and one or more of the fol
Selling used stuff here and fraud Tater at 6:12am 02.18.22 I bought my boat in October. The local seller had multiple attempts by scammers using the same MO as
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Tater at 5:59am 02.18.22 We use Visio at work but it isn't free. The Open Office Suite is a great package and your tax dollar
Selling used stuff here and fraud cb32863 at 5:58am 02.18.22 About 5-6 years ago "Frankie Frankensheu" contacted me about a chart plotter I was selling here. The
Selling used stuff here and fraud dlochner at 5:57am 02.18.22 Yep, scam.
Interstate Trailer Sailing (1) Tater at 5:48am 02.18.22 Post photo of guide on poles Dave, they aren't pretty but very functional. I can go solo if desire
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Maine Sail at 5:37am 02.18.22 Electrical or Mechanical?, I have done both on excel, you just have to be creative with the symbols
learning to sail... The big step... Parsons at 5:26am 02.18.22 If you are just beginning, or moving from dinghy to keel boat, I suggest taking the first three ASA
Selling used stuff here and fraud Maine Sail at 5:24am 02.18.22 Scam...
Installing shore power dlochner at 5:21am 02.18.22 I am using gfci water resistant recepticals if that is what you mean. No. https://www.bluesea.
Selling used stuff here and fraud dLj at 5:19am 02.18.22 Sounds like a scam to me. I won't take checks. I'll accept payments through paypal, among other elec
Installing shore power Erbardy at 5:17am 02.18.22 am using gfci water resistant recepticals if that is what you mean.
Installing shore power dlochner at 5:11am 02.18.22 The additional information helps. The reason stranded wire is used on boat is that it less prone to

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