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Making Your Own Battery Cables (15) Maine Sail at 7:03pm 03.01.09 Musings With Maine Sail 37/25327 Preface: To avoid the usual onslaught by the tight wads in the sailing community, for my suggestion
1987 23.5 Sink Faucet carboman at 5:37pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1264 I can't seem to pump water from my tank to the sink. Maybe the faucet is shot. It appears to be a
FAO fisheries technical paper 134 Ross at 4:46pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2244 these are the most complete plans and instructions for building a boat that I have ever seen. http:
Reefing Catalina 27 WaveSlapper at 3:21pm 03.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/6293 We went to reef the main and found the hanks were coming out of the T-Slot in the mast just above th
Navico/simrad tp 10 tiller pilot MontanaSailor at 2:39pm 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4587 I've got a Navico/Simrad tp10. It works fine until it extends all the way then it won't retract. I c
Bulkhead question on 26 by Keith Shoaldrafter at 2:28pm 03.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1537 Keith, Just a little rot/water damage just might be repairable. First you have to decide that que
Roller main problem spring 47 at 2:23pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1409 Just purchased a new Hunter 27 ( 2009 ). It has the roller furling main and I am having a devil of a
Rig Tenion on 311 Mart3833 at 1:48pm 03.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1098 Does any one know what the rig tenion should be on a Beneteau 311, my lower leeward shrouds have qui
Transom Question MLM at 1:28pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 2/1394 I'm new to this site and I hope to gain some knowledge of the 25' O'Days outboard bracket/transom p
Going sailing!!! DMA8 at 1:07pm 03.01.09 S2 2/1434 I owned a 1985 S2 36C several years back. Great boat; Sailed it to Bermuda. Due to health and financ
Capt Tom capt tom at 12:43pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 5/1501 Looking into cockpit cushions for our 222 and/or a helmseat or two....any ideas?
Dry Tortugas sailaway78 at 12:27pm 03.01.09 Destinations 16/5176 Planning a trip to Key West, Dry Tortugas in late March or early April. Being this is a no discha
bow anchor roller set up jdgrnt66 at 10:23am 03.01.09 Big Boats 4/1349 anyone know who the manufacturer or know where to get a new bow roller set up for a 93 40.5? would l
wheel to sale robertgallagher at 9:12am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1643 I have a 36" stainless wheel I am wanting to sale. I thought about ebay but then wondered how the he
2 heads better than 1? Bad Obsession at 7:12am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3809 I have noticed that a lot of the newer designed boats that are 38 feet or better have 2 heads. What
Seacocks, Thru-hulls & Ball valves. 10 to replace:( luvitt at 7:10am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 35/8199 Ok, I know this is not an area to skimp on. I have 10 below the waterline, that are probably origi
O'Day 26 Compression Post Questions by Keith Shoaldrafter at 5:00am 03.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1199 Keith, When posting to a board like this it helps to clearly identify boat and issue in subject li
Barrier Paint? SeacretSailor at 4:59am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2865 I have a quick question for the southern warm-waters sailors. My area will be the warm brackish wat
Glassing in backing plates for through hulls Hermit Scott at 6:53pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 30/5726 I am ready to fix the backing plates tomorrow(sunday) to the hull. I bought a new drill, all the apr
Installing a Raymarine S1 AutoPilot rpwillia at 6:49pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 10/3791 Anyone ever done the install themselves? Any tips or tricks I need to know about?

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Screw clamp port lights Tally Ho at 9:59pm 02.08.22 The finished product
Pearson 30 Tally Ho at 9:55pm 02.08.22 My first boat (1996 Hunter 280) had an icebox, but no refrigeration. Worked Ok, but bringing ice
The Big Move Tally Ho at 9:47pm 02.08.22
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke Ralph Johnstone at 8:32pm 02.08.22 The fact that you could propel the boat at 3.5knots against a current of 2 knots denotes a speed ov
Pearson 30 Alan Gomes at 8:28pm 02.08.22 Also, having to deal with gallons of melt water was not pleasurable, either. As far as the melt wa
Tow Vehicle Question. rgranger at 8:27pm 02.08.22 Towing what ? Beat me to it
Hole for Mast riser pole rgranger at 8:26pm 02.08.22 SBO sells new ones. I have purchased one here before.
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke Benny17441 at 8:10pm 02.08.22 Sometimes RPM irregularities are a result of a faulty Tachometer. The fact that you could propel th
Flexing Floor FastOlson at 8:06pm 02.08.22 It is easier to receive relevant help and commentary if the OP uses correct terminology. Boats do ha
Pearson 30 FastOlson at 7:59pm 02.08.22 One real-world fact not always mentioned in these discussions over keeping food cold is whether the
Flexing Floor jssailem at 7:52pm 02.08.22 Plymouth Sailor, in the image you transmitted, I did not see a typical floor. The area of the floor
Screw clamp port lights (1) Growl at 7:46pm 02.08.22 The finished product
Tow Vehicle Question. Benny17441 at 7:34pm 02.08.22 There must be a truck forum that perhaps could better address such broad request.
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews jssailem at 7:13pm 02.08.22 Not much available just about the engine. Here is a link to a work boat using one of the Star Power
Companionway Springs - Breaking Often Sailor_Al at 7:04pm 02.08.22 Hello Kristen You can purchase the springs on his site I had to change one and then the other be
Tow Vehicle Question. Leeward Rail at 7:04pm 02.08.22 Is anyone towing with a Ford Bronco? Details please? Towing what ? How much weight ? Ford will
Pop top trouble Leeward Rail at 6:53pm 02.08.22 You can add gas pistons to help with the lift. CatalinaDirect and Stingy Sailor both make kits Eas
Hole for Mast riser pole Ward H at 6:51pm 02.08.22 Looks like an invitation for birds to make a nest.
Teak grate for bathroom shower JoeWhite at 6:48pm 02.08.22 How about using 3/4" starboard. Holes can be drilled into it and add support using same material aro
Shower drain Growl at 6:33pm 02.08.22

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