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Pettit Trinidad vs. Sea Hawk BioCop Dennis W. at 3:39pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3755 It's time to repaint the bottom and decide on the best paint for the job. My boat is in saltwater o
Cleaning out boat and found a nice Power Squadron flag (1) caguy at 3:29pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1520 left there by the PO. The flag is 16x24 and in great shape. If you are a member and would like it
Irwin 38 MkII CC Potential Purchase mbrennan1 at 3:11pm 01.14.09 Irwin 0/2478 We are seriously considering moving up from our Endeavour 33 to a 1990 Irwin MkII center cockpit. Co
Erie Canal Capt Andy at 2:36pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1866 I am planning a trip from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, via the Erie Canal ' Hudson. Can someone give
O'Day 22 Mast and Sail Dimensions jaymenator at 1:09pm 01.14.09 Day Sailers 2/4618 I have a 1973 O'Day 22 in need of a new mast extrusion and sails, thought someone here might have th
Prop Skip5368 at 11:33am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1305 We have a 98 Hunter340 and are interested in installing a three blade folding prop, any recomendatio
keel hull joint catherine at 11:19am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2129 I have a 1991 First 285. This year when it was pulled out of the water, it had a small but noticeabl
121.5 MHz EPIRB Monitoring to cease Cest La Vie at 10:23am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1316 Just a reminder from the FCC that monitoring of EPIRB operating on the 121.5MHz frequency will cease
Staging MAC25 for painting mac25wmo at 10:10am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1566 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
Anti-fouling paint mac25wmo at 10:06am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3802 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
What is that through hull for? Waterborn at 9:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1245 I recently purchased a 1995 Benny 281. I am trying to figure out what the through hull fitting is fo
Rig tension dvantong at 8:56am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1466 I asked Beneteau the following question: Previous owner of my B321 did not tension the stays correc
Boat Capsize 2 dead sailaway78 at 8:49am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3541 Saw this on Yahoo this morning. Apparently just happened. Boat capsized, two dead, four injured.
Spinnaker Pole Cpt. Jon at 8:46am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/5228 Hello again, I have a symetric spinnaker that I want to use next season, but I do not have a spi
spinnaker walt at 8:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4264 At some point in my sailing "career", Im thinking I need to try a spinnaker but have little knowlege
H37-Survey Completed-Strut problem Marko at 8:35am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1485 Completed the sea trial and survey on the 1988 H37 that I have been considering. The haulout reveale
Prop for Hunter 340 capnsandy at 6:40am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1510 I need to know the prop (2-blade) size for Hunter 340, 1999, Yanmar 30hp. Current gave me quite a st
Gulf Coast raft-up Chuck Creel at 4:31am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2440 Anyone interested in joining us on a raft-up along the Ms sounds like petti-boi island or horn islan
Through hull/ seacock replacement Hermit Scott at 1:41am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 28/20616 I have seen the prefered method of replacing through hulls/seacocks, using a flange type sea cock. I
Replacement surge coupler sinnettc at 11:31pm 01.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/2369 I need to replace the attwood drum brake actuator that came on the TrailRite trailer for our Capri 2

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How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 6:48am 11.03.21 I ground out my thru Hull and it was really in there. I was impressed at how well it sealed and adhe
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 6:45am 11.03.21 What angle adaptor did you purchase to adapt the thru hull fitting to the valve? let me answer to
Tall Rig or Standard Justin_NSA at 6:41am 11.03.21 You didn't want to measure but you may have to. You might be able to shoot a laser type "tape'. Or y
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair MikeHoncho at 5:09am 11.03.21 Hearing stories like this ( there are a lot of them when you search) steered me in the direction of
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Tally Ho at 5:01am 11.03.21 There is likely no electronics in the Wheel Drive. Motor is DC and goes left or right depending on
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 5:00am 11.03.21 So I need: Panel (20-30amp) WATT MC4s to put on the panel leads --- No, hard to undo, find discon
Tall Rig or Standard Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 11.03.21 @EdWard3 if you run a tape measure up the mast, I suggest you also tie a spare line to the halyard t
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments kappykaplan at 3:43am 11.03.21 @Aarrrgh , post this in Ask All Sailors. This section is primarily for software issues. :beer:
Tall Rig or Standard jssailem at 10:37pm 11.02.21 Congrats to you Ed. A great boat. You can run a tape up the mast and measure the mast height. A sa
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:11pm 11.02.21 Thanks Mr. Dave. Perhaps a touch of Malapropism infected my fingers.
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Stu Jackson at 8:49pm 11.02.21
Saturated rudder JamesG161 at 8:39pm 11.02.21 Pictures would help a lot. Jim... PS: Double posting the same question does not help.
Missing bulkheads. Trick at 8:34pm 11.02.21 Yep mine are missing I presume. My girl is a '73. Wonder if it didn't come with them. And yes I have
Single handing Joe at 8:26pm 11.02.21 Has anyone rigged their 19 for single handing? How did you mount your hardware and did you move the
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip mtarcher1 at 8:20pm 11.02.21 John- looks like that'll work. I flush my 8hp Tohatsu after each use while in the saltwater slip u
Discount boat brokers Joe at 8:16pm 11.02.21 You must always remember that the term "discount" or "discounted" is a marketing ploy. When a poten
Tall Rig or Standard Joe at 8:00pm 11.02.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Interesting question..........a few options to verify:.....
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Nunavut at 7:54pm 11.02.21 What is wrong with the old muffler? Hi Greg, Before I removed the exhaust and muffler, I believe
Missing bulkheads. (1) Joe at 7:53pm 11.02.21 The chainplates are attached to the bulkheads. Which is simply a wall. Does your interior look li
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) thinwater at 7:50pm 11.02.21 You've got room on the cabin deck. This 50W install is easier than a mast, keeps that battery well u

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