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SOMETHING for NOTHING??? bobtigar at 5:45am 10.09.08 Ask All Sailors 19/2396 On the whole, sailors are rather conservative lot...cheap. With that in mind, what equipment, acces
Basic Question Stormer at 9:00pm 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1744 Again the newb speaks, I have a super basic question, where do I find a "list" of all the rules and
Fresh Water System Winterizing (1) Maine Sail at 8:15pm 10.08.08 Musings With Maine Sail 33/21233 Please see the full article linked below. Winterizing A Fresh Water System (LINK) http://www.pbase
Off To Catalina Island... Rick D at 8:12pm 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1282 ...for a week. If any of you guys are in Cat Harbor, we'll be on D-6. Come by and say hello. No inte
Inflatable Battens ?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 6:19pm 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1269 Has anyone had any luck with either making or buying inflatable battens to replace your existing bat
Loop All U Get at 6:13pm 10.08.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1868 I've read your book and threads about the loop in the sanitation line coming from the head. On my 1
What size motor/engine okial at 6:09pm 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 16/3132 I own a Daysailor 1, 17 footer. I'm thinking of purchasing an outboard. I'm not aware of any d
Newb needs help Stormer at 5:49pm 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2079 So this weekend my husband and I will be picking up our first sailboat, she is a project, a sadly ne
Proposed eletrical/ Batt Bank set up (1) Hermit Scott at 5:37pm 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2077 This is the electrical system I intend to hook up on Friday. I am going to motor my boat across Corp
Fix replace parts for Bomar Pompanette opening ports Cappie30 at 4:06pm 10.08.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/3388 I have been in touch with Bomar/ Pompanette, and have ordered new dogs and pins for some of my 8 ope
PFD Choices...which way to go. Stillraining at 4:05pm 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1593 OK guys...I did a search this time..really I did. But found little help I am wrestling with this
Hunter23.5 sails Mark H at 1:53pm 10.08.08 Smaller Boats 4/1308 I need to know the replacement cost for both sails on the 1993 H23.5 I may be buying this weekend,
Mainsheet for a 30T Sailgunner at 1:43pm 10.08.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1182 I want to replace my mainsheet system on my 1992 30T. I tried a Garhauer but it does not work. The
Tension for Standing Rigging sailingdude at 1:35pm 10.08.08 Catalina 30 2/2230 Can anyone tell me the specs for the tension on the standing rigging? I believe they are usually sta
Bilge Check Valve lrschultz at 12:49pm 10.08.08 Big Boats 3/1355 I keep hearing warnings about not using a check valve in the bilge. I used one and it has worked fi
Documentation/State Registration kloudie1 at 12:22pm 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1330 Louisiana just revised the registration law that had let us who documented our vessels operate witho
Dodger pt5104 at 12:14pm 10.08.08 Catalina 30 0/1270 I am looking for a good used dodger for my 1993 Catalina 30 feet tall rig. Can anyone help me? Thank
Photo Forum back online Phil Herring at 11:27am 10.08.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/2154 The Photo Forum has been converted into the new site. We're still in the process of weeding out inc
Raymarine spx-5 wheel autopilot orionsirius at 10:33am 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1814 :)I just received an Email from Defenders. The email says that the Raymarine SPX-5 wheel autopilot w
Raymarine spx-5 wheel autopilot orionsirius at 10:29am 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 0/4 I just received an email from Defenders. The email says that the Raymarine spx-5 wheel autopilot wil

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Sail Track Lubricant BigEasy at 5:33am 05.29.21 mclube is ptfe, or teflon Actually, the main ingredient is a dupont high performance lubricant c
Sail Track Lubricant dlochner at 5:26am 05.29.21 I'm interested why that would be. Silicone can embed itself into the gelcoat. It can not be remov
Instruments on panel not working. Admiral at 5:18am 05.29.21 Did you charge the batteries before or after install?
Rudder Purchase kendyoozed at 5:08am 05.29.21 I have called and left a message. Hopefully They will contact me soon.
Help me Understand Batteries dlochner at 5:07am 05.29.21 After a good night's sleep the chart you reference makes more sense. It is used when load testing th
26D Rudder kendyoozed at 5:06am 05.29.21 can you get the rudder craft to build a rudder with more leading edge?
New outboard? kendyoozed at 5:02am 05.29.21 got the parts in and the motor fired up in less than 2 seconds. No leaks and it seemed to run well.
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane sailme88 at 4:19am 05.29.21 Had my Autoprop rebuilt last year ( before COVID) Because of an overheating issue all last year I w
Don't want to sink my boat! kloudie1 at 3:28am 05.29.21 As the ball is rotating, the valve body is open because the ball opening is bypassing its seal.. whi
Bow Anchor Roller for Macgregor 25 justsomeguy at 3:25am 05.29.21 Do I even need an anchor roller on a Mac 25 IMO, no.
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 3:18am 05.29.21 N'est pas? N'est pas. Gracias. Yep, what else are o-rings for?
Don't want to sink my boat! Rick486 at 2:46am 05.29.21 @Rick486 , did you mean to write something, or were you alerting me of replies? Don's reply has cal
Length of stock winch handle Larry O at 10:50pm 05.28.21 The manual uses the winch. How do you raise the mast?
Length of stock winch handle Larry O at 10:48pm 05.28.21 Are you raising the mast right? The H26 system is designed to not need a winch, let alone a bigger
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? jssailem at 9:28pm 05.28.21
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Jumpstart at 9:24pm 05.28.21 The water temp is a lot colder today. A couple of days of 25-35knot NE winds and the bottom has turn
Sail Track Lubricant (1) thinwater at 8:58pm 05.28.21 In the P-S articles I referenced earlier there were a couple of similar ideas. Run a cleaning rag u
Sail Track Lubricant Tedd at 8:48pm 05.28.21 some of us do not want silicone of any kind on our sailboats. I'm interested why that would be.
Don't want to sink my boat! rgranger at 8:38pm 05.28.21 Keep a plug handy for piece of mind.
methyl hydrate rgranger at 8:34pm 05.28.21 - but be aware the fumes are poisonous Since the alcohol "stove fuel" at the $$ "marine" store is

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