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Semco Products renom2 at 12:28pm 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2899 Hello I wanted to see if anyone has ever used the Semco Sealer on Teak or their 2 part cleaner. Di
Selecting a trailer mitchman at 10:30am 02.02.09 Trailer Sailors 13/10154 Hello, As I posted in a previous thread, I am looking for a trailer sailor in the 20-23ft class. I
Anchors: Opinions requested bffatcat at 9:54am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 62/13781 Ive got an old 20lb CQR anchor. Its never been easy to set. Ive decided to replace it next season
Model OldFart at 9:49am 02.02.09 Cal 0/1413 Hi all, Being new to sailing and having just purchased a 1979 CAL 34? makes me feel very strange (
2006 Hunter 45 CC Companion Way Hatch Jeff20919 at 9:45am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1570 Has anyone experienced a problem with the acyrlic companion way hatch in the new Hunter 45 CC"s, whe
Is an early 1990s Legend Passage 42 a good buy? Jess1485 at 9:41am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/10567 Hi all I have been looking at an early 90s Passage 42, and think she is beautiful, but I don't kn
Great Deal on an outboard walt at 8:55am 02.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/15 http://denver.craigslist.org/boa/1017097970.html Runs great... great care also taken for the pho
Mounting a new Swing board rdethman at 8:55am 02.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1242 Last year I put a new swing board (came with the boat) on my '93 S and it seemed loose - the bolt wa
O'Day 28 evolution? Otto at 8:52am 02.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2256 I've been looking at the O'day 28 as a possible boat for me. In looking at the different boats for
genaker halyard cindy15934 at 8:29am 02.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1445 We have a 1988 285 First. Is there anyone with a diagram or photo they can post showing the masthea
Pulling the prop shaft on a H34 gordonac at 8:23am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2881 I need to replace my prop shaft on our 1984 Hunter 34. Any suggestions as to how and whether it can
Electrical Puzzlement Dan at 7:22am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2001 Hi all. My major winter project this year is to get my VERY sluggish/unusable windlass (Simpson La
Plow anchor HAL at 5:02am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3172 Any tricks or rigging method to keep a plow from false setting or tests to tell if it has? Is it mor
A good day for surfing! Tim R. at 3:57am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1615 I bet these guys needed to change their shorts after this! You can see how the second wave turned t
drilling holes in my 23.5 bad_com_pany at 2:41am 02.02.09 Smaller Boats 6/1648 planning on removing the factory stove and installing a 19"tv in this corner instead, what I have is
difference please... lappy at 12:59am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1417 Could someone please explain the difference between the Hunter 26 and the 260 , Thanks, Lappy:)
Couple of "firsts" today Brian D at 10:39pm 02.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 11/4077 Well, it was a wonderful, beautiful day in SoCal so I went sailing. But the winds were not all that
Heaters? Matt Raney at 9:51pm 02.01.09 Big Boats 5/1404 Thinking about putting a 40 D Wallas Heater on board. Anyone have good or bad experiences with thes
Creaking B&R w/backstay zds at 8:08pm 02.01.09 Big Boats 5/1699 A nightime trip Friday night revealed that the rig on my H34 is creaking. I was sailing with just
Islander 30 MKII Repower - MD11C? tpearce63 at 2:33pm 02.01.09 Islander 2/3240 I have a Volvo Penta MB10A gas engine that needs to be replaced. Does anyone know if I can make a M

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Sail slug replacement Stu Jackson at 1:59pm 02.25.22 Re-posting this here for more boat specific info hopefully I have a 1989 Catalina 34. In your las
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Richard19068 at 1:54pm 02.25.22 Could this maybe work? it is for 22mm track which is pretty close to 7/8" It says "Adjustable stop c
Battery options Stu Jackson at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Wiring a new charger From Maine Sail: Marine Battery Chargers - Installation Tips & Considerations
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Yes, butyl is not ideal because of the screw turning. Wow, PlasTeak is out of stock, strange world w
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:48pm 02.25.22 Regardless of what they say, we cruised for over 40 years in RI/MA/NH/ME/NY with my unregistered ou
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:45pm 02.25.22 Congratulations on your new boat!! In Massachusetts, boats exempt from registration requirements i
Fuse ratings Tater at 1:41pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ba
Fuse ratings (1) jviss at 1:35pm 02.25.22 My batteries all have fuses right on the terminal: MRBF's on thermal blocks from Blue Sea Systems.
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (2) sailingdeac at 1:34pm 02.25.22 Bt the way the photos show a deck stepped, and my mast is as shown On very close observation of t
Fuse ratings Richard19068 at 1:32pm 02.25.22 In review some of what has been stated by all is valid. That kind of reminded me of what Dylan sa
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 1:31pm 02.25.22 Good question. I've had my Link 2000 for almost 20 years and have become somewhat of an "expert" on
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 02.25.22 I had to rebed our windows a number of years back and I used 3M 4200. Two years later they were le
Fuse ratings jeepbluetj at 1:20pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ban
Battery options jeepbluetj at 1:16pm 02.25.22 You don't need a triple charger if I understand/remember what you're planning for battery banks. You
Another Ship is burning. Tater at 1:07pm 02.25.22 Fire on a ship has always been (and continues to be) a real threat. It is ironic given the fact th
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 1:07pm 02.25.22 You have STng. So you'd want the STng version of the YDNG-03. All Raymarine stuff has a STng conn
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 12:56pm 02.25.22 ...The YDNG-03 is available in both NMEA2000 and STng Versions. STng is identical to NMEA2000, ex
Sail question shemandr at 12:52pm 02.25.22 Color me confused too. I would think rolling out a bit of jib would make the boat sailing around it
Battery options DayDreamer41 at 12:51pm 02.25.22
Hunter holding tank Sailgunner at 12:50pm 02.25.22 I use to have the same boat. I replaced my tank with a custom tank. I think the original was 15 gal.

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