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Adding lectrsan to holding tank shaddo at 2:18pm 01.13.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2871 I have a small holding tank in my system, with a overboard discharge thru a mascerator, and was wond
Sunday connection Domenico at 1:06pm 01.13.09 SSB and Ham Operators 0/2539 Hi all, last Sunday at 17.00 UTC I checked the frequency at 18.135/18.130 MHz but without success. T
Splicing Nut jerry10848 at 1:05pm 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 32/5822 I had a nasty case of halyard wrap on O'Day 28 that frayed the line where it attaches to the shackle
electric engine in sailboat Franklin at 11:57am 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 88/19283 I know this has been talked about a little bit but after reading about the Telsa car, I'd have to be
electric engine in sailboat Franklin at 11:54am 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1629 I
Sail number theland39 at 11:31am 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2210 My 1979 Macgregor Venture has a hull number of 1863, but the sail number is 2065. I got the boat la
Changed to Forum cscott at 11:01am 01.13.09 SSB and Ham Operators 0/2688 Hi All, Talked to Phil about not being able to see more than 10 posts. He tried a couple of things
Do you always take mast and sails? johnb15 at 10:31am 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2076 Right now my Macgregor 22 is the only boat I have. There are small lakes close buy that have good f
Care to try a Net Again? RanAweigh at 9:58am 01.13.09 SSB and Ham Operators 47/13283 Took a while to discover that we are now a "Forum" rather than a message board. We seem to have stru
Wanted: West Coast Triton bluerider40 at 9:25am 01.13.09 Pearson 0/2 Hello, after much searching on the internet, I have not been able to find a west coast Triton. Spec
Ho to fix a leaky transmission? (3) Scott T-Bird at 8:03am 01.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/5510 Last summer I noticed oil in my bilge water (we always had bilgewater because the packing gland was
Main Sheet Cleat Witzend at 6:14am 01.13.09 Catalina 310 20/5260 Anyone ever replace the pathetic main sheet deck cleat, what hardware did you use, screwed into what
Redneck Yacht Club - Denver area (3) Cappn Mark at 5:22am 01.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/2729 The Denver area Redneck Yacht is planning 2009 activities. email Mark@mrmasonhandyman.com to join in
Looking for volunteers Ken Palmer at 4:48am 01.13.09 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 0/14181 LOHSA needs your help! To make the 2009 Hunter Rendezvous the best ever, we need people like you to
Bimini top johnb15 at 4:46am 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1355 I have a macgregor 22 and we are considering puting a bimini top on. Has anyone done this and what
Social groups now have real forums (3) Phil Herring at 4:07am 01.13.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1781 Thanks to a request from the Ham/SSB group, I found a forum mod that will add, at your option, a rea
Manual Bilge pump diaphram replacement Rick B at 12:00am 01.13.09 Yamaha 0/1785 I had an earlier post which must now be archived concerning a replacement diaphram for my manual bil
Trailer Help rockp2 at 7:53pm 01.12.09 Day Sailers 0/1405 I could really use some help with some comprehensive pics of the Magic Tilt trailer that came out wi
cat 25 leaning to port??? bppleas@vereizon.net at 6:19pm 01.12.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1490 I have a 1980 cat 25 that has a noticeable lean to port. It's had it since purchased about a year ag
Warning lamps and buzzer. Benny at 6:00pm 01.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1237 A friend of mine recently had the warning buzzer fail. Over the years the little horn had been loos

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Beneteau Parts website Inter20sailor at 7:25am 01.09.22 I finally got an update. With the system hack that occurred last year, it seems they are redoing th
Traditionally made boat fenders Dr. D at 7:21am 01.09.22 Huh? What is wrong with a lovely waltz?
Charging acceptance dLj at 7:13am 01.09.22
Charging acceptance dlochner at 7:08am 01.09.22 I think the same way about using the genset as little possible, but when I do it would be better du
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace brazenarticle at 6:53am 01.09.22 ..I'm considering making my own out of SS. I've seen recommendations to use Schedule 80 pipe and fi
Point to ponder: furling the jib Sailfanatic at 6:51am 01.09.22
Charging acceptance All U Get at 6:31am 01.09.22 Tom, need some more information. What kind of batteries? How many? Total Amp hours? Also what kind
Traditionally made boat fenders Light air at 6:27am 01.09.22 Very interesting. I got to the 4min mark and fell asleep. Next time I'll put the volume off.
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 6:25am 01.09.22 I wonder if the fact that the main line will be coming up through the hole in the noodle, that it wi
Point to ponder: furling the jib Justin_NSA at 6:17am 01.09.22 Like others, I put a few wraps on the furler, secure the furling line, and secure the sheets. Most
Traditionally made boat fenders (1) All U Get at 5:59am 01.09.22 Years ago I filled an old fender with noodles and had used it for certain docks. It seemed to compre
Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 5:49am 01.09.22 I don't think it will be hard to scale up. I just went to Home Despot and got some 3/4" nylon twis
Point to ponder: furling the jib kappykaplan at 4:28am 01.09.22
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:28pm 01.08.22 201614
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:23pm 01.08.22 Looks like a nice boat. I see a bow sprit on it which is a nice touch. Every time we tack there is a
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 9:03pm 01.08.22 This boat has both running backstays/checkstays (connects to mast near the top of the headstay, and
New to us Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 01.08.22 Hunter did install the 2/0 cables to the bow from the engine compartment. Easily $100+ worth of cab
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:28pm 01.08.22 Now that I think about it though there is something you could look at. A lot of boats of that vintag
Point to ponder: furling the jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:28pm 01.08.22 I used the term "inexperience and stupid tax." Yes sir learned an expensive lesson there. I also le
Point to ponder: furling the jib sail sfbay at 8:24pm 01.08.22 .........I have always furled the jib all the way, with at least three wraps of the sheets. I secur

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