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Sugar Scoop Swim Platform Dave19957 at 4:35pm 01.26.09 Big Boats 6/12733 I know this has been a topic before, and I've even posted in a thread or two regarding the tail that
Thread editing problem (1) Tim R. at 3:55pm 01.26.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/2236 Is anyone else having this problem? I either post a new topic or reply to an existing one and my edi
Thread posting problem Tim R. at 3:50pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 Is
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Cruising with a dog Kuntrymann at 2:10pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 24/4172 My wife and I are considering cruising for a while and would love to/have to take our dog. How many
Restoring shroud threads tom.watson at 2:00pm 01.26.09 Catalina 30 4/1548 I am replacing closed turnbuckles on a 77 Catalina 30 and hoping not to replace the shrouds, which l
has anyone purchased a sail from FX sails? markberten@gmail.com at 1:50pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1531 Did yo u purchase from FX sails? Were you happy with the sails? did you get what you ordered? Wa
How do you replace impeller quickly and easily? MaestroCT at 1:36pm 01.26.09 Big Boats 13/4168 Last summer, by the time I realized that the strainer on the engine intake was full of enough eel gr
Stepping a mast 3m_rowe at 12:54pm 01.26.09 Catalina 22 4/2686 I am looking at buying a '79 Catalina 22, as my first sailboat purchase. It is a trailerable boat,
Waxing Johnb at 12:31pm 01.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1537 Kinyonga is currently hauled out. We have had a reccomendation from the boat yard to have a "profess
Sail Calculator Mike B at 12:18pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1887 I stumbled across this site following a thread on a different web site. It's a nice tool that calcul
Siphon Break - Engine Raw Water Circuit rardiH36 at 11:41am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 7/12425 Imbedded in recent threads is a picture (courtesy of Maine Sail) that highlights a siphon- break in
Vibration under sail - h38 Pat Hooyman at 11:07am 01.26.09 Big Boats 6/2312 I have a 2007 H38 - took it out Friday in 20+ knot winds - great sailing but I felt a vibration when
C&C 30 MKI - Head reconfiguration Q's (3) raccer at 10:56am 01.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6248 Hello, Been lurking this forum since last night and it seems full of great advice from helpful peopl
Engine And Stove Help Needed SeanMorey at 10:54am 01.26.09 Columbia 1/2231 Hi all, I am the new owner of a 77 Columbia 32'. It has no engine. What kind should I be looking
Tow Vehicle tedebee at 10:50am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1219 What size Vehicle needed to tow an O'Day 272? I have a Tahoe with a 350 V8 and 4W drive?
Plumbing problem mnydvr at 10:41am 01.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1023 Mid 80's 32' have a problem in the head,seems that sea water is getting back into head,"y" valve
A Frame Mast Raising System tedebee at 10:38am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 6/13262 Looking to purchase a 27' ODay272, anyone have any experience with an A Frame for a 27' or larger?
272 Trailer tedebee at 10:13am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/8390 Does anyone out there trailer their O'Day 272? If so who Mfg'd your trailer?
need trailer tedebee at 9:58am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1009 I am thinking of purchasing an O'Day 272 LE and need to find or have made a trailer for it. Any sug

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toilet time capt shaggy dog at 12:42pm 02.11.22 thanks jssailem i tryed a eraser but all it did was smudge the screen!
B 361 Interior Light Switch Chuck Young at 12:33pm 02.11.22 Thanks BigEasy! I will try Ward Richardson.
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 12:21pm 02.11.22 You know, we don't even know if the glow plugs are working. Some of those engines won't start witho
toilet time jssailem at 12:17pm 02.11.22 Capt Shaggy Dog.. You can edit your post and remove the email address. You can then send Peggie a PM
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 12:17pm 02.11.22 A cruising sailboat typically has 2 battery banks. There is really no "typical" anymore. Many peo
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 12:09pm 02.11.22 As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I would have said "Simplify". But there you go.
Add a dedicated starter battery dlochner at 12:09pm 02.11.22 I'm not sure if this is the problem, however, the article below talks about a serious problem with t
When to move up? jssailem at 12:06pm 02.11.22 my motto is now reduce and simply. :beer: As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I wou
Add a dedicated starter battery Scott T-Bird at 12:00pm 02.11.22 Whenever I hear somebody say they want a "dedicated starter battery" it makes me pause. You should
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 11:59am 02.11.22 you will run out of space to store the new important stuff. When that happens this exercise will st
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 11:58am 02.11.22 STOP You need to do some more research and investigation. No offense, but you are all over the pl
When to move up? Jumpstart at 11:55am 02.11.22 Moving up to a 28-30 footer is a prudent move. Easier to sail than your 23 and reasonable to dock. L
Add a dedicated starter battery Head Sail at 11:52am 02.11.22 What I do know is that the previous owner hit the glow plug for 90 + seconds, sprayed starter fluid
Raw water intake strainer Don S/V ILLusion at 11:47am 02.11.22
Add a dedicated starter battery BarryL at 11:43am 02.11.22 STOP You need to do some more research and investigation. No offense, but you are all over the pl
When to move up? Parsons at 11:40am 02.11.22 Solo sailing, as most of us have found, is actually easier on a well-equipped larger sailboat than a
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 10:22am 02.11.22 thanks kappy! kinda new at this internet thing i am still trying to get use to carrying a phone arou
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 10:11am 02.11.22 DC means Direct Current. Dave, are you serious? I was marveling at all of the bad information in
toilet time kappykaplan at 9:56am 02.11.22 @capt shaggy dog , to send Peggie a PM, click on her avatar and you'll see a button labeled "Send a
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 9:50am 02.11.22 hi peggie just ordered your book this morning,just by reading your responses makes it is a must read

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