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30' O'Day gemini_4u2 at 10:43pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1031 Hello, My Uncle and I are very interested in a pretty nice 1980 30' O'Day, but we have a beautifu
Leaking windows jleblanc31 at 8:33pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1084 My window gaskets are shrunk and the seam where the piece meet is leaking. Does any one know where I
mac 25 manual Little Gem at 8:05pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2060 Just bought a 1983 Mac25. It needs alot of work. Anyone know where I can get an owner's manual and l
Uniden VHF radios Paul Mermelstein at 7:02pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2475 Hey All, Anyone have hands-on experience with Uniden VHF radios? New ones on the market have wire
Westerbeke celenoid keeps failing Bonnie Riser at 6:52pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 9/5629 The celenoid for the fuel primer and the glow plugs on my universal 25 hp engine for the Catalina 28
Help Ladder measurements for 81 Hunter 27' swadeo at 6:44pm 08.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1291 I am having a ladder built for my Hunter. Can someone help me with a pic and measurements of an ori
Please help! Mast question famousleo8433 at 5:10pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1180 Hello! I"ve got a mast question for anyone who is familiar with a 1975 Venture 22. I've been restor
Anchorage in Little Peconic Bay? Mike G. at 5:05pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/3850 I am trying to find an anchorage in Little Peconic Bay (NY) as close to North Sea Harbor as possible
Hood furler question fox islander at 5:02pm 08.26.08 Catalina 30 2/1169 I was going to replace the furling line on my hood SL furler. It looks like the way to get at the kn
inverter Michel16055 at 4:56pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1105 Hello, I want to purchase a power inverter for my 1987 O'Day 302. After surfing the net, I've re
Some very interesting items sailaway78 at 3:03pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/949 In the new Boat US magazine. First, a woman crew member on a boat returning from the Newport/Bermud
Rudder breadman at 2:44pm 08.26.08 Day Sailers 4/1479 Tim I guess Im going to be building me a new rudder this weekend I sure can afford to buy one every
Day shapes jviss at 10:48am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 40/10178 Does ANYONE reading this display the appropriate day shape signals when motoring and while anchored?
I'm A Believer Now: Wax On Stainless = Effective Rust Stain Barrier rardiH36 at 10:18am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1237 A couple of months ago in this forum I followed a thread about stainless steel becoming rust stained
CHARTS AND MAPS kloudie1 at 9:08am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1333 Check out this web site. It has a package that overlays Google maps onto the NOAA Charts. This is
total install sailormanbigd at 9:04am 08.26.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1583 hi Peg, bought your book and enjoyed it. I must be alittle wierred enjoying a book on toilets, lol.
free boat engine update sailormanbigd at 8:55am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1167 hi ya'll, got my new old motor home yesterday. Two of my boys helped me build a dolly/pallet for it
Classified ads Warren Milberg at 7:25am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1420 From the main tool bar, I could not get to "gear for sale" directly. All I could get to was "boats
Display options Warren Milberg at 7:08am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1201 I have reset the display options for how I'd like to view the threads in this post to be in ascendin
Knowledge Base Warren Milberg at 7:05am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1153 The listing of posts in this area now seems random. While it appears one can do a key word search,

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best way to clean a water tank? Justin_NSA at 3:21pm 05.23.21 I made a 6" inspection hole on top of my plastic tank and scrubbed the black crud off the walls.
LED Anchor Light RF Interference spadaforaj at 3:08pm 05.23.21 Tested it at night when the light was on (on a photo switch) and was even worse. Gave up - and t
Hunter 41 dinette table doesn't lower enough for a berth spadaforaj at 3:00pm 05.23.21 Well - tried everything - you can't set the poles lower into the floor, can't cut the poles because
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer ShawnL at 2:25pm 05.23.21 It sounds like we'll be open. For the most part, the mask mandates have been lifted as long as you'
1986 H34 Depth Offset Mike Oldak at 2:13pm 05.23.21 We ran onto a mud flat and now know to add 1.5 feet for our fin keel H34
1986 H34 Depth Offset sail sfbay at 2:07pm 05.23.21 ...............Another set of sailors say.... From the bottom of my keel how much free space is ther
best way to clean a water tank? fred1diver at 1:54pm 05.23.21 thanks KappyKaplan, exactly what I was looking for
best way to clean a water tank? kappykaplan at 1:50pm 05.23.21 Here's @Peggie Hall HeadMistress 's recipe: "Recommission the system at least annually This is all
best way to clean a water tank? fred1diver at 1:49pm 05.23.21 I'll have to see about removing the tank, the hoses are all new, it would be mostly be used to clean
best way to clean a water tank? Tom J at 1:49pm 05.23.21 I usually use a small amount of bleach in a half tank of water, and run that through the system, the
best way to clean a water tank? Orbweaver at 1:46pm 05.23.21 bleach will sanitize, but it won't clean all that old mildew and gunk out. Are you wanting to drink
1986 H34 Depth Offset Hello Below at 1:46pm 05.23.21 I just went through a similar exercise when I was recently offered a new to me slip in shallow water
1986 H34 Depth Offset kappykaplan at 1:43pm 05.23.21 Regarding grounding of your boat, if it has never happened to you, you are not sailing enough. :pl
RF Main Halyard coming out of the Mast Slot after winter outside storage CABixler at 1:39pm 05.23.21 [ Over the winter I usually tie a spare line to the bottom of the top swivel, and pull the swivel
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer sail sfbay at 1:37pm 05.23.21 Beaver Island, Mackinac Island and Grand Traverse Bay look like great sailing destinations!! Sugge
Catalina 275 Rudder float or sink? Cycleox at 1:30pm 05.23.21 Thanks SteveLKN and Codybear - your thoughts pretty much match mine. It is definitely choppy enough
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Swedegeek at 1:20pm 05.23.21 An entirely new pedestal? That sounds like a lot of work, even without the electronics & dropping t
1986 H34 Depth Offset WasabiRush at 1:18pm 05.23.21 Setting the depth offset is a personal choice. The transducer, like @sail sfbay explains only know
Rig tensioning jssailem at 1:03pm 05.23.21 When tuning your forestay by tightening the backstay you are not only pulling on the backstay you ar
Rig tensioning jssailem at 12:55pm 05.23.21 Hi Jeff I note "I have a 2004 Beneteau 423 (third owner +)". I am guessing the Previous Owners did n

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