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What am I doing wrong? (1) Roger Long at 4:58am 01.11.09 Ask All Sailors 44/6003 Those of you in New England know what I'm looking out the window at right now. Soon, I've got to go
Bimini on Hunter23.5 Nicky17000 at 1:05am 01.11.09 Smaller Boats 9/3713 I'm in a dillema whether to install a bimini on our 23.5. The thing is that we have a very hot summe
Free Catamaran Wanted!!! Therapy23 at 8:13pm 01.10.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/7 FREE CATAMARAN WANTED!!! This may not seem too strange since it has been done before, but some time
Anchoring in Sarasota, FL a criminal offense Chuckbear at 7:48pm 01.10.09 Destinations 18/6904 It is now a criminal offense to anchor more than 72 hours in Sarasota, FL. Read it here http://www.p
Family Tree search (looking for previous owners of my H27) bsavulis at 5:35pm 01.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1337 I recently purchased a 1975 H27. I am searching for any history or previous owners. The boat is name
looking at a Catalina 30 OUTCAST at 4:55pm 01.10.09 Catalina 30 6/2403 I'm looking at a Cat 30. The owner says it is between 76 and 79. It has a much wider bulkier keel th
Helm - Loose Wheel at Helm Station Beneteau 523 Vandalay at 3:47pm 01.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1590 Looking for some advice on ways to reinforce / rebuild /replace the wheel at the helm of the Benetea
Bimini options-Part1 Andy1237 at 3:38pm 01.10.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1906 Lets talk about bimini options-first edges where the frames go through. Our forward bimini has a
LED replacement bulbs for 23.5 cabin lights Dave L at 2:54pm 01.10.09 Smaller Boats 5/2033 This is a two part question: 1. Is there a LED lamp that can replace the original type of lamp on
San Deigo Boat Show, part 2 Brian D at 2:48pm 01.10.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2691 The wife and decided to go. We thought it would be nice to take the train down to San Diego. Got to
water in bilge alans at 1:25pm 01.10.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1776 hi, heres a mystery, i have a 1999 hunter 310. boat is out of water on hard. ive winterized all syst
u-tube question paphman at 1:23pm 01.10.09 Sails Call Lounge 10/4449 In the past we have had dial-up service. We have just installed roadrunner and it's great. I have
how seaworthy is a 1977 O'day 23? Charleston O23 at 11:13am 01.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 12/26862 I recently purchased a 1977 O'Day 23. It is in very good condition. The previous owner recommended t
windlass installation althomas at 11:22am 01.10.09 Catalina 30 2/1703 I would like to install a windlass in the anchor well on my 1988 catlina 30. anyone with experience
Balsa or No Balsa ASchoenberg at 11:07am 01.10.09 Pearson 2/2780 So fellow Pearson owner (I have a P365 and think of moving to a P39-2) Was the 1987 P39-2 made with
Oday inboard engine kdssail at 9:17am 01.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1064 I have a 1GM...1cyc 9hp engine on my Oday 26. I would like copies of information on this engine. Do
Has anybody sailed a catalina 22 with the keel up? brett at 8:24am 01.10.09 Catalina 22 11/7407 I have a 1977 catalina 22 and I just restored her. I up graded from a com-pac 16 and miss her dearly
Bimini? jackj4 at 7:38am 01.10.09 Big Boats 7/2207 I'm getting a new dodger from Iverson's Designs in Seattle. I've been thinking about getting the bi
How search forum reply posting older than 5 days? Harold9248 at 6:06am 01.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1383 I posted a question on Jan 5 about trouble shooting a problem with a fuel gauge reading. I then wen
Older Yamaha 9' sailing dinghy tomc938 at 1:52am 01.10.09 Yamaha 7/6349 I am looking for any information on an old sailing dinghy I recently purchased. It is built by Ya

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Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 6:03am 02.12.22 Exactly! Height adjustment only needs to be on one side. Something that the gimbal attaches to and
Galley Stove Gimbals RoyS at 5:57am 02.12.22 It would be cool to have a hand screw on one side of the stove to adjust the height of the stove in
Tiller .vs. Wheel kappykaplan at 5:46am 02.12.22 stand in front of helm to back :plus:
Tiller .vs. Wheel patbratton at 5:45am 02.12.22 My only issue with a tiller is the space it demands. A wheel takes up a lot of room but it doesn't r
Galley Stove Gimbals RoyS at 5:42am 02.12.22 Greg, The fore and aft incline on any boat, including mine, is affected by the interior weight distr
To oil or varnish?! shemandr at 5:35am 02.12.22 The rails in the OP don't look too bad to me. They are restorable without sanding that would compro
H240 Rudder Questions (1) patbratton at 5:21am 02.12.22 I have been sick for about ten days with some kind of cold (not Covid 19) and only got up to the lak
Haul out the water sailme88 at 5:11am 02.12.22 That's a great price. Unstepping alone was quoted at $700 at the only place that I could find out h
Aux fuel tank on H50 artboas at 5:00am 02.12.22 In theory, but if the other tank is full, where is the return line going to go? Maybe I am not unde
Ford 20 information shemandr at 4:48am 02.12.22 The Flying Scot has an similar mainsheet system except the double blocks are forward instead of aft.
Tiller .vs. Wheel Will Gilmore at 4:44am 02.12.22 I'm a very visual person. I think I can remember a time I had trouble with the whole steering from
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke BigEasy at 4:41am 02.12.22 Had a 2GM20F that suddenly produced heavy black smoke on startup. Ran fine with no smoke after it w
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 4:31am 02.12.22 Thanks Benny. I only run E0 premix. This thing had two problems. A dirty fuel filter and an intermit
Tiller .vs. Wheel BigEasy at 4:28am 02.12.22 Trained on tiller boats and it became a natural thing. When switching to a wheel had no difficulty
Tiller .vs. Wheel jssailem at 4:25am 02.12.22 Sailing I started with tillers. It was simple instruction in the water. Pull the bow falls off the w
Ford 20 information (1) jssailem at 4:13am 02.12.22 Here is the classic style shown in the first image I posted. block with sheaves vertically positione
Ford 20 information jssailem at 3:47am 02.12.22 This set up would give you adequate purchase to control the main. Note each block you run through he
Tiller .vs. Wheel kappykaplan at 3:44am 02.12.22 just steer it like a car :plus: But when I had to use the emergency tiller to get back into my sl
Ford 20 information jssailem at 3:44am 02.12.22 I have blown up the image of the stern. It appears you have installed two small blocks port and star
Li-Ion Booster Packs - Will I Ever Learn...... garymalmgren at 2:56am 02.12.22 Well, I didn't really know what lithium, an ion or a lithium ion batteries was. Now I do. Here is a

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