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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 7/6351 I am looking for any information on an old sailing dinghy I recently purchased. It is built by Ya
In-mast furler revisited (4) John at 10:15pm 01.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1625 Some time ago, I posted a question to this forum about the in-mast roller furling on my C36. It was
Received my sextant Brian D at 9:10pm 01.09.09 Sails Call Lounge 15/4003 I ordered a Davis Mark 25 sextant. Thought it was a good time for me to learn celestial navigation.
Seattle Boat Show Answer (2) paulj at 9:02pm 01.09.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1534 http://seattleboatshow.com/index.cfm?p=home paulj:troll:
Line Cutter On Prop seadaddler at 7:28pm 01.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2235 I AM THINKING OF ADDING ONE OF THOSE LINE CUTTERS ON MY PROP, Any advice welcomed, Nick
Solar Panel Regulator Advice sailaway78 at 6:39pm 01.09.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2090 I recently acquired three 80watt solar panels to go on the boat. Had really intended on going with
Keeping cockpit cushins in the cockpit???? jackhartjr at 4:59pm 01.09.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4255 Hi folks, how do you keep cockpit cushins in the boat? In other words how do you fasten them so that
Reversing throttle throw sferguson524 at 4:42pm 01.09.09 Catalina 30 0/1179 All, I have a 1980 C30 with the standard rig and the 5411 engine. I am about to install the edson
Hunter 376 windlass install Dave Groshong at 3:34pm 01.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2269 Any H376 owners out there willing to share pictures, experience with installation of a windlass?
Beneteau 38 Moorings 1991 BlueCristal at 3:10pm 01.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/13926 I have recently purchased a Beneteau 38 Moorings, 1991 in the land of AUS. 3 Questions, at this stag
M Stern Seats oreana1234 at 2:15pm 01.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1184 I have found a source for stern seats for an M. SS railing and plastic seat boards, connects to aft
link 10 battery monitor Terry in Naples at 1:38pm 01.09.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5405 I have a link 10 battery monitor on my Catalina 34. I keep my boat at my dock year round in Florida
Teak Interior Refinish Project Dcumented Tim R. at 12:33pm 01.09.09 Ask All Sailors 25/10703 I finally finished the descriptions for all my interior refinish project photos from last winter. T
SSB installation (1) arcflash at 9:26am 01.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1097 What are the opinions On using the cast iron keel of my first 345 As a counterpoise for a SSB radio?
Rendezvous announcement Ken Palmer at 6:37am 01.09.09 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 0/3014 It's official... The LOHSA annual rendezvous date at Port Credit, Ontario has been set. :wow: Frid
Traveler or not HAL at 5:47am 01.09.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/8174 What it does. As I understand it a traveler adjusts the horizontal alignment of the attachment poin
Boat paint johnb15 at 5:34am 01.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1526 My macgregor 22 needs a paint job. Can the bottom paint be applied with a brush or roller and get a
Keeping rust out of stainless Mybigblue at 1:02am 01.09.09 Ask All Sailors 19/6449 Hi there. We clean our s/s handrails etc with multi purpose cleaner but rust specks keep comming bac
Heave To Don Patterson at 9:21pm 01.08.09 Big Boats 3/1597 I have purchased a 2001 Hunter 450 and would like to hear from anyone who has had occasion to heave

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Tiller .vs. Wheel BigEasy at 8:46am 02.12.22 I still have a feeling that a wheel is some how pretentious. Pat, those 32 footers with two wheel
Saloon or Salon... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:39am 02.12.22 Most older (over 50) powerboat owners do use correct terminology. It was always easy to recognize a
Sirius 21 pulpit jssailem at 8:34am 02.12.22 Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your boat discovery. From the looks of your Avatar, one might thi
Tiller .vs. Wheel jssailem at 8:06am 02.12.22 Pat, I think I understand your interest in your dream boat a ://www.seawardadventures.com/2014/03/10
Tiller .vs. Wheel D Swanson at 7:52am 02.12.22 I sail with a tiller and on the occasion when I helm on a wheel I sometimes catch myself turning the
Tow Vehicle Question. Benny17441 at 7:34am 02.12.22 I could tow that with a Fiat, you will have no problems with any Bronco.
Tiller .vs. Wheel Hayden Watson at 7:32am 02.12.22 I have never understood all of the anguish I hear over steering either with a wheel or a tiller. I
Raw water intake strainer jviss at 7:17am 02.12.22 You should have both; an exterior thruhull strainer and a Groco interior type like the one on Dalli
Items to fix for insurance, Pearson 30 Rich Stidger at 6:28am 02.12.22 I read the link provided by Len above and with all of the comments trying to explain the situation,
Raw water intake strainer RoyS at 6:15am 02.12.22 You should have both; an exterior thruhull strainer and a Groco interior type like the one on Dallia
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 6:07am 02.12.22 Could also put a little level on the range somewhere, to make adjustments before you crack the egg!
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

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