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PM'ing me? Phil Herring at 4:08pm 11.25.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1833 For some reason I no doubt caused myself, I am not receiving PM's. If you sent me a PM best resend
Splaaaaaaaaaash (2) sailaway78 at 3:33pm 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 27/3396 While many on this board are pulling and winterizing their boats, I have just completed a bottom job
Pensacola Sailing over the Winter....? dvideohd at 3:31pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1282 Any opinions about sailing in Pensacola over the winter....? I might have a chance to spend some w
Cubby Repair Andreas at 2:58pm 11.25.08 Ericson 0/1838 I have a 1979 Ericson 35 which I dearly love. Not sure how to describe this. In the cockpit on port
shroud size jeff K at 2:20pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1415 I'm replacing some old shrouds and need to know what size they are. I checked the archives without
Requesting a 1973 Ranger 26 Owners Manual (Gary Mull design) Ranger26Honolulu at 2:13pm 11.25.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/4212 I've owned this boat for one month. Hull # 285. Great condition and I've already been out 5 times. I
Centerboard/Keel Elcappyton at 2:08pm 11.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1368 My centerboard is corroded beyond repair. Anyone know where another keel can be manufactured or purc
Holiday Gift Cards Beware mckee1952 at 12:04pm 11.25.08 Sails Call Lounge 6/2972 FYI - I came across this yesterday evening.... Wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you te
Tracing Parasitic Loads (Battery Leaks/Gremlins) (1) Maine Sail at 12:00pm 11.25.08 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4844 I have seen a lot of questions over the years about parasitic battery loads (current draw on your ba
Bottom Job msturner at 11:22am 11.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1187 I had a bottom job on my 27' hunter and when I went to pick it up; the tech told me he had put some
Heaving to with Hunter 36 Ken Honeycutt at 11:10am 11.25.08 Big Boats 8/2072 Now that the boat is tucked in for the winter with nothing but cold days and long nights to look for
Polars (Charts not Bears) Journey6534 at 9:44am 11.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1237 Has anyone ever come across polar charts for an O'Day 22?
Tips for through-hull mountings ? tasdevil at 9:30am 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1401 As I sail in shallow water I wish to mount a depth sounder through the hull below the bow I'm very
Raymarine speed paddlewheel question Napa Ed at 9:07am 11.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3048 Is there a manufactured plug for an ST60 unit? I looked at the raymarine site but nothing popped out
Thanks to a fellow forum member ! (3) Maine Sail at 5:14am 11.25.08 Musings With Maine Sail 16/4491 I wanted to take a moment to thank Tim R. for graciously putting up with my sorry butt all summer lo
Fix a leaking water tank. ggrizzard at 8:44pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 11/5632 My 1979 Hunter 30 has developed a leak in the 30 gal., aluminum water tank. It appears to be in an i
through hulls again Mike8193 at 8:25pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 29/7597 I hope I don't seem fixated on through hulls. One question is bugging me. I see adds for wooden pl
Trailer for a Cat 25 Bedorec at 8:19pm 11.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/1561 I'm in the market for a 1980's Catalina 25 - seems like a good combination of size and trailerabilit
Hunter 212 bent turnbuckle (1) vines at 8:04pm 11.24.08 Smaller Boats 6/2785 I just purchased a 2001 Hunter 212. It was used only one time by the original owner back in 2002 and
portable VHF's Ron at 8:00pm 11.24.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2001 I am considering buying a Uniden 350 waterproof handheld VHF or similar productl. How far can I exp

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The Proper PROP WinsChaser2.0 at 11:20am 01.02.22 FYI - should you decide to change to a different three blade prop, I have one I just removed from my
Florida Day Sailing seadaddler at 11:20am 01.02.22
A new 466 Blacksheep at 11:16am 01.02.22 Thanks for your comments. My current boat (Moody 34) runs 3 Grp 31 AGM Bats. It runs the reefer and
Florida Day Sailing chip veres at 11:05am 01.02.22 Three ideas: Broward College offers beginning and intermediate sailing classes. But with your Euro
electric toilet for Beneteau 323 seadaddler at 11:03am 01.02.22 Sea era easy to work better than elegance has 2 jokers not easy to work on as sea era yes nice one
Airmar ST800 Speed Transducer Issue Tom J at 11:01am 01.02.22 The paddle wheel on my speed transducer has ears on either side to protect the paddles. On one haul
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... DArcy at 10:57am 01.02.22 I don't know anything about the Alden Dolphin but it looks like a very interesting boat. It doesn't
How do I take this apart? (1) justsomeguy at 10:42am 01.02.22 Sometimes, destruction is warranted, if only to find out how they put the damned thing together.
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Ward H at 10:31am 01.02.22 If I understand your question correctly, yes, the tiller on the rudder and the tiller (handle) on th
Legacy New Posts not working Phil Herring at 10:24am 01.02.22 500 is a server error that could not be reported, which usually means something is configured incorr
How do I take this apart? BigEasy at 10:23am 01.02.22 How about filling the hole in the bulkhead with epoxy and then setting the screw in it and let
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) (1) sail sfbay at 10:22am 01.02.22 Welcome to the forum!! Is your intension to hoist the mainsail from the cockpit and how do plan to
A lost art: Conserving ice. sesmith at 10:20am 01.02.22 On the counter top, replacing the stainless with wood fiddles might dress it up enough it would feel
Legacy New Posts not working JamesG161 at 10:14am 01.02.22 Sorry about that, it was at our end and is now fixed. I thought err 500 was server failed to respo
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) shemandr at 10:10am 01.02.22 I sail what are basically rental FS's. I bring my teflon spay with me to lubricate the mast slot an
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic justsomeguy at 9:59am 01.02.22 with Kick Up Rudder up Why? I know it's shallow, but is there another reason?
Legacy New Posts not working shemandr at 9:58am 01.02.22 Ditto the thanks. That legacy new posts is my fav to follow the threads here.
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 9:42am 01.02.22 Yabba Dabba Doooo!
Winter Cruising Question Kings Gambit at 9:41am 01.02.22 Of course, one must Take Care not to be in so close that the wind blows too much of the water out fr
A lost art: Conserving ice. thinwater at 9:31am 01.02.22 I suggest checking food temperatures at different levels with an IR thermometer on a hot day. Often

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