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Uniden VHF radios Paul Mermelstein at 7:02pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3296 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 9/6078 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 1/1342 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 2/1260 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 5/4637 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 2/1337 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 4/1198 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 3/993 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 4/1682 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 40/13036 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 4/1301 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 9/1379 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 1/1631 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 16/1250 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) 7/1637 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) 1/1339 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) 1/1213 The listing of posts in this area now seems random. While it appears one can do a key word search,
HUNTER 170 24632 at 6:57am 08.26.08 Day Sailers 3/2295 Hi, has anyone tried to put additional weight to the center board( keel) of hunter 170 to improve st
Up Grading the Head Tiolet ?????? seadaddler at 6:57am 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1131 We have a 2007-36 Hunter which we love but had we known when ordering her we would have upgraded th
Poster's Reputation Warren Milberg at 6:55am 08.26.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1237 I'm assuming the little icon next to my name indicating that "I'm an unknown resource" will sort its

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Headliner Halvern at 5:14pm 01.28.22 I stand corrected. "Original" was a poor choice. I am looking for something that will complement all
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage fero at 4:36pm 01.28.22
Pacific Yachting Magazine - Complimentary JoeWhite at 4:18pm 01.28.22 That is because the website does not work entirely. I suspect it is under construction.
Long way to check out trailer sailor Marmalade at 4:14pm 01.28.22 Found an 18ft sportboat I was interested in, got pictures from the seller & talked on the phone the
Oday Mariner 19 portlights Project_Mayhem at 4:06pm 01.28.22 D and R marine might also have them in stock
B&R deck stepped mast needs new lower shives. FastOlson at 3:43pm 01.28.22 To make searching and identifying your request easier, best change the spelling in the title. Sheave
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:08pm 01.28.22 202127
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage smokey73 at 2:10pm 01.28.22 Same problem. Like Rich, I just stop the winch and kick it down or use a short stick. MAKE SURE yo
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage DayDreamer41 at 1:16pm 01.28.22 I would venture a guess that this is a common characteristic and a result of where the windless is m
Help with halyards at mast head DayDreamer41 at 12:36pm 01.28.22 Have never used an uphaul with a whisker pole, spin pole yes. The attachment point for the whisker p
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage twistedskipper at 12:23pm 01.28.22 Is it possible to mount a more slippery surface on the slope - a slick sheet of thin rigid plastic m
Help with halyards at mast head Parsons at 11:57am 01.28.22 As far as things to do when you drop the mast, here's a starter list, and there's tons more by searc
Long way to check out trailer sailor BigEasy at 11:22am 01.28.22 I was also looking for a specific model boat. Drove to Corpus Christi, Kentucky Lake, Jacksonvill
2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 11:16am 01.28.22 Ok you PacificNW sailors.. Winter is still here, but the weather may allow you to break some ice and
Help with halyards at mast head (2) jssailem at 11:05am 01.28.22 a functioning uphaul for those occasions when I need to pole out the genoa. The red line was inte
Help with halyards at mast head Stu Jackson at 11:03am 01.28.22 It's called a halyard restrainer and is there to avoid the very problem you described. Good luck.
Help with halyards at mast head (1) Parsons at 10:57am 01.28.22 Looks like the problem is that you are crossing the uphaul line to the mast, thus fouling it (duh, y
Starter or battery Light air at 10:56am 01.28.22 Got the starter back yesterday. Now if the weather will just warm up a little, I'll get it installe
Help with halyards at mast head CatalinaforaMEa at 10:55am 01.28.22 Thanks, Ben! Yeah, I thought about that but because it wouldn't change the position of the top of th
Help with halyards at mast head Ben4195 at 10:52am 01.28.22 I believe your jib halyard is supposed to go through that fairlead-type thing you see in the picture

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