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Fireworks display ... on my boat! Scott at 2:28am 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2108 Last night I was attempting to fish a wire thru a bulkhead and past the electrical panel to get to t
Autohelm ST50 Instrument Sun Covers located!! Rich Stidger at 1:35am 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 12/4314 I contacted RayMarine and they do have these covers available for $10 each. However they ONLY ship
Navpod Install Bob S at 4:08am 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/3507 I am installing a new chartplotter/radar combo and decided to locate it on a Navpod mounted on the p
Sailing Shasta Lake? Steve Leon at 5:25am 05.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1478 Has anyone ever sailed Shasta Lake California? We are looking at maybe doing a week there, but I wa
Best Solar Vent Spot primerate84 at 4:27am 05.29.08 Catalina 30 4/1396 I plan on installing a solar vent on my 30 and initially, thought about putting it through the forwa
tall rig dimensions patman at 4:24am 05.29.08 Catalina 30 2/1286 I left mexico and my boat without getting these measurements. 1978 30ft tall rig, need the mast ' bo
Lazy Jacks Duke13540 at 5:47am 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1135 I'm in the process of setting up my Lazy Jacks on my Hunter 340 1999. Do not know if I like the line
ipod holder/charger Mike Sullivan at 6:22am 05.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1118 I am looking for a retailer which can sell me an ipod holder/adaptor which I can install beside my s
wire legnth? JustinG328 at 8:30am 05.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1196 It seems that everyone is having questions about the keel for the Mac 25's here latley. I have had m
Raytheon Central Computer Yom O'Malley at 9:20am 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/960 My 1998 Catalina 36 has a central computer connecting all navigation equipment and the chartplotter
Tired of varnishing the railwood Jon Mowery at 10:09am 05.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1264 Hi All,I just got an email from catalina direct saying they don't carry the railwood in plastic for
Fuel Tank Bryan Burhans at 11:20am 05.29.08 S2 1/1482 How large is the fuel tank on an S2 8.0? My guage is on the fritz and I have no idea the actua size
Main and 150 Jib wanted for s245 Sharon M Too at 11:27am 05.29.08 Seidelmann 4/1755 I am searching for a main sail and 150 jib in good condition.
Traveler Risers jaydog5000 at 12:50pm 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1569 Has anyone replaced the teak blocks used as traveler risers with after market ones? This is on a 19
Help with oday 25 trailer. dodeen at 1:13pm 05.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/813 Can anyone give me any information on a trailer for an oday 25. I bought this boat last winter and i
I might have a leak in my muffler Pretender at 4:41pm 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1803 I've got a Catalina 320 with the perkins m30 engine. There seems to be water coming from the undersi
Johnson 8hp Charging loop alllrite at 3:27pm 05.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/956 I have just purchased a Mac 26s with a 8 hp johnson motor of similar age '92. I understand it has a
WINTER STORAGE COVER JEFF at 2:10pm 05.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1203 DOES CATALINA SALE A WINTER STORAGE COVER FOR THE 250 WING?
Long Spinnaker Robspan at 9:39pm 05.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1088 Someone gave me a used spinnaker which is about two feet too long on the luff for the standard hoist
removing old contact cement LordNelson at 9:47pm 05.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1395 i pulled out the old vinyl cabin liner on the interior of my oday 20. the fiberglass is covered with

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Etiquette pet peeves sailme88 at 4:55am 12.21.21 If it were not for being in my dotage, I'd have made specific notes on the responses and issues a po
Heave To Question shemandr at 4:34am 12.21.21 I have hove to exactly 0 times. I went out one day on my Ranger 29 and attempted to heave to. My t
Etiquette pet peeves Rick486 at 2:44am 12.21.21 One reply to: Forum Help (Site Talk) \ rgranger mislabeling the thread topic somewhat, comes to m
Boat Fenders Joe at 11:33pm 12.20.21 https://www.amazon.com/PROMOTOR-Marine-Stainless-Steel-Double-Fenders/dp/B08K8FKFC7/ref=asc_df_B08K
Headsail Length and girth Joe at 11:17pm 12.20.21 The size is going to be based on the headsail hoist, because you need it to clear the lifelines. Ev
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 JamieB at 10:47pm 12.20.21 That comment was not directed at you but @Don S/V If the boat was built in The USA at the Marion P
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 JamieB at 10:46pm 12.20.21 Yes, and, in this case, it's a boat built by someone not interested in owner maintainability. Yes
Heave To Question Hayden Watson at 8:20pm 12.20.21 Sounds like a maneuver well executed by an experienced sailor. The big question is whether a SO can
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 joker460 at 7:51pm 12.20.21 Oh of only it were that easy. I suppose the bigger problem is owning a boat That comment was not d
Mast wire deck tube (1) HEINZIR at 7:12pm 12.20.21 Copper plumbing fittings epoxied thru deck.
I made a major mistake, I chopped off the cable to the control head of my Autopilot. Tally Ho at 6:56pm 12.20.21 Here's a link to Raymarines legacy manual site. 2nd one down may be the manual for you unit. Smart
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... jaysweet at 6:47pm 12.20.21 There is a reverse thread on one end of the coupler True. But that just means something should loo
Boat Fenders Ward H at 6:08pm 12.20.21 Amusing that, as sailors, we are so concerned about stowing fenders, yet a lot of powerboaters do n
I made a major mistake, I chopped off the cable to the control head of my Autopilot. Ward H at 5:42pm 12.20.21 Here's a link to Raymarines legacy manual site. 2nd one down may be the manual for you unit. Smart
Yanmar Stalling on Citation 35 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 12.20.21 How long since you inspected your mixing elbow ..................... 13 years ? ? ? ?
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL rs1sensen at 4:42pm 12.20.21 Hi everyone! Just a reminder that our rally at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron is happening next week
I made a major mistake, I chopped off the cable to the control head of my Autopilot. (1) SycloneDriver at 4:17pm 12.20.21 I'm sure it's fixable. I had a similar/same unit that the compass began drifting significantly on.
Heave To Question Sailfanatic at 3:43pm 12.20.21 ... I do regularly go to hove-to from a deep reach with main and genoa for the two reasons listed a
Pick one... rgranger at 3:41pm 12.20.21 and? Remind me to be very specific if I ever need your help... :beer:
Russian GPS Satellite Issues DArcy at 3:38pm 12.20.21 Merry Christmas John :biggrin:

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