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Hey Charlie Cobra Dave Groshong at 9:05am 04.23.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1624 Was there any interest in a Liberty Bay, Poulsbo, or other closer to Seattle rendezvous this summer?
Anyone else want to go on a little cruise sailaway78 at 9:03am 04.23.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1177 We have a short three week cruise planned for the end of May, first of June. Looks like we will be l
Toilet Rebuild Bonnie Riser at 2:58pm 04.23.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1049 Hi All,I put a slide show up of my toilet rebuild on my blog (address below). If you see anyerror
Hazard at fuel dock Gertys Ride at 7:52pm 04.21.08 Ask All Sailors 2/979 Public Notice to Whittaker Creek Yacht HarborIt was noticed April 20, 2008 that the Whittaker Cree
fuel spill anchormate at 7:40pm 04.21.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1162 We are still new to most things about our boat. This past weekend we went to the boat to bottom pain
Charleston, S. C. - 48 Dodge Shoaldrafter at 9:46pm 04.21.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1134 48 Dodge:I notice that you claim Mt. Pleasant, SC. Some questions about the Charleston, SC area.
Additional Cockpit Hatch KennyH at 1:42am 04.22.08 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1124 I did a search and could not find anyone who had added an additional cockpit locker hatch to the por
Telltales Don Guillette at 2:35am 04.22.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/4090 As anyone who follows this forum knows I feel telltales are the most important sail trimming devise
Replacing hoses PrincessoftheLake at 2:56am 04.22.08 Big Boats 7/1251 My husband and I are going to replace the discharge hose from our PAR/Jabsco manual head located in
Toilet wax ring? Popeye18296 at 4:57am 04.22.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2180 Here i am again.This time need input re:placement of depthfinder transducer?Seen to remember somethi
Halyard aft to cockpit Brian19385 at 5:23am 04.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1038 I'm looking at running my control lines aft to the cockpit, mostly just the main halyard. Does anyon
Need forestay length for 1983 TM Hunter 27 Keith Fawcett at 3:38am 04.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1699 Hello you all,Does anyone know the length of the forestay for a 1983 Hunter 27 TM? I appreciate th
Painted Prop ??? Duke13540 at 6:13am 04.22.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1687 Do you paint the prop and shaft or not. I once spent $30 for a can of spray that was to work wonders
Birthday Sail Tomorrow!! Ed Schenck at 4:02am 04.22.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1167 My H37C is in North Carolina. So for my birthday my significant other chartered a nice H290 for the
shut off and shifter cable replacement 1985 universal 25 cat 30 frank at 7:38am 04.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1473 I need to replace both cables in my cat 30 it has a universal 25 and wanted to know how easy this is
Mac 22 Keel Overboard Papuan Matt at 8:47am 04.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1231 I have a '95 Mac 22 that I love. My wife and I sail and scuba off it at all the magnificent areas ar
Peggy, sewage hose question Bob at 12:26pm 04.22.08 Big Boats 1/858 Peggy, your answer to a previous posting finally solved a perplexing question that I had in relation
Rudder Bearings & seal for First 285 (1) epf at 12:35pm 04.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1999 Hello I have a 1989 model First 285 with tiller steering and I am looking for top and bottom beari
table in cabin sailaway50 at 11:56am 04.22.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/969 We recently purchased a 1996 400. Has any one ever removed the cabin table and replaced it with som
That is my Question: To Fill or Not To Fill? rardiH36 at 10:51am 04.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/806 When I took delivery of my 1980 Hunter 36 10 months ago, the fresh water tanks were empty except for

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26D windows..... finding41 at 3:22pm 08.30.21 If you have the tools it's not hard to make them yourself. I made the ones for my 26D out of a half
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames Barnacle Bill at 3:11pm 08.30.21 Stainless for sure.
Webbing: Sew or Tie mikemoyer at 3:11pm 08.30.21 Thanks. Isn't Dyneema singlebraid rope? I've read that webbing is preferable because it won't roll w
Wheel pulling to the right VernonJ at 3:10pm 08.30.21 It didn't occur to me to try without power. I'll do that this weekend. It's not that center is diffe
Moisture readings from survey Barnacle Bill at 3:07pm 08.30.21 Instead of asking us, you should be asking the surveyor who did the survey. You are paying him for
Aqua Signal FOB sail sfbay at 3:01pm 08.30.21 Ouch!! You can buy a Spare Fob Floatable Transmitter for the 20410 System Mfg# 20416 for $39 here
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? MikeHoncho at 2:59pm 08.30.21 put another 15 to 20 hours on it then make a decision. I'm always looking up at my sails anyways (ha
26S Considering new prop. (1) sail sfbay at 2:56pm 08.30.21 I you are motoring at speeds of 6.1 - 6.3 knots at 3200 rpms with a good bit of weight in the boat (
DIY Designing And Buildling A Sailboat rgranger at 2:53pm 08.30.21 I like the X-mas tree lights. Best part of the boat....:biggrin:
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 2:50pm 08.30.21 A little follow-up. I decided to forgo the dapper plate. I removed the battery (8dAGM) from in fro
Auto-Pilots dlochner at 2:43pm 08.30.21 I'd have to believe a below deck system uses considerably more power than others. You would be co
Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 2:36pm 08.30.21 I'd have to believe a below deck system uses considerably more power than others.
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Leeward Rail at 2:32pm 08.30.21 @Barnacle Bill .. I suspect all that is a bit above pay grade for a beginner.:biggrin: Don't scare
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 2:25pm 08.30.21 On my '07 H38 the SeaTalk cable for the ST60 instruments on the pod and the ethernet/SeaTalkng cable
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? Barnacle Bill at 2:18pm 08.30.21 It's the low pressure side, but you need an acceptable fuel line. For diesel it is Type B1 which is
Surveys are a waste of money Barnacle Bill at 2:13pm 08.30.21 There are good surveyors and bad surveyors. Hopefully the bad surveyors don't last long, or they fin
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Barnacle Bill at 2:06pm 08.30.21 What this is all about has to do with the righting moment of a boat. Righting moment is determined
Still Pulling Out My Hair...... rpell1@msn.com at 2:03pm 08.30.21 My C-30 had a confounding leak that I finally traced backet to the aft end of the stern tube hose -
MacGregor 25 Classification Ward H at 1:38pm 08.30.21
Using a trolling motor on small boat Project_Mayhem at 1:33pm 08.30.21 You're just looking to move 50' or so I'd go with a small sealed gel battery. I use a 10 amp for my

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