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Yacht rescued three times in a week Allan R at 10:17am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1227 Some people never learn.EMERGENCY crews from a Hampshire lifeboat station were called to rescue th
One More Allan R at 10:27am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1148 Not a good day to be on the water for the folks in the video. Don't hold me to it, but the attached
Engine Mount Lori1818 at 10:00am 04.16.08 Day Sailers 8/1655 We recently bought a really nice little O'Day 22 that we put out in the local marina in a slip. Slo
h26 motor mount john withrow at 10:03am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 4/829 Bought a 2005 mercury 9.9 ob electric start. Works great but due to the design I can not raise the
Cunningham? Hakuna Matata9168 at 7:24am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 19/2413 I have been planning control line upgrades and modifications to my Mac 25 all Winter and ran into a
Lowering the Mast Capt. Woody at 6:51am 04.16.08 Balboa 1/3320 I need to learn how to lower the mast on my 1974 Balboa 26. There was no handbook or manual availab
Tiny-Tach. I need some info to install it. timweed at 11:58am 04.16.08 Catalina 30 6/1731 Design Technologies Inc. makes a tachometer, the Tiny-Tach, which sells for $95. I read about it in
Irwin 25 (8' beam) vs Irwin 10/4 (25' w 10' beam) TT5952 at 12:16pm 04.16.08 Irwin 5/10400 I'm planning to move to SE FL (West Palm Beach - Ft Lauderdale area) when I retire in a few years an
20w anchor light !! Tom M. at 9:03am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 7/946 So I am looking at replacing the mast head lights with two discrete lights, one on the front of the
removing spreaders najinsky at 12:27pm 04.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/906 I would like to remove my spreaders to check if the pin that runs throught the mast is damaged...not
Clam Shell Orientation Steve A. at 12:21pm 04.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2818 I hate to ask a stupid question except it has been a topic of intense discussion between power boat
Mast Lighting modge at 1:59pm 04.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/941 1984 Catalina 36 standard rig.Mast LightingI need some help pls. I do not have a service manual
Blue Water Bottom Paint Jim at 2:28pm 04.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1444 Has anyone used Blue Water Brand bottom Paint? I noticed it is quite a bit cheaper and there are no
remote control Madelon at 2:38pm 04.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1136 I have a Honda 9.9 kicker on my Mac26S and would like to use the remote controlled throttle/shifter
260 Halyards Deucer at 5:20pm 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 3/954 Has anybody used 3/8 inch line instead of 5/16 for jib and main halyard on a 260? I'm about to go h
Whitlock Engine Control Cable Replacement Bill Bell at 9:31pm 04.14.08 Big Boats 2/2166 I have to replace the shift cable on our Hunter 420. It has a Whitlock single lever engine control.
Roller furling for Capri 30 look4waves at 10:36pm 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1237 Hi,I'm trying to find a Capri 30 owner who may have the dimensions I need to put a roller furling h
Quality of boats steven685 at 10:10pm 04.14.08 Irwin 6/3447 I am interesed in purchasing an 1986-87 vitage Irwin Citation. 1.) what is the difference between a
Sanitary Hose Barb Fittings John T1594 at 10:52pm 04.14.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/6475 I will be replacing the sanitary hose on my H340 soon and would like to change some of the tank fitt
Ericson 32-2 removing handrail Paul Trumm at 11:15pm 04.14.08 Ericson 0/1768 I need to take off my handrails to reseal them. Will I just need to unscrew them from the top, or ar

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How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock DougM at 7:09am 12.08.21 My Beneteau had a combination shade/screen attached to the underside of the hatch frame. You could
Tank system monitor Justin_NSA at 7:04am 12.08.21 We purchased the boat the boat and she was 18 years old already. The blackwater ( sewage tank) is
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock PaulK at 6:46am 12.08.21 If it's for a quick fix, a simple roll of nylon screening from HD or Lowes will work and not cost mu
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies Brian D at 6:33am 12.08.21 Voice monitoring is tedious work, if one can call it work. On HF, one hears static all day and one c
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 6:25am 12.08.21 Need to know the engine model and hp, shaft size, transimission model and gear ration and type of p
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock Sailfanatic at 6:08am 12.08.21 A common practice for screens is to sew strips of Velcro to the screen edges and then adhere self-ad
Etiquette pet peeves Parsons at 6:07am 12.08.21 Although the mods here are excellent :clap: every so often we get some nastiness, generalizations, o
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies shemandr at 5:52am 12.08.21 I know nothing about radio. Total PHD user. Can you reconcile these two statements? 1) ...The U.S.
Beneteau Parts website 4arch at 5:35am 12.08.21 This is very disappointing. I guess I will be stockpiling some parts now before we enter this period
Masthead Repair (1) JacK P at 5:34am 12.08.21 The early Selden rigs had backstays, if a Selden rig all you have to do is search Selden Mast Headb
SailCare vs Local Loft Captain Larry-DH at 5:12am 12.08.21 We don't have a local loft, so I have nothing to compare Sailcare to. I sent them my dirty origina
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies All U Get at 4:42am 12.08.21 I thought those were pre-programmed into my SSB radio as Coast Guard channels. Yep, first few chann
Sailing and restoring #9874 Gene Neill at 4:29am 12.08.21 Historically, our power budget (when I'm not telecommuting) is ~350 watt-hours per day (or about 30
Tank system monitor Gary Ryan at 4:25am 12.08.21 We purchased the boat the boat and she was 18 years old already. The blackwater ( sewage tank) is a
SailCare vs Local Loft ShawnL at 3:52am 12.08.21 We don't have a local loft, so I have nothing to compare Sailcare to. I sent them my dirty original
Etiquette pet peeves Will Gilmore at 2:31am 12.08.21 How about when you ask for a recommendation on instruments, TV, stereo, headset intercom, etc. .
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock David in Sandusky at 11:58pm 12.07.21 We have one like this: https://www.amazon.com/Waterline-Design-Screen-Throw-Hatches/dp/B07TNP4MJL/r
I think I have Termites - Help! thinwater at 9:29pm 12.07.21 https://thrasherpestcontrol.com/drywood-termite-droppings Yup. Should have just Googled "droppings
Converting '73 Javelin to mid-boom rigging? RaleighRancher at 8:02pm 12.07.21 Thanks. That's really what I needed - the logic to it. Could've worked it out myself but overexposur
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