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Going Up Your Rig Tsehum Pete at 10:20pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2683 I am thinking of buying a bosun's chair. My buddy says I should also buy a climbing harness as well.
Waxing Topsides? PrincessoftheLake at 11:36pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 17/3727 Is it a good idea to wax the deck or should it just be cleaned and left alone?
Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River MoonSailer at 11:48pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1312 I am planning a trip down to Pickwick Landing State Park in a week or two and taking my grandkids an
Race our boat Jim11228 at 12:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/903 Hi all: Help needed ! Our yacht club owns 22 footer that many of us want to race in our local beer
Aluminum holding tanks SAILBOATGUY at 1:15am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1344 Has any one found a vendor that can supply replacement waste tanks made of plastic. Both of my alumi
running a new outhaul line in a Zspar boom tom at 12:17am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1768 I am sure that this is an easy task, but seem to be having trouble, I need to run a new out haul lin
H22 Snugs John Bond at 12:09am 02.27.08 Smaller Boats 7/867 Hello.I own a swing keel H22 and am having difficulty locating a supplier for the following parts.
holding tank/s on a Beneteau 47.7 duane gates at 12:03am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1379 Hello, I'm assisting a friend who is the owner of a Beneteau 47.7. The aft marine toilet seems to b
Solar Panel Wayne M at 2:54am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1276 Hello everyone I am interested in buying a solar panel for my boat. I will be using the batteriy for
compression post problems JFitz at 5:03am 02.27.08 Big Boats 5/960 The posts from Steve Dion and Allan Hadad last Feb. seem to describe my problem. I assume the fix f
Help! How to ship a MacGregor? Volker Barcik at 7:35am 02.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1114 Hello everybody,I need some help with shipping a Macgrgor 26x. I am going to import a 1999 Macgrego
New Furling Unit (follow-up) Boat Babe at 6:48am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1337 I have an old Hood 810 line drive furling unit which I'd like to upgrade to a new single line unit (
whitney's ted at 6:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1108 I looked at a boat at Whitney's Marine in Jacksonville. There were a few things regarding the broker
Insurance John at 6:35am 02.27.08 Big Boats 3/1243 I am considering changing insurance companies to the one listed in Mainsheet. The agency is Mariner
Hole in hull under v-berth SONADOR at 7:37am 02.27.08 Seidelmann 2/1609 I have been refurbishing the inside of a s24 cabin and I came across an approximate 2 inch hole belo
vertical batten main rob at 8:52am 02.27.08 Big Boats 7/1510 Considering changing my furling main to vertical batten main.Does it markedly improve the sailing t
Headliner Kevin6858 at 9:11am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1287 Does anyone know what is the best type of glue to re-attach the vinyl cabin liner on my First 285.T
Brooks Bridge Fort Walton Beach BradS at 9:32am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1075 I need to move a 30 catalina (tall rig) from Destin to Biloxi........can I make it under the Brooks
C210 Boom Height Capn Bill at 10:53am 02.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1302 I just moved up from a C25 to a C270. When I host the main and release the topping lift on the 270,
Land Locked Blues Lifted Terry Cox at 11:24am 02.27.08 Destinations 6/2669 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre

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Rudder woes, don't trust it! Grotto at 8:06pm 08.19.21 Congrats! :thumbup: You'll find it's pretty dang cool to just yank on that rope and watch the rudd
Yanmar 4JH2E Impeller Source Rick D at 8:05pm 08.19.21 Wow! I thought this would be easy. I had purchased it here in the past. It is hard to find. Must be
Yanmar 4JH2E Impeller Source SandyFrank at 7:28pm 08.19.21 Do an internet search on your engine manufacturer and model to find parts.....you will find lots of
Marine grade solar CarlN at 7:27pm 08.19.21 I would go to one of the large alternative energy stores. AltE in Massachusetts has been around a lo
Yanmar 4JH2E Impeller Source sail sfbay at 7:25pm 08.19.21 Do an internet search on your engine manufacturer and model to find parts.....you will find lots of
replacing sanitation hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:02pm 08.19.21
replacing sanitation hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:58pm 08.19.21 If you only want to do this job once every 10 years, sanitation hose is NOT a place to "go cheap...b
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 karellen at 6:57pm 08.19.21 The only thing I had on my mast, besides the block for the windvane wires, were anchor and steaming.
replacing sanitation hoses stuartsw at 6:35pm 08.19.21
propeller selection, and shifting Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 08.19.21
Catalina 27 mast issue Joe at 6:06pm 08.19.21 Welcome @SeaDogRun Halyards should not have knots in the middle of the mast. Knots do not go throu
Rudder woes, don't trust it! (1) danooxnard at 6:03pm 08.19.21 I use one of these. I have used it 4 times so far and it works great. I still secure the rudder with
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems Tally Ho at 5:49pm 08.19.21
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 Jerry Nevins at 5:46pm 08.19.21 Thanks for that Dave... oddly, the manual does not mention these particular wires...
propeller selection, and shifting Tally Ho at 5:42pm 08.19.21 I think you could redo your shifter linkage so UP is forward. Would probably require a longer shi
Rudder woes, don't trust it! Gene Neill at 5:41pm 08.19.21 Just ordered a unifoil rudder from ruddercraft, 6-8 week turn old rudder is a PITA heavy and the lo
Backstay adjuster (1) Joe at 5:33pm 08.19.21 Thats what im looking for create tension on tbe forestay and eliminate the sag There are numerous
replacing sanitation hoses gfrazzle at 5:17pm 08.19.21 I did my Catalina28 in a similar way but step two was "call the guy" which made step three even more
Bristol 24 Corsair sail sfbay at 5:05pm 08.19.21 To be sure, suggest measuring with a caliper. That is what I would do on my boat since other boat's
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:35pm 08.19.21 The yellow replaced ground or black on DC or battery. If memory served me, the owners manual shoul

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