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1964 Bahama Islander 24 Roger Larkin at 4:13am 04.03.08 Islander 5/4127 I have recently bought a 1964 Bahama Islander 24'. I need a motor but don't know exactly what was in
Flushing Scale from Perkins 4-108 mmckee52 at 4:54am 04.03.08 Irwin 1/1943 I am thinking about flushing my Perkins 4-108 to get rid of the scale that has built up in it. Has a
Mounting a new bow cleat Blake at 5:21am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1419 Does anybody have experiance mounting through deck hardware in the bow area forward of the factory c
Apostle Islands Russ at 6:03am 04.03.08 Smaller Boats 3/902
I just built a new shelf in my 222 (1) Joe11688 at 3:29am 04.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/792 This galley shelf is my latest brain-storm. I built it out of some Mahogany plywood, an Oak fiddle
Missing grounding plate Chuck McNear at 3:05am 04.03.08 Irwin 0/1685 Divers just informed me that the grounding plate is missing on the bottom of the boat near the keel.
ballast vs displacement Hunter 25 KennyH at 7:15am 04.03.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1238 According to the owners manual on the Hunter 25 found at this linkhttp://www.murphygraphics.com/hun
Installed Tankwatch 4 on FW tank forward Chris Connor at 10:36am 04.03.08 Catalina 310 3/1844 Hello all:Today I have installed a Tankwatch 4 level guaging system in the Potable water tank forw
Foss foam rudder Steve at 11:34am 04.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1002 Checked archives, has anyone ever repaired an eight inch diamate or so delamination by injecting an
Catalina Capri 18 vs. O'Day 20 w t wilson at 12:59pm 04.03.08 Trailer Sailors 3/12193 I am a novice sailor who got chased away from my motorcycle by an overprotective wife. Traded my mo
What ever happened to................ sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:55pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1185 Moodybucaneer and others that have not been here in a very long time?Was just thinking of some of t
Help me identify this boat please (1) Timm R 25 Oday at 12:51pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1002 I 've been driving past this boat for 6 months or so.It's makes me sad to think that at one time ,t
First time at the helm in 28 years Gene45 at 1:30pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1031 I had not sailed in 28 years. On March 21, 2008 I decided to make a cruse from Edgewater MD to Tangi
Island Girl Duke13540 at 1:15pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1171 Has anyone used Island Girl system on a newer boat?Thanks for your info. I'm thinking of using it o
Battery tie down question sailaway78 at 1:45pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2463 I just switched out the batteries in the 37, and went from group 29's to four 6v golf cart batteries
Boat generators alan boyd at 6:59pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 0/1229 The generators at www.Boats.net beat the prices at the other sites I checked
autohelm wind instrument unit carl4 at 9:58pm 04.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1423 I need a masthead unit for my autohelm wind instrument. The Ray Marine units are not compatible. Any
Aussie Boat Swap Hogan at 9:30pm 04.01.08 Smaller Boats 4/1052 Reading the post about naming the boat after a visit to Austrailia got me to thinking. Might there b
Mac Sailing Steve at 10:09pm 04.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1204 Preparing to buy my first Mac, a 26X, late 90's. I think I am making a great choice for the things
Amazing Video George at 12:10am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1347 After a long cold winter, this video really got my blood pumping. The kite/camera thing is clever bu

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Proper Course Jumpstart at 9:27pm 12.03.21 Damn auto correct obligated not obliterated
Proper Course Jumpstart at 9:15pm 12.03.21
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line Joe at 8:54pm 12.03.21 On the various race boats I crewed for, it was called a "take down line", "dousing line" or "string
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement Stu Jackson at 8:38pm 12.03.21 I think you really should measure them. Gary's right, but you could also ask here, specific to
Proper Course TimFromLI at 8:34pm 12.03.21 I agree on the zone - forgot the change but with a 0.5 miles to go to the mark and the wind on your
What color for your Bimini? Joe at 8:23pm 12.03.21 In my corner of Calif. lots of boaters prefer "Pacific Blue". It's a few shade lighter than Navy a
A couple trailering questions Benny17441 at 8:08pm 12.03.21 The 260 with dual axels. No trouble with the law unless a law was broken. Nothing is unmovable, a
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing limbodog at 8:07pm 12.03.21 What lubricant are you waiting to arrive_ I'd like to see the Raritan directions that say to flu
Proper Course Davidasailor26 at 7:48pm 12.03.21 If both boats were reaching, they were both sailing straight to the mark which is their proper cour
Proper Course TimFromLI at 7:42pm 12.03.21 If both boats were reaching, they were both sailing straight to the mark which is their proper cours
Proper Course PaulK at 7:41pm 12.03.21 That's pretty much my interpretation, too. (Without having been there, of course.) If I was on a
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? (1) JamesG161 at 5:25pm 12.03.21 I have no clue on mine Not an easy access, if this picture is correct. Looks like you have to remo
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) twodzusfittings at 5:11pm 12.03.21 I could not remove the cutlass bearing on my 30 CB. The collets for the removal tool where either to
CENTERBOARD HELP twodzusfittings at 4:57pm 12.03.21 Today we have success. Center board freed but my boat isn't high enough to remove it. Next week the
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement garymalmgren at 4:55pm 12.03.21 Hi J Spry I think you really should measure them. You will have to crawl down there to fit them even
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement Tally Ho at 4:36pm 12.03.21
Pearson 30 fred1diver at 4:24pm 12.03.21 Thank you very much for the valuable info, it will weigh heavily in the balance
Pearson 30 jssailem at 4:09pm 12.03.21 I would lean towards the Pearson 30 as a better sailing boat. You be the judge as there are factors
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? (1) DayDreamer41 at 3:26pm 12.03.21 Thanks. I do have that number but the formatting is not the same and I'm having trouble figuring w
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 3:22pm 12.03.21 As far as covering the damge, you could get a 3/8" sheet of Azec (PVC lumber) and fashion a nice co

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