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Oil? gr8_2_av8 at 12:09pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/999 I have a question. I was reading in an old Piloting book today and it spoke of using oil on the wat
need swing keeel rich at 12:38pm 03.02.08 Smaller Boats 3/889 Looking for swing keel for my 22 any info will be appreciated
tide tables for iphone newly anonymous at 1:23pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1220 I just switched from a Palm Pilot to an iphone, and I'm looking for a tide table app such as Tide To
Where's your Magna Carta? SailboatOwners.com at 2:10pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2310 Which destination would you choose as your Great Charter?Popular spots like the BVI or Greece? Th
Spring Paint Sale? Rana Toro at 1:30pm 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1142 Last time I bought bottom paint (Interlux) either Defender or WM had a 'spring sale' a week or two a
Boom as lift?? GJ 532 at 9:22pm 02.29.08 Big Boats 4/1072 Just purchased a new 45cc, just got a dingy and motor. Total weight is 135 lbs. I don't want a davit
BVI Bound BungalowBill at 10:50pm 02.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1599 Soon my wife of 35 years and I will be celebrating our anniversary with a week of sailing in the BVI
Mast Mount Radar HAL at 11:46pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1181
Reefign down wind jwieneck at 12:20am 03.01.08 Big Boats 5/1409 This fall I sailed to Racine, WI to winter the boat. The day was nice 15 knots out of the South the
Anyone know which bulb sailaway78 at 1:21am 03.01.08 Seidelmann 0/1235 I have an S37, on which the steaming light is out. On this particular boat, the steaming light is a
Anyone know which bulb sailaway78 at 1:21am 03.01.08 Seidelmann 0/1213 I have an S37, on which the steaming light is out. On this particular boat, the steaming light is a
Types of Portapotie jhussey at 2:20am 03.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1286 Any suggestions for replacement of original head, larger unit etc.
Learned to sail the "OLD FASION WAY" Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 1:55am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1467 Just sitting here wondering how many of us learned the old fasion way to sail.I spent several year
BVI? BungalowBill at 1:37am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1382 Soon my wife of 35 years and I will be celebrating our anniversary with a week of sailing in the BVI
Florida boats higgs at 3:56am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2293 Tthere have been several discussion here about how hard it was to find a nice used boat down south.
Compounding and waxing Lauren at 7:47am 03.01.08 Big Boats 5/1197 This year I want to compound and then wax my 2000 340. It has some oxidation but not so bad that it
Dog Claude at 6:08am 03.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1278 Does anyone have any idea how to get a 90 lbs labrador back into the cockpit after his swim ???Has
Wow! $19K For Using VHF Rick D at 8:14am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 56/3339 Before ya'll go flaming, remember the US has caught a few cruisers in some nonsensical provisions. R
Hot water heater engine exchanger ? Chet7135 at 6:29am 03.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1179 I`m thinking about replacing my old electric water heater with one of the combination electric/ heat
installing a raymarine S-1 auto pilot bobinski at 9:24am 03.01.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2172 the rudder indicator on the C-30 using the raymarine S-1 wheel auto pilot. What is the work around

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New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR mermike at 4:10am 10.01.21 I'll be on the boat all next week. I'll send pictures when I get there. I've been wanting a dodger
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B kloudie1 at 3:54am 10.01.21 Folks will need pictures of the engine to be able to comment, Mark. Best way is to put the raw water
Refinishing Catalina Capri 14.2 boat, question on pigment colors Joe at 3:52am 10.01.21 I used Interlux "boottop and striping enamel" for my boot stripe. It's a one part polyurethane, li
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 2:51am 10.01.21 Yes, the pivot point is at the mast base - I'm assuming on your boat you remove one of the pins to
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 2:41am 10.01.21 I did have spray nozzle (for a hosepipe) confiscated coz it was a bit gun shaped. My fault as I shou
Tempest International jssailem at 12:58am 10.01.21 Samson 1/4" dyneema I intend to use for standing and much of the running rigging. Nice work BigDre
Inner forestay on H42 Rick D at 9:47pm 09.30.21 Yes, as far as I can tell, the screws go into an embedded aluminum plate as the rest of the gear is
Inner forestay on H42 Windpilot at 9:39pm 09.30.21 Close, my spot doesn't seem as wide. Thanks for the response! Do you think the backing plate is abou
Inner forestay on H42 (2) Rick D at 9:09pm 09.30.21 Here is one for a 40.5. Not sure how relevant it is for a 410.
Bottom Paint in Northern Stu Jackson at 8:49pm 09.30.21 Charles, Maine & Chicago are vastly different, mainly fresh vs. salt. Two different bottom paints.
Bottom Paint in Northern sesmith at 8:34pm 09.30.21 +1. VC17 up on the Great Lakes.
Adding kayak to sailboat jssailem at 8:13pm 09.30.21 Yes. Those Alaskan Low pressure storms are nasty. I flew in on a quick meet and greet business trip
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR WindS at 7:51pm 09.30.21 Thanks Mike, John: I appreciate the welcome. I think, for me, sailing around Olympia is a good
Bottom Paint in Northern Tally Ho at 7:28pm 09.30.21 I (and many others on the Great Lakes) use VC17. Very thin, fast drying, works reasonably well in fr
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? chuckwayne at 7:22pm 09.30.21 Thanks Mikesea! I plan to do the same thing with my st4000. I'm running the same B&G system as you e
Furling Main Winter Storage Dan_Y at 7:12pm 09.30.21 One issue to point out. Our '08 h36 was 7 years old when we bought it. During the sailing survey the
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 7:06pm 09.30.21 As an owner of a very similar Oday 25 , I can tell you straight out that dropping the mast is very
170 Under Main Only stickinthemud57 at 6:44pm 09.30.21 Increased weather helm and will not point. This is a terse but accurate take. Would only add that
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? Justin_NSA at 6:19pm 09.30.21 It's like a water hose. If no water is coming out, you have to trace back to find the kink or hole i
Exhaust Steam WayneH at 6:17pm 09.30.21 White smoke can also be from an improperly timed injection pump. I had my injection pump overhauled

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