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need a lift and load and unstep the mast in west florida duality at 6:45am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1373 the boat is in cape coral right now and i am going to truck it north. i will take all the sails down
Air-X Wind Generator on a h40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:53am 03.27.08 Big Boats 2/1077 I am about to install an Air-X wind generator on my 1997 h40.5. I also have Garhauser davits on the
mini jacker motor mount (1) Captain E at 8:15am 03.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1280 Has anyone tried this minijacker motor mount. http://www.jmsonline.net/MINI-JACKER.htm ?? looks lik
Freezer Condensation DanoDano at 8:27am 03.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1398 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 356 and I am just learning my way around all the "surprises" that
Robert Gainer has died in Beacon, N.Y Larry Wilson at 11:03am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/4496 Bob died suddenly on February 17, at home. His last post here, amazingly was on February 16th.
Mast refit rad at 1:40pm 03.27.08 Smaller Boats 2/872 I had the mast removed at the end of last season. The cabin top had depressed enough to warrant the
Bilge pump rad at 1:29pm 03.27.08 Smaller Boats 2/868 I currently have the bilge pump hooked up to the fused switch panel. The float is hooked directly to
Steering Wheel Brake Bill at 11:52am 03.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1288 Does anyone have any experience with servicing the through shaft clutch in the Whitlock bulkhead ste
No lube HAL at 8:50pm 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1487
10/4 chainplates lastbark at 11:12pm 03.25.08 Irwin 1/2118 Thi below decks securing divice,structure.om my 10/4 has rusted out and needs replacing.I need plans
roller furling getting difficult to unfurl and furl boblitbird at 12:04am 03.26.08 Catalina 30 4/4665 my roller furling has become stiff and I don't know the proper lubrication to maintain it. Is there
Cockpit table leaves Sailspro at 12:15am 03.26.08 Big Boats 3/1728 Recently, we have seen pictures of 387's and actually saw that the new C375 has teak cockpit table l
Back to Future higgs at 12:08am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1059 Interesting article about new developments for oil tankers.http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-989834
Ebay NOAA RNC Chart Collection with SeaClearI MoonSailer at 1:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1865 The chart collection offered on ebay seems like a great deal. Supposed to be all of the charts with
BOW THRUSTER INSTALLATION JIM HAMILTON at 1:28am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2760 I;M INTERESTED IN INSTALLING A BOW THRUSTER IN MY 460. HAS ANYONY ATTEMPTED THIS ON THEIR OWN? I W
Forward / Reverse Tom at 1:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/4095 I'm new to sailing (not boating) and was wondering about the forward / reverseorientation on my boa
holding tank Serendipity at 7:51am 03.26.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2849 When I turn on the macerator pump, which is working, and I have the sea cock valve open the holding
Is this a good deal?: Aquarius 21 (2) CPTCarl at 7:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 40/20166 I am looking to buy my first sailboat and have found a 1973 Aquarius 21 that I am interested in. It
Wiring questions Mark at 7:08am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1588 I have a 26S and have rewired the boat. I have gone from one battier, to a two battier system. I put
Log Shaft Captdgl at 7:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 0/1220 The log shaft around the propshaft Will Leak when we are in reverse. I have PPS system and its not l

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Pick one... rgranger at 11:05am 12.15.21 ... A little salt and an egg shell from breakfast eggs. Boil it till the spoon stands up in the pot
Pick one... Roland5048 at 11:04am 12.15.21 My mug from back in Navy days looked mostly like that.. I have cleaned it up .. We used to joke th
Tall Rig or Standard Alansails at 11:03am 12.15.21 OR another exotic idea would be hire a helicopter to get alongside the mast,rise up and down to get
Beware of flopping jib sheets justsomeguy at 10:58am 12.15.21 The OP said that there was a flopping lazy jib sheet. OP never mentioned a lazy sheet, only "jib s
Chapman's Piloting Publication jssailem at 9:57am 12.15.21 never owned one Some DO! Others read. And some Do and Read... Thankfully there are Libraries.
Rigging attachment question jssailem at 9:52am 12.15.21 strategically located rail cleats are very handy. While they are "handy" caution in their use migh
Pick one... Justin_NSA at 9:50am 12.15.21 you can scrape your name inside the left one so no one else uses it:tongue:
Chapman's Piloting Publication patbratton at 9:49am 12.15.21 I have a 1917 first edition. --Peggie I'm kind of thinking that you have won this event.
Chapman's Piloting Publication patbratton at 9:48am 12.15.21 I come up a little short o cover a few times as a kid. I think that you just violated the copy wri
Chapman's Piloting Publication jon hansen at 9:45am 12.15.21 never owned one
Pick one... (2) jssailem at 9:44am 12.15.21 My Mom used to say she learned to make Navy Coffee from her Dad. Ground the coffee and put it in a p
Pick one... DArcy at 9:42am 12.15.21 That's why I drink coffee out of a black mug
Chapman's Piloting Publication (2) jssailem at 9:36am 12.15.21 I had to go check the Library. I moved a 45 vinyl record off the book (A taste of Honey). It has bee
Beware of flopping jib sheets SoSound at 9:26am 12.15.21 Yes, that's the control line fairlead for the screecher/code 0 furler. The OP said that there was a
Chapman's Piloting Publication kloudie1 at 8:47am 12.15.21 I lost two copies in a house fire .. I had a 1978 ish one that I got when I bought my first boat the
Pick one... kloudie1 at 8:40am 12.15.21 My mug from back in Navy days looked mostly like that.. I have cleaned it up ..
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 8:28am 12.15.21 You wont see too much in the way of new /detailed posts as my left arm/ hand are still 100% paralyz
Pick one... Will Gilmore at 8:25am 12.15.21 For what? I use old coffee mugs to dip paintbrushes. Some of them look just like the one on the le
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Maine Sail at 8:19am 12.15.21 @Maine Sail Rod, good to see you back posting. You wont see too much in the way of new /detailed p
Pick one... Allan12210 at 8:05am 12.15.21 The one on the left is seasoned.

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