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Need Sailmaker Ralph18414 at 11:13pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1604 The sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in North Alabama was awesome this weekend. There was plenty of wind
Sump jabcoMac21 at 12:06am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/739 Recent purchase of 75 Mac 21. The sump is just wired and below with the hose attached. I have only
Healing over Tom23400 at 12:34am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 19/7594 I'm new to sailing (converted power boater) and wondered how far it's safe toheal over before tip o
Let me tell you about my weekend... Ross in Tampa at 12:41am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1144 Did you ever have one of those weekends that is just a comedy of errors... we did. Here's my story..
Weather Helm TallyClassic at 12:11am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 7/1518 Moving on to my next set of questions!!! The boat got launched, Sunday was her first sail. And a n
inmast furling line replacement Syversens at 12:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1679 hello all, I'm having some problems furling my sail these days and its getting harder, I think its d
attaching an outboard motor rebecca9359 at 1:20am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/957 We bought a one-year old M26 with a HOnda 50 hp motor already attached. THe way the motor is attache
Raymarine ST40 wind instrument Dave O. at 1:32am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 0/998 Does anyone have any experience with a Raymarine ST40 wind unit on their boat? It is quite a bit ch
Moving winches to the cabintop or poptop? Bobby McCullough at 1:57am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/1389 I want to move my winches to the cabintop or poptop of my 81 C22. Has anyone done this...how did yo
Need New Sails Summers Eve at 2:03am 10.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1102
Atomic 4 replacement....? AJ at 2:36am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3771 I'm thinking about taking out my Atomic 4 30hp. gas motor and putting a 4 stroke 9.9hp motor on a br
outboard size on 26m Trevor watkins at 2:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1650 Have just bought a new 26m from the factory to be shipped to Mauritius. Need some advice on the outb
Repaired link George at 3:04am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1244 Hi Peggie,As you requested, I reported the bad link to Phil Herring, and got a response from him t
Building a hard dodger Passrider at 3:46am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 6/3902 Has anyone built a hard dodger for their C-30? I'm interested in what materials and processes were
cast iron keel marty gelbard at 3:43am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1130 Periodically I've sanded down the cast iron keel on my O'day 37 and applied epoxy. It seems corrosio
Autohelm Instrument Adjustment Terry Cox at 4:14am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1585 Our boat came with the standard suite of Autohelm instruments including depth, speed, wind and autop
Winter Cover for 310; also Cockpit table Irish Ayes at 4:50am 10.22.07 Catalina 310 1/1565 Has anyone purchased a winter cover for their Catalina 310? If so, would mind sharing from whom you
Sailboat Shipping in Hampton Roads, VA BradG at 4:45am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1424 I need a hauling company that has a hydraulic trailer to move my hunter 27 from carrollton to va bea
Diesel motor Noise Digger at 5:18am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2478 I sail 1988 Catalina 30, Universal M18 Diesel (14 Hp) We have noticed an increase in Motor Noise.
Interior Cushions Davis at 5:10am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 2/1494 Hi all. I am new to this list. I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and the time has come to replace the cush

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Running Rigging Line Type thinwater at 12:49pm 11.09.21 Plait. It is a weave description. Examples: rope spec rope spec 2 BTW, PET is polyester (polyethyle
2003 Hunter 270 DIY Yard Time! sail sfbay at 12:46pm 11.09.21 ..........2. Wax / Polish top deck & sides. Recommend a specific material? What's best practice for
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 11:58am 11.09.21 NP. Bayport would most likely have put in a door in the shrinkwrap at the stern if you want to go
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 11:56am 11.09.21 Thanks Scott! NP. Bayport would most likely have put in a zipper door in the shrinkwrap at the s
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 11:50am 11.09.21 Most likely Navionics charts and you can go the Navionics site and either renew to update the chart
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 11:49am 11.09.21 Hi. Now that we're up on Georgian Bay it just occurred to me that I'm not sure if the current memor
Hot Water tank Scott T-Bird at 11:44am 11.09.21 You CANT empty the water heater tank by just turning on the water pump and opening the hot water t
Tall Rig or Standard jeepbluetj at 11:30am 11.09.21 If the C36 is like the C30, the boom length will be the same even though the foot length of the mai
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 11:26am 11.09.21 I found a way to run the engine and monitor input and out. problem is I couldn't really tell if exha
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue shemandr at 11:22am 11.09.21 As for the inner workings a fluxgate compass is the same as a "Fluxgate capacitor" to me.
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:18am 11.09.21 Defender has SaniFlex in both 1.5" and 1"....and they sell it by the foot so you only have to buy th
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:16am 11.09.21 You can try disconnecting the Raymarine connectors and putting a dab of Dow Corning DC 4 Electrical
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue John6212 at 10:52am 11.09.21 Thanks to shemandr and twalker H260 for the responses. The "standby" worked fine yesterday but after
Teak Cockpit Table H49 chip veres at 10:48am 11.09.21 You could simplify the table-edge fiddles by using the 90 degree rounded corners made by Sea Teak. C
New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 10:26am 11.09.21 Thank you! I got the Sani-flex hose from Defender. I usually start there as I'm a member (discount
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 10:24am 11.09.21 Rich A lot of good points. May I expand? Yes, putting in a longer pvc pipe through the deck is a go
Finally went for a sail hunter34austin at 10:12am 11.09.21 Might be a later add on - mine doesn't have the loop either. Same engine.
Hot Water tank JamesG161 at 10:09am 11.09.21 2) Tank does not need to be full when your engine is running. ok true, but NO Hot Water...:pimp:
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 10:00am 11.09.21 order the referenced book. You might see a few of the people on SBO referenced in that Link too li
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue twalker H260 at 9:56am 11.09.21 Any chance you have a metallic object near the flux gate compass? Cog is likely being determined vi

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