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New boating shoes??? rfrye1 at 12:23pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1847 Check these out. Ugly as hell, but might be nice for the warmer climates. Im thinking about these fo
A New Experience with internet vendor George at 1:09pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1015 Not sure this is the right place for this but virtually everyone orders stuff on-line these days.
26S Speed? SeacretSailor at 1:19pm 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1258 Had a GREAT day sailing Sunday on Lake Conroe, north of Houston! Found a wet slip at a marina for a
bimini for 88 240 oday best type and where to buy bryce lequire at 8:15pm 10.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1113 new 240 owner looking for info on bimini best kind and best place to buy. any info would be great
leather wheel cover maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51am 10.21.07 Big Boats 1/967 On another thread, there was mention of a need for maintenance of the leather wheel cover. For ease
Slug spacing Joetech at 11:15pm 10.20.07 Catalina 22 8/3857 Right now my C-22 has a rope sewn into the sail that goes up the track in the mast. I'll be hauling
Sailing Survey (1) Warren Milberg at 1:41am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1176 Many of us on the "right" coast are in the process of filling out fall haul out requests, the formal
Exhaust Hose Diameter ThomasPrice at 1:56am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1053 I am a bit puzzled as to why the hose diameter coming out of my Volvo TMD22 turbo diesel is 3.5" to
steaming light lense for Catalina 22 Sea Scout Ship 300, B.S.A. at 3:42am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1074 Sea Scout Ship looking for a lense for the mast light or steaming light mounted on the forward facin
What is soft leather like material called arrhythmia at 3:37am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3108 What is the soft leather like material on the ceiling of many boats called, and where is a good plac
What's a good adhesive for wood to fiberglass? arrhythmia at 3:30am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1913 I'm trying to find out what a good adhesive is to use for gluing backing boards to the hull of the b
Engine Vibration saylers at 2:01am 10.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1380 I am new to the Diesel engine. There seems to be a lot of vibration coming from the engine. A dock p
Galley Recipes Terry Cox at 5:22am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1136 Hi fellow gourmet skippers. I do all the cooking and cleaning on our boat and I like simple but tast
Electric Heads Capt Andy at 4:46am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1218 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat
Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1247 I bought two brand new Group 27 batteries at the beginning of the season (May). I've heard that I
Toerail leak Tim Davis at 6:40am 10.21.07 Big Boats 6/1269 My 1987 H40 has developed a leak into the aft stateroom on the starboard quarter. It appears that th
Angle of Vanishing Stability Patrick264 at 6:04am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1658 Howdy sailors,Does anyone know the approximate Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) for an O'Day 23?
survey's in what does it mean? Don Crowther at 8:18am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2567 HiJust received the survey this weekend. Since it is the weekend I thought I would ask your opinon
Our Summer 2007 Video gpd955 at 8:48am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1184 Submitted for your enjoyment....I hope!Had to link to YouTube, was just a tiny bit larger than the
Frayed backstay? Michael Sindelar at 8:33am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2617 I just noticed that a 3-foot long, single-strand of wire is dangling from my backstay, at the top, n

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More on Maine Sail Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40pm 11.08.21 Other sites on which Maine Sail has posted should also be brought in. AMEN!!! I'll be glad to sp
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:31pm 11.08.21 Jay doesn't say whether the tank came with fittings for the pickup tubes. Ronco includes them if yo
Running Rigging Line Type thinwater at 6:15pm 11.08.21 We own a new to us Hunter 38 and want to replace some running rigging. In the Operator's Manual th
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 6:09pm 11.08.21 Thanks again to all for the insight. A longer hold for the lift pump solved the issue.
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 5:56pm 11.08.21 Thanks David! (If engine block and shaft/prop are not electrically connected to boat bond or shore p
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 5:53pm 11.08.21 Reading your use, I gotta agree. Go for simple install.
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:46pm 11.08.21 This isn't complicated. If your battery charger comes with a plug, plug it in. Just be sure the re
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:45pm 11.08.21 Crusty, Is this your first boat? Are you day sailing? Will you be plugging into shore power on a re
Finally went for a sail (2) DeniseO30 at 5:21pm 11.08.21 Don't have any recent photos, here is some from redoing my sound deadening and insulation. anti-sip
Injector pump Don S/V ILLusion at 5:19pm 11.08.21 I have bled the fuel up through both bleeder valves of the injector pump. With cranking the engine
New toilet and holding tank system Flying Jay at 5:14pm 11.08.21 Where did you source the Raritan Sani-Flex hose? Did the tank come with the fittings to attach the
Its funny Friday! (4) rgranger at 5:13pm 11.08.21 LOL... so I had to go looking and found these This example is a hilarious comma mistake from a gen
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 11.08.21 (Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine blo
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 4:36pm 11.08.21 Thanks Jim!
More on Maine Sail dLj at 4:22pm 11.08.21 I've also donated. I feel it is a very worthy cause and Rod certainly helped me out multiple times a
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 3:51pm 11.08.21 Per DVM, the mast seems to be electrically connected to shore power ground, but not the engine bloc
Frostbiting on a grand scale? jon hansen at 3:38pm 11.08.21 hurry up and wait. light wind racing. razor focus, rest well, eat well.
Tall Rig or Standard Hayden Watson at 3:18pm 11.08.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 3:14pm 11.08.21 Probably a tall rig. When you get new sails, the sailmaker will tell you the measurements, if you
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 3:12pm 11.08.21 Looks like a lot of them got caught by the current/tide on the East side of the Breton Peninsula, an

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