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Bareboating BVI KayakDan at 2:39am 09.28.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1810 We're looking at doing a bareboat charter in BVI next March. Second possibility is the Abacos. Most
c-22 swingkeel MEASUREMENTS fot trailer ? mike masserant at 3:54am 09.28.07 Catalina 22 1/1351 Help- Ccan someone get me measurements of the bunks width and height , and keel roller depth - so I
Change head hose to hard pipe john meyer at 4:19am 09.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2094 Peggie, I've searched this site to no avail even though I know this subject must have been covered.
Trailering ODay 22 MadburyMike at 5:38am 09.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/5467 I am thinking of buying an ODay 22 which is now on a trailer. I would like to keep it on the trailer
Rudder post inspection bffatcat at 6:25am 09.28.07 Other Sailboats 1/1278 Anyone with a Pearson 26 or 30 have any ideas on how to inspect the aluminum rudderpost without lif
Launching... Oldmega at 6:26am 09.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/955 Hello all,God-willing I plan to drop my '85 Mac 25 in tomorrow for the maiden voyage. The only thin
Bug Screens - Pacific Seacraft Lagniappe - PS 37 at 6:43am 09.28.07 Other Sailboats 7/1880 I have a PS 37 and need to replace the bus screens - so bad that I can't open the ports without invi
C27 Tall Rig or Regular Rig Magellan3695 at 4:59am 09.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1084 Hi All,I apologize in advance for my ignorance in the subject. I recently purchased a 1974 Catal
rug and interior of new beneteau 423 grevay at 12:12pm 09.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1416 We are purchasing a new beneteau 43 and would like to put in a carpet/rug in the main salon. Are the
Spinnaker Rigging? (1) WVR at 11:15am 09.28.07 Smaller Boats 14/1937 I have had my Hunter 22 for a few months now and for some crazy reason decided I would like to add a
Saturday the 29th on Mobile bay Chuck Creel at 1:41pm 09.28.07 Smaller Boats 0/764 According to the weather forecast on Moble Bay we should have east winds around 15-20 this week end
Inside hull liner Shenanigans at 7:14am 09.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1311 The plasticizer on the hull liner has misgrated and the fabric got hard and split. I have removed w
Irwin 34 Yanmar Reduction Gear Ratio Jim Pearson at 7:10am 09.28.07 Other Sailboats 1/1097 I recently purchase a 1982 Irwin 34 Citation SD with a Yanmar 3GMD engine. I am investigating insta
Lake Texoma Rental/Charter T J Furstenau at 7:00am 09.28.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1761 I know it's incredibly short notice, but was hoping that a Texas/Oklahoma sailor might catch this an
sanitation hoses anchormate at 7:57pm 09.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1580 I am going to replace my sanitation hose. We will be decomissioning our boat for winter storage nex
freezer operation jim mcewan at 9:28pm 09.26.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1793 I have a Beneteau 49. It has been having issues with the onboard freezer. The freezer has not been
Small Balck plastic fasteners jk kudera at 7:51pm 09.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/925 I am in need of a supplier for those plastic "latches" used on the cover for the emergency tiller co
Bondo John at 10:40pm 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2490 Thru the years i have used "Kitty Hair" which consists of threads of fiberglass in a slurry and a ha
Advice regarding best model for me. windborn24490 at 11:45pm 09.26.07 Smaller Boats 15/1866 I'll be purchasing a catalina next year. I have four people in my family however, I'm thinking I'll
Lazy Jack vs Dutchman Flaking System Wally at 1:01am 09.27.07 Catalina 30 5/5793 I have a 1989 30' tall rig Catalina. I would like to add a main sail Lazy Jack system or a Dutchman

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Alternator wiring SycloneDriver at 6:36pm 11.07.21 I wonder if the center wire could be the stator tap used to drive the tach. It's been too long sinc
Jib halyard question. Stu Jackson at 6:27pm 11.07.21 If you do the search on jib downhaul you may find my prior posts on this subject, did one just last
Adding a 115V outlet Jaxn at 6:15pm 11.07.21 FWIW, I have a Blue Sea charger/ACR combo that is hard-wired to the battery, but plugs in to AC via
Has anyone built a boarding step? (1) SoSound at 6:14pm 11.07.21 Today I noticed quite a few milk crates and 8 x 10's attached to the finger piers. I guess we're l
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 6:08pm 11.07.21
Frostbiting on a grand scale? jon hansen at 6:03pm 11.07.21 thanks for the heads up
Has anyone built a boarding step? Ken Cross at 5:37pm 11.07.21 I saw a beautiful wooden step at a boat show but choked at the $175 price. So with $10-12 of mater
Jib halyard question. Jacktar at 5:04pm 11.07.21 Try when you head into the wind, dropping the jib first then the main in reverse order of the way yo
Alternator wiring (1) leo310 at 4:45pm 11.07.21 199933
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 11.07.21 It was not designed to be pressurized but not sure about low pressure mattress pumps
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 3:58pm 11.07.21
Jib halyard question. kappykaplan at 3:56pm 11.07.21 @SailingLoto , you are welcome. :beer:
Jib halyard question. SailingLoto at 3:55pm 11.07.21 Do a search on "jib downhaul" on this site. I was just reading up on that. Thank you.
331 Oceanis wiring diagram ChrisMro at 3:53pm 11.07.21 Thanks SoSound. When I cruise, I keep all my batteries ON and on anchor, in the morning, my house b
Jib halyard question. kappykaplan at 3:45pm 11.07.21 Do a search on "jib downhaul" on this site.
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 3:37pm 11.07.21 Your Drop Zinc must be electrically connected to your Shaft Zinc. Using an engine block clamp for t
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Tally Ho at 3:35pm 11.07.21
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:16pm 11.07.21 My daughter is a big dog and cat lover and I, of course, love science and philosophy. So, when I h
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Tally Ho at 3:12pm 11.07.21 The last time I changed the oil in my Yanmar 3QM30 I got interrupted after I had pumped the oil out
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 3:08pm 11.07.21 Crusty, In the article I linked to earlier it explains that even though the charger has connections

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