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Splicing Trailer Taillight Wires dancing bear at 10:42pm 06.05.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1300 The PO ran the taillight wire through the license plate hole, in Wisconsin he did not need a license
What wind speed makes you head for the boat scolil at 12:13am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1180 I have not had enough opportunities to sail my own boat yet, but as I read posts and watch the weath
Wood Finish bowtrash at 12:54am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1248 My neighbor is refinishing his house decks with a semitransparent name brand(Olympus or Behr) finish
Downwind Racing Tactics Paul at 3:08am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1666 My question is about downwind racing tactics. I sail in a handicap fleet and have always had troubl
Need to replace Catalina 1974 brown bumper Magellan3695 at 5:02am 06.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1095 Hi All,I am new to these forums but glad to aboard ! Planning to do some renovation and this yea
Brian & Steph BobS17945 at 4:51am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1356 Anybody heard from Brian ' Steph are they back yet?
raising and lowering the mast jeannine421 at 5:19am 06.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1319 I would lke to know the name of the tool used to enable one - or possible two sailors - to raise and
Deep Cycle Battery Question bcwave at 5:57am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1827 I've got to replace the 12v deep cycle battery on my boat. Want to know what's my best bet, weighing
Table is milky looking due to sun Bob at 7:16am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1036 I have a Hunter 320 2001 and my table below has become milky looking. Is there anything to use to r
Owners Manual stewart young at 7:53am 06.06.07 Bristol 0/1970 Looking for owners/operation manual and wiring diagram for Bristol 27, 1977 model year.
Fresh Water hoses leakage Federico at 8:23am 06.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1236 I recently bought my first boat ever, a 1985 Beneteau First 30.5 and found water leaks from the fill
Leaky Screws Jenni at 9:23am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/943 During the recent rain storm I noticed that I saw shipping a lot of rain in through the various moun
272 tiller to wheel availability Ken13459 at 9:19am 06.06.07 Bigger Boats 0/1053 Edson tells me that the system they made for the 87'-89' vintage 272s is no longer availiable. They
Painting Prop and shaft Chief at 9:38am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2627 I splash tomorrow, and the yard painted my bottom late last week. I replaced the shaft zincs myself,
Tough Times for Yacht Manufacturers? Rick D at 10:26am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2309 I noticed an article (see link) that Pacific Seacraft has filed for Chapter 11. Recall they make boa
Speaking of sharing expenses PrincessoftheLake at 6:58am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1450 I have a kind of philosophical question, I think. Captain Grumpy and I are now into our 4th year of
Satelite TV Tony at 12:07pm 06.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/838 Hi anyone with any experience with Track it TV (Follow me TV ) or with the Marine Sat Az Trax system
Ranger 26 Keel Bolts Andrew Smith at 4:33am 06.06.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3758 I am considering buying a 1979 Ranger 26. The boat has been laying unused in saltwater for the past
when to change headsails and to what? captain-dutchman at 4:22am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2460 I just purchased a mirage 35 and was wondering when should you change headsails to reduced ones. I h
Standing Rigging Replacement? Brian9674 at 10:56am 06.06.07 Smaller Boats 2/990 My 1987 Hunter 23 standing rigging looks like its in pretty good shape but I have been reading that

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SPLASH! BigEasy at 10:59pm 09.18.21 Had her out on the lake this afternoon and some friends of mine snapped a few pics Nice!
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 10:53pm 09.18.21 Perhaps you should contact Ken Cross & talk to him directly. He is a licensed professional and can
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 8:27pm 09.18.21 Had her out on the lake this afternoon and some friends of mine snapped a few pics https://live.sta
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) HeatherE at 8:12pm 09.18.21 Eek, I don't know. Hard to gauge when I've not had a VHF radio before. Weather channels come in an
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 8:01pm 09.18.21 I spliced them together and it worked! I definitely need to redo it, because they aren't very secur
5200 or West Epoxy (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 09.18.21 but will it adhere well to f/ g ? Not to clear how that bottom plate is attached to what but ...
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? Two Sails at 7:13pm 09.18.21
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing DougM at 7:12pm 09.18.21 Omit the blocks mounted between the boom and the mast base completely and go straight to turning bl
Propane Locker on Beneteay 41S (2) Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 09.18.21 Are other model Benny s made like this??? At least by the Oceanis 37 they had this figured out. Th
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler walt at 6:09pm 09.18.21 At least while I have a sailboat.. I hope you keep yours as a sailboat (looking forward to November!
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler LeeandRick at 5:59pm 09.18.21 Several trawler to sailboats and sailboats to trawler designs around. The Willard and Fishers come t
5200 or West Epoxy DAVA390 at 5:40pm 09.18.21 wood was glued to the hull, plastic battery tray was screwed into that wood. Gonna wire brush rem
Fuel delivery issue Fleet at 5:29pm 09.18.21 Problem solved. Replaced just the lift pump. Engine started up and the alarm went off at key posit
replacement of in-deck solar and of interior ceiling lights SandyFrank at 5:12pm 09.18.21 I removed the panel and glassed in that solar panel spot. I guess the intention is that you can lea
SPLASH! JUUD at 4:55pm 09.18.21 JUUD, I walked down to get you but you weren't there. Sorry I missed it! I had to to run into T
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Tally Ho at 4:43pm 09.18.21 It looks like a pretty tidy setup. My roller furler seemed like it would jam and not load the dru
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing (1) skunther at 4:31pm 09.18.21 I believe your problem stems from the lines not leading in at the proper angle. You want a fair lea
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Tally Ho at 4:29pm 09.18.21 Hi Greg, I spliced them together and it worked! I definitely need to redo it, because they aren't
5200 or West Epoxy dlochner at 4:18pm 09.18.21 No need to use pressure treated wood. Use a decent exterior grade plywood and coat it with neat epox
it's cooling off Orbweaver at 3:59pm 09.18.21 And our season aboard Serenade has come to an end. Yesterday we went up to the lake and had a nice a

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