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Holding tank Sandy5232 at 12:08pm 03.15.07 Other Sailboats 3/721 What is the best location to install a holding tank for a P30 1974? Has anyone installed a tank behi
dodger Les at 12:10pm 03.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1049 Has anyone added a dodger to a catalina 27 or 30. If so, can you recommend a source from which to o
Television Anyenna (1) David at 12:57pm 03.15.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1187 I'd like to have TV reception at the slip, but am not interested in adding an antenna and associated
Mast wiring Ron_S at 1:46pm 03.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1282 Boat is a MAC 25. Mast has two heavy shielded cables going up the inside of the mast to light a ru
Had your 15 minutes of fame yet? tcbro at 10:28pm 03.15.07 Ask All Sailors 30/1762 I noticed that 2 of the regular contributors to this forum had pictures in the current edition of La
sea state richk at 11:14pm 03.15.07 Other Sailboats 2/790 Henk asked about the picture. The red arrows are based on observations and the blue are derived fro
Bimini Option kd4ao13295 at 11:17pm 03.15.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1782 I want to add a Bimini to my boat but I dislike the problems in will present in moving about the coc
Genset Steve11027 at 1:38am 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 0/828 I am thinking of adding a Next Gen 5.5KW to my boat and am looking for feedback from others having a
The ocean is covered with floating rocks! soling42 at 1:50am 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1361 It's not chicken little but a unique passage experience.(forgive me if it's a repost). I've attach
replacing a depthfinder peter frontera at 3:16am 03.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/878 looking to replace original depth finder on a 27' 1992 hunter.any sugestions, thanks
Cruisair AC John5961 at 3:40am 03.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1176 When I purchased my Hunter 27, the previous owner threw in a Cruisair 5000 portable AC unit with it.
Head Sail and Deck Hardware (1) oreana123 at 3:53am 03.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1072 I have a Melges 28 or E Scow headsail. It is a Biradial design using Mylar and Carbon Fiber Mylar fo
PSS dripless stuffing box jaydog5000 at 5:29am 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2267 I have 1985 catalina 30' with a M-25 engine. Has anyone put a dripless stuffing box in there Calali
creeping water is a H34...sry! greg at 5:11am 03.16.07 Big Boats 0/725
creeping water!!! greg at 5:08am 03.16.07 Big Boats 5/804 anybody had any water creeping out from under the refrig under heavy rain...right on that lil strip
Stanchion Backing Material Paul at 5:08am 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1804 Is there any reason why I cannot use 1/4" King Starboard (synthetic wood product) as a backing plate
self steering louis at 5:00am 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 5/980 Does anyone know how to rig a self steering system for wheel steering ?
Masthead Light Bracket jp at 4:40am 03.16.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/1695 The bracket my masthead light fits into on the mast is cracked, and I am looking for a replacement.
CAN YOU I.D. THIS BOAT?? DAN HHHH at 6:01am 03.16.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1063 Hi, I need help identifing a boat from the attached photo; I am told it is 20 foot long with a 8'4"
Electronic starting problem Paul Schloop at 5:48am 03.16.07 Bavaria 2/1480 Often my engine will not start nor even turn over when I turn the key. If I go to the engine compart

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Harken SnubbAir jssailem at 3:08pm 02.18.21 So the only advantage might be that you pay the Harken price and the SnubbAir is shorter height.
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? jssailem at 3:06pm 02.18.21 I think your idea is inventive. I would be curious as to how it would be treated. If the CBP has a s
Pulls to port under power DianaOfBurlington at 3:03pm 02.18.21 Also, I asked for new rudder post bearings only to find out the service technician doesn't know whe
Harken SnubbAir Joe at 3:03pm 02.18.21 There are plenty of choices when it comes to snubbing winches... besides the harken version ( found
Surface of bilge cracking/crumbling Capt Robbie at 2:57pm 02.18.21 welcome to the forum, lots great info and helpful fellow sailors here. Looks like some water satur
Pulls to port under power DianaOfBurlington at 2:55pm 02.18.21 Thank you for the replies. I was not specific enough in my original post. I am familiar with prop
Furler Sizing? jssailem at 2:51pm 02.18.21 Est. Forestay Len.: 30.89 ft / 9.42 Yes. I would go with the FF4 or the FF4BB Still rite does a go
Broken Seacock Handle DianaOfBurlington at 2:40pm 02.18.21 Does not look like anyone here suggested replacement seacock options. I would return that Groco one
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 2:38pm 02.18.21 190477
TV problem Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 02.18.21
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 2:36pm 02.18.21 ROTFLMFAO :plus: Now that I know what that means...
TV problem jssailem at 2:31pm 02.18.21 An alternate solution.... Buy a condo by the water to watch TV and streaming movies. Use the boat t
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 2:30pm 02.18.21 I was having a drink with a fellow sailor at the yacht club. I'd been away and was catching up on a
Broken Seacock Handle jssailem at 2:26pm 02.18.21 Groco now manufactures thru hull fittings, inline valves, and tailpieces with BSPP threads so all o
all rope windlass DanMaine at 2:23pm 02.18.21 But!, why would the designer install a rope only windlass?
TV problem Joe at 2:23pm 02.18.21 You must have a device to play the media. Unless the TV has one built in, which you can determine b
dreaming Capt Robbie at 2:15pm 02.18.21 only sailing to do this time of year is ice boating.??????
Thru hull question Capt jgw at 2:13pm 02.18.21 You were going in this Saturday? We have 6 inches of ice on the water and a foot and a half of snow
Now I know why.... Capt jgw at 2:07pm 02.18.21 At least here on Lake Michigan we have to haul out every winter so this can't happen. We get snow on
solar Captain Larry-DH at 2:05pm 02.18.21 ended getting a 24V panel and PWM controller to charge a 12V battery. It didn't work. The dramatic

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