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Yanmar Bilge Pump? MKing at 9:38pm 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 25/10905 It occurred to this morning me that only my friends and dock mates get to be amused and feel intelle
Speaking of Strickly Sail Chicago.... BrianH at 9:43pm 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 10/22849 Someone stole my shoes!! I was looking at the Catalina boats and took my old, nasty, ratty looking S
Drill Bits Leviosa at 10:10pm 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 8/8999 OK memory check,,,,all this talk about drilling through Stainless Steel gets me thinking of a demo I
A Really Good Read! Gary Wyngarden at 11:28pm 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2220 Looking for a mid-winter nautical fix? Try reading Paul Garrison's Buried at Sea. It's a very well
wood wood wood christian15198 at 8:55pm 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2525 what is the best wood to use for underwater applications including plywood before a epoxy applicatio
Hunter 26 tiller/outboard connecting rod jao at 2:51am 02.08.07 Smaller Boats 3/1292 Is there a commercially available tiller to outboard connecting rod? I searched the archives, and a
6,000,000 visits approaching pop Jim Seamans at 1:05am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/975 Yea Phil and company..... yksJim
Miami Sail Expo mike c at 12:04am 02.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/824 anyone going to be in Miami for the International Boat show next week?? Getting out of cold NY nex
Pacific Seacraft at east coast boat shows Rich L at 5:01am 02.08.07 Other Sailboats 8/1235 Does Pacific Seacraft take boats to show on the east coast? If not, how about the left coast? I've
how do I sell a sailboat carl at 5:31am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 30/1645 Well I knew this day would come, I want a bigger boat. I was lucky and bought right for my first bo
Komatex, Sintra, PVC Sheet closed cell foam Mark Major at 8:07am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2157 I have settled on closed cell PVC foam sheet as replacement for marine plywood projects I am curren
Pollution Study of the Chesapeak Bay George at 9:10am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1097 Sometime ago I remember reading an article on here about a pollution study that was done on the Ches
Update O'Day 26 Head Captain Dave24313 at 11:16am 02.08.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1411 Peggie,I just purchased a 1985 O'Day 26 and as the broker said, the head is not her best feature.
What % is a battery considered "dead"?? Tim Haibach at 10:55am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2732 I am shopping for deep cycle batteries and have been trying to compare types ' lifecycles to others.
Dodger / Bimini needed Steve Coder at 11:56am 02.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/916 I need to add a dodger and bimini to my Oday 25. I would rather avoid spending $1500+ on new ones,
what size spinnaker :( sand sailor at 12:27pm 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 28/9328 im looking at a new spinn what size range should i be looking for and is there a formula???my boat
Compression Post fulsar at 1:31pm 02.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/878 I would appreciate any advice or stories people may have to share about the compression post on a Ma
Yamaha 25 boat and engine manual in English needed Ralf at 3:46pm 02.08.07 Yamaha 1/1594 We have a Y25 in our sailing club here on Jeju Island, South Korea. The boat was purchased in Japan
Prefered Alternator Upgrade on a Westerbeke 27? Maine Sail at 8:51pm 02.06.07 Other Sailboats 5/1273 Hi All,I'm wondering if any Nonsuch owners have done an alternator upgrade to a Westerbeke 27 on a
Klanging and Banging jim bellesbach at 10:23pm 02.06.07 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1362 I recently bought a hunter 30 and had the engine serviced. The boat shakes rattles and rolls at cer

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Auto helm Beneteau 381 Michael Davis at 3:58pm 02.12.21 Just looking at the picture, but not familiar with your boat, I want to say it looks like a key is m
2009 Hunter 33. Common weak points to look for during purchase Dave Groshong at 3:39pm 02.12.21 Here's a link to read 17 owner reviews: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/reviews.php?mid=75&model=3
PLB recommendations Captain Larry-DH at 3:29pm 02.12.21 Our club ran an exercise on San Francisco Bay where we actually had live crew go overboard and then
Spreader boots shemandr at 3:24pm 02.12.21 Ah, I would hope that leeward shrouds would be taught but that's not always the case. The leeward s
Spreader boots Justin_NSA at 3:18pm 02.12.21 If the jib on the boat is small enough that it does not come in contact with the spreader ends, the
Auto helm Beneteau 381 kloudie1 at 2:43pm 02.12.21 Welcome ! From what I can see, it looks like a Raymarine rotary drive: Raymarine Smartpilot - Drive
Auto helm Beneteau 381 atoddward at 2:34pm 02.12.21 B&G - I looked in the manual that was in the paperwork but it seemed to be just for chartplotter.
Keel spacer replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:34pm 02.12.21 Welcome to the site @Little song. I take it you're looking at the washer plates UNDER the nuts for
Auto helm Beneteau 381 sail sfbay at 2:33pm 02.12.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Is this a Raymarine autopilot and d
Masthead real estate (1) Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 02.12.21 Here's a link to the arm I have. It looks like you can change the angle of the Windex's base as well
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 2:24pm 02.12.21 They really shouldn't get loose enough to fall out of the spreader. Once the mast is up they're ti
PLB recommendations Richard19068 at 2:24pm 02.12.21 One of the things we discovered was that communication between the COB and mothership via a wate
interesting history of the Americas Cup and it's trophy (1) jssailem at 2:17pm 02.12.21 We saw America II in Key West. Carbon Mast that looks like wood. An all Woman captain and crew.
Spreader boots dlochner at 2:12pm 02.12.21 If the jib on the boat is small enough that it does not come in contact with the spreader ends, then
PLB recommendations DrJudyB at 2:05pm 02.12.21 Plan 1: Assuming my wife and I are together and I go overboard, I would first try to have her rescu
Spreader boots capta at 2:03pm 02.12.21 In my case it also keeps the sidestays in the channel at the end of the spreaders. Surprisingly the
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 1:53pm 02.12.21 In my case it also keeps the sidestays in the channel at the end of the spreaders. Surprisingly ther
Spreader boots Parsons at 1:50pm 02.12.21 Perhaps @Drinky Crow is a gentleman who never goes to weather. Aside from chafe-guard, it makes a n
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Parsons at 1:42pm 02.12.21 Speaking of older circuits, it's interesting that his boat was built in 1771 ! :) Catalina's are w
Steering Backwards jon hansen at 1:34pm 02.12.21 "balanced rudders"

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