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wood wood wood christian15198 at 8:55pm 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2572 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 3/1334 Is there a commercially available tiller to outboard connecting rod? I searched the archives, and a
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Miami Sail Expo mike c at 12:04am 02.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/851 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 8/1403 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 30/1757 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 5/2231 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 19/1242 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 2/1446 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 11/3315 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 2/940 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 28/11117 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 4/956 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 1/1722 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 5/1645 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 9/1447 I recently bought a hunter 30 and had the engine serviced. The boat shakes rattles and rolls at cer
Burgler/Entry Alarms Don s/v Tellico at 12:26am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 47/2838 Just found out that break-in/theft is a much bigger problem at my current downtown Baltimore marina
Replacing thru-hulls larry w at 1:00am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1226 The yard has just informed me that I should replace all (9) thru-hulls on my '94 Beneteau due to ele
leaky compaionway hatch H34 greg at 11:10pm 02.06.07 Big Boats 13/1314 the companionway hatch leaks almost right over the sink....ive looked for some kind of drains, like
raising the mast on a 25 foot Mac Gregor jimbo at 11:06pm 02.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/945 Has anyone foound an easy way to raise the mast on a 25 foot boat? This model is a 25 foot 1981 and

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Bilge Drainage? SirMichael at 11:34am 07.13.21 Benny, Many thanks for the reply. That does answer my question. I'll probably follow up
Bilge Drainage? Benny17441 at 11:22am 07.13.21 To answer your question, yes there are areas in the hull that will not drain into the bilge. The p
GFCI trouble shooting Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 07.13.21 The other part of the problem is that from time to time boats seem to get unplugged for one reason
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Marmalade at 11:00am 07.13.21
GFCI trouble shooting Benny17441 at 10:46am 07.13.21 Take an extension cord and run it to a different pedestal and see if you have the same problem.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Scott T-Bird at 10:26am 07.13.21 Fantastic! Feels good to be home with the boat, I'm sure!
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (4) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 And a couple more from the latter portion.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (9) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 Some pics from the second half
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (10) duck21 at 10:21am 07.13.21 Here are some pics from the first half of our trip.
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (3) jssailem at 10:09am 07.13.21 You have a : Hunter 41DS with Raymarine autopilot p70 Nice information, but it does not tell us wh
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands jon hansen at 9:47am 07.13.21 thanks for sharing
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? Philly2DC2LBI at 9:35am 07.13.21 thanks, sail sfbay. That's the same manual I downloaded. Oddly enough it shows the boom vang connect
Boat ID please Roadking Larry at 9:31am 07.13.21 No HIN to be found. I'll check with the marina office to get an official ID for it. And maybe find o
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? (1) sail sfbay at 9:05am 07.13.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Does the owner's manual attached help?
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? Siamese at 9:01am 07.13.21 So, did you dis-engage the wheel clutch for the auto-pilot?
Boat ID please JRacer at 8:32am 07.13.21 Can you find a hull number or is it too old? What about running the OK numbers with OK registration
Boat ID please kloudie1 at 8:17am 07.13.21 I don't know either but the water stains about a foot above the waterline stripe would make me very
H26 Lightning ground caverun at 8:16am 07.13.21 My 240 had a heavy gauge ground wire attached to the mast step running through the deck down along t
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? sail sfbay at 8:12am 07.13.21 Some recommendations on what to look for may be found in these threads: Stiff Steering Wheel \| Sailb
Boat ID please Ken Cross at 7:46am 07.13.21 Sail Boat. (sorry, couldn't actually help) But I wanted you to know you weren't ignored.

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