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Simrad WP30/32 revisited T J Furstenau at 1:06am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2258 The belt on mine went this weekend. Now I know the cheap source, as I actually was the one to post
How to test stored gas fr two stroke outboard? Viktor at 12:30am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1141 I stored gas over winter in 6 galon plastic tank. I added stabilizer. I still afraid to use it becau
Circuit breakers, '83 1st 38 spfspec at 12:19am 07.06.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1001 I have a 1983 1st 38-5, with French made circuit breakers, push button type, large black at top smal
Patience Too launch successful! Yeah! (1) sonofasailorsailing at 12:09am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1041 On Monday, July 3, we finally got Patience Too off the hard. It has been a grueling six weeks of boa
Tracks and Cars (1) KiwiSailor at 4:43am 07.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/803 Hi There,We have a Hunter 26.5 (89 model), just purcahsed new sails for her, (Main, 135 Genoa and
1985 Hunter 28.5 priced at $11,900 ??? Joseph at 4:37am 07.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1769 Will be looking at a 1985 28.5 Hunter on Saturday. It's listed for $11,900. I'm new at this. The
Swim Ladder Ideas Robert Reid at 5:30am 07.06.06 Smaller Boats 1/852 We bought our 1985 25.5 on Father's Day for a good price. One of the obvious problems was the swim
Cockpit Footwell dimensions Venture 22 Richard at 6:01am 07.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1242 I need to order some floor matting for my cockpit footwell (where your feet hit on the cockpit floor
No Drip from Packing? Steve L22188 at 5:58am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1071 I have a relatively new-to-me O'Day 302 with a Yanmar diesel. When the boat was put in the water la
San Diego info anyone? csobalvarro at 4:11am 07.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/703 Are there any San Diego area residents on here that can give me info on what dry storage, berthing,
:0 Bow light mounting platform Robert Reid at 4:51am 07.06.06 Smaller Boats 4/959 On a recent rough docking, my first mate caused us to hit the dock, and the little platform for the
Dinghy advice (1) Jack- Memory Maker at 8:46am 07.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/749 With the demise of our beloved Dirty Banana, we are in the market for a new dinghy. Naturally, we d
portable bow thruster suds22334 at 10:20am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 12/8305 I will be doing a lot of single-handed sailing...I should say a lot of one man docking. Does anyon
looking for a Marina review in Salem, Mass sl22andre at 11:21am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1220 Has anyone been to either Hawthorne Cove or Pickering Warf Marina in Salem Ma? I have never been to
A new sailor and a damn old Mac 25, Malcolm & Darlene at 11:36am 07.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/780 Mac Venture,I am A new sailor with a "project" 74 Venture 25, I would like to find someone with anot
Looking for a marina in Mystic, CT Grateful Dad at 11:36am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1101 My brother and I are sailing with our 6 and 11 year old sons. Looking for a marina in Mystic, CT th
Praise to a broker Mike at 11:48am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1197 During the past few years I have read many posts regarding boat brokers. Most of them trash the bro
A new sailor and a damn old Mac 25, Malcolm & Darlene at 11:36am 07.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/823 Mac Venture,I am A new sailor with a "project" 74 Venture 25, I would like to find someone with anot
weather helm on 31 offshore ketch John Louthan at 11:59am 07.06.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1139 I have not been able to get rid of weather helm. That year(1968) and model did not have a much need
SUNBRELLA FABRIC RICHARD A GORDON at 1:27pm 07.06.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/914 HEY FOLKS, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME WITH MY QUESTIONS. I FOUND A STEAL ON SUNBRELLA FA

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Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:38am 01.02.21 So If I understand it is the time when you are trying to pass the fid with the outer cover through t
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 9:24am 01.02.21 Wow, thanks for all the great input. I will stick with new lines going forward.
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy capta at 9:18am 01.02.21 A hair drier? Personally, I think the possibility doing some real damage to the dink with all those
Dogs as crew HandsOnTech at 9:18am 01.02.21 My dog is very intelligent. We are working on distinguishing left paw from right paw and right of t
Removing Vinyl Decals from Hypalon Inflatable Dinghy dlochner at 9:16am 01.02.21 Try warming the letters with a hair dryer. If the dinghy is not inflated, it may be easier with it i
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye Gott654 at 9:11am 01.02.21
Auto Pilot islandhop at 9:00am 01.02.21 Good question. I hope I find out before spending 3 k on new stuff. Figuring out autopilot stuff is
Eye Splice double-braid Hunter216 at 8:59am 01.02.21
Vacu flush loss of vacum Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:46am 01.02.21 Most of your symptoms, causes and cures, are described in the troubleshooting guide that's included
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? (1) Tally Ho at 8:45am 01.02.21 If you have an owners manual for your 302, it should include a chart of the running rigging sizes, l
Auto Pilot sail sfbay at 8:42am 01.02.21 I had a belt drive and controller Autohelm in the cockpit on my 1987 Hunter 31. Replaced it with a
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Kings Gambit at 8:41am 01.02.21
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Hunter216 at 8:36am 01.02.21 I would never use metal shackles at the clew of the head sails. That is far too dangerous if the sa
Battery Switches dlochner at 8:35am 01.02.21 Bluesea is a good source for marine electrical supplies and generally I go with their products, howe
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Scott T-Bird at 8:32am 01.02.21 The short answer is that you don't have to replace these articles in kind. XLS rope is the economy
Auto Pilot islandhop at 8:25am 01.02.21
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 New MH31 Owner at 8:21am 01.02.21 Hey! I have a MH31 2015, can you let me know how the spinnaker works out and how you set it up? I
Eye Splice double-braid sloughsailer at 8:16am 01.02.21 I am starting the process of learning (I hope) how to complete some splices. I can't get my 3/8 l
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Kings Gambit at 8:13am 01.02.21
Battery Switches Scott T-Bird at 8:08am 01.02.21 I had been thinking to run the house needs off the house batteries, and the starter off the starte

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