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Fish love sailors! Tim R. at 6:21am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1022 And hate PWCs!Tim R.
Ross, tell me more about that frangible plastic Rusty at 5:55am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 2/1083 pin from Hunter. Is that what it's really called?
Mac 25 Main Sheet Rigging Abby Normal at 3:37am 08.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2383 I'm going to take my M-25 out to an open space this weekend to test-rig it to make sure everything i
Centerboard cable housing NYSail at 3:09am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 0/872 Hello allMy boat is a 1986 Pearson P36-2...Boat was FINALLY put in the water today!! All is well
Centerboard cable housing NYSail at 3:07am 08.09.06 Other Sailboats 0/871 Hello allBoat was FINALLY put in the water today!! All is well, however I have a small weep throug
Widgeon Purchase/Advice MSchneider at 2:48am 08.09.06 Day Sailers 6/1642 Hi,I am going to look at a 1983 Widgeon this weekend, as a possible buyer. Any suggestions of thin
Haulout on Pamlico stoutwench at 1:37am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1244 We need to haul our 42' sailboat (16 ton) for some bottom work. We're located in Engelhard, NC and w
Circuit breakers... Doug Washburn at 12:01am 08.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1203 For as long as I have owned this boat, I have noticed the sensitivity of the A/C circuit breaker. A
Seat-Go-Anywhere Warren Milberg at 11:29pm 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1604 Anyone have any experience with the "Seat-Go-Anywhere" sold by West/BoatUS compared to the "Sport-A-
Hairline Gelcoat Cracks/Leak Barry Calhoun at 10:58pm 08.08.06 Catalina 30 3/1616 Greetings,I recently discovered a number of leaks in my "new" 1984 C30. One of the biggest is in
A new hatch cover Captain Bob at 10:24pm 08.08.06 Big Boats 2/1005 I have a Hunter Legend, 1987 37.5, and am in need of a new entrance cover. I believe the material is
Droping a Mooring in Anchorage Daydreams at 8:30pm 08.08.06 Seidelmann 6/1755 Hello,I am considering dropping my own mooring in an designated special ancorage covered under USC
Westerbeke 10two Stalling Rich at 3:16pm 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1660 Hi all,Recently purchased an O'day 272 with the Westerbeke 10two engine. Included in the sale was
Healing over your 26M Robertmicp at 2:10pm 08.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1023 How far have you healed your 26M over? I know the comfort angle for us is no more then 15 degrees.
self tailing winch installation (1) gene at 12:40pm 08.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/846 In order to get the 8 degree negative angle at the point the sheet enters the winch I need to put a
seating the starboard hanging locker, back down. Bob at 12:33pm 08.08.06 Catalina 30 1/1661 I'm ready to seat the hanging locker am seeking the best way to do so. I've had my boat 10 years and
Hull Number JD at 12:32pm 08.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1114 How can I tell from hull number what is the model of a boat? # BEYUSO481394. I assume bey=beneteau y
Rust on new stanchions Morrie at 12:19pm 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 13/4927 I put all new stanchions on my boat less than 2 months ago and I'm already starting to get some surf
self tailing winch installation gene at 12:13pm 08.08.06 Day Sailers 0/1051 In order to get the 8 degree negative angle at the point the sheet enters the winch I need to put a
Anyone know any good fiberglass repair guys Chuck at 12:11pm 08.08.06 Smaller Boats 3/938 in the Salem, MA area that will come TO the boat? I don't have a trailer.Some azzhat with a powerbo

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Best plan to replace a jib t track standup block? (1) Tally Ho at 2:18pm 07.03.21
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part RitSim at 2:09pm 07.03.21 pic?
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 2:05pm 07.03.21
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 2:02pm 07.03.21 PS: Rudder Positioner needed for AP feedback. No feedback, not a controller. not to quibble but
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 2:02pm 07.03.21 You might want to re-read the study to which you refer. It demonstrates my point that the rapid rel
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 1:58pm 07.03.21 I didn't say it wasn't true. I said that in-water hull cleaning activities do not contribute a larg
Bleach in water tanks Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:54pm 07.03.21 So many of you have misquoted important parts of the fresh water recommissioning instructions from m
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Sailm8 at 1:49pm 07.03.21 I always end up soaking the lock nut with bp blaster for a few days and then placing a big screw dri
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 1:46pm 07.03.21 So San Siego will now likely see a bigger spike in toxicity because all those cleanings that were d
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 1:46pm 07.03.21 What studies? The fundamental principle by which copper ablatives work is by releasing copper. Mec
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 1:45pm 07.03.21 . The hazardous waste facilities spread it over a large area and let the fuel effectively vent int
Best location for a Bilge Pump Leeward Rail at 1:39pm 07.03.21 Of all the suggestions I received, I have never found water in that area. Always That is because t
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:35pm 07.03.21 Did you get the Bluetooth enabled model? Could be good adolescent fun to flush while someone is con
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 1:34pm 07.03.21 As for copper loading, the rate can affect acute toxicity. That makes sense. Just like most other
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Alan Gomes at 1:26pm 07.03.21 After too long suffering with the tools Terry mentioned, I went to a tool shop, bought the right si
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 1:19pm 07.03.21 Actually, contaminated soil must go either to an incinerator or more likely any of a number of lice
Roller furling failure thinwater at 1:10pm 07.03.21 I would never do this head to wind. First, I would try manual furling on a very deep reach or even D
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Ken Cross at 1:00pm 07.03.21 Ours is about 6 inches away. I'm headed that way now so I'll take a picture.
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 12:56pm 07.03.21 Like the soil remediation stupidity when then clean contaminated soil at decommissioned gasoline
Portable solar panels??? Ken Cross at 12:56pm 07.03.21 That's $100 or so cheaper than the one I was looking at but similar idea. Ken

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