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5760sailor at 4:46pm 03.30.21
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Hi all, New here and just started sailing about 3 years ago. I have a 1978 Capital Yachts Neptune 24
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I am looking for compatible Drive unit for my Simrad AP 24. For a Pearson 30, 8600 pound displacemen
JeffC21331 at 1:46pm 03.30.21
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On a 2005+ Hunter 25, where is the location for the thru hull speed/depth transducer on your boat?
EbbTide27 at 9:17am 03.30.21
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So I found a set of these on eBay and snagged them. The existing controls were underwater for a lon
Kings Gambit at 8:59am 03.30.21
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Still muddling over this question from a few weeks back. The question of what a folding prop does to
Justin_NSA at 8:07am 03.30.21
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I confess this is new to me. Anyone getting benefit from using them? A draft stripe is a horizontal
"At Ease" at 8:06am 03.30.21
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1 minute ago I purchased a C-30 late last season. 1989 hull #5355. My last trip I had no other opti
Tim Mills at 9:51pm 03.29.21
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Just got back from dewinterizing the boat. I found that my 1-1/2 galley drain line was split open wh
niner_gang at 8:31pm 03.29.21
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Recently went out, turned off shore power, switched to battery #1, just given the date, and nothing.
DeliriousSailor at 6:57pm 03.29.21
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Looking for the best way to route the wire from our new motor with electric start to the battery whi
Fourt46 at 4:49pm 03.29.21
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Considering installing a feathering propeller on my Ericson 27 with a Westerbeke M4-30 25 Hp, curren
Ken13559 at 4:45pm 03.29.21
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I have been using KiwiProp for many years. Love it. Just about 3 years ago, after a haul-out job, mo
karellen at 1:03pm 03.29.21
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Hi folks, I took my 356 to the yard last week to pull the stick and remove all the standing rigging
Halvern at 10:32am 03.29.21
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Want to switch from Tiller to Wheel/Pedestal steering and I need to know the diameter of the Rudder
Halvern at 10:29am 03.29.21
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I want change from Tiller to Wheel/Pedestal steering and I need to know the Diameter of the Rudder
ralph1152 at 9:59am 03.29.21
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HELLO ALL! JUST PURCHASED A Robinson ' Caine 1999 LEOPARD 38 IT HAS ITS ORIGINAL COCKPIT CUSHIONS a
Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 03.29.21
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I am disappointed with water pressure in the water system. It seems very weak. I'm convinced that
Scott T-Bird at 8:25am 03.29.21
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I measured the head compartment thoroughly and finally decided I could buy a standard-sized electric
John189 at 6:31am 03.29.21
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I purchased a 1989 Catalina 42 MK I, with a shoal draft keel last year, after filling the fuel tank
macdoug at 12:58am 03.29.21
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I want to upgrade my chart plotter for the original Simrad NSS8 to a B'G Zeus 3s. Unfortunately the

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A couple PVC tricks -- on request.
Urban Hermit at 4:56am 01.22.25
Amazing what can be built from PVC.
Traveler   (1)
Will Gilmore at 4:51am 01.22.25
229461 Not a great picture, but my father's Puff had a traveler behind the boom arch. -Will
Teak Handrail Bedding
Jim Legere at 3:25am 01.22.25
Sounds like plumber's putty. What should be the target thickness? Just follow MaineSail's directio
Coastal Snow Storm   (3)
JamesG161 at 9:22pm 01.21.25
229456 229457 229458 Brrrrrr
Coastal Snow Storm   (1)
JamesG161 at 9:17pm 01.21.25
229455 Geaux Tigers
Coastal Snow Storm   (2)
JamesG161 at 9:15pm 01.21.25
229453 229454 Jim...
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JamesG161 at 9:08pm 01.21.25
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A couple PVC tricks -- on request.   (2)
Ralph Johnstone at 8:12pm 01.21.25
I see a looooooong vacation in your future ......................... 229446 YIPES !
Teak Handrail Bedding
DHembree at 8:08pm 01.21.25
Sounds like plumber's putty. What should be the target thickness?
A couple PVC tricks -- on request.   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 8:03pm 01.21.25
Perhaps .......................... although I think this guy would be more effective :
Teak Handrail Bedding
Stu Jackson at 7:51pm 01.21.25
Would I lay two (or more) strips side-by-side then tighten the rail down? No. Never do that. Wha
Teak Handrail Bedding
DHembree at 7:31pm 01.21.25
Bed-it seems to come in 1/2" wide tape. Would I lay two (or more) strips side-by-side then tighten t
Teak Handrail Bedding
Tally Ho at 6:51pm 01.21.25
Bed-it Butyl tape is the way to go. Greg
Snowing on the Gulf !!
BigEasy at 5:13pm 01.21.25
Six inches fell at my house. Definitely the most snow that I have ever seen in LA. Very beautiful.
A couple PVC tricks -- on request.   (1)
Davidasailor26 at 5:08pm 01.21.25
This monitor looks a bit like some of our moderators. Now I'm thoroughly confused. I thought o
Exposed rudder shaft length for Legend 35.5?
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:40pm 01.21.25
In a private message to call Foss Foam/New Rudder who informed him rudders the same butyl shaft leng
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Will Gilmore at 3:41pm 01.21.25
Wat Intharawihan or Wat Indravihan is a Buddhist temple known for the 32 meter tall Standing Buddha.
Damaged 302
smokey73 at 3:17pm 01.21.25
Looks fixable to to me.

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