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Stupid idea or is it? Doghouse at 10:06pm 01.24.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1581 I am thinking that this is a stupid idea (and potentially illegal) so I figured I would ask what peo
Mooring Ball - How to Connect to Wendy at 7:57pm 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 10/14362 I'm sure it's not rocket science to connect to a mooring ball, but we have never done it. We will be
Adding Instruments Kerry13709 at 6:38pm 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2277 I am getting ready to update/add to my existing navigation instruments. At present I have st6000 (ra
23.5 Shore Power Rob at 12:34pm 01.24.06 Smaller Boats 7/1557 We are planning on adding shore power to our '93 23.5. For those of you who have shore power, where
Materials for condensation under bunk MichaelStacy at 11:41am 01.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1112 Anyone have experience or opinion regarding either of the following products for preventing condensa
Reefing Hook John S at 11:26am 01.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/826 I wanted a double line reefing set up with reefing hook. I found this item on Ebay for $5. It works
sea era keevers at 10:55am 01.24.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1528 peggy, can you explain the difference in the sea water and the pressurized fresh water versions of t
Tiller Pilot Install on a 25.5 Tim at 10:25am 01.24.06 Smaller Boats 0/702 Has anyone installed a Tiller Pilot on a 25.5? I'd like to purchase the Simrad TP10. Any specifics
Universal M12 Exhaust Rehab water injector NewportVic at 9:57am 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2092 Recently had 272le Seven's cabin fill with heavy smoke while motoring ... short story version follow
Trailer advice- replacement Jack- Memory Maker at 9:45am 01.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/974 Salt water here in the Gulf is taking its toll on my MacGregor trailer. I am keeping my eyes open f
Spinnaker sheet length sl22andre at 9:44am 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1438 Is there a rule of thumb for spinnaker sheet length? I have a Beneteau First 310 (31 footer), would
Catalina 27 mast and boom Andy18577 at 9:43am 01.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1796 Demasted Catalina 27, San Francisco Bay area, need some help seaching for standard mast and a boom.
Oday 37 Bill Ketts at 9:28am 01.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1281 I am looking at a 1984 Osay 37 and would like some input from Oday owners. Is there any items that
Rigging work Edo at 8:50am 01.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/933 Does anyone know someone good who can do some rigging work for me. The head stay that runs through m
Sailing Safely with an Infant on board Tropicgirl1970 at 8:26am 01.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/809 Please provide any and all suggestions of being able to ' how to set sail safely with a 7 month old
vhf radio suds22334 at 8:19am 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 5/866 how do you test the anti on a vhf radio to tell if it is still working, do you use a fm meter
306-Yamar 18 Hp richard at 8:08am 01.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 8/931 My Yamar 2002 runs great up to 2100 RPM, no smoke and smooth. When given more throttle it gives mor
Hauling an Ericson 27 (1977) Bob Caraway at 8:05am 01.24.06 Other Sailboats 5/1165 I intend to move my Ericson 27 with a professional hauler. Their instructions to prepare for the mo
Ericson 39 tony ruiz at 7:57am 01.24.06 Other Sailboats 4/1453 Recent owner of a 1977 Ericson 39. Interested in any and all contacts and info regarding the 39s...w
Hatch Cover Installation Steve Brockhouse at 6:11am 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1159 When I get down to my Beneteau 440 in Grenada next week I plan to install a pair of new Lewmar Hatch

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Mainsail furling line. fullbore at 6:19am 03.24.21 Yes, but spec in ref. cited in post #5 shows 10mm.
Replace Batteries on the Hard P12nash at 6:18am 03.24.21 I'm going to talk with the yard to see if they can accommodate with their forklift to at least get t
Removing very old thru hull xducers kappykaplan at 6:14am 03.24.21 Wish me luck. Good luck! :beer:
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? wdonovan at 6:13am 03.24.21 When you have the clamshell off make sure the anchor locker is actually "bonded" or sealed against
Removing very old thru hull xducers wdonovan at 6:12am 03.24.21 OK I am the proud (and resultingly poor) owner of my own can of Debond Marine Formula. Curiosity got
Replace Batteries on the Hard DRhoads at 5:58am 03.24.21 Get a case of beer, and offer it to some strong young studs who can lift the batts up on the boat.
Boat graphics (2) daviddp at 5:47am 03.24.21 Local it is. Thanks! I have used an online company DYI lettering in Florida. The stern lettering
Mainsail furling line. Mechone at 5:45am 03.24.21 Outhaul is 10mm or 3/8 furling line is 8mm or 5/16
Issues removing cutless bearing. RoyS at 5:23am 03.24.21 If you applied a four foot lever to that strut you may have bent it. If so you might as well remove
Mac 26classic LAZARETTE...set up and access Grace Note at 5:22am 03.24.21 Lots of good ideas...you'll have to weigh which are your top priorities, don't know if you can do al
Aft Mounted Radar Pole on a Hunter 376 shemandr at 5:18am 03.24.21 Maybe OP should consider using AIS for his delivery trip and mount the radar where he can have bette
Buying a Hunter 45 DS 2010 Udi at 5:11am 03.24.21 Purchased Hunter 50 over 5 years ago. Did survey myself. Have been insured first by Boat US, New Ha
Issues removing cutless bearing. shemandr at 5:06am 03.24.21
Replace Batteries on the Hard DougM at 4:26am 03.24.21 This is one task I am not looking forward to doing this spring... The boat was put into winter stora
Issues removing cutless bearing. snoopy_ at 4:22am 03.24.21
Replace Batteries on the Hard Bob S at 3:46am 03.24.21
Aft Mounted Radar Pole on a Hunter 376 kappykaplan at 3:11am 03.24.21 My radar is a Raymarine 24" 4Kw unit Interesting since I can see "Raytheon" in a couple of the pho
Replace Batteries on the Hard Bob J. at 3:10am 03.24.21
Replace Batteries on the Hard Rick486 at 3:10am 03.24.21 Why would you replace 4d with the same? For decades folks have been suggesting that those big heav
Spring Cruise 2021 Will Gilmore at 11:41pm 03.23.21 I'm looking forward to following along. -Will (Dragonfly)

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