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Boom Vang Bill Balme at 11:03pm 02.02.06 Other Sailboats 1/908 My SP37 does not have a vang. I plan to add one. Planning on a 4:1 traditional system, but not sure
In Line treatment Capt. M at 11:02pm 02.02.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1243 Hi, I recently purchased your book, but left it at a friends vacation condo and will not get it back
Boom preventer Bill Balme at 11:00pm 02.02.06 Other Sailboats 1/795 I shall be setting up a boom preventer system on my PS37 before sailing to Europe this year. Anyone
Heading to the power boat show this weekend! Rob at 10:39pm 02.02.06 Ask All Sailors 5/914 Thats right, Im looking to purchase a Radar/ Chartplotter/ Gps syatem this spring, and since the Phi
finding a transmission control cable steve at 10:36pm 02.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/934 Hi I am trying to find a replacement transmission shifter cable for a 1978 hunter 27 that has a yanm
Headsail size on the Chesapeake Bay? Justin4192 at 10:19pm 02.02.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1516 Hi everyone, I bought a nice 1982 Catalina 25 early last month and have been putting in a lot of wo
New to sailing and wanting to take classes, ASA or Maule at 10:01pm 02.02.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/2770 New to sailing and wanting to take classes, ASA or US Sailing? Don't want to take, and pay, for one
Swing Keel Roger N at 9:58pm 02.02.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/857 I sail on a tidal lagoon with many mud banks. I frequently touch bottom and this pushes-up the keel
Sherwood/Oberdorfewr Interchange Paul Mieszczenski at 9:29pm 02.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1160 The raw water pump on my Universal M-12 is in serious need of repair. It has the Sherwood Brass Work
Rhombline Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:07pm 02.02.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1266 I am reading thr book "Surviving the storm" and they keep talking about following the rhombline. Wh
Gulf Coast rebuild Katrina jbreland at 8:22pm 02.02.06 Smaller Boats 4/858 This may be a bit early, but I can't help but wonder.......Anyone know of plans to rebuild the mar
New Sails - victim of Katrina! GBrooks at 11:30pm 12.31.05 Big Boats 3/825 Unfortunately, our HUN375 was totalled by Katrina. We had just purchased new sails for her. We rec
Changing rigging Joe at 10:49pm 12.31.05 Smaller Boats 0/863 Our Catalina 250 WK is about 5 years old. 3 of those years were in salt water. Any advice on how oft
Sailing in Croatia and Montenegro Morski Krastavac at 10:39pm 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1312 Hello All and first off Happy New Year with lots of good sailing-days.The following link has alrea
H40 murkehaze16758 at 8:40pm 12.31.05 Big Boats 13/939 My wife and I are looking to buy a hunter 40 over there in USA, we plan to sail the carribbean for a
Big crack between windows on Catalina 470 Popeye18292 at 8:32pm 12.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1431 Hello everyone,This crack is in the aft head area of a 1999 Catalina 470.Does anybody else have a
WIND SPEED KEN at 7:42pm 12.31.05 Trailer Sailors 7/1654 WHAT WIND SPEED (MPH) DOES A CAT 22 LIKE BEST ? I AM RESTORING A '73 FOR SPRING/SUMMER..WE WILL B
26M Mast Light Lowell Carrington at 12:21pm 12.31.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1304 I plan to install a masthead light on my 2006 MacGregor 26M. I have a couple of questions that I ne
Yanmar Smoking Jeff at 11:55am 12.31.05 Big Boats 23/1592 2004 had 50 hour engine service, no smoke before service and lots of smoke after. Engine mechanic cl
Passage 42 propeller suggestions? Paul Cossman at 10:44am 12.31.05 Big Boats 4/1461 It's time to replace the original 2 bladed propeller on our Passage 42. We use our boat solely for

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Finally got Serenade home... Will Gilmore at 11:51pm 03.16.21 :thumbup: Sorry to read about your back. My one thought is to wonder if you have any teenagers liv
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer weekendrken at 10:05pm 03.16.21
Hunter 49 Staysail artboas at 9:51pm 03.16.21 Re: The cutter rig.. I can certainly appreciate that with consistently higher winds, that the cutter
Will my fire extinguisher blow if I... MikeHoncho at 9:45pm 03.16.21 Seems like a good time to verify and exercise the solenoid if you were able to remove it all as a un
Interior Veneer Wood Finish for Beneteau 43, 2008 BigEasy at 9:11pm 03.16.21 The finish is a two part catalyzed polyurethane finish; therefore, the wood is completely sealed lik
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? markwbird at 9:06pm 03.16.21 I think it would be ok as long as the ramp is not too steep. The main thing about using vehicles for
Will my fire extinguisher blow if I... Rich Stidger at 9:00pm 03.16.21 Yes. It is a pressure switch or a remote trigger solenoid. Unscrewing would be a bad thing.
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer Stu Jackson at 8:51pm 03.16.21 @jonelli Thx much for your great detailed explanation. Don't worry, there isn't a boating vendor
Will my fire extinguisher blow if I... (1) Nachismo at 8:47pm 03.16.21 Oops. Good point
simple question, about spinnakers Stu Jackson at 8:41pm 03.16.21 If it is only a day sail, the course is a reach out and a reach back. :biggrin: :beer: Dave, How
Solenoid (2) M. Maron at 8:39pm 03.16.21 Not familiar with a Westerbeke 10-two. What does the solenoid relay supply ? Remove all wires f
Interior Veneer Wood Finish for Beneteau 43, 2008 Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 03.16.21 I'm confused! Which part would that be ? ? ?
Will my fire extinguisher blow if I... FastOlson at 8:33pm 03.16.21 A photo will help us... help you... :)
Interior Veneer Wood Finish for Beneteau 43, 2008 JRacer at 8:28pm 03.16.21 Count me out. I can only deal with teak. Looks like the finish is catalyzed varnish and yet other
Hunter 34 1983 certificate of origine Capt.Yap at 8:22pm 03.16.21 Thanks Capt Robbie for the clarification on the mast rake. Totally whit you on the instrument, depth
Solenoid Ralph Johnstone at 8:19pm 03.16.21 I bridged the solenoid and it cranked right up. Not familiar with a Westerbeke 10-two. What doe
Interior Veneer Wood Finish for Beneteau 43, 2008 Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 03.16.21 Count me out. I can only deal with teak. Looks like the finish is catalyzed varnish and yet other
Vee-berth battery ventilation (3) Ralph Johnstone at 7:44pm 03.16.21 Just a sucker for punishment here. Had to look further into the Maxwell specs and found this: ts t
simple question, about spinnakers JRacer at 7:39pm 03.16.21 If it is only a day sail, the course is a reach out and a reach back. :biggrin: :beer: Of course
Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area Capt Robbie at 7:37pm 03.16.21

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