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Rebuilding a classic Pyrate at 10:29am 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1645 I'm in the process of reviving a 1973 Chrysler Pirateer. I had pretty much nothing to work with but
Which way does your wind angle indicator "point" Jeff at 10:21am 01.31.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1972 On my previous boat the needle on the Raymarine wind-angleindicator pointed "into" the face of the
Autohelm Dave at 10:14am 01.31.06 Smaller Boats 0/730 I am interested in an autohelm for my h23. Does anyone have a list of mounting assessories needed to
Asymetric Furlers Nick at 9:43am 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1048 Our team (consortiun)is looking to buy a used C'C 99 or a Beneteau 36.7. These boats come with tradi
Beneteau 411...Nice Looking Vessel! Myron at 9:28am 01.31.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1618 I saw a Beneteau 411 Celebration listed (Blue Hull) and it looked beautiful. Is this boat blue water
How well do compost toilets work rsn48 at 9:18am 01.31.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1801 I saw an ad in the Old Boat magazine advertising a marine compost toilet; I can't imagine these thin
Bought the dinghy, now what? william at 9:01am 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1674 I bought this dinghy at a local boat show, zodiac 285, it says it can hold an 8hp, I have an old 4.5
Cockpit Throttle Control stu11143 at 8:16am 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1084 My Catalina 27 has an original throttle control in the cockpit for the outboard motor. I just purcha
Universal 5424 Ron at 8:05am 01.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1181 What kind of life can I expect from a Universal 5424? The boat I have purchased has about 1660 hours
Calling Brad Hoff R1136 at 6:57am 01.31.06 Big Boats 1/1019 Would like to correspond about your experience with portlights
Looking for Model Pond Boat Kits Doug_Meyer at 6:52am 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1870 Does anyone know of a good source for replica pond model sailboat kits that look like the old pond s
Throttle cable to cockpit stu11143 at 6:41am 01.31.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/840 My Catalina 27 has an original throttle control in the cockpit for the outboard motor. I just purch
Roller Furling Bearings Yehudi at 6:19am 01.31.06 Big Boats 1/979 I need to replace my Terminal End Bearings, but am unsure as to the correct size of the Hyde Streams
After tacking boat slows Don Guillette at 6:04am 01.31.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 36/3613 An Aussie friend of mine called yesterday with a problem. He said that in moderate to medium heavy w
Things to help our boat go faster... Slow Poke..that's no joke.. at 5:57am 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1018 HiNew folding prop was put on last year. The bottom, we sand real smooth and apply VC17 with a fin
Terminal Ends Bearings Yehudi at 5:42am 01.31.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1025 I need to replace my Terminal End Bearings, but am unsure as to the correct size of the Hyde Streams
Crack at Keel Dave10014 at 5:02am 01.31.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1171 I own a 1996 Catalina 32. I have discovered a horizontal crack at the point where the keel joins th
Anchor Roller Mike at 5:00am 01.31.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/746 I have been considering the addition of a new anchor roller to my 1986 C-30.The current 2 roller se
windlass davefrank at 4:34am 01.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1178 Has anyone tried a windlass on a 26M?
BVI Wedding Ideas David at 3:42am 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1230 Will be taking my bride of 25 years on a charter to the BVIs in May. Looking for some ideas to renew

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Another Electrical Question (speakers) Maine Sail at 3:54am 06.03.21 When I saw this post I was on the boat, so we conducted a little data collection. The stereo is a
keel bolts ? - buying boat Mechone at 2:46am 06.03.21 Huh? The Beneteau specification sheet provided herein seems to call for stainless steel bolts & ba
Bimini...what does it refer to? JohnShannon at 10:54pm 06.02.21 There must be some way to contact SBO. I see you have a Hunter, is that one with the spoiler? Mayb
What do you use for fire extingushers?? FastOlson at 10:35pm 06.02.21 One added note regarding our particular boat, it's equipped with two 5# bottles and one 2.5# bottle.
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags FastOlson at 10:28pm 06.02.21 We use the TL to keep some of the strain off the springs at the dock, but I guess I could unclip it
Bimini...what does it refer to? Tom J at 10:05pm 06.02.21 I've always thought of the bimini as the whole structure, frame and cover. I have spent some time i
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job Richard19068 at 10:01pm 06.02.21 Remember the belt is not necessarily a chandlery item. As Brian said it is an AT5-825-10 belt (5mm
Odd Discharge Tom J at 9:57pm 06.02.21 JRT / Justin_NSA and Tom - oil was as black as night, so I just repositioned the hose. Did not ne
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? pclarksurf at 9:51pm 06.02.21 Did this ever work? Partial-- I ordered the new traveler and it is backordered so I didn't get i
Reefing Line Size(s) swshogren at 9:21pm 06.02.21 thank you all for your recommendations and sharing.
Bimini...what does it refer to? Ken13559 at 9:20pm 06.02.21 Well I think of it as the whole thing frame and fabric. Why do you ask? Did you buy a bimini and
Bimini...what does it refer to? Leeward Rail at 9:01pm 06.02.21 Frame and the cloth covering cockpit, mostly for sun protection but also rain. (I assume the name is
Bimini...what does it refer to? JohnShannon at 8:57pm 06.02.21 Well I think of it as the whole thing frame and fabric. Why do you ask? Did you buy a bimini and o
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot (1) Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 06.02.21 Well it is getting serious now because I am ordering the EV100 tomorrow. I think I need to have my
Bimini...what does it refer to? HMT2 at 8:44pm 06.02.21
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 ramoore at 7:56pm 06.02.21 Hi, I have a 2007 44DS, which had the same fresh water pump. I just recently replaced it with a Fl
keel bolts ? - buying boat Scott T-Bird at 7:36pm 06.02.21 Well Beneteau still uses bolts and they are Dacroment and I replaced mine and so have many others
Window gaskets The Captain at 6:55pm 06.02.21 @jssailem That's correct. They used "vinyl glazing channels", same as camper trailers of the era.
Pearson 33-2 caretakers 31seahorse at 6:47pm 06.02.21 In my earlier post I should have mentioned, bragged, name-dropped, or otherwise said that we first d
keel bolts ? - buying boat Mechone at 6:30pm 06.02.21 Well Beneteau still uses bolts and they are Dacroment and I replaced mine and so have many others

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