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tiller fittings fred winter at 4:28am 01.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/977 anyone have any info on where to buy a tiller fitting for a 27 cat. 1985 model . some fine human
New Years eve sailing soling42 at 4:25am 01.02.06 Trailer Sailors 3/1464 Gotta love a trailer boat for the spontaneous "good weather" day at any ramp around. We just had an
Bridge clearance carpe vita at 2:05am 01.02.06 Bristol 1/2979 Does anyone know the mast height from waterline for Bristol 35.5' sloop?
Playing favorites ex-admin at 1:16am 01.02.06 Ask All Sailors 36/2044 Sail through a good size boatyard, marina, or mooring field and you'll see boats of every size and t
Affordable Refrigeration Elcheapo at 12:53am 01.02.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1832 My boat has an icebox that is on my list to convert after a few other expensive projects. I installe
Bilge Pump location Bruce at 12:28am 01.02.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/880 While I'm sure this question might have been answered before, I haven't found it on any of the archi
water in engine compartment Tony F at 10:16pm 01.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3293 After a recent rain I noticed water in the engine compartment. It diden't seem to drain. Should ther
Lost, Help sailor420 at 10:01pm 01.01.06 Other Sailboats 0/765 On Jan 1 I lost all activity from the end of Dec as well as my thread tracker. Why? In addition I c
Response to Pirates Harold at 9:20pm 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 20/2044 Have heard lots of talk about so called pirates who board and cause trouble. How common is this issu
stopping the main halyard rattling around rols at 6:02pm 01.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1677 The 343 isn't completely set up yet, but I went down to see her today. They've installed the lazy ja
Battery charging with AC genset grant544 at 2:04pm 01.01.06 Big Boats 0/735 was never very good with my original Passage 42 Heart EMS 1800 inverter/charger. The best I was ever
bilge water - leak? Sherry at 12:54pm 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1209 I got my new to me 1992 Hunter 30 in July. This is my first winter of ownership. When I bought the
sail for CDI Flexible furlers bob griffin at 11:23am 01.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/866 I am installig CDI Flexible furler this winter. I have a 150 head sail, is that to big? Should I use
Mast Paint Colors Rob19574 at 10:58am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/3839 Hi all,I am prepping my mast and boom for an Awlgrip paint refinishing on my Catalina 30. I plan
Catalina vs Ericson ble at 10:27am 01.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4970 What a cool site! I am new to sailing after years of canoes and small speedboats. I went through
Gas or diesel generator BuddyE at 10:14am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1083 Trying to put a 110 volt system to power kitchen appliances, refrig, ect. Have a 33 Univrsal diesel
engine compartment on the Islander 28' Jack at 9:53am 01.01.06 Islander 3/2000 I recently purchased an Islander 28' and the previous owner said he had a mechanic work on the engin
Boise Sailing John S at 9:47am 01.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/786 Well we had a weather window here in Idahop, it quit raining for the day. Splashed my boat and saile
Cunningham vs halyard Bill Leathen at 9:40am 01.01.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3770 I just read your book and can not wait for the winter to end so I can start sailing again. Is there
Help - need ideas to save boat - low water level Kay13287 at 8:38am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1547 I am looking for some help on possible actions I can take. The lake water level has dropped so low,

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Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? (1) Randy Rohrbeck at 8:39am 05.28.21 not even taking on water Oh they will turtle, don't ask me how I know.:yikes:
Tender 315 sail sfbay at 8:27am 05.28.21 Welcone to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! In no particular order, flaten the
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 SoSound at 7:59am 05.28.21 The location of the AC outlet for our m/w is in the upper left rear corner or the microwave cabinet
Water Pump Gasket shank at 7:58am 05.28.21 Thanks. I was leaning toward not using the Permatex. Did you have any trouble getting the old bolts
Still Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 7:53am 05.28.21 GBCA Rum Race #1 is tomorrow, Saturday May 29th, on Galveston Bay. Expecting forty or more boats rac
Water Pump Gasket dmax at 7:38am 05.28.21 When I replaced a Sherwood pump with an Oberdorfer I did not use any sealant on the gasket and it di
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21am 05.28.21 A common complaint here. Start with the simple stuff - remove, clean and reconnect all wiring in sta
Marking anchor rode thinwater at 7:18am 05.28.21 I never marked the rode on my first (27') boat. I'd do the math in my head and then pull the rope ou
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 7:15am 05.28.21 The ACU N2k is wired not a plug so all I did was cut the end off the Garmin N2k and wired it with t
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 7:14am 05.28.21 Tom J / JRT - the entire engine cover was clean - no goop anywhere. Regarding the breather hose is
methyl hydrate thinwater at 7:13am 05.28.21 I had looked at that bio ethanol - it is a form of denatured alcohol - but not the same as what is
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 6:54am 05.28.21 194648
Bimini (1) dlochner at 6:54am 05.28.21 Do you want shade while sailing or shade while at anchor? or both? For shade while sailing a Bimini
Bimini kloudie1 at 6:53am 05.28.21 I had a Bimini made to half fold. And that worked pretty well. I found that I left the front half fo
Rule gusher pump jssailem at 6:42am 05.28.21 It looks similar to the Whale through deck plate. You stick a handle in the connection and pump wate
Catalina 310 line drawing appeal? SV At Last at 6:40am 05.28.21 We used this one...... https://marleyinthemiddle.com Very pleased with the result. When I get hom
methyl hydrate twalker H260 at 6:31am 05.28.21 I had looked at that bio ethanol - it is a form of denatured alcohol - but not the same as what is u
Replacing spreader mount on a H19-2 richiemx5 at 6:25am 05.28.21 Hey Chase, That's a good point. Thanks for the info. Regards, Rich
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Rule gusher pump (1) Cypressman at 6:20am 05.28.21 This is the only pic I have right now. Boat is 5 hrs away. I was just hoping someone has had the sam

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