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Ventura 21 Tim Cook at 7:57am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1530 My friend is considering buying a 1972 Ventura 21 as a first boat. Any opinions and advice will be
Happy New Year r.w.landau at 7:54am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/968 Well, time (as always) is in process now and midnight or morning, is moving around the time zones th
finding a 25' ericson centerboard David Egleston at 6:42am 12.31.05 Other Sailboats 0/1071 need,centerboard for ericson 25'sailboat
islander mayflower floorplan Bob McMurray at 6:33am 12.31.05 Islander 0/1965 My wife and I were recently preshopping for our future cruiser. We came across an Islander Mayflower
What to do with old sails? sl22andre at 5:11am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1612 Anyone have ideas or suggestions on what to do with old sails? Can you have it made into something
halyards, best place to buy? Denise, hunter 23 at 5:10am 12.31.05 Smaller Boats 11/2320 hope everyone had happy holidays! The mast from my boat is on the ground! yay! I was looking to ge
Portable power ken at 5:01am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1481 Has anyone used a device similiar to this for power while underway??
Trailer for Oday 272LE David at 4:28am 12.31.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1010 I am looking to purchase a used trailer for my 272 LE.Please advise if you have one or know where
Poly Glow Removal Tom Heiting at 2:44am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 7/11914 Anyone with suggestions on how to remove old Poly Glow? I've tried Poly Prep and Acetone with no luc
spinaker poles chaos at 2:23am 12.31.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/922 What length spinaker pole should my newly acquired Hunter 26.5 have? Thanks, Chaos
Making toast onboard, or at least warm bread JC on Bainbridge at 1:59am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 10/2116 We are real good with making coffee onboard, but how about toast, or buns?For toast, we have a wir
How does the Bahama 24 handle in rough seas? Dave Gallus at 1:23am 12.31.05 Islander 4/4382 I aquired a 24 ft. Bahama Islander and have been readying him for the water-this spring. But I am wo
cables Buck at 9:52pm 12.30.05 Bigger Boats 2/1158 Anybody: The throttle/transmission cable on my 272 needs replaceing. Where can I get one?The
Diesel Generator Frank at 9:52pm 12.30.05 Big Boats 4/906 Has anyone mounted a diesel generator under the cockpit seat on the starboard side to run off of the
centerboard replacement Dean at 8:33pm 12.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1578 I dinged my center board on my M26 (bottom corner gashed open 6 inches) pretty bad and may be able t
Replacement Stove for Oceanis 400 1993 Kerry13709 at 6:17pm 12.30.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1124 I had this thread on the general forum, but think I need to ask other Beneteau owners for advise. I
Anchor Windlass H 33.5 George H260 at 4:06pm 12.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1269 I would like to add an anchor windlass to our 89 Hunter 33.5.Input or pictures would be greatly appr
Universal 5411 (kubota) zincs Tim Cook at 2:32pm 12.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1440 I have a Universal 5411 (Kubota) 2 cylinder diesel in my Cat 27. I assume it has a sacrificial zinc
Boom Furling system question . . . grant544 at 12:07pm 12.30.05 Big Boats 3/1282 I have a 1990 Hunter Passage 42 with a circa-1990 Hood Stoboom which is very troublesome to operate
Cockpit speakers Jim C at 12:01pm 12.30.05 Ask All Sailors 16/2588 My current cockpit speakers have expired and need to be replaced. I'm looking at the Bose 131 but am

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New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 1:04pm 06.06.21 Thanks for the switch recommendation!!
Marinebeam SFS at 12:51pm 06.06.21 Or someone could call the screen printing business that apparently rents them space and ask what's u
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sesmith at 12:39pm 06.06.21 Yes you can and I'm sure it's more "elegant" than my solution. Elegance comes with a price, though.
Head problem Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:35pm 06.06.21 Aha! That's good news! --Peggie
Wilcox Crittenden Type 51 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:33pm 06.06.21 I just posted a reply to your same question on cruisers.com I'm afraid it wasn't very helpful. --P
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:30pm 06.06.21 You can actually buy what Raritan calls their "Momentary Control," which is a 3 option switch that a
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please DaySailer65 at 12:11pm 06.06.21 Thanks again for the Harbor Freight info. That's one of my favorite stores and I do use their coupo
Progressive insurance Rich Stidger at 12:08pm 06.06.21 After talking to my USPS insurance agent I called Progressive directly and got the same story. I th
kea to main door Udi at 11:56am 06.06.21 Right Jim ! I believe that will be the ultimate solution in order not to make any critical changes t
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 11:49am 06.06.21 Not a cheap fix but did see a strange outboard for cat 22 on back of one of the boats in the nationa
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight Butcher at 11:41am 06.06.21 Well the two halves are as straight as the day they were put together. Even if the hole is not suppo
Sea Pearl 21 Sails (1) IndyEd at 11:32am 06.06.21 Hello Vivian, Try the Sea Pearl Yahoo Group at seapearl groups.io Group with your questions, if
kea to main door (1) JamesG161 at 11:25am 06.06.21 but won't help us while cruising the med. Thanks Do the reverse then. Pre-Tie your Stern cleat an
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Secret sail at 11:24am 06.06.21 Water from the fridge goes into the shower sump pump ! When its full it overflows.
Marinebeam dlochner at 11:04am 06.06.21 I think it time to send @rgranger on a mission. Marine Beam is located in Charleston and since Rob
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight shemandr at 10:51am 06.06.21 That was a clever way to do that. My concern is that the two sides somehow slid away from being tr
A tree fell on my Mac. stickinthemud57 at 10:50am 06.06.21 Ouch! Only consolation is that it was not a result of your own stupidity, as in my case... Yeah, th
Marinebeam arf145 at 10:38am 06.06.21 Just bought a couple of LEDs from them a month ago with no problems and fairly quick delivery.
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight (1) Butcher at 10:30am 06.06.21 Did you take the skin off either side? Sort of. I wanted to keep the shape of the rudder so I cut
Adding a solar panel Stu Jackson at 10:14am 06.06.21 If so, how many watts, what brand, did you use a controller, and how is the system wired to both ba

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