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Weather Windows Franklin at 9:49am 11.26.05 Other Sailboats 0/693 There was a thread last week about crossing the atlantic on the northern side. I wanted to give the
East Coast to Caribbean Franklin at 9:36am 11.26.05 Other Sailboats 3/889 I've read so much about two passage ways to go south: 1) take the ICW 2) cross the stream up north a
Need a replacement depth gage bobsdoyle at 9:05am 11.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/918 Just purchased a 1986 Hunter 25.5. The depth gage appears to be the original equipment but it is not
Need a replacement depth gage for my 25.5 Hunter bobsdoyle at 9:02am 11.26.05 Other Sailboats 0/782 Just purchased a 1986 Hunter 25.5. The depth gage appears to be the original equipment but it is not
26D Daggerboard: Repair or Replace? csobalvarro at 8:24am 11.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2603 After owning my 1988 26D since spring, I 'finally' pulled the daggerboard to get a look at it today.
Water Faucet seadation at 6:12am 11.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/991 I have a 1978 27-Cat, and I am interested in using the water on the boat. Does anyone know where is
Best Trailerable for Ches Bay? VaSailor at 6:08am 11.26.05 Trailer Sailors 5/1684 Considering a small (under 30') trailerable boat and want opinions on the best used trailerables! O
beneteau 373 ea at 5:24am 11.26.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1068 does any 373 owner has a remark/experience on sailing performance of the boat ?
Tank gauges Keith at 4:20am 11.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1033 I just bought an H31 1984. Can anyone tell me if they put water, holding and / or fuel gauges on the
Catalina 27 Instruments Gerard Holker at 4:14am 11.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1278 I'm intereted in installing a GPS/Chartplotter and a wind speed indicator on my 1985 Catalina 27 wit
Rope or foam luff David W at 3:25am 11.26.05 Ask All Sailors 17/5686 Hi all, I am in the market for new sails and need some opinions on arope luff or a foam luff for fur
Fluxgate Capt Ron;-) at 3:17am 11.26.05 Ask All Sailors 0/940 I installed a fancy auto-pilot, no, I should say, I 'assisted' an electronic genius install a hydrol
How much sticking out behind end of trailer? Jack Hart at 1:21am 11.26.05 Trailer Sailors 16/5222 Hi folks, just curious...how many feet of your boat is sticking out behind the rear of your trailer
My C-22 web site Sebastien Hould Gagnon at 12:53am 11.26.05 Columbia 10/2178 Hi, I put my web site online a couple days ago. I know it's frech writting, but images can talk! I
Irwin 30...Offshore boat????? me262 at 12:20am 11.26.05 Other Sailboats 2/1704 Does anyone have experience with a 70's vintage I-30? I am looking at the possibility of cruising on
centerboard John T. at 11:48pm 11.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1211 Have recently removed centerboard from the boat and discovered the pivot pin hole to be oblong from
Adopted a Boat Starboard at 11:43pm 11.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1109 Help! I recently saved a 1970 Catalina 22 from destruction. It now sits next to my house, profession
Sea water cooling pump Promises at 11:36pm 11.25.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1181 I have just bought a new Johnson F4B-903 Sea Water pump for my Jeaneau 34'Sun Odyssey 1997. My que
San Diego John11936 at 10:44pm 11.25.05 Other Sailboats 0/692 I will be in San Diego/Carlsbad area Feb. 20th to 25th and looking for a ride or rental for an after
should I buy gene at 10:40pm 11.25.05 Other Sailboats 6/816 I have a Precision 18 and have sailed 3 years. all day trips except one 5 day overniter on Chesapeak

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Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 8:45pm 05.05.21 we achieve high levels of childhood vaccinations because vaccinations are required for school atten
Survey day! Flying Jay at 8:40pm 05.05.21 Looks like a nice boat. Your surveyor picked up some good items and nice to hear the seller agreed
Survey day! Flying Jay at 8:39pm 05.05.21 Is that last picture of the surveyor checking the rigging with binoculars? Ha! It was her digital
New upholstery and cushions ggrizzard at 8:38pm 05.05.21 I bought 4"/firm. One reason is I added 1" of 'Hydro Vent' (?) to eliminate condensation. That brou
Charging house batteries fireboatcaptain at 8:33pm 05.05.21 I encountered a similar problem a few years ago where the engine alternator was charging the start
Charging house batteries fireboatcaptain at 8:32pm 05.05.21 Nope. The little 80amp alternator puts very little back into the house bank, even after motoring al
Survey day! Don S/V ILLusion at 8:29pm 05.05.21 Is that last picture of the surveyor checking the rigging with binoculars?
Charging house batteries BobH57 at 8:22pm 05.05.21 I encountered a similar problem a few years ago where the engine alternator was charging the start b
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q Terry Cox at 8:18pm 05.05.21 thanks Terry--that was along the lines of what I heard. appreciate it! You're welcome. Please let
Charging house batteries Terry Cox at 8:14pm 05.05.21 I'm needing to charge my house batteries with the generator after motoring all day. I thought the d
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q SV_IdleHour at 8:12pm 05.05.21 Be careful. Our Genset has an Oberdorfer sea water pump that uses a thin paper gasket as well. The t
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q Terry Cox at 8:11pm 05.05.21 Thanks! Appreciated. I heard something about the thickness having to be exactly correct somewhere,
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q Terry Cox at 8:09pm 05.05.21 Be careful. Our Genset has an Oberdorfer sea water pump that uses a thin paper gasket as well. The t
Survey day! sail sfbay at 8:08pm 05.05.21 Looks like a nice boat. Your surveyor picked up some good items and nice to hear the seller agreed t
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 7:31pm 05.05.21 Don, had nothing to do with the messenger. It was simply a statement of fact, in NY a certain set o
Bent Starboard Stern Rail Terry Cox at 6:41pm 05.05.21 SS tubing is pretty malleable to a point. As other posters have suggested, using some leverage to ra
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. Eileen14284 at 6:40pm 05.05.21 Thanks for your help, Peggie, it is much appreciated. Believe it or not our toilet does have a vent
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Terry Cox at 6:35pm 05.05.21 What would you use in place of a cotter pin, Rich? And why no swivel?
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? (1) quadrille38 at 6:22pm 05.05.21 quadrille38...................nice photos!! Thanks for sharing. what I used was a bit more like a
Wanted Catalina 320 Hello Below at 5:56pm 05.05.21 Covid has forced people to eat up most of the inventory in BC hence my looking across the border.

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