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Whisker Pole chief14326 at 9:40pm 08.24.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1519 My boat came with a Whisker Pole, but I have no idea on how to use it. I know it is used downwind wh
Water Heater Removal Jon K. at 9:35pm 08.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1043 We recently purchased a 1983 C30. I would like to remove the water heater which ties into the M25 d
Quonson sail boat robin at 8:15pm 08.24.05 Trailer Sailors 1/1582 wanted: ALL info on quonson sail boat
B343 and Raymarine ST400 Wheel pilot Paul at 7:07pm 08.24.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1595 Hello allI am looking into purchasing a Ben 343 with the pivoting wheel system. The dealers are qu
WM Bat Combiner vs Isolator Morrie at 6:49pm 08.24.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2653 Can someone please explain to me the difference between a West Marine battery combiner and a battery
Leak on to chart table and port sofa O2Addict at 5:58pm 08.24.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/958 I am having a leak which is coming out where the chart table light was, and also from where the fixe
Moorage Rates Around the Country JC on Bainbridge at 2:30pm 08.24.05 Ask All Sailors 41/5110 I was reading that someone was talking about dock rates in Florida and other places, and some places
Dinette interior modifications David H22677 at 2:16pm 08.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1216 Here are some photos of the drawers and new galley I just installed in our 1982 27' Dinette model.
Do you shop here? r.w.landau at 1:42pm 08.24.05 Ask All Sailors 16/1135 Phil,If you have clicked on SailNet lately, they are filing chapter 7 which means someone could buy
Original E 25's with fin keels? Bob Mendes at 1:11pm 08.24.05 Other Sailboats 1/867 Several years ago I had one of the "original" Ericson 25's, with the shallow keel and centerboard.
Lake Norman Interstate Bride Clearance Mike Misko at 12:32pm 08.24.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1079 Sometime down the road, we are going to retire somewhere where we can sail more than 4 months a year
Incoming!!! (water that is) Ed at 12:09pm 08.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/872 I'm sure someone out there with a 23.5 has expeienced this. 15-20 kts, 4 ft+ waves. Problem is wit
Need to pull engine Mikes Oasis at 11:59am 08.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/902 I discovered a pin hole oil leak in the pan today of my 1986 C30 (Universal M-25). Looks like the e
Bilge water Gary16092 at 11:58am 08.24.05 Morgan 5/2705 I have just purchased a Morgan Sloop 30'. This is my first boat although I have been sailing with f
forward hatch pat at 11:55am 08.24.05 Other Sailboats 5/980 Does anyone have a lead on or a replacement model for the forward hatch of a P30?
Advice on new sanitation system construction DDW at 11:49am 08.24.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1413 Peggy,I have ordered your new book, however I fear that it will not arrive in time and the old onl
Sake needs to meet other Yamahas Pete Rose at 10:05am 08.24.05 Yamaha 4/1802 My boat is lonely and can't find another Yamaha on the Columbia River.
Merriman Pedestial Patrick Lombard at 9:26am 08.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1101 I have a Merriman Yacht Specialties pedestial steering. I am trying to replace the throttle cable b
Ranger 26 (cruiser/racer) sails and tiller Austin Errico at 8:12am 08.24.05 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/2159 I have 11 sails (one main and 10 head sails) and a tiller for sail from a Ranger 26 cruiser/racer.
large plastic looking washers on rudder bolt? Jim Brown at 8:06am 08.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/990 Is there a replacement for the large plastic looking washers(spacers) on the rudder bolt? Mine are

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Prada Cup Finals Davidasailor26 at 6:30am 02.20.21 I agree - nice to see a little more balance. Interesting that Ainslie said in the interview after ra
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? (1) JamesG161 at 6:25am 02.20.21 PS: I was the "mechanic" who figured out the problem and fixed it. Here is my fix that prevents an
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Capt jgw at 6:20am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year documen
New owners/new name JAE at 6:15am 02.20.21
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? JamesG161 at 5:56am 02.20.21 Basically, the drain pipe from the Lastdrop shaft seal was either plugged up, Similar to the PYI;)
Polars Marmalade at 5:49am 02.20.21
South Coast 22 LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 Southcoast 22 was my first boat. Bought a hurricane wreck and tried to repair and restore it. Learne
South Coast 22 (1) LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 excellent you guys. now i cant wait for summer so i can work on the boat. i bought it in october so
VHF antenna problem Don S/V ILLusion at 5:38am 02.20.21 Mark indicated the usual reason - most marine VHF antennas have a loading coil so when you look at t
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! sailme88 at 5:23am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year document
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? rgranger at 4:35am 02.20.21
can you splice like the pros? kappykaplan at 3:37am 02.20.21 Not even close!
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Thaniel at 3:17am 02.20.21 I understand the type of things to do to reduce drag but I'm wanting to know if anyone has tried it
BELT DUST njlarry at 1:42am 02.20.21 I had some belt dust when starting up in the morning after anchoring overnight. It lessened a lot w
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets artboas at 1:39am 02.20.21 Change to the Smart plug Easier, safer, better designed There i no logical reason to change to twis
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? artboas at 1:28am 02.20.21 Hi Guys, Think I can demystify this a bit. Our wonderful departed ambassador , Mike Harker, ran into
Paint recommendations for hard dinghy njlarry at 1:14am 02.20.21 Most economical is regular Rustoleum available in small quanities at any hardware store. Easy to app
Thru hull question njlarry at 12:54am 02.20.21 Absolutily rebed it now while it is easy to do and then rest easy. Thru bolts should have kept it f
H 30 cockpit portlights. Tally Ho at 11:40pm 02.19.21 I would think if you had to crank them down that tight it would start to deform the frame and lens
VHF antenna problem jssailem at 11:14pm 02.19.21 That can be a difficult thing to isolate. I like the path you took to examine the connections. It is

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