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racing Jerry Mennis at 1:56pm 09.09.05 Other Sailboats 1/932 I am interested in purchasing a Pearson 28-2. Have not sailed one nor have I boarded one...I have o
prop shaft Journey at 1:09pm 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 10/1339 Could someone explain to me how to remove the prop shaft without removing the cutless strut or is th
Late Season Rhode Island Cruise-in Lil Dan at 1:00pm 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1013 ;D If anyone in the Rhode Island area is interested in a late season get together for O'day owners,
C-270 Dinghy Davits Ken at 11:48am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/884 I'm looking to install Davits on the stern of my C270 for an 11 FT RIB. Has anyone done this to thei
electric trolling motor for 11 FT RIB? Ken at 11:42am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2396 I just ordered a 11 FT RIB and am debating wether an electric saltwater trolling motor will be pract
New Hunter 45 Claudius at 11:14am 09.09.05 Big Boats 2/835 The new Hunter 45 seems to have almost the same hull length that the Hunter 44. Is it possible that
272 extra forestay? Leslie at 11:02am 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1005 On my foredeck half way between the bow and the mast there is a kind of inverted U bolt. Then half
You know you're getting old, when... Jim Seamans at 10:52am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1424 When your first mate bitches and complains about not being able to read the GPS text. "Go buy anoth
Race with a cruising spinnaker plus some questions Phil at 10:16am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1076 Just did my first race (whitesail) and came second...just 4 seconds out of first. Our 36' Beneteau h
Waste Tank Vent hose attachment ??? Steve Perry at 10:06am 09.09.05 Big Boats 6/921 Can anyone tell me where the tank end of the vented loop line attaches? I have found the top end jus
Muffler going bad? Seattle Scott at 9:27am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1053 I've had boat 3 years, with a Yanmar 4JHE (well its a 4 something for sure) put about 300 hours on e
Gloucester Sail Boats Bill L at 9:16am 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2113 I am very happy with my 1969 Daysailer but am interested in moving up to a 19 foot size. The Oday Ma
Hurrican Insurance John Ehricht at 8:39am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/891 Our 2004 Hunter 33 was docked in Slidell at Oak Harbor where the eye passed right next to the I-10 t
Nylon web rode Carl at 8:22am 09.09.05 Big Boats 4/923 Our 1987 h40 #217 came with a 40 fathom (240') one-inch nylon web rode stowed on a reel under the an
MK II Jacko at 6:55am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 5/7248 What does MK II stand for in a boat title/description?????
groco hf worth rebuilding? Richard19068 at 6:45am 09.09.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2522 Peggy,I have a Groco HF pump on an HE base. I assume this is original equipment on my 1985 boat. I
check valve jack at 6:39am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1029 On my 86 Catalina 27 there is a check valve just off the outgoing hose on the hot water tank. Its a
Pad eye for Spinaker / Reach Poll Rob Edgcombe at 5:56am 09.09.05 Big Boats 1/947 This is our first year with a 1993 Legend 35.5. The seller to us either did not have or did not give
Salvage of Nimbus Nimbus at 5:09am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1184 So Katrina sank my Catalina 30. As soon as I could get to it (4 days later) I decided to see if I co
Bridge height dilemma John T1594 at 4:49am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 2/4487 The Barnegat Bay region of New Jersey in which we sail has two fixed height bridges that some what l

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The Sailboat Owners Blues rgranger at 4:40pm 05.06.21 How about this lead off.... I got the GALVANIC Blues... As my Zinc desolves away... My Stainless
CQD CQD SOS DE MGY MGY Will Gilmore at 4:37pm 05.06.21 My father was an Air Crewman on a Navy Carrier in the 50s. He told me about a friend who worked in t
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:32pm 05.06.21 193793
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues Mike Oldak at 4:31pm 05.06.21 Hello everyone:) m trying to tackle the electrical and i was hoping that maybe you guys can help me
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:30pm 05.06.21 193791
Tapping threads in mast thinwater at 4:24pm 05.06.21 This is only my opinion, but I quit using tapped fasteners in the mast because the wall is too thin
New Main Sail for H26 sail sfbay at 4:22pm 05.06.21 Suggest calling your local sail lofts (Ullman, North, Quantum, UK Halsey, Doyle, etc.) for a quote a
Do I need outside jib tracks? (1) pclarksurf at 4:15pm 05.06.21 @AaronD -- serious question, you really don't use your outside track? I think my go to headsail is
Charging house batteries Stu Jackson at 4:12pm 05.06.21 Well not so quick. It depends on the state of both the Start and House Batteries. Look for this d
Ceiling acess Pat cool skip at 3:59pm 05.06.21 I ran across a youtube video that shows how the vinyl is attached. Basically it is pressed into sp
Tapping threads in mast Tally Ho at 3:59pm 05.06.21 I tapped holes for cheek blocks for my lazy jacks, and holes in the boom for the strap eyes and a S
Charging house batteries desodave at 3:57pm 05.06.21 I gave up trying to charge the batteries with the stock alternator and cannot believe that 2 hours p
CQD CQD SOS DE MGY MGY dlochner at 3:51pm 05.06.21 When I was very young I would watch and listen to my father send code at some outrageous speed using
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? JuanMarcos at 3:50pm 05.06.21 Somebody installed a windlass on a Beneteau First 38, and did a brief write up with some pictures. S
The Sailboat Owners Blues Will Gilmore at 3:37pm 05.06.21 How about this lead off.... I got the GALVANIC Blues... As my Zinc desolves away... My Stainless
Sea Pearl 21 Sails Benny17441 at 3:18pm 05.06.21 It is normal to have to do some adjustments to fit bimini tops under small boat sail plans. Usuall
Webasto Thermostat Contoller acting up justsomeguy at 3:15pm 05.06.21 What was the fix, if any? If you can get to the soldered connections on the rocker switch, you may
The Sailboat Owners Blues JamesG161 at 3:07pm 05.06.21 How about this lead off.... I got the GALVANIC Blues... As my Zinc desolves away... My Stainless d
Motor mount just not lifting any more (1) Grotto at 2:09pm 05.06.21 so testing is going well with this, just need to put in the pad eye and get less slippery rope. Wife
The Sailboat Owners Blues jon hansen at 1:52pm 05.06.21 8DopzOCeKJc

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