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Vac u Flush Gregg Jordan at 4:24am 08.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1350 Has anyone changed to vacuflush heads and how do you like them. Our they worth the cost?
It never fails - almost got run over! Jim Seamans at 4:08am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 52/3214 Here I am a nice HOT (96) day to be sailing on the Potomac river, moving along a 5kts. Watching a la
Help replacing a sheave Bob at 3:39am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1100 I need to replace the sheaves in my genoa track blocks (Merriman) and also the deck organizer for ma
Wind Tom Hamilton at 3:11am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1124 Does anyone know of a site where I can find historical daily average wind speeds for the area betwee
Simrad WP30 - Otto drives drunk T J Furstenau at 3:09am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3442 I got the Simrad WP30 over the winter to assist in some of the longer cruising that I did this summe
Awlgripped Hull aquaholic1 at 3:04am 08.15.05 Big Boats 2/9582 While reading sailboat listings on for sale sites, I keep seeing the term "awlgripped" usually refer
homemade split backstay radar mount George Kosta at 2:55am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2087 Hi, I want to make a mount that will go on my split backstays to hold an 18 in radome facing aft. Ha
jib cars made adjustable Capt'n Steve at 2:43am 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 2/917 We would like to adjust our jib sheet traveler cars from thecockpit. Where can I get necessary hard
holding tank design Sherry at 2:32am 08.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2620 I have Peggie's book on order that discusses all this I'm sure, and I'm probably getting the cart be
Placement of Jib Blocks on an E-25? Craig at 2:30am 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 1/832 A question for all you E-25 owners out there, where do you place the Jib blocks on the toerail for
Capsize Screen # Verismo at 2:26am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1720 Can anyone explain capsize screen to me which is better a higher number or lower number? Thanks!
Chain Plate inspection Scott R21226 at 2:20am 08.15.05 Day Sailers 4/2125 Hello all. I recently purchased a 1977 O'Day 25. I did this after sailing a grand total of 3 times
Schaffer traveller car Briann at 2:18am 08.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1069 We have a 1985 Hunter 31. The main traveller car is worn so that it only drags instead of sliding. I
Anyone AIR CONDITIONED a 26S ??? Louis B. Holub at 2:01am 08.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1008 Just wondering...anyone air conditioned a Mac 26S ? Ive seen some small portable units that would s
Boom Vang Reema at 1:50am 08.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1141 Good day,I have a 26M I don't have a boom vang, would you recommend it, you comment is appreciated
Conversion of Running Lights to LED John S at 1:49am 08.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/903 I have converted my navigation lights to LED, reducing current flow compared to the stock incandesce
Leave rudder down? GregS at 1:16am 08.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/943 What's the downside to leaving the rudder down between sails? It's a Ida rudder with no bottom pain
Rigging instructions for minifish Scott at 1:13am 08.15.05 AMF 1/7257 Looking for rigging instructions for minifish II
Downwind on a 92' H28 Steve at 1:07am 08.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/924 I was out the other day running with the wind when I noticed that the main was being poked by the sw
BVI Yacht Charters John at 12:54am 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1163 I am thinking of chartering a sailboat with BVI Yacht Charters in February 06. Does anyone have any

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Riding Sail -- Use and Sources Tom J at 11:58am 05.02.21 I have used a riding sail to good effect. It is a plain sail, made by ATN I believe, and not the de
Racor Fun Yesterday JamesG161 at 11:30am 05.02.21 I tore the whole thing out and cleaned it up making it easier to change out the filter element: To
Racor Fun Yesterday Calif. Ted at 11:27am 05.02.21 I use a disposable Aluminum loaf pan under the filter which makes the filter with bowl attached easi
Transfer of Beneteau 31' from FL -> NY Tom J at 11:21am 05.02.21 That is a very tight timeline, even for an experienced sailor. There are too many variables to cons
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina Don S/V ILLusion at 11:11am 05.02.21 While I understand and agree with the local economics argument, it's not that simple. Before blindly
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina jssailem at 11:03am 05.02.21 You guys should reach out to your Governor and ask him for help. Keep Florida money in Florida for
LiFePO4 conversion (1) Tim22 at 10:57am 05.02.21 I have now completed the LiFePO4 installation and everything seems to be working properly. The final
Install an anchor Windlass jssailem at 10:54am 05.02.21 So true Ralph. But that would mean I need a crew...:yikes: :laugh:
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (1) SandyFrank at 10:52am 05.02.21 193639 :beer: It lost some of its curve so the "wings" are sticking up a bit. In process with dril
What happened here... Tom J at 10:30am 05.02.21 Is it a derelict? When we sailed the Charlotte Harbor area, we often saw derelicts that would settl
H26 Bilge location Thaniel at 10:29am 05.02.21
What happened here... FastOlson at 10:26am 05.02.21 Quite a mystery. Looks somewhat like an old Venture 22, and none of those had positive floatation th
Racor Fun Yesterday (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 05.02.21 Perhaps an innovative owner could design a way to add a shutoff near the fuel filter Probably the
Install an anchor Windlass Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 05.02.21 Three ways to puling in the chain from the depths. Noooooooooooo ...............................
What happened here... shemandr at 9:28am 05.02.21 I never considered it may be floating on buoyancy foam. I just thought it was in water too shallow
H26 Bilge location CaptainRan at 9:24am 05.02.21 So is it true then that then that the floor will be completely covered with water before the pump ki
Racor Fun Yesterday SawyerCurt at 9:23am 05.02.21 Vice grips on the fuel line with padding between the jaws and the hose works as a temporary fix. I
Adding a Bowsprit to a Std Rig Boat Dogswater at 9:21am 05.02.21 Thanks for the quick and detailed replies guys. Like Sailfanatic said, using a #2 rather than a #1
Install an anchor Windlass jssailem at 9:17am 05.02.21 more chain thus would appreciate the windlass Welcome Dale to SBO. Good luck with the boat search.
Install an anchor Windlass Dale Haz at 9:03am 05.02.21 Much appreciated, I'll post further soonest survey is done and I've purchased the boat. dale

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