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Very Cool Site Rob at 6:55am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 2/976 I am not promoting anything here other than a very cool (and free) website Google has launched. It
Mounting A Radar Dislay on the Pedestal Frank Bean at 6:13am 04.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/813 I have been looking at places to mount a smaller radar display like the Furuno 1621 and the JRC 1500
Lake Champlain sailing... GG at 5:15am 04.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/947 Calling all sailors,We are interested in finding out about any existing Yacht Clubs (preferably) a
Steaming Light Dan Ulrich at 5:12am 04.06.05 Smaller Boats 6/1122 My 23 has a OEM (Perko) steaming light (new one 2 yrs old). It is the oblong shaped one identical to
Sliding hatch cover H23- what adhesive? bleathen at 4:55am 04.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/986 Like others on this forum, I broke and am now replacing the sliding hatch cover on my H23. What s
Mast Raising System Mike Clisby at 4:54am 04.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1096 I have a swing keel Oday 25 on a trailer and have seen a brochure depicting a system used to raise a
GPS to PC cable ,serial port to USB question. Patrick at 3:59am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1312 I have a Garmin 48 GPS connected to my PC for navigation.I have a new PC that does not have a serial
Don's book - don't wait until Christmas! Rick Macdonald at 3:43am 04.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1521 Howdy All -I'm a huge fan of Don's book. I had bought others before coming across his, but couldn'
Telltales - Part 3 Don Guillette at 3:08am 04.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1606 Mates: We are almost finished with the subject of telltales. I'm spending a lot of time on this subj
Replacing Sole plywood w/ diamond-plate steel william3045 at 2:58am 04.06.05 Smaller Boats 9/1202 I am considering replacing the sole boards on my 23 with powder coated diamond plate steel for weigh
BBQ and you! Micklejester at 1:25am 04.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1138 I have seen several boats with small BBQ grills mounted on their railings. Where can I find one of t
Getting Rid of the Winter Smell Sentman at 1:15am 04.06.05 Big Boats 5/978 Other than simply airing the boat out, what is the best way to get the winter smell out of fabrics o
Ghosts Roy at 12:43am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/938 When you change a name on a boat,you remove the letters and a "Ghost" out line of the old name remai
Need Mast For CAL 28 Mark Balthrop at 12:14am 04.06.05 Cal 1/576 I need a mast and boom / standing rigging for a 1968 CAL 28 . the boat is undergoing a renovation an
$10. Tank Gauge. Ed Schenck at 12:01am 04.06.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1194 Back when there was still a Thrifty Mariner I bought two 8" inspection plates for $20. One of those
Another H37C vanity step. Ed Schenck at 11:55pm 04.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/913 Yesterday was too nice to be working on the inside of the boat. Alas I still have that vanity proje
Blocks Before the Bell at 9:41pm 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1007 Hello, I'm buying new blocking for my running rigging, when I bought the boat (sloop rig 25') the bl
Vision 36 Cruising abilities Rick Jennings at 8:44pm 04.05.05 Big Boats 3/774 We recently purchased a 93 Vision 36 and are thinking of cruising. Is this a good idea?
vent dave reitman at 8:24pm 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/811 vent on starboard side of boat that acts as overflow for watertank is rusted and needs to be replace
The GAS Crunch Dennis at 7:48pm 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 70/4579 Why, with the unending rise in gas pricing, is not the companies going back to gasohol? The mix was

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Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations JamesG161 at 1:42pm 03.27.21 This is handy if MOB had a PFD on. Amazon.com: Best Marine Water Rescue Throw Bag with 70 Feet of Ma
fog scares me! JamesG161 at 1:36pm 03.27.21 It always amazes me how many people will spend a ton of cash on a boat, and never learn how to oper
Small 3" bow ding kloudie1 at 1:20pm 03.27.21 quick note: epoxy resin is not water permeable, so if you use epoxy (versus polyester resin) a barr
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations Rick486 at 1:13pm 03.27.21 Do everything you can to not let a person fall off the boat. Exactly......as skipper I have alwa
fog scares me! Leeward Rail at 12:59pm 03.27.21 leaving a dent in his hull that he said cracked one of the interior bow aluminum rib Any hull dama
fog scares me! Leeward Rail at 12:57pm 03.27.21 It always amazes me how many people will spend a ton of cash on a boat, and never learn how to opera
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation Fleet at 12:19pm 03.27.21 Thanks. I've posted the shipment to uship but haven't received any responses. Will try deepwater a
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 12:11pm 03.27.21
Random orbital buffer BigEasy at 12:08pm 03.27.21 [QUOTE="jssailem, post: 1690043, member: 127717". On the other hand your CH compressor gave you 20 y
fog scares me! Tom J at 11:56am 03.27.21
fog scares me! (1) jssailem at 11:51am 03.27.21 A minute later, we broke into the clear to see the cruiser bobbing in the water, 50 feet short of t
Beneteau Oceanis 321 Lewmar Hatch question Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 03.27.21 ordered a new one, for the forward berth, no fun in a wet bunk Yeah, sure,"Leaky gasket" you told
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Scott T-Bird at 11:34am 03.27.21 I don't know why I get so confused with the Wire size and fusing in this project. And it comes acr
Beneteau Oceanis 321 Lewmar Hatch question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 03.27.21
fog scares me! Tom J at 11:23am 03.27.21 i'm not worried about my skills to navigate. it's the 'other guy' that creeps me out. way to many n
Beneteau Oceanis 321 Lewmar Hatch question sdcsmith2000 at 11:18am 03.27.21 ODD ! Is there anyone in this list of retailers you can contact ? https://www.lewmar.com/distribu
Small 3" bow ding shemandr at 11:09am 03.27.21 It may be obvious but since it hasn't been expressly said above, you have to bevel the edges of the
Random orbital buffer jssailem at 10:59am 03.27.21 Oh Big Easy... Think time of use. Personal comfort. You can easily buy a couple of HF units, as they
Bottom Paint jssailem at 10:54am 03.27.21 Do I need to sand off all the pervious barrier coat? apply barrier coat and bottom paint and call
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 markwbird at 10:53am 03.27.21 The problem with standing rigging is that corrosion can occur where you cannot see it. Most notably

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