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Steve at 11:04am 11.19.03
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I am currently in the market for a new sailboat, looking primarily at Beneteau's and Catalina's in t
Mike at 5:00am 11.19.03
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Quite a boring article I suppose, but here goes. While messing around on my boat in the boat yard
scott wilson at 4:57am 11.19.03
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Any recommendations on brands and fabrics? Does the "beathable" stuff really work and what do you do
Mark at 4:45am 11.19.03
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...to the way a 272 *looks*, i.e. the slant-front cabin windows, unhandsome transom, and so forth. *
Mike Casucci at 4:25am 11.19.03
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I would like to try butyl tape to reseal my port lights, but can't find a place to buy it in Norther
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:18am 11.19.03
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In the past few months, My company has grown and we have been very busy and in fact gotten good at i
Tom Heiting at 3:22am 11.19.03
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The Orion cable steering on my Morgan 32 is extremely stiff. Lubricating the chain has had no effec
Steve at 3:17am 11.19.03
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Im considering using the H26 as a dry sailor weekends and daysails say 10 times a year. I love the s
Janet Silver at 2:52am 11.19.03
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We had a glorious 5 days in Avalon, well , except for after my sweet hubby topping off the fuel tank
John S. at 12:42am 11.19.03
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From what I heard on other forums the Honda EU2000i generator is very quiet,light weight, small enou
L and W at 11:47pm 11.18.03
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I have purchased a new 800 Amp cranking sealed battery to replace an older 600A one. The old one is
Roger at 11:28pm 11.18.03
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I need to rewire the running lights wiring on my Hunter31. As installed, it is through the bow pulpi
Gerard at 11:14pm 11.18.03
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What are the marine software running on Windows CE (on an iPAQ) ? For example Tide, Astro, Navigatio
Paul H at 9:12pm 11.18.03
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When we purchased our 95 H26 it came with two compasses. They are mounted one on each side of the bu
Ron at 6:36am 11.14.03
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Just bought a Forespar 15-27 whisker pole to use with my 150% Genoa and my asymetrical Spinnaker. Do
ted brown at 5:25am 11.14.03
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27' hunter. hull stripped four years ago and has had well applied pettit standard antifouling paint
Ari Mattson at 5:16am 11.14.03
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My friends father beached and totaled his 2002 Hunter 326, 2 weeks coming in at Channel Islands Harb
Ed Buiel at 12:38am 11.14.03
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Hunter 34 stern tube is 1-5/8" dia. PYI Shaft Seals come in 1-1/2 and 1-3/4 (stern tube) sizes. Wh
dan at 12:23am 11.14.03
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in several of the threads Ive read here lately I have noticed several folks saying something like "b
ran at 11:56pm 11.13.03
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Has anyone had any experience with mail order Doyle sails? I am considering their main with two full

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Tank Monitor
Justin_NSA at 5:39am 09.23.20
:plus: Any onboard redundancy you can use to isolate the "problem"?
Stink Boat
sailme88 at 5:20am 09.23.20
I DON"T have a 3 way valve. I have a bottom suction line and a bottom over the side line. The over t
Sailmakers
shemandr at 5:10am 09.23.20
I don't mean to make choice of sail cloth more complicated; but, while you're considering what sail
91 Seaward 23 Portholes
Seaward 23 - Tattoo at 5:08am 09.23.20
Thank you, YES, I think you are correct. We are reaching out to Man Ship now to see what they have
Sailmakers
dlochner at 4:54am 09.23.20
Here is another good source of info on sail design and fabric. http://www.greatcirclesails.com/arti
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer
Seaswood at 4:05am 09.23.20
Have been using blaster on a few screws, the starboard jib slider came free this week. still waiting
Stink Boat
NYSail at 10:02pm 09.22.20
I have now eliminated all y valves as they are a weak spot in my opinion. Both my tanks are above th
Stink Boat
markwbird at 9:19pm 09.22.20
You may find K.O. does the trick. Or C.P. Both are recommended by Peggie. The time our original hol
Ranger 22 Cushions
sail sfbay at 7:50pm 09.22.20
High quality, fast delivery, and cost effective, if not lowest cost. Just provide them dimensions or
Sailmakers
jssailem at 7:48pm 09.22.20
Websites are a reasonable place to start. North Sail has a lot of information about the different sa
Sailmakers
sail sfbay at 7:46pm 09.22.20
Same delimea.....go with cross cut dacron as I have in the past or tri-radial polyester cruising lam
Sailmakers
fred1diver at 7:33pm 09.22.20
Beckson Portlight Sealant   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 7:19pm 09.22.20
Only nut jobs put silicone on their boats and ................... oh wait. Catalina, Hunter, and
What is a good replacement for MS-RA205?
TimFromLI at 7:12pm 09.22.20
Go to crutchfield.com and buy a car stereo, the sizes are standard.
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel
TimFromLI at 7:06pm 09.22.20
Step bit from harbor freight. I just used one to enlarge a hole on my binnacle, did a nice clean jo
Tank Monitor
Ralph Johnstone at 7:01pm 09.22.20
First of all: 1. What are the symptoms of not working .................. always full, never ful
Sailmakers
jssailem at 7:00pm 09.22.20
Fred. Do some reading about sail cloth. There are so many choices. The type of sailing you plan to d
Winter Projects
Michael Davis at 6:59pm 09.22.20
We are starting to knock down our winter projects now instead of freezing my butt off or rushing to
Beckson Portlight Sealant
kloudie1 at 6:35pm 09.22.20
DOW 795..Silicone but really good stuff.

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