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No holding tank Rick Johnston at 3:45am 09.30.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1313 looking at purchasing a sailboat that the current owner lives aboard. The holding tank was removed a
Genny only? Harry at 3:36am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1365 I recently read an article suggesting that sailing with the genny only puts undue stress on the rigg
Seatex Loran John at 3:23am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1021 My seatex loran which is on my newly pruchased Catalina 30 is difficult for me to work. Even with th
Garmin 176C GPS brightness Charlie Burga at 3:08am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 9/2633 I am considering the purchase of a Garmin 176C GPS and I have been told that it is not bright enough
Javelin Center Board Geoff Campbell at 3:05am 09.30.02 Day Sailers 0/1111 I am looking for a fun sailboat. It would be my first boat.Looking into a used Javelin that needs
Beneteau 331 Booster Rich at 3:04am 09.30.02 Other Sailboats 5/1632 I have a Beneteau 331 with an AlderBarbour refrigeration unit. The batteries can't seem to keep up i
Compaionway boards Mark Juetten at 2:57am 09.30.02 Big Boats 1/1142 Over the years the wooden holder for the compainway boards has broken to he point it can't be fixed.
Folding or Feathering Prop? Brent Campbell at 2:24am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 14/1744 Of all the folding and feathering propellers on the market, which works the best? Over the years, I
Water accumulating in aft cabin Scott Blahnik at 2:21am 09.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/849 on the port side. Not a lot, but enough to rot out my mattresses. I checked the archives, but unfort
Autohelm access codes Bill Potter at 2:20am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1130 I changed out a battery last week and then took Salt'Pepper out yesterday only to find that my autoh
Spa Creek adventure Tim Snyder at 2:10am 09.30.02 Other Sailboats 1/734 Years ago, 1973 in fact, I was sailing an old Alberg 35 with the new owner around the Cehsapeake Bay
O'Day 20 Manual Anyone? MArk at 1:24am 09.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1217 I'm looking for an O'Day 20 manual. I'd be very appreciative if someone could scan one and e-mail i
Is your Yanmar 3GM running hot? James Marohn at 12:54am 09.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1247 I'm in midst of replacing the mixing elbow (what a pain it was to disconnect that exhaust hose!). I
Recap: Fuel consumption Yanmar 1 cyl. Andy at 12:45am 09.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/992 A few months ago there was a thread concerning the fuel consumption of the Yanmar one cyl. There was
Rigging and Spar reinforcement J. Folds at 12:19am 09.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/952 I have an Oday 22 which I am pretty hard on. I have reinforced the deck and cabin top, built a bridg
thru-boom lines? Mark F. Arena at 12:14am 09.30.02 Big Boats 4/1042 Hi again. Doing much better with the B'G rig since y'all helped out. Now for perhaps a silly quest
Keel stepped mast fittings M. G. at 12:07am 09.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/978 There is a fitting at the deck (cabin ceiling) which allows a 1/2" bolt to be passed through the mas
ALARM! DEPTH give me a break! Joe Lucido at 11:51pm 09.29.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1040 I have a new marina for the rest of the year Water in this Marina is not great. After having NO p
Stern rails needed Tom Kennedy at 11:47pm 09.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/916 I have had damage to my stern rails and am having dfficulty finding a source to build new ones. I ow
Can't pull main beyond halfway up mast Patrick at 11:10pm 09.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1604 It's been a few weeks since we've been out. When we were out yesterday in about 10 knots of wind I

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Couillard Enterprises Inc. jssailem at 5:32am 08.22.20 Welcome to the forum. Wanting to Sail - vroom. Here is on link that may help with you search for the
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat kappykaplan at 5:18am 08.22.20 @DayDreamer41 , you're his father - make it happen! :beer:
prop stabilizer issue RoyS at 5:15am 08.22.20 Strut is usually through bolted. If loose, it will admit water to the boat. Afraid that you must hau
cabin paint Joe at 5:14am 08.22.20 Good thread, thanks for the comments. I learned some stuff.
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat DayDreamer41 at 5:14am 08.22.20 Lookin' good, @DayDreamer41 and @daydreamerjr ! :beer: I think that @daydreamerjr should do a sho
10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. RoyS at 5:07am 08.22.20 Consider taking a ferry to Monhegan instead of sailing there.
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 4:43am 08.22.20 Tks - looking forward to what you come up with. There was talk this morning of Marco getting torn u
Pearson 39-2 1988 chainplate removal lshingledecker at 4:42am 08.22.20 so the boat has a babystay, and two chainplates per side. The aft set carries three stays each, whi
10 Day Maine Itinerary w/ a 3 year old. TomY at 4:40am 08.22.20 Hi all - My wife and I are planning a 10 day trip during the first week of September. Our boat is
Did the HOOK race jssailem at 4:23am 08.22.20
cabin paint TomY at 4:00am 08.22.20 For many years now for interiors , on my own boats and boats I built for customers. has been ACRYL
NYSail at 3:53am 08.22.20 Bought brand new yanmar cap.... am going to inspect today and see if there are Any visible deformiti
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? jssailem at 3:41am 08.22.20 old RDF :wow3: Tubes or digital?
Invest 98L jssailem at 3:19am 08.22.20
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] kloudie1 at 2:58am 08.22.20 Heading over today to do the prep work of removing all canvass, doubling the lines, and adjusting fo
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat kappykaplan at 2:57am 08.22.20 Lookin' good, @DayDreamer41 and @daydreamerjr ! :beer:
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] JamesG161 at 11:21pm 08.21.20 Tropical Storm Marco started a circulation and got tagged with a name. This storm is running into u
cabin paint Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:40pm 08.21.20 For many years now for interiors , on my own boats and boats I built for customers. has been ACRYLI
PULL THE BOAT OR NOT MikeHoncho at 9:39pm 08.21.20 Consider the wait at the ramps when you decide.
cabin paint srimes at 8:51pm 08.21.20 An alkyd enamel should do it. Rustoleum is one. Higher gloss is tougher but shows imperfection.

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