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Marina and park closures Mark Maulden at 9:48pm 03.27.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/951 Salishseapilot.com has a listing of the current status of marinas and amenities.
Where is Daedalus now? Captain Gare Bear at 6:47pm 03.27.20 Trailer Sailors 3/733 Awhile back, I rescued a 1995 MacGregor 25, Daedalus, that had been partially sunken in the Tennesse
lead ballast tunaholic at 2:20pm 03.27.20 Cal 0/633 is the lead ballast on the cal 34 early model ingots or one solid piece?
radical production swan jon hansen at 12:30pm 03.27.20 Racing 5/1379 MBnioHsk53Q
Aft head discharge fitting. Toddgas at 10:12am 03.27.20 Big Boats 8/1301 I purchased this vessel 5-2019 and the surveyor put in his report to change this PVC fitting at the
Restore teak in Cabin look4judy at 8:35am 03.27.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1486 Hi, Our teak in our Cabin is looing slightly tired. What do you recommend to bring it back to life
Hunter 44DS Opening Chartable instruments panel henris at 7:55am 03.27.20 Big Boats 1/452 On my H44DS there is an instrument panel in Stainless steel tubing with a woodden front and polyeste
yamaha 25 refit seatane at 10:55pm 03.26.20 Yamaha 30/6730 Having succesfully trailered my new old boat home from LA about a month ago I now find myself in the
Polar diagram ron2photo at 5:02pm 03.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4390 Hi I'm looking for info on Polar Diagrams for a 2016 Beneteau 38. Looking for someone to point me i
wiring shoe power connector fred1diver at 5:02pm 03.26.20 Ask All Sailors 8/851 hey everybody, getting ready to bring Cool Whip to her new marina in about a month, looking at rewir
Refit how it feels sometimes Grotto at 2:58pm 03.26.20 Racing 0/28 176481 Scraped the old busted logo off today to prep for topside paint. Saw this and thought huh...
1989 Mariner OB question ScourgeOfTheHudson at 2:33pm 03.26.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/832 Hello all, Trying to get a little more done on Thistle Dew since the main project of launching seem
Lewmar winch motor thermal cutout wires Bryno at 1:12pm 03.26.20 Ask All Sailors 22/10988
Installing shore power battery charger on O'day 28 loneshark64 at 12:40pm 03.26.20 Bigger Boats 5/1679 Hi I have a 1985 O'Day 28. It has the original AC power setup, which is a shore power inlet to an AC
Outboard Size Leein207 at 12:20pm 03.26.20 Day Sailers 4/1003
Summer Storage on the Hard (1) Suncatcher at 11:43am 03.26.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1594 For various reasons I am passing up sailing this summer and keeping the boat on the hard where it wa
List of Marinas/Boatyards Status Ward H at 11:10am 03.26.20 Ask All Sailors 2/647 I found this on another forum. Thought it warranted it's own thread. Status of Marinas ' Boatyards
A creative solution during social distancing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:05am 03.26.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1418 Heard this from a friend yesterday: her aunt had enjoyed pub crawling with her friends for years, b
Simpson Lawrence Windlass manual use (1) leemarkadams at 4:11am 03.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/9686 Hello all, We have the factory fit windlass on our H41AC and although it works fine using the elec
Hot Water heater tank, but only cold coming from faucet Digger54 at 1:06am 03.26.20 Ask All Sailors 22/4065 Just sized up to a 41 Hunter from a 36. Hot Water heater tank gets hot as I can feel the fittings an

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Thanks for the book Peggie Hall SV Temenos at 6:55am 12.17.24 I will second that. I have read it multiple times and refer to it often.
Tracks location Seaway 25 Joe at 6:51am 12.17.24 Adding to Ted's comments, it is important to understand that the purpose of the lead block is to ma
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast Hello Below at 6:19am 12.17.24
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive (10) Mike Oldak at 5:56am 12.17.24 FINISHED! Here are the pictures from my ~$200 install kit to mount the linear drive to my H34 rudde
Taking the mast down dlochner at 5:48am 12.17.24 OK, our mast is down, the wiring for the antenna and the lights had disconnects at the mast base, t
Barton Marine removable traveler dlochner at 5:40am 12.17.24 To make sure I am reading this right, moving the attachment back reduces pressure on boom? It cha
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive Mike Oldak at 5:40am 12.17.24 I have the rotary drive on my 1994 40.5 Installation was easy and did not cost an arm and a leg.
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 5:38am 12.17.24 Excellent point Greg! I'll pick up one Chinese injector just in case That will give you some peace
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 5:37am 12.17.24 OK, our mast is down, the wiring for the antenna and the lights had disconnects at the mast base, th
Barton Marine removable traveler Tally Ho at 5:30am 12.17.24 It takes less force to move the boom with end boom sheeting because you have more leverage. But i
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 4:57am 12.17.24 People often use Dyneema loops or webbing to attach mainsheet blocks to their booms. Light, simple
Yanmar Engine mounts. dlochner at 4:54am 12.17.24 Yup, no doubt about it. Ellebogen's drawing is the clearest documentation I've seen on the subject
Barton Marine removable traveler PaulK at 4:47am 12.17.24 People often use Dyneema loops or webbing to attach mainsheet blocks to their booms. Light, simple &
Propane locker replacement dlochner at 4:47am 12.17.24 Yes, I am aware of those things. thank you for the heads up. My propane liner is just a bit brittle
Propane locker replacement sailme88 at 3:49am 12.17.24 Yes, I am aware of those things. thank you for the heads up. My propane liner is just a bit brittle
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson Will Gilmore at 1:39am 12.17.24 Merry Christmas. -Will
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 9:41pm 12.16.24 I will skip the elbow for this application. It would made for a cleaner looking install but there's
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 BAD ORCA at 8:45pm 12.16.24
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (1) LuckyDuck at 8:29pm 12.16.24 We bought our C25 150 miles away and had it trailered to home through the mountains. It was secured
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? RockynHilda at 7:06pm 12.16.24 You Betcha, I do

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