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Marina and park closures Mark Maulden at 9:48pm 03.27.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/1046 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 3/774 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 0/679 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 5/1465 MBnioHsk53Q
Aft head discharge fitting. Toddgas at 10:12am 03.27.20 Big Boats 8/1423 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 10/1578 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 1/479 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 30/7548 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 4/4604 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 8/963 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 4/881 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 22/11801
Installing shore power battery charger on O'day 28 loneshark64 at 12:40pm 03.26.20 Bigger Boats 5/1857 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 4/1055
Summer Storage on the Hard (1) Suncatcher at 11:43am 03.26.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1753 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 2/671 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 13/1502 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 14/10257 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 22/4381 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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adding electrical stove Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 03.10.25 Is there a propane burner located somewhere in this new electric stove ? If not, you will only be a
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 9:22am 03.10.25 Thank you so much, John. This was very helpful. Exactly the info I needed and I have downloaded the
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa jssailem at 9:21am 03.10.25 My main concern is that the sleeve might interfere with the furler Not a problem. It is like you g
Bottom paint question Project_Mayhem at 9:10am 03.10.25 If it lives on the trailer, its purely asthetic but to answer your question, paint upto the waterlin
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.10.25 Follow the post #5 link to the letter.
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 03.10.25 How do I determine what size packing to buy? Purely a guess here but from your boat length, I'll
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 8:56am 03.10.25 I went to a loose foot when I had my main replaced 12 years ago by my local loft Ballard Sails and
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 8:52am 03.10.25 ... I'm happy with the sail other than the second reef is to high for the capacity of the single li
Source for replacement sheaves Joe at 8:44am 03.10.25 If I don't want to go that route, are these tracks standard, so I can buy a replacement car assembl
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa sdommer at 8:31am 03.10.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa justsomeguy at 8:21am 03.10.25 Find a friend or friendly dockmate with a Sailrite or similar, and have a spool of contrasting threa
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 JoeWhite at 8:20am 03.10.25 Paul, thank you for sharing, excellent photos to describe. It appears that there is no choice but t
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Charlie98117 at 8:09am 03.10.25 I went to a loose foot when I had my main replaced 12 years ago by my local loft Ballard Sails and l
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Calif. Ted at 8:08am 03.10.25 Used ATN sleeves with laminate sails, they cost about $600. I went back to a dacron genny and sunbre
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 8:05am 03.10.25 Smokey, Make sure your sailmaker knows if you have single line reefing or not. That will limit the
VHF SWR results... JoeWhite at 8:04am 03.10.25 https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&source=android-browser&q=adjust
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main captcoho at 7:55am 03.10.25 I have a loose footed main built by North Sails, and a Lazy Bay from National Sails and I utilize my
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 (3) PAC3142 at 7:52am 03.10.25 Update: I took the pedestal off and found a galvanized steel tube in the base. The compass light ca
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa JBP-PA at 6:52am 03.10.25 Yes. It is on roller furler. Our light winds and the weight of the extra material don't mix well. I
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 03.10.25 My main concern is that the sleeve might interfere with the furler

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