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BOB...boat overboard prevention BobbyFunn at 11:15am 06.28.19 Day Sailers 16/1867 What is the thin line called that is tied to the boat and then to the ring on a removable pin. As
2 knots gusting to 3 (1) Jackdaw at 9:25am 06.28.19 Racing 2/696 Last evening WAS supposed to be the final race in the WYC G-series. Sitting in 2nd place, were were
Club/Marina Boat Cranes (1) BrianRobin at 8:27am 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 3/517 I'm looking for pictures/info of your club or marina boat cranes. Our club is looking to update our
advice: suggestions for attaching furler to bow eye. Chief RA at 7:25am 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2748 By loosening aft and all 4 side stays still can't get enough slack to pin jib furler turret. Have h
MAKING PROGRESS twodzusfittings at 7:03am 06.28.19 Bigger Boats 2/733 Slowly but surely I'm making progress on turning this #313 1983 O'Day 30 CB into a very comfortable
changing rudder lines on a Hunter 240 KMZ at 5:51pm 06.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1073 Rudder line 2 "snapped" the other day when I was raising the rudder on my Hunter 240. It snapped at
Propeller zinc selection FredW at 5:18pm 06.27.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1481 short of pulling the zinc, any way to determine what size fits a 2013 Oceania 34?
Question for rardiH36 regarding inside Jib tracks Alctel at 3:45pm 06.27.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/774 So I remember reading a while ago that rardi was installing inside jib tracks to help point better b
Tuning behind the mast furler joe28532 at 3:07pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 11/3684 Helping a friend replace the standing rigging on his boat. I have replaced rigging and tuned my own
Sea water faucet in the kitchen Valerio at 2:20pm 06.27.19 Big Boats 18/3499 I have a seacock dedicated only to feed the desalinator machine. This is located almost below the ga
Epoxy-ing over keel cable eyelet. Bad idea ? langfordja at 2:03pm 06.27.19 Catalina 22 8/1163
Just starting out....am I thinking right? armondo at 1:53pm 06.27.19 Trailer Sailors 60/10274 Hey folks! I am pretty new to sailing and trying to figure out what I want to do. Hope that is ok
Anyone know what these are? (1) wing15601 at 1:16pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1512
Fuel polishing dehler25 at 12:13pm 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1637 I am putting a permanently mounted fuel polisher together with a Racor 500 FG as the filtering eleme
Shaft Seal Bellows Hose Clamps (1) Bill19233 at 9:05am 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/614 Found some water under the shaft seal on the boat last night, sponged it up and it kept filling back
The two boat system john6206 at 5:42am 06.27.19 Smaller Boats 12/2183
Rudder Change hunter 23.5 ? jbreland at 4:58am 06.27.19 Smaller Boats 13/1758 Did hunter change the design of the rudder or did someone other than ida sailors make a different ru
Insurance Survey RoyS at 4:53am 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 26/2230 Four years ago I had an insurance survey done on my 1980 boat. This resulted in my obtaining a compe
Yay! Another windlass question - Lofrans/320 Kevy at 10:19pm 06.26.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/717 Hi all, I think I've finally decided on a windlass and will go with a Lofrans X2 on my Hunter 320.
Led light replacement No Dress Rehersal at 9:53pm 06.26.19 Parts Search 0/478

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Seaward 26 T-Bar jssailem at 6:34am 10.21.24 A picture of the offending T bar would aide in developing a solution. Perhaps you could build a cage
Winterising colin59 at 6:29am 10.21.24 thanks John will give it a try on my PC vs Ipad see it makes a difference. Colin
Winterising jssailem at 6:27am 10.21.24 Not sure why. I tested both and they took me to Maine Sail's site. Perhaps you have disabled connect
2004 Hunter 41 Refrigerator and Freezer senang at 6:24am 10.21.24 The compressors are installed without enough air circulation. Take out the fridge and the freezer an
Hurricane Nadine JamesG161 at 6:18am 10.21.24 Just for info, this storm started in the Atlantic Region thus the name Nadine. Jim...
Winterising colin59 at 6:17am 10.21.24 thanks John, but these links dont work... Colin
Winterising colin59 at 6:16am 10.21.24 Hi Greg , do you use the pink plumbing A/F for the fresh water cooling portion of your engine? I see
Purchase questions 38 senang at 6:12am 10.21.24 3. in the aft cabin leak from steering access fix?. On our 2005 H38 owner version there were 2 cause
My rudder broke off wardk at 5:47am 10.21.24 Got the boat out, had a welder extend the cradle and stands 18in . The marina manager accomidated me
1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 - sunk in Hurricane Helene Dave at 5:41am 10.21.24 A reminder that offering items for sale in the Forums is not permitted. The original post was edited
Catalina 385 weight? dlochner at 5:33am 10.21.24 Displacement weight isn't the same as actual weight. Displacement is just that, how much water is
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification east coaster at 4:22am 10.21.24 An auto parts store has a tee with a hose fitting and dual barbs that they sell for flushing your ca
Winterising jssailem at 4:15am 10.21.24 @Maine Sail 's website these two jewels of his experience are available to the boater world. He has
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification (1) jssailem at 4:06am 10.21.24 I have a 1.5" thru hull and a 3/4" thru hull in the head. The 1.5" thruhull provides a dump for the
Winterising sailme88 at 3:59am 10.21.24 ALL water lines are allowed to drain into the bilge. I've cut them in strategic places and added bra
Catalina 385 weight? sailme88 at 3:40am 10.21.24 Displacement weight isn't the same as actual weight. Displacement is just that, how much water is
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification sailcapt340 at 2:31am 10.21.24 I thank you all for your guidance. My sink drain has its own separate thru hull, with a 1 1/2 inch
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:53pm 10.20.24 You got it 99% correct. The tee in the sink drain needs to be as close to the seacock as possible t
Catalina 385 weight? sesmith at 7:22pm 10.20.24 Displacement of my Catalina 350 is listed as12937 lbs. Around 20k in the slings. I'm not the only
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification (1) Tally Ho at 7:11pm 10.20.24

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