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Installing new GUDGEON BUSHING (1) Rltgold at 12:10pm 06.20.19 Catalina 22 5/1198 If you hear and feel your rudder thumping when it swivels back and forth it may be time to replace t
This might be fun ... (1) shemandr at 12:00pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 8/614 166204 ...for NE cruisers. Attached is a picture of Great Salt Pond on Block Island RI. Most who h
Worlds fastest battery charger!? Project_Mayhem at 11:02am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 5/820 I have a 6amp digital charger and have been going through and charging all of my batteries one by on
Ultrasonic speed transducer? marchem at 11:01am 06.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/4021 Anyone with experience with an ultrasonic speed transducer? I know they're expensive, but I'm tired
Low cost, high performance lazy jacks (2) Jackdaw at 8:40am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 26/8626 For years we have always saddle-bagged (large even flakes) the laminated mainsail on BlueJ's boom fo
Help For Boat Part CatboatDoug at 8:38am 06.20.19 Parts Search 2/36 As a newbie here, let me introduce myself. For a hobby, I fund/own/operate a free search service for
Replacing Main AC Breaker (1) dlochner at 8:16am 06.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2907 Over the past few years the main breaker on the AC panel has been acting up. Often, when shore power
East Penn / Deka 6V NYSail at 8:09am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/736 Hello all, So have 2 agm lifeline 4Ds that are nearing 10 years old. I can still get a couple days
"On the Hard" Sailboat Storage Marinas in Southern Florida, key west? smitrock63 at 7:36am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 1/1538 I'm looking for a marina I can store my 30 ft O'day sailboat "on the hard" with mast "up", who can a
Catalina 18 First Sail Ajay73 at 2:48am 06.20.19 Smaller Boats 3/1663 Finally got around to getting a good first sail in yesterday. Winds were about 10 knots and very ste
S2 7.9 or Olson 25 Drinky Crow at 11:12pm 06.19.19 Racing 2/2230 For single-handing. Which would you choose and why? Will also be used for beer can racing and crewed
Upholstery cleaning Weasel at 6:11pm 06.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1824 Well it looks like it will rain tomorrow so I want to do a job that has been on my mind for about a
New Head Hoses kloudie1 at 3:16pm 06.19.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/835 Just finished changing all the stinky hoses in the head/holding tank system on my H 34.. Bit the bul
$75 worth of hose clamps?!?!? $@!$# ScubaGuy2 at 10:40am 06.19.19 Catalina 22 46/4723 Weather here in northern Michigan has been horrible. It's rained pretty much every day since pullin*
Mild cleaner for Freshly Painted Hull Plymouth Sailor at 10:21am 06.19.19 Ask All Sailors 1/460 Looking for advice on a mild cleaner for a freshly painted hull (enamel paint). Something that does
Auto Pilot for H34 betzhunter at 9:20am 06.19.19 Big Boats 62/8639 It's been a long time since I posted on the forum and after searching for some info on auto pilots(E
One of Life's Little Victories Rick486 at 7:51am 06.19.19 Ask All Sailors 29/1841 Hi all: I just had to share this since I am so overjoyed at solving this problem. Since Maxine was l
Speaker wires from nav station to above companionway cover in a H41AC (2) leemarkadams at 7:34am 06.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/629 Hello all, Anyone offer any advice on the best way to run speaker wires from the stereo at the nav
Spinnaker for my V222 is 28' Luff too big? Todd Atchison at 7:08am 06.19.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/753 I have a chance to buy a nearly new spinnaker at a great price. The luff is 28' and from what I can
P42 how close are you able to sail to the wind Puesta del sol at 5:18am 06.19.19 Big Boats 20/4988 How close are you able to sail into the wind? close hauled to about 35 deg. Can I do better. 199

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What is this mystery line? nightowle at 11:25am 12.03.24 Barber hauler? Twing line? Possible - but seems like a heavy line for that. I suppose it could be
What is this mystery line? nightowle at 11:24am 12.03.24 It is a really bad idea that was once employed as a tether for a harness. The bad idea was there wa
What is this mystery line? dlochner at 11:10am 12.03.24 It is a really bad idea that was once employed as a tether for a harness. The bad idea was there was
Battery reconditioning? Project_Mayhem at 11:07am 12.03.24 Submerged or not they are 4 year old neglected west marine batteries. They are good for a core exch
What is this mystery line? kappykaplan at 11:07am 12.03.24 Barber hauler? Twing line?
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. Project_Mayhem at 11:06am 12.03.24 The interior is super similar to my former Starwind 19, which was also a Jim Taylor design. Great li
Hunter 49 Swim Platform artboas at 10:44am 12.03.24 It was about $4,000 including the Sea Deck. We did the installation. I know John very well. Great
Dominic escapes the social calendar dLj at 8:56am 12.03.24 Thanks for posting. dj
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. David in Sandusky at 8:42am 12.03.24 Looks like you have a functioning mast step which will be a hinge, allowing for easy and quick mast
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? jibes138 at 8:42am 12.03.24 For a one piece coupling If the shaft and the bore are a wring fit or a very light interference (.00
First 36.7 Binnacle Bedding DinghySailor at 8:38am 12.03.24
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Rich Stidger at 7:54am 12.03.24 No one has suggested measuring the actual AC current with a clamp-on meter. The Power Energy Panel
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 6:54am 12.03.24 Yes, but for those of us on 110V, we simply don't connect one of the legs. It isn't a 100A service
Hunter 34 - how big are these issues? Claude L.-Auger at 6:28am 12.03.24 While I do agree with Kloudie and the others about running away from this old girl, I have another p
Hunter 49 Swim Platform Georgedoyle at 6:21am 12.03.24 It was about $4,000 including the Sea Deck. We did the installation.
What is the black plastic/rubber screw on ball ? R Squared at 6:21am 12.03.24 Forespar did not produce the ball base fitting pictured. Also, the Motor Mate has not been in produc
Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap Tally Ho at 5:52am 12.03.24 My guess would be something like a downhaul or cunningham for the main. I would guess a messenger
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor Crazy Dave Condon at 4:56am 12.03.24 The major problem with small gas engines are the smaller ports are affected by corn.syrup crap clog
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel colemj at 4:33am 12.03.24 Yes, but for those of us on 110V, we simply don't connect one of the legs. It isn't a 100A service
P42 engine sump Terry Cox at 3:42am 12.03.24 I would definitely appreciate that. It will be a couple of weeks, as I just got back from the boat

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