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Buying line to make lazy jacks IH82BL8 at 3:37pm 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1004 So, braided polyester line. Is there any such thing as marine grade here or is all polyester line c
CD Anchor Roller Dug22 at 3:25pm 03.15.19 Catalina 22 4/794 I purchased the anchor roller from CD. I am a little confused about how to run my 1/4 inch chain thr
Montgomery 15 Bunk Length NicholasR at 2:46pm 03.15.19 Trailer Sailors 2/1506 I am considering upgrading to a smaller boat from the O'Day 20 I have now. I am wondering what is t
Preparation of iron keel for epoxy application RBilly at 1:10pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 14/5094 I have an'83 O'Day 28 with an iron keel on Georgian Bay (fresh water). I am going to strip the keel
Coronado 35 sloop center cockpit 1972-3 wallabob102152 at 12:56pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3481 New owner ar Chula Vista Marina, Ca. Looking for Shore Power Main On/Off Switch on board location Fo
"T" Type Fuse (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:58am 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/665 Got to my 2007 Hunter 41DS 2 days ago. Tried to turn on the TV (which is fed 120 volts AC thru a ded
Stern shower needs more pressure (H33) Maurice Doran at 11:45am 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2761 My '05 H33 has the stern shower setup but I find there is very little pressure there. It looks like
What a flake! (1) Phil Herring at 9:54am 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 89/10386 If the unholy trinity of sailing forums is coffee, guns, and anchors, the next rung down is mainsail
26S hanked on jib repair. Russ Ward at 8:39am 03.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/768 I have a hanked on jib that has a long vertical rip in the top two feet. I have been considering ho
Rebedding Mast Step on 1980 O'day 23? (2) Chart Guthrie at 8:28am 03.15.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1275 This past summer, I noticed cracks in the ceiling of my cabin around the bolts for the mast step, wi
i have to replace the sail rope. Nieves500 at 8:11pm 03.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2751 I am new in this sailing, I have a Hunter 25.5 and I have to replace the sail ropes, who can tell me
Nearly flooded into the cabin. (1) Doug Doty at 6:32pm 03.14.19 Catalina 22 15/2433 We had rain today like I have never seen before. Winds clocked 69mph .... My cockpit drains had alw
Mac 25 with Wheel steering (1) PJDoItNow at 5:56pm 03.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/702 I wondered if anyone could tell me more about this version. We have had her for 12 years and never
Confused HIN (4) rsaack at 3:42pm 03.14.19 Day Sailers 6/1795
Shunts (1) capta at 2:32pm 03.14.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1533 I've got this great Blue Sea battery monitor @ the chart table, but the old analog meters on the Bas
Material for 26s keel chp at 12:48pm 03.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/503 Just wondering if the swing keel for the 26s is all fiberglass or does it have a wood core. I'm goin
Sailing paradise and ice roads Scott T-Bird at 11:00am 03.14.19 Ask All Sailors 12/870 I just happened to turn on a web cam that I've had on my tool bar and was astonished to see 2 vehicl
Recommend Diesel Mechanic - Anacortes WA Renegade135 at 10:14am 03.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/1011 I figure if I have a name ready, I will never need to call...but it is a 40 year old Volvo
head faucet change on the 40.5 SVPardonMyFrench at 10:00am 03.14.19 Big Boats 10/1619 Hey fellow sailors... Time to replace the faucets in both heads on my 40.5. I know what hardware t
Boat Owners that have a MacGregor 25 Sailboat now! Capt.Black at 8:44am 03.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 54/6909 Preferably on Lake Lanier in Georgia. I might want to look at it ' take some measurements. I need to

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Solar Voltage JoeWhite at 1:39pm 08.09.24 Regarding the above link, we are talking about if fuse on the input side of the controller can prote
Backstay Split Rigging? (1) Claude L.-Auger at 1:19pm 08.09.24 The backstay is a split design, there are 2 chainplates to tie too at the stern. The problem i have
Reading the SI's JRacer at 1:02pm 08.09.24 Yeah, GJ wasn't paying attention either. And, not the first time that boats have "followed the leade
Backstay Split Rigging? lrogers57 at 12:42pm 08.09.24 Not familiar with your boat but it does look like the cable on your picture 8840 is your backstay.
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair dmax at 12:37pm 08.09.24 You can use a vacuum pump, you need to leave it running for a while (hours). Works best when the dec
Backstay Split Rigging? lrogers57 at 12:34pm 08.09.24 My lower shrouds (on a Catalina Capri 22, Selden mast) have that end on them and they pass through
Backstay Split Rigging? lrogers57 at 12:33pm 08.09.24 The two short, and possibly smaller gauge wires, mount to two holes on the plate with u shaped conn
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Adam.Butler636 at 12:29pm 08.09.24 Appreciate the intel. I did hold my wet dry vac on it for a while and have been extreamly careful t
Reading the SI's Davidasailor26 at 12:25pm 08.09.24
What is this thing? Stu Jackson at 12:20pm 08.09.24 No, except that the Link 2000R has battery monitoring features, like Amp-hour counting, etc. I sho
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 12:10pm 08.09.24
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair dmax at 12:08pm 08.09.24 You're going to want to get all of the water out of there before you start doing any kind of repair.
Concerned about keel bolt of Siren 17 Timm R Oday25 at 11:45am 08.09.24 Removing the pivot bolt , will require pulling the boat .. On every boat I've ever worked on , once
Small brass screw jssailem at 11:09am 08.09.24 I'll take a real close look at everything when I de-rig for winter. I might be worthwhile to take
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Claude L.-Auger at 11:05am 08.09.24 Taking a mast down or up is relatively simple. Double spreaders and B & R rigging make it a little b
Small brass screw Johnb at 11:04am 08.09.24 If that brass screw is actually bronze then it could have come from the sail head reinforcing plate.
Alternator heat - how serious? jviss at 10:51am 08.09.24 That's not right or normal, in my opinion, Scott. What's causing the heat? It must be current flow
Small brass screw TackandJibe at 10:50am 08.09.24 Are you certain that it appeared on your deck during a sail? Could it have been there since you we
Concerned about keel bolt of Siren 17 PaulK at 10:50am 08.09.24 You are right about using the wrong terminology. The Siren 17 has a centerboard, so has no keel bol
Small brass screw Stu Jackson at 10:39am 08.09.24 You may be confused, because those pictures seem to show that screw on the floor of your house, not

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