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Arctic 041-D for parts (FREE) Hayden Watson at 9:38am 04.29.19 Parts Search 0/388 Hopefully someone can use this because many of these parts are made of UNOBTAINIUM. If you are inte
Wooden Boats - Someone Talk Some Sense Into Me (6) Todd Atchison at 8:53am 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 49/5718 So here we go. I need all the sane sailors (if there is such a thing) particularly those sailing woo
Request pedestal information on the Hunter 30 Cherubini PCannonSr1 at 8:14am 04.29.19 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1112 Can someone tell me who made or what type the Pedestal is on the 1978 Hunter Cherubini? I would lik
Leak at shaft (1) jngotasail at 4:19am 04.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1981 Hello, I got the boat into the water on Saturday. After a couple of hours I noticed some water in th
Two questions shine at 7:51pm 04.28.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2096 Why are there two holes on the bow and stern chain plates where the forestay and backstay attach ?
Nice to to kick off the racing/regatta season (8) Jackdaw at 6:11pm 04.28.19 Racing 10/1380 164180 Downwind fun, fast (12 knots), and time for a water or a smoke. 164186 2nd place overall!
Bottom paint question - Great Lakes (1) Sefuller at 5:11pm 04.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1146 Attached is a photo of the rudder on a boat we recently acquired, prior to disassembly for reconstru
170, Laying down the non skid strips Shorefun at 2:31pm 04.28.19 Day Sailers 0/544 So I laid down the non skid strips on my 170. I bought the non skid sold on this site. They are pre-
Shut Down Procedure (3) Jac123 at 2:23pm 04.28.19 Catalina 30 13/4838 1989 Catalina 30 The Universal Diesel Engine Manual states that the M-25XP has a separate stop lever
H26 Coaxial VHF cable Fred at 1:56pm 04.28.19 Smaller Boats 17/2423 I need to change the in-mast portion of the VHF cable on my H26. (it got damaged and is now too shor
Jeanneau 349 swim platform johnm5858 at 1:52pm 04.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/582
Hunter 23 interior plywood replacement (1) StevenHunter at 1:04pm 04.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2539 Since a few months I have a neglected Hunter 23. The previous owner left it to rot and due to leakin
How much line in a Z Par furling acepilot123 at 8:52am 04.28.19 Big Boats 2/565 would anybody know how many feet of 10 mm line you need to replace the inhaul line of a Hunter 37.6
Venture 17 (1) Ranger56 at 7:10am 04.28.19 Parts Search 0/525 Looking for the cast fitting that attaches to the foot of the mainsail where it inserts into the mas
Fuel Hose 1clamp or 2 CYQK at 6:32am 04.28.19 Ask All Sailors 4/379 Always put 2clamps on all my thru hull water hoses Do you put 2clamps on your fuel lines from tank t
Help Identify Please (1) Day Dreamer at 12:18am 04.28.19 Ask All Sailors 2/478 This boat is a lien sale being auctioned off in the SF Bay. I went and looked at it and was not sure
New to the site little white dragon at 6:48pm 04.27.19 Trailer Sailors 35/4809 Hello there I am new to the site. I have been reading a lot of the threads and have been extremely i
Smoked (1) rgranger at 6:07pm 04.27.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1070 i was out doing a ripping 0.8 kts in a 3 mph breeze when this guy smoked meod look:oops:
Anchor light bulb spec ianinbc at 3:03pm 04.27.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1116 Can anyone tell me what 12V bulb is specified for the masthead of the 1996 Oceanis 351? I don't want
Toerails holding water. What have people done to modify or correct this? Gladstone at 2:47pm 04.27.19 C&C 11/4756 Hello, I am helping my friend fix up his boat. I'll say up front I'm a woodworker, not a sailor so

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Barton Marine removable traveler (1) bob45 at 4:41pm 12.16.24 Moving the traveller is a topic that comes up frequently. There are several fairly recent threads o
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Ward H at 4:31pm 12.16.24 Are you referring to the double ended "reduction" barb that's a few inches away from the water pump
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock dLj at 4:29pm 12.16.24 If it's your slip, why not just install a cleat? Many marinas I've been in don't mind, but you do ha
Barton Marine removable traveler (4) jssailem at 4:22pm 12.16.24 Here are several ways owners have rigged their boom for the mainsheet block. This is my boom end r
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 4:18pm 12.16.24 How far after are you moving the traveller? As Dave said, lots of threads discussing the potential
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 4:02pm 12.16.24
Barton Marine removable traveler (2) Tally Ho at 3:56pm 12.16.24 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson kappykaplan at 3:55pm 12.16.24 Tks for sharing, Peggie! Merry Christmas to you and yours!! :beer:
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Tally Ho at 3:48pm 12.16.24 Hi Greg, hope all is going well. With this setup, I'd need to get the rope under the lifelines to g
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson jssailem at 3:44pm 12.16.24 What a wonderful tale of men and the sea. Thank you Peggie. :biggrin::beer: Merry Christmas!
Yanmar Engine mounts. Tally Ho at 3:41pm 12.16.24 I was out at my boat this week and checked my engine mounts (Yanmar 2GM20F). It looked like the for
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (2) jssailem at 3:38pm 12.16.24 Up in the Northwest, we have what is called a "BullRail". It is a 4x4 or 6x6 that runs along the sli
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock zinahewitt at 3:28pm 12.16.24
Propane locker replacement Tally Ho at 3:22pm 12.16.24
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Tally Ho at 3:20pm 12.16.24
Propane locker replacement Clutch Cargo at 2:19pm 12.16.24 When all else fails, ask Rudy Nickerson at D&R Marine.
Barton Marine removable traveler dlochner at 2:14pm 12.16.24 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does
Thanks for the book Peggie Hall Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:51pm 12.16.24 Glad you found useful information in it!
Diesel injector testing Michael Davis at 12:45pm 12.16.24 The engine is 30 years old but only has 934 hours on it. I've heard enough complaints regarding inj
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 12:42pm 12.16.24 You do want to consider the elbow you use. I started out with 5/8" hose for the inlet side.

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