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Rigging Line ? (3) BreakingWind at 2:51pm 06.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/896 I have a 2001 h260 and It came with a piece of rigging that I am not sure about.. a cable 30ft with
Install a new refrigeration unit? Pat T at 2:15pm 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1667 My current Adler Barbour cold machine is on the blink. It is probably as old as the boat. It starts
MKII vs. MKIII rpell1@msn.com at 2:04pm 06.27.18 Catalina 30 7/3054 Does anyone know the actual differences between a Cat30 MKII vs. a Cat30 MKIII in 1997? I've searche
O'day 20 Rebuild SUMB44 at 12:40pm 06.27.18 Day Sailers 0/791 An very interesting write-up of someone's experiences with the rebuild o their O'day 20: https://fo
Lazy Jacks and racing Jimski at 12:39pm 06.27.18 Catalina 30 25/5912 About 70% of the sailing I do is racing. I currently do not have lazy jacks. I know my crew would ap
Saw these drain plugs on D&R Marine... Anyone use them? And if so, where/how? (3) SUMB44 at 11:53am 06.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2248 https://www.drmarine.com/prodimages/ds236as.jpg Drain Plug to Drain Inner Hull (2 pc) FITS 1" HOLE.
Another rudder question (1) kclancy at 10:58am 06.27.18 Catalina 22 3/482 Hi Gang, I forgot to take my rudder off this weekend before coming up the ramp. (I'm sure nobody el
Climbing the mast. I HAVE A PROBLEM! Jimongee at 10:26am 06.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2633 ok here is my dilemma; just arrived in MI for the summer sailing season. In prepping our 356 on the
H23.5 Salon Berth Conversion PropellerHead at 9:19am 06.27.18 Smaller Boats 1/457 We've spent a few nights on the boat now and I'm not liking the aft berth. I find it too cramped and
Hinged Tabernacle SUMB44 at 8:54am 06.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1933 Has anyone implemented the hinged tabernacle available on the drmarine.com website? If so, could y
Flagpole Using a Mast lehighsail at 8:41am 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 9/7137 I have just gotten a 32 ft. aluminum mast that I would like to use as a flagpole. It has the shroud
1975 25' lancer manual Tomdewitt at 6:55am 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 3/516 New to sailing and just purchased a 1975 lancer and I am trying to find an owners manual, can anyon
Cleating (the main) at the mast (6) ScubaGuy2 at 3:42am 06.27.18 Catalina 22 40/6561 We are a little confused about cleating off the main on the mast. There seems to be two ways this c
Fantasia engine swap? Ron Inglis at 1:42am 06.27.18 Fantasia 35 1/1273
Rigging Question (2) pclarksurf at 10:03pm 06.26.18 Catalina 22 2/529
Thru Hull size BC Bernie at 5:53pm 06.26.18 Catalina 310 6/1136
6HP outboard engine sputtering Adam D at 3:12pm 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 47/15946 I have a Suzuki 6HP 4 stroke outboard that I am having issues with. It starts fine but will sputter
Up the stick pictures Roadking Larry at 2:32pm 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 30/2049 Had to go up the mast to replace spreader boots a few days ago. Managed to get a decent pic after I
Mooring Hunter 140 on buoy Napper at 2:15pm 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/497 Can someone recommend a set up for mooring a Hunter 140 on buoy? I recently was given an old Hunter
O'day 20 Capsize - How Likely? SUMB44 at 1:41pm 06.26.18 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2800 Many years ago while still a young man in the Navy, I learned to sail on a sunfish and capsized a fa

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How to fix RayMarine wind gauge. Ward H at 10:32am 06.28.24
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance dlochner at 10:08am 06.28.24 I doubt I could fit 7/16" line through the Harken fairleads I bought and I don't remember their bei
What are these screw things called (1) rgranger at 10:03am 06.28.24 more than a dozen and get me a bigger rivet gun...
Invest 95L rgranger at 9:59am 06.28.24 I appreciate these forecasts. THNX!:beer:
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance Ward H at 9:59am 06.28.24 If you go ahead and install the 7/16" check for excessive friction going through the fairleads to th
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit rgranger at 9:55am 06.28.24 Unfortunately the one in the images is too big. But I do have good access to get a backing plate i
Ablative bottom paint help (1) rgranger at 9:49am 06.28.24
What are these screw things called dLj at 9:08am 06.28.24 I've never found monel or stainless than difficult with a standard gun, if there are just a few. Us
What are these screw things called thinwater at 8:28am 06.28.24 I've never found monel or stainless than difficult with a standard gun, if there are just a few. Use
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance dlochner at 8:13am 06.28.24 Item 2. I had a look at the line I removed from the sailboat which kept jamming. It was roughly 8mm
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance jssailem at 7:32am 06.28.24 I had a look at the line I removed ...... kept jamming. Was the previous owner clueless and put th
How to fix RayMarine wind gauge. JoeWhite at 7:26am 06.28.24 When you look up the mast, does the wind rotate the cups? Does the tail line up with the wind? They
Ablative bottom paint help sailcapt340 at 7:19am 06.28.24
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit wimbledan at 7:03am 06.28.24 Unfortunately the one in the images is too big. But I do have good access to get a backing plate in
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance Scott T-Bird at 6:28am 06.28.24 So it appears that the previous owner put a Unit 3 on the boat when he didn't really need it to be t
Search Beautiful Womans in your city for night 3GGG at 5:54am 06.28.24 Does she have a sailboat?
How to fix RayMarine wind gauge. LakeOntario270 at 4:43am 06.28.24
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance Marmalade at 4:33am 06.28.24 The manual you linked is for a Unit 3... I don't know your boat, but based on the picture, doesn't l
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance dlochner at 3:46am 06.28.24 7/16" llne is rather beefy line for a Furler, 5/16" is more typical. Line diameters are nominal, th
Identify this brand/model hatch ? Leeward Rail at 11:35pm 06.27.24 Found the mfg. Atkins Hoyle. It's an older version of the "XR200 Offshore" Atkins Hoyle can rebuild

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