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ANP Bimini stopper and end cap (2) williamtl at 5:40pm 04.28.18 Parts Search 0/468
Mast Ladder - Concept of Design (1) Brian D at 2:49pm 04.28.18 Sails Call Lounge 59/8369 I'm not an engineer. I have no train to drive. But I love trying to figure out how to do something d
Hunter 240 Centerboard woes con't... (2) waveform at 12:55pm 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 5/1625 Need to hear from those with 240 who have replaced the centerboard uphaul line (runs from centerboa
Hunter 23 Bilge water kc2bya at 12:50pm 04.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/944 I have a 1986 Hunter 23. EVERY spring I end up pumping a couple of gallons of water from the space b
Dry Rot Hunter 23 Billleathen at 10:47am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 2/600 Getting ready to Launch. While cleaning and waxing I just spotted this dry rot in the locker on the
380 Cockpit drains CaptKimble at 10:06am 04.28.18 Big Boats 1/1169 I was relocating my bilge pump on my Catalina 380 from where the factory located it in the lazzerett
Capri 18 john6206 at 9:05am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 9/5163 Hi Everyone - I checked the post that I had written about changing my profile information, and the
Marina etiquette john6206 at 8:42am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 88/15180 Hi all - After something like 20 years of daysailing, we are going to be staying in a marina for th
Steering replacement edison windarra at 8:00am 04.28.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/675 hello I need to replace the steering cable ? Not sure about chain in my 1997 28 Catalina mako 2 any
SO HOW MUCH DOES ZEPHYR VIBRATE? Kyedmcc at 7:03am 04.28.18 Day Sailers 1/544 New owner of 25CB with 2 cycle 15hp zephyr saildrive and I have not ran it yet. I was wondering how
how to fix a scratch in the hull Boby_Hunter33 at 6:45am 04.28.18 Big Boats 10/1948 I have a hunter 45 ds 2010, white hull. scratched the hul a few inches above the water line. The scr
Tired of getting stabbed artboas at 8:35pm 04.27.18 Big Boats 6/843 On the 49 /50, there are wonderful transom lockers which give great access to steering, plus massive
Yahoo! new sails working great! Ken Cross at 4:38pm 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 8/524 I ordered some new sails from SBO. They are Doyle dacron loose footed main with 2 full battens, and
Tracking the Newport Beach to Ensenada Mexico Race Right Now Rick D at 3:55pm 04.27.18 Racing 0/486 See this to track the race and individual boats. First year for it. Pretty cool http://yb.tl/N2E2018
Rancor fuel filter (1) rbenyoung at 3:06pm 04.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1475 I am having a problem with my rancor fuel filter. After the boat sits for a few days the fuel level
dagger board rope hopboat at 12:14pm 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 4/486 2009 mcgregor 26 going out for first sailing the previous owner had a knot in the dagger board rope
Furling line cleat marchem at 10:58am 04.27.18 Catalina 310 34/5386 There's an old (closed) post here about adding a furling line cleat to the stern pulpit: https://fo
Dinghy recommendations lingerfeltja at 10:58am 04.27.18 The Cherubini Hunters 35/8993 What are some thoughts on a dinghy for the 37C? I currently use an 8' fold-a-boat. Our new slip is
decipher how to mount masthead light tipsyravensailing at 10:31am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 4/518 heya! i picked up one of these https://store.marinebeam.com/smart-led-tri-color-anchor-light-and-st
What's in your mattress? (1) Phil Herring at 8:59am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 30/4813 Sailboat bedding can range from the cheapest of cheap open cell foam to high-end memory foam, Latex,

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Boat Mocs Dalliance at 11:29am 07.25.24 West Marine used to have a house brand that I loved. Not sure which manufacturer made them, but I sw
Another lithium conversion about to start... dlochner at 10:43am 07.25.24 Read this article by Rod Collins, aka MaineSail. This is the safest and easiest installation I have
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement JamesG161 at 10:29am 07.25.24 I had the same Roller type as you. But when I had a new IMF MainSail made, the Maker told me the.
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement kloudie1 at 10:14am 07.25.24 The axle can be removed by grinding, drilling or cutting.. punch it out of the clew fitting.. repla
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:13am 07.25.24 Note that the Aircraft Carrier who picked them up was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement LloydB at 10:06am 07.25.24 My clew is a grommet but if you need to replace yours you probably would be best to go to the origin
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:00am 07.25.24 remember the Crew was Quarantined for several days as a precaution. This is a picture of that even
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 9:52am 07.25.24 Are you flushing with fresh water or sea water via a remote intake pump? If fresh water, are you t
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners CrispyCringle at 9:41am 07.25.24 Check out Totalboat.com. They have excellent chemicals and fiberglass for this type of stuff. Also,
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Davidasailor26 at 9:26am 07.25.24
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 8:38am 07.25.24 To get within 10% of breaking would be about 2800 lbs! Multiply that by 4 side stays and and you wo
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 8:37am 07.25.24 I will say that although I agree with what @dlochner says for the most part, Im unsure about tight
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base CrispyCringle at 8:34am 07.25.24 Since you have swept back spreaders, adjust the forestay to get the mast foot right. Then adjust the
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 8:20am 07.25.24 3/16 wire has a breaking strength of about 4800 lbs. You won't be able to get anywhere near there wi
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 8:15am 07.25.24 Absolutely I will. I have not done anything yet. A neighbour stopped by, he told me his dad is a fib
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 8:10am 07.25.24
It's That Time Again ......................... WayneH at 7:53am 07.25.24 We turn on the tank when we board the boat and turn it off when we leave. In between, we rely on the
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project dmax at 7:34am 07.25.24 The last time I re-bedded the U-Bolts with butyl tape I actually cut away a little of the liner wit
Whale of a Time! fred1diver at 7:32am 07.25.24 Been over that area many times, but never sailing, always a blast to see them
Vigil RT80 VHF Radio jviss at 7:20am 07.25.24 Needs checking. A few days before I can get to the boat. Gotcha. Yea, I would chase these down be

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