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Yo... Phil (1) Brian D at 9:09pm 02.28.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/1082 @Phil Herring, found a bug in the forum, but I contained it in a box.
Color Code - deck and interior liner 322 - 302 (1) The Tanqueray at 5:19pm 02.28.18 Bigger Boats 11/1259 Attached is the color code for our deck and non-skid as well as interior liner. Take the code to any
Winter cruise (1) LeslieTroyer at 4:25pm 02.28.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 58/4192 day one of the winter cruise with John (@jssailem ) Stu (@Stu Jackson ) and myself. John and I left
A Locking Safety Tether Hook That Can Rotate Off a U-Bolt? thinwater at 3:22pm 02.28.18 Ask All Sailors 2/635 This only took about 25 pounds (measured) of pressure and came as quite a surprise. CbyhyC7ua8g In
H36 Companionway hatch repair (1) stuartsw at 2:59pm 02.28.18 Big Boats 7/900 on our 2009 H36T, we slid back the hatch one day, it kept going, and showed us two loose screws. (I
Cat 22 Bomar hatch gasket (4) kbgunn at 1:44pm 02.28.18 Catalina 22 2/1104 My 1988 Cat 22 WK has the trapezoidal Bomar hatch on the foredeck. https://firebasestorage.googleap
Jib sheave box (1) Jimmy at 10:57am 02.28.18 Smaller Boats 5/468 Anyone know what size and grip range rivits to use on this 95 H 26.
Self Tailing Winch Size For O'Day 26 hejira17 at 7:36am 02.28.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1357 I am a new O'Day owner, have a 1985 Anniversary 26. Needs work, but I'm impressed with it overall. T
Gori folding prop info Justin_NSA at 7:35am 02.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/2607 I went out to the Gori site to ask about maintenance on my folding prop. I assumed it was a Flex-o-f
Fenders Ted at 7:20am 02.28.18 Ask All Sailors 38/2186 There are times that you wished you had more fenders. This is one of them. 588400064840937
H34 batteries replaced for the about the 8th time Capt Robbie at 6:17pm 02.27.18 Big Boats 12/1109 Well this is about the 8th or 9th time I have change out all three batteries on my H34 since I bough
37 Cutter Starboard list Manny at 5:22pm 02.27.18 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1483 Hey again, So this is related to my question about the valve to switch water tanks. I was thinking
Swage Fitting (2) Dan_Y at 5:01pm 02.27.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1461 I attended a workshop on rigging inspection and the presenter showed us how to make a swaged fitting
Valve under sink open or closed Rschipman at 3:55pm 02.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1685 My 1983 hunter34 is leaking water under the icebox area while under sail. Should I close the val
H26 does not seem to point as well as other boats Jim Loats at 2:52pm 02.27.18 Smaller Boats 58/4094 Hi all, While I was racing last summer here in the Denver area, it became clear that my H26 was not
1978 O'Day 30' prop question Meis at 1:54pm 02.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/896 I have recently purchased a 1978 30' O'Day with a recently rebuilt 12HP Yanmar marine diesel engine.
Hull construction: a layer too far? (1) Ducharme at 11:46am 02.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/831 Okay so I've committed (for better or worse) to liberating myself from the semi-annual ablative pain
Oday 272 LE Mast Foot Block Sheaves (2) russellkt at 7:36am 02.27.18 Bigger Boats 9/1830 The sheave at the foot of the mast disintegrated and I'm looking for options on how to replace. Com
Hard to get parts (1) Ken Cross at 7:34am 02.27.18 Ask All Sailors 14/789 147015 Clearly, my part isn't hard to get, but I came by it in a way that's new to me. My son heard
Buying a Hunter 26/260? Heres an inspection checklist... Ian M at 6:59am 02.27.18 Smaller Boats 8/2791 All, A little over a year ago I bought a 2004 Hunter 260 sailboat. Crazy Dave Condon was kind enou

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Simple electronic install - first time advice needed marcham at 7:59pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechani
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 7:14pm 04.05.24 I inadvertantly edited out part of my post. I was going to suggest that he strip the wires twice th
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 6:54pm 04.05.24 Thank you. That's good to know.
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 6:35pm 04.05.24 If you look at your links - those butt connectors stop at 22 gage. Wiring used for NEMA 0183 is typ
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 6:32pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diame
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 5:53pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diamet
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Rich Stidger at 5:47pm 04.05.24 FWIW, my Westerbeke 5Kw 3-cyl generator takes about a 2-3 second crank before it starts from cold.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . shemandr at 4:39pm 04.05.24 Driving back rom the keys yesterday I spied what I think is a J24 adjacent to the marina after Jewfi
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to take
Topping lift (1) dkinzer at 3:55pm 04.05.24 The topping lift should have enough tension on it to make the boom level. On our Selden mast with
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 3:42pm 04.05.24 Ring terminals and a terminal block. Soldering on a boat is generally frowned upon because it forms
Sailing down the channel kappykaplan at 3:07pm 04.05.24 Looks great! :beer:
Topping lift dlochner at 2:57pm 04.05.24 Thx for that. But what is the tension I should have? Right now it is litterally lifting / carrying
Topping lift Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 04.05.24 I presume you have a rigid vang? If so that can basically carry the weight of the boom. I keep my TL
Gennaker Halyard Lead for Oceanis 37. Fractional or Masthead? Davidasailor26 at 2:29pm 04.05.24
Topping lift xavpil at 2:00pm 04.05.24 It doesn't need to run back to the cockpit. If it is in the cockpit that is one more line drifting
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Calif. Ted at 1:59pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifeli
Topping lift dlochner at 1:54pm 04.05.24 It doesn't need to run back to the cockpit. If it is in the cockpit that is one more line drifting a
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Claude L.-Auger at 1:37pm 04.05.24 thanks, that is similar to mine, my upper backstay has a fork instead of an eye, do you have a pic
Hunter 34 rudder (4) Claude L.-Auger at 1:28pm 04.05.24 Hi Dan and welcome I have had an 84 since 2000 and for all I know it has the newer rudder Foss Foam

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