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Chafe patches on mainsail - Hunter 356 / 36 karellen at 7:43pm 12.27.17 Big Boats 2/535 I'm adding chafe patches to a new mainsail on my 356. I have measurements from the boom to the sprea
Hunter 25 2006 Adjusting standing rigging and Installing 2nd. Battery Alex111 at 5:21pm 12.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/443 Hi, I have a Hunter 25 2006 I want to adjust the standing rigging tension because I am feeling it t
Original color? Whatsit at 2:21pm 12.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/691
Nice! (1) Brian D at 1:12pm 12.27.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/568 145007
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Fwiw... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:48am 12.27.17 Ask All Sailors 0/380 In case you missed it, sbo.com has been offering signed copies of my book at a nicely discounted sal
Keel cable kclancy at 10:18am 12.27.17 Catalina 22 9/1919 Hi All! I replaced my keel cable this weekend. It only lasted two years before failing. It looks
Thinking New Propeller in 2018 (1) jssailem at 10:06am 12.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/1535 This is a subject I have been considering for awhile. In about 10 days I will get a look at my curre
Interior cushions & mattresses OCSailor at 9:25pm 12.26.17 Catalina 310 33/5930 I took my wife on her first boat inspection this morning. A very nice (to me) 2001 310. It was imp
I am Stuck on Standing Rigging reprieve at 9:20pm 12.26.17 Catalina 30 23/2989 Hey Folks, it's been a long ole time since I was last here. Glad to see my login works. I am compl
New to me O'day25, need help getting her right for sailing. DRAo'day25 at 5:40pm 12.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 45/3249 First off I have bought a beautiful O'day25CB and I love her. I am new (as in never have) to sailing
SailCare service Jacomo Sailor at 5:23pm 12.26.17 Catalina 22 11/1229 I know many of you here also belong to the Catalina22 facebook group, but I'm sure there's plenty he
Screw on Boom Vang Hound (1) kclancy at 3:12pm 12.26.17 Catalina 22 19/1863 Hi All, I am trying to remove the hound from my mast. I am changing out the mast step. I can't se
Companionway Springs - Breaking Often Kirsten at 12:16pm 12.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/698 Hi - I have a Hunter 45' CC and am having to replace the companionway hatch springs every 1.5 years
322 Stove Mod to fit Microwave The Tanqueray at 11:40am 12.26.17 Bigger Boats 5/854 In decades of boat ownership, I never used an oven. On a 322 I couldn't find a good spot for a micro
Boston 1958: John Alden Design office. (9) TomY at 10:53am 12.26.17 Alden General Chat 2/1687
Testing deep cycle battery capacity MitchK at 9:55am 12.26.17 Newport 10/1874 Hi all, Got another question in regards to batteries for this learned group. As I have posted b
Introduction and Happy Holidays! sailingla at 9:44am 12.26.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1024 Best holiday wishes to all you sailors. I'd like to start off saying that if it wasn't for this foru
Westerbeke Engine Mount Bracket rlettie4 at 9:14am 12.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/908 I am looking for the left front engine mount bracket (part #44130) for a Weserbeke 30B. So far I ca
Free Sailbags Warren Milberg at 8:39am 12.26.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1776 I'd like to give away 2 sailbags for the price of postage, probably $15 or so. One is new, bright b

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What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Terry Cox at 4:25am 01.24.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/
Bilge/hull drawings (2) PhantomBJ at 12:07am 01.24.24 222733
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (1) Tally Ho at 9:15pm 01.23.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/2
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:03pm 01.23.24 that would work out just perfect had I any breadth hair. Aw no ! Any breadth remaining in either
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? (1) LaDonaMina at 6:34pm 01.23.24
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Terry Cox at 6:22pm 01.23.24 After chasing wires from the DC panel with no success, I removed some trim pieces in the fore cabin
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Terry Cox at 6:12pm 01.23.24 Just barely a hair's breadth over 80." Well Ralph, that would work out just perfect had I any brea
New Hampshire State Seal shemandr at 6:07pm 01.23.24 If my eyes are better than yours, you'd better get a guide dog!
Instrument location Ward H at 5:51pm 01.23.24 The problem with placing instruments at the back of the deck house is someone is frequently sitting
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 5:32pm 01.23.24 My stern also can be noisy if the waves are slapping that direction. And I had some nuisance noise
New Hampshire State Seal ggrizzard at 5:05pm 01.23.24 You've got better eyes than I have. I thought the braces on the hull were oars but I couldn't reca
Instrument location Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 01.23.24 You may want to consider putting the autopilot someplace different than the wind/speed/depth. A pure
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Ralph Johnstone at 4:31pm 01.23.24 at that time, I was much younger, but am now 80 and two thirds. Isn't that something that four ye
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Project_Mayhem at 3:48pm 01.23.24 I'd feel much more comfortable having the boat hauled out by a crane, travel lift or forklift. This
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 3:42pm 01.23.24 Problem solved. After chasing wires from the DC panel with no success, I removed some trim pieces in
Instrument location dlochner at 3:29pm 01.23.24 The important place for your eyes to focus is what's ahead of you, wind, current, waves, obstacles a
Bilge/hull drawings PhantomBJ at 2:55pm 01.23.24 Post a picture of bilge . I have seen other boats that have had grid/matrix repairs where who ever
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. tfox2069 at 2:14pm 01.23.24 Different model boat, but that is where our bundle is located. I figured different boat, but same
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 1:49pm 01.23.24 @Screen Saver : Thanks. It looks like your rod anchor setup is significantly easier to address than
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 1:37pm 01.23.24 As you said @Screen Saver, that is an old failure just waiting to cause loosing the mast :yikes:.

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