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Let's build a Sailors Music Playlist... BlowMeAway at 5:53pm 04.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 177/30938 I always listen for sailing songs. Happy or sad. Most are happy, some make me weepy. You-tube makes
Lazeret, lazerette, or lazeretto? (3) TomY at 3:19pm 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1506 Doing a little work inside my,... 'lazerette' (the english word origin, early 17th century); which s
How Old Test (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 04.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 115/12559 Take the test... lso I got some OLD sayings from a cousin like... Heavens to Mergatroyd! Carbon cop
420 Passage CO detectors Kyanna at 11:45am 04.14.18 Big Boats 7/940 I just spent a couple hours searching for the inline fuse in the carbon monoxide detector circuit.
Self contained permanent mounted head SailingaS2 at 11:21am 04.14.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/873 I have a 1981 S2 9.2 with a recirculating head , would like to replace it with a self contained per
Need Size or blueprint for 41' sailboat cradle rptm67 at 11:00am 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 6/603 Hi All, I just bought 2008 Hunter 41 DS and I need to know what size cradle I should buy? there is f
Cockpit table Jimmy at 10:02am 04.14.18 Smaller Boats 7/1320 Is the hole that the cockpit table pole mounts in on H26 supposed to have a cover to keep water out
BIG Lewmar Winches Ropeburn at 8:52am 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 2/445 We have been given a pair of BIG Lewmar 55, 3 speed winches in trade. They are fresh water winches o
Topping lift attachment on a 1988 33.5 Divingnflying at 5:14am 04.14.18 Mid-Size Boats 10/1618 New boat owner, I'm going to have a few questions! I'm currently trying to understand my topping lif
Handrail Screweed... Jtcf78911 at 6:31pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1063
Is foam normal? (2) java_monkey at 5:19pm 04.13.18 Catalina 22 28/3405 I just picked up hull 6954 (1975 vintage) and have begun her dismantle. There's what appears to be
Power wash fail? DAVA390 at 4:47pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2022 Borrowed my brother's pressure washer for the weekend to clean the boat in my driveway. Power washed
Hunter 34 batteries jk kudera at 3:55pm 04.13.18 Big Boats 4/1342 Have any of you Hunter 34 owners added an assess hatch in the aft cabin bulkhead to service the batt
Beneteau First 20 (Fr. built) Dusty Mac at 1:56pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 1/483 Any owners out there? Would like to chat.
To mount block with 1" os dia. to tapered stanchion Dusty Mac at 1:41pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1010 I want to mount a roller furling lead block on a forward stanchion. The Harken block I'm looking at
Ingenuity....and a convenient tree or two... (1) nat55 at 11:53am 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 33/3146 This is one way to pull your engine...the picture raises more questions than it answers....at least
Proper line sizes and types of lines for Hunter 340 DonC3222 at 11:27am 04.13.18 Big Boats 4/780 I am replacing my boom vang line on the Hunter 340. What size and type of line should I get? Is ther
Ready...set....GO!!! (New refit project) (2) Lokki Sailor at 10:08am 04.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3402 I bought my 1973 Macgregor 25 last year, and put it up on jacks at the marina over the winter. I a
Hunter 260 Trailer Roberto01 at 9:35am 04.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/676 We are looking for a used trailer for a Hunter 260. Any information greatly appreciated.
Oday 23 cabin roof material ? jbreland at 9:18am 04.13.18 Day Sailers 2/928 what is in the cabin roof top of an oday 23? say 1977 and newer.. Is it a fiberglass liner ? or som

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Boom is twisting, advice please? JRacer at 11:59am 08.29.24 Found this in an old post on this forum. CAPRI 22 manual (8/2001 version) \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Wheel to tiller David in Sandusky at 11:46am 08.29.24 I think a tiller is better up to somewhere around 30 feet. So I agree with your concept. But our ti
Treadmill alternative for the boat. JBP-PA at 11:23am 08.29.24 mermike 'Exercise bands work great.' Maybe so but with all the electronics they drag around with th
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Tally Ho at 11:18am 08.29.24
lifeline Johnb at 10:10am 08.29.24 :plus: Boat is 30 years old Or 40 if you are living in 2024.
Boom is twisting, advice please? LakeShark at 10:08am 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny the Capri 22 is a bit of a different animal than a Catalina 22 I am afraid. You may try
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 LloydB at 9:47am 08.29.24 From your post I am wondering if the PO decided to abandoned a separate start battery so they could
lifeline jssailem at 8:46am 08.29.24 measuring them would be the only way to confirm. :plus: Boat is 30 years old. Take pelican hook to
lifeline Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 08.29.24
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? randydandy at 8:25am 08.29.24 I have found butyl tape, and Bed-it, in particular, to be easy to work with; and much less messy th
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 8:20am 08.29.24 I realized that I could construct the manometer that you describe. It's the right thing to do bec
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 8:20am 08.29.24 I have found butyl tape, and Bed-it, in particular, to be easy to work with; and much less messy tha
What kind of propane regulator to use? American_Mainsail at 8:13am 08.29.24 I managed to trace the OEM regulator to TPA Engineering Ltd to a company in the UK. Unfortunately,
Boom is twisting, advice please? Jacktar at 7:57am 08.29.24 Do you have the goosneck in the slot below the boltrope slot and a downhaul cleated after raising th
Boom is twisting, advice please? JRacer at 7:39am 08.29.24 Do you have a photo of the gooseneck end? Found this, might be helpful: .3 Setting Up The Boom 1.
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 7:29am 08.29.24 This is the best photo from the album with mfg name on it. It appears to be TPA model 300. Zoom in
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Leeward Rail at 7:17am 08.29.24 Wait, if we only relied on Google searches (DuckDuckGo doesn't track searches) Google searching IM
What kind of propane regulator to use? Jim Legere at 7:15am 08.29.24 ...However when I attempted to light my stove, a lot of gas was blown under the cook-top and flames
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? randydandy at 7:14am 08.29.24 I recommend Bed It from @Maine Sail - bed the outer ring, squishing the stuff into the gap, and don
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 6:59am 08.29.24 Rich: Under the plastic cap is a screw that can be used to reduce the out put pressure to the stov

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