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Hunter 25.5 pintles and gudgeons Ajg6989 at 8:10pm 03.12.18 Smaller Boats 2/596 I just received a Hunter 25.5 1986 with a rudder but no pintles or g udgeons. I was wondering where
Any good boat lift designs for small sailboats Sea Pearl 21 santana 23 ETC videorov at 8:00pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1110 Boats that have lifting dagger board and rudders. Might be some designs I don't know about. I will h
Best replacement for horizon 1500 windlass discovery at 7:42pm 03.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2187 our 2002 passage 456 has the original horizon 1500 horizontal windlass and although it's still worki
Captain needed for short trip NJ Coast Brian Rozycki at 5:30pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 0/357 Just purchased a larger sailboat, Catalina 270LE. Moving it down to Atlantic Highlands then to Barne
One battery fuse block terminal or two? Macboy at 4:33pm 03.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/6495 In installing two GC batteries do I want one fuse block terminal or two (one for each positive)? An
VHF Radio Problem Ted at 2:28pm 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1182 Problem: When I transmit a message on my fixed mount VHF radio, the volume level of the message that
Again with the portlights ... catalanc at 1:43pm 03.12.18 Catalina 22 6/698 Hi guys, One of my portlights broke in a knockdown and I need to replace it. I have removed the old
Mast reinforcement plate ? (1) jbreland at 11:06am 03.12.18 Smaller Boats 2/749 This question is for anyone but hopefully Dave will see it since he knows everything there is to kno
Rigid vang setup (1) forbin at 10:48am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 6/536 Hey all...I noticed this potential problem yesterday and wondering if someone can tell me if it's se
safe way to remove old varnish? Allowishish at 10:18am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 3/683 This last weekend I did some finish work on the companionway boards... removing to old varnish and p
to replace a Uniden depth finder or not? Allowishish at 10:13am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 1/3074 My boat has a Uniden qt-206 depth finder... well, it has the unit itself but not the transducer. I
New Old Spinnaker lehighsail at 9:40am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 8/667 I am planning on installing my Asymmetric Spinnaker from my H290 onto my H33. It is on a roller fu
rudder post maintenance? Justin_NSA at 8:57am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1186 Long story short, I had to drop my rudder to remove my prop shaft. Before it goes back on, does the
Battery house Bank Hunter 33 2009. cutterpin at 8:33am 03.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/959 Hi! How big is the space on a hunter 33 2009for the battery bank? What kind of battery can we put
Got a new bimini coming (3) spraygun at 8:02am 03.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/802 147550 147552 147553 I am replacing my old Bimini and Dodger. But my split backstay has slowly been
Bad weekend for Sails. (2) pateco at 7:51am 03.12.18 Mid-Size Boats 37/4630 So, we had a race yesterday that turned into a visit from Demon Murphy. On our way out to the start
O'Day Rhodes 19 Owners Manual/Handbook swallowsandamazonsforever at 7:43am 03.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2945 Does anyone have a manual/owners handbook (or have the ability to upload pictures of) for a 1974 typ
OOPS I DID IT AGAIN..... (2) philwsailz at 7:20am 03.12.18 Catalina 22 15/1297 I bought another '87 C-22... I still have to get my Catalina 27 in the water this spring, but on my
H34 & WM BOGO Lewmar Again! PGIJon at 5:23am 03.12.18 Big Boats 24/2523 WM is offering BOGO on Lewmar winches again this Thursday through Sunday. This is the 3rd year in a
Seafarer 29 (1) PotomacDaysailer at 1:46am 03.12.18 Ask All Sailors 19/3715 I am considering buying one, a 1976 model that appears to be in excellent condition. Current owner

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Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 NYSail at 3:48am 08.23.24 When I go up the mast I always fill my bag (part of my bosuns chair) with a variety of tools. Howeve
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? shaant01 at 3:03am 08.23.24 Be sure you are actually measuring your speed over water. You may be going faster than you think. A
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Captain Larry-DH at 11:10pm 08.22.24 Can she do any of these? The 20 best cardio exercises to do at home Stable, open deck space might al
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 9:38pm 08.22.24 Go for a swim? Maybe she could haul you up the mast? We are in the PNW and our water temperature s
Electronics O'day 22 Project_Mayhem at 9:35pm 08.22.24 It should be wired for interior and nav lights. I'm guessing the rest of the wiring was added by a p
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Project_Mayhem at 9:33pm 08.22.24 Go for a swim? Maybe she could haul you up the mast?
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Tucson Sailor at 9:04pm 08.22.24 My apologies Stu. My brain said Jim and my fingers typed Stu. Thanks David and Dave, It occurred to
Treadmill alternative for the boat. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:43pm 08.22.24 Someone suggested Mini steppers like this one. Anyone ever tried them and would a treadmill junkie
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 8:40pm 08.22.24 I wonder if something like this could work on a boat. I used to see people at work using these at t
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? dLj at 8:38pm 08.22.24 Be sure you are actually measuring your speed over water. You may be going faster than you think. As
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Hayden Watson at 8:30pm 08.22.24 You will not know how blown out the sail may or may not be until you get tension into all three side
Treadmill alternative for the boat. dLj at 8:29pm 08.22.24 I wonder if something like this could work on a boat. I used to see people at work using these at th
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 8:28pm 08.22.24 Buy a stationary bike, set it up on deck and raise and lower the mainsail several times...a total b
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? shaant01 at 8:02pm 08.22.24 Hello, Youare 100%correct. In moderate or light wind it is difficult to sail downwind. If you re
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? shaant01 at 7:59pm 08.22.24
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? BarryL at 7:42pm 08.22.24 Hello, Youare 100%correct. In moderate or light wind it is difficult to sail downwind. If you rea
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37pm 08.22.24 Buy a stationary bike, set it up on deck and raise and lower the mainsail several times...a total bo
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Davidasailor26 at 7:34pm 08.22.24
Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang Model for 2002 Catalina 310? Tally Ho at 7:32pm 08.22.24
Wind calibration Tally Ho at 7:27pm 08.22.24 Swinging the compass is a thing for a Raymarine autopilot and compass. Never heard of doing circ

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