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water tank replacement bortiz at 8:47am 01.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/441 i have a 1995 430 legend that needs a new water tank and not the easy one forward the one that needs
Painting the Picture Simon Sexton at 8:00am 01.31.18 Ask All Sailors 10/765 Hey Everyone, Good morning sailors! I was at a Bridge of Honor in Galveston for a good fri
Large Assortment of Old Sailboat Parts MartinRaleigh at 7:48am 01.31.18 Parts Search 22/3079 I've recently inherited my father's home in Raleigh, NC. The house is in bad shape and to make matte
Offshore Sailing School - Captiva Race Week Apex at 4:04am 01.31.18 Racing 4/713 Anyone going in April? Anyone been before? I am signed up for the performance race week. It is he
Yuloh What I'm Talking About Will Gilmore at 7:29pm 01.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 52/12781 Among the many many projects and modifications I have planned for Dragonfly, I am thinking of making
Aerial shots of the Alden schooners WENDAMEEN and BAGHEERA (2) frozenhawaiian at 6:42pm 01.30.18 Alden General Chat 11/2932 hey guys, thought you might like these, shot them with my drone last summer, this is the 1912 Alden
Replacing Lewmar Lenses Frank P at 4:18pm 01.30.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2655 I would like to make new lenses for my Lewmar opening ports. The original lenses are 6 mm (.236") t
"Race Your Boat Right" (1) Simon Sexton at 12:52pm 01.30.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1694 Hey Everyone, I hope you all are taking it easy and making good process with all your proje
Beneteau 331 shallow draft billk53 at 11:01am 01.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2369 I am looking for rudder specifications on a 331 shallow draft. If anyone knows of one out of the wat
First 29 rust pattern at keel (1) Ducharme at 9:33am 01.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3957 Hello all. I've a 1985 Beneteau First 29 and there is an odd rust pattern approx 6" x 4" on eithe
Replacing R-12 Cold Machine with a R-134A cold machine Rob G at 8:33am 01.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1231 I have a 1991 43 Hunter Legend that came with the original refrigeration installed. Both the refrige
Forestay Size LeeandRick at 7:59am 01.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1742 What size wire or turnbuckle size on an O'Day 25 headstay? I don't have the boat in front of me to m
BVI this year Banooma at 3:58am 01.30.18 Destinations 4/1044 We've had several very happy charters in the BVI, and were hoping to return this June, at least we w
Beneteau 393 Wiring (1) Hoverjocki at 5:10pm 01.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3620 Just curious to hear from any Beneteau 393 owners if this is normal for electrical contections on yo
South Carolina - Charleston and Savannah jssailem at 4:36pm 01.29.18 Destinations 33/3889 We are planning a visit to South Carolina. My wife wants to visit Charleston and Savannah. Can an
Sticky in Texas mccleskeb at 3:08pm 01.29.18 Ask All Sailors 12/775 I have a Hunter 26 (1998) berthed in TX. All of the original vinyl cushions in the cabin have becom
Replacement Bulkhead Lighting jmedeiros_1071 at 1:15pm 01.29.18 Big Boats 6/1893 Hello Catalina owners, I am new to this forum and a new owner of a 2005 Catalina 387. After the
New Sails...dimensions? (1) shanker at 1:06pm 01.29.18 Smaller Boats 10/1062 I am ordering new sails for my Hunter 260, both a new main and new head sail. With my boat tucked aw
1993 Hunter cutlass bearing size? Curtis Doodle at 10:45am 01.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/404 I have a 1993 hunter 30T. I am wanting to know what size is the Cutlass bearing I know the ID is 1
Solar Strategy Qs asherah at 9:28am 01.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1014 I'm looking for suggested panels for quality. I'm currently looking at putting a kit together of 4

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Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Timm R Oday25 at 4:32am 07.11.24 I used them on my Hobie 16' . They are the cat's butt . I need to loosen my shrouds to raise or lowe
What a day! Hayden Watson at 4:28am 07.11.24 Nice write up. I'd have to comment that the seal didn't have a very good day! Well, it was a trans
EV-100 auto helm issues kappykaplan at 4:17am 07.11.24 Necessity IS the mother of invention... :plus:
Dinghy best practices east coaster at 4:09am 07.11.24 I believe he means "swampings".
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 3:47am 07.11.24 FOLLOW UP: Contacted Raymarine in NH.. No solutions from them... Was aboard with a drill doing some
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 3:43am 07.11.24 Update: Replaced the positive wires to the battery switch and the negative linking cable. Sanded the
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? jviss at 3:29am 07.11.24 They come with a variety of ends on them. Only thing, they are expensive.
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Indysailor at 2:52am 07.11.24 Is it possible to install a mechanical pressure gauge at the sender to test the actual oil pressure?
Dimensions of the companionway boards for a 1980 27'? holeinthewater at 10:13pm 07.10.24 I will have to measure. But here was my solution. 4 mini doors on lift off hinges, overlapping tri
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? john6206 at 10:08pm 07.10.24
electric windlass BigEasy at 8:50pm 07.10.24 I have a 2003 Beneteau 331 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any comments as to a ver
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 8:03pm 07.10.24 Left Fury in bright sunshine and a light breeze. A few tacks up Fitz Hugh and the wind died, the clo
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 7:54pm 07.10.24 We got a it of sailing in Fitz Hugh Sound the next day as the weather went from sunny to light rain
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? higgs at 7:50pm 07.10.24 My boat has such and arrangement that it came with. The outboard is not electric start so the the s
Dinghy best practices higgs at 7:47pm 07.10.24 While towing my inflatable I NEVER left the engine on. It did flip on me in rough conditions. I ag
Dinghy best practices ggrizzard at 6:18pm 07.10.24 Stampings??? :yikes: Were they "cancelled"? ;)
Unusual stuffing box ggrizzard at 6:15pm 07.10.24 I agree with Shemandr. You're 3/4 the way there already. Go for it.
What are these screw things called shemandr at 6:04pm 07.10.24 So... I'm the least expert of these posters but I have an engineer friend who is a sailer - primaril
Unusual stuffing box shemandr at 5:24pm 07.10.24 To get far over my skis, because I'm bored tonight, I'd say yes pack it. It doesn't look that diffe
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. heritage at 4:54pm 07.10.24 The op says that he has a Yanmar 20gm. This engine doesn't have a heat exchanger or rubber impeller

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