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Large Assortment of Old Sailboat Parts MartinRaleigh at 7:48am 01.31.18 Parts Search 22/3325 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 4/732 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 52/13243 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 11/3123 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 14/2766 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 20/1782 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 8/2444 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 22/4123 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 3/1292 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 4/1811 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 4/1099 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 10/3712 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 33/4097 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 12/844 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 6/2005 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 10/1087 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 1/412 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 9/1085 I'm looking for suggested panels for quality. I'm currently looking at putting a kit together of 4
New member and some questions Jimmy at 7:39am 01.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/1669
Kermit eating habits for sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 01.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1459 @Kermit Just saw there is a thing now called: FROG FUEL on tv: I guess folks he did not want

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Rudder Removal artboas at 12:26pm 08.16.24 A suggestion On my original 40.5 rudder, water got in, and cracked it. I had the rudder repaired, a
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks danm1 at 12:21pm 08.16.24 Non-racing, probably not Colregs faithful opinion here but I do have sympathy for Jviss in this situ
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 artboas at 12:14pm 08.16.24 Hello, I would also like to see the thread from Art Boas. I will be replacing my headliner in my 20
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Ralph Johnstone at 12:14pm 08.16.24 I put in ash planking, which looks anaxing I posted a whole document on how to do this. Do you ha
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD artboas at 12:09pm 08.16.24 I have an arduino setup that uses LED bars and external touchless sensors. It works with two tanks.
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) artboas at 12:04pm 08.16.24 You might hate me for suggesting this. I really disliked the foam wall covering. Kept putting off a
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you artboas at 11:59am 08.16.24 The manifolds are from Sea Tech Here is my suggestion Always clean trim the end with a very sharp p
Head & shower air conditioning duct/hose artboas at 11:51am 08.16.24
What to do with the topping lift? jssailem at 11:29am 08.16.24 Size is dependent on the sheave. I suspect 5/16 to 7/16 is viable. I lean to 3/8th for feel. Indeed
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks (1) Calif. Ted at 10:41am 08.16.24 We have a series with an "inside finish" starts at 6pm and you must cross the finish one mile straig
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Stu Jackson at 10:40am 08.16.24 If @jviss had started this thread asking if there was a better way to have handled this situation r
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks dLj at 9:45am 08.16.24 I've had to miss swarms of racing sailboats numerous times over the years. I generally just stay out
Preferred helm wheel cover? Rich Stidger at 8:57am 08.16.24 I replaced my Boat-Leather cover of 25 years with one that I bought from Clyde Marine. Nice quality
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks dlochner at 8:14am 08.16.24 We were once headed into a yacht club for the evening on the last day of Opti classes. As we approac
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks thinwater at 7:57am 08.16.24 From a racer's point of view, this is an interesting situation. It's been a few years since I activ
What to do with the topping lift? (1) Tally Ho at 6:24am 08.16.24 The rigid vang will support the mast, however, there are two issues to deal with, one is supporting
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks dlochner at 6:09am 08.16.24 The OP was not constrained by draft. That's not just him, but many or most larger sailboats traveli
Preferred helm wheel cover? (4) sailcapt340 at 5:30am 08.16.24 If you plan on taking the wheel home to it. Build yourself a stand similar to this. Helps to hold
Preferred helm wheel cover? (1) thinwater at 5:27am 08.16.24 My preference is a warp with 3/16-cord, without knots. I find knots irritating under hand. Would yo
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks thinwater at 5:21am 08.16.24 The OP was not constrained by draft. That's not just him, but many or most larger sailboats travelin

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