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H34 hot water lines Charlie98117 at 8:37am 08.28.17 Big Boats 5/698 I noticed some coolant on the floor in the galley and see the hot water lines are routed along the h
Replacing Hurth transmission Padrone at 8:17am 08.28.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3231 It looks as though I am going to have to remove/replace the transmission on my Catalina 30 driven by
Tropical Depression 10 JamesG161 at 8:02am 08.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/1201 The storm that over Central Florida the last two days is entering the Atlantic on east coast and spi
Transport question give Tim22 at 7:57am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1875 I want to move my Hunter 310 (31 ft) from Ottawa to Toronto (about 4.5 hours). Highways are major ro
Yanmar 3GM30F - What are these wires for sailcapt340 at 7:57am 08.28.17 Big Boats 8/1859 On my 2000 Hunter 340, with Yanmar 3GM30F Engine. I have two wires, with bayonet connectors attache
Is teak oil a black mold magnet? Brian S at 6:44am 08.28.17 Ask All Sailors 11/5287 This year, I decided to get rid of all the loose and flaking Cetol I tried before. I decided to use
bilge blower question Gunni at 5:32am 08.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2414 My bilge blower died and I had a new one installed. It is pulling air in from the transom dorade an
What are these wires for? (2) sailcapt340 at 5:20am 08.28.17 Big Boats 7/855 On my 2000 Hunter 340 I have two wires, with bayonet connectors attached, that are not connected to
Galley overhaul on my Mac25. morningdewman at 9:58pm 08.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1025 Help! I have not been able to figure out how to supply fresh water to my little sink on my moving ga
Raised Cockpit Seat Cobalt79 at 9:30pm 08.27.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/4917 Hi I am wondering if there is an upgrade or after market seat for the cockpit? I have a 1981 Catalin
Cat 30 Fuel hoses Tucson Sailor at 9:12pm 08.27.17 Catalina 30 5/1220 My Cat 30 MKIII is two hours away. I'm having a leaking fuel tank repaired and forgot to measure th
Halyard replacement for Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:34pm 08.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/687 Has anyone ever replaced their halyard while the mast was up - how did you splice the line?
Halyard replacement for Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:32pm 08.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/511 has anyone ever replaced their halyard on an Oday 222 while the mast is up? How did you splice the
how can I replace a center board line on an Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:30pm 08.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2121 does anyone know if a center board line can be replaced while the boat is in the water - possibly fr
My Vagabond 17 review (1) RussC at 7:15pm 08.27.17 Trailer Sailors 2/12177 A quick set-up time was high on my priority list, and the V17 did not dissapoint. the mast is fairly
Low speed control (2) FlimFlamII at 6:54pm 08.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/886 Yanmar YSM8. When rpm's drop below about 1500 it 'kicks' into neutral. I'm looking for help on wha
Charlie Jones, I was wondering how he is doing with the storm croatan fan at 6:22pm 08.27.17 Trailer Sailors 3/695 Anybody heard from him? I hope all members on the Texas coast are safe
Bellingham a staging point for Salish Sea exploration, and beyond? Kings Gambit at 3:39pm 08.27.17 Destinations 16/1761 So, can any of you PNWers comment on the qualities/desirability of having a boat moored at Bellingha
Riglots-Railroad Swing Bridge Soldier at 2:54pm 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/902 We have had trouble in the past with the bridge operator. The bridge was closed and he told us to Vi
Refer Anyone Head Sail at 2:23pm 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1352 When I bought my first sailboat, it came with a switch called "REFER". I was expecting when I turne

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Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 1:15pm 06.13.24
R2AK 2024 Timm R Oday25 at 12:44pm 06.13.24 These are some hearty souls. I'm thinking they will have some of the very best of stories
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 12:42pm 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 12:26pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perha
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 11:48am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:38am 06.13.24 Check my post #114 on this link for possible answer. Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 11:35am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:33am 06.13.24 The wife and have entertained many an anchorage with colorful language while trying to communicate
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 11:07am 06.13.24 Not True for Hunter sailboats. Start Battery is for many high Amp needs. Mine does Electric Winch
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners isaksp00 at 11:02am 06.13.24 I don't have that boat, but I've seen info on how the water ballasted boats were built. Wondering if
Group 24 starter battery JamesG161 at 10:58am 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 10:38am 06.13.24 I use my start battery to power the windlass and see no reason why not. One of the reasons not to
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 9:49am 06.13.24 You are going to love being able to raise or lower the anchor from the cockpit. You are going to th
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 9:14am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 06.13.24 What @rgranger is describing is putting a backing plate in the backside from the outside. Next add
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit jssailem at 8:02am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable a
B and G autopilot commissioning prskier17 at 7:54am 06.13.24 How has the SD10 been working for you? I'm considering the exact same setup to replace my Simrad TP
Cleaning Anchor dmax at 7:47am 06.13.24 Go with something like this, no installation necessary and can be used elsewhere: https://www.amazon
Cleaning Anchor Jim Legere at 7:07am 06.13.24 I had a pump installed in one of the lockers under the v-berth. It was tee-ed off the seacock supply
rigging tension jssailem at 6:21am 06.13.24 no info on rigging using a lo ose guage. The guage itself has the tension pounds indicator but am

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