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small victories Captmayhem at 10:17pm 06.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/888 So , not sure how many here do their own rope work, but I needed to get a new pendant line for the c
The Cup All U Get at 8:28pm 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1038 Emirates Team New Zealand ran away with the final race for a 7-1 win over Oracle Team USA. All U Ge
Attaching the Headstay while on the bow Doug J at 7:35pm 06.29.17 Smaller Boats 49/3688 I'm wondering if anyone can share their technique for attaching the headstay while on the bow. I ha
1983 Hunter Cutter 37 Chain Plates Johnb at 6:41pm 06.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1153 I have a quote for replacing my standing rigging. They declined to quote for chain plate pull and in
Port Side Thumping? GregorLuv at 6:19pm 06.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1883 Hi Everyone! Been a while since I came back here. I have a beneteau first 305 and after spending a
Replacing portlights on Yamaha 33 (5) kampuniform at 4:50pm 06.29.17 Yamaha 12/4182 Just finished replacing all the portlights on my recently purchased Yamaha 33'. All of the portligh
tartan 33 forward hatch leaky dog (1) cmzs at 4:17pm 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 2/698 Hi all, I have a 1979 tartan 33. Forward hatch is great - a massive thing by bowmar that has only o
Newbie questions (6) blindsmokey at 2:46pm 06.29.17 Catalina 22 23/1679 I just purchased a 1981 Catalina 22. According to the PO It's been in storage for the past 12 years.
Engine / Steering Control cmonroe54 at 1:56pm 06.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2537
soldering iron gettinthere at 1:56pm 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2750 I think one of my problems with electronics is using a crappy soldering iron. I'm making a new VHF c
Stuffer box maintenance question Jimongee at 1:03pm 06.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/420 I have a 2002 356. It has never seen salt weather. We sail every summer on the Great Lakes. I have
Quarter berth mattress pattern H31 1986 SeanP at 10:50am 06.29.17 Mid-Size Boats 17/2212 Hi there, I have found good pricing on mattresses from Portland Mattresses in Maine. The challenge
Keep calm, it's your anniversary :-O Justin_NSA at 8:21am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 18/728 It's our 38th wedding anniversary tomorrow! Being the romantic that I am, I'd like to get a set of 4
Unsafe At Any Speed - No, Not the Corvair (13) Maine Sail at 6:54am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 68/7270 I am now on day four of my cool down after last Saturday nights adventure. I say cool down because i
Adding Batteries smokey73 at 6:27am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 2/428 Background (1994 Hunter 40.5): I am considering adding capacity to my house bank. Right now I have
Schaffer 750 furler hewebb at 5:25am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/460 Learned that Schaffer does not have parts for furlers that are no longer manufactured. A friend nee
re-powering a 280 Jason F at 9:22pm 06.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/922 Greetings and salutations, I think I remember reading someplace that the 280 can fit a Yanmar 2GM in
Dave's not here (1) Meriachee at 8:43pm 06.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/2098 Saw this on the interweb. Whoever this Dave guy is, I'm thinking that he's trying to pigeonhole us a
installed new Raymarine es127 - it shuts down when under sail Captpete12 at 7:54pm 06.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1167 My new es127 MFD shuts down when under sail for two hours or so. i checked with Raymarine and they
Wanting to get a roller furling for my Catalina 25... which one do ya'll recommend? BTWill83 at 7:42pm 06.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/4888 I've already got the sail FOR the roller furling that was on the boat and not working. Looking to ge

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2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Rasselas36 at 6:54am 07.01.24 This is where I found the best price on mine. Great company to work with. . Bob Beard Encompass Mar
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 JamesG161 at 6:42am 07.01.24 The Arch has the Traveler Stress on it. Needs welding or the Boom will lift and be a big issue. Ji
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 rgranger at 6:15am 07.01.24 I agree with @jssailem I would consult a local welder who does stainless
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Ward H at 6:11am 07.01.24 Marc, Could the SG200 be not reading correctly? Maybe the software is corrupted and needs to be upda
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 6:08am 07.01.24 Cramming the wires together could create an opportunity for chafe issues. Bundling more wires toge
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:51am 07.01.24 Here is one if 3m (8'-9") works for you. Thank you for the link!
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore jssailem at 5:39am 07.01.24 I am unaware of any regulations that apply to this particular case. I would be sure that the insul
Missing Reef Hook? jssailem at 5:25am 07.01.24 Wonderful. How does it function? Not to much friction?
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 jssailem at 5:22am 07.01.24 Those cracks are serious. Something occurred and will require structural repair.
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. shemandr at 5:17am 07.01.24 You need to get more tension on your jib halyard. Many foresails hang a little on the bow rail/lif
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 5:14am 07.01.24 @dlochner not to mention the 618 has the exact same wiring to the alternator as the existing 614 wh
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:10am 07.01.24 Over night we got Tropical Storm Chris :facepalm:
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 JamesG161 at 5:06am 07.01.24 Stopping Rain and Sunburns with the Canvas Top. :kick: Jim...
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. DayDreamer41 at 5:04am 07.01.24 What point of sail are we looking at? if upwind set the jib car set to aft on the car rail and tight
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. kappykaplan at 4:58am 07.01.24
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair (6) jmaitz at 4:53am 07.01.24
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Davidasailor26 at 4:48am 07.01.24
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:34am 07.01.24 @dlochner not to mention the 618 has the exact same wiring to the alternator as the existing 614 whi
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore sailme88 at 3:53am 07.01.24 If you think about it, installing a Xantrex type battery conditioner requires that the AC & DC be in
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 07.01.24

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