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Cradles gpd955 at 4:30pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/639 Anyone aware of any US companies, other than JOWI, that make cradles? We recently relocated the boa
What to do with these extra sails? (8) wsmac at 4:02pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1192 I finally unbagged the 3 extra sails that came with my boat. There's one (the Johnson Sails) that ne
North Atlantic Inflatables Bob J. at 2:43pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/961 I know there are a bunch of different manufacturers out there but was wondering if anyone has any ex
Transom Ladder Required? Capri at 12:23pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2910 Hi, Everyone. I bought a 1981 O'day 22 a year ago and it didn't come with a permanently affixed tran
Stuffing Box Again lehighsail at 11:11am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/581 I was just at the boatyard getting ready to launch after changing out the packing in the stuffing bo
Hunter 26 or 260 viewing jbreland at 10:18am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 6/660 Wanting another boat and leaning heavily on the H26 or 260. Owned several, my favorite being a hunt
235 mast head light wiring (2) mmhamer at 10:17am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 5/897 I forgot to unscrew the connector at the deck for the Masthead Light when I dropped the mast on my 2
Oceanis 281 rigging specs clauden at 9:49am 05.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1343 Hi all, I am looking for the rigging specs for my Beneteau Oceanis 281 1998. I read the explanation
Engine Panel, what's this buzzer doing ? (2) higgins at 9:10am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 22/7251 I had the suspicion that my Catalina 30 (87) engine panel was wired by a maniac, and the repairs for
Uh Oh.... Wipe OUT rgranger at 8:21am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 15/846 Stumbled on this today.... Fun watch. b_q_lUPjMQc
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:03am 05.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/324 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in and then screws to help this problem. Has anyone fo
Baltimore marina recommendations for trip in June? iSailor at 6:48am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/389 I am taking the wife and daughter on a little trip (2 nights) to Baltimore in mid June to visit the
How important is a motor that has a charging system rustyw007 at 5:10am 05.09.17 Catalina 22 11/1178 Hi, I'm looking to buy an outboard for my C-22, and I'm wondering how useful/important it is to hav
Had my first trailer tire blowout yesterday (1) Gene Neill at 5:06am 05.09.17 Trailer Sailors 80/9883 The tire was a 15" Karrier LoadStar, load range D. They are rated at 2,540lb capacity each; the boat
Smallest starter battery Jackdaw at 4:52am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1160 BlueJ currently has a single battery (group 27) for both house and starting. Thinking about adding a
Mast (1) Catalina NC at 4:48am 05.09.17 Catalina 30 13/1747 We have had a great deal of storms come through lately. Recently, I noticed the boat started shimmin
The Canadian side (1) All U Get at 4:41am 05.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 30/1821 Hi all, We met a lot of Canadians this year in the Bahamas and laughed a lot about how we see each
oday 23 mast wirring Captmayhem at 8:09pm 05.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1128 Anyone have an insight into how I can pull a new cable in for my mast light? The old cable is corrod
Chain Plates W.P. Smith at 7:02pm 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1617 Hello everyone, Hoping someone could give me some advice on chain plates. It's a 2000 Hunter 410. Du
John G. Alden Rendezvous at Mystic Seaport Museum 2018 (1) Scott Kraft at 6:30pm 05.08.17 Alden General Chat 8/1964 http://Photos Friends and fellow Alden Lovers, I am currently working with two Board members of the

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What wood to use for motor mount? SFS at 7:33pm 07.17.24 StarBoard won't rot, or suffer from water incursion. Buy it once and never worry about it.
C&C 32 (1) Tally Ho at 7:25pm 07.17.24 Do you know the brand of pedestal? Edson is very prolific and I found this data sheet for a C&C 32
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 6:53pm 07.17.24 Why not use plywood? Just epoxy glue pieces together to get the thickness you want. It will be stron
Does your 315 naturally list to port? VFR750 at 6:16pm 07.17.24 Peggie, My holding tank is 17 gallons. After three weekends it was pretty full. Pump-out took
Combining two chain shots? Rich Stidger at 5:19pm 07.17.24 I have combined two lengths of chain for years using the two-part link with pins that are peened for
What wood to use for motor mount? dLj at 5:16pm 07.17.24 An excellent choice is black locust. Should be available in the Erie area. dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Rick D at 4:54pm 07.17.24 Should be an easy fix with a sleeve and weld. BTW, as I recall, there was not "much" tension on the
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves Rick D at 4:52pm 07.17.24 I just did similar using a hot glue glue gun and needle and thread.
Combining two chain shots? jssailem at 4:51pm 07.17.24 two shots? Would that be Cointreau and Tequila?
Stray current in the water Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 07.17.24 Now that I think about it of course the voltmeter should have more resistance than the circuit. The
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:22pm 07.17.24 A voltmeter has extremely high resistance so as to have minimal impact the circuit. Now that I th
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard (2) Tally Ho at 2:55pm 07.17.24
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 07.17.24 chain is rust free and few years old! Go stainless!! So I know the fears of the weakest link and
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 2:44pm 07.17.24 By "trip", I meant enough bias voltage to bring the diodes into conduction mode, but I get what you
To swivel or not to swivel Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 07.17.24 Maine Sail answered this years ago: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4990.msg30400.html#msg30400
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:20pm 07.17.24 My experience is that the chain by itself does not un-twist at retrieval. I think the swivel does
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:19pm 07.17.24 The First Footprint of man on the MOON. m...
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 1:58pm 07.17.24 One option for the rebuild would be to use tongue-and-groove ipe decking, which is widely available.
To swivel or not to swivel NYSail at 1:47pm 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 07.17.24 I picked up a green 2x12 about eight years ago and have been cutting it down little by little for ev

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