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Doubt That Any Of Us Will Be Splashing a Boat This Big This Spring rardiH36 at 11:56am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 4/520 After quite a few years in the planning stages -- And then 1.5 years of actual dry-land construction
Buying a new Windlass mcrow33 at 10:18am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 6/733 I am looking to replace my manual windlass for an electric windlass. I have 5/16 BBB all chain rode.
Compression post Jacomo Sailor at 9:36am 04.01.17 Catalina 22 11/3144 Has anyone removed the compression post from a pre-85 C22? Just wondering how it is attached. I kn
Alternator connection to batteries (3) PAC3142 at 9:29am 04.01.17 Musings With Maine Sail 18/16428 I'm moving my batteries from the stern locker to under the aft berth to get more locker space, be ab
New Owner of 2013 Oceanis 41 DPCman69 at 9:12am 04.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2566 Hi, Just purchased a 3 cabin layout Oceanis 41. I would appreciate any help form other owners with
Marine how to, great new site njlarry at 8:42am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 3/625 I haven't seen this discussed here but I just noticed that Maine Sails www.marinehowto.com web blog
Bilge hoses, check valves, and smell marchem at 7:21am 04.01.17 Catalina 310 12/2070 Our C310 has a 3/4" bilge hose on an electric pump with a check valve and strainer (no idea who inst
Fresh Pow! Maine Sail at 5:52am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 5/639 Unfortunately, for the boating season, this is not an April fools pic... While we are extending our
Split back stay adjuster C22BC at 5:34am 04.01.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1675 I've just ordered the pieces for a split backstay adjuster , went off the owners manual diagram . As
DC Circuit Busbar Link (1) hdhr289 at 8:50pm 03.31.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1344 I'm considering installing my battery monitor shunt immediately adjacent to the main DC negative bus
I'm in Catalina Harbor (5) Skipper at 8:34pm 03.31.17 Ask All Sailors 15/929 134849 134850
Hunter 23 TEXHOMA billbag414 at 6:11pm 03.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/472 anyone know the owner, have contacted the broker, Grandpappy Point, twice, via Phone, no response, p
New Furler Question Ward H at 5:29pm 03.31.17 Ask All Sailors 36/3435 I've replaced all my standing rigging over the past couple of years and it's time to finish up that
Middle of big lake. CapnGL at 3:51pm 03.31.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/2517 Is it safe to drop sails and spend the nite in the middle of a big lake where you can't anchor?....
Hinge Manufacturer (1) geoffschultz at 3:03pm 03.31.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1242 Does anyone know who makes this hinge? Thanks, Geoff
Tough Night in Redondo Beach Jumpstart at 2:52pm 03.31.17 Ask All Sailors 26/2811 Wow, a Martin 242 takes a hit. All four crew survived. Lucky people fc2_1490970417 Longer video AdYT
looking for a Lazarette seat hatch for 1976 27' Catalina Karcher at 11:56am 03.31.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/885 Just bought the boat and the seat hatch is cracked in several places. Anyone have an idea of how/whe
2005 Hunter 38 Arch Dimension sailingguy2005 at 11:48am 03.31.17 Big Boats 0/354 Does anyone know what the circumference of the stainless arch is. I'm talking about the larger tube
Depth sounder replacement RayG at 10:03am 03.31.17 Ask All Sailors 2/516 I need to replace an SL172 depth sounder on my Cape Dory 25. Does anyone know what type of transduce
Lewmar 16 st winch how to remove drum (2) Capt Robbie at 9:15am 03.31.17 Ask All Sailors 24/8858 I can't get the drum off. I don't see how or if it comes apart. I can't believe that it is not se

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Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:33pm 04.24.24 Thanks t Thanks Rich a rigger I know said to use stainless with Tel-Gel ordered the later ain't chea
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 5:16pm 04.24.24 Congratulations on getting it working right! Reading the ad for the prop, it reads as tho one can in
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 04.24.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I need to correct myself - My thruster battery is a Gr
New Batteries and Switch ant302 at 5:03pm 04.24.24 Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batte
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 dkinzer at 4:47pm 04.24.24 I watched a YT video where someone replaced their prop shaft (while the boat was in the water!) by r
70 FT of LIFE LINE twodzusfittings at 4:36pm 04.24.24 I'll take it if @dLj doesn't want it You got it. Check your Private messages.
New Batteries and Switch (1) JamesG161 at 4:22pm 04.24.24 Any suggestions to make the battery install easier I would greatly appreciate it. Do you have the
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate (1) Sunbird22358 at 4:17pm 04.24.24 It seems ODay liked to abuse their backstays. On the Mariner (the 1st ODay 19), there was a short
70 FT of LIFE LINE Project_Mayhem at 4:14pm 04.24.24 I'll take it if @dLj doesn't want it
Instead of PropSpeed twodzusfittings at 3:31pm 04.24.24 @Rich Stidger: Yes, lots of rain, and the area is surrounded by agricultural farm land. Lots of Corn
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 3:24pm 04.24.24 Maybe it was a really bad year where you moor? Was there a lot of rain and associated land runoff t
New Batteries and Switch Stu Jackson at 3:15pm 04.24.24 Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batter
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ Jim Legere at 3:13pm 04.24.24 Not my sticky thread; Mathurin started it. Glad you found it. Plugging "H37C" into the Search bar at
Metal lathe BAD ORCA at 3:12pm 04.24.24 Had a coworker's glove snag in a lathe while polishing an axle, hold his finger right off his hand.
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 3:03pm 04.24.24 Yes. And those had best not be zinc. In Chicago they should use Aluminum or Magnesium. :beer: Mag
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 3:02pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Not perfect launch day... dlochner at 2:55pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 Tally Ho at 2:55pm 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... twodzusfittings at 2:49pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 anelso29 at 2:46pm 04.24.24 Ralph Thank you for your response! I purchased the prop shaft from this website, as it was listed

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