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Repair advice requested (5) Sacto Dave at 12:42pm 03.06.17 Catalina 22 2/927 Greetings fellow C-22 owners! End of last summer the sun hit my boat just right and I saw some defec
Pearson 33-2 compression post or not? davidkahn53 at 12:32pm 03.06.17 Pearson 8/2510 While puttering this past weekend on my 1987 Pearson 33-2, I was looking at the steel compression po
Transmission removal and re install Coriolisbc at 12:21pm 03.06.17 Catalina 30 1/741 Hi All; I must remove my Transmission on my 88 C30, lucky for me I found a used Hurth on Craigslist
Catalina 275 Sailing Tips Azure at 12:02pm 03.06.17 Catalina 275 21/11458 I would like input from 275 owners on sail trim and modifications specific to their boat.
Mark your calendars... cb32863 at 11:53am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 1/220 Volvo Ocean Race will have it's stop over in Newport, RI sometime mid May of 2018. We have it pencil
rudder for Hunter 140 / JY14 ColumbiaRiverDoug at 10:26am 03.06.17 Day Sailers 0/645 Can anyone tell me if the rudder made for the JY14 is the same as the rudder made for the Hunter 140
Trip Planning Software LeslieTroyer at 9:02am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 44/3590 I am currently using Navionics - and transferring waypoints to the Raymarine chart plotter. But I'm
Replacing Centerboard Pull Rope reisserar at 9:02am 03.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/678 Hey Gang, I was wondering if anyone had a tip for me. I need to replace the centerboard pull rope on
Repairing Mast step for O'Day 20 reisserar at 8:57am 03.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/962 Hey Gang, When lowering my mast at the end of last season the screws securing the mast step to the
Hunter repairs kingsailor at 8:56am 03.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/601 Doe anyone know if the factory does major fiberglass repairs on Hunter sailboats? Is there a contact
Measure Twice...Head-ache Rick D at 8:19am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 13/998 Well, don't make my mistake. I (finally) purchased a Raritan manual head to replace my 22 year-old $
Pedestal mounted engine controls Jesse21835 at 8:09am 03.06.17 Smaller Boats 7/1224 Ordered new 260 in 2001 from dealer in West Texas (Now deceased) with several options including Edso
37C Windlass Ventuse at 7:29am 03.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2542 Hi guys, I have been slowly upgrading my '81 37c while also enjoying sailing it each season. This ye
Mac Motor Mount Replace tj15830 at 7:10am 03.06.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/876 I have Mac 25 '86 and I need to replace the Motor Mount. Do I have to cut open the fiberglass? Is th
ACP bottom anti fouling paint suggested Crazy Dave Condon at 6:52am 03.06.17 Smaller Boats 2/397 I was asked which anti fouling paint to use on ACP built boats. Sorry folks but it has been a while
How can interrupted charger equalize? Skipper at 6:43am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 5/483 When I turn on the charger breaker, the charger starts its routine beginning with bulk charge. Side
Opinions on a solar array (1) Gene Neill at 5:17am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2044 I'm thinking about copying this Albin Vega's solar arrangement (minus the loose panel bungeed to the
Looking for Recommendations for A/C Cajun Rory at 7:18pm 03.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/831 Looking for recommendations for installation of Air Conditioning unit on a Hunter 32 Vision. Recomm
Port and Starboard Side Windows Cajun Rory at 7:15pm 03.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1364 Looking for recommendations on replacements for Port and Starboard side windows on a Hunter Vision 3
Rid-X in holding tank Ilanortho at 6:24pm 03.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/3070 Hi; At the local big box store today; anybody ever use Rid-X in their holding tank? Thanks. Ilan

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Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? Kings Gambit at 10:21am 05.26.24
Old bilge blower wiring question. Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 05.26.24 You should see some form of ? on the fan housing to show the direction of air flow. If there is, th
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? (1) Kings Gambit at 10:10am 05.26.24 So we evidently agree. My snubber length runs maybe 25 ft from the cleat so should not reach the bot
macerator hose removal advice (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 05.26.24 Nice write up. Just like I'm looking over your shoulder. Actually, I'm kind of cheating here becau
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? thinwater at 9:49am 05.26.24 The main problem with simple chain hooks is that they will come off if they rest on the bottom, and
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! BAD ORCA at 9:08am 05.26.24 Even better. I have a 48V 100Ah Epoch on the way as part of my Genset replacement scheme and my pl
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! jssailem at 9:01am 05.26.24 The boat looks like it has been ridden hard and put away wet... Look at the size of the outboard hu
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Johann at 9:01am 05.26.24 I have set the Sterling to a Custom charge profile. After reviewing a long thread on the Epoch su
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? jssailem at 8:52am 05.26.24 I do plan to ask some sail lofts for estimates Good plan Andy.:clap: My quote came with a boat vi
Old bilge blower wiring question. BAD ORCA at 8:46am 05.26.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutra
Old bilge blower wiring question. rgranger at 8:16am 05.26.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutral
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? AndyL at 8:06am 05.26.24
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? Kings Gambit at 8:05am 05.26.24 The one main advantage I see is distributing the anchor load to 2 cleats instead of one. There may
Oday 28 main available in short timeframe? kappykaplan at 8:02am 05.26.24 You could try Bacon Sails - Sail search page. :plus:
macerator hose removal advice JoeWhite at 7:39am 05.26.24 The barb adapter will come out of the white female outlet. Then use the PVC cap with plumber's tape
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? JoeWhite at 7:29am 05.26.24 I am told the purpose of a snubbed is to provide "shock absorber" effect and prevent the anchor pull
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? dlochner at 7:00am 05.26.24 They all look very nautical, but what is the bridled snubber doing on a sailboat at anchor that a s
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! dlochner at 5:09am 05.26.24 I have set the Sterling to a Custom charge profile. After reviewing a long thread on the Epoch supp
Oday 28 main available in short timeframe? Davidasailor26 at 4:16am 05.26.24 You could try Bacon Sails - Sail search page. They have a lot of used sails in varying conditions. F
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (1) morbidfollower at 10:08pm 05.25.24 225026

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