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Santana 25 Rigging Specs needed Peter Hammond at 11:03pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1048 Hello. I have purchased a neglected 1974 Santana 25 and am looking for the rigging specs.
Yanmar Transmission 1993 Hunter 40.5 rogeronguam at 9:35pm 01.06.17 Big Boats 27/2893 Hi, I need a new (remanufactured) engine for my 93 Hunter 40.5. I have verified the engine is a Ya
Good entry-level portable heater? patrickkidd at 6:07pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1618 Hi! I am looking for a starter unit to heat my Catalina 30's cabin overnight before I drop $1000 on
BOOM KICKER WITH A ROTATING MAST Jerry Zitterkopf at 4:04pm 01.06.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4715 I recently purchased a Boom Kicker (BK) for my 2009 M. After the fact I spoke with Blue Water Yach
NE new323owner at 2:44pm 01.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/1818 I own a Beneteau 323 and it is time for new sails. My boat came with a 116% headsail and I am thinki
Torn From the Pages of "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:27pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 25/3407 This is truly one of the most unbelievable things I have come across in engine maintenance and I wou
Minnesota! LakeShark at 1:03pm 01.06.17 Catalina 22 58/5147 Just wondering how many other Minnesota C22 sailors we have out there. I figured since it's cold an
Where to sell my Hunter 420 on the Gulf coast Persy at 12:22pm 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/949 I'm going to be selling my 2001 Hunter 420 this year and wondering where the best place to sell her
Smarter than I thought... Kermit at 10:46am 01.06.17 Trailer Sailors 8/1057 I did something yesterday I'm quite proud of. @Crazy Dave Condon and I put my boom with sail attache
Volvo dripless shaft seal water hose broke off (1) PeterBreit at 10:41am 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 18/3177 http://C:UsersPeter BreitDocumentsBoatingshaft seal On my 2000 Beneteau 461 the Volvo dripless
recharging to 100% gettinthere at 5:36am 01.06.17 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1395 RC My revamped battery system is working quite well, thank you! I haven't, until recently, been si
Line size for lazy jacks on Catalina 30 Ron Allen at 5:23am 01.06.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/3460 Looking for the correct line size for my 1989 Catalina 30 Lazy Jacks.Thanks
Flexofold size vs. fixed prop Davidasailor26 at 5:16am 01.06.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3786 We're considering switching from the 3 bladed fixed prop on our Beneteau 37 to a Flexofold 3 blade.
Webasto diesel heater jhoaktree at 4:08pm 01.05.17 Catalina 310 3/1217 Hello, I'm in the final stages of the design for installing a Webasto EVO 40 in my CAT 310. I inten
Adding refrigeration to Hunter 310 karellen at 3:29pm 01.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/1454 Hello, In the process of a mild refit to a new-to-us Hunter 310. The admiral has insisted on adding
Hey, woodworking gurus? (1) Gene Neill at 3:15pm 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2502 I dug these two teak racks out of the shed today, and would like to spruce them up just a little bef
Cape May NJ to Lewis DE Hydro Therapy at 2:54pm 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1213 Just dreaming of summer and thinking of possible destination. I was wondering if anyone has sailed f
Big breeze mayhem! Jackdaw at 1:24pm 01.05.17 Racing 18/2322 Couple of years ago a big WYC J/24 fall regatta was held in 25 knots of gusty, shifty breeze. As exp
Cutless bearing replacement questions AXEL at 11:12am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 43/7341 I am planning to replace the cutless bearing this season on my 2000 Catalina 30 MKIII. I have starte
Gensun GV-10 Flooded Battery Question PGIJon at 10:50am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 1/274 I'm adding solar to my boat and am about to install a GV-10-pb-12 Lead Acid Battery Controller. The

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DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar Leeward Rail at 7:19am 02.19.24 Heeling ? These compressors typically allow up to 30 degrees of heel. The same as the icebox conver
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 02.19.24 From the responses, it sounds like the choice between jack stands and a cradle is pretty nebulous an
H212 Centerboard raising rope broken Alan Backus at 6:53am 02.19.24 Hi Tim, I have the same problem with replacing the centerboard lift line on my Hunter 212 (not water
YANMAR replacement Scott T-Bird at 6:39am 02.19.24 What assurance do you have that either one will last as long as you intend to keep the boat? How mu
YANMAR replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:28am 02.19.24 If money is tight you could throw an outboard or trolling motor on the back as a temporary solution
No holding tank options? Project_Mayhem at 6:24am 02.19.24 I once read that 70% of MOB situations are due to people falling while peeing over the side of the b
No holding tank options? JBP-PA at 5:52am 02.19.24 ... while not ever putting anything into that shiny unused tank. Once it's tainted, that's it for
YANMAR replacement garymalmgren at 5:49am 02.19.24 Hi Sailing Pelican. I will step in for what it's worth. You have set out two but actually you have a
Your experience with propane outboards? SkookumZac at 5:42am 02.19.24 That's because a standard tank will dispense liquid propane if tilted sideways or upside down. That
YANMAR replacement dlochner at 5:09am 02.19.24 A used seawater cooled engine from a saltwater boat is a bit risky. The concern is how much corrosio
Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 4:46am 02.19.24 I love VHB and VHB + 795 is probably the best way to install windows, however my windows are mechani
Removing Fischer Panda 8 Mini-DP from Hunter 45CC Bogart at 3:31am 02.19.24
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Examinator327 at 10:52pm 02.18.24 How long will the track be? Have you thought of attaching a base plate with welded ring as an alte
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement PNWE36 at 10:47pm 02.18.24 Hi Dan, I am a little late in the chat but thought I would pass on some information anyways. I have
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 PNWE36 at 9:06pm 02.18.24 Thanks for the pics. Looks good after 5 years.
Western L.I. Sound marina danm1 at 8:26pm 02.18.24 Putting aside how to move the boat (I'd sail it) there are lots of marina choices. Where do you live
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig dlochner at 8:02pm 02.18.24 The take home message here is, get a good professional rigger involved, someone who had done this ki
Popeye the Sailor's Story JamesG161 at 7:15pm 02.18.24 When most people think of Popeye, we probably think about a hard-hitting sailor man fueled by a love
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig PaulK at 6:02pm 02.18.24 Attaching a Solent stay "just below the existing forestay" sounds like a recipe for problems. It wi
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 (3) jssailem at 5:00pm 02.18.24 223055 Here is the prop in 2023. Just out of the water, when I did the shaft replacement, the rebui

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